LA SPEED CHECK

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I love this story! SR-71 pilot Brian Schul tells the story of what happened on a routine training sortie one day as he and his RSO Walt Watson were headed toward LA from Tucson AZ.

Brian is one hell of a guy. I had the pleasure of trading email with him when I was writing an article and needed permission to quote excerpts from his book Sled Driver. 

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