When Your FO's Landed the Space Shuttle
10-16-2018, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Twin Wasp
Years back I was working for a 142 school on the side. At lunch on the first day the students from the different classes were introducing themselves. One guy says "I was in the Air Force, then I flew heavy gliders, got hired by American, got furloughed and so here I am." When he said heavy gliders I was thinking what?
Curt Brown, six shuttle missions.
Curt Brown, six shuttle missions.
10-16-2018, 08:04 PM
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10-17-2018, 03:20 AM
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I’d wager, at the end of the day, he’s another guy who loves airplanes, loves to fly, and enjoys his family when home like the majority of us. Butttttt...... I’d enjoy listening to his experiences with NASA and space flight.
10-19-2018, 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Kiwi123
Other day rewatching YouTubes the space shuttle Columbia tragedy, the two NASA Space Center guys in charge realizing it so indelible, a comment section post mentioned the communications officer - "Columbia, Houston, UHF comm check" retired - w/ not one but two shuttle flights fly for FedEx.
If the gentleman's still sitting right seat, I can't help being curious how a CA handles having an FO who's sat atop a rocket launched into space & then orbited the thing before dead sticking a touchdown.
Cool logbook entry.
No matter how salty I was, unless my paperwork tops his - fat chance - I think I just say, "Your airplane. NASA rank tops my own; lemme know how you want to divvy up the work."
Any opinions welcomed ...
If the gentleman's still sitting right seat, I can't help being curious how a CA handles having an FO who's sat atop a rocket launched into space & then orbited the thing before dead sticking a touchdown.
Cool logbook entry.
No matter how salty I was, unless my paperwork tops his - fat chance - I think I just say, "Your airplane. NASA rank tops my own; lemme know how you want to divvy up the work."
Any opinions welcomed ...
fbh
10-19-2018, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by captjns
I’d wager, at the end of the day, he’s another guy who loves airplanes, loves to fly, and enjoys his family when home like the majority of us. Butttttt...... I’d enjoy listening to his experiences with NASA and space flight.
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