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FAM 1 was 40 Years Ago Today

taxi1

taxi1

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Walked out of the VT Six ready room at Whiting to the aircraft 40 years ago today. Flew around for about an hour in a T34C, and threw up in my glove because I forgot to bring a barf bag. Last time that ever happened ( threw up or forgot my barf bag).

As I walked, on the TV they were broadcasting the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in the ready room. That’s how I remember the date. RIP.
 
taxi1 said:
Walked out of the VT Six ready room at Whiting to the aircraft 40 years ago today. Flew around for about an hour in a T34C, and threw up in my glove because I forgot to bring a barf bag. Last time that ever happened ( threw up or forgot my barf bag).

As I walked, on the TV they were broadcasting the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in the ready room. That’s how I remember the date. RIP.
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Did you ever open the 34’s canopy in flight? I slowed down and did, just for a few seconds, to feel “old school cool” during my first Navy solo.

One student had apparently been unable to close it and had to fly back to NGP with it open years before I got to Primary. It was prohibited by SOP, of course.
 
@taxi1 thanks for making me feel young! I was on the middle school playground in cocoa beach Florida. The whole school was out watching the launch and the explosion. A sad day.
 
Not in a T-34, but once in a section of A-6s flying in the Red Sea we decided to open the canopies - because halfway through cruise/bored

that's what happens the day after the NATOPS written test, when one of the questions is "what is the max speed with canopy open / opening?"
 
taxi1 said:
As I walked, on the TV they were broadcasting the explosion of the Challenger space shuttle in the ready room. That’s how I remember the date. RIP.
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Was walking across campus to go to class and heard a person mention " what happened on the shuttle " I figured it was someone that had an experiment on the mission and didn't think any more about it. I was in class and on campus for several hours and didn't hear another word. I walked back to the dorm to see about 200 people gathered around a big screen tv. So in a way, I saw it live on tv.

Now, you couldn't go 1 minute without knowing about something momentus.
 
johnboyA6E said:
Not in a T-34, but once in a section of A-6s flying in the Red Sea we decided to open the canopies - because halfway through cruise/bored

that's what happens the day after the NATOPS written test, when one of the questions is "what is the max speed with canopy open / opening?"
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T-34C had a limit as well (and the canopy had to be opened for bailout) which is where we all got the idea.
 
Senior year at Boston University and NROTC. I had walked int the Midshipman Wardroom and the crowd around the TV was building after the Challenger mishap. I would receive my warfare selection to SNA a few weeks later.

Second semester Senior year was no cake walk - I was taking on a pretty huge course load only because I had dumped a couple of classes Junior year - and I had to perform on some seriously advanced classes for my major in Mathematics and graduate on time. It was stressful - but I made it!
 
ChuckMK23 said:
Senior year at Boston University and NROTC. I had walked int the Midshipman Wardroom and the crowd around the TV was building after the Challenger mishap. I would receive my warfare selection to SNA a few weeks later.

Second semester Senior year was no cake walk - I was taking on a pretty huge course load only because I had dumped a couple of classes Junior year - and I had to perform on some seriously advanced classes for my major in Mathematics and graduate on time. It was stressful - but I made it!
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Same thing in GT NROTC wardroom, but for 9/11.

"some dumbass flew his plane into the world trade center" was the scuttlebutt.
 
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