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Postby daveculp » Tue Apr 30, 2013 10:58 pm

Just stopped by Nellis and took a picture of the Thunderbird's nest while I was there.

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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby StuartC » Wed May 01, 2013 8:22 am

Pity there being stood down in the Budget cuts this year.
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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby Johan G » Wed May 01, 2013 11:44 am

Oh, ditto. :(

EDIT: Unsurprisingly, they make air to air refuelling look like piece of cake:

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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby daveculp » Thu May 02, 2013 5:36 am

Stuart: I hope they get flying again before the Aviation Nation air show this Fall.
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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby StuartC » Thu May 02, 2013 8:31 am

Unlikely.
I posted a full list of all affected US Squadrons here:-

http://www.fguk.eu/forum/bar-lounge/367 ... are-not-go


The List is huge and also affects Raptor and B2 squadrons. Quite shocking.
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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby Johan G » Thu May 02, 2013 9:27 pm

The big issue as I see it is not that units will have to stand down, though that still hurts, but that there probably will be less flying hours for the remaining units and a risk that there will be fewer exercises. Proficiency is perishable, and I really hope it will not show in the accident statistics in a few years. :(
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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby hardba11 » Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:34 am

hello,

soon on https://scenery.flightgear.org ;)
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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby ausdkunst » Thu Dec 29, 2016 3:42 am

^Nice :)
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Re: Thunderbird Nest

Postby J Maverick 16 » Thu Dec 29, 2016 12:10 pm

Very nice thank you!
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