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by tbarlow » 30 Oct 2015, 08:27

SAN ANTONIO - Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon got the ride of a lifetime Thursday night when she climbed on board an F-16 Fighting Falcon.

"The flight was obviously amazing," Hammon said.

The famous Air Force Thunderbirds are in San Antonio preparing for an air show over the weekend at Joint Base San Antonio, Randolph. Hammon was given the opportunity to ride with fellow South Dakotan Maj.Scott Petz.

"It's a small state so it is really cool we can go out and do different things and eventually meet up where i am giving her a ride in a U.S. Air Force Thunderbird jet and she is an assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs," Maj. Scott Petz said.

That ride Hammon got lasted about an hour, Petz put her through the paces with rolls and loops, flying upside-down and on the 'edge'. Hammon made it through all of it and at one point even wanted more.

"I said 'oh you pulled 8.7 g's you want to pull anymore?' 'OK once more' and I said 'all right' so we pulled 9.4 so that was pretty impressive," Petz said.

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Source: http://www.ksat.com/news/spurs-assistan ... f-her-life


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by Jon » 30 Mar 2016, 23:11

Movie actor Gerard Butler March 5, 2016. Actually a pretty neat video. Most interesting is they show a lot of the briefing.



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by smitty14 » 01 Apr 2016, 15:36

Indycar racer Graham Rahal just took a ride with the Thunderbirds yesterday at Luke.


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by Gamera » 02 Apr 2016, 15:01

Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer.

Watch Hollywood Star Hugh “Wolverine” Jackman enjoy a flight in a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon
2016/03/09

Filmed on Feb. 19, 2016, the following video shows the actor Hugh Jackman flying in a U.S. Air Force F-16D Fighting Falcon belonging to the 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base.

Jackman, who was visiting the base as part of a promotional tour for the movie “Eddie The Eagle,” was flown by Lt. Col. David Efferson, 457th Fighter Squadron commander.

Source: http://theaviationist.com/2016/03/09/wa ... ng-falcon/


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by Lieven » 17 Apr 2016, 14:05

Josh Duhamel, American actor and former fashion model. #Transformers



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by Jon » 21 Aug 2016, 19:03

Sage Kimzey, championship bull rider with the Thunderbirds on July 25, 2016:
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2745908/ ... bulls-f-16


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by tbarlow » 06 May 2017, 01:55

Some old F-4 pilot got to ride with the Thunderbirds today! :salute: How many of you would have loved to sit in on that safety briefing!
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by Boman » 06 May 2017, 14:52

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by Lieven » 12 May 2019, 21:50

This thread used to be very popular (quarter million views) but has gone very quiet over the past 2 years. Are celebs now perhaps getting rides in F-35s instead?


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by pmi » 12 May 2019, 23:33

Lieven wrote:This thread used to be very popular (quarter million views) but has gone very quiet over the past 2 years. Are celebs now perhaps getting rides in F-35s instead?


There aren't any F-35s with a back seat.


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by dragracingmaniac » 13 May 2019, 02:38

pmi wrote:
Lieven wrote:This thread used to be very popular (quarter million views) but has gone very quiet over the past 2 years. Are celebs now perhaps getting rides in F-35s instead?


There aren't any F-35s with a back seat.


You could stuff them into the weapons bay, but that might cause issues with oxygen deprivation and altitude sickness, not to mention it's really hard to hold on during flight. :twisted: And... it would REALLY suck if the bay doors were opened in flight. :mrgreen:


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