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Usually right after they pranged on the landing. There is something pathologically narcissistic about the Boomer's interaction with the world. It feels far moreso than previous generations when they got to that age. Instead of giving back to their families and communities and helping guide and uplift the next generation, they've chosen to move to 55+ communities where they're blowing the generational wealth they accumulated as well as the Social Security benefits they voted for themselves. As if they didn't get enough out of life and they deserve more right before they die. It's gross. I still fly with a few of these guys and they are almost universally on the edge of unsafe as pilots. There are the odd few who still fly little planes, and those guys tend to be a lot sharper than their cohort. Unfortunately they are few and far between.

I propose a new amendment: All sitting NCA individuals should not be allowed to use social media while in office. Almost all Silent generation and many Boomers on the socials don't understand the simple fact: Most thoughts you have don't deserves and audience.

Looked mostly peaceful to me.

Did you listen to the podcast? Who would you prefer be our next president?

Back to the thread topic: Listen to Mike Rowe interview JD Vance. Politics aside, I genuinely hope we get a man like Vance as our next president. A sincere, humble, honest, blue collar, military vet, entrepreneur of a man with a young family who actually represents the majority of America. It would be so refreshing to have a leader who's not putting on a narcissistic front, and is simply trying to do the best they can for the country and people they love. https://mikerowe.com/podcast/

HA! You guys are full of great stories. That's rich, cheap FPV drones delivering warheads. Jumper must have laughed out loud. Next you're gunna tell me there will be land war in Europe in the 2020's!

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As I recall, that was in the pattern at Sharana LZ, which was King Kong of the AFG LZs. 2 Engine assault at 7000 PA to a 4000 foot strip (IIRC) in an H-model. That's tough. Army pleaded that the C-130 ran over them going the same direction....but with no IFF turned on.

I didn't know being a 21R these days was so bad dudes are doing stuff like this to get out of commitments.

Does anyone have intel on getting a tour of the C-130 plant at Marietta? I know it's closed to the public, but as a career C-130 driver, do they offer exceptions?

I feel confident saying Rubio has done his homework on Iran. By all accounts he's a squared away professional and understanding them and many others sits squarely in his wheelhouse as Sec State. Whether anyone actually listens to him, that's another story. I second Persian Puzzle. Excellent context about how they think. "Bad negotiating" (regardless of disgrunted's semantic argument...) is probably the best phrase to explain precisely how they think. To them, Politics and international relations are war by other means, not the other way around. But in the end, they are similar to China, though on a small scale. They may have big words and big rhetoric, but almost everything they do is centered around remaining in power and controlling their own population. The IRGC and current regime need to go. Persia is for Perisans, not Arabs and Islamists.

Dudes with giant balls make biff sport wood. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

Is that the American version of a Crazy Ivan?

Stand by for another expendable to be replaced by a (hopefully) dependable. Got the rudder turned in the right direction (in some cases)...but yeah, Pete is not a long term keeper.