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    Russian Ukraine shenanigans

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    So if a pilot from "x" community crashes an airplane for something stupid, now all pilots from that community can't be trusted to fly?
    Similarly, if you had a CC from community "x" who was a dirtbag, now all ppl from that community are considered trash?

    Actually this is incredibly true. One C-17 lands at Peter O Knight, and they’re all guilty by association for landing at the wrong airport. Same with B-1 pilots and landing gear up. Can’t trust any of them.

    World War III Updates

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    And we lost. 
    can you provide an example of a war that was won by the side that respected and protected civilians when the other side doesn’t?  I think you’re expecting the impossible from Israel.

    Another important distinction is that while losing Afghanistan, it wasn’t an existential threat so we had the luxury of pretending to avoid civilian casualties more than we actually did. So it’s pretty ridiculous that Biden has the nerve to try to tell Israel how to conduct war after losing two urban wars. The only one that we “won” was bombing every city block to exterminate ISIS.

    Hamas (and by proxy Iran) are an existential threat to Israel that embed themselves in the local population as shields. They’re honestly doing a great job limiting their impact to civilians. All the numbers are dubious in the news because it relies on what Hamas reports. Definitely trust those guys.
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    The First Amendment, Freedom of the press.

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

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    The response from NPR - "NPR's chief news executive, Edith Chapin, wrote in a memo to staff Tuesday afternoon that she and the news leadership team strongly reject Berliner's assessment."
    This is the same leadership team that fired Juan Williams for being too conservative for their company, they even went on to call him "psycho."
     

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    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Here we go...
    https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/08/spirit-airlines-will-defer-airbus-orders-furlough-260-pilots.html?__source=iosappshare|com.apple.UIKit.activity.Message
     
    Isn't it great that the judge prevented Jet Blue's purchase of Spirit, and allowed Spirit to continue their ultra low fare model?

    We can’t have two airlines combining and “reducing competition” and “raising prices.” Instead we’ll have the government artificially reduce all commercial flights into the northeast for the summer and then block a useful merger that puts one out of business.
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    Retirement / Separation Considerations

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Nope. I’m burned out and my family and I are mentally prepared to retire.
    In the last 2.5 years, I’ve been OG, CV and completed a SOC. Staying on for “the next job” would require another 2.5 year “commitment” and we’ve built a leadership team that’s primed to lead the wing without the instability of leadership musical chairs every 12-18 months.

    Refreshing to hear someone recognize this with a good plan in place to lead for the future within their organization, rather than stick around past their usefulness just to be in charge.
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    Music

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted



    Speaking of SRV if you haven’t seen this you should. SRV and Albert King from the vault 1983




    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

    Phenomenal amount of talent in one room.
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    USERRA Protections

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted

    Looking for some thoughts about whether I should engage with my airline on a potential USERRA issue, or just let it go. I posted something similar on another forum but I'm sure we have more USERRA experience here. 
    The crux of the situation is that our contract says you get additional pay if you pick up an assignment early on your first day of a reserve block. More specifically, it says you get the add pay if the early assignment is on the first day following a "day off," and then goes on to exclude mil leave from the definition of a day off.
    This led me to a situation where on day X, I had no obligation to the company and performed mil duty, and then picked up an early assignment the following morning on my first day back on reserve. 
    Company says no soup for you... mil leave is not a "day off," and therefore you don't get the pay.
    My issue with that is that if I had done nothing on day X and that day had remained a true "day off," I'd be getting the pay... but because I performed military service, I lose the pay. To me, that concept runs afoul of USERRA. The relevant part of the law (38 USC 4311) says:
    "a person who is a member of... a uniformed service shall not be denied initial employment, reemployment, retention in employment, promotion, or any benefit of employment by an employer on the basis of that membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligation."
    38 USC 4303 defines a "benefit of employment" as:
    "the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, including any advantage, profit, privilege, gain, status, account, or interest (including wages or salary for work performed) that accrues by reason of an employment contract..."
    I spoke with a mil affairs guy at our union, and he seemed to think that this would probably be a losing argument, and that it certainly wouldn't be worth the hassle in any case. He's probably right, at least on the second part. We're only talking about $200 here (at least this time), so it's not like my family is going to starve to death if I don't pursue it, although I'm sure there are others that would be impacted by the same thing over the years and maybe the cumulative effect is significant... who knows.
    I'm just not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze. Anyone have experience fighting a similar righteous crusade under USERRA? Any words of wisdom? Mostly just curious if y'all would dig in or just crack a beer and forget it.

    If it was a day of Mil Leave, seems like it wouldn’t meet the company’s “day off” definition. Did you drop ML on a day that was off?

    Concept aircraft

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    The way I heard it from Boeing when I was at Boeing was they originally submitted the 777-200 cargo for the original RFP but the USAF declined it saying it wouldn't fit in existing hanger, changed the rfp to require the same footprint and let the A300/767 battle begin. The 777-200 apparently crushed every requirement of the original RFP for fuel capacity, cargo capacity and troop transport.

    It doesn’t surprise me that the DOD would shoot itself in the foot with requirements.

    Commanders are dropping like flies this year

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    ALRIGHT! I'll do it. First order of AFSOC business when I'm in charge is that all aircrew will be wearing Air Commando Bush Hats immediately, everyone will be issued a single can of Sexual Tyrannosaurus chewing tobacco with refills at members discretion, and Cannon will close and everyone will move to Hickam and manifest destiny existing squadron spaces from current occupiers. 

    If you’re manifest destiny-ing over there, could always aim high and take over North Island NAS in the name of joint-ness.
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    Music

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    To Mr. Astley.  Never gonna give you up.  
    [mention=82447]wikz[/mention] may be too young for a rick roll.  

    Never too young to learn.

    My personal favorite version:

    737 MAX

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    There is also an issue with the engine anti-ice. The LEAP engine nacelle lip uses more composite materials than the legacy nacelles and can catastrophically fail if the anti-ice is left on in dry conditions for more than five minutes! The AD warns this could result in “an un-powered off-field landing”!
    https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/10/2023-17197/airworthiness-directives-the-boeing-company-airplanes

    Yeah…but it shouldn’t be on without visible moisture or a contaminated surface, so this damage occurs outside of proper system operation. Not a real shocker.
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    VRRAD is Back!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Does the AF really want a bunch of old salty dogs back in the Sq winning hearts and minds away from Big Blue?

    I think we’ve found that they only consider 1s and 0s of end strength numbers and green chiclets on slides, let’s be honest. You know they’re not known for considering the second order effects.

    VRRAD is Back!!

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    After 9-11, my dad tried to get back in as a retired 59 year old United pilot. He said he would come back and fly 135’s and they said they didn’t need that but would love for him to help in an AOC. He asked what that was while sitting at the family computer, looking over his glasses at the keyboard and typing with 1 finger at a time and forwarding those infamous chain emails from back then. Needless to say, he didn’t get to contribute to the air war in OEF.

    Those same category of people did VRRAD to the Pred/Reaper late 2000s, thick reading glasses, hunt-and-peck typing, and all. It was humorous, but it was great when the 64 y/o Lt Col had your back.
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