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What!? I didn't think you could feather a piston legacy:confused:

If I had to bet, it would be against China directly going to war with us anytime soon. However, my personal BS opinion of world politics is that China built up/building up their military to finance/fund indirect wars/militaries that are more in their 'National Security' interest - pee on a...

+1 @ OP: Nothing guarantees that all of your time and energy in one particular branch will yield fruit. Personally, I think it's wise to apply everywhere. You may realize that another branch fits you better.

What airframe / location are you looking at? Based on the information at my unit... they won't really pick up anyone normally that is an O-4 or above because they try to keep the unit from being too top heavy - but that's just them, right now. Each unit is different. There's a unit in the North...

That's a good point - and I can see where you're coming from. I actually cut a notch for the mag release... just so it would be more fluid, because I found myself pressing harder on the mag release at times. However, it could still creep up anytime.. .especially as the grip gets older and more...

I put a Hogue on my HK USP Compact and it feels a lot more natural for me, particularly on the Single Action pulls. Either I've gotten better (which is probably not the case) recently or the grip helped my groups. Just feels like my finger is on the right spot (so to speak). My Sig 239 (for...

This may be stupid question but..........What is the general feeling about disclosing the probability of taking mil leave (Guard; up to say 2 years) within 5 or 6 months of getting hired during the interview? Have a feeling I should try to get a number and into the game prior to leaving for...

Thanks for bringing up Palmetto... just ordered some PMC X-tac 5.56mm 62gr for $5.89/20rds it's $294/1000rds Not bad, not bad!

Remember seeing re-runs of "Baa Baa Blacksheep" when I was younger. You could always tell when someone was about to shoot another down... they would zoom in on the shooter's guns right before the 'kill'.

There is also a book called "MiG Pilot" about Lt Victor Belenko who defected with a MiG-25, good read, you may like that as well.

Have you all used or have any comments on the Trijicon Tripower?

Should've told my friends to read the regs before I passed out in Tijuana...

Here is an old school Thud flyover pic (would have been awesome to be there!): Here is some of the damage at the USAFA after a Thud two ship (circa Olds' time):

I think it's awesome that you were able to persevere and continue your education. Congrats on getting a 4.0 as well!

Why doth thou not understand, thy English professors are not thy board members?

I'm sure as an English major you understand communication. However, I'm not sure you're communicating effectively in this environment, specifically this audience. It may work while puffing on a cornpipe with fellow philosophers during the metaphysics club meeting at a table outside of...

Just like twobecrazy said - it's not really the message you want to put across. As small as it may be, it puts a negative context around studying and basically describes overconfidence. On a side note, being able to learn a topic quickly is a double-edged sword, particularly the mindset that...

The content prior to this statement was pretty cool - but ^ this ^ part just doesn't come off right.... would either 86 it or change it dramatically. Good luck man - hopefully the age waiver will go through.

There was some talk about Sig's 516 design being suspiciously close to LWRC. I got an email from Sig recently saying that you can simply buy the 516 upper now. There are definitely some valid points to the whole 'polish a turd' argument when getting an AR gas piston upper. Many believe that...

Walter Soplata had/has a pretty unique backyard - would like to go there one day!

They're making $16/hour first year FO in the Mid/Northwest with Lakes, no pay during training, $7500 something training contract.. Ice, Mountains, high DA, no Autopilot, no pooper... fun, fun.

Since when do Juggernauts and Shooting Stars need sunglasses?:icon_wink

Well, in all fairness it's not like any Asian airpower has ever taken us by surprise..... er....wait.....

I think you can get an LOA from the FAA for that on an operation case basis.

Did anybody find out which douche-canoe leaked this video? The reason why this video was released wasn't because it offended anyone immediately - it was simply because it could be news/public shock value considering current events, attract attention, etc.

I just saw a YF-23 at Wright Patt... it looks a lot like it from the side.

I think that not all Mustangs are in the experimental exhibition category... some are limited - and in some rare cases, those made by Cavalier (conversion) had a Standard airworthiness certificate. @yak52driver - I heard recently there was a new special LOA from the FAA for part 91 operators...

100LL = AVGAS Check out www.zoche.de Two stroke radial, diesel (jetA)...great performance

Are there pictures of this thing flying - or is it just taxi tests/for show?

RNAV Approaches are great for airports that don't have a VOR approach. Not to metion that filing, if just have a VOR, can take you hours out of the way, versus saying "direct to xxxxx". Helps with the fuel bill as well. Most of the glass now has TAWS - a helpful tool in the weather. Some of...

Sticks and Stones is the best game on the Black Ops IMHO.

The power lever is located in the back room behind the stage - if you open the first door on top of the stairs to the right, you would need to open three more doors to get to the room with the power lever. The power allows you to operate automatic gun turrets, zombie traps, and most importantly...

Look what happened to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire... they eventually "progressed" into their own destruction. The great "warrior cultures" eventually lost their warriors.

Hacker and Huggy probably have a better outlook - but from all of the guys I've talked to on the Guard side - the guy is pretty much a legend

I have a feeling the State of the Union Address will have something in the way of an unusually large withdrawal from Afghanistan earlier than 2014. Of course it's not an exit strategy, but rather an expedited transition strategy. ;)

+1 Clux! I think that is quite a fact. Presidential social agendas have done quite a lot to the demise of the US. It's all about the vote and getting re-elected. The true, long term welfare of the country is an after thought in my humble opinion. Merry Christmas Clux - hope the weather is...

I think the point he was trying to make is that the lesser than F-35 fighters (i.e. Super Hornet, etc) are still very capable... and a cost effective buy... and that quantity has a certain quality. 'Course if we wouldn't have put money into projects like the F-X, etc we may not have what we...

Well if anything we can take away that the Ensign with a fetish for Tony Romo will be happy

At first I was thinking that I would probably hit that... but as it kept going on... not so much

Our societies are different, if some of the laws that are in place in Great Britain and Austrailia were to be put in place in the US (namely Gun Control and certain Tax issues) there would, without question, be a revolution. You have to see that the cultures of our 'closest allies' see things...

Warfare and social experiments are not the same. Studying and implementing are also two totally different things... do you really agree with everything those other nations do despite not having immediate consequences? Just because we would study someone else's battles/doctrine... even if...

I love how the supporting rationale is comparing us to the Brits, Aussies, and Israelis... What does that have to do with anything? we could be like this:

IMHO this agenda would have been pushed regardless of the results of the survey. It is interesting to note that 67 percent of Marines believe that repealing DADT will a have negative effect. Other figures include 60 percent of Special Operations personel and 57 percent of Army Combat units...

What? :confused:

Homo, n. 1. A kind of milk found in Canada "This is homo-milk, it must be yours." 2. The word man in latin or also used to describe someone who is gay or homsexual adj; Literally meaning: the same slang; A term that has been reclaimed by some gay/queer communities that is...

Again, maybe I'm missing the grand enlightenment, but saying "homo" is now bad? Seriously!? Watching that language? Ok, just for the record what are acceptable terms for those who are sexually attracted to the same sex? Is it ok even to say that?

It does... any civ rating suffices for a BFR - except civ instructor certificate Instrument rating = BFR

If you picked up a civilian pilot certificate and/or rating of some kind (i.e. Instrument, etc) that will suffice as a BFR. So say you went to the FSDO and got an Instrument rating added onto your Private - your new temp/hard copy would have an new issuance date, which would be the starting date...

Maybe I'm missing something, but the US Military functioned just fine prior to this. Why can't things just be like they used to?