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  1. BlkPny

    FS: 2008 Porsche Cayman S ... the perfect O1-Mobile

    This is obviously the chance of a lifetime for all of you Ensigns and 2nd Lts just starting flight school. By the simple act of purchasing this work of German automotive art you are guaranteed jets. But wait, there's more! Since this is the actual vehicle driven by a real, live US Marine...
  2. BlkPny

    OCS Attrition

    When I went through AOCS DORs went straight to Great Lakes for Navy boot camp, then out into the fleet as an enlisted E-1. We all had taken (and passed) complete flight physicals back at whatever Naval Stations prior to signing up. Once in Pensacola, after about three days in Indoc, with...
  3. BlkPny

    Naval aviation footage. Free conversion of VHS tapes and 8mm reels etc

    I have several small reels of Super-8 movies I took in Viet Nam (air strikes, formation flying, grab-assing around the bunker, etc.). Unfortunately, no carrier stuff. My kids keep pestering me to have it converted to DVD. Someday I'll get off my butt and do it.
  4. BlkPny

    Who pins the wings at winging Ceremony? Wife or Dad?

    When my daughter winged and my son winged, it was really meaningful for me to pin on my original set of wings. At the time(s), however, they were both single. Had either one been married and wanted a spouse to pin on the wings, it would have been fine with me. As an easy compromise, have the...
  5. BlkPny

    A feeling of disappointment...

    In Viet Nam our enlisted guys worker hard, really hard. Long hours, hot, humid conditions, shitty living conditions. All they saw of the pilots was sitting around on scramble duty, flying off and returning with no ordnance, and then they had to refuel and reload us. They just saw us...
  6. BlkPny

    Navy OCS quotes

    In AOCS, during one of our last Personnel Inspections, DI W. R. Schuette stopped in front of one of us, slowly looked to his left and right, and reached up to the candidate's collar insignia, small anchors worn on each side, and he turned one over, something he'd never done before. "One gig"...
  7. BlkPny

    FULL DISCLOSURE - Does HSV 2 (Genital Herpes) Disqualify from Marine Flight school

    No matter what feddoc says, please don't post pictures. Please.
  8. BlkPny

    F-35B/C Lightning II (Joint Strike Fighter)

    Now that the Chinese have hacked into the DOD and a/c manufacturer's systems, and have the plans for the F-35, the F-22, and the Patriot missile system, maybe it would be cheaper and easier to just purchase the Chinese versions. Just make sure the NATOPS is printed in English. Just...
  9. BlkPny

    Shotgun Advice

    +1 on the Benelli auto. If, however, you want to truly be the big dog we all know you are, fall off your wallet and buy an old Belgian Browning O/U. It will cost you a bunch, but it will climb in value every year. Plus, when you walk onto the skeet range, you'll look like you belong there...
  10. BlkPny

    Naval Aviators Missing From Vietnam War Identified

    I think that if I took one in with the crew, and our remains were not found for a number of years, I'd prefer for us to be buried together. I think I'd be in pretty good company.
  11. BlkPny

    Retirement and last flight in the Navy after 20 years....

    Congratulations, Bunk. Great post and great photos.
  12. BlkPny

    REQUEST: Good aviation/military books

    Just read After Action, by D. Sheehan. Its about a Marine Cobra pilot's experiences in OEF, and its psycological after effects. The guy is totally honest and open, and eloquently describes the thoughts that many of us had during and after our combat experiences, but never allowed to surface...
  13. BlkPny

    Wetting Down

    I don't think you can go wrong with alcohol and food. This is pretty much all you need to know to have a successful wetting down. Or any other get-together. Helo_Wifey has it all figured out.
  14. BlkPny

    Neil Armstrong passes

    Here's a man about whom no bad word, no rumor, no snide innuendo was ever heard. He must have been a true gentleman. We should all be very proud to walk in his shadow, and wear the same wings he so proudly wore.
  15. BlkPny

    Anyone in Stuttgart?

    I spent two years in Stuttgart at EUCOM, located at Patch Barracks. Absolutely great location. Easy access to skiing in Bavaria, switzerland, and Austria. Short drive to Black Forest, and Strasberg. Easy connection for short flights to all of Europe. PM sent
  16. BlkPny

    Lt William E Swanson Returns Home

    What's really moving about these reports is the way they list their age at death. As long as his family members, shipmates, and buddies are alive and getting older and older, he will be forever young. Welcome back, buddy.
  17. BlkPny

    Question about Army flight training, re: aircraft selection

    " I've never had a special interest in missiles, bombs, etc. And I feel like if you're going to be employing rockets, missiles, bombs, etc, then you should probably be the sort of person that gets excited about that kind of stuff, and for me, the excitement's just not there." If enough people...
  18. BlkPny

    OCS attrition

    The TRUE cradle of Naval Aviation.;)
  19. BlkPny

    Blue Wolf 50k Fund Raiser

    If you're self-abusive enough to undertake this, I'll pay to watch. In.
  20. BlkPny

    ribbons

    After every flight we had to write a short report, a "SpotRep", about the flight. Following a night flight during which he received a little fire from a friendly RF/PF outpost, probably celebrating Tet or something, Charlie Moore succintly wrote: "Received friendly fire. Returned same."
  21. BlkPny

    Maj Sam "SWACQ" Griffith

    In.
  22. BlkPny

    danang golf course

    Uh, that's not quite like I remember the place....... I don't know who installed the sand traps, but I built a lot of swimming pools in the delta. At least, they are swimming pools during the rainy season.
  23. BlkPny

    CG 1705 Memorial

    Major Leigh was a generous and esteemed contributor to this website. He wrote under the nom de plume "Skidkid". His input and opinions are missed. RIP, Major.
  24. BlkPny

    Anyone familiar with Belgium (SHARP) or Stuttgart?

    Following my tour in VN I was assigned to J-2 at EUCOM, Stuttgart. Perfect location to travel through Europe. PM me for any details.
  25. BlkPny

    MIA A4sForever?

    I probably don't have the experience most of you guys have, and probably didn't have the adventures most of you are having, but I feel bad for you for the changes in Naval Aviation. The camaraderie, the freedom, the lack of stifling restrictions was what we most enjoyed. In VT-land, we had...
  26. BlkPny

    8mm mauser info

    The receiver will have more information on it. It will have the year of manufacture stamped on the front receiver ring, and it will have which manufacturer produced it on the left side rail. Certain makers produced slightly higher quality actions than others. The best ones were Mauser Werke...
  27. BlkPny

    my new springfield

    I bought an old Springfield M2 whose stock looked exactly like yours. Those old stocks clean up really nice. They are actually pretty good wood.
  28. BlkPny

    NFO student trying to convince spouse of jets

    Words to live by. Couldn't agree more.
  29. BlkPny

    osprey escort

    On a hot day with a normal ordnance load (12 5" Zunis, 19 2.75", SUU-11 minigun, 4 M-60s with ammo, and flares for night ops) we had trouble waddling down the 6,000+ foot runway at Binh Thuy and getting airborne. Don't even think about a deck launch off an LHA/LHD. You could do it with an...
  30. BlkPny

    69 years ago this weekend . . .

    Re: Torpedo Eight If you react with bravery in a split second, that's the result of good training. If you act with bravery while flying in to the target, watching your friends being shot down, one after another, and you have time to think about all of it yet you press on in spite of it all...
  31. BlkPny

    A-6E Crash 14 OCT 1994

    I wish I could help. But I'll tell you something: This is really big-time class. My hat's off to you. +1
  32. BlkPny

    Rondebmar's in Recovery

    Those weren't hallucinations you had on the helicopter flight to South Miami Hospital. That's what a helo flight is supposed to be like! Unnatural. Take care of yourself and get better soon. Best to you.
  33. BlkPny

    VAQ RAG CO relieved of duty...

    That's the infamous "Barney Frank Law".
  34. BlkPny

    Any NAVCAD's Out There?

    Started AOCS in September of '68. The only AVCADS were Coast Guard.
  35. BlkPny

    Centennial of Naval aviation Breitling watch???

    I contacted Breitling last year to propose a Nav Av Centennial watch. I suggested either a limited, finite number of a single model (500 or 1,000), or a pre-order run (order and pay a deposit before the watches are made). No risk for Breitling either way. Wings on the face, engraving on the...
  36. BlkPny

    english is uncomprehensible

    After reading your post, I find it extremely difficult to believe you had difficulty with the reading aspect of the test.
  37. BlkPny

    OLD SCHOOL VT-4, PENSACOLA, GUNS, and da' BEACH !!!

    I was also there concurrent with Maj. Pless. I had a good friend who was in Pless's squadron in VN. When he arrived in-country, he announced his intention to win "the medal". My friend said he was dangerous to fly with, always rolling in from the copilot's side. He was death waiting to happen.
  38. BlkPny

    NSFW! Coming Soon- Top Gun XXX

    I guess it was just a matter of time......... At least the acting in this version is better than in the original version.
  39. BlkPny

    Two Sevens

    Keep trying How about this time? Once again, top is the 7X57 that I'm keeping, and the bottom is the 7 mm Mag I gave to my son. Both are rust blued, stocks are oil-finished. This has been more trouble than its worth. Sorry. I am now a Technology God.
  40. BlkPny

    Two Sevens

    Did this work? Img_0109.jpg; img_0112.jpg Guess not.
  41. BlkPny

    Two Sevens

    I have the photos on my computer (an I Mac) and on my camera. For the life of me, I can't figure out how to attach them to an AW post. I can attach them to a regular email without a problem. I know it can be done, but I'm just not smart enough to figure out how. My last resort is to collar...
  42. BlkPny

    Two Sevens

    I guess the photos didn't attach. Bitch.
  43. BlkPny

    Two Sevens

    I'm not sure that the photos are correctly attached to this entry, but........ A couple of 7 mm rifles I put together. Top 7X57 on a 1938 G33/40 Mauser action (small ring, slightly shorter, light weight, used by the airborne and mountain warfare troops). 21 inch Hobaugh lightweight...
  44. BlkPny

    Winchester 62

    Any modern .22 LR round will work just fine. The .22 doesn't generate heat or pressure to leave anything damaging in the barrel. Just clean it well with Hoppe's or CleanBore before you fire it, and of course before you put it away, Those old Winchesters function flawlessly. They were made...
  45. BlkPny

    Before there were VORs....

    In Viet Nam we flew out of a VNAF base. In bad weather they would turn off all Nav aids, "since no one was flying", and turn off the field lights at night. If we were coming home in the weather, we would get below it and fly until we came across the Bassac Mekong river. If we were to the...
  46. BlkPny

    Former A-6 & A-4 Pilot?

    Available for Bar Mitzvahs, wedding receptions, fraternity parties, squadron reunions, and luaus. Dancing girls booked separately.
  47. BlkPny

    Writing a book about AOCS, NAVCAD's & MARCAD's

    I went to Saufley in late September or early October, 1968. We were the second class to participate in this experience, and I don't know how long it lasted. I didn't know Roy Sikkink. Was he a Marine, or was he in VAL-4? I was there Aug 70 - Aug 17.
  48. BlkPny

    Writing a book about AOCS, NAVCAD's & MARCAD's

    I showed up at AOCS, spent 10 days in Indoc, then was sent straight to Saufley for Primary with VT-1, as part of class RF-2. Following Primary, came back to AOCS at Batt II, under LT "Tex" Valenta and SSGT W.R. Schuette. Indoc and Primary are still pretty much a foggy memory. At Primary...
  49. BlkPny

    Gun camera footage from WWII

    I'm glad to see that I was not the only one to ignore the dire warnings of the dangers of a rolling pull-out on ordnance runs.
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