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60Romeo 230 points ago +230 / -0

I prefer Naval Aviator. But airman works, thank you!

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Dudemanfoo 153 points ago +153 / -0

We were... inverted.

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60Romeo 109 points ago +109 / -0

That's right! Ice...man

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60Romeo 6 points ago +6 / -0

Sorry Goose, it's time to buzz the tower.

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DrugsAndKnowledge 3 points ago +3 / -0

I have no idea what this is but it sounds cool. Heh

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SiBear117 3 points ago +3 / -0

That about covers the fly bys.

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1776ThereIsaidIt 1 point ago +1 / -0

What you been doin' up there? Some of that stunt flyin' or somethin'?

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60Romeo 2 points ago +2 / -0

Not enough helicopter love. Remember - the Helo is the true hero of the story, he saves Maverick, brings Goose back for burial, and pulls Wolfman out of the water after the final flight.

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morphagent 2 points ago +2 / -0

Awesome. 90 minutes straight of that and you'd have the perfect action movie.

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ImpeachThisBitch 1 point ago +1 / -0

Really enjoyed that. Badass is right.

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LpTx 12 points ago +12 / -0

What’s the vector, Victor?

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Ex_Cathedra 2 points ago +2 / -0

What's our vector, Victor?

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ParkingLotRanger 15 points ago +15 / -0

Conversation I heard once on the radios:

Unit A: "Roger"

Unit B: "Yeah Dave"

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LookFatty 1 point ago +1 / -0

I was over Under, but he was under Dunn

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LpTx 5 points ago +5 / -0

Roger: “Huh?”

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IcedCovfefe 3 points ago +3 / -0

What’s your vector, Victor?

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Trumpstwitterfinger 2 points ago +2 / -0

Shirley you can't be serious?

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Ithrowawaay 4 points ago +4 / -0

Keeping up foreign relations.

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60Romeo 29 points ago +29 / -0

I've never seen one, but I have seen something hot on FLIR ripping through the mountains in NY pretty damn fast. I'm not saying aliens but I've never seen anything that agile.

The DOD likely had lots of tech they don't tell lowly stick-monkeys like me.

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crimsonfancy 11 points ago +11 / -0

I would love to know more about secret weapon tech that our DOD possesses. So fascinating!

What is the Tic Tac thing?

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60Romeo 8 points ago +8 / -0

Look up CDR Fravor's story, and the East coast hornet guys that picked up something strange on FLIR.

It's on YouTube.

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TwoPlusTwoEqualsFour 6 points ago +6 / -0

William Cooper wrote about some weird stuff aircraft-wise in 'Behold A Pale Horse'. Not saying I take stock in it, but he was murdered by law enforcement.

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Five-seveN 1 point ago +1 / -0

Consider this: The fastest non rocket powered plane and the highest flying plane, SR-71, began development as Project Archangel in 1958. This amazing piece of engineering was designed mostly with calculations performed with a slide rule.

So imagine kind of aircraft we have been able to design 62 years later, using the most advanced super computers in the world and AI.

I don't doubt your observations one bit.

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Pepe2016_ivotedfTD 12 points ago +12 / -0

Trump is the guy flying those tic tacs.

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60Romeo 23 points ago +23 / -0

You're damn right.

That guy is a legend. His CO had to go apologize to the media saying this is not a cultural thing in the navy. His callsign was "Tess" and his last name was Stickles.

100% true story.

Lmfao

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60Romeo 2 points ago +2 / -0

Oh do tell

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LookFatty 2 points ago +2 / -0

Old Dins'ey... he screwed my pelvis to a cake stand. He was a hellavah guy !!!

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60Romeo 1 point ago +1 / -0

The Navy culture is funny as fuck. Glad you laughed.

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60Romeo 2 points ago +2 / -0

Dope! I made it last week. (FTS)

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maddog_dad 4 points ago +4 / -0

Flair, but no flare. We plunked the jet down on the aircraft carrier deck to avoid the tailhook snagging the arresting wires mid-flight and slamming the plane to the deck. We made fun of Air Force types with the saying, "Flare to land...squat to pee." KEK I imagine the current crowd of Navy folks would get cancelled pretty hard if they said that in today's PC environment.

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Tcrlaf1 1 point ago +1 / -0

“Transition to landing”

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txladyvoter 13 points ago +13 / -0

Goosebumps with Top Gun music playing!

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DrVSGGEOTUSPhD 11 points ago +11 / -0

Still lookin for that Top Gun ll even if it is compromised by the dang CHICOMMS and despite Tom Cruise being an adherent of a subversive mind control cult. Hopefully the Hollyweird woketards won't fuck this up too bad?

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kvothe29 6 points ago +6 / -0

Trailer looks good which we all know means nothing but here's hoping.

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60Romeo 6 points ago +6 / -0

I think the USAF does shit like this. To be honest I don't know.

In the Navy we are all "sailors," but it's generally not appreciated by pilots.

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maddog_dad 6 points ago +6 / -0

Ships have pilots (think "harbor pilot"). Navy had to differentiate airplane pilot and designated them "Naval Aviators."

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WhiteTrashJesus 4 points ago +4 / -0

I think all airforce personnel are called airmen like army people are soldiers

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lanman 2 points ago +2 / -0

The term "Airman" is still used in the civilian world (Private pilots, etc).