After getting back from a solo flight, I went flying again with a friend/co-worker as his safety pilot, flying in a type I've never flown before! Before going flying with him though, there were a few interesting sightings here in Salem that I just had to chase down, including an Army Chinook helicopter! After getting back from flying as a safety pilot, I had to get photos of the AG-5B that we flew in!
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| United States Army Boeing MH-47G Chinook (03-03734) parked on the ramp. Likely assigned to the famous "Night Stalkers" of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (160th SOAR(A)). |
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| Only my second time seeing the MH-47G. |
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| Cessna 525B CitationJet CJ3 (C-FNFS) parked on the ramp. Quite unusual to see a Canadian-registered biz jet here in Salem! |
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| 03-03734 taxiing out for departure, most likely for Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where the 4th Battalion of the 160th SOAR(A) are based at. |
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| Lancair 320 (N70337) arriving on 34. |
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| Cessna 175 Skylark (N7100M) airborne off 34. This is the unique tailwheel conversion that was done by Kyle Bushman and Ragwood Refactory down in Creswell, Oregon. |
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| 03-03734 getting airborne making an intersection departure from 34. |
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| N70337 taxiing to the hangars. |
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| American General AG-5B Tiger (N1196J). This is the plane my friend took me flying in and I got to log time from the right seat as his safety pilot! I was excited to add a new type to my logbook! |
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| Some sunset shots after we landed and stopped at the fuel pumps. |
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| Face-to-face with the only "Tiger" I'm willing to confront! |
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| American General Aircraft Corporation (AGAC) picked up where Grumman left off with the AA-5 series of aircraft (which was then manufactured by the likes of American Aviation, Grumman American, Gulfstream American, and Tiger Aircraft). Re-designated the AG-5B, itself full of design improvements from the earlier AA-5 models. |
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| I was duly impressed with how well-maintained this Tiger was! Special thanks to my buddy Mason for the invite to got flying with him! |
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