Comments for Airspeed Online http://airspeedonline.com The Internet's Best All-Features Aviation and Aerospace Media Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:43:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Airspeed LPA Part 2 – Military Pilot-Speak – Audio Episode Show Notes by Chris http://airspeedonline.com/2012/02/airspeed-lpa-part-2/#comment-545 Chris Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:43:29 +0000 http://airspeedonline.com/?p=646#comment-545 This episode really made me smile. It brought back lots of memories from my Chinook days in the army, where the pickle is the hand switch held by the crew chief during a sling load. All while lying with his head out the center cargo door on the floor. Love the podcast, cant wait to see Acrocamp. Working on my instrument right now. Keep the good stuff up. This episode really made me smile. It brought back lots of memories from my Chinook days in the army, where the pickle is the hand switch held by the crew chief during a sling load. All while lying with his head out the center cargo door on the floor. Love the podcast, cant wait to see Acrocamp. Working on my instrument right now. Keep the good stuff up.

]]> Comment on Airspeed LPA Part 2 – Military Pilot-Speak – Audio Episode Show Notes by Judy http://airspeedonline.com/2012/02/airspeed-lpa-part-2/#comment-535 Judy Fri, 17 Feb 2012 05:16:41 +0000 http://airspeedonline.com/?p=646#comment-535 My sister is in the Marine Corps. She is currently studying at the US Naval War College. In the course of her studies she came across the brevity code "Judy". Since this is my name she finds it amusing. (So do I since I rarely shut up) I thought that I would look it up and somewhere find a picture of some guy's wife that would never shut up. Or at least something that explains the origin of the term. I would really like to learn the origin. If you can help me out or forward me to someone that can I would appreciate it. My sister is in the Marine Corps. She is currently studying at the US Naval War College. In the course of her studies she came across the brevity code “Judy”. Since this is my name she finds it amusing. (So do I since I rarely shut up)
I thought that I would look it up and somewhere find a picture of some guy’s wife that would never shut up. Or at least something that explains the origin of the term. I would really like to learn the origin. If you can help me out or forward me to someone that can I would appreciate it.

]]> Comment on Red Tails Disappoints by Dale http://airspeedonline.com/2012/01/red-tails-disappoints/#comment-525 Dale Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:22:44 +0000 http://airspeedonline.com/?p=656#comment-525 I feared it would be bad just by the previews. The on the ground dialogue I didn't feel was accurate for the time period, and I got that from the 30 second preview. I guess Lucas is used to making films where he can just make stuff up. It seems Hollywood always get two types of movies wrong: racing and flying. There needs to be a film made about Robin Olds. It would satify Hollywood in every regard. Love, hate, war, breakups, history, death, life the whole gamut. I feared it would be bad just by the previews. The on the ground dialogue I didn’t feel was accurate for the time period, and I got that from the 30 second preview. I guess Lucas is used to making films where he can just make stuff up. It seems Hollywood always get two types of movies wrong: racing and flying.

There needs to be a film made about Robin Olds. It would satify Hollywood in every regard. Love, hate, war, breakups, history, death, life the whole gamut.

]]> Comment on Red Tails Disappoints by Dr. J http://airspeedonline.com/2012/01/red-tails-disappoints/#comment-522 Dr. J Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:09:18 +0000 http://airspeedonline.com/?p=656#comment-522 As a pilot and long time fan of the real story of the Tuskegee Airmen I completely agree with your review! Why Hollywood needs to distort a wonderful true story I will never understand. There would be no need to suspend disbelief as the accurate history of these pilots is more than enough! As a pilot and long time fan of the real story of the Tuskegee Airmen I completely agree with your review! Why Hollywood needs to distort a wonderful true story I will never understand. There would be no need to suspend disbelief as the accurate history of these pilots is more than enough!

]]> Comment on Red Tails Disappoints by Tones http://airspeedonline.com/2012/01/red-tails-disappoints/#comment-513 Tones Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:10:36 +0000 http://airspeedonline.com/?p=656#comment-513 Cool seeing Jay in person, although he must be sick of the fame perhaps? I love the movie, never never never give up is a great message (echoing Winston Churchill too) and the fact girls can do anything, which I tell my daughters all the time. I'll show them the movie when they can get the message and can apply it. I've never been one to lean into the mic and do the "speed and angels" thing. Just a quick call, HASELL check and off we go. Hey, maybe we could do a "Speed and Angels on the Left, Speed and Angels on the RIght......fights on." Although our Yak 52 is U/S at the moment :-( grrrr. I did think that if I need to form a company again for anything I may call it "pipper down". A term that was heard a lot in those funny outtakes at the end of the movie. Cheers now, Tony Cool seeing Jay in person, although he must be sick of the fame perhaps? I love the movie, never never never give up is a great message (echoing Winston Churchill too) and the fact girls can do anything, which I tell my daughters all the time. I’ll show them the movie when they can get the message and can apply it.

I’ve never been one to lean into the mic and do the “speed and angels” thing. Just a quick call, HASELL check and off we go. Hey, maybe we could do a “Speed and Angels on the Left, Speed and Angels on the RIght……fights on.” Although our Yak 52 is U/S at the moment :-( grrrr.

I did think that if I need to form a company again for anything I may call it “pipper down”. A term that was heard a lot in those funny outtakes at the end of the movie.

Cheers now,
Tony

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