Yurgon Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 On 20 May 2023, Brian Shul, probably the most famous SR-71 Blackbird pilot, passed away shortly after giving a speech about his favorite aircraft. https://theaviationgeekclub.com/sr-71-pilot-brian-shul-famous-for-his-ground-speed-check-story-passed-away-while-giving-a-speech-about-the-blackbird/ I'm sure you've all heard his L.A. speed check story countless times, but I for one can never hear it too often. Here's to a fallen hero: RIP Brian, you will be missed. Of course I also thoroughly enjoyed the Blackbird episode on the Fighter Pilot Podcast and highly recommend to anyone to listen to it, if you haven't already: https://www.fighterpilotpodcast.com/episodes/051-sr-71-blackbird/ 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinder Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 RIP. 1 Win 11Pro. Corsair RM1000X PSU. ASUS TUF Gaming X570-PLUS [WI-FI], AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 3D, Sapphire Radeon RX 7900 XTX Nitro+ Vapor-X 24GB GDDR6. 32 GB G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series (4 x 8GB) RAM Cl14 DDR4 3600. Thrustmaster HOTAS WARTHOG Thrustmaster. TWCS Throttle. PICO 4 256GB. WARNING: Message from AMD: Windows Automatic Update may have replaced their driver by one of their own. Check your drivers. M-2000C. Mirage F1. F/A-18C Hornet. F-15C. F-5E Tiger II. MiG-29 "Fulcrum". Avatar: Escadron de Chasse 3/3 Ardennes. Fly like a Maineyak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAXsenna Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 R.I.P Sent from my MAR-LX1A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shagrat Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 What a legend! RIP. 1 Shagrat - Flying Sims since 1984 - Win 10 | i5 10600K@4.1GHz | 64GB | GeForce RTX 3090 - Asus VG34VQL1B | TrackIR5 | Simshaker & Jetseat | VIRPIL CM 50 Stick & Throttle | VPC Rotor TCS Plus/Apache64 Grip | MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals | WW Top Gun MIP | a hand made AHCP | 2x Elgato StreamDeck (Buttons galore) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucShep Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 "I heard a Cessna ask for a readout of its ground speed. ’90 knots’ Center replied. Moments later,a Twin Beech required the same. ‘120 knots,’ Center answered. We weren’t the only ones proud of our ground speed that day…as almost instantly an F-18 smugly transmitted, ‘Ah, Center, Dusty 52 requests ground speed readout.’ There was a slight pause, then the response, ‘620 knots on the ground, Dusty.’ Another silent pause. As I was thinking to myself how ripe a situation this was, I heard a familiar click of a radio transmission coming from my back-seater. It was at that precise moment I realized Walt and I had become a real crew, for we were both thinking in unison. ‘Center, Aspen 20, you got a ground speed readout for us?’ There was a longer than normal pause … ‘Aspen, I show 1,942 knots.’ No further inquiries were heard on that frequency.” RIP Brian Shul 3 CGTC Caucasus retexture mod | A-10A cockpit retexture mod | Shadows reduced impact mod | DCS 2.5.6 (the best version for performance, VR or 2D) = aka Luke Marqs; call sign "Ducko" = Spoiler Win10 Pro x64 | Intel i7 12700K (@5.1/5.0p + 3.9e) | 64GB DDR4 @3466 CL16 (Crucial Ballistix) | RTX 3090 24GB EVGA FTW3 Ultra | 2TB NVMe (MP600 Pro XT) + 500GB SSD (WD Blue) + 3TB HDD (Toshiba P300) + 1TB HDD (WD Blue) | Corsair RMX 850W | Asus Z690 TUF+ D4 | TR PA120SE | Fractal Meshify C | M-Audio USB + Sennheiser HD-599SE | 7x USB 3.0 Hub | 50'' 4K Philips 7608/12 UHD TV (+Head Tracking) | HP Reverb G1 Pro (VR) | TM Warthog + Logitech X56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 He was told his flying days were over, after being shot down on Vietnam. More than a year at the hospital Several years later he applied and passed the tests for the most secret and exclusive aircraft of that time. 4 i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | DIY Collective | Virpil desk mount | VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 3x TM MFDs | 2x bass shakers pedal plate| SIMple SIMpit chair | WinWing TakeOff panel | PointCTRL v2 | Andre JetSeat | Winwing Hornet UFC | Winwing Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.J.S Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 16 minutes ago, Ala12Rv-Tundra said: He was told his flying days were over, after being shot down on Vietnam. More than a year at the hospital Several years later he applied and passed the tests for the most secret and exclusive aircraft of that time. Indeed. Horrific burns during the T-28 crash, over 24hrs on the ground in enemy territory with zero pain relief and frequent enemy combatants meters away, eventually picked up by CSAR in the midst of a fierce firefight during extraction, first dose of pain relief was at a hospital well over 24hrs after suffering extensive burns that should have killed him. Told he would never fly again - he sure showed them! Not only did he just pass all testing to get back into a cockpit, he absolutely aced it! True legend. 3 Alien desktop PC, Intel i7-8700 CPU@3.20GHz 6 Core, Nvidia GTX 1070, 16GB RAM. TM Warthog stick and Throttles. Saitek ProFlight pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 R.I.P. 1 Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacarino111 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 How sad... R.I.P. Saca111 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiGCap1 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Nickel on the grass and blue skies. 2 http://www.instagram.com/spetersen13/?fbclid=IwAR07OCbRZX6qISe0fS8iUQfzts_iazbm7UEsxiKNnqviADGTaRWJJN7iAws http://www.facebook.com/spetersen13/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIKBELL Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Salute sir. 1 There are 2 categories of fighter pilots: those who have performed, and those who someday will perform, a magnificent defensive break turn toward a bug on the canopy. Robert Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M14Jackson Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 Brian was a great man. He and I were Recce IPs while we were stationed at Beale, me in the Deuce and him in the Sled. I still remember the time he brought Sheila O'Grady into the O'Club for the first time. All jaws dropped with mouths agape at the sight of her in that form fitting red dress. A proud patriot and warrior. He will be missed. RIP Brother. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markturner1960 Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 RIP sir. 1 System specs: PC1 :Scan 3XS Ryzen 5900X, 64GB Corsair veng DDR4 3600, EVGA GTX 3090 Win 10, Quest Pro, Samsung Odyssey G9 Neo monitor. Tir5. PC2 ( Helo) Scan 3XS Intel 9900 K, 32 GB Ram, 2080Ti, 50 inch Phillips monitor F/A-18C: Rhino FFB base TianHang F16 grip, Winwing MP 1, F-18 throttle, TO & Combat panels, MFG crosswind & DFB Aces seat Viper: WinWing MFSSB base with F-16 grip, Winwing F-16 throttle, plus Vipergear ICP. MFG crosswind rudders. Helo ( Apache) set up: Virpil collective with AH64D grip, Cyclic : Virpil CM3 base & TM F18 grip, MFG crosswind rudders, Total controls AH64 MFD's, TEDAC Unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostraider Posted May 26, 2023 Share Posted May 26, 2023 (edited) A Legend pilot stay now forever in heaven wich was his most beautiful element. RIP Edited May 26, 2023 by Ghostraider 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]www.49th.de Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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