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Meh, they only tied the record for flying low...

Can't give you crap for the 6 year thread resurrection, as that's a sweet video. Thought this thread was gonna be about Felix Baumgartner trying to set the world record skydiving from 23 miles up. Here he is at 13.6 miles:

People telling you that you are likely to not get what you want is constructive criticism. Would you rather people lied and said "Yeah, bro, go for it, I'm sure shit'll buff out!"? If you want POSITIVE encouragement you are looking at getting into the wrong fucking business. The best you can...

On his side he is considered with his numbers. If he can get you to sign today and go to OCS, then his numbers are good, and he will probably sort out the pilot/nfo/whatever thing later. I'm curious if you don't accept a commission if that reflects on him or not. Either way, OCS sucks hard...

There we were, fog was so thick I couldn't see the instruments. Only way I knew I was Inverted was my flying medals were in my eyes. But I knew I was really in trouble when the tower called me and told me to climb and maintain field elevation.

What about an Omicron Spymaster group buy?

That's pretty amazing...there is actually soundproofing material hung up on the interior!!

So sore arms and blood wing scars make warriors? No offense, Sir, but I think your idea of today's "pussified" Marine Corps that doesn't bloodstripe Corporals anymore doesn't hold water. I would say that the percentage of guys who have CAR's and no-shit Air Medals is pretty high right now...

(I started to write the joke, then I remembered I had read it awhile back)

Why don't you stick to commenting on the "traditions" of your own service. (traditions in quotes because I'm not sure blood striping qualifies as a tradition - not because I am attempting to denigrate any other traditions out there)

Swiss cheese model doesn't really apply that well to this situation, because it wasn't an accident. It was a willful release of ordnance. Or maybe it does...but instead of a bunch of slices with small holes lining up, it's just one slice of cheese with a giant hole in the middle... And...

Could be worse, he could be wearing a flight suit to history class and trying to convince the ladies he was an F-15 pilot...

The job description of a JO is "in over your fucking head." JO's are supposed to be put into positions that they don't have any experience in...

The Pg13 is a little overboard, as you can usually just use a roster of some sort to prove that the person had received the training/knowledge of the order. The verbiage in the MCM for Article 92 is such that if a General/Flag officer issues an order and it is disobeyed that constitutes an...

Well, to be fair, a lot of those TMS's have been completely overhauled and updated several times, to include new base airframes.

Blah, 40 years ago the old timers who had grown up flying in WW2 were giving the new Phantom Phlyers shit because of all the whiz-bang gizmos it had.

Np>Nr decoupling is achieved by simply removing the MRDS prior to flight.

A little late, but someone commented on high vs. low inertia heads. The advantages of a high-inertia head are obvious, what does a low-inertia head give you? (My TMS has a low-inertia head and pretty poor auto characteristics). Just cause it was brought up, the old Huey blades were tough as...

Wait, did he MEMORIZE that checklist???? The horrors!! (Oh yeah, sweet vid)

10 digit grid drop zone? What is that, a drop zone for ants?

NOTE: Kneeboards worn on the left seat pilot's left leg significantly increase the area of control interference and should not be worn on the left left if possible. :(

Karzai is pretty pissed (haha) about the whole thing as well. Maybe it doesn't matter what the Taliban think about us, but this is probably going to bite us in the ass diplomatically later on when dealing with the Afghan Government.

Have you had that pizza? You are gonna need a fixed blade...

To be fair, Huey guys are the only ones tough enough to pull off that sort of badassery. +1 for Leatherman idea

I wonder what the feasibility of issuing ipads to students in API and then using nothing but e-copies of pubs the rest of the way, (as well as FLIPs, etc...) would be. Our ready room looks like a damn Starbucks when you walk in with all the iPads floating around.

After reading this thread, I don't know if there are any Marine aviators that have the requisite "overland strike" experience that apparently Navy fixed wing operators have the lock on...

I think Ashland might be a national frontrunner for useless liberalism.

Oregon's Governor (John Kitzhaber) has already stated that no one will be executed while he is in office. /<- Portland. Is this where all the posters from Oregon get together and talk about organic food and living the hipster lifestyle?

Purchased from Ukraine in 1998...

Apparently you haven't heard about the Y/Z parts availability woes for the RAG... In short: I have plenty of time on my hands. Oh, and I am now shitfaced. Tuntavern. Out.

MCM, Page IV-78 (1) Rape and rape of a child. Death or such other punishment as a court martial may direct. and: (2) Aggravated sexual assault. Dishonorable discharge, forfeiture of all pay and allowances, and confinement for 30 years. If you get into the nuts and bolts of 120 though...

One thing is for certain, some Chinese PFC stationed there hates his life.

Swing and a miss. The future of rotary wing unmanned aerial vehicles has no bearing on the future of Marine jet aviation...

Flying [insert my community here] is totally fucking rad and we are the coolest. [My community] does the coolest shit and then we throw the best parties, because we are so fucking cool. We are way better than [insert other communities here] in every way possible. Flying [insert other...

What was the idea in your article?

Unfortunately, the latest revision of the UCMJ includes some language that makes Art. 120 offenses much more difficult for prosecution. That may be a factor in why his pre-trial agreement was so lenient. Dunno.

As long as the sleeves are rolled down.

Really? A thread like this and the guy whose tagline is "Obvious Troll" sends the hate huh?

It hasn't been a decade yet! Black boots are better than suede. They fit perfectly when broken in, they look shit-hot, and they last forever if you take care of them. And that wall locker is clearly not inspection ready, half that stuff needs to go on the JOB!

I predict more people will be floating around in boots and utes during the summer. Long loose sleeves are sometimes cooler than vein-poppingly-tight-but-I-gotta-rock-the-guns-anyway rolled sleeves, so maybe not so bad for the guys who this actually affects. The MARADMIN I'm waiting for is the...

1. Expeditionary warfighters deployed around the globe in world-wide service, in all climes and places wear their sleeves down in the aggressive combat posture that Marines have been known for since our inception in 1775. From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli, Marines have worn...

Switch to Marines. Pray that God and the Commandant allow you to fly skids. Problem solved.

It's in the directors cut: LT Ironfist: "Dammit Max Powers, you're the best damn sniper on the planet...but we can't take you on this next mission until you do your government charge card training, PII, Information Awareness, and Don't Ask Don't Tell Tier 3 on NKO"

I actually worked a very similar case (to include calling NMCI to find out about viewing gay porn on a gov computer as part of the investigation...). Joint Ethics Regulation 3-209: "Endorsement of a non Federal entity, event, product, service, or enterprise may be neither stated nor implied by...

There is less fixed wing in Marine aviation - but I think there is less competition for it as well. I am pretty sure every zoomie I talked to in flight school wanted to fly F-15's. On the other hand, I know more Marines in jet school that wanted helos than Marines in helo school that wanted...

Sorry, I mistyped. I didn't mean that E's would replace the D's. Just that D's are going away, E's are going to Hawaii and I was unsure of the Osprey plan.

Not sure about the Osprey. The most recent plan was to send Echos to replace the Deltas, a guy in my winging class was the first guy to actually select 53E's Hawaii. The plan calls for a skid squadron to head out there too, but we will see...

Currently selection choices (as of a few months ago) are: UH-1Y West/East; AH-1Z West; AH-1W West/East; CH-53E West/East/Hawaii; CH-46 Pendleton/Okinawa The last few classes have been heavy on shitters.

Why am I suddenly picturing some Iranian Captain clutching his bloody chest and whispering "I would have liked to have seen Montana.."

http://sanclemente.patch.com/articles/pilots-killed-in-helicopter-crash-at-camp-pendleton-identified The names have been released. Prayers out for the families.