DirtyBirdFA 1 Posted December 6, 2008 Evening, gents It's definitely been a while, but I wanted to share a quick story with you all before I return to the books. I was walking out of the library today when I ran into a student I always bump into and rather than experiencing that awkward silence as two strangers walk in the same direction, we randomly struck a conversation and started talking about classes in general. Well it turns out that this fellow I see practically everyday is a former F-15C fighter pilot for the 104th Fighter Wing based in Massachusetts. Now I love to talk and I'm usually never at a loss for words but when he said he was a fighter pilot flying F-15C's, I didn't know what to say. I guess I was star struck? I had never met a fighter pilot in real life and I guess when I see them on the big screens or portrayed elsewhere, they have this bigger-than-human persona to them. Like I wanted to say something smart and intelligent about aviation or about the eagle, but the only things I managed to say was "awesome" and "cool" and "i love jets." *slaps forehead* I don't even have that problem talking to females!! LOL. I couldn't think of anything to ask him, about what other types of planes he flew, if he flew in any combat missions, ect., NOTHING! All I could do was nod my head like a bobble head. But yeah, I know I ended up sounding like a guy with a vocabulary of just two words. Growing up I had two dreams, to be a fighter pilot or a doctor....he's doing both!!! Ok, enough procrastination. The books are calling me. Warmest Regards, DirtybirdFA Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FastCargo 412 Posted December 6, 2008 He was the smart one...got out of aviation and went into the medical field! FC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+streakeagle 871 Posted December 6, 2008 I met a former Romanian MiG-29 pilot on a jobsite one time. I had no trouble grilling him for as much information as he could give me. There was a bit of a language barrier, but he had picked up English very fast in the year he had been working here as a maintenance supervisor in an injection molding plant. It bothered me greatly to see someone who once flew fighter jets working so hard for so little money. I hope he succeeded in transitioning to commercial flying in the U.S. I have forgotten his name, but always wonder what happened to him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ONETINSOLDIER 2 Posted December 6, 2008 Only fighter pilot I ever met was this old architect of a construction job I was on that was in the luftwaffe in ww2. I never really got to talk to him, he was a mean old bass turd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
