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"He needed killin' " is a valid defense here in Texas. And it sounds very much like he needed killin'.

The problem requiring the F-16 training, IMHO, is that the Raptor is single seat and freakin' expensive. Might as well build a little cusion in the risk of turning a Raptor wannabe loose in a $200 million jet for the first time.

Flew the POS MD-80 for 5 years. Using derates will cause longer takeoff rolls. Anything high altitude and hot with full power isn't very impressive, either. Mexico City comes to mind.

Yes, having flown the 727, 757, 767, and now the 737, there are heavy jets that might compressor stall in a high crosswind. The 727 and 737 both have notes in their ops manuals. In the 737, you can set de-rates for 22K, 24K, and 26K power settings and it says to use 26K.

Unload the required number of drunks to suit the Rent-A-Cop. Drunks dutifully trudge through the gate showing ID. Driver shows ID and drives through gate. Pick up aforementioned drunks. Rejoin original plan.

They'll pick the UAV to save $1.83 and then complain that there was no one there to help them put their luggage in the overhead, the food was bad, the flight was delayed, they had to pay extra for checked luggage, the plane was dirty, and the in-flight entertainment system didn't work right. When I see the move to more high tech computer controlled systems, i.e. the F-35 or commercial UAV applications, I keep thinking of Stuxnet. Saying "this can't be hacked" is an open challenge to the numerous Mountain Dew and Cheeto fueled basement dwelling morons to try.

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.

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.

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.

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.)

"Closed for Training"

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.

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.

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.

I think he failed to clear for rocks at 12 while target fixated on a blonde.

First step in the G-warmup is to put down your coke.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

I remember hearing the estimated WW III life span of a Hawg driver was 19 tanks. Do targeting/defensive enhancements offset the threat enhancements?

Looks like a weapons effects testing arena. Detonate the bomb in the middle and look for fragmentation distribution, velocity, etc. Eglin uses something similar.

Mr. Lim..."My suit make man took rike million dallah....you...mehbe thousand."

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.