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caj13
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Just lost great one:
Chuck Yeager just broke the sound barrier for the last time. 96, had a great run. A true american hero. General Yeager sir, I salute you, god
speed!
yeah, i know it doesnt have anything to do with Baja
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JZ
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Wow. Hell of a life.
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pacificobob
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he had the "right stuff" indeed. btw, the book by that name is a great read.
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AKgringo
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He was a local hero here in Grass Valley, and lived just west of town. One of the many jets that were assigned to him is on display at the local
airport.
Aside from being a famous flyer, he was known around here as being a great guy to know!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Mother of Dragons
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Quote: Originally posted by AKgringo  | He was a local hero here in Grass Valley, and lived just west of town. One of the many jets that were assigned to him is on display at the local
airport.
Aside from being a famous flyer, he was known around here as being a great guy to know! |
My sister’s real dad was his captain on Eagle for forever. I hear he is a great guy.
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thebajarunner
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Most trips to Baja we drive right by Edwards AFB
and always remember to look up and remember that great guy
As a fellow pilot (o.k. just a single engine prop guy, but we are a brotherhood) he was a real hero.
My long time secretary's husband was the head pilot of the Thunderbirds, twice in fact. He revered the guy,
RIP - you have busted your final barrier.....
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John Harper
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Don't forget he was a big backcountry trout fisherman as well.
John
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Lee
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''.... the most righteous of all the possessors of the right stuff.''
Tom Wolfe about Chuck Yeager.
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US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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LancairDriver
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I was out out Edward’s when he took his last supersonic ride in an F15 that had been an annual thing he did every year as part of their airshow. He
was really frail then and it looked like it would probably be his last one. He was unable to climb the ladder up to the c-ckpit and had a couple guys
pushing him up by the butt to the back seat. They did break the sound barrier and the crowd loved it.
Chuck and the early test pilots were somewhat dismissive of the early astronauts. One comment he made that I got a kick out of was when he commented
they had to sweep the monkey dung off the seat of the space capsule. That was after the monkey was the first one in space.
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mtgoat666
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| Quote: Originally posted by LancairDriver | I was out out Edward’s when he took his last supersonic ride in an F15 that had been an annual thing he did every year as part of their airshow. He
was really frail then and it looked like it would probably be his last one. He was unable to climb the ladder up to the c-ckpit and had a couple guys
pushing him up by the butt to the back seat. They did break the sound barrier and the crowd loved it.
Chuck and the early test pilots were somewhat dismissive of the early astronauts. One comment he made that I got a kick out of was when he commented
they had to sweep the monkey dung off the seat of the space capsule. That was after the monkey was the first one in space. |
Seems to me that the real heros are the scientists and engineers that developed the planes and technology. The pilots were just drivers.
In this case the driver was also an actor, as the drivers of that era were PR tools of the military-industrial complex. PR guys crafted an image of
daring pilots,.... pilots acted the part.
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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dravnx
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The goat never disappoints.
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thebajarunner
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Pathetic isn't he
Never posted a photo
Never posted a trip report
but he knows it all, yep, just ask him
Sad....
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AKgringo
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Imagine the courage of those scientists and engineers, sending their drivers into a kill or be killed situation with the Japanese drivers!
Sort of like a big board game, with their reputations on the line!
Goat, if you want to throw out kudos to the American military industrial capability, go right a head. Just don't try to compare the combat veterans
to commuters!
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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Howard
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One of the true hero's from the greatest generation.
My deepest repsect forText General Yeager.
"He became a fighter ace in World War II, shooting down five German planes in a single day and 13 over all. In the decade that followed, he helped
usher in the age of military jets and spaceflight. He flew more than 150 military aircraft, logging more than 10,000 hours in the air."
[Edited on 12-9-2020 by Howard]
We don't stop playing because we grow old;
we grow old because we stop playing
George Bernard Shaw
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mtgoat666
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the definition of "true" american hero may be debatable. according to tRump admin and the US DOI, the only american hero pilots are amelia earhart,
the tuskegee airmen, and orville and wilbur wright: https://www.doi.gov/american-heroes/heroes and https://edsitement.neh.gov/closer-readings/heroes-american-h...
yeager and mccain are not yet listed as "official" american heroes recognized as heros by the US government
just saying,...
Woke!
“...ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” “My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America
will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.”
Prefered gender pronoun: the royal we
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LancairDriver
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Not a very good comparison with John McCain. Yeager is well above McCain in patriotism and accomplishments IMHO. Thanks Pacifico. Now it’s fixed.
[Edited on 12-10-2020 by LancairDriver]
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pacificobob
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IMO...there, fixed it for you driver
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Any military pilot flying combat sorties is a hero. Might have fear about the mission, but fly it anyway. Theses guys are volunteers. No
matter what they fly, it's volunteer.
Beyond that, Gen. Yeager was fearless. He was a trained test pilot and the first to break the sound barrier. Or else, he had fear but worked
through it. Every time he flew, his butt was on the line.
Who cares what the gov't thinks or trolls on this forum about the General. Pilots know.
I knew a fearless pilot back when. Bruce Miller was a Chief Flight Instructor and FAA Examiner where I was a student. He's the pilot in the IMAX
Stormchasers, flying a Schweizer 2-32.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?1014665-A-bea...
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
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Don Pisto
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kick back and enjoy a Chuck Yeager c-cktail....pineapple (or fruit juice of your choice) and....you guessed it, Jagermeister!
there's only two things in life but I forget what they are........
John Hiatt
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thebajarunner
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Question for the Goat
Since you are such an expert on military affairs......
What branch of the service were you in?
Where and when did you serve??
I will answer mine, then your turn
I was in gunnery on an aircraft carrier, the USS Boxer from 1958 through 1960.
Got my final honorable discharge in March 1963
OK, your turn,
Where and when???
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