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OP, Quick story about a family friend. Went to the Air Force Academy in the 90s. Was all set up with a pilot slot to find out he had a slight blue/green color deficiency. No flying with the Air Force unfortunately. He finished and did I believe 5 years as an Air Force engineer. It may have been less as this was during the Clinton drawdown years and they were letting people go left and right. Honestly during drawdowns they were probably over the top strict on physical requirements so that may have played a role though that would be just a guess on my part. After his service he got his civilian ratings, and he is now well into a multi decade career flying heavies for UPS. Nowadays the VA Flight bennies are a lot better so there is that. You're still young so it's great you're reaching out for mentorship that frankly wasn't available in years past. Take these learning experiences about yourself and use them as you go forward in life and aviation. I have a few stories related to my own career, but we'd need a lot of time over beers. Good Luck!

Having recently pushed a family member in a wheelchair at multiday distant wedding and through the airport on each end of the trip it is hardly worth the effort for the privilege of pre-boarding at least for me. Said family member (80 plus Y/O) can walk/stand okay if the distance/time is short but gets winded very easily. That said I think the only way to truly avoid the stink eye is to be an obvious amputee.

In high school I lamented my lack of ability/weight in the cannonball contest against my classmates. Now, they sound the Tsunami Alarm in the shallow end. I'll show them at the reunion.😁

My question is does the rug match the drapes? I Really Really want to know.

I think Ward Carroll has some pretty good videos/podcasts. In his defense he has brought on some actual Army helo pilots for their expertise.

I think Jeff Foxworthy said "if you believe that the lottery is a legitimate retirement option, You Might Be a Redneck"😁

THIS! After what happened in Israel/Gaza the gloves are off. Iran wants to be coy about it but their fingerprints are all over more that we can let slide. Ukraine/Gaza/Iraq to varying degrees. I do know rank and file Iranians, especially young ones have no love loss for the regime so judicious targeting is paramount. However, SH!T needs to blow up in their backyard that's important and in way we can play coy even though everyone knows where it came from. On another note, I'm sure Israel has a nice Rolodex of important things worth targeting. Truth in advertising: I admit this fight is personal to me because Quds proxies tried more than once and came a little too close to killing me in Iraq.

EFF Iraq. Very little that happens there will get at the root of the problem. Three words. Conventional Prompt Strike.....or whatever they call it right here. Better yet on the headquarters of the Morality Police and or the Quds Force. That sends a message I'm sure they'll get 5 X 5

That's one VERY expensive mishap. I complained the other day that aircrews downed aircraft for a myriad of questionable reasons to allow a stay in a tropical paradise. This crew wanted to leave no doubt.

Someone is showing their age😁

I'd start pumping propane (heavier than air) into the tunnels followed by a Zippo. Not that there aren't enough ignition sources already there.

Honey, I didn't realize you could drive a stick.

I actually know people who take/ have taken psychedelics what their opinion was on this episode and outside of some small studies there's no commercial sourcing. Quality control is very much how much you trust the guy cooking this up. It's possible this had some "extras" added and certain mental conditions may not play well with this. As mentioned above medical supervision is critical.

I've considered building or buying one already built. In fact, I think someone quoted Van's as saying some of their biggest competition is from already built RVs. Go figure. I think if they trimmed their product line back to 2-3 models and figured out how to do a 2 weeks to Taxi like Glasair they could run the table. Most people don't want to spend 4 years building they want to be flying. My .02.

Indeed. I seem to recall several years ago that Islamic radicals in Iraq liked to blindfold gays and give them flying lessons off of multi-story buildings.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjnq5nU5fCBAxVMkmoFHYqUBZsQFnoECBMQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2023%2Foct%2F12%2Ffirst-thing-no-power-water-fuel-gaza-until-hostages-freed-israel-says&usg=AOvVaw1VgIRo4xpV1Wg3MoGRln8w&opi=89978449 Looks like the lights stay off until the hostages are released. This might be the one thing that can get the locals to put pressure on Hamas. Good example of effects-based targeting IMHO

Just my take

As my grandfather once said that is the $64000 dollar question. With the rage in Israel 0 F**** are given on what the rest of the world thinks including the US at this point. I'm afraid that if/when even a shred of evidence ties this back to Tehran it will be game on. I think Israel has already captured one reasonably high-ranking Hamas commander and I'm sure the conversation isn't very pretty.

Unfortunately, evil still exists. Painful as it is it's now harder to hide.

I hate to say it and if I was the one being held as a hostage I would rather go under Israeli ordnance and take as many of those animals with me as possible. Of course, like many on this forum I came to grips with the risks and realities when I first set foot in those sandy garden spots of Southwest Asia. We just can't let these SOBs use the hostages as shields or this will drag on for years with no resolution. We can't even be sure who's truly alive or dead in the group at this point. Save them if you can but Thor's Hammer has to come down on Hamas now.

U.S. Army STAND-TO! | Army Directed Energy Strategy Brave new world. I could see the 300kw size be where it could start really being effective against manned aircraft.

I know I would still be pretty shook up. Not to mention coming to grips/explaining the loss of a multimillion dollar aircraft especially if I was worried about it landing on a school somewhere. I'm sure adrenaline level was still off the scale.

Just a guess but it looks like it made it about 30 miles NE of the Lakes Moultrie and Marion near Indiantown SC

They'll find it in a remote desert parked next to Flight 19

My money is on this guy. 10 percent finder's fee and I'll go look for it myself.