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I think it is Born over-reacting, while Lengyel has a better perspective on it. You know he's an Aggie right? I've heard he's a good dude, Old Army kinda guy. Speaking of great traditions....Flight of the Pumkin! Such a good time to watch all you silly BQs struggle to deal with one outfit. I don't remember any pizza parties at OTS back in 06/07. I do remember all three squadrons incessently pranking one another. I also remember killing years of 'tradition' when they made us chip a metric ton of paint off the Hoya rock. As far as gay dancing in the Big Red Bed, I certainly didn't witness that kinda shit while standing in the back of the room so I wouldn't get caught sleeping a second time.

Old man flew helos (HH-52/HH-3/HH-65/HH-60J) and herks (old AF hand-me-downs) for 20+ years. My kid brother and I didn't know any better....both of us went AF. He's a 'fighting falcon pilot' and I'm starting my third aircraft in 3 years. Guess I can't make up my mind. Powered lift time. Two of my cousins also serve(d): one was an ANG life support guy for a bit, the other is currently an EOD tech with a bunch of deployments. edit for cousins

Wow. Kinda damming on the Gulfstream team. Also noticed there was no section on crash survivability. Most NTSB reports I've read have one.

That'll be rather useful for those enemy bunkers made out of plywood. (I didn't have sound, so maybe they said something about the test site?)

At ~130,000ft or 24.6 miles, he'd be able to see approximately 430 miles. The closest body of water to Roswell is the Sea of Cortez, slightly over 500 miles. So no....no water. Maths.

Screen grab from the Viper West Demo up in Sacramento:

I don't think it matters much, you don't see much more than someone's nugget and shoulders when they are in the water.

Terrible waste of money. On the same note, why do we have to change the company that makes flight suits every 6-9 days? (or so it seems) Watch out for the recent batch made by Carter Industries. The stitching falls out after one wash. Two brand new bags, both are falling apart at the seams. Litterally! I have several from two years ago made by Equa Industries. Still going rock solid.

Video from folks driving down the highway shows the crossover...no contact between jets. Rather close impact to them as well. https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ee1_1348112130

I had an AE crew recently loading large pelican cases that felt like they were full of lead. I asked what they had inside...."pubs". In a jet where space is an extreme premium, that shit has got to go. I carry my paper pubs per to stay legal, but use an iPad in the cockpit because it's practical, fast, and safe (kicked off AP in cruise more than once with my pub kit). But just like anything else in the AF, this change requires money, time, and some poor sap to run the program in your SQ. I don't see it happening anytime soon...or quickly for that matter.

It was Glenn Smith on the team. Godspeed. HopperFlight Team Page

Bring the truck. The pro's (too many to list) outweigh the cons (small roads, parking). I only know one person that has ever reached their fuel ration, and they were basically driving laps around Germany. Plus... The German train/subway/bus system is legit. We use it all the time. Why worry about drinking and driving when I can take the train and pre/post-game on the train? Genau.

FIFY

back on subject....

CO ANG F-16 did attempted to at Lamar Colorado couple years back after his engine shit the bed. Punched when the jet went off the runway. fvck no!

Here's a new one, hot of the press: OCONUS - CONUS PCS with x2 TDY en-route. 1st TDY, 142 days. 2nd TDY is 122 days. RNLT is after 2nd TDY. Each TDY is short enough that they are un-accompanied, but they are back to back. Thinking I can have the wife and HHG sent to HOR while I'm in training, kinda like what happens to guys going to the RoK for a year remote. Ideas?

Not sure where they base these things, but woulda been interesting if the pilot got picked up by one.

That's a long way out in the north Pacific.

9 News in Denver is reporting 14 confirmed dead, 40+ wounded, suspected gunman in custody. Witnesses stated that he kicked in the emergency exit to a theater, threw a flash-bang/something explosive, and then opened fire. Live news streaming here

Looking on Trulia, the majority of the homes listed have dropped in price significanly and been on the market a while. Wonder if developers/owners/ect expected more of a influx of folks to the 'western' AFSOC base. Just read an article about liberals/tree huggers/off the grid types bitching about low level routes through NM and southern CO, sounded like a pain in the ass for the AF to deal with. (not that F-111s, F-16s, B-1s, B-52s were and have been flying said routes for decades). I'll look at it next year until then, good luck!

What's the issue with the housing market out there? Same as everywhere else these days? I have some friends there that refuse to buy, will only rent in Clovis.

Heading out there in a year or so, and from what I've seen online so far the market looks pretty crappy. Where are most folks living around town (or trying to live). Married, no kids but planning on it.