You wanna trade places .... ???Catmando said:Missed!
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That's not a bad sleight-of-hand .... and I see you have not lost the 'ol F-4 drivers' infamous penchant for creativity, fantasy, hallucination, performing conjuring tricks and make-believe in the debrief.Catmando said:Only like this . . . . .
BUT EVERYONE ELSE PLEASE NOTE:
I would suggest that you print out a hard copy of Cat's "last-ditch Photoshop maneuver" --- you know, for the ages --- as it is the first and last time you will ever see an F-4 behind an A-4 at this range ...
Unless 'ol Smokey is merely joining up to bingo home on my wing ....
I've seen the A-4 and F-4 fly twice each. The A-4, unfortunately was restricted to the big screen, watching it in The Right Stuff and Top Gun. The F-4, however, I got to watch at MCAS El Toro air show when El Toro was still a base as well as at Norton AFB (also, when it was a base). Watching the two is like comparing a piece of pork loin to a nice beef filet. Both are good, but come on....what would you rather have? Yea, the F-4.A4sForever said:I would suggest that you print out a hard copy of Cat's "last-ditch Photoshop maneuver" --- you know, for the ages --- as it is the first and last time you will ever see an F-4 behind an A-4 at this range ...
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The A-4 was a great piece of gear. I only flew the TA-4J in the training command, but it was a great time. I scared the sh!t out of myself trying out the old "720 degree per second roll rate" on my solo. The IP standing duty told me not to do it on my pre-solo outbrief, but I'm sure he knew all of us would do it anyway. When I came back, he took one look at me and said "You did it, didn't you." When I told him I had, he just smiled and said "I told you so". Pretty eye-watering.
Hmmmmm ..... Did someone let a Black Shoe loose in here .... ???Steve Wilkins said:
You got it backwards. I've got to keep you aviator bubbas under control. It's a tough job only a SWO can do. :tongue2_1A4sForever said:Hmmmmm ..... Did someone let a Black Shoe loose in here .... ???
A4sForever said:
Hey A4's, the guys waiting back in the Ready Room don't know. So do you got some good gun-camera film on you, maybe? Didn't think so.
Then the 1st guy to the blackboard (especially with my 'indisputable' still shot) wins!!! (1st guy to the blackboard always was the best "last ditch" maneuver I ever performed.
)A4sForever said:
I would suggest that you print out a hard copy of Cat's "last-ditch Photoshop maneuver" --- you know, for the ages --- as it is the first and last time you will ever see an F-4 behind an A-4 at this range ...
(BTW, I am a former naval aviator, and thus too cheap to buy Photoshop. I used freeware, a discontinued on-sale scanner, and an Exacto knife . . . it's more often the AF that uses Photoshop – due to their lacking the USN's prevailing ingenuity. . . . . And yes, before any Marines chime in, I know your preference for hardware over any software, so just stow it, OK? :icon_smil )
Unless 'ol Smokey is merely joining up to bingo home on my wing ....
'Ol Smokey? Who you calling 'ol Smokey. See below. The F-4 didn't smoke (well, maybe a little . . . . but never in burner.)
Sort of an old bad riddle
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What do an A4 and a moped have in common?
Both are fun to ride in/on, but you wouldn't want your friends to see you ...
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What do an A4 and a moped have in common?
Both are fun to ride in/on, but you wouldn't want your friends to see you
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^^ *SIGH*
Before this sorry, sorry display of hallucinatory excess continues from the mouth(s) of those representing 1/2 of the Navy tactical community back-in-the-day ... you know, before they continue to embarrass, annoy, confuse, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disgrace, dismay, disquiet, dissatisfy, humiliate, irk, irritate, mortify, peeve, perturb, shame, upset, or vex anyone herein or themselves further ...
BEFORE that happens ..... I just want all you "Juniors" to take a step back and see what happens when impressionable people watch Tom Cruise and "TopGun" one time too many ... and remember, a mind is a terrible thing to lose. *SIGH*
Before this sorry, sorry display of hallucinatory excess continues from the mouth(s) of those representing 1/2 of the Navy tactical community back-in-the-day ... you know, before they continue to embarrass, annoy, confuse, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, disgrace, dismay, disquiet, dissatisfy, humiliate, irk, irritate, mortify, peeve, perturb, shame, upset, or vex anyone herein or themselves further ...
BEFORE that happens ..... I just want all you "Juniors" to take a step back and see what happens when impressionable people watch Tom Cruise and "TopGun" one time too many ... and remember, a mind is a terrible thing to lose.
*SIGH*
Well, I DID memorize the movie verbatim during the summer of '88.A4sForever said:
Steve Wilkins said:I've seen the A-4 and F-4 fly twice each. The A-4, unfortunately was restricted to the big screen, watching it in The Right Stuff and Top Gun. The F-4, however, I got to watch at MCAS El Toro air show when El Toro was still a base as well as at Norton AFB (also, when it was a base). Watching the two is like comparing a piece of pork loin to a nice beef filet. Both are good, but come on....what would you rather have? Yea, the F-4.
Steve, you never saw the Blue Angels as a kid?
I was 17 before I ever saw the Blue's fly....they were in the Hornet by then. I did get to see the SR-71 fly before it retired though. VERY NICE!gatordev said: