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Random Griz Aviation Musings

Griz882

Frightening children with the Griz-O-Copter!
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jmcquate

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Griz882

Frightening children with the Griz-O-Copter!
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ChuckMK23

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Have been down at Maxwell AFB all week doing the IP thing - teaching new check-in active duty folks (O-5 C-130 types) how to operate a modern GA airplane (C-182 and C-206).

We had a tough start to the week with CAP experiencing a mid-air at non-towered airport in the Tahoe area. Cessna 206 vs Globe Swift. It was a AF funded training sortie and unfortunately the crew made social media interviews before the news broke - and before a few certain active duty AF GO's were notified.

CAP Crew did an amazing job landing the aircraft - with a lost prop blade, a hole gash in the wing, the damaged engine cowling obscuring all forward vis. The pilot of the Swift died in the post mid-air crash.

A lot of lessons here if you operate at non-towered airports and how valuable ADS-B real time information is.

 

ChuckMK23

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In some exciting modeling news, Tamiya announced a F-35C in 1/48 with a CVN diorama deck. Should be a great kit and will be on my winter project list!
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ChuckMK23

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Perhaps this dude, in real life, is in fact @Gatordev or @hscs !!!

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jmcquate

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I always thought it was a State Department No-No to privately own US aircraft post WWII. Foreign owned US platforms were fine, Like Canadian F-86s and F-104s.
 

ChuckMK23

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I always thought it was a State Department No-No to privately own US aircraft post WWII. Foreign owned US platforms were fine, Like Canadian F-86s and F-104s.
Tell that to all the commercial CH-47D and UH-60A operators out there!
 
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