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That’s Close enough – Pilot flies up to the back door of a C-130

That’s close enough! As requested, a British Royal Air Force pilot flies up to the back door of a C-130 in a Typhoon for a photo op. He radios, “How much closer do you want me?” They radio, “How much closer can you get?” It was filmed over North East Lincolnshire from a C-130 for

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Backscatter – Controversial new Body Scanners arrive at NYC Airports, Pilot Union Refuse

Whether you like it or not, they are here. Yesterday Kennedy Airport became the first to use the new ‘Backscatter’ x-ray machines, while the rest of NYC Airports will see them rolling out today. The federal government has begun circulating these new x-ray machines, which have the ability to see underneath your clothing, essentially see

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British Pilot flies Chinook Copter home after being shot in the Head | Video

Not only is this guy a hero, but he is the epitome of what a true British U.S. soldier can be. The video below shows Flight Lieutenant Ian Fortune, 28, battling to save the 18 men on board his £30million ($50,000,000) helicopter. The British Chinook Helicopter took multiple hits severing a hydraulic line and raking