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Marine KCs are road hard and put away wet, from my experience. Pretty convinced that marine maintainers only have hammers in their tool boxes. Their MEL, essentially, is if it can fly, we'll take it.

Hmmm...We've had a lot of the "new brakes" creep on initial static takeoffs. Once they're heated, they seem to work better. The brake temp gauge has been discussed and I'm not sure of where it is now. My understanding is that it could be a fairly easy mod (especially with the new brake systems), if the gauge is stand-alone and not hooked into any MC. I've also heard ideas kicked around regarding the J and slowing down. It's been years, but I think there was some ability to reschedule the props so that FLT Idle could be a slight negative HP. It's all about the $. If the users want

This is just like any other docu-drama, highly sensationalized. Every aviation docu-drama (Repo, Hurricane Hunter, Flying Wild Alaska) is so produced that every little thing is an emergency or a near-death situation. To aircrew, these shows are far from accurate and it makes you question any other show that deals in a subject matter that you're not an expert in. Do crab fishermen scoff at Deadliest Catch, probably. I still watch because I know jack-crap about crab fishing.

Thanks for saving me the brain cells to write essentially the same thing (except the -21 part, never flew that).

Good luck Jared. RAB- sorry for your loss.

If I had a nickel for everytime an army guy gave me bad winds, either 180 degrees out or just within limits.... Good luck Jared.

I used to hunt in the Tuskegee National Forest, northeast of Mongomery on I-85. I'm not sure of the laws and regulations now, but if you're desperate, it's something to check into.

I'm fairly certain that Rich created the most useful site for any Air Force pilot. I am truly sorry to hear of his passing and the skies are darker in his absence.

Just closed a mortgage on a new house with USAA last month. Holy crap, by the time the process was over, i was considering closing every USAA account I have. Total lack of customer service! If you can go with someone else on the loan, unless you like unreturn messages and emails. My closing was 6 hours late, because of USAA and the only reason it worked at all was because our closing attorney was a close friend.

I is amazing people fall too.

How many slides did it take for your "quiet conversation?"

And there was much rejoicing- EPA rejects attempt to regulate lead in bullets after NRA protests EPA Surrenders to NRA on Gun Control Issue By Paul Bedard Posted: August 27, 2010 In a swift and unexpected decision, the Environmental Protection Agency today rejected a petition from environmental groups to ban the use of lead in bullets and shotgun shells, claiming it doesn't have jurisdiction to weigh on the controversial Second Amendment issue. The decision came just hours after the Drudge Report posted stories from Washington Whispers and the Weekly Standard about how gun groups w

Do you speak from experience? Sounds like a bunch of folks could.

I'm still "investing" in .45 ACP in the morning.

Shit!!!!! Just when ammo supplies/prices were getting back to pre-Barry Obama days. EPA Reviewing reqest to ban Lead Bullets Will Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson make a back door move to ban lead bullets the day before the November 2 elections? Several environmentalist groups led by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) are petitioning the EPA to ban lead bullets and shot (as well as lead sinkers for fishing) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Although EPA is barred by statute from controlling ammunition, CBD is seeking to work farther ba