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Here's the Cessna 150, where my aviation career began. This is a Cessna 172, the 1st 4-seater that I flew.
The T-37 (Tweet) was the 1st jet that I flew.  I went through a few air sickness bags on this bad boy! The T-38 (Talon), is the Air Force's super-sonic jet trainer.
At Homestead AFB, I instructed in the
 F-4E, (Phantom II).
Over France on a  cross-country flight from RAF Woodbridge, England to Aviano, Italy.
Received my ATP, (Airline Transport Pilot) rating in a Citation 550. I flew the King Air 200 for a Charter company in Louisville.
     
The Lear 25 was the first corporate jet that I flew. Citation 3 was also a beautiful corporate jet to fly.
On the ramp in Paris with a Beatrice Foods, Falcon 50. The Falcon 900, a larger version of the Falcon 50 was wonderful to fly.
At United Airlines, my first assignment was "Flight Engineer" on the 727.
This was my 1st flight on a Boeing 737-300. A United Airlines 737-300 on landing roll.
A Boeing 757 flight from Chicago to Los Angeles. A United Boeing 757 touching down in Miami.
The biggest plane that I've flown is the Boeing 767, the big brother of the 757.