TreeA10
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What would your OS friend say about bicycling as a substitute (as in road bikes or road racing)?
I feel like it has to be better on your knees and back, and probably gives similar exercise gains compared to running?
Road cycling is how I met him but didn't know he was a doctor. He routinely encourages his patients to take up cycling in place of running. He'd also suggest cycling to patients with back or leg problems due to weight problems to avoid surgery, if at all possible. If we had a slower paced ride planned, it was not uncommon for him to loan a bike to a patient and have them ride a little with us.
I used to be a big runner and then started cycling. It is a lot easier on the joints and great anerobic exercise.
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I asked a friend of mine, who happens to be an Orthopedic Surgeon, about running. His advice is don't do it and has made a very, very good living replacing knees and hips of ex-runners.
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Solveret stercore et occidere populus cum MCMXLVII
Breaking shit and killing people since 1947 (This is from using the Google translator so it might contain some errors.)
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"Closed for Training"
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This off Rotten Tomatoes: It's undeniably reverent of the real-life heroes in its cast, but Act of Valor lets them down with a clichéd script, stilted acting, and a jingoistic attitude that ignores the complexities of war.
First, not much of a script. No problem because there are lots of scenes with cool shit and of bad guys deccelerating high speed metal. Second, stilted acting. See my first point. Third, jingoistic attitude and ignoring the complexities of war. Obviously the raters have no idea how complex it is to pull that shit off and make it look easy. And how in the hell can putting bullets in drug runners and wannabe jihadists be a bad idea.
I'd give a solid 85 hits out of 100.
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Before she launches on her campaign tour, I hope she remembers to check that the tank is topped off. It would be embarrassing to check your fuel state just after leaving and realize the tank was empty.
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right thread this time....
I am sure those of you "in the know" have better knowledge...but the Air Force fish wrap has an article out...
http://www.airforcet...report-011112w/
Thoughts A-10 dudes?
IIRC, the checklist called for a climb to 35K and involved a 1G stall/cabin pressurization check. Easily accomplished by slowly pulling the throttles to idle. Throttle or stick techique, i.e. ham fisting, the jet might have resulted in the problem. The jet has cables for both fuel control and flight controls and, if it wasn't rigged correctly, that may have caused the problem. However, prior to the 35K check, he would have shut down each engine (not at the same time) and done a restart via cross-bleed and APU at 15K. So, I'd say there is more to the story that we don't have via that link.
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I think he failed to clear for rocks at 12 while target fixated on a blonde.
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First step in the G-warmup is to put down your coke.
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America has had a history of our citizens serving in foreign militaries. Lafayette Escadrille in France in WW1 and the Eagle Squadrons in Great Britain in WW2 come to mind. Though I'm sure any "Neutrality Act" issues were easily overlooked given the popular sentiment of the time.
Great book called Spitfires, Thunderbolts, and Warm Beer covered the process of the UK recruiting in the US, getting the pilots into Canada for training, and then to the UK. The pilot in this book flew for the RAF before the Eagle Squadrons, then in the Eagle Squadrons, and then in the 8th AF.
I wonder if the Australia would hired a retired guy?
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I have no idea how they calculated savings with the iPads, they just said $1.2 million in fuel. Not sure how much could be saved with no longer purchasing Jepps. I think Jepps charges for information, not paper. Not printing paper ops manuals will save a ton. One direction I haven't heard mentioned at the airline is moving away from printing flight plans which includes route, notams, takeoff data, and weather. If that information could be linked into the iPad, the savings on paper, printers, and ink would be huge.
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Hell, our base spends close to $50k a year on printing safety supplements and checklist changes... There is a lot of savings out there using these devices. My 3500 page T.O. has to be expensive to print. I think we totaled the weight of the pubs on a C-5 at somewhere in the 175 to 200 pound range and that is not counting the 52 volumes (3" binders) of maintenance T.O.s we carry as well.
American Airlines put out an estimate that removing the 35lb kit bags and replacing them with 1.5lb iPads would save in the neighborhood of $1.2 million dollars per year in fuel costs.
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Can you use the GPS to display your current position on a sectional or approach plate? That would be cool.
I've seen it work with Sectionals but not approach plates. The only problem I noted with the Sectionals was the trying to reference points on the ground from FL350 but it was still very, very cool.
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There is a precedent for a combined burial. Unidentified remains of the Challenger crew was buried in Arlington in a joint grave. Why this or something similar was not done is unacceptable and the idiots in charge should be handed a shovel and fix this oversight immediately.
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I remember hearing the estimated WW III life span of a Hawg driver was 19 tanks. Do targeting/defensive enhancements offset the threat enhancements?
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Looks like a weapons effects testing arena. Detonate the bomb in the middle and look for fragmentation distribution, velocity, etc. Eglin uses something similar.
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Mr. Lim..."My suit make man took rike million dallah....you...mehbe thousand."
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5) If the Marines still want "organic" CAS they can fly F-35C just like their Navy brethren. They still get to fly and do CAS, only from a bo-at.
If the Navy has problems filling the decks of its carriers with aircraft and or crews, I think you might see them asking the Marines to buy the F-35C.
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I stand corrected. Thanks for the post.
But still... WTF? For different reasons. 1. Engineering. 2. Verify which knob first.
Barney
Not sure how ANA does it but we have a Flight Attendant on the flight deck with us and we let them open the door. I've never used the unlock switch to open the door.
Placement-wise, each airline designs it a little different. Our door unlock switch is located to the right and behind the rudder trim. Still not sure how you could mistake the little knob which is locked unless you lift it then rotate the knob with the larger trim control with no lock. Stranger stuff has happened, I guess. Lucky they didn't seriously hurt someone or tear up the jet.
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Masters of the Air by Donald Miller, about the bombing campaign against Germany in WWII. Topical highlights: loss rates vs replacements for Germans and US and launching costly bomber raids with the sole intent of bringing up German fighters to kill them, the debate in the leadership between precision and area bombing, target selection arguments between cities, oil, sub pens, V-1/V-2 launch sites, rail transportation, D-Day landing preparation targets and the effectiveness of those raids.
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Recently I have been looking at the acquisition issues and learning about my airframe, and I started trying to look into why some planes succeed and others are shortly phased out.
Does anyone know some good sources on aviation/plane development that go into comparisons?
Specifically I am also trying to tie that information back into larger issues like budget cuts and economy. Figured this was a good place to start looking.
thanks for any help.
"The Dream Machine" by Richard Whittle. Covers the development, marketing, and integration of the V-22.
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33 yr old in my UPT class way back when. He was an Army then AF helo guy.
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Do you guys in Korea still shoot the gap?
It has been a long damn time but I do remember dragging a four ship through the gap with standard crappy Korean weather.
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The ORI: Pack up your sh*t, get out of town, kill bad guys, go home. I remember right after Gulf War I Langley was gonna get hit with a fly-away ORI. The wing asked TAC to reconsider seeing how they just did it for real, and that should count for that year's ORI. I was at Nellis at the time so I don't know how that ever worked out for them.
Can any old guys weigh in on this?
On another note, they had Seemore get home from the Storm and go to Red Flag shortly thereafter. OK sucks to go TDY after being gone so long but hey, it's Vegas! Great idea until they ended up basing their jets out of indian Springs and living in the forking crappy 1950s era run down barracks.
So this really isn't anything new.
EDIT: For spelling.
I was at Shaw in 94 when Iraq did the double pump fake that began the never ending Southern Watch. We were coming up on a Phase I ORI when this thing started and the wing generated 2 F-16 and 1 A-10 squadron plus an additional 6 or 12 (can't remember the exact number) A-10s that came from McChord and were in flyable storage prior to going to Moody. The two F-16 Squadrons launched, the A-10's did not but 6 Hawgs were transferred to Pope to cover a shortage and those guys launched. We asked Langley to come down and watch but they said it wouldn't work for an eval. WTF??
Advice on running/jogging
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Figure out what size you need. You can Google bike fit computer and find out what/how to measure or go to a bike shop that can do it. The bike should fit you, not the other way around. Screw this up and you will develope strange aches and pains in the knees, hips, lower back, neck and you will be miserable until you get a fitting done. Cycling causes enough suffering without adding to it.
A "decent bike" in that price range might prove tricky. Craigs List or Ebay might have something. You might find a frame/fork and then could build up from there. As a starting position, I'd recommend mid-range components from Shimano, like 105, or Campagnolo, like Chorus. Regarding cycling components/frames/wheels, they can be light, cheap, or strong. Pick two. Check out Bikesdirect.com for a range of bikes/prices.
Find a group to ride with and start small/slow.