I had MISSLE LOCK on Downtown Dallas!!!!!!!
Heh heh…. Relax Dallas…. it was only a simulated Target Lock!!!
A very good friend of mine called and said he was flying into Dallas Love Field. He wanted me to swing by for a cup of coffee. I am thinking to myself that he doesn’t realize how big Dallas really is and that it is a little more than out of the way for me. But I haven’t seen him in a while and decided to take him up on his offer.
Then I got the details…. I would not be meeting him in a coffee shop at the main terminal. NO!!! I would be meeting him at a private hanger for a personal tour of his aircraft. I nearly had to change pants…..!! A personal tour by a guy who actually operated an aircraft exactly like this one in the Gulf War. A War Hero he is…. (name withheld for security)
Funniest thing was how the folks at the hanger reacted…. “Yes sir, anything you need sir”. They were about as lost as he was, never have flown into Dallas before. LOL I have a couple of pics here. This is a real War Bird!!!
What a rush…. Got to play with all of the controls. Locked onto a target the size of a desk on top of building in downtown Dallas….. From Love Field…. That’s about 8 miles!!!
Next up…. I am going to Fort Hood in Killeen, TX to fly one in a simulator. They CANNOT take civilians up in this magnificent Bird. It takes a LOT to get a 3-star General up on a ‘ride’. So I will take the next best thing in the simulator.
No, the helicopter did not have a case of Priapism, that is a 30MM Cannon hanging off the front of this bird!!! “Man Grunt”
I really had to share my experience. I am a big supporter of the troops. And pray that they ALL come home safely as my friend has, thankfully. Please join me in saying a prayer for those that risk it all for our freedoms!!!
Tom Burris
DallasLoanGuy.com
Dallas, TX
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