On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 22:50:46 GMT, "Blueskies"
wrote:


"Ed Rasimus" wrote in message ...

Poor Steve, he doesn't want to be inconvenienced and he'd rather have
those guys and gals who strap their butts into the big iron go to war
to protect him without being properly trained. Maybe they need a
community relations program at Cannon in which guys like Steve get
taken for a ride so they could get a clue. About 30 minutes of
air-to-air should do the job.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com

Airspace is airspace. There are no comments about anyone not wanting our pilots to be properly trained. There should be
a big chunk set aside, say, out over the pacific or something, for all the air to air training. They would be able to
turn and burn and go mach whatever without worrying too much (oh, they do that already?). If the folks need to do the
air to ground work, there is already plenty of space out in Nevada and Calif set aside for that. Why all the airspace
grabs these days?

Lemme see, I'm in a fighter unit in Clovis NM. I don't get air
refueling support but twice a year. And, you want me to go out over
the pacific for training? Have you got a map handy? How long do you
think tactical jets fly?

As for A/G, same thing. Fighter stationed at Moody needs to go to NV
or CA for dropping some 25 pound blue bombs?

There aren't a lot of "airspace grabs". There are a lot fewer airbases
and units these days. There is a lot more "joint use" of airspace".

Now, listen to the jets if you can, and then ask the question, "do you
think they're ours?"


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
www.thunderchief.org
www.thundertales.blogspot.com