Dang. One of my 1st jobs as Coop student was modeling Stab and control of
The AV-8 as A model was upgrading to B. The days of feeding a deck of punch cards into batch reader.
Asked a USMC major how she felt during transition (a major focus area) ...."like flying a pogo stick".
Some things one never forgets
And I feel old, yes.
** Edited by ColoVT82 at 6/3/2026, 5:55:51 PM
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The USMC’s AV-8B Harrier Has Flown Off Into The Sunset
-- EDGEMAN
Jun 03, 2026 at 05:22 PM ET
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06/03/26 05:22 PM ET
I think that was the first model I ever built**
-- HokieMacDaddy
Jun 03, 2026 at 08:56 PM ET
HokieMacDaddy
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06/03/26 08:56 PM ET
My understanding is that it is a pain in the ass to fly**
-- HokieDan95
Jun 03, 2026 at 06:22 PM ET
HokieDan95
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06/03/26 06:22 PM ET
Was doing some work down at Cherry Point one time…
-- VT BronzeBacker
Jun 03, 2026 at 06:17 PM ET
VT BronzeBacker
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06/03/26 06:17 PM ET
Dang. One of my 1st jobs as Coop student was modeling Stab and control of
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-- ColoVT82
Jun 03, 2026 at 05:54 PM ET
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06/03/26 05:54 PM ET