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Your data on SCAR is misinterpreted. It is exactly for localized control of a full F2T2EA process emphasizing decentralized execution in low to medium threat environments. Final attack control isn't part of the SCAR responsibilities because it isn't needed in an environment where close proximity to FF and detailed integration don't exist. All you need is someone doing task/employment/airspace deconfliction. So for air interdiction of emerging target sets where you don't need the detailed integration for friendly forces, the SCAR will have authority to issue Investigate/Target/Smack tasks. If the JFC/JFACC actually delegate the authority as intended. The ALSA MTTP has a lot more specifics.

It's been 11-12 years!

By designing a fuselage compatible with all models, the B model was the big driver to fit the lift fan, gearbox, etc. into the jet. That compromise led to the larger compromise in aerodynamics hence the limitations on speed, turning, acceleration. It's a serious boat anchor that limited the A and C models.

And I'm the first one to advocate for using the doctrine we have, like SCAR for instance, instead of the bastardized CAS pseudo-9 lines that are common today, even when there are no friendlies on the ground within 100nm. +1 for any effort to make smart changes to that effect.

All that time spent learning how to get ATIS by yourself...wasted.

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I did this about 2 years ago. It was a pretty miserable experience with a VA loan. As mentioned above, the appraisal was the worst part. The house was in decent shape, but little things like a toilet that didn't flush, sink faucets that were so gummed up with minerals they sprayed funny, a bad water heater, and uncovered ceiling fan junction boxes (I could go on and on) were no-go's to the appraiser. I had every intention of fixing these issues myself once I owned the property, but that wasn't good enough. I guess the idea is to protect the buyer to the max extent possible... even if the buyer doesn't care about a particular fault. It was a constant back and forth with the selling agent and having their repair guy come out and do the work for a premium. Fortunately after a while, the agent just gave up and gave me the code to the lock box and I took care of a bunch of stuff in order to pass appraisal. I had to be careful, but it was worth it in the end. The stupidest one was the inop garage door opener that set us back a solid week. I unplugged it/plugged it back and it has worked fine ever since. All said and done, we closed about 3 weeks after our planned date. Dave at NBKC was awesome throughout. He even called me the morning of the closing to work out a couple of issues all while trying to feed his kids breakfast. NBKC customer for life.

I think you are correct about the influence in Phase II, I also think the kids see fighter guys defiantly deploying for 6 months at a time and might be getting told the heavy bro's just out and back the crappy locations. When I was a Phase III dude, we used to hang out in the T-6 flights that were about to track and just talk to them, don't know if it helped or not. The students these days are much better informed than we probably ever were (I graduated in Sep 2001, yes, that month), I just wanted to fly fast and drink with my friends, didn't see that as an option with the heavy side of the house. Now days, they can read this web site or immediately text their friends and CAF and MAF units to find out whats up, and whats up is the CAF dudes are complaining loudly, not sure about the MAF. My point about flying hours is the new heavy pups getting hours that are not PIC don't necessarily help them get airline jobs, I'm sure it doesn't hurt though. You did clarify upgrades and PIC time, in heavies, to me. The fighter guys have gotten a .3 or .2 per sortie addition to their hours on airlineapps, that can push a dude over the hump early I would think.

It's been a while since I've read up on the JSF competition, but I wonder what the original performance requirements were (across all services!)? This thing didn't get designed/built overnight, along the way it had to through many design reviews (SPOviets)...chaired by fliers. Not defending the decision makers but the potential costs savings enabled these compromises. The thinking was the sensor networks, EW suites, C2 of drones, system of systems (remember that?) was going to make up for the shortfall in performance. The Vietnam lessons were mostly forgotten as one LM engineer was openly touting to me the benefits of removing the internal gun... I vaguely recall the original intent was to buy such a great number of the JSFs to replace the Eagles/Vipers/Hornets/Harriers, that the USG will get a great deal out of this. Once again, the taxpayers got fooled by slick PowerPoint slides by the MBA types. Ever since 4th gen, the challenges (and costs) have always been about software/coding. Aerodynamics, structures, materials, mechanical systems, engines designs process are all very matured (incremental improvements only) thanks to all the test data since the Wright Brothers; in general, aircraft performance is based on a series of cost, weight, performance tradeoff analysis...the real variable is what value the computer can add to the aircraft. Nerd rambling off...

Politics favors detailed integration, even when no ground forces exist.

https://www.f-16.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7101

I think he's just picking and choosing strats from his ROP. Nothing states that those 2 strats came from the same OPR and each can make it onto the PRF. Maybe I'm wrong, but that's how I read it.

Hump dudes evidently.

Lesson (not) learned is that you don't let a kid (the Marines) sit at the grown up's table when making important DOD-wide acquisitions, or if you do, you don't allow them to have disproportionate influence on the outcome.

How does it end, I fell asleep at 2:11.

Oh yeah! I remember one of the block 30 F-16 drivers showing me one when I visited the unit... I guess the F-22 guys finally got fed up with flying the deadliest airplane but not looking the coolest in the cockpit. :)