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All is not as it appears, read beyond the headlines. Just because commercial sales are humming along does NOT mean you are making money, quite the opposite with Boeing: 1. Losses piled up for Boeing in 2024 - BLUF - They lost $11B in 2024 2. Boeing has lost $32 billion since 2019, with no end in sight. How long can it keep losing money? 3. Boeing’s Self-Inspection Program Is Deeply Flawed - BLUF Boeing has long operated under the Organization Designation Authority (ODA), which allows them to sign off inspections in lieu of FAA inspectors. With all the recent issues including the recent door blow out, the FAA has severely restricted their ODA.

"At the close of 2024 fighter pilot retention rates have hit historic lows, with some airframes reporting bonus take rates as low as 29%." Keep moving forward with that message, it seems to be resonating with the force. Soon you won't have any pilots to screw over.

Boeing is HORRIBLE! There is a constant battle over proprietary versus government owned software. At one point after 9/11 there was an effort to put Hellfire on the AC-130U. Rockwell owned the mission system on the U boat and wanted $100M to open the code and incorporate the munition. I was later told a similar effort on the Predator cost $2M. Lockheed did the same with the OEM software on the C-130J when AFSOC wanted to add additional SOF functions to the aircraft, they wanted $100M for access to the EOM software. AFSOC in their infinite wisdom decided to install a new stand alone computer box called the SOF Mission Processor, the idea being to have a gonkulator that could perform certain functions (numerous mission SOF functions and to integrate things like JTTRS), when on mission you could flip a switch to push those functions to the green machine glass and get around the OEM displayed data....at last count AFSOC has spent $300M and it still wasn't right. The worst was BOEING, when I was in the HQ there was a big push to keep everything government owned. Our engineers at Warner Robins had worked on Gunship code for many years and they contracted with Boeing for additional engineering support. One of the engineers came to me with a print out of the code where Boeing had gone in and put "BOEING PROPRIETARY" labels on code the government had written. I called the senior Boeing dude in for a meeting and he denied it. He was a retired AFSOC O-6 and actually friend. A few days later went around me to the AFSOC/CV to complain that I was spreading falsehoods about Boeing. I had the Warner Robins Engineers drive over to HRT with the code and show both the CV and the CC, the labels came off the next week.

Trump revoked Biden's security clearance today.

I don't think mode C provided everything that was needed, especially since it showed the helo at 200' when it was actually at 325'. If RA's are inhibited below 1000', then again Mode C does not provide what is needed. Regardless we all agree 100' of altitude separation is ludicrous.

HUH? Where did I say ADS-B impacted TCAS? Also I believe it was reported TCAS RAs were disabled below a certain altitude on approach? I said ADS-B would give additional position data had it been in use.

Nah...these guys are poltical animals....he has shaped a narrative to SECAF and SECDEF..."Sir we are returning to warfighter standards in order to increase lethality." Trust me, I've seen these clowns in action. It will take an organic revolt to get words to Pete to see what is really going on.

I do not concur with your assessment. While the Mode C provides info to ATC, it would not have provided position information to the airliner. Most don;t have the fancy integrated displays I do but most airlines do fly with IPads and ADS-B would have provided some SA of an altitude AND position conflict. NO transponder = radar on metal no altitude Mode A = transponder increases range of radar and sends an identifier Mode C = Altitude encoded in reply. Mode S = ICAO identifier encoded in reply Mode ES / ADS-B = location information encoded so radar no longer required to locate target.

Just stunning what the DNC was doing with USAID...criminal...used it as a way to get YOUR money to George Soros among other things. This snippet from Joe Rogan lists some of the simply unbelievable things the last administration was doing with YOUR tax dollars. If you listen to the end there is an interesting new quantum tracker that can now follow every dollar.

A new twist was just released. Senate Commerce Committee chair Ted Cruz told reporters "the Black Hawk helicopter had turned off its automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B), which is permitted for military aircraft." "In the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years, the aircraft collided last week, with both aircraft plunging into the Potomac River. The helicopter was flying about 100 feet (30.5 m) over the maximum allowed for that route, the NTSB said earlier." Break break referencing some of the discussion above about ADS-B and its benefits I am curious what some of the others fly with. The Gunpig was steam gauges although we eventually got a scrolling PFPS laptop map but all SA was from visual scanning and input from controllers. When I got back into GA I was shocked to see how much SA ADS-B gives you. I took the picture below earlier this week as a quick example. I fly down to South Florida a lot and this display has saved me more than once. Landing at X51 the landing pattern had 8 different student aircraft, a dude flying a practice RNAV from he west and NOT talking to anyone, Gliders landing on the parallel grass runway, a freaking paraglider and as I turned final a jump plane dumping a bunch of skydivers over the field (they land on the south side of the airport)...there WILL be an accident there some day. On my screen I gets ADS-B data with altitude (I also get weather), and I have the ability to scroll around the map and see targets up to 50NM out. Curious what some of you fly with.

They are the older generation...if your gig line is straight then everything else must be good as well. I am not saying we don't have standards but we should have just as much focus on innovation and warfighting. Most of these clowns are cud chewers...Alvin and Slife...are NOT warriors.

He should have nominated the dude standing to Jensen's left....GREAT American.

The pendulum constantly swings back and forth form take the assignment or GTFO to lets make everyone happy and bid on jobs. In the 90's pilot retention was very low they and the "take the assignment or GTFO" approach was not working so they opened a bid system. AFPC had a webpage where they posted the open jobs and you could bid on them, once you hit bid it would spit out a sheet for your commander to sign. If the losing CC didn't reclama within 7 days they assignment was yours. I know seven dudes who departed Moody for Hurlburt in two months using that system. The system swung hard the other way at the O-6 level back around 2014 when there was a mass exodus. USAF assumed every O-6 wanted to be a GO so everyone was screened for OG/CC and WG/CC. Then O-6's started writing letters declining command and asking not to be considered. As I recall in 2014 timeframe on the order of 40% of the identified HPO O-6's declined command. Rather than address the issues causing the declination and exodus, CSAF issued a dictum, EVERYONE will meet the command screening board, if selected and you decline...GTFO, I think that lasted two years. In that period AFSOC alone lost 63 O-6's in one year, which is a LOT for a small command. Break Break The cud chewing herbivore running USAF is telling everyone what is most important to him as we refocus on being warfighters. Air Force Tells Commanders to Hold Standards Reviews Every Quarter CSAF has determined that one of the best ways to determine your ability to thrash the enemy is to hold four "reviews"....read - stand in formation and be inspected every quarter, at least one of these reviews MUST be in your service dress. I am so glad I am out of this clown car.

Lots of speculation but one camera view shows what could be sparks/flames trailing the airplane. I believe the weather was bad at the time so it could also be the collision lights reflecting off the fog?

It was reported today that a staggering 38% of the FBI's field agents were assigned to investigate the Jan 6th. All the crime in the country and the FBI dedicated that much of our capability to investigate some idiots running around the capital and one police officer who died of a heart attack.

Hearing there is a bit of a crisis at AFPC as a lot of civilians are quitting over the return to work mandate. Didn't realize they had that many work from home types. Also hearing the staff at TPS got hammered, they are all remote.

9MM with a gas discharge suppressor will make the rounds sub...larger mass but also large area to absorb impact on errant rounds. The layout of my house puts my sons room in the line of fire if I have to fight out of the bedroom. I learned a LOT training with the lads when I was the TF commander...I am still a neophyte but they gave me the basics to plan and rehearse. Aside from internal house structure, my neighbors would have two brick walls and 100 yards of protection...they are not the concern. I've walked through numerous times and while I am reasonably good with my favorite AR, there are obstacles that would prevent fully swinging the barrel around, hence my interest in an MP-5 style weapons that is much shorter. I hear you brother but two considerations...kids don't always stay in place and .223 being a hot round can ricochet. Throwing a full 30 round mag inside the house leaves much to be desired.

Are you building a bunker? .223/5.56 is a hot round and will easily penetrate multiple sheets of drywall (17 in the video below). What size AR? I had several ARs (that fell into the Gulf of America), and train with them all the time. They have a lot of rounds and are accurate but longer barrels bump into things in a CQB scenario. As I mentioned above I am leaning towards a MP-5 type weapons with gas discharge suppressors shooting 9MM suppressed will down, it still has plenty of stop power but you have a lower chance of throwing rounds to the other side of the house. If I wanted pure stopping power I would grab the M-1 Garand, but if I miss my neighbor down the street might end up with a round in his house.

The left weaponized the justice system to go after Trump, now Trump is using the legal system to beat the crap out of Big Tech and some of the big news organizations. During the election it is alleged that CBS 60 minutes edited and altered Kamala Harris' interview to remove her word salad and make her look better. Trump filed a $10 Billion Dollar voter interference lawsuit, CBS refused to turn over the transcripts, called Trump's lawsuit “completely without merit” and promised to vigorously fight it after it was filed. Now they are in settlement talks after being ordered to hand over the transcripts. ABC news recently settled a defamation case with Trump for $15M plus another $1m to Trump's lawyers and they apologized. Shortly thereafter George Stephanopoulos Deleted his X Account. Meta paid $25M to settle Trump's lawsuit against the company over its decision to suspend his social media accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Interesting to see the pendulum swing back, hopefully Big tech can remain neutral and the press can finally act as the 4th estate rather than extension of the DNC.

Ya Vol!