{"id":6351,"date":"2019-07-26T08:05:50","date_gmt":"2019-07-26T13:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6351"},"modified":"2019-07-26T08:05:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-26T13:05:51","slug":"thunderbirds-and-gods-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/?p=6351","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbirds and God&#8217;s chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62703-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62703-5.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62703-5-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62703-5-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We got to spend a little time with some of the Thunderbirds last Friday, the day before the big Fargo Airsho, and it was absolutely fantastic.  I&#8217;m not a huge fan of being in an airplane myself, but I can watch them fly all day.  Then when the opportunity to see a fighter jet in action, well&#8230;I&#8217;m THERE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62658-60-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6347\" width=\"500\" height=\"341\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Being fifty feet away from one of these when it spools up and taxis away is incredibly cool.  The passenger in this photo was nominated in Fargo to receive a forty minute honor flight.  Remember when I said I&#8217;m not a huge fan of being in an airplane?  In this case, I&#8217;d make an exception.  I did shoot some video, but I&#8217;ll post that another time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62768-70.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62768-70.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62768-70-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62768-70-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Nice tail, huh?  Since there are no weapons on these fighters, I guess one could call this the business end.  I just love saying the word: afterburner. (No, not the ZZ Top album.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62765-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62765-7.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62765-7-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bismarckmandanblog.com\/images\/2019\/07\/thunderbirds_62765-7-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One thing that&#8217;s kinda neat is seeing rather mundane tools being used to service these jets.  They get a lot of attention.  The crew that keeps these in tip-top condition is enormous.  The support package for the Thunderbirds is large, and with the level of precision they require it has to be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After hanging out for an hour or so, it was time to visit the Fargo Air Museum.  That may have to be another post, as there was a lot of cool stuff there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oh, one other notable event on this trip:  I tried Chik-Fil-A for the first time.  Oh my goodness.  Now I see what all the fuss is about.  I can&#8217;t stop thinking about that Spicy Chicken Deluxe.   We need to have one of those here, ASAP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We got to spend a little time with some of the Thunderbirds last Friday, the day before the big Fargo Airsho, and it was absolutely fantastic. 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