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"Early Show" weather anchor and features reporter Dave Price says he's doing a "gear check."
Dave spent the week at Beale Air Force Base in Roseville, Calif. training to ride along in a U-2 spy plane.
Just Hanging Around
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Dave hangs around during safety training for his U-2 flight.
Simulate an Escape
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This is a mock U-2 cockpit, an antique that features painted dials. This cockpit, Dave says, is used to simulate escape from the plane's cramped quarters during an emergency.
Dave's Cockpit
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Dave says, "The cockpit of my own ride from Avis. They wouldn't upgrade me to the U-2 - luckily Beale Air Force Base is close by."
Dave's Ride to Work
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Dave's new ride. He says, "This is how I'm car-pooling this morning."
Buddies on the Base
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Some of Dave's new friends on the Golden Hawk crew at Beale Air Force Base in Roseville, Calif.
The U-2's Wingspan
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Dave says, "Anyone hungry for some wings? There are 104 feet, 10 inches of them to be exact."
Dave's U-2 Plane
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This is the U-2 plane Dave will fly in Thursday. Only the astronauts at the International Space Station will be higher than Dave and his pilot.
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Dave says, "Somehow People magazine missed this photo for the 'Sexiest Man Alive' issue."
The photo is taken in front of the mock cockpit of an old U-2 spy plane.
Tune in to "The Early Show" Friday to see how Dave took on the challenge of going to "The Edge of the Earth."
