Good report of U-2 flight

Lot of respect for your experience also.

Big John wrote:
Mike

My apologies to all saying he was just a reporter. 26K is a lot of
time riding the rails ) I wonder how many landings he has? I at one
time ran a analysis of fighter pilot landings per 1000 hours and
Transport Pilot landings per 1K. This was part of a safety study where
landings had such a high accident rate. Transport pilots averaged
someting like 175 landings per 1K hours and fighter pilots averaged
about 775.

I was an instructor pilot for almost all of my flying carrear and at
times in the early days would shoot 15-20 touch and goes on a flight
on check outs in the T-33. Would land with 2-3 gallons showing on the
totalizer.

Enough war stories. He obliviously has paid his dues.

Goggled him and in his accomplishments he is listed as a "Journalist
and Author",

Big John
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On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:23:53 -0600, RomeoMike
wrote:

Hey Big John, I enjoyed the article, and yes I am Jealous, but you need
to Google Barry Schiff. Can't believe you don't know who he is.

Big John wrote:
Steve

Have no idea. What I received appeared to be a reporters type of
article.

If he is a pilot then he is not a 71 jock and most GA pilots would not
have written in the tone he did.

Enough. Guess you didn't enjoy his article. Jealousy or?????

Fly safe.

Big John
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On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 15:36:45 GMT, "Steve Foley"
wrote:

Why do you call it a 'reporters account of a flight'?

Isn't Barry Schiff a pilot?

"Big John" wrote in message
...
Not to bad for a reporters account of flight. It's a two beer read
(long)..........................Big John


High Flight by Barry Schiff