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1 hour ago, TheElectricCompany said:
All standard stuff, but it's time to put the new kamado grill to the test with a 12 lb spatchock bird.
Only thing different we do is creamy pearl onion & cheese mix.
As long as its perfect, Mrs Electric is happy!
Which kamado, and what temp and planning time are you going to use?
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No, you didn't call them figureheads.
Someone else did, and I wanted to respond to it because it isn't true.
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1 hour ago, Deranged Rhino said:
That alone doesn't tell us anything about the cause. The USN isn't going to advertise there is an enemy out there capable of taking our destroyers offline without firing a shot, doing so would be a truly idiotic blunder I'm sure you would agree.
You live in your fantasy world. No problem here.
Those relieved would be screaming like pigs if there was something afoot, and they weren't "taken offline."
Further, CO's and XO's, on Navy combatants are far, far more than "figureheads."
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2 minutes ago, Deranged Rhino said:
Leaving that aside. I don't think it's fair to classify the "collisions" as idiotic when the facts are still being determined.
I do.
Given the fact that the commanding officers and others have been relieved, I think the facts are in.
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27 minutes ago, /dev/null said:
Senior Chief won't have a say but they do have ears
Ya they do, but the normal process to remove wings is to convene a Field Naval Aviation Evaluation Board, made up of Naval Aviators, and that hasn't been done yet.
Awfully silly to throw away over a million dollars + in training, (close to 1.5m if the other individual was an NFO), over something as silly as this.
But....There's a wildcard.
The entire Pacific fleet has been under scrutiny since the occurrence of these idiotic ship to ship collisions.
Scott Swift, who is now commander of the Pacific Fleet, and was the the odds on favorite to be named PACOM, the head of the entire, (multi-service), military in the Pacific, just announced his retirement as he was told he would not get the PACOM position.
In all probability, because of these collisions.
These high visibility, stupid, though meaningless, mistakes have a way of causing over reactions.
So....Who knows?
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30 minutes ago, 1billsnut said:
I was at the base on Whidbey Island when this happened. According to one of the Senior Chief's of that squadron, those guys will probably never fly again. Looks like they just dicked up their career.
A senior chief is not going to have any say in that decision.
They aren't players in such things.
A bullet to the head, career wise, for sure, but not worthy of wing pulling.
It was an electronic warfare squadron airplane.
They are always a bit odd.
Really odd.
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I'm not saying that it was designed to only be a freighter.
It was developed with a thought that it would have to have cargo only capability, if supersonic travel eliminated subsonic, long range airliners. thus the hinge-able nose.
At the time, side loading double deck airplanes was not possible, so the the hinged nose would allow front loading.
All that has changed, and now side loading is possible.
Still, the design acknowledges that issue, as there was no other reason to put the flight deck on a different level.
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1 minute ago, Albany,n.y. said:
They had an easier trip than I did. Started in Albany on a 10:50 AM flight, land in Baltimore, stay on the plane, land in Chicago, stay on the plane, land in Las Vegas get off the plane, wait almost 3 hours in Las Vegas for flight to John Wayne airport in Orange County, arrive at airport around 9PM PST. 13+ hours traveling. Next stop: bandbox stadium Sunday.
I'm guessing that was because you were price sensitive and based on your circuitous route, purchased a Southwest ticket.
There are far easier ways.
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24 minutes ago, Limeaid said:
They used to have charter but airlines cancelled deals with multiple teams to make more money elsewhere.
They are all still charters.
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I meant from passenger service.
Four engines is considerably more expensive to operate.
Can't give away an Airbus 380 these days.
747 was originally designed as cargo anyway, thus the flight deck on the upper level.
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4 hours ago, YoloinOhio said:
How do they normally fly?
For shorter legs, usually a 757.
Longer legs, a 767.
The London games use Virgin Atlantic. It's part of the contract agreement.
Buffalo''s long runway is 8800' long. That's long enough for a 747-400 on a domestic trip with required fuel and cargo loads.
Regarding the age of the airplane, the 747 series are all being retired because they are too expensive to operate, not because of airworthiness issues.
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Anybody recognize this guy?
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The deer where I live in VA are only grass fed. The venison is excellent.
It used to be the favored meet of European royalty.
We don't "hunt," we merely choose to grab one of the many deer that roam our property, and there are plenty.
We don't eat bucks, only does, and head shots to keep the meat from getting blood on it.
Just one or two a year, but the backstrap is excellent.
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5 hours ago, Marv's Neighbor said:
I've always thought that a Corvette would be nice but now, I couldn't get in/out of one.
I've got one of those.
A 64
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Not competitive.
Rock bottom.
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16 hours ago, Deranged Rhino said:
I don't have operators on the ground. I know operators on the ground in the region.
You're a former/active USN pilot if I'm not mistaken, you should be able to pick up what I'm putting down. I'm not in the service, a large chunk of my family are/were. I have worked with the USN as well as other branches, and several PMCs, for the past couple years on a project. In that time, I made some friends.
I haven't been paying attention.
What got my attention was showing a subsurface launched missile, which is not germane to the claim at all, and my disdain for using cui bono arguments as stand alone evidence of some conspiracy.
So much of that is used in the 9-11 crap, and it's never proved to be of any value or legitimacy.
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You have "operators on the ground?"
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You're a confusing one.
They didn't "upgrade" the terror threat vis a vis drones, they updated it mentioning that platform as a potential threat.
Should have been done months ago.
And regarding your "ballistic missile" impossibility claim, I'm confused why you keep posting pictures of a subsurface launched missile, when that isn't the claim.
The claim is that it was a Burkan 2H, which is a pretty stupid scud type missile with a good bit of range.
Certainly nothing sub surface launched.
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All ACC, and specifically.....
U.......V........A.....
Go Hoos!
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I don't think AT&T cares much about CNN at all, as it relates to this.
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4 hours ago, row_33 said:
Flying is very risky, pilots are paid for the handling of dire emergencies that may occur on their watch.
I guess you make enough $$$$ and they let you be a pilot, or show-jumping like Christopher Reeves, or Elvis buys his black belt in Karate, or Charles Foster Kane promotes his bimbo as an opera diva.
Flying isn't "very risky" when done by people who know what they're doing.
I'm not sure what you mean when you claim that if "you make enough $$$$ they let you be a pilot."
You are tested and granted the certificate after a thorough practical exam and display of requisite skills.
Your net worth has zero to do with it.
This guy was flying a very low performance airplane. He had emailed his father that it was "like flying a fighter."
That is a grossly uninformed viewpoint which I hope had noting to do with his accident, but I'm suspicious it did.
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1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said:
And Dearest Donny is on camera telling the world that its stationed off of the Korean coast. OYE
Call it what you will.
Who needs "a draft" when you can "call up" thousands of people.
I understand your point, but you are missing a major distinction.
That isn't your fault because the media failed to report it in many of their reports of this.
The "missed" difference is that this would be voluntary, whereas a draft isn't.
"Officials stress that returning to active duty is strictly voluntary, and the service does not intend to implement a stop-loss measure."
http://taskandpurpose.com/air-force-can-recall-1000-retired-pilots-new-executive-order/
All pilot positions in the military are voluntary.
All they did was change the number.
Thanksgiving Meal: Whatcha Cooking?
in Off the Wall Archives
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Pretty hot.
I've done them at 325 and 350 in my Primo.
I cook to temp as well, but just wondering what the planned time was.
Now that I know the temp, I can pretty much guess.