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Major Brian Shul, USAF (Ret.) SR-71 Blackbird 'Speed Check'

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Aviation & aerospace engineeringDocumentaries & storytelling

What it is

Retired Major Brian Shul tells the story of a ground speed check with LA Center while flying the SR-71 Blackbird. He recounts it live at the Hiller Aviation Museum.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Shared as the pilot's own telling of a famous, amusing SR-71 anecdote that never gets old.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2018, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “This story never gets old.”

    Pilot retelling the SR-71 speed check story.

    sundvor, 2018-01 · Recommendation · in “When volcanic ash stopped a Jumbo at 37000 feet (2010)”

  2. “it's pretty amusing. As told by the pilot”

    The pilot telling the amusing speed check story.

    linsomniac, 2019-03 · Recommendation · in “The SR-71 Spy Plane Was So Fast, It Outran Every Missile Fired at It”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: sr-71, aviation, air traffic control, pilot stories, blackbird

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