After a not so long wait to get clearance for takeoff, we headed for the runway. As we began our takeoff, I could immediately tell that I was not in a jet. This thing is so big and so heavy that it seemed

A little pre-story before I begin this post. While I was in the U.S. Air Force, I was stationed at Shemya AFB, Alaska. Shemya is out on the Aleutian Islands. This assignment was considered a remote assignment

After a not so long wait to get clearance to takeoff, we headed for the runway. As we began our takeoff, I could immediately tell that I was not in a jet. This thing is so big and so heavy that it seemed

A little pre-story before I begin this post. While I was in the U.S. Air Force, I was stationed at Shemya AFB, Alaska. Shemya is out on the Aleutian Islands. There is a very good story about Shemya, with