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Before Fr. Ted rode in the SR-71 he had to pass the the Astronaut Fitness Test, and learn what to touch, and what NOT to touch in the rear seat. I'm flabbergasted that this ride ever happened without an ounce of preparation...wonder who's footing the bill for that jet.
laptop when you got home was a good idea.....Not! :>)
I imagine that since the gent was retiring from Dassault, management signed off on this stunt sort of like Boeing signing off on a backseat ride in an F-18 or F-15. The Navy flies reporters, VIPs in Blue Angel F-18s. likewise the Airforce in F-15s but you and I pay for that and Fr. Ted's ride. Anyway, after a retirement luncheon, there was probably not a lot of clear thinking.
I went to a luncheon up in Lancaster for a buddy (USAF F-105 Thud driver) retiring from the L-M Skunkworks but nobody suggested an SR-71 ride or hanging on the wing of an F-22.
taken...as you very well know, and as the article demonstrates, things can go wrong "up there"...the pilot, his superiors, the French military...all should have done the "right thing" and nixed the flight...this incident was a failure beyond comprehension...no way this would have ever come to pass in the U.S..
I've seen videos of reporters going up in F-18s for Blue Angels Shows, or 'Fleet Week' in SF...they typically show the reporters (who clearly 'volunteered' for this opportunity) getting a comprehensive, and serious "Briefing" beforehand, and I'm also guessing that they needed medical clearance just to be considered for such an exciting experience...
btw, over 140 VIPs and Staff members have been flown in the SR-71...each of them needed to complete the regimen that Fr. Ted did...that's how to run a professional operation...without incident.
All that being said...thanks again for your exemplary service...your pride is well deserved.
now. Macron has been calling Putin everyday for help to let him leave.
Maybe you mean “an officer.”
I’m gonna go out on a limb and suggest it’s not, in fact, their top guy.
They said the operation is to rescue civilians. But since when they ever launched desperate operation to rescue civilians in this war? Why did they ask the 3rd party to create humanitarian corridor to avoid identity check? Why Russia staged a show that Putin gave command to his defense Minister stop bombing on the plant?
Thousands - thousands! - may be trapped in that plant by your heroic Russians.
They are heroically not letting anyone out. Including children.
It’s like medieval warfare.
You must be so proud.
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steel plant? Your narrative not only is not fact, but also doesn't pass common sense of people who don't know the fact.
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It is doubtful Patrushev knows Macron and so he might tell Macron to pound sand.