[rsync]

What will your pilots do, just as a for instance, if ... say a lone Cessna asks tower for his ground speed ... and then a bit later a navy F-18 pilot also asks tower for his ground speed ?

What will they do in that situation ?

[bluehawk]

Hilarious context, for those who haven't read it yet: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/favorite-sr-71-story-107912704...

[gregingelmo]

Oh man what hilarious story! Thanks for posting it.

[ceocoder]

specially if the F-18 pilot is making sure that every bug smasher from Mount Whitney to the Mojave knows what true speed is.

I've read and re-read that story so many times, each reading results in a fresh batch of goosebumps. I'd love to read the book (Sled Driver, I think?), but it is over $500 on Amazon. I wish they either ordered another print OR published as an ebook.

[tfe]

There is an ebook version floating around the internet.

[dboreham]

Yikes! I have two copies, having thought that I'd lost mine years ago -- bought a new one -- then found the original again.

[ceocoder]

Are you interested in selling one of them? If so I promise to give it a very good home, I still have books from my childhood in great condition.

Someone emailed me a pdf (thank you!) but I'd love to be able to have a physical copy too.

[kriro]

If you feel like parting with one it would be cool to consider the pilot who posted the story (as he's lamenting that it's too expensive) :D

[schwarrrtz]

i think that depends on how badass the copilot is

[bscholl]

Brian Shul is a steely-eyed missile man. :-)

[rory096]

Nitpick: Walt Watson is the back-seater in question — Brian Shul was just the guy on the stick (and the author of the story, of course).