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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 00:25
Replies: 754
Views: 510,267
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

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Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2024, 18:39
Replies: 42
Views: 11,088
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Kind of ironic the own truly transnational...

Kind of ironic the own truly transnational integrated military aircraft procurement program was done by the Soviet Union.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 21:28
Replies: 329
Views: 75,060
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

NATO’s ultimate power is article 5, but this has...

NATO’s ultimate power is article 5, but this has never been tested.

The really scary possibility is that Trump wins the election and Putin invades one of the Baltic states. Not invoking article 5,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2024, 20:53
Replies: 4,452
Views: 228,206
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

What the Republicans in the US Congress wants the...

What the Republicans in the US Congress wants the Ukrainian Army to look like…
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 17:04
Replies: 62
Views: 7,766
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Sadly I think there is too much battlefield...

Sadly I think there is too much battlefield asymmetry for Ukraine to succeed in a traditional maneuver warfare. There was a brief window a year and a bit ago where a major influx of Western equipment...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2024, 03:50
Replies: 1,259
Views: 580,744
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

It would seem to me that designing and building a...

It would seem to me that designing and building a flying gas station based on a fully mature existing civil airliner isn’t exactly rocket science. It is truly amazing how Boeing has managed to...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2024, 22:15
Replies: 122
Views: 18,419
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

I suggest that all the signatories of the above...

I suggest that all the signatories of the above letter give a copy to random 20 year olds ask them what they think. I don’t think they are going to like the answer. All of these people had their time...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 23:10
Replies: 122
Views: 18,419
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

So the only reason that everyone lived is because...

So the only reason that everyone lived is because 2 old white guys were flying ? So the clear take away from that meme is if a 50 year old white women and a 50 year Black man were the pilots on...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 22:30
Replies: 122
Views: 18,419
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

I would suggest that you are also guilty of "Post...

I would suggest that you are also guilty of "Post hoc ergo propter hoc". You have made the explicit connection between different standards being applied automatically means a lesser standard is being...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 16:55
Replies: 122
Views: 18,419
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Interesting that probably the most anti-woke...

Interesting that probably the most anti-woke military in the world, the Russian army is also inept and incompetent. …..

Personally I am angry the ranting of of old guys who are furious that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2024, 18:00
Replies: 329
Views: 75,060
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Rather ironic that Trump is castigating...

Rather ironic that Trump is castigating organizations for not paying their bills, when he is notorious for stifling everyone that does business with him, including his own lawyers.
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
24th Jan 2024, 17:48
Replies: 36
Views: 5,508
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

I did the Private Pilot Training for the son of...

I did the Private Pilot Training for the son of a friend of mine. As soon as he was licensed I trained him to fly his fathers 210. Not a big deal, with training mostly concentrated on engine...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 18:32
Replies: 159
Views: 34,289
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

The bin rats and money miss managers have been...

The bin rats and money miss managers have been taking a beating on this thread so to be fair I will cop to a action that may have very slightly resulted in the finance folks in a certain base...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 21:52
Replies: 159
Views: 34,289
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

I know a similar story back in early 1990's with...

I know a similar story back in early 1990's with a RCAF Herc sent to a small Caribbean Island on a Sunday to pick up some professional pedestrians that were there on an exercise. Fuel had not been...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 17:03
Replies: 159
Views: 34,289
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Posted to Ottawa at an operational HQ. The boss...

Posted to Ottawa at an operational HQ. The boss said we had to wear the army combat uniform, the pixilated suit of many pockets, derisively referred to by us Navy types as the “Relish Suit”. So I go...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 17:50
Replies: 52
Views: 9,762
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Fun with Students

Further to my did in the Supply thread, my summer at the Navy’s Navigation school included teaching an advanced navigation course. I had 4 students and they were all excellent, but definitely not...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 17:40
Replies: 159
Views: 34,289
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

One summer in the mid 1980’s, I had a temporary...

One summer in the mid 1980’s, I had a temporary position as a Nav instructor at the Fleet Navigation school. One day I wandered into the Admin section and bumped into an obviously distraught unit...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2024, 19:02
Replies: 159
Views: 34,289
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Supply Stupidities

The B1 windshield thread got me thinking off some of the ridiculous goings on in the supply system I have experienced

1) When I was the deck officer on a small ship the Buffer informed me that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jan 2024, 18:37
Replies: 4,452
Views: 228,206
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

It's the Hemingway method of mine clearance

It's the Hemingway method of mine clearance
Forum: The Pacific: General Aviation & Questions
14th Jan 2024, 04:08
Replies: 10
Views: 2,301
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

They fly the same, one goes faster. ...

They fly the same, one goes faster.

Understand how the 210 gear works. Pay attention to the alternator load after retraction. If the gear doesn’t completely cycle the hydraulic pump motor will...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Dec 2023, 17:10
Replies: 1,215
Views: 414,372
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Iran is playing a dangerous game. Sooner or later...

Iran is playing a dangerous game. Sooner or later one of its proxies are going to do something that can't be ignored and Iran is going to be in a position of guilt by association. It almost looks...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2023, 00:56
Replies: 462
Views: 131,098
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

The IDF's strategy has always been to out crazy...

The IDF's strategy has always been to out crazy all off its opponents. They want all off Israel's enemies to understand that provoking Israel means unconditional all out warfare. If a 500 lb bomb...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 18:17
Replies: 2,090
Views: 614,778
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

I routinely hear pundits opine in an admiring...

I routinely hear pundits opine in an admiring tone that China plays the long game, unlike the West. However China’s actions have only resulted in an increasing unified block of regional powers...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Dec 2023, 18:05
Replies: 28
Views: 8,233
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Flt Lt Gomez has ruined his life. With no job, a...

Flt Lt Gomez has ruined his life. With no job, a criminal record, and skills that will be useless in the civil aviation world, it is hard to see much of a future for this person. He is obviously...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Dec 2023, 12:25
Replies: 1,215
Views: 414,372
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Well that ups the stakes for everyone. I can’t...

Well that ups the stakes for everyone. I can’t see how the West can let that stand
Forum: Private Flying
21st Nov 2023, 17:34
Replies: 15
Views: 1,287
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

The challenge for low time pilots is deciding...

The challenge for low time pilots is deciding when they have "runway available for landing" . My experience is that newer pilots leave the gear down and thus sacrifice climb performance well after...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2023, 15:29
Replies: 4,452
Views: 228,206
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Well the boss said we had to go head to head with...

Well the boss said we had to go head to head with the enemy.....
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2023, 14:30
Replies: 2,090
Views: 614,778
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

With the West fully engaged with the Ukraine and...

With the West fully engaged with the Ukraine and the Middle East, I am not surprised China is willing to push boundaries. The world is becoming a very dangerous place....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Oct 2023, 22:23
Replies: 4,452
Views: 228,206
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

It will take more than one pass to erase the...

It will take more than one pass to erase the stain of losing the Army Navy game !
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2023, 16:55
Replies: 4,452
Views: 228,206
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Umm, you have to have your pants down if you want...

Umm, you have to have your pants down if you want to moon the pilots...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2023, 23:53
Replies: 34
Views: 8,137
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

That’s because it is a “glider training” program...

That’s because it is a “glider training” program not a “soaring training” program. Considering all of the studes have been high graded out of the applicant pool and the end state is to be able to...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2023, 02:35
Replies: 110
Views: 36,226
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

This incident shows the danger of the Ukraine war...

This incident shows the danger of the Ukraine war to NATO. If either missile had hit and destroyed the RAF aircraft flying in International Airspace…..well we are in uncharted territory. Both Russia...
Forum: Private Flying
10th Sep 2023, 16:43
Replies: 78
Views: 6,280
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

In North America including the type is SOP. There...

In North America including the type is SOP. There have been numerous occasions at uncontrolled airports when knowing the type has avoided a potential conflict as I realized the aircraft I was looking...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2023, 16:10
Replies: 34
Views: 8,137
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

RE the screaming upper class man. Didn't do Mil...

RE the screaming upper class man. Didn't do Mil Col but we did have a Cadet Captain program during my initial Naval officer training. He was a supreme jerk. It gave me great satisfaction 20 years...
Forum: Private Flying
26th Aug 2023, 23:34
Replies: 18
Views: 1,408
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

There has to be absolute clarity on who is acting...

There has to be absolute clarity on who is acting as PIC before the flight. There can be no shared responsibility here, the person nominated as PIC is responsible for the flight, especially if there...
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