HuggyU2

Having your underwear show when one is wearing an open collar, business outfit is inappropriate. I wouldn't say leaving the top button open on a dress shirt gives a "70s porn look". Three buttons? Sure... but no one wears the uniform like Tony Montana. I love the Marine uniforms... but having a white underwear t-shirt showing is a fashion faux pas. In reality, it's simply a problem for y'all with no chest hair who are envious of us who do. 🖕

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Edit: Disregard. I misunderstood.

So quite a few are going to non-airline jobs? Or simply not getting out when they can?

Haha! Yeah, Argentine fighter tactics are worrying the Drivers at Langley. That said, does this Administration remember that thing called "the Monroe Doctrine"?

A great opportunity for someone who wants to step away from flying. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/air-force-diversity-equity-inclusion-hiring-spree-top-job.amp

Because when you have Ferrari Money, that's not the only car you have.

Good question to ask. Consider starting a new, relevant thread on the topic.

Starting pay would likely be $200k+. I've never heard of anyone making $300k.

Can you provide a source for that? Most sources I've seen believe Carlson's worth ~$30M.

Today, the first and oldest flying squadron in North America turns 110. Happy birthday to the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron. Hail Dragons. Note: 3 years later, the 1st become the first squadron to employ aircraft in a military operation. https://firstaerosquadron.com/articles/the-1st-aero-squadron-a-history/?amp=1

Get your shave on. Midnight approaches.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/our-best-look-yet-at-the-chinese-spy-balloons-massive-payload

Based on the comments in that Twitter article, there sure are a lot of skeptics that doubt the authenticity.

I'm going off of some really old brain cells, but I don't think that's correct. We had a guy in the Cheetahs at Randolph that showed up a year or two after me named Trigger Stevenson. He had an F-16C kill while employed in a two-ship with an F-4G... which was the old Spangdahlem construct for the Wild Weasel mission. I believe it was a MiG-23 he bagged. And I think it was the 2nd or 3rd AMRAAM kill (Lt Col Gary North... later 4-star Gen North... got the first). But the details don't matter. Trigger killed a MiG... and that's cool. Especially since he was a 1Lt!

BTW, for those aircraft with a tailhook... I'm talking about scenarios on a runway that doesn't have a cable.

Follow up on a post I made 10 years ago... about an event that took place 17 years ago. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/air-space-magazine/killer-at-70000-feet-117615369/ Dave Russell was instrumental in this event while he was the U-2 squadron commander. Dave was laid to rest a couple hours ago. He died much too young following a 4-year fight with Multiple Myeloma... a plasma cell cancer. Dave owned HighFlyer Arms, a specialty gun store in Warrenton Virginia, and I believe the family will keep the store going. https://www.highflyerarms.com/ To Super Dave...

For the T-38, the takeoff Refusal Speed is computed using a 3" reaction time, during which the aircraft continues to accelerate. In other aircraft, the speed is based on starting the abort at that speed, with no reaction time. I'd like to know what is done in other aircraft in the military. I'm not looking for "technique", just what is in your flight manual when it comes to the consideration that was used in creating your performance charts. Bombers, trainers, fighters, heavies... let me know. Post it here or drop me a pm.

Shaft, looks like that jet was a former Southwest Airlines jet. Id like to hear the story firsthand from these guys.

You must be talking about Skar! He's great! No plans as of today to go to CBM. If we take our recruiting stuff out on a roadshow, I'll post it here. But don't hesitate to fly out to Beale and spend a day with us.

Congrats to BigRed on his initial Solo in the U-2 on Wednesday. 🥃 He will be known as "Solo 1095". Not bad for an old Navy guy.

Revisiting the AF Mortuary Affairs emblem debacle of a few years ago... It appears they didn't go with the draft that had the F-16 silhouettes replacing the Flankers. They simply got rid of all airplanes on the emblem.

The plot thickens... Maybe the company could occasionally listen to the union inputs on safety. Having a stellar safety record for many years doesn't happen without cost and effort. https://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2023/01/19/first-officer-on-american-jfk-runway-incursion-flight-had-added-task-at-departure-source-says/?sh=5f15e6cd67ac

https://www.foxbusiness.com/lifestyle/american-airlines-pilots-reckless-cockpit-procedure-changes-safety