We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2010 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html Sat, 24 Mar 2012 15:22:23 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2012 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Okay, while John's been regaling all o' y'all with guided cubicle tours, I've been dodging rotor blades and UAVs.'Member back in January I told you we'd cranked up the Rotary Wing side of the IqAF Flight School?Well, after weeks of front-loading the kaydets with academics and testing their Levels of Learning, today was payday.I've been spending the day out at our stagefield, which we share with the Shadow UAV guys. Got pix, got vids, got no more time to post, buuuuuuuut -- Heh. That's an Iraqi cadet at the controls with an American 'Structor Pilot. First Flight of the Fledglings.Twenty... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:21:35 -0600 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84366 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84366 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:54:22 -0600
Ehhhhh -- he don't know me vewwy well, do he?
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Doesn't mean I won't climb a set of porch steps in a life-or-death situation, though...
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Cricket -- Well, I *have* been told I rock, y'know...
]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84280 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84280 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:08:50 -0600 Unemployment looms for costly Instructor pilot al-Amriki.......

One ace on the table -- I replace *three* costly Murrican Army 'Structor Pilots.

One ace up the sleeve -- I'm the only one here who's an Aerial Gunnery 'Structor Pilot, too....]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84278 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84278 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:57:34 -0600 ]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84277 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84277 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 22:43:13 -0600 You must be a proud Papa Roc. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84272 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2009/02/huff_puff_gasp.html#comment-84272 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:30:38 -0600
stoont, now there's a word I've never seen before.
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Whatever it takes...

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Unemployment looms for costly Instructor pilot al-Amriki.......
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