Everything posted by SurelySerious
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UFO thread
I was disappointed that hadn’t made it through black program/acquisitions by the 2000s to be on the drop list.
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The new airline thread
There are several people that can vouch that I like to plant it on the runway like it’s a bo-at. Does that count?
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ADS-B
Primary radar? Nah, I was just counting on the enemy complying with the ADS-B mandate when they attack since their acquisition process is quicker.
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ADS-B
Fixed that for you. adsbexchange.com They’re all about “transparency.” You can watch all the sorties you want. Over the US. Europe. Except Russia.
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Planning on sticking around to get a few more hours, or taking the bonus? Taking the bonus because you’re somewhat short on hours and therefore losing the flexibility to punch to a regional if the AF tries something super stupid is a sheepish plan. But that’s one man’s opinion.
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Stats are all about manipulation, really. Is it takes/eligibles? If the eligibles in Bombers were mostly not-pilots...there’s your answer.
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Degradation of SUPT
Who goes to said conference? People who deal only with the pipeline directly, or is there input from those that have to deal with the output?
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
I’m not talking about someone remotely related or assigned to my shop, I’m talking someone in an entirely different section of the squadron I have no responsibility for whatsoever.
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What's wrong with the Air Force?
I particularly enjoy when supervisors contact my shop for 1206 bullets, as if it is my job to keep track of what their people have been doing.
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Good military/aviation books
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2019/09/13/the-place-of-military-history-in-todays-defense-planning/amp/ O’Hanlon usually has some good insight, himself.
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Digital ORM
The common sense in Top 3 is sometimes less common. I don’t think it’s important for experienced people so much, I can ID my top risks and consider mitigation plans without it; younger guys it can be helpful sometimes. However, sometimes it’s a nice reminder to the higher ups when they don’t for whatever reason see the value in curtailing/cancelling. ^plus, yes, some communities have way more of this than others.
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Good military/aviation books
Not yet, in the queue. Just some excerpts in articles, but I think it looks interesting.
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Digital ORM
That’s absolutely what we did when they wanted a new one down range...based on the heavy handed involvement typically evident (as above), I don’t think management ever actually ran the numbers to see what would get them involved.
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Digital ORM
Checks. Sounds like most of you guys don’t routinely sit in the jet for three hours for maintenance troubleshooting in 100° heat on your five hour sortie that had you show 4 hours before takeoff. MX slip loses your tanker, your range time, and your coordinated mission training. “Mr Gp cc says he thinks you should still fly duration because you can ‘still get some training.’” ”Broken, confirm you want me to burn 120k and do patterns during my 14th hour of duty day?” ”Yeah, you’ll still get pattern work. “ ”Well Mr GP cc, this ORM sheet you signed off on says that’s not smart.”
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Brexit
I see the point of his allegory...except that for the long history of Britain, it’s known more for fish than chicken. This chicken thing is the new item on the menu.
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Digital ORM
One of the guys here tried it with PEX a few years ago; it never worked out.
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Degradation of SUPT
Except you pretty much are, and you haven’t learned lesson #1 yet: never pass up the opportunity to STFU. You haven’t gotten to lost LT status yet.
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Gun Talk
- Degradation of SUPT
Your joke doesn’t work unless you memorized all the pages of your TO before you had an EFB bro. If your EFB is reading your pubs for you, maybe your “forward thinking” is in the ball park. Reduced size and weight, and the ability to search are great, but otherwise... it’s on you to read it.- Degradation of SUPT
Dude, there are absolute great-dude meatheads who weren’t very serious about their studies in skool who are Fighter WIC instructors. Some things click with some people that you wouldn’t expect.- Children of US troops born overseas will no longer get automatic American citizenship
Hah! When I first glanced at it, I read “25 Million children per year...”- What's wrong with the Air Force?
Where else would Clark throw down his inane knowledge of random aircraft if he went with that simple of an idea?- What's wrong with the Air Force?
Wait...I thought we fixed the pilot problem.- Commanders are dropping like flies this year
Yeah, nothing more thrilling than the drive to work. I wake up every morning refreshed and excited to hit the road. Hell, sometimes I leave my wallet at work so I have an excuse to do an extra lap after dinner. That’s like your opinion, man. Much like I enjoy flying, I enjoy driving.- Commanders are dropping like flies this year
Sounds incredibly boring. But that’s my take on self-driving shit, not having to do with the argument at hand. - Degradation of SUPT