Living legend and highest-time A-10 pilot “Karl” Marks retires

[King39]

And finally, LTC Marks retires with 7000+ hours in the Hog. Wishing only the best to this living legend and his family as he continues his civilian career in the airlines.

https://www.442fw.afrc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3887590/living-legend-and-highest-time-a-10-pilot-karl-marks-retires/

 

 

[Yurgon]

7500 hours, holy cow! All the best to him for his new job.

Edit: Those of you who haven't listened to it yet, Karl Marks was on Episode 26 of the Low Level Hell podcast. A highly recommended listen, of course.

Edited September 16, 2024 by Yurgon

[Tzigy]

Holy  

[TED]

The days of people gaining that kind of experience on one single type are sadly probably done. That’s an impressive amount of experience and wealth of knowledge that I hope doesn’t get lost. 

[Gunnar81]

Its always pretty cool seeing someone dedicate their life to something singular like that. Mastery of the craft. I'm sure the opportunity popped up for him to move to a different airframe more than once, glad he stuck with it. Makes me want to load up and fly the Hawg!

[kraszus]

Wow - Impressive indeed!