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    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    4 hours ago, M2 said:

    A real Space Ranger!!

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    https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2024/04/09/first-space-force-ranger-hopes-guardians-follow-in-his-footsteps/

    It is damn impressive that he is both a tabbed ranger and sapper. It also looks like he has air assault and jump wings. While I am all for expanding the breadth of knowledge...all of this seems excessive for a Space Force ADO assigned to a TES.

    Dude should have just joined the Army.

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    Belly flopped T-6

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    27 minutes ago, Pooter said:

    Of course it's on the amn/nco page within minutes. I hope they find and absolutely crucify the source. Gawking at aircraft mishaps and posting pics for clout should be an immediate discharge

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    Let's just be happy it's not a strategic asset this time (ie: B-2 runway departure, B-1 ILS scrape, etc). The AF really needs to get back to basics with the OPSEC from the nonners. MX or OPs gets warned about taking pics of the flight line/incidents. Everyone else? Not so much.

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    Border crisis

    in General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by StoleIt

    On 3/4/2024 at 11:38 PM, TreeA10 said:

    I'm doing my AA quarterly online training and one lesson describes what to look for to report human trafficking. Who do you report human trafficking to if the government is facilitating the trafficking?

    It makes me feel really safe when I get randomed 96.69% of the time but then my illegal immigrant passengers are flying for free with no ID or background check AND yet I have to show TSA 2 forms of ID.

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    Russian Ukraine shenanigans

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    8 hours ago, McJay Pilot said:

    Another Russian Cruiser converted to submarine!

    If nothing else, every branch should all be thoroughly concerned with figuring out defenses against drones.

    Outstanding!

    But one point of correction: based on the title I was thinking it was a Kirov or another Slava (remember when they sank the Moskva back in 2022) class...the ship in this video was "only" a Corvette.

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    On the struggle bus at UPT, heading for a CR

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Sorry to hear. But, it sounds like you have a great attitude and that is very important.

    One of my buddies was in a similar situation and ended up getting force shaped back in 2010 time frame...he went on to go to a big name business school, owns his own airplane, and is a multimillionaire. He mostly regrets not serving in the AF up to his personal standard, but I'm sure he isn't sad while driving his Aston Martin.

    P-8 Poseidon slides off Runway

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 11/30/2023 at 10:12 AM, BFM this said:

    Overheard in ops from someone who’s flown both:

    Guppy is the better airplane, Fifi is the better office

    Disclaimer: I've only flown the C-40, not an airline 737, but I'm now flying the 320.

    The Guppy's FMS, overall flows, VNAV, climb rate and stopping distance are way better than the bus, IMO. 2 cup holders, hooray! Jump seat is meh...deer stand is torture.

    The Bus is slightly quieter at cruise but takes for ever to get there. Not monitoring the engine start is neat. The autoflap retract on a heavy climb out is weird since you basically have to overspeed it then trust the automation to prevent an actual overspeed. The lack of an auto let down ability at TOD is annoying. But it's super easy to "fly" and I do enjoy the tray table. Jump seats way better.

    Overall, I'll fly which ever one results in a better schedule. Oddly, at my domicile the bus is more junior than the guppy on the FO side so that's why I picked it.

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    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    4 hours ago, FUSEPLUG said:

    I get the feeling there will be a certain ilk of people with zero shame who will take advantage of this like those pre-boarding in a wheelchair.  But in the end, it's a lot harder to fake being fat than it is being disabled.  

    I didn't get the joke at first on OE when my CKA remarked that the FA's will cure 3/4's of the pax getting on early in wheelchairs. After we put the jet to sleep I noticed a good half dozen wheel chair pushers still waiting for pax when I got off and told them the jet was now empty.

    Russian Ukraine shenanigans

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    17 minutes ago, BashiChuni said:

    ukraine is losing. that is a fact. what is your plan to fix that besides throwing money at the problem?

    https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/12/politics/takeaways-volodymyr-zelensky-washington

    zelensky wouldn't be begging for money in DC if things were all good

    That is not a fact. Just because the dude is campaigning for support doesn't mean they are losing. They have been retaking an impressive amount of land that was previously occupied from the Russians (reference this post). 

    Is it a tough situation? Yes, obviously...but the Ukrainian military will be much better off with modern weapons that can help minimize their casualties while maximizing Russian casualties. They have done wonders with HIMARs and artillery alone.

    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    On 11/20/2023 at 1:55 PM, herkbum said:

    I’m off the week before and thru Christmas!


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    I purposely bid Xmas eve & day and NYE & NY day (LAS overnight...could be dangerous) for the extra 21 hours in pay.

    That's what's great about the airlines. With enough seniority, you can do what you actually want.

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    Info on flight boots

    in General Discussion

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    5 hours ago, Standby said:

    Buyer beware, they run narrow. Short story: I gave myself a bunch of stress fractures in my right foot doing a ruck program in these. My foot being scrunched up coupled with a long, heavy ruck was a magical combo for a world of pain. 

    That's actually a feature, not a bug, because now you get another 10% VA disability. These boots make you money!!!

    I don't recall if I got mine wide or not...but I hiked Banff (no ruck) and didn't have any complaints.

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    AC-130J 105 Removal?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    7 hours ago, mcbush said:

    They’re all attached to sharks instead.

    ...it's about the sharks. When you were frozen, they were put on the endangered species list. We tried to get some, but it would've taken months to clear up the red tape.

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