Once again-Threshold, The Blue Angels Experience

DBurch- (BUT
COMBAT? The Buckeye is a Navy TRAINER, isn't it?), but what types of pahane
are/were the "Turkey", "Viper" and "Scooter"? BRBR

'Combat Buckeye', since we flew them in VF-126, a joke. Turkey is the F-14, a
bigger turkey there never was, the Viper the USN version of the F-16 Falcon.
'N' model, made for the adversary squadrons and Topgun. The baby of Duke
Cunningham when he was CO. Scooter was the A-4, also known by us as the
loveable 'Dog', Had E, F, F+ and M models.


P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

In article , Pechs1
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DBurch- (BUT
COMBAT? The Buckeye is a Navy TRAINER, isn't it?), but what types of pahane
are/were the "Turkey", "Viper" and "Scooter"? BRBR

'Combat Buckeye', since we flew them in VF-126, a joke. Turkey is the F-14, a
bigger turkey there never was, the Viper the USN version of the F-16 Falcon.
'N' model, made for the adversary squadrons and Topgun. The baby of Duke
Cunningham when he was CO. Scooter was the A-4, also known by us as the
loveable 'Dog', Had E, F, F+ and M models.


P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

In VT-10 the T-2 was the All Weather Radial Interceptor!
Pusg

"In VT-10 the T-2 was the All Weather Radial Interceptor!
Pusg"

Still is but with VT-86

Jake

Allen- In VT-10 the T-2 was the All Weather Radial Interceptor! BRBR

'Mississippi Mig' when at Meridian.
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

Pechs,

A lot of the AF pukes call their F-16 Vipers. Mostly the ANG and Reserve.

The F-16N was a hoot. No weight. I had the honor of delivering one of them
to the Blackbirds in Key West. I don't think any of the of N's were not
bent and broken. :-)

As for the T-2, I still enjoy it. Roomy and student forgiving. With them
all being retired, I would love to get a hold of one for the airshow
circuit. (Tried with several friends to get a TA4J that had civil registry
but was beat to the punch. We never did find out who bought it. Boeing
supposedly have several of them in civilian registry.)

What I would really like to know what happened to Lockmarts MB339 (Their
JPATS entry) Word was a few years back that Paty Wagstaff was trying to put
together a deal to buy it but it fell though. Lockmart sold it and all
their spares. It was civil registered as experimental with no moratorium
restrictions.

Happy New Years

Jake


"Pechs1" wrote in message
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DBurch- (BUT
COMBAT? The Buckeye is a Navy TRAINER, isn't it?), but what types of
pahane
are/were the "Turkey", "Viper" and "Scooter"? BRBR

'Combat Buckeye', since we flew them in VF-126, a joke. Turkey is the
F-14, a
bigger turkey there never was, the Viper the USN version of the F-16
Falcon.
'N' model, made for the adversary squadrons and Topgun. The baby of Duke
Cunningham when he was CO. Scooter was the A-4, also known by us as the
loveable 'Dog', Had E, F, F+ and M models.


P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye
Phlyer

Jake- With them
all being retired, I would love to get a hold of one for the airshow
circuit. BRBR

No kidding. I think one, w/o wing tanks, some canopy mods, lose the POS
electircal system, would make a great air racer.
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer

'Combat Buckeye', since we flew them in VF-126, a joke.

AKA the "Trusty Tubbyjet." We're retiring them as Intermediate Strike
trainers this summer. Last class is pretty much through instruments ...
Fam, Form, Guns, and FCLP to go. We're running a TPS class now to get their
NATOPS qual before checking in up at Pax River. Interesting group with
several foreign cross-training guys. I had a Dutch F-16 driver for his
first cockpit intro EP hop. Great OCF airplane, but I suspect they're
limiting the number of three-axis departures per hop to stretch the service
life. A far cry from my VF-126 hop when Farkle and I did 3 lomcevak's for
dessert ... the last with a healthy negative G spike.

We tried out the T-2 in ACM. Pushed the A-4 all around the sky. T-2 versus
T-37 would be no sweat. Two J-85's versus two J-69's ... a far better
energy package. Now the A-37 ...

R / John

"Pechs1" wrote in message
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Once again, anybody know of a place I can get it-VHS or DVD??

TIA
P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye
Phlyer

Give the Blues a call PC, or even better yet, contact the alumni association
and inquire. I know the information is in the files someplace
is the last email I have on them if it helps any.
Frank Herbert did the book with Ballantine, and Paul Marlow produced and
directed the movie. (Gardner-Marlow-Maes) It was Harley Hall's guys , and
Skip Umstead was involved. Of course they're gone. The rest I don't know
about; O'Mara, Maslowski, Ernie Christensen, Shoemaker, Beardsley and
Switzer. Don't know who's still out there but the allum will put you in
touch. I'm sure somebody is going to have a handle on it that you can grab.
Good luck,
Dudley Henriques
International Fighter Pilots Fellowship
Commercial Pilot/ CFI Retired
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