Holding Short
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Somebody forgot how to use the centerline
LOL Nice shot. |
it's part of the AF fuel sense initiative to save fuel by shortening the taxi time
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Great Shots,
Always nice to see the Tacos! |
Originally Posted by Senior Skipper
(Post 459526)
Somebody forgot how to use the centerline
LOL Nice shot. |
Its ok, I have flown with captains.. that plow their own path to where we need to go.
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Originally Posted by Senior Skipper
(Post 459526)
Somebody forgot how to use the centerline
LOL Nice shot. Pretty standard :) USMCFLYR |
Originally Posted by Cliffy170
(Post 459761)
Pretty standard with only one airplane?
Do you land on your half of the runway, single-ship, as well? Is lead cleared to the cold side ... uh, nevermind. Cliffy holding short = urinating on boots. Self-flagellation. No excuse. Sir. Go Tacos! |
Originally Posted by Slice
(Post 459837)
Was the picture not being taken from another Viper?
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
(Post 459600)
500' staggered taxi.
Pretty standard :) USMCFLYR I thought SLOP was to be used on the airways...when flying... |
Originally Posted by Cliffy170
(Post 460067)
Waldo-
Is it not true that the picture was not taken from another F-16? Hopefully, D-Model. If it is not true that the picture wasn't being taken by another viper, then was the aircraft holding short not dash-2 or another flight? Cliff P.S. Sorry, nothing to do today but post on APC. |
I only take a camera when I fly in the back of a D model (as far as you know :)). I was bored and tagged along on a flight this week. Lead was the D model and the two ship was staggered holding short. Centerlines don't apply to us - unless its dark.
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haha great shot, Should not be long before I am in that seat....atleast I hope.
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Originally Posted by Senior Skipper
(Post 460165)
USMCFLYR |
[quote=Cliffy170;459761]Pretty standard with only one airplane?
Do you land on your half of the runway, single-ship, as well? Often. We have a nice carrier box all painted on the left side of the runway and even lite at night for that exact purpose. You don't? Now when I'm ready to full stop I take it to centerline. Anyway - it looks to me that he might have been -2 of a formation and he was waiting for his lead to get into position. I wouldn't wait that long but you never know. Or - maybe he was a single ship taking off after a flight of two. I don't know what your SOPs read. My current is 800' centerline. Most places I've flown have been 1,000' centerline or 500' staggered. USMCFLYR |
Nice shot.
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Originally Posted by USMCFLYR
(Post 460315)
Anyway - it looks to me that he might have been -2 of a formation and he was waiting for his lead to get into position. I wouldn't wait that long but you never know.
In a combat zone (ie Balad), formation t/o isn't the big one, so this is a quicker way to get your 2-ship airborne. Plus, some safety pogue said running up a 4-ship at EOR has higher probability of causing a nicked blade via FOD ingestion. OK, horse is really dead now... |
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