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I have it for XBox 360... it'll ruin your life! ;)

Yeah, I know all about Hobbs, but that doesn't exist in military aircraft, as we all know. If it is strap-in to shutdown, well crap, the amount of time I've sat on a carrier deck waiting for the call to start would add up! I assume it's startup to shutdown.

The procurement process is terrible, I agree. That being said, we're in an era of super technology... we're not building simplistic A-4s and whatnot anymore... you have to pay for the technology. Granted, it should be cheaper, there are all sorts of things inflating the price, but that being...

Welcome to 20 years ago... Surprised it took this long for them to do it.

NRA has the lobbying power.

Block out and Block in, is that defined as start and shutdown or taxi and park?

That doesn't require any license (so others don't get confused)... but I know what you mean! My UPS guy hates when I make big ammo orders :) They did change, a fax is allowed now. Still, don't sign the original.

And you've pointed out the potential failure of logic... if people don't subscribe to logical thought processes, they won't buy off on logical arguments. You'll see it on both sides of the political spectrum, it's not just limited to Liberals. I enjoyed reading your lengthy reply previously...

Case in point, Adolf Hitler. He didn't lead his country into Naziism with JUST guns (sure, they helped for some points), most people were swayed and swooned by his speeches and leadership. Who cares what they were invented for, the fact of the matter is most guns in the USA are NOT used for...

I didn't read the article, but I have heard the arguments against the Raptor and they tend to be very ill informed. First, when has the media ever got anything correct on a weapon system or warfare, ESPECIALLY aircraft? Second, you are not privy to information that the Pentagon is privy to, and...

What's a good way to convert military to civilian if you haven't kept track of "block-in/block-out"?

Raptor good. Threats scary and capable. American public ignorant. Leave it at that.

Whoops, my bad. I guess I'm just lazy :) Glad someone got to it before me, it would have been a shame to let that beauty go without mention!

Eddie, I am disappointed in you. You are smarter than this statement, as only someone who is ignorant and believes everything the media and movies tell them would state this. Tell me how my 15 legally owned firearms are used exclusively for violent means? I'll give you a head start, they've...

Come on... are you serious people? No one has yet mentioned one of the most beautiful and historically important aircraft ever built? The 727! http://www.airliners.net/open.file/1306330/M/

You're reading back the position of your ACLS needles to CATCC so that they can verify that they have you locked up.

That's not the photo that resulted in the loss of two aircraft, is it?

So, if we were to label her a legitimate case in need of help, how do you propose you stop those who desire nothing more than to live off the system and suck the government, and therefore us, dry? All one has to do is look at the welfare state of Louisiana, DC, etc. You can NOT allow those...

Well, look at what the Russian people have been through. While the Soviet government was a terrible one that terrorized the people, it was also POWERFUL. Russia is not the Soviet Union, and to go from a genuine world power to a shadow of themselves, as well as being exposed to the truths of what...

Interesting, thanks for the info. You too, good lord I can't wait to go home.

I have to re-check the laws, but I believe the ATF recently ammended their requirements and a loose-leaf computer print-out is acceptable.

Go to an embarked squadron, very different situation. LSOs don't stand duty, DHs don't stand duty (obviously), Training O's don't stand duty... not a lot of JOs left to do it... our single seat brethren stand duty MUCH more often than we ever do. Obviously land-based is a lot different story...

http://www.aimsurplus.com I've bought a lot of stuff from that site. Fax them your C&R license and then once they have you on file, you can order direct from the website. They'll ship to you and ONLY you, right to your front door. I doubt MD has any crazy C&R laws, especially with longarms...

That's true, if you have a C&R firearm with an active C&R license, you MUST keep it in your logbook. I know it's silly, but that's how it works.

I have no hate for HS, whatsoever. I'm just stating that the "tacticool" patches and velcro rank are utterly ridiculous. I've never seen anyone else ever do it.

Yep, HS. The "tactical" patches (what a misnomer... you sanitize before going in-country) and the velcro rank are the most ridiculous things ever. ESPECIALLY the velcro rank, what a joke.

HE may be a future of Naval Aviation (and he sounds pathetic at that), but to assume that every two-seat pilot thinks that way is complete and utter ignorance. 1. Collateral duty and ground job situation MUCH better in a two-seat squadron. 2. Duty rotation is MUCH, MUCH better in a...

Pitching deck somehow invokes an accordian effect as well, making the deck shrink. Combine that with night and the carrier is as big as a FFG!

Is that even possible?

Um... no... The original Mosin-Nagant 1891 was designed in... 1891. The 1891/30 is a 1930s version of the standard 1891... same design with some small changes. The M44 and M38s are literally just cut-down versions of the 1891/30. The design pre-dates Stalin's regime. They are a blast...

:D Very true. I used to want to be a single-seat guy, coming out of TRACOM. However, like many of us, I saw the light in the RAG and wanted the F model... why put yourself through the pain of single seat, it's just not necessary. I hear yah. Though, SSC isn't all bad, with lots of ships...

Does it matter? I mean, does it really matter? We've been doing this for a long time, so has everyone else with military power.

One thing I learned through flight school and whatnot... most people pick their platform without truly understanding what it entails. Trust me, when you start getting into the jet world, you had no idea it would be that way. I'm sure it's the same for P-3 and helo guys. You just don't have...

I have a crew member. Look at the airplan or a fighter squadron flight schedule sometime... you'll learn that we fly just as many, if not more variety than a helo squadron (at least HS). That's true, a valid argument... time to train for jets is very long. Very true, seems helo guys...

Guilty.

You missed my sarcasm... the USA has enlisted the help of other nations countless times in our wars... in fact... probably in every war we've fought...

Unless he has shooting experience already... My first firearm was a SIG P226 9mm. I had 3 years of shooting experience prior to purchasing.

Because the USA has never done that... ever...

You can do that with a P229 as well... (switch barrels)

Best. Thread. Ever.

Hmm, greater and greater foreign policy ties with India... what/who could we be trying to influence/affect in that hemisphere???

Try to stop the Soviets from pushing through the Fulda Gap created some rather interesting weapons, to say the least :)

Technology available at the time...

You'll like this better... SAM sites around the world. http://bbs.keyhole.com/ubb/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/406094/page/10/fpart/1/vc/1

Sure did, what a fantastic piece of equipment too, I love that marker.

Welcome to the addiction

First off Eddie, great avatar. I went to a very good public school, at least it was very good at the time I was at it. Lots of AP classes, very high college enrollment, Ivy league acceptances, etc. You are correct, the current state of college admissions to good schools is part of the...

Gator is right-on here... go to the Cactus Flower. It's one of the few places I would call good, or even great Mexican. In my opinion, 95% of all Mexican joints are exactly the same. Cactus Flower is in the 5% that are different and GOOD.

So can a Rhino with ATFLIR. Self-generation of JDAM quality coordinates goes with ATFLIR as well. It's a great pod that a lot of Marines (and Navy) are unfamiliar with, especially with the new software.

100% agreed on BW3. They have the best non-local wings, end of story. Unfortunately, they are not as prevalent as you think. The only one in California is in Rancho Cucamongo. I buy their sauces online though so I make my own wings with them.