It is hard to proofread your own work. I didn't see the
typo, joint instead of join. Missed his humor, too.
"John R. Copeland" wrote in
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That's not what Roy meant.
He must know more about "jointing up" than we senior
citizens. :-)
My late brother-in-law said a SAC rule was:
"No smoking within 24 hours of flying, and
No drinking within 50 feet of an airplane."
"Jim Macklin" wrote
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You can see 50 feet in a formation, even in a cloud.
"Roy Smith" wrote in message
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| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
| I would expect 2 F-16s to joint up
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| Not within 50 feet of the aircraft or for 8 hours before
engine start.