Flight Two
The take-off continues to impress, but the holy schnikies sensation is beginning to fade. A better rotation to the fly-away attitude, and up through a 1500 foot overcast out to the sea. A couple of hard turns (one a little too hard, as it turns out – D’oh!), tactical formations and then back into [...]
Originally published on September 15th, 2011
I don’t see a link.
I put the link in Mongo. I gotta have my Daily Lex!
I take it Lex was getting his check flight in the Hornet? To think his base to final – 220 kts – was twice the speed of the Varga Kachina – and Garmin is even in the F/A-18?
I have been out of flying too long
Actually Bill, based on the date of the post and the overall context, I do believe Lex was writing about the Kfir.