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23 hours ago, Motofalcon said:
Disclaimer: 100% speculation, we'll see what the SIB/AIB says in 6.9 months...
There is no way a "wind gust" would flip a viper all the way onto its back during taxi unless it's a damn hurricane. Seriously, to lift the entire fuselage/engine up and over the wing?? Come on. Hell, a gust strong enough just to put it up on a single main and wingtip would be *hopefully* something the wx guys could forecast and would be well outside the normal limits and therefore a wx cnx. Now, a strong wind gust during landing, which pushed the mighty mighty off the runway and THEN it flipped - maybe. Not probable, but possible.
But flipping on its back during taxi? I don't buy it.
And while I feel bad for him and hope he has no serious injuries, that crew chief has one of gnarliest fam ride stories around.
Maybe those things sticking out of both sides of the fuselage made it more prone to be affected by wind and other types of air currents.
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On 2/20/2017 at 6:53 PM, Slick said:
Right now Titan is trading at .38/share with tremendous upside potential. Intuitive was trading at less than $10 at one point and is now over $700.
Definitely worth checking out.
Trading at .11 today.
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7 hours ago, MONTItheRed said:
I doubt you'd be able to find many active duty with as much experience as I.
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20 minutes ago, Clark Griswold said:
This.
Question (not just for CH) but has it ever been discussed to go back to 38s or ideally whichever jet is picked in the T-X competition?
New jets, lower operational costs, all are two seaters, etc...
Won't happen. The T-birds are the AF's #1 marketing tool. My $$$ is on the F-35 getting a red/white/blue paint job next.
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On 6/19/2017 at 10:00 AM, LookieRookie said:
Unfortunately the lack of inflationary adjustment to flight pay has limited me to only a Ninja blender. Although it has a lot of bells and whistles, it's no Vitamix.
Save up your pennies. The vitamix is like a tablesaw for your kitchen.
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That was the dumbest article I've read all week.
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ENTJ, and I also have a Vitamix. It makes good smoothies, but mine is an older model. I can't post to BODN with it.
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13 hours ago, AZwildcat said:
Try doing this in a T-38
I have
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Title 10, Sec 619
(2)Subject to paragraph (4), an officer who is on the active-duty list of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps and holds a permanent appointment in a grade above first lieutenant or is on the active-duty list of the Navy and holds a permanent appointment in a grade above lieutenant (junior grade) may not be considered for selection for promotion to the next higher permanent grade until he has completed the following period of service in the grade in which he holds a permanent appointment:
(A)Three years, in the case of an officer of the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps holding a permanent appointment in the grade of captain, major, or lieutenant colonel or of an officer of the Navy holding a permanent appointment in the grade of lieutenant, lieutenant commander, or commander.******************************Since the AF wants to promote entire year groups together, the most junior guy/gal can't be "considered" until 3-years after pin on.-
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Separating at 10 years, and working a normal career at a legacy until 65 is worth approx 5.1 million dollars, and you'll spend around 3,580 days at work. Same parameters with retiring at 20 years, normal military progression, including a $35k bonus per year, normal military retirement, AND starting at the airlines in retirement nets you $4.9 million at age 65. Oh, and you'll spend 4,328 days at work. All told, you're giving up $200,000 to spend almost 800 additional days away from your family,not including deployments.
*Calculations based on legacy pay rates for a 737 FO that becomes a capt at 5 years, with Airline Pilot Central #'s.
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2 hours ago, flyusaf83 said:
You really want aircrew to have to factor in personal finances when making the decision to take a questionable jet? ORM nightmare there.
I stand corrected. Good debrief.
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On 2/23/2006 at 10:52 AM, ClearedHot said:
OFDA “gates” are governed by AFI 11-401 (which was directed by congress).
The gates are basically a measuring posted established by congress to make sure that only deserving people collect flight pay.
There are basically three gates, all assume you remain medically qualified even if not flying;
Gate 1. If you accumulate 96 OFDA months by your 12th year of aviation service, you are guaranteed to receive flight pay until your 18th year of aviation service.
Gate 2. If you accumulate 120 OFDA months by your 18th year of aviation service, you are guaranteed to receive flight pay until your 22nd year of aviation service.
Gate 3. If you accumulate 144 OFDA months by your 18th year of aviation service, you are guaranteed to receive flight pay until your 25th year of aviation service.
There are waivers but they can only be pursued when you are within one year of losing your flight pay and they can be difficult to get. In my case, I will be pursing a waiver because I did the ASG program followed by an Airstaff tour.
[ 23. February 2006, 12:53: Message edited by: ClearedHot ]
To clarify, because the afi is confusing, if I go to a non flying staff job with less than 96 months, but remain medically qualified, do I continue flight pay to 12 years aviation service?
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"It has invested heavily in smart bombs and tactical communications since 9-11, so that close air support can now be accomplished by all of its bombers, all of its fighters, the lower-flying but highly survivable A-10 Thunderbolt II, and even drones. In other words, close air support is the least risky, most heavily resourced combat mission the Air Force has."
Lost all credibility with this quote.
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5 minutes ago, nsplayr said:
I love it. It would make deployments much more lucrative too, I'd have had months of > $2,500 ACIP under your system.
Downside would be that tracking month-to-month would be a nightmare. A possible solution would be an annual ACIP check coinciding with your birthday-timed review of your annual flight records. Verify your hours/sorties, collect your large check, head to Vegas for a birthday weekend of hookers and blow, what could go wrong?
Just base it on flight records; it could be easily automated. As I think about it more, probably need some kind of multiplier system. Eg 3x for combat time, 2x for combat support, 2x for IP, .5x for CP, and .2x for SP. Or something thereabouts.
It would do amazing things for retention, and definitely for getting people doing the critical skill they're getting paid extra for.
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Simple. Tie flight pay to hours and sorties. $20 ACIP per flight hour or $75 per sortie, whichever is greater for the month.
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I thought it was pretty easy to land. Almost died in the final turn once...
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5 minutes ago, FourFans130 said:
"The Air Force said airmen whose service commitments expired in fiscal 2016 or earlier will be ineligible, as are those whose commitments expire in fiscal 2018 or later. Airmen who have been recalled under the Voluntary Recall to Active Duty program, inter-service transfers, colonels or colonel-selects, and rated officers who are medically disqualified from aviation service are also ineligible."
Aside from the normal restrictions, notice how there's no early-eligible option (2018) or re-attack options for people taking prior bonuses wanting to re-up.
Seems like chaff that will only profit a very select group of pilots to see who bites instead of a broad reaching attempt to retain talent.
Not saying it's not shrewd, but it's certainly not a massive confidence booster. Almost like they're trying to find out EXACTLY where the "line" is where they can retain just enough pilots without over-shooting.
I'll be interested to read the actual message.
My thoughts exactly, especially with elimination of the lump sum, with one exception. The 1 and 2 year options give pilots unreal flexibility. The bonus won't be going away, so they give you a way to preserve your options, waiting for the next good deal.
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I wonder how many 11F's are going to take the 13-year option.
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On 11/26/2003 at 10:29 PM, Toro said:
It's because the wings are so small which causes the stall speed to be relatively higher than other aircraft, which causes it to land fast (if I remember correctly, it's 130 knots plus your fuel weight for a normal landing). Basically, there's a small region for error - too slow and you'll stall, too fast and you'll land long.
Wasn't it designed that way on purpose? Specifically to ensure student readiness for challenging follow-on aircraft like the F-104? I wonder if in the rush to fill the 5th gen prep requirement on the T-X, if we'll lose something of airmanship in learning to handle the -38.
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Pledge your loyalty or you don't fly
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2 hours ago, bennynova said:
AFPC is doing it because they don't want members being lt col selects for more than a year for the final line numbers. And if you aren't going to pin on line number 1 until October/nov/dec of 2018, then why have board results come out in may? As it stands now, the current batch of lt col selects have to wait until 1 Jan to start pinning on (unless they exhaust the remaining 270 from CY16 board quicker than 70 per month
I remember this argument. That's right, it was when these exact same year groups were Capt's coming up on Major. Long wait/delay/short wait/multiple boards in a year. We're in phase II of the Lt Col round.
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20 hours ago, hatedont said:
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How many self-likes will the website allow you to give yourself in a day? I've never tested it.
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I was worried when Chang slipped up and was outed. This place never gets boring though.
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Space Corps Good or Bad?
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Copy sarcasm. That said, I think you are on the right track. Make it a COCOM (independent of STRATCOM), not a specialized train/equip force.