sputnik

I'm a hobbiest, and my current old fashioned ARs work just fine. I'll spend my gun $ in other directions (MPX). That said, if I made my living with it, I'd get a piston every day and twice on Sunday. It only took the Army 50-60 years to accept what every E1 grunt has said about gas since the M14 (piston) went away

I mean, they're cool. As a former 11B (in a prior century) who spent hours upon hours cleaning every fng speck of carbon out of my A1 then A2, pistons are black magic Granted we were shooting a lot of blanks, which are filthy. Was at range with a bud recently when same topic came up. We compared bolts and the point was instantly made Plus whenever I was deployed all the (non-US) cool guys had pistons. Figured they knew better than I. I could be wrong, but don't some pistons still use buffers? The MCX is the first one I saw with the internal springs that allow real folding stocks.

Thanks guys. It’s for plinking, and I’m more Meal Team Six these days. Always been curious about keltec, they make weird looking shit and it’s always very cheap.

I have a model Y and love that thing. I was driving 2k a month between commute to work and two kids in travel sports and the nearly zero Mx costs was nice. It’s odd how some people loathe Teslas, and feel the need to tell me (uninvited) how awful they are. Objectively I think the 3 is better than the Y, but I just liked sitting in the Y more.

I’ve been impressed with PSA prices and services. Any thoughts on quality of their own branded stuff? Prices are kinda amazing. On the subject of quality, keltec? Thanks

I got the long range. I loved driving the performance, but didn't want the stuff that came with it (wheels,.etc). The LR is fast enough for me.

I didn't shop around when I added a Model Y. I hit a deer (my luck in rural Georgia finally ran out). Getting a Tesla repaired is a monumental pita, I'm coming up on six weeks now. USAA has been amazing on the claim. No issues whatsoever. Cant speak to the rates, but they've been great when I needed them.

I knew one that made just shy of 700k that year. He showed me his profit sharing, which was impressive. My personal assessment was dudes were adding in profit sharing. And excess cash from when they passed the 415 limit, which they all did. I do know guys were hitting 100k a month at the beginning of that year, how long they kept that up I've no idea. Personally I doubt anyone made a million without including PS, and excess, if then. But man, what a great conversation, eh?

I dunno, the library has a lot of dedicated reading rooms. I think the CBT predated the room There’s a long list of shit I despise about the place, I can’t really begrudge you for having a different list.

There are so many things I dislike about the Academy, but I can’t seem to summon any anger about this. It’s a reading room in the library. What am I missing?

That's not quite what United's bid meant. At worst it set up about 2500 to be furloughed, starting in Oct. Which definitely sucks, but is a hell of a lot less than 5k. As for Delta's news, it also tees up 2500. Which also sucks, but is far less than 7k.

Bite your tongue, after 20+ in the Air Force actively avoiding it, I finally live in "base housing"--and it's awesome. As a bonus, driving to work is priceless. To each his own--another great facet of airline life.

I find this statement really confusing

1. Don't lie. There are now unemployed looking guys at prison time for lying about VA disability to FAA. 2. Just for PITA factor, I would stay away from mental health stuff. But, take care of yourself, and refer to num 1 above. There are plenty of pilots on SSRIs, getting counseling, etc. After Germanwings there is a tad bit of hysteria about pilots lying about mental health. 3. Sleep apnea is no longer as big a deal as it once was with FAA. But you will have to travel with a CPAP, and it tells on you. If you need it for rest, by all means go for it. Just be aware of what you're signing up for. 4. If you're able to fly in AF, you shouldn't have a problem maintaining an FAA physical. Its kinda amazing what conditions that will still allow a class one.

Holy fucking shit, that 'stache! The bar has been set much higher https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/04/india/india-pilot-moustache-intl/index.html