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Checked ALSA, way too "joint" for this - not the standard "push active"... Kept passing it comm out yesterday and got nothing but deer in headlights back. Looks like I'm out a monster....

Trying to settle a bet with a young guy. Anyone know where it's written(or used to be written) what the standard signal for push to have quick is? Checked 3-3, 11-205, 11-218, 11-2mds all to no avail. Caveat that I hate losing bets...

Manchester?

Whole thing is absolutely a goat rope. I am certainly not making excuses for the aircrew either - obviously the pilot in command is responsible for this flight... and where it ends up. The reason I asked that question earlier was because I had read an AP release stating that ATC had already been cleared. Im also familiar with the 7110.65 and was asking for an interpretation because it doesn't specify when the cleared to land & not in sight procedure comes into play. I imagine that would be more a -250 thing on the AF side, but this aint an Air Force base. That said, I admittedly have myself been misquoted in the media (slightly embarrassing) but I wanted to hear thoughts from the peanut gallery first. On a side note - seriously, no cheesy C-17 jokes yet?

Where was tower on this? Im no expert but I would assume that unless weather was a factor tower would be looking to pick this up visually prior to landing... Any 7110.65 experts have any add'l words on when ATC is required/not required to be visual traffic when issuing a landing clearance? My only thought is that an aircraft landing 8 miles away would look the same as one landing on my runway... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Anyone hear anything else about this? Just did a search of the news and it looks like the dude is still missing... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

If anyone is interested in trying it I took the time to follow Hacker's steps for breaking in a new A-2 over the past couple of days. I was planning on ordering (had already filled out the order form when I 2x checked the forum) a new one from Pop's. I did exactly what he said to and it worked out beautifully. Used a front load washer on tap cold with no spin and let the jacket "wash" for about 2 hours. The most important step was definitely making sure it laid perfectly flat (I used some rolled up washcloth's to keep it from getting wrinkles in the chest) and wore it twice while the leather was still damp. It is now infinitely more comfortable than it was before and definitely looks much more broken in. There was absolutely no flaking, peeling, or discoloring of the leather. Im going to give the free issue another shot over the next couple of weeks but I can tell you that I am already much happier with this jacket!

I'm here now. Out of our entire squadron not one person that I am aware of uses the Hajji net (we've been here 7 months). There is a "Morale Net" like mentioned earlier and its pretty hit or miss, though its convenient and in most camps and MWR buildings. Sometimes its fast enough to skype and other times you can't even check webmail. Check with the unit you're going to. Our ops building has a pretty quick wifi network for everyone (although its been down for 48 hours) and its the same set-up with our maintainers. Hope that helps - let me know if you have any more questions.

Im sure many of ya'll have seen this one too - its along the same lines. I seriously cannot believe that people can still be so absolutely retarded... wtf?

You know the no-shit rated guys out of UPT don't have to go to sere right? Personally I think it blows because when they get their follow-ons guess who gets to play class leader? You really don't think your job is dangerous? I scare the shit out of myself at least once a week... thats what makes it fun! And I thought I got laid at my HS reunion because I was just so dang good looking.

Are you kidding me?? This is WAAAAYYY Better! Happy Hunting Toro

I was officially number 10k earlier this evening... happy to keep that one in the baseops fam... Vive La Resistance!

WTF is in the water up in Blacksburg?

There was a time when your name sounded foreign on American soil too... If this turns out to me a not so random act, fine - hate on him - but lets not act like bigots Prayers for our bros in Texas

As awful as it sounds - this kind of thing happens all too often. The only reason this is "news" is because it has to do with the U.S. Military. Don't get me wrong, I loved/hated the training I got up there and I think this is awful... I just dont like the fact that this specific case made headlines when so many other cases went completly uncovered (sts). I hope this one case doesn't cause too many ripples in the SERE community...

Pennsylvania Firefighter Suspended for U.S. Flag on Locker Just when you thought common sense was starting to rear its ugly nugget...

"quixotic" is a rather large word for an article written about those unable to read on a 2nd grade level...

I know it sounds tacky but seriously - experience x2 - I made our UPT Patch plus another one on the side and ran into copyright issues both times. The work-around was to email the copyright holder. UPT Patch was Chuck Norris and we emailed his attorney in Dallas and got permission in about a week - the other patch was the pencil tab with our university logo and the athletic director was more than happy to let us use his logo on our patch - got that one back in less than a day. Most dudes dont mind as long as you arent trying to make a ton of money of it - or find a sketchy company, that works too.

Dude your own post shows that YOU are wrong... "When flags of States, cities, or localities, or pennants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the flag of the United States, the latter should always be at the peak. When the flags are flown from adjacent staffs, the flag of the United States should be hoisted first and lowered last. No such flag or pennant may be placed above the flag of the United States or to the right of the flag of the United States (the viewer's left). When the flag is half-masted, both flags are half-masted, with the US flag at the mid-point and the other flag below." I checked and that is the same exact verbiage used in the U.S. Flag Code (too much time, I know - its a weather day)

I thought all T-6's had the Martin Baker Seats?? Was there a bottle in the seat or are there a couple different systems out there?

Nope... I get why we say the word... where did it originate? Is it some type of acronym or did it stem from some other use of the word? I have thoroughly studied both of those pages and countless others in the past couple days - im looking for the hard to find stuff here.

Quick Revival Anyone know why we use the word "Fox" for air to air weapons employment? Plenty out there on what the different types are but thats all old hat. Where did the use of this word come from?

Yes - that is a real award... if I recall correctly it is on the regional and then a different one on the national level. The cadets at the det dont get a ribbon or medal for it, it's just a plaque and an article in the school paper Yes - the dets are racked and stacked on multiple different criteria No - You will not find this list publicly as it was already stated it shouldn't matter to you when you choose your school. Personal Experience.... I went to a det that has been on both the bad boy and good boy list in the eyes of HQ while I was there. I didnt notice a difference at either point in time and now that I have my degree I am out doing what I really wanted to do when I showed up in the first place. Hard work + Good Grades + Being Involved = Success. Note the lack of det ranking in the formula... *edit for clarity

Running with no shirt on (males) Does this mean females are allowed to run with no shirt on? edit for timing ...thats just not fair, I totally saw it first

Hmm, Thats weird, I thought I distinctly remember referencing earlier in this thread the Viper guy in 09-01 who got his F-16 in December. . .