Your Aces High call sign? It's significance?
FirefxAT - Firefox for the book and movie Firefox down. It is also the reverse of my Favorite Soviet Radar the Foxfire found on the Mig-25 (In the military I was a Airborne Electronic Warfare Operator/Specialist).
The AT is for Alpha Tester, HT blessed me with the opportunity. I think it will also mean A Trainer but that is not confirmed. We are acting in that capacity currently.
Your Aces High squad?
VMF-214 The Blacksheep
Your name?
Ricky J. Scott (Ricky Joe, thats what you get when your mom is from Salyersville (Coal Country) Kentucky)
Your age?
45 (46 in April)
Your Email?
firefx@warbirds.org
Where do you live?
Everett, Washington
Where else have you lived?
Define Lived, Actually (Long term) lived in Spokane Washington (where I grew up), Guam, Sunnyvale Calif, Rota Spain, Lisbon Falls Maine. Those were permenant duty stations. TDY's were to about 25 countries around the world.
What do you do for a living?
Technical Design Engineer for the big "B". Im currently in Avionics designing the Flight Data Recording and printing systems for 737/757 aircraft.
What is your marital/family status?
Married for 22years to a lovely Californian Blond. Have 2 chillins, Son 21 in the Airforce at Whiteman in Missery. Daughter 19, still mooching at home.
What schools have you attended?
Tons of Military Schools, University of Southern Maine and Currently Edmonds CC to update my 2 year so UDUB will take me for rest of 4 year.
What degrees do you have?
2 Year Technical in Aircraft Systems Design
What are your hobbies?
AMATEUR RADIO (Ham Radio), golf, fishing, camping, collecting baseball cards.
What other flight sims have you been involved in?
Warbirds.
Your call sign and squad in that sim?
firefx, VMF-214
Do you have any other connection to aviation or WWII?
Aircrew in US Navy, Airborne Electronic Warfare on EC-121's, EA-3Bs, and EP-3E's. Utility Aircrew on UC-12B (Beach KING AIR 200). P-3 Flight Engineer. About 7000 hours worth
BOEING Engineer
, as part of my job I do Certification flights, Not very exciting just an excuse to fly for 3 hours for work and get a nice lunch
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Assist in restoring Old WWII aircraft with Museum of flight. I was on the team that restored FIFI, got a 2 hour ride for that.
Other interesting things about yourself.
Me interesting, NAAAA
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Rick "Firefox" Scott
VMF-214 / MAG 11
WB ID: firefx
AH ID: FirefxAT
Have Gun Will Travel