Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Not used any more, but a big deal in the F-15 community of the 70s & 80s, the "Eagle Eye": a rifle scope mounted to the side of the HUD, used to get earlier visual IDs on targeted aircraft. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Disturbed air. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Severe clear (for Bitburg, that is). #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Tuck it in, four. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Not sure I like the shark teeth. They look great on F-4s, though. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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The last time a major airline tried to operate B-52s, passengers complained about lack of headroom and overhead bins, and some, upon seeing the lavatory, demanded the pilots taxi back to the gate to let them deplane.
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Suck that gear!
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
17 followers · 566 posts · Server ohai.socialI would not say that "most" come from screwups, but a lot of them do. Here's how I got mine: https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=44
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Of interest: How Military Pilots Get Their Callsigns
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-pilots-call-signs/
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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There's a new #AirMinded post on my blog, about Vance AFB in Oklahoma, my first Air Force home. https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=33507
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Tennis, anyone? #F15Eagle #EagleBot #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
17 followers · 552 posts · Server ohai.socialAbout damn time someone looked into this. The USAF's pilot shortage has never been about pilots in cockpits. It's always been about pilots at non-flying desk jobs others are perfectly capable of filling (also one of the major reasons driving mid-career pilots to the airlines). #EagleBot #MilAir https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/06/08/can-this-internal-review-help-shrink-the-air-forces-pilot-shortage/
Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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An F-15EX update, for anyone wondering why only two have been delivered to the USAF: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/this-is-why-f-15ex-deliveries-have-been-delayed #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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I'm being told the F-15EX Eagle II is actually the Phoenix. Cool if true. https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=33455 #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Unnamed airman of the 173rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs office waxes philosophical over the replacement of the F-15 Eagle by the F-35 Lightning II (link: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/446150/shifting-skies-over-klamath-basin). Anyone who could come up with comparing the aged Eagle to Plutarch's Ship of Theseus should at least get a byline! #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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Four simultaneous AIM-7 Sparrow shots on a target drone over the Gulf of Mexico. Missouri ANG F-15s. Photo: "Ammo" Amos. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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California Air National Guard F-15C Eagles (photo: John M. Dibbs) #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
16 followers · 537 posts · Server ohai.socialA true story from the bad old days: Manly Men Fly Fighters (https://pwoodford.net/blog/?p=3284) #EagleBot #NotSierraHotel #MilAir #Pride
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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First production McDonnell-Douglas F-15 Eagle, 1972. #EagleBot #MilAir #F15Eagle #SierraHotel
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Paul Woodford · @pwoodford
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F-15C landing at Keflavik, Iceland. This was the only USAF Eagle unit to routinely fly with conformal fuel tanks rather than external tanks. It was always my favorite configuration ... the jet flies beautifully w/CFTs. #EagleBot #F15Eagle #MilAir #SierraHotel
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