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Don't these upstanding citizens go on to become pro ball players in the NBA? Well, I guess the culture starts somewhere. NFL, NBA... NCAA. Couldn't give two shits about college... or pro... sports.

The Hangar 24 AirFest in Redlands, CA (KREI) is 70 days away, and I'd like to get a T-6 static display, as well as flyovers of any military aircraft. You can stage out of SBD (civ field with military fuel; 4nm away), or March ARB (13 nm away). Let me know if interested. https://www.hangar24airfest.com/beerfestival/ https://www.hangar24airfest.com/performers/ https://www.hangar24airfest.com/aviators/

There’s a sucker born every minute.

WTF, indeed... While this message came from the Navy, I wouldn't put it past the AF to do it. BTW, now that it is 2018, and teletypes are no longer in fashion, can we develop a more readable message format... and avoid typing in all CAPS? WTF??? I hope someone sends a return message to COMNAVSAFECENSLIPSLOPFLIPFLOPNICKNACKPADDYWHACKGIVEADOGABONE asking them to clarify. R 011925Z MAR 18 FM COMNAVSAFECEN NORFOLK VA TO AIG 6942 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVSAFECEN/30/MAR// SUBJ/ADVANCED CHANGE NOTICE TWO (ACN-2) TO OPNAVINST 5100.19E// REF/A/DESCOC/CNO/30MAY2007// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. REFERENCE A DOES NOT INCLUDE A PROGRAM GUIDANCE CHAPTER FOR FALL PROTECTION, THIS ACN ADDS CHAPTER B13, THE FALL PROTECTION CHAPTER THAT WILL BE PROMULGATED IN REVISION FOXTROT OF REFERENCE A. INCLUDE A COPY OF THIS MESSAGE WITH REFERENCE A. 2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE FOLLOWING CORRECTIONS AND POLICY CHANGES TO REFERENCE A APPLY. 3. CHAPTER B13, INCLUDING 2 ASSOCIATED APPENDIXES, ARE QUOTED BELOW. B1301. DISCUSSION A.THIS CHAPTER PROVIDES REQUIREMENTS TO ESTABLISH AND MANAGE A COMPREHENSIVE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM FOR AFLOAT NAVY ACTIVITIES, WHICH HAVE PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO FALLS FROM HEIGHTS. THE GOAL OF THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM IS TO PREVENT INJURIES AND FATALITIES WHEN PERSONNEL WORKING AT HEIGHTS ARE EXPOSED TO FALL HAZARDS ON NAVY VESSELS. A MANAGED FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM MUST BE IN WRITING AND APPROVED BY THE TYPE COMMANDERS, IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS IN COMMAND (ISICS), OR UNIT LEVEL, DEPENDING ON THE SCOPE, RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE REQUIRED AS DETERMINED BY THE TYPE COMMANDERS. PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, MANAGEMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION WILL REQUIRE SUPPORTING RESOURCES FROM SPONSORS, NAVAL SAFETY CENTER, AND FLEET COMMANDERS TO INCLUDE TRAINING. B.THERE IS NO SAFE DISTANCE FROM AN UNPROTECTED SIDE OR EDGE OF A DECK OR PLATFORM. THERE IS NO MINIMUM TIME DURATION THAT ALLOWS EXCLUSION OF FALL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS (E.G., IF A 2-MINUTE JOB REQUIRES 15 MINUTES TO ESTABLISH FALL PROTECTION). FALL-RELATED MISHAPS ARE GENERALLY COMPLEX EVENTS FREQUENTLY INVOLVING MANY FACTORS. CONSEQUENTLY, THE REQUIREMENTS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT FOR FALL PROTECTION MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO: (1) PLANNING, REVIEWS, AND EXECUTION OF WORK OPERATIONS AND PROCEDURES; (2) JOB HAZARD ANALYSES; (3) STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES; (4) EQUIPMENT SELECTION AND MAINTENANCE; AND (5) TRAINING. C. COMMANDS AT ALL LEVELS HAVE A DUTY TO ANTICIPATE THE NEED FOR PERSONNEL TO WORK AT HEIGHTS AND PLAN WORK ACCORDINGLY. THIS MEANS EFFECTIVE MISHAP PREVENTION AND RESCUE PROCEDURES MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO ALL JOB PLANNING PROCESS. ALL COMMANDS MUST IDENTIFY FALL HAZARDS BY PERFORMING A FALL HAZARD SURVEY AND ASSESSMENT ON EACH WORK PROCESS AND UTILIZE RISK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO IDENTIFY HAZARDS, DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF RISK THEY PRESENT TO PERSONNEL OR EQUIPMENT, AND TO DEVELOP CONTROLS TO MINIMIZE THOSE RISKS. A THOROUGH RISK MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT MUST INCLUDE AN EVALUATION OF POTENTIAL FALL HAZARDS PER REFERENCE (A). IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES MAY USE REFERENCE (B) AS A SUPPLEMENT TO ITS COMPREHENSIVE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM. B1302.RESPONSIBILITIES A.IMPLEMENTING ACTIVITIES MUST DELINEATE DUTIES AND ASSIGN RESPONSIBILITIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A MANAGED FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM. THE ACTIVITIES MUST ENSURE THAT SHIP'S COMPANY PERSONNEL, IN COMPANY WITH TYCOM AND OTHER RESOURCES, HAVE THE NECESSARY SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, AND EXPERTISE TO MANAGE, ADMINISTER, IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM. DEPENDING UPON THE ACTIVITY SIZE AND MISSION, THE PERSONNEL WHO MANAGE, ADMINISTER, IMPLEMENT AND MONITOR THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM MAY EITHER BE ASSIGNED FULL-TIME, OR PART- TIME (I.E., COLLATERAL DUTY). TYCOMS MAY ALSO ASSIGN PERSONNEL TO MANAGE AND IMPLEMENT THE PROGRAM ACROSS MULTIPLE UNITS OR ISICS. PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (1) THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM MANAGER (FPPM): A PERSON DESIGNATED IN WRITING BY THE COMMAND WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM. THE FPPM MUST ENSURE THAT SHIPBOARD PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO FALL HAZARDS, AND OTHER PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN MANAGING THE PROGRAM, RECEIVE ADEQUATE TRAINING AS OUTLINED IN THIS CHAPTER. NOTE: THE FFPM POSITION NEED NOT BE AN EXCLUSIVE TITLE DESIGNATION. WITH ADEQUATE EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE, THE SAME PERSON MAY ALSO FUNCTION AS A COMPETENT PERSON. (2) COMPETENT PERSON FOR FALL PROTECTION: A PERSON, WHO THROUGH TRAINING KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE, IS CAPABLE OF IDENTIFYING HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN PERSONAL FALL ARREST SYSTEMS OR COMPONENTS, AND IN USING THE RIGHT EQUIPMENT, AND WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY TO TAKE PROMPT CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO ELIMINATE OR CONTROL THE HAZARDS OF FALLING. THIS PERSON MUST BE DESIGNATED IN WRITING BY THE COMMAND TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MONITORING OF THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM. THE COMPETENT PERSON WILL IDENTIFY, EVALUATE, AND ADDRESS EXISTING AND POTENTIAL FALL HAZARDS; AND ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE IN THE APPLICATION AND USE OF PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION AND RESCUE SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. THE COMPETENT PERSON IS THE FRONTLINE WHEN IT COMES TO DELIVERING THE TRAINING AND REFRESHER TRAINING, AND MONITORING HOW END-USERS ARE USING FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. (3) QUALIFIED PERSON FOR FALL PROTECTION: A PERSON WITH A RECOGNIZED ENGINEERING DEGREE OR PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE AND WITH EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF FALL PROTECTION WHO IS CAPABLE OF DESIGNING, ANALYZING, EVALUATING, AND SPECIFYING FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND RESCUE SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. THIS PERSON MAY SERVE AS THE EXPERT FOR MULTIPLE UNITS OR TYPES OF UNITS AS DETERMINED BY THE TYPE COMMANDER. (4) END-USER OF FALL PROTECTION (AUTHORIZED PERSON): A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN TRAINED IN THE USE OF ASSIGNED FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IN A TYPICAL FALL HAZARD SITUATION, INCLUDING HANDS-ON TRAINING AND PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION AND USING PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING FALL ARREST, FALL RESTRAINT, OR FALL POSITIONING) WHILE PERFORMING WORK ASSIGNMENTS AT HEIGHTS. A COMPETENT PERSON AT THE UNIT, LEVEL WHO HAS THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERTISE, AND EDUCATION TO DELIVER THE TRAINING MUST TRAIN END- USERS. B.THE COMMANDER OR COMMANDING OFFICER OF EMBARKED PERSONNEL FOR INSPECTIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, ASSESSMENTS, AND VISITS (ICAV) MUST: (1) ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES (A) ASSIGNING RESPONSIBILITIES. (B) SURVEYING AND ASSESSING FALL HAZARDS. (C) PROVIDING PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF SITE SPECIFIC FALL PROTECTION AND PREVENTION PLAN. THE ICAV COMPETENT PERSON (CP) CAN ADOPT THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SHIPS SITE SPECIFIC FP PLAN IF THE AREA WHERE THEIR PERSONNEL ARE WORKING AT HEIGHTS HAS BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SHIPS SPECIFIC FP PLAN. NOTE: THE SITE SPECIFIC FP PLAN SHOULD BE DEVELOPED BY THE COMPETENT PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH WHOEVER IS MAKING A VISIT TO THE SHIP. THE ICAV CP CAN UTILIZE THE SHIPS SITE SPECIFIC FP IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE WORKING AT HEIGHTS IN AN AREA THAT IS ALREADY COVERED UNDER THAT PLAN (I.E. GOING ALOFT ON THE MAST). HOWEVER, IF THE ENTITY MAKING THE VISIT TO THE SHIP IS WORKING AT HEIGHTS IN AN AREA THAT HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE SHIPS SPECIFIC FP PLAN THEY ARE OBLIGATED TO EVALUATE THE AREA TO BE WORKED AND DEVELOP THAT PLAN. (D) TRAINING OF PERSONNEL. (E) INSPECTING EQUIPMENT. (F) AUDITING AND EVALUATION. (G) PROPER INSTALLATION AND USE OF FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT. (H) AVAILABILITY OF RESCUE EQUIPMENT WITH ACCOMPANYING RESCUE PROCEDURES. (2) DESIGNATE IN WRITING A FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM MANAGER (FPPM), E-7 OR ABOVE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM. C.THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF A NAVAL VESSEL MUST: (1) ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT A FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES (A) ASSIGNING RESPONSIBILITIES. (B) SURVEYING AND ASSESSING FALL HAZARDS. (C) PROVIDING PREVENTION AND CONTROL MEASURES. (D) TRAINING (E) INSPECTING EQUIPMENT. (F) AUDITING AND EVALUATION. (G) PROPER INSTALLATION AND USE OF FALL PROTECTION SYSTEMS. (H) AVAILABILITY OF RESCUE EQUIPMENT WITH ACCOMPANYING RESCUE PROCEDURES. (2) WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SHIPYARD PERSONNEL DURING AN AVAILABILITY, PROVIDE FALL PROTECTION TO EMBARKED NAVY CIVILIANS AND MILITARY PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO FALL HAZARDS ON ANY ELEVATED WALKING WORKING SURFACE WITH UNPROTECTED SIDES, EDGES, OR FLOOR OPENINGS, FROM WHICH THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF FALLING 5 FEET OR MORE TO A LOWER LEVEL; OR, WHERE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A FALL FROM ANY HEIGHT ONTO DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT, INTO A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT, OR ONTO AN IMPALEMENT HAZARD. ENSURE CONTRACTORS DO NOT USE GOVERNMENT-OWNED FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT UNLESS IT IS STATED IN THE CONTRACT AND ENSURE THAT NAVY CIVILIAN AND MILITARY PERSONNEL WILL NOT USE CONTRACTOR-OWNED FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT. (3) DESIGNATE IN WRITING A FPPM, E-7 OR ABOVE, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ADMINISTERING THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM. (4) WAIVE, IN WRITING, FALL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS, IF IN HIS OR HER ASSESSMENT, THE REQUIRED USE OF FALL ARREST EQUIPMENT PLACES THE END-USER IN A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE SITUATION. THIS WAIVER WILL ONLY BE GRANTED UNDER THE STRICTEST OF CIRCUMSTANCES AND AFTER CONDUCTING AND DOCUMENTING A THOROUGH RISK ASSESSMENT UTILIZING RISK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES OF THE WORK OPERATION. D.THE FPPM MUST: (1) DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MANAGE THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM PER REQUIREMENTS OF THIS CHAPTER. (2) MAINTAIN A FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM INSTRUCTION THAT ADDRESSES ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE BEYOND THE FALL PROTECTION POLICY DETAILED IN THIS INSTRUCTION, AND INCLUDE PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT ISSUE POINTS AND OTHER SPECIAL CONDITIONS. (3) ENSURE A SITE-SPECIFIC SHIPBOARD RESCUE PLAN, AS AN APPENDIX TO THE INSTRUCTION, IS IN PLACE FOR ANY LOCATIONS THAT MAY REQUIRE RESCUE [SEE PARAGRAPH B1305]. THE FALL PROTECTION INSTRUCTION MUST ADDRESS WORKING OVER THE SIDE, WORKING ALOFT, AND INTERIOR AND DECK AREAS OF A SHIP (E.G., ENCLOSED MASTS, HANGER BAYS, WELL DECKS, VEHICLE STORAGE DECKS, RAMPS, VERTICAL TRUNKS, ELEVATOR TRUNKS, DUMBWAITER TRUNKS, PACKAGE CONVEYOR TRUNKS, VOID SPACES, AND BALLAST TANKS) WITH UNPROTECTED SIDES, EDGES, AND OPENINGS FROM WHICH THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF (A) FALL FROM 5 FEET OR MORE TO A LOWER LEVEL, OR (B) FALL FROM ANY HEIGHT ONTO DANGEROUS EQUIPMENT, INTO A HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT, OR ONTO AN IMPALEMENT HAZARD. (4) ENSURE FPPM TRAINING IS COMPLETED PER PARAGRAPH B1307. (5) ENSURE THAT THE SAFETY OFFICER, COMPETENT PERSON, FALL PROTECTION SAFETY OBSERVERS, SUPERVISORS OF END-USERS, AND END- USERS OF FALL PROTECTION RECEIVE TRAINING PER PARAGRAPH B1307. (6) USE RISK MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES TO ASSESS FALL HAZARDS AND TAKE PROMPT CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO ELIMINATE OR CONTROL THE HAZARDS. (7) ENSURE THAT ALL PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IMPACTED BY A FALL IS IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND HELD FOR MISHAP OR NEAR MISHAP INVESTIGATION PER REFERENCE (C). PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT REFERS TO FALL ARREST RESTRAINT AND POSITIONING EQUIPMENT. (8) ENSURE THAT ONLY NAVSEA-AUTHORIZED PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IS ONBOARD, AND THAT IT IS INSPECTED, STOWED, MAINTAINED, AND ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PARAGRAPH B1304. (9) CONDUCT A SELF-ASSESSMENT EVALUATION OF THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM AT LEAST ANNUALLY. SECTION A, CHAPTER 3 CONTAINS INFORMATION ON CONDUCTING SELF-ASSESSMENT EVALUATIONS. (10) ENSURE THAT WHEN AN END-USER OF FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IS WORKING OVER THE SIDE OR WORKING ALOFT THAT A FALL PROTECTION SAFETY OBSERVER IS ASSIGNED TO OVERSEE THE EVOLUTION. (11) ENSURE THAT ALL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT LOGS, WORKING ALOFT AND OVER THE SIDE CHITS, AUDITS, ETC. ARE MAINTAINED FOR 5 YEARS AND AUDITED ANNUALLY PER REFERENCE (B). (12) ENSURE THAT ONLY APPROVED ANCHOR POINTS ARE USED WHEN TIED OFF. FOR SHIPS WITHOUT APPROVED ANCHOR POINTS, A COMPETENT PERSON MUST DESIGNATE TIE-OFF POINTS. E.DIVISION OFFICERS MUST ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO FALL HAZARDS ARE QUALIFIED IN THE USE OF AND PROVIDED WITH PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS SPECIFIED BY THE COMPETENT PERSON. F.THE SAFETY OFFICER MUST: (1) COMPLETE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH B1307. (2) ENSURE THAT ALL INJURIES FROM FALLS AND NEAR MISSES ARE REPORTED PER REFERENCE (C). (3) ASSIST THE FPPM IN IDENTIFYING FALL HAZARDS AND TAKING PROMPT CORRECTIVE MEASURES TO ELIMINATE OR CONTROL THE HAZARDS. (4) ENSURE THAT THE FPPM CONDUCTS A SELF-ASSESSMENT OF THE FALL PROTECTION PROGRAM AT LEAST ANNUALLY. SECTION A, CHAPTER 3 CONTAINS INFORMATION ON CONDUCTING SELF-ASSESSMENT EVALUATIONS. G.FALL PROTECTION SAFETY OBSERVERS MUST: (1) COMPLETE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH B1307. (2) HAVE NO OTHER DUTIES ASSIGNED IN THE WORK OPERATION. (3) KEEP UNNECESSARY PERSONNEL FROM DECKS ABOVE THE WORK AREA, OVER THE SIDE, OR BENEATH THE WORK AREA BEING DONE AFLOAT. (4) KEEP IN VISUAL CONTACT WITH ALL PERSONNEL WORKING ALOFT, OR OVER THE SIDE, IN THE RESPECTIVE AREA OR ZONE ASSIGNED. (5) ENSURE THAT ANY FALL INJURY AND ANY NEAR MISS IS REPORTED TO BOTH THE FPPM AND THE SAFETY OFFICER. (6) ENSURE THAT THE OFFICER OF THE DECK IS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED IN THE EVENT OF ANY FALL INJURY OR NEAR MISS. (7) WEAR THE SAME PERSONAL FALL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT AS THE PERSONNEL WORKING ALOFT OR OVER THE SIDE, INCLUDING A HARD HAT. H.SUPERVISORS OF END-USERS MUST: (1) ENSURE THAT END-USERS ARE PERMITTED TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE IN FALL PROTECTION TRAINING, AS REQUIRED. (2) COMPLETE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS, AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH B1307. I.END-USERS OF FALL PROTECTION MUST: (1) COMPLETE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS BEFORE USING THE EQUIPMENT, AS REQUIRED BY PARAGRAPH B1307. (2) USE ONLY NAVSEA-AUTHORIZED PERSONAL FALL ARREST OR FALL RESTRAINT, FALL POSITIONING EQUIPMENT OR SYSTEMS WHEN EXPOSED TO FALL HAZARDS IN PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES. (3) ENSURE THAT ALL INJURIES FROM FALLS AND NEAR MISSES ARE REPORTED TO BOTH THE FPPM AND THE SAFETY OFFICER.

Hire civilians for queep: I think we have all seen a plethora of examples where a GS is hired... is absolutely incompetent at the job... and can't be gotten rid of. No, simply get rid of the majority of the queep.

Nothing... except for really good Airshows, with a Monday return.

For those of you currently at an AETC pilot training base, how many hours are on those AETC T-38C's?

What is "ALP", please?

I hear there is a lot of open airspace, and a big runway near Lubbock, Texas...

Take a prozac, Prozac.

"When it matters". That's the key. I center it when it is a good thing. But seldom on a 5+ hour TransCon do I find it is necessary to be centered for 5+ hours.

The gondola incident was terrible. Interestingly, though, one of the navigators was selected as Blue Angel #8 (Events Coordinator) a few years later, and is an active duty Marine O-6 today.

ThreeHoler (and others elsewhere) mentioned this. Like them, I believe I'd like the jet to start a big turn should it revert to Heading unannounced. The alternative of tooling along in a straight line, and maybe not realizing what happened seems like a worse scenario. But I've been doing this for only 18 months, am figuring out LNAV, and can barely spell VNAV... so what do I know? But I do see your point Hoss... and there's probably no right answer. Thanks for the comments. BTW, Hacker, I got that from a 320 guy, but I have no idea how the Airbus works.

Piss off, junior, and get off of my lawn. Ram... get me an Ensure now!

I brought this topic up elsewhere with military pilots I know, and it turned into a pretty good thread. A number of them are airline Captains and provided great perspective. I doubt I'll see anything new here... but since it was quite a fun and lively discussion, I'll ask. "Center the bug"... it's what airline pilots do, right? When you roll out of the turn in LNAV, you put the heading bug at 12 o'clock. "A married bug is a happy bug." "Heading to follow..." In 28 years as a military pilot, I seldom cared where the heading bug was if I was navigating on something other than a heading. In the U-2, I bugged my flameout heading. On final approach, I could bug the go-around heading... but I'm mildly confident I can fly runway heading without a heading bug. Call me crazy. But now... I'm an airline pilot... and in training, I was constantly being reminded to "center the bug" while in LNAV. So... I put on my "I believe" hat, and centered it. Now that I'm on the line, I find it has no useful purpose for me, so I don't do it anymore. The big difference is that recently, the Captain I'm flying with scolded me for being an "outlier" who needs to conform with the rest of the pilot community. He was pretty annoyed. He couldn't tell me why he does it, but he came just shy of insisting that I do it. I've flown with other Captains that, on my leg, will constantly adjust the bug 2-3 degrees as the heading changes over the course of the flight. Dude, knock it off! If I wanted the heading bug centered, I'd do it. And having YOU mess with my bug on my leg is non-SOP at my airline. Don't like that I'm not doing it? Then tell me you want it done. You're the Captain, and I'll comply! So... what's the big deal? Is there a reason y'all "center the bug"? Will it save me from an FAA violation, or even death?? It certainly isn't "procedure"... but sure seems to be a big deal where I work. I've learned from others that the Airbus doesn't display a bug in LNAV, and neither does the MD-11. I'm also aware that I have to center the bug before I mash down on the 737 HDG button... which will add 2-3 seconds to when the jet begins to turn. Got it. I'm looking for a more earth-shattering reason than this sort of thinking.

Can't get enough ladies to pass the test? Make it optional. And do it quietly, so the political correctness doesn't show. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2018/02/11/marine-corps-quietly-drops-major-obstacle-female-infantry-officers.html Oorah.

Interesting. Nice find, Steve. In the AF, people freak out that we might actually carry a gun inflight. I cannot imagine how the armory would react if we got issued grenades. Oh... and that airplane is taxiing much too close to the blast barriers with no wing-walker.

Meaning you will drive to work? Or you will need to fly to work?

... at least according to this individual. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/28/california-teacher-slams-military-members-as-lowest-low-in-classroom-rant-caught-on-video.html According to the El Rancho HS website, he can be reached at work at 562.801.7500... then dial 0... then dial his extension of 57003. I'm guessing he had a lot of calls today, since his voicemail is full and not accepting any more. I'll try again tomorrow.

Why are they giving you a medical retirement for a hip replacement? I had a hip replacement 10 years ago, and was back on flying status in 4 months. Is there more to the story?

Ritz-Carlton? If Hacker’s company puts pilots there, I’m impressed.

It used to be that when I read a post and would see that someone had "Liked" it, I could click on the Like emblem and the person's that gave the rating would show up. Now, it does not do that (hasn't for sometime, actually). Glitch? Or planned change?

I didn't realize until I was away at college that his house was less than 1/4 mile from our house. One of the greats that is directly responsible for making America what it is. Bergman: trying to catch him. But I think it’s futile

There... fixed. At least based on my observations over 28 years of active duty (notwithstanding some notable exceptions).