Re: MikeD - how bad ass do you feel when you\'re flying in the F-1
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MikeD, if you could fly any active military aircraft which aircraft would it be?
It must be awesome to fly the B-1. That thing is huge.
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Brian, fair question, I'll give you a fair answer.
Since you narrowed it to "active" military aircraft, that crimps the list a bit.
If I could get an exchange assignment..........that is being sent as instructor or military advisor to a foreign military (something I've already put the paperwork in for).........then I'd like to fly OV-10s with Colombia AF or A-37s with Guatamala AF, Dominican Republic AF, or Peru AF. I'm also in the que for an F-4 assignment, potentially, following my F-117 gig if the exchange assignments don't pan out due to assignment timing.
So we'll see.
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My dad's friend spent his entire career trying to get an exchange to Bolivia, and he finally succeeded in getting to be air attache to the Embassy in Bolivia.
So, my dad asked him, "Why Bolivia?"
Because at the time (late 70s), the Bolivian AF was the last air force still flying P-51s in active service!
My dad kept wishing he could have done that also.