Hi Bob, Good to see you at QB recently, unfortunately we didn't have much time to talk. I like Barry and think he'll do a great job! Always good to see your latest videos - keep em coming! JD
Did y’all do any fam flight sorties with the SAC pilots transitioning from B-52’s and the KC-135’s to the FB-111 program ? I was going through PIT and bumped into a tanker pilot from my former-base, they were having a great time. The tanker guy didn’t complete -111 transition….he just couldn’t air-refuel behind a tanker though Plattsburgh did their best.
We did not do any FAM/Orientation rides at Randolph, per se. We did give "New Guys' to the B-1 4 FAM rides at Dyess AFB, TX. Two Contact rides, an Instrument sortie and a Low Level Nav ride. And thank you, for another "presentation" topic! Coming soon! (BTW, this is exactly how "Three's IN" worked - one guy would tell a story, and it was off to the races with a thread well into the evening!)
I did fly for the airlines after retiring. Northwest Airlines. I started on the B-727, then on to the B-757. After 2 years on the 757, I moved on to the DC-9 as Captain. My last airplane was the A-320, back and forth with the DC-9 during the turbulent early 2000's. I retired in 2006.
I bet an F-15 would be an incredible ride. Full burner, low transition and then 45 degrees nose up to 25,000 in about 15 seconds.
Hi Bob,
Good to see you at QB recently, unfortunately we didn't have much time to talk. I like Barry and think he'll do a great job! Always good to see your latest videos - keep em coming! JD
Thanks John! Good to see you also!
Did y’all do any fam flight sorties with the SAC pilots transitioning from B-52’s and the KC-135’s to the FB-111 program ?
I was going through PIT and bumped into a tanker pilot from my former-base, they were having a great time. The tanker guy didn’t complete -111 transition….he just couldn’t air-refuel behind a tanker though Plattsburgh did their best.
We did not do any FAM/Orientation rides at Randolph, per se. We did give "New Guys' to the B-1 4 FAM rides at Dyess AFB, TX. Two Contact rides, an Instrument sortie and a Low Level Nav ride. And thank you, for another "presentation" topic! Coming soon! (BTW, this is exactly how "Three's IN" worked - one guy would tell a story, and it was off to the races with a thread well into the evening!)
Did you fly for the airlines? If so, which one and what aircraft?
I did fly for the airlines after retiring. Northwest Airlines. I started on the B-727, then on to the B-757. After 2 years on the 757, I moved on to the DC-9 as Captain. My last airplane was the A-320, back and forth with the DC-9 during the turbulent early 2000's. I retired in 2006.