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I was watching Bill Engvall 15 degrees of cool today and he jokes about his flight with the Thunderbirds, and talks about the 9g pin.

I got to thinkin what does the 9g pin look like anyways.

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I got mine, there are prolly a bunch of different designs. Mine just says 9g's on it.

Racer181 wrote:

I was watching Bill Engvall 15 degrees of cool today and he jokes about his flight with the Thunderbirds, and talks about the 9g pin.

I got to thinkin what does the 9g pin look like anyways.

GD made them.......I have two and can't find either one of them.

Salute!

late tonight, but I'll take a pic of mine and put it up.

It's a side view of the Viper and very small "9 g" inscription.

We all got ours after our first flight. The GD tech rep/PR dude had them ready.

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In times past the GD tech rep was provided a supply of 9-g pins and a nice certificate that could be signed by the pilot for incentive riders. Nowadays we have to request the 9-g pins from Fort Worth and it is a lot tougher to get them. I have lots of the certificates, though.

I am sure that it is possible to get 9-g pins from your Tech Rep, just order early to allow plenty of time before the event if you want to have it in hand immediately after.

Best Regards,

So does anybody have any pictures of their pins?

Here's a shot of mine.....

Smitty

Racer181 wrote:

I was watching Bill Engvall 15 degrees of cool today and he jokes about his flight with the Thunderbirds, and talks about the 9g pin.

I got to thinkin what does the 9g pin look like anyways.

I think I deserve one for riding with Funkie in Las Vegas when we were out there for a Red Flag in 2000,next to his driving I think 9G's in a F-16's would be a walk in the park Shocked

someone should make a car sticker/magnet like the "13.1" marathon stickers I see! I would be a lot cooler to have a "I pulled 9 g's in a viper" than "I ran 13 miles" on my car!!!

Something like this ??:

Updating an old but unique thread. Here's a photo of the 1986 9g pin and certificate.

A "9g pin" given for flying to the 9 g limit in an F-16. Given by the program office office of General Dynamics in 1986.

Certificate given by General Dynamics to F-16 incentive flyers in 1986. (photo by stargazer]

Greg
F-16A/B weapons - '83-'86 Hahn AB, GE

I have a stack of those old-style certificates and the new-style ones as well, and about twenty 9-g pins. They do look just like the photos above.

Best Regards,

JoeSambor wrote:

I have a stack of those old-style certificates and the new-style ones as well, and about twenty 9-g pins. They do look just like the photos above.

Best Regards,

Can you send a 9G pin to the F/A-18 pilot who departed controlled flight and somehow pulled 9Gs Very Happy

Or are they only for F-16 pilots and back-seaters? That F/A-18 was recovered undamaged, but needed a pretty extensive post-flight inspection program.

Isn't the F-16 and F-15 the only two US jets that were approved to 9Gs, and the Swiss F-18 (non-attack version) could be added in there?

I'd imagine you might get contacted by someone that has lost theirs over the years, Joe.

I truly treasure mine. I pulled 9g's three times in the backseat of 80-0637 at Zaragoza Spain. It's something you never forget.

What does the new style look like?

Greg
F-16A/B weapons - '83-'86 Hahn AB, GE