Couple of pics from Texas

silverado7 · #1 03-29-2008, 09:18 AM

Just got back from Texas with work... Got to fire some cool pistols and an UZI!! Got a back seat ride in one of our CF-18s, the brand new F-35 (still in testing) taxied right in front of us.

Rust · #2 03-29-2008, 09:37 AM

WOW!!! Awesome pictures... Just a little jealous here...

silverado7 · #3 03-29-2008, 09:50 AM

thanks.. these little perks make up for crappy pay

Lethalconnection · #4 03-29-2008, 10:24 AM

WOW those are some amazing pictures, ive always wanted to go for a ride in a fighter jet.

mud slug · #5 03-29-2008, 10:25 AM

love the shots of the inair refueling not to many ground dwellers get to see that.

#6 03-29-2008, 10:26 AM

Wicked pics there Silverado.... what exactly do you do?? That be a perk I could handle.....thx fer sharin.

silverado7 · #7 03-29-2008, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc Holiday

Wicked pics there Silverado.... what exactly do you do?? That be a perk I could handle.....thx fer sharin.

Hey thanks for the comps... I'm an Avation Tech with 409 Sqn here in Cold Lake. If anyone with intrest in the CF-18 and would like a tour just let me know and I'll see what I can do...

Bushmaster · #8 03-29-2008, 11:48 AM

Nice pics....that would be a rush.

TheClash · #9 03-29-2008, 12:54 PM

was one of those recently parked at the lethbridge airport by chance??

mud slug · #10 03-29-2008, 01:01 PM

did you have anything to do with that tv show they shot up there? hey just how hard is it to hit that little birdy of a refueling basket?is it easier off the wing or off the back of the refueler

silverado7 · #11 03-29-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by TheClash

was one of those recently parked at the lethbridge airport by chance??

Not sure...

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Originally Posted by mud slug

did you have anything to do with that tv show they shot up there? hey just how hard is it to hit that little birdy of a refueling basket?is it easier off the wing or off the back of the refueler

Jetstream was filmed at 410 SQN (aka The girls next door

) I didn't have anything to do with it but a couple of the pilots from the show are with our SQN now (409 TFS)

It's trickey to hit the basket.. as you get close the basket the air flow around the plane pushes it away. So you have to speed up a bit to catch it.

TheClash · #12 03-29-2008, 05:24 PM

very cool.....how i would love to go for a ride in a plane like that. must be amazing...

TreeGuy · #13 03-30-2008, 10:13 PM

Let me get this straight. You flew to Texas in a fighter and then got to shoot an Uzi? But..............that's not fair! I feel more 'manly' just reading this thread, I can only imagine how you deal with it!

Seriously, nic pics (once again) and keep 'em coming. Did you know that Lethal is also a fighter pilot?

Tree

Lethalconnection · #14 03-30-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by TreeGuy

Did you know that Lethal is also a fighter pilot?

Tree

SHHH dont tell him im trying to get a flight with him to see if Maverick really is the best

silverado7 · #15 03-30-2008, 10:40 PM

LOL

I also have a ton of pics from cabelas... some nice mounts there. I'll post 'em if you want.

Lethalconnection · #16 03-30-2008, 10:44 PM

Dont hold back on us man, we can take it.......maybe

CNP · #17 03-30-2008, 11:36 PM

Nice pics Silverado7......................I used to be at 435 (T) Sqn Winnipeg flying one of those C-130 tankers that were passin' you gas. Best job I ever had (flying gas station). Experience joining up and making Contact (contacting probe with the drogue) helps a lot.............you can chase that drogue (basket) around and never hit it....rim shots (not good lol) make the drogue circle around. Back off and let it stabilize and re-attempt to make Contact is the way to do it....but some are quite content to try and chase the drogue lol. Mud Slug....None of our refuellers have a boom (refueling from the tail).............The C-130's have two hoses...one from each wing......two jets can refuel simultaneously......................it's cooooooooooooool being tight with a bunch of fighters.

silverado7 · #18 03-31-2008, 02:11 AM

ok here ya go

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silverado7 · #26 03-31-2008, 02:19 AM

should keep ya busy for a while

I'm sure I coulda taken tonns more...
enjoy!

TreeGuy · #27 03-31-2008, 09:36 AM

Holy crap! Fantastic pics man. That is definately on my 'to-do' list. Thanks for sharing 'em with us, and it seems like you had a great trip! Hey, ya ever wonder how much a full-body mount on an elephant costs?

Tree

Lethalconnection · #28 03-31-2008, 09:46 AM

WOW those are some amazing pics/mounts/animals. I really have to make it down there now. Thanks for sharing.

rugatika · #29 03-31-2008, 09:49 AM

I wanna know how much one of them thar F-35 thingys cost. I'd like to get one of those.

Can you lease them? As long as the monthly payments are under 400 bucks or so I think I'll pick one up. I've got an F-350, but I think I'd rather drop the zero and get the F-35. Should be about one tenth the cost, right??

Seriously, thanks for the pics Silverado. Awesome. Must have been quite a rush.

Rug

silverado7 · #30 03-31-2008, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by rugatika

I wanna know how much one of them thar F-35 thingys cost. I'd like to get one of those.

Can you lease them? As long as the monthly payments are under 400 bucks or so I think I'll pick one up. I've got an F-350, but I think I'd rather drop the zero and get the F-35. Should be about one tenth the cost, right??

Seriously, thanks for the pics Silverado. Awesome. Must have been quite a rush.

Rug

stole from the washington post

'The F-35 cost $45 billion to develop _ a figure that is up 84 percent from 1990s estimates. Problems with weight and other factors helped drive up the price.'

so close to $100 Milloin each... Canada does have some serios cash invested in this jet. It's supposed to replace the CF-18