Orval Fairbairn wrote:
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Actually, it sounds like the truth. In the past, I have encountered some
military "aviation experts" who did some really boneheaded stuff -- and
encountered some really sharp ones, too.

This reminds me of an old NAVY joke:

How does a NAVY pilot know that his gears are up?

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When it takes FULL power to taxi...

Monk