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Not well known but Scorpion makes great helmets are are fairly cheap compared to Shoei. Check out their website at www.scorpionusa.com. They have a new one out which is the EXO-1000 which you can actually pump up the cheek pads for a better fit. I have an older model and I bought the shadeshift visor for it which Scorpion is one of few brands that has a visor like that. The airflow is awesome as well! I've had other brands like Shoei so compared to what you pay the Scorpion is well worth it.

I would like to but not much around here. I would have to drive about 4 hours to either Omaha or Topeka. I'm seriously thinking about going to Topeka soon to get checked out tho.

Here's mine. Just took her on a 1700 mile trip from the Smokies to East NC and back to MO. It was a great trip. The Tail of the Dragon was awesome and no traffic at 0615!

If you can find a group of guys (don't know the limit) Oakley will give you a pretty good military discount, like 40% off or so. Just call them for details.

Terp737 - So are bomber guys allowed to apply and do you have any there?

Yeah I have no clue how many are making the TX. I do believe the 1st, which is their CC is starting this summer but not 100% sure. I do know one thing, many AD would like to make the TX to the Guard if allowed. No Nuke role would be awesome!

Sorry, I should have used WIC, the 325th WPS is here at Whiteman so I just said WPS. I'm not sure how other airframes work but like I mentioned the upgrades are fairly normal up through SEFE. We have small shops so you do move through pretty much all of them. I understand the hours thing, I was just trying to add it all together. People only hear about the 2 B-2 sorties each month but don't fully understand the durations and other training such as simulators that we get. The T-38 is available if people want to fly and cross countries are open to wherever. My recommendation for new guys out of UPT is that this may not be what they're looking for. Don't get me wrong, the B-2 is unique and quite remarkable but for new guys no one is sure yet what do to with them after 3-4 years if they don't want to attend WPS. They could be here for 3 years or 10, who knows. Maybe that's what they want. We've given out 1 white jet total and around 2 ALO's/year. Whiteman is becoming younger which hopefully will change some but we still have a majority coming from other MWS.

Yes the B-2 is given out to UPT about twice a year and they become a T-38A IP here at Whiteman for at least a year to maybe 1 1/2 before starting IQT which generally is about 6-9 months. That could all change once they start training the STL guard guys so maybe less people will be selected for a few years. We have 2 squadrons of about 20 pilots each and an OSS. If you fly your ass off in the T-38 then you can get over 80 hrs/year but much more as an IP but not as many as an AETC IP. The B-2 you fly twice/month but sometimes more and you can get maybe around 125-150 hrs/year depending on long durations. The lifestyle isn't all that bad and Kansas City is close by. As a young guy you'll move around to all the squadron jobs and upgrade normally but understand you'll have many MWS guys coming in after you but upgrading to AC and IP much faster. Obviously they'll hold the Flt/CC jobs sooner too. You would probably be in the BS until becoming an IP then either moving to the OSS or applying to WPS if that's your wish.

CAVOK - Does the AFPC website now say no bombers? I just viewed it recently and it said no fighters but nothing about bombers.

Well for aviation I can't recommend anything but for driving I have a TomTom One and it's pretty sweet. You can find them on Ebay for $260 or so. I also use it on my motorcycle and is very easy to use.

My first bike was a 400 Hondamatic but then I had about a 4 yr break and then started with a 600 sportbike then went to the 12R and now the 14. I had no problem with a 600 and don't think most will at our maturity levels. Now give it to a 16 year old kid who's never ridden before then maybe so. That's just my opinion.

Shiner Bock Sam Adams Black Lager Guinness Young's Double Chocolate Stout Young's Oatmeal Stout Schlafly Coffee Stout Actually I love dark beer so if anyone has any suggestions let me know.

And thats why I didn't goto the Academy.

I have XM and enjoyed it until NASCAR went to Sirius but once they merge you'll be able to receive all the channels. They're claiming no new software needed and all existing radios will work. Both have the same news (FOX, CNN, etc) and channels like ESPN. XM has some funny comedy channels and are unrated. It was nice to have that for the long drives. I have the portable Samsung/MP3 XM radio with built in antenna. It's a pretty sweet unit but was like 299. I think both companies have about the same radios. If you're willing to sign a contract for like 3 or more years then the price drops under $10/month. I know for XM once you're a subscriber then you can listen online for free but it's only the commercial free channels and doesn't include any of the news or sports. Regarding the coverage I heard Sirius is better because they have 3 satellites versus XM's 2 static satellites. Sirius is also talking about launching a 4th in 2008. One of the reasons XM is losing money is due to only 2 satellites causing the need for more ground repeaters.

Try this place for patches https://www.americanindustriesus.com/ I'm not sure if they do zaps but they make good quality patches.

Yeah I think I know the one you're talking about. I believe it's a little farther east down on Tropicana past the strip. It was a pretty cool place.

I always enjoyed Nine Fine Irishmen in New York New York in Vegas. There are several bars/clubs around 2nd St & N Scottsdale Rd. I remember The Blue Moose being a decent sports bar. Like I said there are several in that area so you should have no problem finding something you like. There are some hotels right in that area which will put you in stumbling distance to everything.

ZX-14 here and I love it! I owned a ZX-12R for a few years and fell in love with Kawasaki so decided to upgrade to the 14.