Jet Aviator, Ret. USAF, AirPower/History buff, Go Sox! AvGeek&Mopar Muscle, Masshole ! loves the smell of JetA in the AM. Exec Director
@MeasureofaManJC
#LLTB
A hearty well done and congrats to Nat Geo and
@scottiebateman
plus crew for the fantastic Documentary tonite on the VC-25A to -25B transformation, the history of AF1 and the 89 AW and the PPO. A must see for
#AvGeeks
everywhere.
#QOTS
#AF1
#89AW
#SAMFOX
#Avgeek
mission to a time long ago. Caught this awesome AA 727-200 at Boeing Field today waiting for its turn to be restored to its splendor of a bygone era.
Still looks fast just sitting still. Flew the -100F and a few ex AA -200Fs in the day in another livery.
#BoeingTough
Made a pilgrimage to a wonderful place for airplanes and history. National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton OH. Met up with my 1st CFI also.
Great Day all around !
@BFriedmanDC
@steeljawscribe
@SenTuberville
“ High Flight “ by John Gillespie McGee Jr. RCAF
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, – and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed- 1/2
@UncleRedLeg
Just met the former CJCS Monday nite. He isn’t about “ this” either. Neither is his successor.
Both warriors, no excuses. Thanks for the perspective as my service ended 10 yrs ago.
Today is a Big Day for a determined group of Stanford MBA students, Ukrainian nationals in Silicon Valley and freedom loving people everywhere. This plane has arrived in Seattle to airlift 32 tonnes of medical supplies to Ukraine for its people who need it badly.
#NovaUkraine
1/
Gorgeous day at KBFI to see the last two Boeing photo chase T-33 TBirds perform for the last time. Great two ship formation pass and formation pattern followed by single ship landing this AM. Lead waited for
#2
to taxi to the Boeing test ramp.
@OutbackAdventu2
@MIL_STD
When’s the last time you were in the cockpit of a fast jet ( maybe never ?) on approach to a Mil Field on a training sortie ? Wait for the USN safety report before you criticize two aviators ( one student / one IP ). Geez….armchair Twitter experts abound.
NEW: CO Fire Aviation confirms the pilot killed in the air tanker crash last night was Marc Thor Olson. He told me most people called him Thor.
This is a picture I took of him last night as he was prepping his plane. The crash happened about an hour later
#9News
@DaleStarkA10
He did many other things for POW families and Gold Star families that are amazing. Know of one personally for a USN gold Star family in Boston. Way under the Radar….
@vcdgf555
“ You Call We Haul “ has been MACs and now AMCs mantra for decades. These are some of the best airlift and tanker operators in the world bar none. Some are represented here by legions of people who have come before them. Berlin Airlift, Operation Babylift, DS, Rwanda , Kosovo, 1/
FL 340 over the Pacific and CAVU skies. Brought a traveling pal along from the Hallmark collection.
Merry Christmas to all and to All a Good Nite. Aloha !
@vcdgf555
Today and for many days forward there is a synchronized effort to move assets. Don’t for a minute forget these are people at the pointy end of a Moose, Herc, -135, BUFF, Spectre, Dragon, et al. God Bless them and bring them home safely.
@miami_rick
WN dictates everything to Boeing on the 737 program. End Point Dot.
BA is playing chicken with FAA …last time they won. This time. jury is out. Calhoun is a Max Jack acolyte and knows nothing about engineering or certification. Boeing failed epically when Al Mulally went to Ford
@alexplitsas
82nd and the Screaming Eagles are always in the Fight. AATW and DOL. Great thoughts
@alexplitsas
as those who carry the standard go into Harms Way.
@james_asquith
X
#4
not even close to correct. Service ceiling of a jet is set by manufacturer and approved by FAA. NB jets do not as a rule “ cruise at lower altitudes “ compared to a WB. It all depends on weight, distance , weather, etc. FYI …
Hey
@Delta
I have 15 pallets of medical and personal care items that need move to Poland for humanitarian relief efforts in Ukraine. How about a few pallet positions from SEA-ATL-CDG-WAW from Sky Team.
@beckisaid
@OdieEspenship
@miami_rick
It’s a Ballet for sure
@miami_rick
Full of Technology, words, paperwork, interaction, respect, pressure and elegance in a wide body jet built by 1000s of people.
The hustle followed by the quiet speed is truly a sight to behold.
Thanks for the elegant words as Always!
Ad Astra
33 years ago tonite I watched as the Nightly News announced the death of an American Hero, LT JG John P. Connors USN and his 3 SEAL teammates. Say his name and he is Not Forgotten.
Many Months from now we will honor John with a statue in Scituate MA by a renowned sculptor. LLTB
Please be kind, we are on the same team! 👏 I was walking by a gate in DEN, just so happened upon an
@united
Captain talking to his ‘team’! Unplanned moments like this make me even prouder of
@weareunited
(if possible)!✈️
#UnitedTogether
#BeingUnited
🎥-pre-pax mask mandate in DEN
Please step back from all your political whining to honor a real warrior. The USAF lost a F-16CM last night at Shaw AFB SC and a Viper Pilot from the 77 FS was killed. Honor him with a silent prayer and a Nickel on the Grass.
#usaf
#hero
#warrior
#RIP
@hharteveldt
@united
That’s after 20+ years with luck ( no mergers no FAA Rule changes no pandemics no 9/11 type attacks ). It’s a great career but Mr Kirby is not telling the “ whole story”. He’s not a pilot although a USAFA graduate and hasn’t lived through the 10 year sine wave etc....IMHO. 1/2
So I did a new thing this past week. I wrote a book review for a friend’s new work. Nobody cares what I think but the book is AMAZING ! Read about Willie’s rescue and the CSAR world in 1965.
Another great book by
@AviationHistGal
! “ Unforgotten in the Tonkin Gulf”
Very fitting this arrived via sled dog from
@ABorderLife
today on
#IWD2021
! Thank you Shannon for leading every day and telling the stories of the Ladies who embody it. You even were part of my AM chat with Col Lee Ellis USAF Ret who is Grit x100 . Can’t wait to Dig In ! Get it!
@BFriedmanDC
@steeljawscribe
@SenTuberville
wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air…
Up, up the long, delirious burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark,
@BFriedmanDC
@steeljawscribe
@SenTuberville
or ever eagle flew –
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
3/3 ( oops )
@mikejason73
It’s all doable TACC at AMC has the tools at the AMOG level to run the airfield. End Period Dot. The DIRMOBFOR in Doha has OPCon with stateside assets. Leaving it to a third party Nation civilian ?
@Aviation_Intel
Desert One had 8 KIA this is 1000s left to be slaughtered. The utter ineptitude of the USG DoD and DoS is appalling. I ran a airlift in Africa in ‘94 with little support and we ran 141s 130s 160s in there in a literal stream. WT Actual F is wrong with
@SecDef
and his JCS ?
@allbusinesspat
@Jared_Carrabis
Um No …Ted Williams is the best pure hitter ever. Sorry to let you in on the truth. Plus he gave up playing time twice to serve as a USMC fighter pilot in WWII and Korea.
𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗶𝗲!
LTJG John Connors USN (SEAL) was a young Platoon Asst OIC in December 1989.
He gave his life to protect his teammates on an airfield in Panama long ago
1/2
@jnrn25
@PatHealey016
@Steve_Perrault
You are a baseball idiot. Finest hitter ever. No WS ring ? He took off 3 years to fly fighters in WWII and Korea. Last hitter to hit .400. Better than Rose Cobb Ripken Bonds Mays etc.