Board Thread:Fun and Games Forum/@comment-26355186-20150630204932/@comment-35609040-20150703233803

Sauron190 wrote: (What's so bad about AWACS? They're important parts of the USAF command, and vital to NATO's success post-Cold-War.) (I have Navy friends who worked on E-2D's.  They do the same job with older equipment, with less support, in a broader area, closer to danger, without jet engines, and, worst of all, without air conditioning.  At least that's what they told me.  They also told me that Air Force Pilots used to "Speed Check" just to show off how fast they could go in front of the turbo-props.  Maybe my brain-washed distaste is misguided, but its been hammered on over the years.)