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airehead
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 Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:08 Post subject: What an incentive!!
I got to go on an incentive ride this weekend on a KC-10. What was so cool, is we got to see an air-to-air refueling mission of a C-5. I got a little air-sick because there were no windows and the sensations were very odd when there was no visual to accompany them. It was a great time, though.
So, I got a view similar to this one (except it was a C-5, a huge cargo plane)
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gretriever
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:11 Post subject:
Very cool, but what was the incentive?
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purple hayes
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:12 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | Very cool, but what was the incentive? |
Hold on tight?
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Cappy
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:13 Post subject:
Great picture
Must have been a fub ride
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airehead
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:14 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | Very cool, but what was the incentive? |
The fact that wives/spouses don't usually get to see this view. Very rarely do we get to even ride in military aircraft, so to see it in action is uber-cool in my book. It was a very special invitation. At least in my book. BC has only gotten to see this once before and he is active duty.
I love flying and military aircraft is tops on my list!
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akern
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:25 Post subject:
That would be neat!
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:29 Post subject:
my son would give his left earlobe for a ride like that--well maybe not the whole earlobe but dang that is too cool.
i'd have hurled all over everything so good for you for hangin' in there.
i imagine the sensations would have done me in almost immediately 
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 13:38 Post subject:
After what you did to the A-10 Warthog, I am surprised they let you fly again.
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pokychick
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Posted: 07/12/04 - 14:33 Post subject:
what a great opportunity!
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Posted: 07/13/04 - 10:13 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | | I love flying and military aircraft is tops on my list! |
..so did they let you drive?
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airehead
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Posted: 07/13/04 - 11:43 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | | airehead wrote: | | I love flying and military aircraft is tops on my list! |
..so did they let you drive? |
 Ummm, no. I ended up falling asleep through part of it.
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copteacher
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Posted: 07/14/04 - 00:48 Post subject:
the midair refueling had to be real cool to see.
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