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Well, Texans get pretty worked up about their state. My brother lives in Abilene and has the star on the door, flag in the front yard, etc. He’s constantly bragging about that area. Really not sure what he sees in that place but to each his own.

I say within 10 years they’ll all be on the way out. https://thesiliconreview.com/2024/04/exploring-the-impact-of-ai-in-air-traffic-control

In mine, tower informed the usual suspects. I imagine they called LEO, FAA and NTSB because I gave a report to all three. Mine was considered an accident because the NTSB determined substantial damage because of the monocoque fuse.

Well, if your job requires second class as mine does, then basic med is useless.

Semper Fi!

Well technically he didn’t say that pic was of the actual puppies. Especially since the pic is at least a year old.

Yeah I would think CENTCOM commander would have some sort of dedicated C2 setup in the back. Does the loadmaster have a set of backup radios in the back of a typical C-17?

20 hours per month would be nice. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/23/cuts-flight-hours-necessary-aircraft-sustainment-costs-surge-air-force-general-says.html

Sounds like the C-17 C2 platform is in testing and not something equipped on a VIP transport mission. His purpose was to travel to Israel to conduct meetings in preparation for an Iranian attack. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-c-17-awacs/ We don’t even know what started all this...

Looking at their bios, does appear the AF is getting around 150 hrs per year in fighters. https://www.airforce.com/thunderbirds/our-team

Mover’s assessment of the pilot’s actions at 21:30. What I don’t get is he’s been relieved but they gave him his choice of assignment? I’d be like, yeah I’ll take CO of VMX-1. :biggrin: Yuma sucks anyway. Head west to Miramar and take over one of the F-35 squadrons.

You should be able to get airborne within 100 ft and climb at 10,000 fpm but most of the time that won’t happen.

Archer seems to have a good design as well. https://news.archer.com/archer-delivers-first-midnight-aircraft-to-united-states-air-force

If he were the XO/CO of 501, those hours would make sense. I know he’s an IP but like the B-1 crash, that doesn’t necessarily translate to high time. The accident report stated he was qualified and current in the aircraft. Obviously that doesn’t mean proficient either. I flew jump seat once in...

Just because he’s CENTCOM Commander doesn’t give him absolute waiver authority. He might very well have waiver authority for seat belts. First 4 star in our CoC could waiver seat belt use but no idea about AF regs.

That’s what I was thinking. They don’t go anywhere without their aide. In my experience, a good aide makes all the difference. A good aide not only has the VIP’s schedule memorized, they know more about what the boss is doing then the boss does. And in a situation like this, they’ve already...

Generals are nosey like that though. I remember in Afghanistan we had Sec Def visiting and we couldn’t offer our standard C2 package for him for his AO tour. Our general (82nd) threw a fit in the back of the aircraft when we informed him the aircraft wouldn’t be available for later. He loved...

I suppose it’s possible he took that into consideration but I think it had more to do with aircraft availability. I’d still go with a dedicated VIP over “Globemaster Airlines.” C-37s used to fly generals / admirals in and out of Afghanistan all the time. Not exactly the safest place to be...

Reminds me of the wire chaffing crash that took the life of F-16 pilot Capt Harduvel. They made a movie about it called Afterburn. Anyway, he had conflicting info from instrument wire chaffing and they think he was looking down and aft trying to troubleshoot circuit breakers. Probably got...

Why’s a 4 star flying on a C-17? My *** would be on a C-37? Must be a man of the people. :p Well he is a VIP (code 3) and should be treated as such. It’s common for those guys to be up ICS. Guess the AF crew didn’t get the memo.