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  1. GroundPounder

    Hot new helicopter/rotorcraft news

    And interesting at the same time. Never knew that about co-axial helicopters.
  2. GroundPounder

    Marksmanship

    My recollection is that the first round went into the floor, and fragments of the bullet went in the guy's leg. The shock and surprise of the AD caused the shooter to have another AD that hit the victim in the leg. I actually tried to find it on line, but couldn't , it was 88ish ?? in a...
  3. GroundPounder

    Marksmanship

    I've seen people shot point blank with .45 in the chest and walk into the ER on their own power , and people who got hit in the leg with a .22 that died within feet of being shot. There are so may variables that make all the difference. I've also seen 9mm rounds that have removed a great deal...
  4. GroundPounder

    Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)

    He's got a decent Twitter account. Tried to reach out to send him some Masters stuff ( Eisenhower related ) , but never heard back. I'm sure he's a bit busy these days.
  5. GroundPounder

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    Hopefully this won't be you, in a few days.
  6. GroundPounder

    Which watch?

    attention @mad dog Auction you may be interested in. At today's exchange rate, 1000 HK is $127.77
  7. GroundPounder

    NEWS Key Bridge - Baltimore

    I'm certainly not a bridgeoligst, but I think theain issue was the lack of the islands/buffers that are now built around the bridge supports. I don't think there is any bridge that could take a hit there and not be catastrophicly damaged. I'm guessing that ultimately, this incident had a whole...
  8. GroundPounder

    NEWS Key Bridge - Baltimore

    Obviously not apples to apples, but we've regressed in some ways.. Construction started March 17, 1930; 94 years ago[2] Topped-out 19 September 1930; 93 years ago Completed April 11, 1931; 92 years ago[3] Opened May 1, 1931; 92 years ago[4]
  9. GroundPounder

    NEWS Key Bridge - Baltimore

    Do you know the name of the ship it was on? You can use this to see where it is. Good luck.
  10. GroundPounder

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    Hooah.
  11. GroundPounder

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    If you want to see an indication of how clueless she was, this is a good 21 minute overview of a flight she made, and broadcast on her channel. It is hard to believe that anyone could pass a PPL and be that incompetent. She gets lost and turned around within sight of the airport from which...
  12. GroundPounder

    Europe under extreme duress

    I will have to dig it up, but there was a study concerning shooting at police cars. Apparently, all things being equal, people tend to naturally shoot at the logo as it naturally draws your eye to it. So where do we sit? Right behind the target.
  13. GroundPounder

    Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Decompression

    If you like him, check out Stobe the Hobo on YouTube. There is something about his content that draws you in. He has a few videos that go through Whitefish. I'm about 93% sure I wouldn't do it, but I would like to ride the rails once.
  14. GroundPounder

    Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Decompression

    Most class I railroads hire you on as a conductor trainee, and then after training you work your way up to conductor. If you choose, when you gain seniority, you can become an engineer. It's a hard life, as until you are senior, you have no set schedule. When you get off, you basically get...
  15. GroundPounder

    Europe under extreme duress

    The worst ride is better than the best road march.
  16. GroundPounder

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    Nice jacket. Is that one of the Massif ones?
  17. GroundPounder

    Ship Photo of the Day

    I will defer to your professional knowledge as it pertains to my original post. I will stand by the generality that there are a several obvious ways to engage anything that big, and that close to the shore. The actors that thrive on chaos may be willing to give it a shot.
  18. GroundPounder

    Ship Photo of the Day

    I would think that a motivated mortar crew could put a hurting on those guys when they were close in and stationary. Being willing to die in the process gives you a lot of flexibility.
  19. GroundPounder

    Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 Decompression

    They are not very nuanced in their understanding of fine details .
  20. GroundPounder

    Random Griz Aviation Musings

    How about travelling at a speed where you could stop prior to hitting an object that might unexpectedly appear before you in the gloom of night?
  21. GroundPounder

    Auto rotation from Hawaii

    Then he was in the right spot. Looked like a lot of ocean and mountainside, with a pinch of cove in the middle.
  22. GroundPounder

    Auto rotation from Hawaii

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Absolutely wild footage, this is a real world engine failure in a MD500 (Think Magnum P.I. helicopter) over Kauai, Hawaii out on a tour flight. <br><br>You’ll probably have to watch this a few times but the video starts out with the...
  23. GroundPounder

    NEWS AF Civ, Army ex-O-5 gets caught in the honey pot

    I know what it's like, I've got tons of hot women ( single / MILFs / etc ) in my area that are looking for me, as well. Other than the max effective range of a TOW IIa, I've got nothing for them, though.
  24. GroundPounder

    BZ to the Ace

    One good thing about being admin during the War Between the States is that they never had to make a ruling on balloon shootdowns for either side. Whatever version of powerpoint they used back then, I guess that brief was never briefed.
  25. GroundPounder

    Europe under extreme duress

    Access to money is what the Federal Government has. Mainly through taxation and creation.
  26. GroundPounder

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    I can have you up and running in a few weeks. It won't cost anything, all the participants will pay for the opportunity.
  27. GroundPounder

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery, Troisième partie: la vengeance!

    A3D-2T (TA-3B): 12 bomber-trainer versions. Five later converted as VIP transports (two redesignated UTA-3B). VA-3B: Two EA-3B converted as VIP transports. Both aircraft were assigned to the Chief of Naval Operations flying from Andrews AFB in Washington, DC It looks like the one in the...
  28. GroundPounder

    Attention MadDog

    Did not notice it was a Swatch. I'm not doing well at this Internet thing lately.
  29. GroundPounder

    Attention MadDog

    Maybe a new one for your stable? Looks like a rumour, the watch forums think it's a fake. I figured you would know.
  30. GroundPounder

    Flight hours in 44 different types of aircraft

    I failed the internet. I need to be paying attention to my real job any way! Or just ordering more guns and gun related items.
  31. GroundPounder

    Flight hours in 44 different types of aircraft

    Eric Melrose "Winkle" Brown, CBE, DSC, AFC, Hon FRAeS had a pretty good run when it came to number of types. Brown held the world record for the most aircraft carrier deck take-offs and landings performed (2,407 and 2,271 respectively)[2] and achieved several "firsts" in naval aviation...
  32. GroundPounder

    Navy Now Taking High School Dropouts

    I would add the cohort of kids that just stopped going to school after the Covidian era came to an end. Also, kids that fell through the cracks and never did / could not participate in " distance learning " .
  33. GroundPounder

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery, Troisième partie: la vengeance!

    Saw this on Reddit, Picture credit to John T. Jarrett USN It was captioned as being from 22 Jan 24 on the USS George Washington
  34. GroundPounder

    Nose Wheel Popping Off Airplane

    Is that basically having too high a rate of decent at impact?
  35. GroundPounder

    The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery, Troisième partie: la vengeance!

    This is just a guess, but I think the aircraft has been transfered to another Bueafort Squadron and not yet repainted. I took that picture 11 Jan 24 at KAGS. I looked it up on that day, and VMFA 115 had already been disestablished..
  36. GroundPounder

    How do I know if I want to go navy or AF

    Words that begin or end with an " F " can be problematic in 2024.
  37. GroundPounder

    Norks' New Strategy?

    The audio book is better, Apu needed a job after losing the Simpson's gig. Thank you, Come again.
  38. GroundPounder

    Football season cometh.

    I wonder if he will ever be truthful about the portal influencing his decision. I can't imagine that recruiting your own players every year is appealing to any of the top tier coaches.
  39. GroundPounder

    Sen. Schumer gas for electric car trade in program?

    In Georgia, in the past few years, laws were passed that don't make marihuana legal but basically make it indistinguishable from agricultural hemp. As such, most jurisdictions do not prosecutor marijuana cases. So now every other commercial is for CBD stores. It's an amazing substance...
  40. GroundPounder

    Sen. Schumer gas for electric car trade in program?

    This. Have been to several unattended deaths where the deceased was found underneath a car. Use jackstands!
  41. GroundPounder

    Chinese Aviation Developments

    The Japanese kids were the ones being disrespectful. They were the ones laughing, joking, and taking selfies in front of the airplane like it was roadside attraction.
  42. GroundPounder

    Chinese Aviation Developments

    Fixed the link, thanks. They were laughing, joking around, taking selfies and such. It was like they were standing in front of some tourist attraction, that was the funniest thing they had ever seen. It was obviously disrespectful, but I could not tell you what they were actually saying...
  43. GroundPounder

    NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

    I ran in to an local attorney several days ago, who was an F14 RIO and contemporary of Mr. Ward's. He was not complimentary about his YouTube or his performance as an RIO. The huge caveat is that you never know if they had a history, or some blood feud. For all I know, the guy I know was...
  44. GroundPounder

    Chinese Aviation Developments

    Here is the video Apparently it was an intern that went down in internet history, on their last day at KTVU.
  45. GroundPounder

    Chinese Aviation Developments

    Do either you or @JTS11 have any pictures you could share? That would be an interesting site to see the current condition of.
  46. GroundPounder

    NHL Winter Classic Flyover

    You have to wonder how many people will join up, based on seeing that. Pretty impressive, and maybe the least dangerous thing they will do at work that week. The last 25 years have kind of changed the dynamic, but I always thought that the USCG was the branch you could join and be...
  47. GroundPounder

    Chinese Aviation Developments

    I think I've told this on here before, I went to Dayton and as we got closer to Bockscar I could hear a bunch of laughing and hooting like it was a frat party. I got into the line of sight of the crowd ready to do my best old man course correction of who ever was acting so disrespectful right...
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