Ray @RayLRiv

ACMX UPS Airlines. BS Eng Sci, Univ of Tulsa; ERAU MSM, Geospatial Technology, KA Order, USCG AUX Aviation gab.ai/RayLRiv KLOU KSDF Joined April 2012

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GlobalAir.com @GlobalAir

6 hours ago

A Challenger 604 lost both engines over I-75. The corrosion was findable for years, but GE's troubleshooting guidance buried the check that would have caught it. The FAA's AD inspects engines, not the guidance that hid it. globalair.com/articles/faa-m…

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6 hours ago

@Notwokenow Nope

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KBrew @kbrewFL

7 hours ago

Here’s one of the new 777X. They have a unique folding wingtip so it can fit in the gate at the airport. Because they’re not yet FAA certified they have a bunch of them just sitting around waiting until the day they’ll be allowed to fly.

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Nick Hoffmann @n194at

6 hours ago

MAP Executive Flight McDonnell Douglas MD-83 OE-LMH ACE/GCRR Lanzarote Airport June 2007 Photo credit Peter Barford #AvGeek #Aviation #Airline #AvGeeks #Maddog #MD80 #MAP #ACE #Lanzarote @edelweiss330 @MD80com 🇦🇹

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Helot 🚩 @Helot_

10 hours ago

@freakoutsideofx Nobody actually remembers any of Obama speeches. He never said anything particularly notable or inspiring. He doesn’t like that fact, and that why he plastered his speeches all over the inside and outside of his library.

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@RealXBailey @freakoutsideofx zing

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@freakoutsideofx Hot air does tend to rise

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@johnmccumber Safe travels!

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@IceIceBrand0n @TaraBull Boomer…SOONER! @OU_Football

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7 hours ago

@Cathy_L17 Yup. HQs opposite side of field (near Runway 17L) from where I work @UPSAirlines

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SSGoodGirl @USSGoodGirl

7 hours ago

Well….. 🤔

Paul Bronks @SlenderSherbet

18 hours ago

Me watching a documentary about psychopaths and how they "prefer to stay at home, don't have many friends and can get very upset over a minor inconvenience"

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7 hours ago

@BuzzPatterson youtu.be/nsBByTiKfyY?is…

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@StraightFlorida

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@USSGoodGirl He is wise beyond his years. Great job Mom!

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12 hours ago

@gman5180 No And NO

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@johnmccumber

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12 hours ago

@Bellagiotime @lekhitla_tente And built by @BoeingAirplanes

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12 hours ago

@RetroCoast DEFINITELY. Working at Sears was my first job!

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Buzz Patterson @BuzzPatterson

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FLYING THE LINE 3AM on the flight line, and the world’s waiting like a caffeine-fueled adventure that doesn’t give a damn about your beauty sleep. There I am, coffee in one hand, flight bag in the other, eyes still half-glued shut, shuffling out to our big beautiful C-141 or C-17 beast under those harsh ramp lights. The “bag drag.” The air’s crisp, the jet’s APU or power cart are already humming that low, throaty growl, as the jet wakes up for a global joyride. Crew piles in — loadmasters cracking jokes, engineers double-checking the flyability of this metal marvel, and me sliding into the left seat thinking, “Alright, Lord, let’s do it.” The crew, like a group of ants taking orders from the queen, automatically dives into their respective duties and checklists like clockwork. No direction needed here. We crank the engines, taxi out into the dark, and blast off as the sun’s still thinking about showing up. One hop to Ramstein for fuel and some bratwurst, next leg to Incirlik where the pita bread’s fresh and the tension’s thicker than the Turkish coffee. Then it’s “wheels up” again — maybe Diego Garcia for a quick dip in that insane blue water, or over to Yokota where the ramen and beer hits different at 0200 local. Skipping across continents like stones on a pond, chasing daylight, dodging weather, and hauling everything from the SEALS, to the 82nd Airborne, to nuclear weapons, to Thanksgiving turkeys. Hell, once I flew a single generator to Nouadhibou, Mauritania. You land in one country for thirty minutes, grab a weird local snack that’ll haunt your stomach for days, chat with the ground crew in broken English and hand signals, then you’re back in the air chasing the next sunrise. Jet lag? What jet lag. This is the life — stars above, stars on the flag on your sleeve, and the pure rush of knowing you’re part of the greatest airlift machine the world has ever seen. No two days are ever the same. No two sunrises the same. Just pure, unfiltered freedom with a 🇺🇸 patch on your shoulder and a whole lot of “hold my coffee, I got this.” God bless the Air Mobility Command. Best damn job I ever had. Who’s ready to chase the globe with me? ✈️🌍