Privately Owned Navy Jet

[707guy]

I like that yellow a lot. Our T-6 is still the white and blue AF style and I'm not a huge fan. I'd much rather go with the yellow or even the AT-6 gray. But if we're talking paint jobs (or lack there of):

I did a photo flight in Panchito - awesome experience!

 

[Austin-Powers]

unless corrosion control is your thing.

More worried about the cost of any aluminum aircraft

 

[Gatordev]

Uh, what?

 

[Austin-Powers]

More worried about the cost of any World War Two warbird then rust is my issue

 

[xj220]

I did a photo flight in Panchito - awesome experience!

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I got to fly it, too. Very awesome experience and great set of guys.

 

[xj220]

Great shot. Here's one I took.

 

[xj220]

That actually looks worse on a big screen, haha.

 

[IKE]

I got to fly it, too. Very awesome experience and great set of guys.

Unless you're a helo bubba. Our class' rotes were told we could go for a ride as long as we didn't leave our seats or utter a word on ICS - I passed.

 

[xj220]

Same with us, too and the systems track. Still not a bad way to spend a morning.

 

[sevenhelmet]

Not a bad way to spend a morning at all. I flew my TPS finale in that airplane.

Can't blame the 'rotes for passing, especially at that point in the syllabus. Nothing was risk-free to your livelihood when you know who was in charge there.

 

[707guy]

That actually looks worse on a big screen, haha.

Awesome - great view! I just tried to make sure I didn't put my camera outside the window.

 

[xj220]

That's a great shot, and I really liked the part of the tail in it.

 

[707guy]

That's a great shot, and I really liked the part of the tail in it.

Thanks! A couple more of my favs from that shoot: