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[Mr. P]

Dig that, Pee. jAll the more reason you oughta be down at the VA and letting them do the things they should have been doing for all these years now!!!!!!!!!!

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Psychoblues

I think I'm ok health wise..Hell I better be, I may need to take another flight physical soon. The folks at Fort Rucker have requested my presents. Seem they want me to climb back into the cockpit and show the young pups how to do it right. The pay is great and the hrs are fantastic but I donno..I had no intention of ever flying again much less teach. Then again I'd like to see those new pilots get the benefit of my experience. I'm undecided at this time.

[Psychoblues]

I think I'm ok health wise..Hell I better be, I may need to take another flight physical soon. The folks at Fort Rucker have requested my presents. Seem they want me to climb back into the cockpit and show the young pups how to do it right. The pay is great and the hrs are fantastic but I donno..I had no intention of ever flying again much less teach. Then again I'd like to see those new pilots get the benefit of my experience. I'm undecided at this time.

I didn't know you were a pilot, Pee. I was in the Air Force but I certainly wasn't a pilot or even on an aircrew, hahahahaha. Do whatever you feel comfortable doing. We're certainly not losing aircraft in our ongoing wars thus we're not losing pilots and aircrews. What type airframes are you qualified in, Pee? I love them all but I am particularly fond of the C-130 in whatever configuration it might be. My outfit flew 1954, 55 and 56 B models until 1990 and we sold them to El Salvador, I think?!?!?!?!??!?!


Thanks for sharing that with me, Pee!!!!!!!

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Psychoblues

[Mr. P]

I didn't know you were a pilot, Pee. I was in the Air Force but I certainly wasn't a pilot or even on an aircrew, hahahahaha. Do whatever you feel comfortable doing. We're certainly not losing aircraft in our ongoing wars thus we're not losing pilots and aircrews. What type airframes are you qualified in, Pee? I love them all but I am particularly fond of the C-130 in whatever configuration it might be. My outfit flew 1954, 55 and 56 B models until 1990 and we sold them to El Salvador, I think?!?!?!?!??!?!


Thanks for sharing that with me, Pee!!!!!!!

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Psychoblues

I'd love to fly a 130 but have never even been in one. The largest thing I ever flew was an Airbus A300 but that was a simulator during a flight evaluation interview for Eastern. Passed and the bastards closed the doors and shut down the next morning!
The rest of what I flew is a long list..the cool stuff includes two jets, Cessna Citation and BAE 700 & 800. Both the 700 & 800 are mid size cabin class aircraft coast to coast capable (5 1/2 hrs east to west). The largest Turbo prop was a BAE 4100..a lot of commuter airlines fly those. I think they seat 29? in that configuration. Ours was for corporate with only 8 passenger seats. As far as Helicopters..UH-1H, Bell Jet ranger BIII and L4 and BO 105.
The 105 is was a German aircraft built like a tank that's what I flew on the EMS job I had. That's the last thing I flew actually.

[Psychoblues]

I'd love to fly a 130 but have never even been in one. The largest thing I ever flew was an Airbus A300 but that was a simulator during a flight evaluation interview for Eastern. Passed and the bastards closed the doors and shut down the next morning!
The rest of what I flew is a long list..the cool stuff includes two jets, Cessna Citation and BAE 700 & 800. Both the 700 & 800 are mid size cabin class aircraft coast to coast capable (5 1/2 hrs east to west). The largest Turbo prop was a BAE 4100..a lot of commuter airlines fly those. I think they seat 29? in that configuration. Ours was for corporate with only 8 passenger seats. As far as Helicopters..UH-1H, Bell Jet ranger BIII and L4 and BO 105.
The 105 is was a German aircraft built like a tank that's what I flew on the EMS job I had. That's the last thing I flew actually.

Absolutely cool, Pee!!!!!!!! You do know that most people that fly and especially with the flying experience that you have never stop until they can no longer get a license and even then they get their buddies to sneak 'em in the cockpit!!!!!!!! That's been my observation.

All of the old 130 pilots that I know cross trained to the C-141's when we got them and now to the C-5's and most of them also work for the airlines as pilots on various airframes and none of them that I know see an end to their flying careers.

Later Alligator

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Psychoblues

[Mr. P]

Absolutely cool, Pee!!!!!!!! You do know that most people that fly and especially with the flying experience that you have never stop until they can no longer get a license and even then they get their buddies to sneak 'em in the cockpit!!!!!!!! That's been my observation.

All of the old 130 pilots that I know cross trained to the C-141's when we got them and now to the C-5's and most of them also work for the airlines as pilots on various airframes and none of them that I know see an end to their flying careers.

Later Alligator

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Psychoblues

Oh yeah, I know. Very early in my carrer I flew freight in a single engine Piper Cherrokee. The company had some financial problems and layed a couple of us off. I decided to seek another means of income..Then one day about 6 mos later they called me to ferry an airplane from Atlanta to Savannah. Takeoff was before sunrise. About half way there at 5000 feet the sun began to rise. It was magnificent! I looked around and ask myself how I could ever give this up...never did until I left the EMS job. BTW of all the flying I've ever done the EMS job was the most rewarding of all 28 years and some 10,000+ hrs. I only did it for 1 yr. It really meant something. It made a difference in peoples lives. Just one yr out of 28. Talk about the highest highs and the lowest lows mentally and emotionally...man. I wouldn't trade that yr for a million bucks!

[Psychoblues]

Oh yeah, I know. Very early in my carrer I flew freight in a single engine Piper Cherrokee. The company had some financial problems and layed a couple of us off. I decided to seek another means of income..Then one day about 6 mos later they called me to ferry an airplane from Atlanta to Savannah. Takeoff was before sunrise. About half way there at 5000 feet the sun began to rise. It was magnificent! I looked around and ask myself how I could ever give this up...never did until I left the EMS job. BTW of all the flying I've ever done the EMS job was the most rewarding of all 28 years and some 10,000+ hrs. I only did it for 1 yr. It really meant something. It made a difference in peoples lives. Just one yr out of 28. Talk about the highest highs and the lowest lows mentally and emotionally...man. I wouldn't trade that yr for a million bucks!

You may remember that I am a dirt track stock car racing fan. My favs are the winged warrior sprint cars. They take your breath away!!!!!!!!! A few years back at a track called Delta Bowl in Tunica County, Mississippi we had a bad wreck on the back stretch going into turn 3. A #18 car driven by Scott Bolden flipped a few times and we were concerned that he may be seriously hurt. The other car, #24 driven by Sonny Sayer merely bounced around a bit and rolled into the backstretch fence. No prob, we thought. The EMS folks gathered around the #24 car and there seemed to be no real activity or anything urgent. Mr. Bolden got out of his car in good shape and we were all thankful for that. Everybody in the stands were wondering what was going on with Sonny Sayer and the #24 car. Then we saw the helicopter coming in. Sonny was a 350 pounder if he was pounder at all. We knew then it was serious. I told my uncle, with whom I go to the races almost every weekend while in season and I see him almost every day, "they're gonna need more bird. These folks ain't gotta clue what they're coming after." As it all turned out Sonny passed away in that chopper but those cats did all that was possible for him.

Now I'm getting misty. Sonny was a bit of a friend to everyone that knew him.

Later Alligator

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Psychoblues

[Mr. P]

You may remember that I am a dirt track stock car racing fan. My favs are the winged warrior sprint cars. They take your breath away!!!!!!!!! A few years back at a track called Delta Bowl in Tunica County, Mississippi we had a bad wreck on the back stretch going into turn 3. A #18 car driven by Scott Bolden flipped a few times and we were concerned that he may be seriously hurt. The other car, #24 driven by Sonny Sayer merely bounced around a bit and rolled into the backstretch fence. No prob, we thought. The EMS folks gathered around the #24 car and there seemed to be no real activity or anything urgent. Mr. Bolden got out of his car in good shape and we were all thankful for that. Everybody in the stands were wondering what was going on with Sonny Sayer and the #24 car. Then we saw the helicopter coming in. Sonny was a 350 pounder if he was pounder at all. We knew then it was serious. I told my uncle, with whom I go to the races almost every weekend while in season and I see him almost every day, "they're gonna need more bird. These folks ain't gotta clue what they're coming after." As it all turned out Sonny passed away in that chopper but those cats did all that was possible for him.

Now I'm getting misty. Sonny was a bit of a friend to everyone that knew him.

Later Alligator

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Psychoblues

Yeah, one of the hardest things for me to deal with was the reactions of family and friends if they were present. Even if they just showed up at the ER after we were there. I can tell some heart breakers. Only one made me lose it and cry ...that was a kid. Very sad. To this day it hurts to think about it and that was 11 yrs ago. I think that one will always be with me.