raimius

Kinda like all the hubbub about camo patterns. Lots of hate and envy when we should be talking about what works and is efficient. If you work in an office environment, you should probably wear blues (as much as I hate them, due to material and cut). If you work in the field, you should probably wear an infantry type uniform in effective camo (what the ABU should have been but isn't). If you work in an industrial environment...probably just wear the infantry type stuff, if it works (keeps logistics easier). If you fly, wear a flight suit...you know, the thing purpose built for the task! If you do work in multiple environments, pick what works best. ...besides, pilots don't think they're better than everyone else because of the flight suit. They'd still think they're better, even in a leisure suit. ;)

Sounds rather similar to the Air France sequence. I wonder what the data recorders will indicate.

Certainly a well written and thought provoking piece! I suspect there are plenty of people out there who can come up with improvements, but I fear they are either not offering their solutions or they don't have enough "mass" of advocacy to actually change things. ...or we just keep "fixing" things until they are so screwed up by new issues that we "fix" them by going back to the old systems.

As much as I hate the "blame the pilot" game, there plenty of times where the flight crew were the primary link in the crash. ...even when your instruments go wonky, you have got to figure out that pulling back on the controls for 1 minute-plus is going to cause a stall.

AFE reg, and varies by airframe, if I recall correctly.

Which is odd, considering USAF H-1s have had mini-gun set-ups since the 20th SOS was flying F/P models in Vietnam and elsewhere.

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I haven't kept up on the drops from Rucker, but a lot of CV-22s lately have been from fixed-wing tracks. As far as I know, all the TH-1Hs are at Rucker.

Seems like the *not-SBR set-up in an AR-15 would benefit from something other than .223rem. I think it might be logical in .300blk, as that cartridge is better suited to 9-10in barrels. Still, seems like a range toy for most people (not that I'm opposed).

DoD wide-- -Ground combat/utility uniform -Non-ejection seat aircrew uniform -Ejection seat aircrew uniform Services get to add however many pieces and styles of flair they feel appropriate.... "Distinctive" uniforms get to be service dress, mess dress, etc...you know, stuff you wear in a business-casual to formal environment.

Here's to him being found alive and well.

That's the one! Thanks. Stract, yes, that was what reminded me of this.

A while back, I seem to recall reading a "noise complaint" letter from a guy who lived under a low-level route. The basic premise was "you guys aren't training right--you need to be lower and faster!" Anyone know the letter I'm talking about? If so, can you post it or direct me to it? Apparently my search skills are not as good as I thought. Thanks.

Yep.

Probably some Doppler effect and aspect changes from the prop to the viewer. RIP.

True. Also consider the fit with your ear-cups. I had a set of straight-legged glasses that would give me a headache about 20min into a flight due to both the front and back of the legs being compressed...it sucked! Normal legs didn't do the same thing, so I switched back.

Was that supposed to be humorous or was it intentionally patronizing and condescending? "You don't have it that bad! At least you aren't a golf ball!" Is that supposed to help people?

And/or don't have any clue about firearms aside from their issued weapons!

Laughlin had a policy where personal arms could only be checked out for 48hrs without approval from some higher-up (don't remember exactly who). BIG "2" on not checking firearms with SFS. There's usually some storage locker place off base that costs $30/mo or less, if that's your only option left.

In a risk averse world, use safety as a weapon...might work.

Don't password lock them...? We only have certain things password locked, and it isn't some ridiculous upper case, lower case, symbol, number, do a backflip while riding a unicycle, changed every other Tuesday monstrosity.

If you enjoy your job and like the pay, I'd say go with the guard. Getting paid well and flying sometimes is a great deal. The other thing I'd ask is, "How do you feel about moving every 3 years?" For some, it's an adventure. For others, it sucks the life out of their family. I'm glad I joined, and so far AD life is treating me well. That said, there is a lot to fix in the AF (like any big govt. bureaucracy).