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Chris Turner

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Chris is a 31 year military veteran. He served in the Air Force and Air National Guard flying the KC-135 Stratotanker. Chris graduated high school the year Top Gun premiered and set his sights on flying. After enlisting in the Air Force for four years then another five in the Air National Guard, Chris received his commission and wings. A self-proclaimed data nut, Chris enjoys data-mining to reconstitute numbers into visuals. Chris flew Cessna 152’s and 172’s, the T-3A Firefly, T-37B Tweet, T-1A Jayhawk, KC-135E/R/T, SA-227 Metroliner and now flies the MD-11 for FedEx Express as a First Officer
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What’s Up With a Winglet

Sure, for us AvGeeks, these funny things on the wingtips make something cool (a wing) look more cool. For what purpose – and how long have these been around? Surprisingly,…
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Dollar Ride: My First Jet Flight in the T-37 Tweet

As an avid AvGeekery addict, sometimes scrolling through YouTube validates dangers of temporal distortion. Basically, watching videos of airplanes… for much longer than anticipated… Seeing these YouTube Videos Made Me…
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Fighter Mafia Part 3: Thomas P. “Tom” Christie, Wizard behind the Curtain

Articles dedicated to Fighter Mafia members Colonel John Boyd, Thomas P. Christie, Pierre M. Sprey, Chuck Myers, Colonel Everest Riccioni, and Bob Dilger with the Military Reformers and Boyd acolytes…
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FAA Humor: Five Creatively Named Arrivals and Approaches

Most all large airports have 3 dimensional routes that aircraft follow to get into position to land. The first part is the Standard Terminal Arrival (STAR) and the final leg…
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Air Refueling – Inherently Dangerous, Made Less So Through Training

Why Do We Do Air Refueling? Ever since flying began, the need for enhanced range of aircraft existed. In 1923, the first air refueling took place. The video above depicts…
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Pierre Sprey: “Whiz Kid” Rebel With a Cause

Fighter Mafia Part 2: Pierre Sprey, A-10 Close Air Support Aircraft Developer Articles dedicated to Colonel John Boyd, Thomas P. Christie, Pierre M. Sprey, Chuck Myers, Colonel Everest Riccioni, Harry…
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Fighter Mafia: Colonel John Boyd, The Brain Behind Fighter Dominance

Fighter Mafia: A series of articles dedicated to Colonel John Boyd, Thomas P. Christie, Pierre M. Sprey, Chuck Myers, Colonel Everest Riccioni, Harry Hillaker, Walt Fellers, Dr. Raymond Leopold, James…
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The Darkest Before The Dawn For Airline Pilot Hiring

Have hope. Airline pilot hiring will resume – because it must! Theologian Thomas Fuller wrote this in 1650 intending that hope exists regardless of unfortunate circumstances.  Given the state of…
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