BoeingDriver

SA-WEET!!! I never realized how much I see the F-15 in the 101. Forward avionics doorsw/the airlock fasteners. The design of those exhaust louvers.

I didn't fly the Eagle, I maintained her. But fortunately, I got a couple rides in the jet and one of them was along the low-level routes in the western part of the state. I have my HUD video of us climbing over the knob on Pilot Mountain (Mt Pilot for you Mayberry folks). So yes, there are a couple of low-level routes that snake that way just west of Raleigh and Greensboro.

Things may have changed since my time 94-03. When I left, we were still configing like that for the BFM portion of the syllabus.

The B-course is the "basic" course for pilots and WSO's new to the jet. During the first few weeks of training, we would config for strictly A/A before SA (surface attack) would start. 99.9% of the time Strikes in the standard combat "gun" squadrons would always carry pods. The FTU's would config for A/A w/out pods at the start of every course. In the 9 years I was at SJ, the 335th and 336th configured clean maybe once that I can remember. But normal ops is w/pods.

During the BFM portion of a "B-course", the jet is configured clean except the CATM-9/120.

Bill, I live over in Flower Mound if you still need those.

"MacDonell" 🤣🤣🤣 Nice artwork sir!

Roger that!

The Singapore school house is up in MO. Yes, those are their aircraft, but are maintained and instructed by US airman. Same set up as their Vipers up in Luke. It's cool to see a picture of my old jet in his shots. She still leaks from the same areas!

It's not ice.

F-15's leak fuel from the top of the wings when the wings are full. I made the mistake of pulling a screw out one day from one that was leaking.

What do you wanna know specifically? I've seen a few Strike loads during my time on the jet.

LAU-114's No GPS "bump" to the right of the speed brake. No AMRAAM's or 9x's No JTIDS "knots" above and below the nose barrel. Someone already mentioned the round MAD antenna on the right tail cone and the tailhook fairing.

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Fighting Chickens!! Nice work!!!!