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    Marine 130/35 swap paint

    in General Discussion

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    On 10/28/2020 at 8:05 AM, ClearedHot said:

    Will be interesting to see what happens to this airframe.  

    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.

     

    Help the Iraqi C-130J crew

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    You shouldn't need to do that. The new brakes need no warm up - creeping on engine run indicates bubbles in the hydro system. If MX bleeds them properly (I understand it is a different procedure than the old brakes needed), they should work without requiring any drag on taxi.

    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 it and will pay, LH will do it.

    The J that got the throttles in the ground range in flight- They were at Max reverse for 7 minutes (long descent). Once the plane slowed thru 145 KTAS, the 4 motors began to move towards max reverse asymmetrically. They came really close to flaming out all four as the overspeeds were at ~108.4 and I think the motor shuts down at 108.6. I knew the crew and the IP that recovered the plane. The IP is good shit. Now, we get all kinds of warnings if the throttles come over the gate in flight.

    There's still a lot of J hate, I find it funny. It's a pretty damn capable and fun to fly airplane.

    Airplane Repo

    in Squadron Bar

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    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.

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    C-17 lands short at Dover

    in General Discussion

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    I've flown -21s, E/H model Herks and Js. The FE is absolutely essential on the E/H airplanes, but would serve little purpose on the J or other airlift aircraft. Nearly all modern aircraft today lack FEs. IMO they would complicate CRM on a -17 or J-model, not improve it. FEs from the outset were intended to run aircraft systems in a time before automation, not be a CRM babysitter. Landing at the wrong airport, or in the wrong configuration has and still does occur in the legacy Herk world. I could name plenty of cases of E/H buffoonery, even recent ones. Finally, I found I had a TON of SA and found CRM to be easier on the J flight deck than the H flight deck. I'm flying H-models now and I noticed the difference...the H flight deck is quite a bit more chaotic.

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

    USAA

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    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.

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    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    I is amazing people fall for these email scams. This an email conversation between a firend of mine and a hacker pretending to his wife. BTW, his wife was sitting next to him during this exchange. Start at the end.

    I is amazing people fall too.

    Ex-Army guy going to UPT

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    Reminds me of the FAIP who tried to tell me how it was in the "real Air Force" (5 years and 2 Middle East deployments prior to UPT); this little pissant JUST finished becoming a FAIP and had been in "not quite 2 years". Good news, I pulled him aside later and had a quiet conversation. He was one of those guys who could accept criticism and we're still friends to this day.

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

    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    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 were fighting the lead bullet ban.

    The EPA had planned to solicit public responses to the petition for two months, but this afternoon issued a statement rejecting a 100-page request from the Center for Biological Diversity, the American Bird Conservancy, and three other groups for a ban on lead bullets, shot, and fishing sinkers. The agency is still considering what to do about sinkers.

    The decision was a huge victory for the National Rifle Association which just seven days ago asked that the EPA reject the petition, suggesting that it was a back door attempt to limit hunting and impose gun control. It also was a politically savvy move to take gun control off the table as the Democrats ready for a very difficult midterm election.

    The NRA has spent two years tracking down rumors that the Obama administration wants to impose gun and ammo bans on the public, but hasn't found anything credible. While the lead ban was viewed initially as a substantial chance for the administration to move into challenging the Second Amendment, the swift rejection by the EPA settled concerns inside NRA headquarters today.

    Here is what the EPA just sent Washington Whispers:

    EPA Denies Petition Calling for Lead Ammunition Ban

    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today denied a petition calling for a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA sent a letter to the petitioners explaining the rejection – that letter can be found here: http://www.epa.gov/oppt/chemtest/pubs/sect21.html

    Steve Owens, EPA assistant administrator for the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, issued the following statement on the agency's decision:

    "EPA today denied a petition submitted by several outside groups for the agency to implement a ban on the production and distribution of lead hunting ammunition. EPA reached this decision because the agency does not have the legal authority to regulate this type of product under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) – nor is the agency seeking such authority.

    "This petition, which was submitted to EPA at the beginning of this month, is one of hundreds of petitions submitted to EPA by outside groups each year. This petition was filed under TSCA, which requires the agency to review and respond within 90 days.

    "EPA is taking action on many fronts to address major sources of lead in our society, such as eliminating childhood exposures to lead; however, EPA was not and is not considering taking action on whether the lead content in hunting ammunition poses an undue threat to wildlife.

    "As there are no similar jurisdictional issues relating to the agency's authority over fishing sinkers, EPA – as required by law – will continue formally reviewing a second part the petition related to lead fishing sinkers.

    "Those wishing to comment specifically on the fishing tackle issue can do so by visiting http://www.regulations.gov. EPA will consider comments that are submitted by September 15."

    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    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 back along the manufacturing chain and have EPA ban the use of lead in bullets and shot because non-lead alternatives are available. But here's the catch: the alternatives to lead bullets are more expensive. A ban on the sale of lead ammunition would force hunters and sport shooters to buy non-lead ammunition that is often double the cost of traditional lead ammunition. A box of deer hunting bullets in a popular caliber could be upwards of $55.

    Although the EPA could have dismissed the request due to a lack of jurisdiction, it is obliging CBD. The EPA has asked for public comment on banning lead in ammunition, and an EPA notice was published seeking public comment that closes on October 31. Jackson would then make a decision to accept or reject the petition on November 1. You might say that even considering enacting what is effectively a new tax on hunters and gun owners--seemingly the only non-liberal group the Obama administration hasn't yet intentionally provoked--is less-than-perfect timing for the already beleagured Democrats as the midterm elections approach.

    The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), a trade association for the firearm and ammunition industry, has hit back against the petition sending Jackson a letter documenting why EPA has no jurisdiction and outlining the damage that banning lead ammunition would do to U.S. industry and jobs, conservation, and law enforcement. The NSSF estimates that more than 90 percent of hunters and sport shooters use traditional lead ammunition. If all hunters were forced to buy non-lead bullets that are made out of metals like tungsten, bismuth, and copper alloys, demand could easily begin to outstrip the supply and prices would go even higher.

    Bill Clinton famously blamed the NRA and gun owners for sweeping Democrats from control of the House in 1994 after he pushed them to pass the Assault Weapons Ban. For Democrats, especially those in rural and conservative districts that are already facing voters’ wrath, gun control could once again be an issue that helps defeat them and swings control of the House and perhaps even the Senate to the GOP.

    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    When the time finally arrives that I die and (hopefully) go to heaven, this is where I'll be...

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    Prost! M2

    9:39 is too long to watch old German dudes shoot guns, when does the hot fräulein appear so I can fast forward?

    Preventing Air Show Crashes

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I think the aerial demo idea has gotten out of hand for the non-fighter type. I can't believe I've got to come up with some bogus syllabus and "practice" to do a simply fly-by at an air show. If you're going to do some out-of-the ordinary demonstration then sure. To fly a herc past a bunch of bubbas sittin in lawn chairs & sippin beer I don't need no stinkin practice. It's straight & level flight for sh!t sake!

    A flyover is not a demo. A flyover doesn't require demo certification. A Herk demo profile is crap you do every day during the typical JA/ATT, nothing really out of the ordinary.

    Bring Back:

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    I like new shit in the jet. However, a solid understanding of the basics (like how to go from my current position to some other position represented as a rad/dist...by turning immediately instead of typing first) allows a pilot to maximize the benefits of technology instead of depending on it for all their SA. Unfortunately, tasks that used to have more than one benefit (like chumming a map) can cause a loss of capability or general SA when they are overtaken by technology. It is up to us to make sure we train properly so we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.

    I agree.

    Bring Back:

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Chumming master maps used to be done by Lts and young Capts in the NAVO shop and served the purpose of teaching them a whole lot about what was on those maps. It was a good thing for me when I was a young/new guy and I always did my own maps when I went to a new place because it taught me a lot about where I was going to fly. I cannot imagine it would be bad for a new guy today.

    I'm pretty sure you don't have to put a “[sic]” inside a quote box- everything in their [sic] should be [sic]. I fairly certain it’s implied.

    In the absence of empirical data it is impossible to know if your statement is true. The point is more that the focus has shifted with the advent of technology, increase in "productivity" and hence more free time to ask people to do stupid shit like "be healthy."

    I actually have a power point briefing complete with metrics that proves that demise of E6B’s did not cause the rise in shitty o’clubs or salad bars. It’s 700Mb so I can’t email it or post it or move it. You’ll just have to take my word on it.

    I wonder if bomber crews in WW2 were nostalgic for the days of yore before the Norden bombsight made bombing so easy. Or pilots before them longed for the simplicity of an engine before the radial.

    I am always suspicious of change, but not all change is bad.

    Bring Back:

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    As far as I'm concerned, the old Air Force ended when folks stopped asking where the booze and the party was at and wondering where the salad bar and the gym were. And people stopped asking for booze and parties about the same time pilots stopped using whiz wheels and looking out the windows and instead began to get carpal tunnel to do a level change...so FU2.

    Lighten up Francis.

    The extinction of whiz wheels and fix to fixes have nothing to do with the demise of booze and the rise of salad bars and gyms. I share your sentiments on the later, but hand chumming charts from the big book sucked ass, and I don't want to do it again.

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