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    Delta pilot caught boozing the preflight

    And they wonder why so many of us decide to leave. I Survived the Tailhook witch hunt and having worked a TDY as a recorder on a statutory (promotion) and non-statuary (reserve squadron OIC) board and seeing the sausage being made convinced me that what I needed to do was use the Navy as much...
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    runup area. WWYD?

    Always saw the same thing at FDK runway 3 and you're right that we seem to have a lot of CFI's who don't understand SA starts before you leave the chocks. My answer was to do the runup on the way then request an intersection departure and cut the line. Sometimes though it was Potomac...
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    Post aircraft pictures you took

    VAQ-140 F/A-18G
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    Post aircraft pictures you took

    Misty was the callsign for VX-5 (now VX-9) out of China Lake. Desert Storm - Our two fighter escorts and one TARPS Tomcat and we (EA-6B) were the SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) escort. We did a lot of escort of the photo recon Tomcats along the beaches of Kuwait lending credibility...
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    CFI says I can’t use electronic E6B on written — what??

    Yes, you're allowed to use the electronic and do it. I was taught old school both civilian and the Navy (With the CR3) and the using the electronic one does not detract from you knowing the content but it does help differentiate between the FAA saying the answer is .2 or .4 degrees. (then...
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    Wealth Distribution in America

    Consider a not insignificant part of the population is in the position of my parents as well. Retired, in their mid-80's. Living off MRDs and SS and still putting money back in the markets because they've done all the traveling and have all the things they want. They spend very little money.
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    Wealth Distribution in America

    The article is a bit simplistic. Many/Most of us were in that bottom end at one point and there is no accounting for how those folks worked, lived, saved and invested (TCABM points out) and moved over time from the bottom to the top (ish). All it takes is time, hard work and living below your...
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    “If you need anything I’ll be in the back.”

    His gummy just kicked in.
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    Supreme Court: Chevron Deference

    Which is why Congress, when it forms the laws should be forced to do their job and actually write good specific and detailed laws using subject matter experts and instead of the handwaving "we have to do something" legislation they do today that then turns into interpretation and enforcement by...
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    What's Flying Like in Retirement?

    We retired last March at 60 and moved from MD to the lakes region of central NH and I don't regret a second of the decision. Flying-wise I got lucky and found a club with an Archer that mirrors the great club I was in in MD. I'm now the treasurer since like most clubs they're short of...
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    Stairway to Heaven - Not the Song

    As I have aged I've gotten worse about heights. Back in college routinely rappelled off the back end of the football stadium with the campus ROTC outfit with no issue. Don't think I would do that now. But with regard to the edges comment. Look at the KIZG RNAV 32 and note the 2533' tower just...
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    I got hired !

    Pull the keys out and jump? Well, the first one may find it funny but the second will recall what I did with the baseball bat to the first one and think again.
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    I Got to Fly an Adam A500 today.

    Time for a new vintage plane ad
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    For military pilots

    In the military you really do start at the “assume they know nothing“ level and you learn the whole knowledge stack and there are many many places along the way to fail. In addition, as the service needs change in your training journey the grade level needed to select a track and community as...
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    Plane crash on FL freeway

    Stop the stupid. Invite people into the cockpit to kneel on the floor on approach? Can’t imagine a company or crew that would allow it and that includes the FA.
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    Masters of the Air--coming to Apple TV

    My irk is it takes just as much effort to do it wrong than to do it right and it’s not like Hollywood can’t find experts on pretty much any topic.
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    Air-to-Air Piper Tomahawk

    The ole Tomahawk was much maligned but it was a good plane to learn on and not bad looking. Nice pics.
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    FAA Tells Pilots To Go Analogue As GNSS ‘Spoofing’ Incidents Increase

    Sure. The trick will be to get them certified and integrated at a reasonable cost-weight. We had a mechanical INS in the EA-6B but the newer ring lasers are amazing. The FFRDC company that I retired from has been doing a lot in the GPS reliability for years for the military and FAA and some...
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    NA - How Do I Verify the SOB is Dead (and How He Died)?

    Time for a small investment in a PI in the area. They usually have the connections and means. If it was Southern CA I'd have someone to recommend. :D
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    Another engine heater question...

    I've heard both ways and I think a lot of it depends on what your humidity/temp fluctuation is. IMO, the best thing you can do is try and keep things as much the same as possible and if that isn't possible slow the rate of change as much as possible. To that point, once I've flown and driven a...
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