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Random Griz Aviation Musings

How many bicyclists were bent out of shape that day because their route was closed? At least they didn't inconvenience the nudists on the other side of the -5 at the coastal pads.
 
Nice walkaround of a older RAF SAR Sea King - would be interesting to read comments by the likes of @IKE and @Gatordev contrasting tech in the current gen 60's. But I am impressed what a well designed flight deck this Sea King has.

Whats amazing to me is the hot water system for coffee/tea/noodles and the observer seats in the rear cabin

 
Cool livery on USAF U-18 (Twatter) serving the parachute team . Seen at KCGZ. Lots of military drop planes frequent the airport due to close by sky diving hots spots for both military and civilian: Yuma Proving Ground, KMZJ, KP08, KE60, KAVQ. HALO and experimental rig jumps have contributed to a number of military fatalities over the years.

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An OKANG OA-1K suffered a forced landing yesterday. I have to say, looking at the footage here this is a pretty stout aircraft - but I wonder if the pilot will get a ticket for failing to stop when he took out that sign.

 
An OKANG OA-1K suffered a forced landing yesterday. I have to say, looking at the footage here this is a pretty stout aircraft - but I wonder if the pilot will get a ticket for failing to stop when he took out that sign.

I work with a number of A-10 guys who have been incredulous that this airplane has no crew escape system. But obviously it's strong suit is forced landing survival. "SFL" is a strong syllabus point for single engine platforms in AF. U-28 (PC-12) practice extensively. We adopted their syllabus and it's confidence building to know you can land a fat wing airplane off airport with minimum energy, and survive. Memories of T-34 HAPL/LAPL days.
 
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