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Yes, definitely. Do you think our enemies feel the way you do? Again, see Patton’s quote above.

So did machine guns. And rifles before them. And bows and arrows before them. They all seemed “less gallant and gentlemanly” than the mode they beat. It’s the nature of warfare history.

Amen. Patton: “No bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country.“

There are Air Medals, Bronze Stars, Silver Stars, Medals of Honor, and other decorations for ALL of those who contribute at that level. To only have one recipient a year for this award wouldn’t do that group justice. This is for recognizing other, (add: exceptional and typically) non-combat...

Here’s the criteria, from the Marine Corps reg: “The most outstanding contribution to Marine Aviation in combat, research and development, weapons employment or overall performance in Marine Aviation.” Says nothing about err..umm..hat size, bravado, looks-most-like-Tom-Cruise-in-Top-Gun or...

This comes up often on here and again I’ll put my two cents in for Quiet Technologies Halos, which are in the ear. They have a Bluetooth version ($450 vs $350 without) but for picking up clearances, I just pull the left earpiece out and call on the phone with the plane at idle and can hear just...

I’m with you 100%. One time I shot three of the same approach, first with the certified GPS, the second with the $130 Samsung tablet and Avare, and the third with the Area 660 (had a safety pilot for this). Totally doable the last two ways

That would literally be unconstitutional. “…to ensure domestic tranquility…” is in the preamble.

Agree 100%. Have always had good luck w Airstops

Add me to the list of not being happy with Aero Classics. I talked to Desser at OSH about my experiences and they said to keep the tires on my Warrior at around 35 PSI vs the 24 the book says. Basically, it sounded like any of the ply ratings should be above 30. We’ll see…

True - IF they’re keying both mics at the same time, which is common but not universal when there’s one controller doing both roles

At many (most?) Class D’s the tower controller can also be the ground controller/clearance delivery at unpredictable times so saying one can give the full request when the tower isn’t busy is a misnomer; unless you’re listening to Ground, you may not realize the controller is busy but you just...

My usual strategy for a trip is to start with Travelocity to get a sense of who flies the route I want. I then go to the airline site to see if it’s cheaper, and it typically is. We did a trip from Austin to Barcelona then back from Madrid to Austin. On Travelocity they showed a routing all...

If I read the OP correctly, the “good news” seems to be the individual is on an IFR flight plan when IMC and therefore communicating with ATC, making him less dangerous than if he wasn’t on an active flight plan. That doesn’t make it right - just a tad safer. That said, given that the person...

That’s the best and safest idea, I think

While I’m always extremely hesitant to fly through a restricted area without being in direct and continuous contact with ATC (typically on an IFR flight plan), the one exception for me personally has been the restricted areas around the Kennedy Space Center. In years past I’ve flown there...

I didn't "go bananas" (and saying I did is part of the problem these days). "German measles" (Rubella) is indeed a form of measles. "Hong Kong Flu" (a variant of influenza) is indeed influenza. "Wuhan flu" is not influenza. But none of those terms are used routinely by reputable scientists...

I’m gonna get a bit nerdy here. Whereas “traditional” vaccines introduced a foreign protein from a pathogen for the body’s immune system to do its thing and build a defense against, the mRNA and J&J vaccines take a different approach. They Trojan Horse in the code for a protein, for the body’s...

What’s “Wuhan flu”? This thread is about RSV with a digression into Covid but not influenza/“flu” Regarding Covid-19 response and vaccine development, remember which President implemented both.

What’s “Wuhan flu”? This thread is about RSV with a digression into Covid but not influenza/“flu” Regarding Covid-19 response and vaccine development, remember which President implemented both.