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They quit puttin' smokes in C's???? :eek: I remember getting green box Lucky Strikes, along with the Ham and MoFos...

Sorry for the threadjack, couldn't resist... :rolleyes:

If the right people are brought into the program I don't see where a commission makes any difference. It's a relatively small number of individuals involved. I was able, as an enlisted guy, to master the monkey skills required to safely get my ass and whoever was dumb enough to ride with me back...

Wonder what an auto would be like from say 100 ft in that thing??? :eek:

OK, I'm gonna be the smartass here and ask the question everyone wants to... Are you talking about the cats or the kids??? :)

Sounds like the best bet is to wait until you get there to get a cat. Bringing it back stateside might be a skosh easier.

The BASTARD!!! :eek: :)

Wasn't there a case where a Thud out of Thailand was downed in a blue-on-blue BVR shot? In the dim (and getting dimmer) recesses of my memory I remember reading of one.

They ran it just the way the coach diagramed it. Proper Planning Prevents .... You know the rest. ;)

Saw this over at Lex's place. The timeline seems a little off... What do you pointy nose guys think?

Who knew... :)

Man, that was quick. What do you drink? :(

I'll buy the beer if you can name 'em... Carbs, that is. :)

Beauty, she is... Wife bought a Stearman ride for me for a birthday several years ago, what a blast. I got to fly it most of the ride but he wouldn't let me land it. I wonder why??? Your beauty and I have a couple of things in common, born in '42 and retired at NAS Corpus Christi. :)

Great find, sir. The C-47 glider picckup at 1:52 was something to see. What a ride for the glider pilot, huh?

I agree. Just leave a pitcher of Mai-Tais and a bag of limes on the table. He'll show up. :)

It's out in a reply over @ Lex's place. Lemme know and I can post the link.

Lex covered this a couple of days ago over at his place. Looks like the deck was foul even before they started across. (Flashing F on the PLAT). But I'm just a know nuthin' P3 tube rat when it comes to this flight deck stuff.

Sure was. Usta go there on project SMILS flights with VX-1 and had orders in hand for VP-26, who was deployed there at the time. I would have joined them in November. She Who Must Be Obeyed said "Ain't gonna happen, sailor. This California Gal don't do Brunswick winter weather whilst you live...

For the same reasons, I don't put any NRA or gun related stickers on my car. (Actually, I put NO stickers on, except for those required by law.)

Careful what you wish for... There'll be a few left over from the Diversity Police applicants, I'm sure.

It WILL have trouble getting past the Senate. Having said that, I think it is a good idea. There will always be a few (very few in this case), who will either ignore the facts of law or try to get around them. But I think in this age of the internet most CCW holders, having had to undergo the...

That's a mighty fine Garand, errr Enfield... Oh hell, never mind...:)

Was watching an interview on national news with someone who saw the accident. He said "There wasn't enough torque in that engine to pull him out." WTF does torque have to do getting the thing flying. I wish the talking heads would vet their interview subjects before talking to them. Just stupid...

I had not heard of them naming the TSC after him. Was that at Moffett? The guys with the patches must have been from Crew 1. He left VP-6 a little after I did and went to PatWing 2. He eventually wound up as PatWingsPac.

You betcha. I was his Ops Chief the last year I was in VP-6. How do you know of him? He was one of the best ever.

"When you come to me with a problem, you better have at least two solutions in hand" was a favorite of one of the best COs ever. RADM Tony Maness. RIP

I guess that the Bullseye game has changed a lot since I last competed. I see pictures of pistols with optics and such now. I've still got a 1911 with a Bomar tuner rib and extended front sight in the safe, along with a Smith 41 long barrel and Bomar rib. The old eyes don't do as well and the...

My Step-Dad (Korean era Naval Aviator) would sing that to the grandkids (with lyrics suitably modified) so I've heard it for years.

More cost effective not having to mask off all those antennas.:)

Well, the guy in back isn't reaching for the curtain, so I would guess it's OK.:)

MB, Ya might wanna look out...

Didn't find much but haven't given up on it. Been kinda busy selling Mom's house the last couple of weks. It was only on the market for 10 days before we had an offer within $900 of what we were asking. Amazing, in thes market. I'm smilin'.

Caught this over at Lex's place. This guy is quick...

It was the powder in the cartridge that created the smoke. Sorta like a super blank shotgun shell. Also known as a Coffman Engine Starter.

Meh... More like this... Or this...

You mean one of these? ;)

Saw one in the pattern at Charleston AFB back in '02. The first I saw was back in '65 at Clark AFB, PI. I was on the wing helping the FE fuel the Connie and a B-57 across the line erupted with a huge cloud of black smoke. "Hey Chief, that plane's burning up!!!" "Relax kid, that's how they start...

From Blackfive... A fifth grader could have caught this. He is surrounded by morons. :icon_rage

Must be the radio operator's position in the lower right of the picture with the half-circle cutout for the stomach. I always did have to fight my weight to pass every year, but that is a little much...:icon_tong

I think those guys were trained in Yuma back in '06...

FYI, I clicked on the last picture to enlarge and got two popups, one was porn, some guy gettin' a BJ. Ya might wanna check it out.

Yeah, but it'll still feather when ya need it to...:icon_tong

Ran across this over at Sal's place. Never knew Marines flew B-25s (PBJ). RIP Marines

Many moons ago 4 hours per month min was required to get your skins. 4X12=48... As good a guess as any.

Saw this over at Lex's place... Sad to see but a real leadership move... IMHO

They could always borrow one from the Pakistanis. OH, wait...:icon_tong

It's like a law of nature... All AirWarriors threads must devolve into this. :icon_tong From Dictionary.com en·tro·py   –noun 1. Thermodynamics . a. (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy...

A fed LEO I know had his wife tell him "Sure honey, buy that crotch rocket you are lusting after." So he did. She then went out and bought herself a new Miata convertible. We still remind him about it, ten years later. Works both ways , I guess.:icon_tong