Surfing B-52s

[NewFlyBoy]

No not the '80s rock group, the weapons system:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/meet-pilots-surfed-b-52-164300453.html

[Diamondback]

Ya gotta be TOUGH to fly the Heavies... :)

http://www.vintagewings.ca/Portals/0/Vintage_Stories/NewStories-C/Lower%20than%20a%20snake/LowDown107.jpg
http://www.vintagewings.ca/Portals/0/Vintage_Stories/NewStories-C/Lower%20than%20a%20snake/Lowdown8.jpg
http://www.vintagewings.ca/Portals/0/Vintage_Stories/NewStories-C/Lower%20than%20a%20snake/LowDown70.jpg

[Naharaht]

Thank you for sharing this article about one of the B-52's less well known roles, Bill. :thumbsup:

[Teaticket]

Woah. You gotta have big ones to fly the big ones like that!

[milcoll73]

do you have the right STUFF to fly a BUFF?

[Diamondback]

do you have the right STUFF to fly a BUFF?

I was medically ineligible for flight training, but I HAVE left-seat "ground school" BUFF time--when I crashed the 50th Birthday party a handful of old retired Colonels took me under their collective wing, got me into the local museum's D-model and gave me as much checkout as they could on an unpowered and permanently deactivated bird. :) And then, you shoulda heard the swearing from a retired fighter-pilot prof when we loaded a sim up, created a "Dale Brown Special" for it and he watched me scratch an entire squadron of Super Hornets in one volley from outside their own weapons range... :D Phoenix missiles are truly a gift it's better to give than receive.