Rocky and I shared the honor of joining members of the Hoosier Chapter of PRSA as they went to Grissom Air Reserve Base in Peru, Indiana for an actual in-flight refueling mission on board a KC-135 Stratotanker. We wanted to learn a little more about jets and planes so, naturally, we turned to Hollywood and watched Top Gun the night before.
The following is the result of our serious research…
This was an awesome experience for us. Flying in a KC-135, refueling a C-17, sitting in the cockpit, talking with the pilots and crew members… Whew! We went near the east coast to refuel the other aircraft, which took about four hours 
to get there and back. The 434th Air Refueling Wing performs in-flight refueling on a regular basis, but they’d never had a “social media flight” until this summer! It was cool learning about how the KC-135 can literally become a “gas station in the sky” as it circles round and round refueling planes on an as needed basis during combat or for training purposes.
The whole “Social Media Top Gun” thing at the end with Dave Woodson was the result of a Facebook contest we hosted. That contest received over 60 comments in less than 24 hours which, for us, is a lot.
Who knew when we started a reality series we’d soon be going around and doing such awesome stuff? Anyway, be on the lookout for our next episode and, of course, if you have any questions or suggestions, please leave them in the comments!
EDIT: BTW, Rocky failed to mention to me how goofy my hair looked during the opening interview. Grr.
