BFM this

Rumor is that the F/O popped in Sweden doesn’t drink. https://www.chicagocriminallawyer.pro/blog/the-impact-of-keto-diets-on-dui-breath-test-accuracy/

Unfortunately, from what I've seen, false positive, or BS "drug recognition expert" arrest that ultimately gets thrown out, still triggers certain Fed actions, including grounding and HIMS goat-rope (a valuable program, but if you're stone cold sober it gets devalued as a haze).

My personal bottle-to-throttle is about double the FOM standard. Just too much money in the pot to call that hand. That said, if I ever do get into widebody international again, I will go full Quaker from CONUS coast-out to clearing US customs. Happy to go hit Oktoberfest or a bottle of wine with dinner up the Italian coast...but only on vacation.

Billions of cargo ton-miles flown by 767s every year. OTS systems and parts just lying all around. AF: yeah we want to redesign the tracks and rails. Just cannot get out of their own way.

CEO (who is married) of a not small company got publicly caught fishing off the company pier. Hilarity ensued. Company is not small, but not a household name, so if you don't know who that is, it just means you are living right in terms of social media consumption. His wife has since removed her married name off of her Linked-In account, as a barometer of how that's going.

The record scratched for me when TK started to go off on anti-2A rants. That said, there's some stories coming out of the woodwork. It's the internet/X, so taken with a grain of salt...

Podcast? Hard no. A video diary, that you might or might not edit/cut/splice and selectively release long after you've reached some level of success? ...still probably no, but maybe this over the podcast idea.

Lol; I grew up in a suburb. I usually lead off with I'm from Chicago, unless they're familiar then we can get more specific. I sure as heeeeelllll don't say I'm from Englewood.

Had friends that were ABMs. They tried. A few had moments of helpfulness. But overall, BACN was 1000% more useful than Darkstar, any day.

Yes, but I think you're thinking of the other classic: Missile Command

Shout out to the herbs: NKAWTG

Staged

Speaking of which

No-one has to. It's obvious at this point. If whatever media you choose is headlining something that rhymes with "fine people on both sides", it's 99% certainty that checking the surrounding two minutes or less of tape will yield the polar opposite of the narrative being peddled.

Ahhh, that makes a lot more sense.

So these are FAIP awards going to the T-38...before they've ever flown a T-38. Bold move, Cotton

Mix? FAIP, AdAir?

Any time it’s written or said that the Air Force supports the CAS mission: Straight up bullshit.

Juxtaposed against our decision to kick Turkey out of the Fat Amy club for their decision to shop at the other retailer...could generate some interesting rebuttals.

Does beg the question why the entire order was for family models.

That would be, in essence, the extent of the process that they are due. An officer in the field should be able to investigate and determine legal status fairly easily. I can prove my legal status lickety split...I get to stay. This idea that every alien should get hearings ad infinitum is absurd.

Slightly off topic, but with just enough venn overlap: I’ve lost count the number of times a CA I’m flying with (.civ guys) says “I think they should just build new A-10s.” As long as we have another hour in cruise, I’ll paint the picture of 50 years of technology advances being the toys in the Eyes Wide Shut party between DoD program requirements and industry, and how that would create an incestuous love baby that will only get ripped apart across as many congressional districts as possible to create some too-big-to-fail abomination that would resemble the original A-10 about as closely as an ice cream truck. And I somehow feel re-victimized every time.