ilovecornfields Posted February 23, 2023 Report Posted February 23, 2023 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 5 1
Hank Posted February 23, 2023 Report Posted February 23, 2023 If only the Blackbirds were still flying!! A close pass at full throttle probably would have brought it down . . 4
Jeph357 Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 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/ 1
Hank Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 40 minutes ago, Jeph357 said: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRn8rnAf/ Possible because the Blackbird pilot let them keep up . . . . 1
Ibra Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 (edited) 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 1
ArtVandelay Posted February 24, 2023 Report Posted February 24, 2023 dropped a pen in my T-6I like to see your entry/exit technique getting into your Mooney. ;-) 1
ilovecornfields Posted February 25, 2023 Author Report Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, rbp said: dropped a pen in my T-6 Interesting. Usually people take selfies of their heads. 1
aviatoreb Posted February 25, 2023 Report Posted February 25, 2023 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?!! 1
ilovecornfields Posted February 25, 2023 Author Report Posted February 25, 2023 1 hour ago, aviatoreb said: You fly the U2?!! Well, I never said it was MY selfie!
aviatoreb Posted February 25, 2023 Report Posted February 25, 2023 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. 3
0TreeLemur Posted March 5, 2023 Report Posted March 5, 2023 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 Posted March 5, 2023 Report Posted March 5, 2023 16 hours ago, 0TreeLemur said: Is this real or an example of clever photoshop? Real! 1
0TreeLemur Posted March 7, 2023 Report Posted March 7, 2023 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.
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