John C Scherer

Retired USAF Pilot C-5A/B. Beechcraft Bonanza Pilot. 20 year Rotarian. Covenant Partner and Elder Carmel Presbyterian. USAF Academy Graduate.

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@0Maria_B Coin purse

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@scottiebateman @CurlyBill15 @flyingjok Yes USAFA has a very robust Glider Program. Check out their website. They’re trying to get virtually every cadet some sailplane time. John, USAFA 1975, ATP/CFII SMEL C-5A/B

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@paglii_dewanii Red Bull, Tropicana Orange Juice and Elon Musk on the newspaper

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@Wendy1u17 Aircraft held by young boy. Looks like a Lego wing. Lego’s not available until about 1961.

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@Immy_220 The lady’s behind the counter watch.

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@Gini_220 13

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@madisonclaccy9 3

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@MattPinner_ 1974

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@scottiebateman In a 4 engine jet (I flew C-5’s) losing one engine enroute isn’t necessarily an emergency. Drift down to 3 engine long range cruise altitude. Set power. Can still arrive at original destination, just not quite as fast. I like having four engines. A lot. John, ATP/CFII

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@HorstPachulke @OnDisasters No you are not correct. We lost amC-5 in the late 1970’s with a dragging brake on one side. Resulted in massive wheel well fire. Airplane lost but no fatalities. Emergency landing on short runway to save the crew. John, ATP/CFII

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@scottiebateman @flymarshall_ Got my C-5 up to FL430 on the way home from Ramstein to Dover. No pax or cargo. Got a cruise climb clearance coasting into Canada. She climbed from FL390 to FL 430 using NRT (normal rated thrust). Total fuel flow was down to 12,000 pounds per hour as I recall.

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@scottiebateman @penguinrandom Would have been nice to have an airline livery on the plane!

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@miami_rick @scottiebateman I flew the C-5A/B for 2,300 hours. Loved her, especially air refueling. Great light controls. A bit of a ground loving airplane when heavy and hot, but she charmed me the whole time!

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@PIC_Colleen The one and only T-38

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@DanODonnellShow Dick Cheney was Quail hunting in Texas, not Wyoming, when he accidentally shot his hunting partner.

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@scottiebateman So sorry to hear. Doodles are the BEST.

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@FlyingHighRyan B-58 Hustler. B-747. T-38.

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@kclepley The strawberries in The Salinas Valley are also delicious.