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Old June 1st 04, 05:56 PM
Billy Beck
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"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" wrote:

BUFDRVR wrote:

Absolutely. When I heard the sortie durations for the F-15E guys/gals for OEF
I instantly felt better about my 17+ hour sorties. You would have to pry me
out of the seat with a crow bar after 12 hours in a fighter.


The properly selected seconds in a PA-32R left me with a lip lock on the seat
that it took the Jaws of Life to defeat.



Try to imagine 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes and five seconds in
a Cessna 172.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_ho.../10588716.html

They had the advantage (I guess) of the refuelings in which to
stretch a muscle here & there.


Billy

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