General Patton on Lieutenant Kerry

From: Ed Rasimus


On 03 Feb 2004 15:19:24 GMT, (ArtKramr) wrote:

Ed Rasimus wrote:

I think the parsing is coming from your side. And, piloting military
aircraft isn't an "entitlement." It's an earned privilege.


Yeah but once you earn that privilege you are damn well going to fly whether
you like it or not. (grin)

Arthur Kramer

Well, I earned the privilege, but haven't flown as pilot in command in
many years. I never had the urge to go to work for the airlines and
there's nothing (short of maybe "warbird" ops) that would equate with
flying tactical jets.

People often ask, why I didn't go with the airlines and my answer is
always the same, "would you ask Mario Andretti why he didn't start
driving for Greyhound when he retired from racing?"



Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8



But Ed, just think of the fun you could occassionally have had flying a
tactical profile with a fully loaded 747 as a way of brightening the day. Just
think of the screaming passengers as the noisemaker on your old 105.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

On 04 Feb 2004 02:00:52 GMT, (B2431) wrote:

From: Ed Rasimus

People often ask, why I didn't go with the airlines and my answer is
always the same, "would you ask Mario Andretti why he didn't start
driving for Greyhound when he retired from racing?"

But Ed, just think of the fun you could occassionally have had flying a
tactical profile with a fully loaded 747 as a way of brightening the day. Just
think of the screaming passengers as the noisemaker on your old 105.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Got a ride of a lifetime in a VC-9 while at Hq USAFE running
exercises. Took a site survey team of twenty guys to Ovar Portugal to
look at the base for an F-111 deployment. On departure the F-111 guys
wanted to get some airfield photos, problem was a 500 foot ceiling in
light rain.

Sitting in the big leather first class arm-chair after takeoff with
the steward handing me my first scotch on the rocks, we took off (the
base is right on the Atlantic Coast) stayed low over the water, bent
around and return to overfly the base. Did three circuits, all below
the 500 foot ceiling. Thought he was going to put the wingtip in the
water, but that guy could sure make that ol' heavy dance.

The only part attractive about the 747 run came up when I was asking
ex-F-105 type Cal Tax, now Delta Captain what he grosses. The answer
was about $375K per year, but he does some extra on-call flying for
time-and-a half so it goes up nearer to $450K. I could do that, yes I
could! Nahh, too old now.


Ed Rasimus
Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret)
"When Thunder Rolled"
Smithsonian Institution Press
ISBN #1-58834-103-8

Ed Rasimus wrote:

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The only part attractive about the 747 run came up when I was asking
ex-F-105 type Cal Tax, now Delta Captain what he grosses. The answer
was about $375K per year, but he does some extra on-call flying for
time-and-a half so it goes up nearer to $450K. I could do that, yes I
could! Nahh, too old now.

You're never too old to fly. Later today at 4:00 pm (Eastern)
WSTP Channel 10 News here locally will be featuring Yours Truly
taking up one of their reporters on their "Wild Side" special in my
awesome flying machine. For those who are interested and
depending on when they get around to uploading the video,
you should be able to watch it he

http://www.tampabays10.com/wildside/index.aspx

From: Mike Marron


Ed Rasimus wrote:

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The only part attractive about the 747 run came up when I was asking
ex-F-105 type Cal Tax, now Delta Captain what he grosses. The answer
was about $375K per year, but he does some extra on-call flying for
time-and-a half so it goes up nearer to $450K. I could do that, yes I
could! Nahh, too old now.

You're never too old to fly.

Airline pilots are grounded by law when they turn 60.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

The only part attractive about the 747 run came up when I was asking
ex-F-105 type Cal Tax, now Delta Captain what he grosses. The answer
was about $375K per year, but he does some extra on-call flying for
time-and-a half so it goes up nearer to $450K. I could do that, yes I
could! Nahh, too old now.

You're never too old to fly.

Airline pilots are grounded by law when they turn 60.

They can still be FE's though, although that option is going away, as the 727s,
DC-10s, and earlier model 747s are retired.

A few years ago, American Airlines had a 78 year old FE.


Ron
Pilot/Wildland Firefighter

(Ron) wrote:
(B2431) wrote:

Airline pilots are grounded by law when they turn 60.

They can still be FE's though, although that option is going away, as the 727s,
DC-10s, and earlier model 747s are retired.

A few years ago, American Airlines had a 78 year old FE.

Also, the" Age 60" rule doesn't apply to all Part 135 airline pilots.

"Ed Rasimus" wrote

The only part attractive about the 747 run came up when I was asking
ex-F-105 type Cal Tax, now Delta Captain what he grosses. The answer
was about $375K per year, but he does some extra on-call flying for
time-and-a half so it goes up nearer to $450K. I could do that, yes I
could! Nahh, too old now.

That black woman who showed her mammary gland at the football game
made that much in an hour. I really hate it when they ruin my violence with
some damned negro (trying to look sexy) crap. I like to keep my violence
and sex entertainment separate...

From: "S. Sampson"

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That black woman who showed her mammary gland at the football game
made that much in an hour. I really hate it when they ruin my violence with
some damned negro (trying to look sexy) crap. I like to keep my violence
and sex entertainment separate...

Time to renew your dues to the KKK.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"B2431" wrote
From: "S. Sampson"

snip

That black woman who showed her mammary gland at the football game
made that much in an hour. I really hate it when they ruin my violence with
some damned negro (trying to look sexy) crap. I like to keep my violence
and sex entertainment separate...

Time to renew your dues to the KKK.

Naw, I don't think the NFL would be anything special without the black folks
kicking the hell out of each other while the white kid with the radio headset
talks to the man with the plays.