Formerly Aloft @FormerlyAloft

Retired Navy. Former airline pilot. Catholic, husband, father. United Stated Joined February 2024

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5 days ago

@miami_rick We lived 1 mile from the end of runway 27 in KSAN. The 707 was loud…but that DC-8 was in a league all its own.

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6 days ago

@TheBrancaShow Andrew, your posts are amazing!

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@USN_Submariner I don’t think you can say, since most of a submarine is below the waterline, that a submarine has “nice lines” like you can a surface ship. But the Skipjack class may be an exception to that rule. They were just plain beautiful.

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6 days ago

A friend of mine who I used to fly with at a regional airline lost his job when Spirit airlines when out of business. He’s about 20 years younger than I am and one of the most impressive people I’ve flown with. I’m very happy to say he just got hired by Southwest. God does answer prayers.

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2 weeks ago

@RadioGenoa I hope that lawyer was well paid. Because he sold his soul to defend that bastard.

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2 weeks ago

@Turbinetraveler To be by precise, you would need 9 inches more diameter in the 777 engine.

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2 weeks ago

@USN_Submariner I qualified subs in a diesel boat. 75 crew members, 20 of which were Chiefs. 7 officers. It was a great place to start out.

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2 weeks ago

@USNavyCNO Think about how long 11 months must feel to a Sailor just 18 years old. Or to their children…even younger. A noble sacrifice by those in service and those at home.

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2 weeks ago

@BrianRoemmele @AJA_Cortes Amazing.

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3 weeks ago

@USN_Submariner On her way to Portland? For the rose festival?

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3 weeks ago

@VoicesofWW2 Pro tip: if your wife is 8 months pregnant, don’t take her to see Saving Private Ryan in a theater.

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3 weeks ago

There’s a little Nixon in all of us.

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3 weeks ago

Future historians will study how one unnamed zoomer single-handedly remade Nixon

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3 weeks ago

@USN_Submariner Of course, the increases in ship numbers don’t begin until after the FYDP (5 years). In other words, just pixie dust.

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3 weeks ago

@TheBrancaShow I hope that elevator’s static and dynamic weight tests are within periodicity.

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3 weeks ago

@mamboitaliano__ I understand your point of view. They also swamp the cities and towns they visit. I do enjoy them for going to sea and unplugging. 7 days at sea, with no port visits, is my favorite. In fact, Mambo, our favorite is @MSCCruisesUSA.

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3 weeks ago

Did mine in Groton, summer 1982. We were in the pressurization chamber at the bottom of the tank. When they started filling it with water, the room fogged up and one guy yelled “whoa, I’m out.” They depressurized, let him out, and we continued. Divers were camped out all the way up to the top, making sure everybody was OK. Total professionals. Definitely one of the highlights of my time in submarines. I understand why they got rid of it, but man—talk about a team-building event. Thanks for sharing that, @Submariner5574 .