Everything posted by Muscle2002
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Tops in Blue (TIB) - WTF?
A casual observation of the above shows it's not the iPhone with the limited perspicacity.
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Tops in Blue (TIB) - WTF?
Damn it...and still no word of TIB being cancelled.
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Tops in Blue (TIB) - WTF?
EBO...that's why TIB and the bands have not been cut during the sequester. EBO for USAF Band Ops.pdf
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AF Light Air Support Aircraft
Any platform? Uh huh, right.
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AF Light Air Support Aircraft
Obviously, this was put out by the company building the A-29. However, I wonder if the lateral-directional stability of the AT-6 is poor enough to warrant the added weight and drag of the larger empennage.
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Advance Pay W/PCS
Nobody was bitching. Thank you for the clarification on the policy, though...I'll just use the card.
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Advance Pay W/PCS
I was told by my finance office that I could not receive advance pay because I have a government travel card...is this true?
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Thunderbirds Season Over (Apr 1)
Why not? It's not as though the sheet metal guys from the EMS just bent the structure back into shape.
- Roll Call - (Rainman)
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Gun Talk
Noob question, but what kind of sight is that on your Persuader? I'm looking to get a Persuader for HD and wanted to see what people preferred for sight (bead/ghost/rifle).
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F-35 Lightning info
Essentially, yes. Technically, a sustained turn occurs at Ps=0. Thus, the max sustained G and turn rate occur at the airspeed at which G and turn rate are maximized along the Ps=0 curve on an E-M diagram.
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Sheppard AFB Questions
I thought they did lawn service, no?
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U-2 Dragonlady info
What's your ultimate goal? To go to TPS or fly U-2s? If it's to go to TPS and you're a cargo/tanker pilot (assumption made by me based on the fact that the CAF porch won't release folks to the U-2), then you're probably better served continuing in your MWS as that extra experience can help in future applications (assuming you don't get in). On the other hand, having a varied flying background is usually looked upon favorably upon TPS selection boards, but ultimately, you probably have a better chance of being selected as a heavy pilot than a recce pilot based on recents classes.
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More SARC briefings soon.
Not to mention the fact that many Sq/CCs I've seen only hang out for the roll call portion of the naming and then quietly extricate themselves from the festivities.
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Finance Problems
Thank you, Finance Guy
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Finance Problems
I received a notification from DTS that I owe money to the government for an unused portion of a plane ticket, which I was expecting and had received a refund from the airline with funds currently sitting as a credit on my GTC. Unfortunately, the debt the system thinks I owe is more than what I actually owe due to a DTS failure which dropped a rental car from my list of expenses. I've since amended the voucher again to show the correct debt I owe. My question: do I need to do anything to address the original notification of debt or will resubmitting the voucher to reflect my actual debt to the government supersede the originally calculated debt? BL: I don't trust the poorly designed DTS to recognize these cases as the same and want to avoid being assessed a new debt, the total of which is the combination of the first debt and the corrected debt.
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Low flying F-15
Did she come from Cal City Prison?
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More SARC briefings soon.
A smaller instance of this happened in my squadron while downrange. A spouse was upset over a squadron member's callsign (had been for just under a year) and when she finally blew, the Bing was stripped of everything and approximately half of the doofer book's pages were ripped out.
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Latest Movies
I'm shocked.
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More SARC briefings soon.
The reporter is trying to tell a story like a fighter pilot...you know 10% true.
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Skydiver Fearless Felix jumps from 18 miles up
Although at that altitude, the shock would be pretty weak.
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WTF? (**NSFW**)
It's refreshing that Fox News is willing to publish holiday greetings during commercial breaks; they just had one for Rosh Hashanah and Labor Day. However, if they are going to air one for the USAF's 65th birthday by showing different aircraft during the spot (presumably in homage to the AF's heritage), someone should tell them we do not fly the SU-27. https://youtu.be/jTgc7D_RjOo
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"Red Eagles: America's Secret MiGs"
I'm almost finished with the book and have enjoyed it thoroughly. Here is some press about the book's subject matter on the Nellis website.
- China Unveils 2nd "5th Gen" Prototype
- Quad City Airshow Crash