Best Selfie Contest

[ilovecornfields]

Ok. I’ll start. U-2 pilot casting a shadow on the Chinese spy balloon.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-spy-balloon-picture-selfie-pilot-b2287650.html?amp

[Hank]

If only the Blackbirds were still flying!! A close pass at full throttle probably would have brought it down . .  

[Jeph357]

7 hours ago, Hank said:

If only the Blackbirds were still flying!! A close pass at full throttle probably would have brought it down . .  

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRn8rnAf/

[Hank]

40 minutes ago, Jeph357 said:

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRn8rnAf/

Possible because the Blackbird pilot let them keep up . . . .

[Ibra]

This picture show the bright side: the U2s have load of years to come and it was the right call two years ago to keep them flying (50million budget and planned to go for another 30 years?), the funny side: who still want those “high altitude drones”? they don’t take selfies 

https://www.businessinsider.com/air-force-50-million-upgrade-u2-avionics-for-command-control-2020-5?r=US&IR=T

“The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction”

“Maybe so, sir. But not today.”

Edited February 24, 2023 by Ibra

[rbp]

dropped a pen in my T-6

[ArtVandelay]

dropped a pen in my T-6

I like to see your entry/exit technique getting into your Mooney. ;-)

[ilovecornfields]

1 hour ago, rbp said:

dropped a pen in my T-6

Interesting. Usually people take selfies of their heads.

[aviatoreb]

On 2/23/2023 at 12:20 PM, ilovecornfields said:

Ok. I’ll start. U-2 pilot casting a shadow on the Chinese spy balloon.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-spy-balloon-picture-selfie-pilot-b2287650.html?amp

You fly the U2?!!

[ilovecornfields]

1 hour ago, aviatoreb said:

You fly the U2?!!

Well, I never said it was MY selfie!

[aviatoreb]

9 hours ago, ilovecornfields said:

Well, I never said it was MY selfie!

Well the word selfie suggests self.  Otherwise its a himie.  Or a herie.  

[0TreeLemur]

On 2/23/2023 at 5:20 PM, ilovecornfields said:

Ok. I’ll start. U-2 pilot casting a shadow on the Chinese spy balloon.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/china-spy-balloon-picture-selfie-pilot-b2287650.html?amp

Is this real or an example of clever photoshop?   If real, one of the coolest selfies EVER.

[rbp]

16 hours ago, 0TreeLemur said:

Is this real or an example of clever photoshop?  

Real!

[0TreeLemur]

On 2/24/2023 at 6:12 PM, ilovecornfields said:

Interesting. Usually people take selfies of their heads.

Not always.  Here's one of my feet taken in 0g on the Nasa vomit comet.