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Title: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: EskimoJoe on November 04, 2011, 09:49:09 PM: :)

http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-f22-pilot-flies-1000-hours-20111104,0,7143312.story
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: oakranger on November 04, 2011, 10:07:43 PM: :salute

Impresive.
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: KgB on November 04, 2011, 10:26:26 PM: Off topic. I recently found out that Russians convinced that Lockheed bought blueprints of Yak43 and created F35. :rofl
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: MachFly on November 04, 2011, 10:57:46 PM: This had to happen sooner or later. I'm actually surprised it's in the news.
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: Krupinski on November 04, 2011, 11:32:35 PM: Quote from: KgB on November 04, 2011, 10:26:26 PM
Off topic. I recently found out that Russians convinced that Lockheed bought blueprints of Yak43 and created F35. :rofl

They are really similar airframes though.
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: EskimoJoe on November 04, 2011, 11:42:26 PM: Quote from: MachFly on November 04, 2011, 10:57:46 PM
This had to happen sooner or later. I'm actually surprised it's in the news.

It's local news. Probably won't see this on CNN or the like, sadly enough.
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: MachFly on November 04, 2011, 11:47:36 PM: Quote from: EskimoJoe on November 04, 2011, 11:42:26 PM
It's local news. Probably won't see this on CNN or the like, sadly enough.

I see
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: wil3ur on November 05, 2011, 10:42:00 AM: He must be able to hold his breath a long time...
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: F22RaptorDude on November 05, 2011, 11:14:59 AM: Real dedication, I envy him :salute
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: colmbo on November 05, 2011, 11:30:56 AM: Quote from: wil3ur on November 05, 2011, 10:42:00 AM
He must be able to hold his breath a long time...

Now that's funny.

A few years back there was another first at Elmendorf....an all female sortie of 4 F-15s.
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: greens on November 05, 2011, 04:22:39 PM: Quote from: colmbo on November 05, 2011, 11:30:56 AM
Now that's funny.

A few years back there was another first at Elmendorf....an all female sortie of 4 F-15s.
Ya dude, only the best patrol alaskan skies, imagine them 4 females on their "time" of the month n flying in the air and some brainless foreigner tries entering us airspace :confused: lol

greens
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: Seanaldinho on November 05, 2011, 05:46:45 PM: Im jelly of that guy :aok :D :salute :cheers:
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: Russian on November 05, 2011, 09:54:01 PM: 1,000 hours with $50K per hour + 40 man hours for a hour of flight in maintenance = zero support in our fight.
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: MachFly on November 06, 2011, 01:40:38 AM: Quote from: wil3ur on November 05, 2011, 10:42:00 AM
He must be able to hold his breath a long time...

:rofl
Title: Re: Pilot logs 1k hours in Raptor
Post by: MachFly on November 06, 2011, 01:41:20 AM: Quote from: Russian on November 05, 2011, 09:54:01 PM
1,000 hours with $50K per hour + 40 man hours for a hour of flight in maintenance = zero support in our fight.

What do you mean by "zero support in our fight"?