Deployed A-10 Pilot Reaches 3,000-Hour Mark

Defend America News ^ | July 29, 2005 | Air Force Capt. Mark Gibson

[SamAdams76]

That is the equivalent of 125 days in an aircraft.

It is as if he flew continously from March 26 to today (July 29).

[gorush]

Lucky guy! Well done sir.

[Snake65]

Wow!

Love the A-10. But I do think they are tasked to loiter in the vicinity until it's time to deliver the goods, right? That probably helped.

[SandRat]

flying LOW-N-SLOW.

[darkwing104]

Cool handle...

[SandRat]

Thought you might like his call sign.

[Ramius]

Wow.

Thassalottatime.

If it were eight-hour days, that's about a year and a half.

[Treader]

LTC "Duck" Cowan, my sharp Salute is yours, Sir. It would be great to know "why" LTC Cowan is known as "Duck"- given what a well engaged Warthog does and can do...

[Larry Lucido]

Anyone you know?

[HairOfTheDog]

And after that much time together, he probably thinks his plane is pretty. ;~D

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[SandRat]

All pilots do the minute it's addigned to them. Sort of like new fathers and their newborn daughter.

[LasVegasMac]

But I do think they are tasked to loiter in the vicinity until it's time to deliver the goods, right? That probably helped.

Is there a problem with your time accounting for an aircraft to "loiter" in a combat area?

I'm sure he spent lots of hours - loitering - circling (like a pissed off Eagle on a mission) - just waiting for the ragheads to show themselves.

Yes, he probably spent countless hours - waiting for the call from the troops on the ground - "Angel 1, Sniper 1, target!"

I DO NOT like the way you worded your reply.

You imply that his time spent loitering did not mean much...to wit....."But I do think they are tasked to loiter in the vicinity until it's time to deliver the goods, right? That probably helped.

What exactly do you mean by, "That probably helped."?

Sounds to me like you think the loiter time does mean much.

LVM

[HairOfTheDog]

Yes, I suppose they do. It is a hell of a workhorse plane, even if the designers paid no respects to the finer senses. ;~D

[Ramius]

Heh... no, not a pretty plane. But like they say: "Go ugly early". Nice tag there....

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[Cobra64]

I enjoyed your remark/come back to Snake65. Thank you.

My brother was a helo pilot in 'Nam and was deployed (extraction) near fire zones. Long stories, but he came home alive.

[marmar]

Ok....Ok.......I loaded bombs and missiles on the A10's, it is my Baby.......it is ugly but effective. Love the Warthogs......England and Turkey........

[marmar]

A10 bump

[SandRat]

Did you here the one where the Navy was thinking about putting Warthogs on carriers?

Yeah right up to the point that they realized they'd have to put the arresting hooks in the planes nose and steam under the plane so it could land.

[marmar]

I can't picture it........