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An unexpected encounter with a friendly Frenchman

PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 6:50 am
by Splitpin
There I was fluffing about in my Volga Electric Lightnovitch, trying to retract the stuck-speed brakes. But when I replayed the flight to get some screens, I spotted the Mirage behind me.
I never saw him at all until then.

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I used the camera to see things from his point of view....
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He slowed down for a look
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and off he went
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Re: An unexpected encounter with a friendly Frenchman

PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 8:19 am
by Charl
Phew, lucky he spotted you as a Double Agent, not shooting first and asking later...
What different aircraft, eh?
The Mirage was and is the most delicate of instruments.

Re: An unexpected encounter with a friendly Frenchman

PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 10:19 am
by emfrat
Isn't a mirage an Ilyushin? :rolleyes: :huh: :P

Re: An unexpected encounter with a friendly Frenchman

PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 12:35 pm
by Charl
Oh! I get it!
Nono you are thinking of that other Thread in Marty's Head: the Phanta m
You see how quickly these things get out of hand?
And we are (mostly) humans, not artificially intelligent.

Re: An unexpected encounter with a friendly Frenchman

PostPosted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 7:27 pm
by Splitpin
Thanks for looking, friends...Charl I agree 100% "The Mirage was and is the most delicate of instruments." one of, if not the most beautiful airframes made.

Re: An unexpected encounter with a friendly Frenchman

PostPosted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 1:22 am
by hasegawa
You have your own quirky sense of humor :D

Re: An unexpected encounter with a friendly Frenchman

PostPosted: Wed Jul 12, 2023 11:34 am
by chopper_nut
Splitpin wrote:Thanks for looking, friends...Charl I agree 100% "The Mirage was and is the most delicate of instruments." one of, if not the most beautiful airframes made.


From the stuff that I've read, the guys who flew both were very complimentary of the Mirage. Sort of a "French Lightning"