HiTech Posted March 28, 2014 Report Share Posted March 28, 2014 BOY TALK ABOUT LUCKY AND BEING WITH THE RIGHT TV CHANNEL .NICK'S SON BECAME A BLUE ANGEL .HE DID NOT FLY IN THE F16 OR WHAT EVER THEY ARE ..HE TOOK A RIDE IN FAT ALBERT ......HEY HEY HEY ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 He had fun. I am jealous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted March 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Me too some folks just have all the luck.......on a side note.not just because he is your son .no brownie point hunting here ...but i like him he is good at what he does ..i hope they finally get rid of bill and let him have the stage bill is and has always been a joke along with dale from the other station ..i asked bill in 2004 if it was going to snow here on christmas eve .in front of a bunch of folks at best buy .. he said not a chance ,three hours later i got three inches and more ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 The Blue Angels fly the F-18; The Fat Albert Support plane is the C-130 Hercules. The company I work for has built some of the engines on that Bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 Alan had his cell phone on took this video of his flight in that C-130. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10101343880849055 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmbishop Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 The Blue Angels fly the F-18; The Fat Albert Support plane is the C-130 Hercules. The company I work for has built some of the engines on that Bird. There was no F18 (fighter) used actively combat ready by the US armed forces. An F-18 in combat is either our enemy or a questionable ally. The angels fly F/A-18C\D Hornets - "fighter/attack". In testing and fitting prior to full commission from 77 to 80 the A-18 and the F-18 were merge designed as the F-18 lacked weaponry and the A-18 lacked range. So neither design was considered a long term replacement of the aging F-16. Only the F/A-18 (McDonnel Douglas) was commissioned for aerial combat duty (a requirement to be in the Blue Angels fleet) in 1978. The F-18 (Northrup) became export only, with production stopped in 81 and the A-18 stopped production in 78. I have stood corrected on the F-18 moniker many times over - CDR Pat Moneymaker was a good customer and awesome drinking buddy (he only allowed himself to drink four times a year so made the best of it...) before he was transferred to Fla after his El Centro crash... at one time I could also distinguish the sub model (a and b appear the same and c and d appear the same) as my shop was in the approach path of NAS(MCAS) Mirimar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAPosse Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Where was that pic taken? They were just out my way last weekend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top_shelf_12 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 They're in Kingsville this weekend PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top_shelf_12 Posted March 30, 2014 Report Share Posted March 30, 2014 Oh Hitech there's a reason he's known as Dead Wrong Dale lol, but he is a pretty nice guy, at least in our dealings with him. I always joke I went into the wrong business, Meteorologist, the only job to get paid well for always being wrong. We watch Channel 6 here so I'm not applying that to Mr. Holt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radical Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Me too some folks just have all the luck.......on a side note.not just because he is your son .no brownie point hunting here ...but i like him he is good at what he does ..i hope they finally get rid of bill and let him have the stage bill is and has always been a joke along with dale from the other station ..i asked bill in 2004 if it was going to snow here on christmas eve .in front of a bunch of folks at best buy .. he said not a chance ,three hours later i got three inches and more ..... I agree with you Mike. I like the way he does his broadcast. He's very informative and explains the weather so everyone understands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HiTech Posted March 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 what is that spanish word bill opens up with ..it makes my spanish speaking friends mad they look at it as an insult .alan is straight forward gets the job done . we better watch it nick already has a big head ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Yep, he has a passion for weather. Even in elementary school, all his projects were about the weather and how it affects this or that, etc... So, it was no surprise to me when he announced he was going to get his masters in broadcast meteorology at Mississippi State, one of two elite masters programs in the country. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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