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Late to the show. Sad situation all around. I landed in FLL about 25 min after this crash and the first heard about it was on the van ride to the hotel. I won't Monday morning QB them, but I will say that I took one look out the window and said no way am I willing to pick through that line. I asked for a deviation south and we ended up flying the west coast of Florida, all the way to the south tip, before turning due north to get back into FLL. I also padded the shit out of my bingo because any divert meant a huge deviation around this line to get a good divert. Despite it raining on final, it was a nice ride the entire way. I don't fuck with storms.

A Jonesborough man is at the center of an unusual Walmart controversy after allegedly spending three weeks posing as an employee despite never being hired. The 46-year-old reportedly wore a blue vest, carried a walkie-talkie, and spent his shifts giving customers brutally honest shopping advice. Things finally unraveled when a manager overheard him telling a customer, “Don’t buy that TV. We’ve had six of them come back this week.” The man allegedly told employees he wasn’t stealing anything and was actually providing better customer service than most of the staff.

Where did all the new account users that were whining about Trump go? Do any of them want to show their support for these really cool new policies that the side they advocated for now want to put into play?

She's already got 600K internet boyfriends. Get in line.

Where are all the Trump Thumpers? I'm guessing they've realized just how much an ass the dude really is. Ds have some power, but they're too fuckin retarded to do anything useful with it. As the earth spins, the clown show keeps turning. At least Blobert can move on to her next career. Now, remember, when it comes to me, I hate em all.

@Biff_T !!!!! Again?!

Over 1,000 days.

Maybe the government actually needs to figure out what requirements they want by, I dunno, talking to operators and maintainers who fly and work on aircraft? Stop letting retard aquitition officers and civilians throw bullshit in RFI/RFPs, then get pissy when it's almost impossible to keep a timeline due to moving or impossible requirements. This is coming from someone who worked on the KC-46 contract, drafting contract change proposals, engineering change proposals, basis of estimates, responding to RFI/RFP/PCOLs, and currently works on the F-16 program.

That’s awesome lol. When the homeless situation/crime gets worse then I’m sure they’ll blame it on right wing extremism or something of the like.

Here's what happened. New York City is a massively Democratic City, so usually the Democratic nominee cruises to victory. The sitting mayor, Democrat Eric Adams, was mired in multiple scandals so he just doesn't bother running. The Democratic establishment doesn't have an obvious candidate and Andrew Cuomo, former New York Governor, throws his hat in the ring. Cuomo despite having resigned the governorship due to his own scandals, is considered the favorite due to name recognition and fundraising ability. He's also famously vindictive. Not wanting to risk his wrath if he wins, all of the other plausible establishment types decide to sit this one out. That left Cuomo, Mamdani, Brad Lander and an assortment of no-hopers in the primary. Lander is similar to Mamdani on issue positions but not nearly as charismatic. Mamdani and Lander cross endorse each other in the primary, which is a ranked choice election. Mamdani's votes plus the second place votes from Lander's supporters give him the nomination. On to the general election! Mamdani's opponent in the general election is previous candidate and talk show host Curtis Sliwa, that guy who wears a red beret on Fox News, because apparently the NYC GOP has no-one else. But wait! Cuomo isn't done yet and runs as an independent. Voters are now faced with the following choice: The guy who resigned the governorship in disgrace and also just lost the primary (Cuomo), a guy who won 27% of the vote in the previous election (Sliwa), or the new guy (Mamdani). Mamdani squeaks over the finish line with just under 51% of the vote.

Absolutely not.

Someone help me. What is "First Amendment Response"? As in protecting people who are speaking freely? Or suppressing people who are saying things you don't like? We're talking about a military style response team, right? I've never heard of a group that "responses" to the first amendment. As an aside, it's interesting to see a dude that now has a vague resemblance to young and fit Saddam Hussain (now that he shaved the beard) talking about disbanding a paramilitary counter-terrorism team. Once you win, you get rid of the people who can overthrow you. Shades of the Russian and French revolutions? Shades of standard tyrannical modes of operating? Granted on a micro scale, but seriously, is anyone in that electorate actually paying any attention?

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Things retired 11Hs do.

That's right! You gotta know about..."the hood"????.... in order to properly govern? That's obviously the heart of the...working class, tax base, economically minded class, innovation base, aggressively race conscious voting block.

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Oh good, another example of Dems having less financial literacy than my dogs.

Anyone have info about C-12s at Yokota? Interested in it but there doesn't seem to be much out there other than it does DV/AE.

So it's virtue signaling. They don't have 2/3. Then they get to air ads about how the mean Republicans won't fix the calamity.

Found the CVR. Let's see if anything's on it

Jeez...just start making T-37s and 38s again and call it a day.

Ah gotcha (shows how often I do PT tests!)

One of the refreshing things about this administration was an end to DEI/CRT and all that crap. I anticipate that shit will come back but it will take some time.

Agreed on all and I should clarify, only the waist measurement is independent of age, all the other components still have 5 year brackets / scoring scales.

Contractors usually make a good portion of their profit with contract modifications (e.g., KC-46 RVS 2.0). Even then, it’s usually only 8-12% profit, in my experience.

A lot of shake ups yesterday. It took Miami half the game to figure out how to play without Toney. The faithful are saving we got robbed on the TD catch...I could go either way but the refs gave us good calls in other games so we were due. Win out and we are in...Toney should be back for the ACC title game. UGA stomped Ole Miss...My son was there and by the 3rd quarter the fans were throwing things on the field. Ungood Rebels... Utah looks TOUGH! The truly sad part about yesterday, a parade of powerful November games will have far less meaning next year with a 24 team playoff.

I am fully retired now, but throughout my career, I generally preferred Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contracts for everything except situations like this. With FFP contracts, I was driven to find efficiencies that could increase profitability. Improvements in manufacturing efficiency, supply chain management, engineering processes, and labor productivity directly improve margins. The problem arises when the government has shifting priorities and requirements, as it did with the T-7. The program is a perfect example of how winning a competitive FFP development contract is not necessarily the same thing as winning a profitable program. The Air Force made three significant changes to the T-7 program and, in my view, attempted to push much of the associated cost onto Boeing. I suspect SNC is concerned the Navy will do something similar. 1. Expanded pilot accommodation requirements The Air Force expanded the required pilot accommodation range, primarily affecting the crew escape system. At contract award, the requirements were based substantially on a 1967 male pilot survey. Two years after the award, the Air Force changed the requirement to accommodate the central 95% of the U.S. recruiting population, including women weighing as little as 103 pounds. This was a significant and expensive engineering change to the aircraft. 2. Evolving training performance requirements The training performance requirements were not fully defined at the outset. To its credit, the Air Force wanted a platform that was not simply a replacement for the T-38, but a better training aid for fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft. Initial testing revealed that the aircraft did not meet the sustained-G performance metrics and exhibited significant wing rock at high angles of attack (AOA). The Air Force offered to pay the increased engineering costs to address these issues, but those costs were not fully burdened, and Boeing lost significant money implementing some of the fixes. Ultimately, the Air Force lowered some of the performance requirements. 3. Changes to the procurement strategy When a company bids on a contract, particularly an FFP contract, much of the anticipated profit comes in the out-years as production ramps up. If you slip the schedule by a year and reduce the number of aircraft purchased each year, the financial impact on the vendor can be devastating. Based on the original schedule, Boeing purchased many long-lead items in advance to reduce costs and meet delivery requirements. When the Air Force changed the procurement strategy, Boeing was left holding the bag on much of that supply chain commitment. From a taxpayer perspective, FFP contracts are generally a good thing. You budget for a capability and spend within that budget unless you change the requirements. They also incentivize companies to invest their own money in Independent Research and Development (IR&D), which drives innovation throughout the U.S. defense industry. The situation under Trump has been different because the government injected significant amounts of money into defense programs all at once. Prior to that, the Department of Defense was increasingly asking industry to assume all the risk, only to occasionally cancel programs after companies had invested tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in development. The Light Attack program is a perfect example. The Air Force spent relatively little while promising to purchase hundreds of aircraft, a commitment that never materialized. I know several CEOs who went to the Pentagon after that and a few other similar incidents and essentially said, "We won't play this game again." Justifiably so. They have a fiduciary responsibility to their shareholders. I know of two occasions when my former company flat-out said, "NO THANKS" when the Air Force asked us to bid on something. The service was incredulous, and the Secretary of the Air Force eventually engaged our CEO directly. His response was essentially: Either you fund the development upfront or give us a contract. If not, adios. I highly suspect that was the same calculus SNC used in making its decision.

No way, not possible. Some acquisitions LT knows better.

Lots of interest here in the Texas Guard about the future of the Texas Military Department. Having lost all of the statewide elections, we are waiting to see what significant changes come down other than the obvious. Operation Lone Star will be done on day 1 opening up the border again. If General Suelzer isn’t confirmed as the new DANG, he will be out of a job. We understand it’s Klobuchar in Minnesota that is holding up his nomination. Either way, we will have a new TAG. The Houston mayor has already backed off with ICE cooperation. We will see what other cities follow suit. Sanctuary cities in Texas are a real possibility as well. Sad stuff for a lot of Texans. Truly sad.

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So far the only thing that I can see affected by her age would be how extraordinarily difficult it would be for a 20-year-old FO to tell a 55-year-old PIC that he's a moron for trying to climb over or through/close to a thunderstorm. Hell, I'm 41, experienced, and largely unsocialized, and even still sometimes I have the internal debate over telling the dipshit in the left seat that 20 miles from any thunderstorm is the rule, not a suggestion. Some of these guys act like they are charged a fee for every degree to the left or right that they deviate. Sometimes it feels like it would be easier to just say nothing.

Now do one on the PIC, the guy in charge.

The normal social media outlets do seem to be going off on this aspect. More than one thread on Reddit began with a pinned admonishment from the mods about not disparaging the co-pilot, or in any way questioning her credentials. Several concerning aspects though. Taken individually are not a big deal, but taken in their entirely they paint a concerning picture: Avidly posting videos of her flying on social media. Flight training funded through some sort of government program, which generally have an element of gender bias. Potential gender preference in her hiring The social justice warriors have pushed DEI so hard for so long. I don't agree with it, but I don't make the rules. At the same time, you can't push those kinds of things so hard, for so long, and not expect people to ask these kinds of questions.

Latonya don't sugar coat

Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-Arizona) is upset the vote to impeach Hegseth failed. Today she indicated that when the Dems take power they should revisit the issue AND not only impeach Hegseth again, but also investigate people down the chain at the Pentagon who carried out these orders. Fun times, good luck all still on active duty.

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