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    french military victories

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    Posted

    another good one for google, and related to another thread (I can't remember which one)

    the google calculator knows the answer to life, the universe, and everything else.

    Don't believe me.... just google it (sts)

    On a side note, I met a hottie french chic in a class the other day.....

    Cell Phone Contracts?

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    Posted

    well, there's all kinds of options, but they are all going to be expensive because they're not "on-contract" pricing. The reason stores can sell the phones for so cheap is because the phone company knows they get to :bohica: the money back out of you for the next two years, so the phone company sends a kickback to the store (I used to get some pretty nice kickback checks). Some of the options include:

    Newegg

    Amazon

    Wirefly

    but again, you're paying full price basically.

    Beyond that, you're gonna want something unlocked anyways, so that you can use it over there without getting sand for lube when they're boning the money out of you.

    Cell Phone Contracts?

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    I figured I would get some smack talk for hating on the iphone. It's just too simple for me. I know that sounds bass ackwards, but I've used windows mobile since early 06, and I just prefer the flexibility. The big deal with Windows Mobile is that you have to be smarter than your phone. For that reason, a ton of people choose iphones. I'm not saying they're dumb. A lot of people just don't have the time to dig into the windows mobile software to really use it to its full potential.

    Cell Phone Contracts?

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    Posted · Edited by DFRESH

    Anyone here have any recent experience with cancelling a Cingular account that is still under contract because you're PCSing overseas? I'm looking to pick up an iPhone back in the States because they cost 500Euro (about $730 given the current crappy exchange rate) over here. I'll be back in the states for a little over a month (we've already PCSed) and I'd pick up the phone then, use it for the month or two that we're back in the States (about $730 given the current crappy exchange rate) and then cancel the contract when we go back to Europe. Any idea if this is possible, or does anyone else have a better idea?

    When I read your post I thought you were playing repeat from Super Troopers.....

    Anyways,

    I used to work for Cingular (back before and immediately after they purchased ATT Wireless), and although it would probably work, it is kind of a jacked up way to do things. I would say you are better off jumping on ebay and buying a "jailbroken" ( :rainbow: terms from apple homos) phone. Then of course, while I'm making suggestions, I would suggest not even buying an iphone anyway (just personal opinion, I think they are gay).

    Edited for too many rainbows, made my post look bad.

    Smart phone

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    I had a blackberry for a little bit with verizon. It was expensive and all i did was look at porn with the internet access. I got rid of it. Way too expensive and I didn't use half of the features.

    They have features besides mobile porn???

    I personally still use the ATT Tilt, but I'm about to switch to the Fuze.

    Leadership at the 'Deid

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    Posted

    Did anybody watch "The Unit" on CBS last night? Some of it seems pretty far fetched, but last night they had a senator or somebody with them on a mission and they kept calling him a "warrior" in a patronizing tone. I couldn't help but think of this thread. If you haven't seen it, you will probably get a laugh.

    CV-22 Osprey info

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    Not even close. The rotor/props aren't big enough to create sufficient lift at a significant altitude. Remember, even for an HH-60G (dependent on many factors of course) 8,000'+ is a landing that will make you earn it. The point is though, we can do it.

    I know absolutely nothing about rotorcraft, so it wasn't so much something I can remember, but more something I just learned.

    The CV-22's first "mission" was a joke where they basically flew around somewhat overhead while an HH-60 landed to insert the J's. I am completely critical of course because it was an incredibly challenging landing (11,000'+) and the AF PA guys spun it so that the crews that actually risked their lives were an afterthought, if that. No, I wasn't on the mission, so I don't care about the "glory". It just goes to prove that the Air Force is desperately searching for a way to justify this "amazing, new aircraft". If they want to be honest, just use it for the same purpose the Marines are using it for. Don't try to dress it up as some kind of "Special Ops" saviour because it's not.

    What a crock. Being on the outside, I never knew the difference. I actually figured the CV-22 was finally pulling through.

    So out of curiousity then, is it capable of kinda shooting a final approach as if it was landing in airplane mode but then transitioning into heli mode (or whatever it's actually called) just above the landing zone? Therefore using the forward velocity for lift across the wings and kind of snapping into a hover? I guess that's how I just picture it operating in my mind, without having really seen it before.

    C-5 Galaxy to C-17 Globemaster Transition

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    10x easier, Once you go past half flaps you are automatically put in backside. At that point you just look to put the approach path on your intended touchdown zone and line that up with the flight path vector. It you are short, just add a little power and take it back out once the approach path gets in right spot, vice versa for long landings.

    As far as precision approaches go, you just add the flight director in the mix and follow that until you break out. No sweat.

    Cross winds are easy too. Just step on the rudder until the flight path vector is in the middle and lower the wing a bit.

    Basically it's just a video game in your hud where you line up two things over the spot you want to touch down.

    HUD is a little strange at 1st, but once you get use to it, there is no going back.

    Very cool. I flew a 172 with a G-1000 and fully integrated AP the other day, and it shot the entire ILS down to mins @ KJAX (minus power adjustments, which I had to do). Similar idea with the C17's flight director? With the G-1000, you just put the wind vector line on the GPS line, and you're good to go. For xwinds landings, though, you have to figure it out on your own.

    On a seperate note, and pretty much a redonkulous thread hijack, what are the chances of grabbing a space-a to germany on a chs c-17 (as an ROTC cadet)? My lil sis lives over there so I have a free place to crash after I get blitzed and fool around with some hot german bitches. And I got family in chs too, so I can park my car for the summer.

    Also, I'm gonna throw in a STS for good measure, considering all the use of the "backside approach" (which happens to be one of my favorite)

    C-5 Galaxy to C-17 Globemaster Transition

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Yeah, it was really interesting to read on here that they run their approaches on the back side. I did a few back side approaches in the 172 for super short landings.

    As for the 17, I'm really curious to hear more (within reason) about its capes and more on the whole back side approaches deal. Does that make precision (ILS,MLS,etc) approaches much more difficult?

    On a side note, my father was a loadmaster on the Barney, and flying one is kinda my second dream job (right behind any fighter platform, lol)

    C-5 Galaxy to C-17 Globemaster Transition

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by DFRESH

    what exactly is "back-side flying" vs "front-side flying"?

    They're talking about the power curve. On the front side, power =airspeed, and pitch=altitude. On the back side, power=altitude, and pitch=airspeed. Kinda simply speaking though. There's much more to it.... I know there was a site that had some good detail on it somewhere. Basically a power on stall is flirting with the back side of the power curve, and the manuever called "slow flight" is hanging out on the back side of the curve.

    In the 172 we often would slow flight on really windy days and nearly get a negative ground speed. Slow enough to piss off the glass fo sho.

    edit for proppa grammaz

    CV-22 Osprey info

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Can't even land at 9,000'. Some awesome airframe...

    I'm confused? Can't land at 9000' what? Maybe I missed something... I don't know anything about the CV-22, but that statement doesn't make any sense. Like it can't land at 9000' MSL due to air/performance issues, worse than the cessna 172? Or like it can't land within 9000' of runway?

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