Stolen C90 in Tupelo, MS
09-07-2022, 12:05 PM
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Ref the shoot down idea: Any kill is a kill. The F-16 jocks would have been fighting over who got to take the shot, and then it would count on their OERs as an enemy aircraft destroyed. Believe it.
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09-07-2022, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by joepilot
Ref the shoot down idea: Any kill is a kill. The F-16 jocks would have been fighting over who got to take the shot, and then it would count on their OERs as an enemy aircraft destroyed. Believe it.
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But I have a friend who flew an interceptor mission on the morning of 9/11, and it still bothers him to this day that he might have had to splash an airliner full of innocent people. He was seriously conflicted while afterburning to his assigned CAP. As it turned out, no hijackings showed up in his airspace.
If I was in that position, that's a shot I would have gladly let somebody else take, if practical. Fangs-out fighter pilots are not necessarily psychopaths.
09-07-2022, 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
I was talking about Rich, the QX dude.
09-07-2022, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TransWorld
All airplanes have an equal number of takeoffs and landings. It just depends if the landing was one where you can taxi the plane to its parking position, and walk away from it.
A good landing is where you can use the plane again.
09-08-2022, 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by TransWorld
All airplanes have an equal number of takeoffs and landings. It just depends if the landing was one where you can taxi the plane to its parking position, and walk away from it.
09-08-2022, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777
I would argue a "landing" is something you can survive. At least one occupant, otherwise it's a crash.
A good landing is where you can use the plane again.
A good landing is where you can use the plane again.
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