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BigBoy17 · 8 January 2020, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Doc Savage

My son's goal is to fly the Warthog. He loves it! It makes a father a little nervous, having a son fly that close to the battlefield, but he wants to brrrrrt.

My favorite plane and sound. Warriors dont run from the battlefield

Avs Fan · 8 January 2020, 02:06 AM

I live close to the Academy and have been their many times! Such a great setting. As a kid, we used to go to all of the home football games. My cousin is a grad.

whitelightning · 8 January 2020, 05:41 AM

Went to tech school at Lowry AFB in Denver when the academy was there just starting in 1958. It later moved to the present location in Colorado Springs. Tried to get accepted but my eyes kept me out. Beautiful campus and location. Toured it several times in later years.

j-watch · 8 January 2020, 08:11 AM

Very cool! Many moons ago, I worked on the flight line of a base that flew the A10 Warthogs. AWESOME plane! I also had the honor of making fake targets for target practice at an installation (secret base) in my state where those planes would fly in and conduct strafing runs, and bombing qualifications. I was lucky enough to also shoot smoky SAM's (styrofoam rockets) at the planes when they came by to simulate surface to air missiles being launched at them. Was a very cool time in my life before kids, mortgages and old age, etc.

I'll never forget the sound of the 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style auto-cannon. I forget its firing rate, but it was insanely loud.

My last few years in, we transitioned to the F16's which are cool, but not as cool as the Warthogs!

8 January 2020, 02:06 AM	#32
Avs Fan "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,512	I live close to the Academy and have been their many times! Such a great setting. As a kid, we used to go to all of the home football games. My cousin is a grad.

8 January 2020, 05:41 AM	#33
whitelightning "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Real Name: Don Location: Texas Hill Countr Posts: 122	Went to tech school at Lowry AFB in Denver when the academy was there just starting in 1958. It later moved to the present location in Colorado Springs. Tried to get accepted but my eyes kept me out. Beautiful campus and location. Toured it several times in later years.

8 January 2020, 08:11 AM	#34
j-watch "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Real Name: Joe Location: Wisconsin Watch: HULK, BLRO, 16523 Posts: 605	Very cool! Many moons ago, I worked on the flight line of a base that flew the A10 Warthogs. AWESOME plane! I also had the honor of making fake targets for target practice at an installation (secret base) in my state where those planes would fly in and conduct strafing runs, and bombing qualifications. I was lucky enough to also shoot smoky SAM's (styrofoam rockets) at the planes when they came by to simulate surface to air missiles being launched at them. Was a very cool time in my life before kids, mortgages and old age, etc. I'll never forget the sound of the 30 mm hydraulically driven seven-barrel Gatling-style auto-cannon. I forget its firing rate, but it was insanely loud. My last few years in, we transitioned to the F16's which are cool, but not as cool as the Warthogs!

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