Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video]

Re:Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video] by nyolfen on Sunday June 10, 2018 @01:56PM (#17279273)

if you're interested in the mechanics of flying a u-2 and the protocols usaf pilots used (at least in the 50s and 60s), i transcribed a series of letters my grandfather wrote about it after his career ended.

https://hyperstition.al/u2-james-black/

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Re:Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video] by jacquesm on Sunday June 10, 2018 @05:33PM (#17280264)

Amazing stuff.

Vernier is correct, hands off should have been handed off.

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Re:Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video] by privong on Sunday June 10, 2018 @07:40PM (#17280754)

Very interesting, thanks for posting the link.

I saw a minor typo, but couldn't find an email address for you, so posting here in the hope you see it. In the first paragraph of the addendum you have an "Out contact" that should be "Our contact".

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Re:Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video] by nyolfen on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:57PM (#17281644)

appreciated!

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Re:Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video] by ethbro on Sunday June 10, 2018 @07:47PM (#17280768)

In the spirit of "thanks so much for recording this, but minor edits", assuming the below should be "every".

"From there you reduced the indicated by 2.5K for over one-thousand feet"

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Re:Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video] by nyolfen on Sunday June 10, 2018 @11:57PM (#17281645)

thank you!

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Re:Inside America's U-2 Spyplane [video] by libertyhouse on Sunday June 10, 2018 @10:23PM (#17281282)

Fantastic transcription - really interesting! These early U-2 pilots had a lot of courage and love for flying.

Thank You for posting this.

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