A Military Poser in the ALPA Magazine?
04-05-2010, 09:37 AM
#401
alchemist
Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 1,089
Originally Posted by IrishTiger
What's the deal here? Is he flying or not? Has anyone ran into him at all?
04-05-2010, 11:49 AM
#402
New Hire
Joined APC: Apr 2010
Posts: 1
Yeah, its nice to know my dues are going to a magazine that has truthful articles about our profession.
04-05-2010, 01:19 PM
#403
Line Holder
Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: B747 FO
Posts: 45
Hey Albie,
On a different bourd you made a reference to a "Kadena incident".
Just last week(before all this came out) I flew with a ex Dutch air force F16 dude(he really was), anyways, we got to talk about NATO excercises and the different air forces dudes he met, basically the ones that had the most humor. Lot of good stories but in came down that the US guys where usually very serious (not much humor if you will), except this one guy. This story about the Kadena incident just happened. Shortly afterwards there was a NATO excercise and were most guys have patches with their squadron on one side and type on the other, this USAF eagle guy had a patch saying "it was not me" Hugely hilarious I thought.
Way of topic, so sorry about that, but I thought it was a great story.
Back on topic now
On a different bourd you made a reference to a "Kadena incident".
Just last week(before all this came out) I flew with a ex Dutch air force F16 dude(he really was), anyways, we got to talk about NATO excercises and the different air forces dudes he met, basically the ones that had the most humor. Lot of good stories but in came down that the US guys where usually very serious (not much humor if you will), except this one guy. This story about the Kadena incident just happened. Shortly afterwards there was a NATO excercise and were most guys have patches with their squadron on one side and type on the other, this USAF eagle guy had a patch saying "it was not me" Hugely hilarious I thought.
Way of topic, so sorry about that, but I thought it was a great story.
Back on topic now
04-05-2010, 01:37 PM
#404
Gets Weekends Off
Joined APC: May 2006
Posts: 2,889
Yeah...I heard it second hand, but I know there were supposed to be some patches saying...
It wasn't my squadron
or:
It wasn't my flight
or:
It wasn't ME!
The other (in)famous joke is that whenever you were in an LFE (large force exercise) taxiing out behind an F-16, they would turn off their EEC/DEEC which would take their nozzles from about 80% open to 30% open...implying a "closing" sphincter. Hahaha...very funny MF... Can't wait to shoot your dumb ass at the merge....
All in all...the Eagle/Viper rivialry probably brought the best out of both sides. The 2nd FS, 71st, and 19th are closing this month. A while back it was the 33rd Wing and the 1FS at Tyndall. Tough gettin' old. Tough watching Eagles fly off to the boneyard...
It wasn't my squadron
or:
It wasn't my flight
or:
It wasn't ME!
The other (in)famous joke is that whenever you were in an LFE (large force exercise) taxiing out behind an F-16, they would turn off their EEC/DEEC which would take their nozzles from about 80% open to 30% open...implying a "closing" sphincter. Hahaha...very funny MF... Can't wait to shoot your dumb ass at the merge....
All in all...the Eagle/Viper rivialry probably brought the best out of both sides. The 2nd FS, 71st, and 19th are closing this month. A while back it was the 33rd Wing and the 1FS at Tyndall. Tough gettin' old. Tough watching Eagles fly off to the boneyard...
04-05-2010, 02:46 PM
#405
New Hire
Joined APC: Mar 2010
Posts: 5
Originally Posted by meeko031
he has one leg on the 6th, and magically a check airman is on board his flight! Surprise check ride perhaps? The company is looking at every possible way to find an excuse for proper termination
What's the word on what ALPA is doing to represent him during this investigation?
04-05-2010, 05:38 PM
#406
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Joined APC: Jan 2008
Position: blueJet
Posts: 4,512
Originally Posted by dogfeathers
What's the word on what ALPA is doing to represent him during this investigation?
I think Timmy has a shot at beating this...
04-05-2010, 07:51 PM
#407
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Joined APC: Sep 2006
Position: Retired
Posts: 3,717
Originally Posted by Albief15
Tough gettin' old. Tough watching Eagles fly off to the boneyard...
), but never the Hun.
JJ
04-05-2010, 08:23 PM
#408
Banned
Joined APC: Mar 2009
Posts: 1,822
Originally Posted by Jetjok
If you think it's tough now, just wait until you see them using Eagles as drones for some air-to-air missile practice. That's what they did with my beloved F-100's. I could understand them doing that with the double-ugly (F-4's), but never the Hun.
JJ
), but never the Hun.JJ
Never drones...we have too good of an air-to-air record!
04-05-2010, 08:38 PM
#409
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Joined APC: Oct 2005
Position: Brown
Posts: 1,126
[QUOTE=Jetjok;790531]If you think it's tough now, just wait until you see them using Eagles as drones for some air-to-air missile practice. [B][I]That's what they did with my beloved
04-06-2010, 01:58 AM
#410
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Joined APC: Dec 2009
Position: 127.0.0.1
Posts: 2,115
Age
Originally Posted by L'il J.Seinfeld
JESUS H. CRIMENY F100?!??!?! I think I read about those in a book once and saw a special on the History Channel too. Anyone that flew the F100, or seen one fly, should be made to retire. That was like 4 generations ago.
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