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Hey, this is Fort Worth, also known as Cow Town and known for cattle round ups and rodeos. I think he got his 8 seconds in the saddle and bailed. We'll have to see how the judges score his ride for style points.

Now show me on the map with a near peer threat where you're going to park that sweet sweet boat out of anti ship missile range but also where the F-35s are in striking distance. I'll wait

Yeah, that's not how that works. https://news.usni.org/2022/04/05/marines-load-record-16-f-35bs-aboard-uss-tripoli-test-of-lightning-carrier-concept

The transmission possibilities are zero if you don't have COVID in the first place. Which describes the overwhelming majority of humans on the planet right now. The evidence for asymptomatic transmission is extremely shaky. Healthy people without any symptoms should not be forced to wear masks. It's stupid. We need to snap out of this nonsense. If someone is symptomatic, I agree that it's wise/considerate to wear a mask, as they've done in Asian cultures for a long time. Or if someone has been in direct, prolonged contact with someone who's symptomatic, again, go for it. Makes sense. But universial mask mandates and guidelines for everyone are issued for one reason: simplicity. The guidance above is, sadly and unfortunately, too nuanced for the masses. So they make it one-size-fits-all. Just treat everyone as if they're infected, even though the reality is that only a miniscule percentage actually are.

I'm really curious to know if the pilot waited for the jet to settle in relatively flat before he punched, so that he wouldn't go out at a steep angle. If that was actually his conscious thought, the dude's got big balls.

1. Yes, if the lift fan fails in STOVL it is assessed that the pilot would not have the reaction time to eject safely before he is out of the envelope so it will auto-eject. 2. 420fpm rate of descent is standard. That looks about right.

45,000 dumbasses. Anyone who buys a fckng computer image is a borderline retard. He reminds me of a snake oil salesman in that video. The last two presidents have been ridiculous. Freaking clown show. Trump did some good things but he's a douche. I'm still trying to figure out what Biden is doing (so is Biden)? He should be in a nursing home. Let's get someone better to lead our country. I wouldn't let Trump or Biden run the snackbar. We need real leaders.

To be fair, you don’t seem to grasp how the MEU concept and objective is not in the same ballpark as the fights an F-35 is designed for. The mission and the asset are completely at odds in several ways.

Plenty of data from the last two years of studies showing masks are not effective at any reasonable rate WRT to Covid; unless you consider single digit percentages (cloth) “effective”. Surgical masks are somewhere in the teens to 30s. N95 is the only thing that’s marginally useful, and that’s really only if worn correctly and used one time then disposed (which almost nobody actually does). The CDC has no credibility.

The B model is fucking retarded and is the RC for nearly everything not liked about the F-35. Even marine bros will back that up. Stupid acquisition decision that forced a lot to be left on the table. But here we are… Glad he got out safely.

You obviously don’t understand the point and objective of amphibious warfare.

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/congress-oks-bill-forcing-feds-fix-broken-prison-95362638 Corruption like Jeffrey Epstein's camera being inop while he "hung" himself? Lol

I THOUGHT JOE BIDEN SAID ON 60 MINUTES “THE PANDEMIC IS OVER!?”

We're years into this thing and people still don't understand why the medical/govt/and everyone else want you to wear a mask. It's not for your protection. It's to REDUCE transmission of the virus. I hate wearing the thing and think it's pretty pointless at this stage. I've made a few trips to the VA hospital lately and have no issue wearing it inside there.

They'll need every penny of it with the 3% pay cut in basic pay and airlines looking at mid 20% for pay raises.

Trump's only hope was going to be rational behavior until the election. But, he has doubled-down on the clown (sorry). Defensive downward spiral? We should (for fun) be thinking up silly/jackass things he can do over the next couple of years to further distance people. I'll start: A new superhero movie franchise, starring D. Trump. What will his superpowers be like? How many does he save, how many must die? Anyway, you get the idea - I've finally had it.

None except for potentially providing more targets for the threat to have to cope with?

For anyone trying to decide between fixed vs rotary wing. I found a really good answer to some differences between helicopter and fixed winged pilots. What are personality differences between helicopter pilots and fixed wing pilots? "Fixed wing pilots are all friendly. Helicopter pilots are all moody. Fixed wing pilots are all confident. Helicopter pilots are all edgy, waiting for an accident. Fixed wing pilots are all happy because they enjoy big salaries and have stable jobs Helicopter pilots are all regretful because they can’t afford anything Fixed wing pilots like women with big floppy boobs Helicopter pilots like women with small boobs and hard asses. Fixed wing pilots always let the co-jo fly because they don’t like flying. Helicopter pilots never had a co-jo so when they get one they don’t want to give him the controls. Fixed wing pilots all fly big lumbering aircraft so they feel the need to drive new powerful Porsches and they drive them fast. Helicopter pilots all fly sporty responsive helicopters and have near death experiences almost daily so they drive old pickups and they drive them slowly. Fixed wing pilots go to the gym but just do curls with 5 pound weights to be seen in the gym. Helicopter pilots start out with 15 minute headstands and then deadlift 200 pounds 200 times at home where no one can see them. They are ashamed to be seen not lifting more. Fixed wing pilots like to retire at 52, because they are tired of the way the company treats them Helicopter pilots like to retire at 75, because their customers which have an aviation consultant are concerned that the pilot will have a heart attack in flight. For fixed wing pilots a long tour is a trip from LA to Melbourne with a three day lay over and return to LA. They complain about the jet lag. For helicopter pilots a long tour is being home 10 days in 15 months. They complain about too much time off. When a fixed wing pilot has a holiday, he and his wife will get a free flight to Fiji and stay in a free hotel and sit by the pool for two weeks, working on their tans, and drinking pina coladas from a coconut with pineapple chunks and a pink umbrella on the top. He scans the poolside for other pilots to swap stories with and as the day draws on some wife swapping may occur. Then refreshed, invigorated, and ready for work, he will return home. While a helicopter pilot's wife goes to her sister’s on vacation to read romance novels, the helicopter pilot feels the need to prove something to the world so he will train hard for a year for this day, working on endurance and breathing. He will fly to Lhasa and trek to Advanced Base Camp for Everest at 21,000′. Then exhausted, and ready for work, he will return home. A fixed wing pilot’s best friend is usually a black or golden Labrador Retriever. If his yard is big enough he may have two or three. A lab is a very intelligent animal and can be taught how to do very elaborate dance maneuvers, get a beer out of the fridge, close the fridge door, and give a high five on command. Due to the helicopter pilot’s vagabond, here today gone tomorrow lifestyle, his best friend can usually be found in any stripper bar. If the stripper bar is of sufficient size, he may have two or three friends there. The stripper may be able to teach the helicopter pilot some dance moves but they are usually not too elaborate and of short duration. More often than not it is the helicopter pilot that gets the beer out of the fridge for the stripper. Fixed wing pilots always seem to marry an NFL, NBA, or college cheerleader. These cheerleaders always seem to come from an old money, staunch, fanatical Christian family. The girl doesn’t want to get cut off from her inheritance so her and her father will try to convince the fixed wing pilot that due to the automation of modern airplanes, he no longer has any control over whether that aircraft will safely arrive at it’s destination or not. That decision is made by a higher deity. In addition, she will offer the fixed wing pilot any kind of sex he can dream up for the rest of his life if he’ll just go along withe their religious views, go to church with them every Sunday and sing, and say grace before every meal. From this day forward, the fixed wing pilot’s life is changed forever. Helicopter pilots have seen lots of cheerleaders on TV and on the Internet but have never actually met one. After a day of moving seventy 2000 pound loads on a 200′ long line, into a tiny hole in the Indonesian jungle at 5,000′ with 6–8 drillers running around below him, the helicopter pilot knows that the only thing that kept him and the drillers below him alive was his skill, his decision making, and the quality of the engineer that is looking after his machine at night. He knows that nobody in the sky determines his fate and dancers to the beat of his own drum. Invariably most helicopter pilots have met their wives in the Atheism section of the local bookshop. After a quick coffee at the nearest coffee shop and several question to confirm each other’s non-religious beliefs, they are quickly married. In the months to come they soon realize that their belief in Atheism is the only thing they have in common, including the use of sexual toys, wife swapping, and black labs. From this day forward, the helicopter pilot’s life changes forever. When a fixed wing pilot gets off a flight in Dubai he will buy a book in Duty Free about flying adventures in the Amazon, the Antarctic, Afghanistan, fire fighting, and Cambodia. He will nestle into his hotel room and enjoy reading the tales which reaffirm why he is a pilot. A helicopter pilot will spend 40 years flying in the most desolate places on Earth, then write a book about flying in the Amazon, Antarctica, Afghanistan, Cambodia, and fire fighting." - Dude on the internet Choose wisely lol

Disclaimer: I don't vouch for the tactical prowess of the concept, WEZ, range, etc. They talk about a more distributed force vs single center of gravity mega-carrier and better maneuver (33% less draft).

Normally if I’m quoting you it’s to shit all over your political views, but I must’ve missed this gem from a year ago. Absolutely beautiful; nearly pissed my pants!!

This has got to be the most pathetic thing I think I've ever seen:

Good thing the Brits didn't share your logic. Likely given the picture below. I remember hearing the story of the Navy exchange dude in one of my Dad's squadrons, he had the odd distinction of having flown the same tail number AFTER he had ejected from it. I believe it was an incident on a carrier with bad hydraulics causing him to punch out during landing but the plane stayed on the deck and was saved. Years later at a follow on assignment he flew that same tail after it had been repaired, he was one of FIVE navy pilots to do the same thing.

That mechanical 'bull' looked pissed. Next up, drunk girl in cutoff jorts

What a stupid capability the Marines are obsessed with. Anyone who thinks we are landing those things on contested beaches is smoking the good shit. Good thing we didn't have to make humongous financial and engineering sacrifices to keep that party trick...

And IIRC it was Congress that forced the VTOL version to be part of the whole program (since they are tactical airpower experts and all <sarcasm>).

And yet the CDC now says masks are effective. Maybe they have new data? Could it possibly be related to the fact that the material in n95 masks wasn't invented until the 1990s so your data from last century is basically ballwash? Or do you just selectively believe the CDC when it suits you.

1.5 swings. great seat. dude rode that thing for a while. I guess punching out at 45 degrees is probably not optimum.

Looks like the lift fan failed upon touchdown as indicated by the significant movement upwards of the 3BSM. My understanding is that auto-eject functionality is supposed to be enabled with a lift fan failure but maybe that is over-ridden with weight on wheels.

Unless you're on ADOS orders, then it's your home of record. @brabus Type 2 BAH is only for orders less than 30 days.

Lol, of course he is. That level of obedience is a wing king's dream 🤣

“In the Marine Corps, you’re actually dumb first, then a pilot fifth because we teach and train to the lowest common denominator.” 2) Skeds O / Maintenance O / Adjutant etc... 3) Therapist / Financial Advisor / etc... for those E-3 and 4s who get married to a stripper in Guam on deployment two months ago, who doesn't speak English, and then you find out that her whole family (8) moved to America and is living in a 2 bedroom apartment with said E-3. Or the E-4 who bought a brand new Ford Raptor because "Sir, they allow 10 year car loans now with no money down at only an 8% interest rate." 4) Paperwork bitch because of all those random Commanding General Inspections - "Wait, you didn't know that you were the voting officer and the hazardous duty officer? You didn't perform quarterly vehicle inspections on all the enlisted Marines to ensure they could evacuate if required AND you didn't publish quarterly voting advertisements for the Marines who are all residents from varied states, counties, and cities? You're off the flight schedule until this is remedied. We can't get a deficiency in these areas... Yes, I am aware we reported 7 up jets this morning and just went down to a single."

Incorrect. A human sexual urge is to breed and carry on the lineage. Nothing more. There are aberrations of that urge, as there are in all instinctual urges. The most powerful urge in a human is to survive, as is in any animal. There are all kinds of urges. Stealing, killing, raping, compete, etc. Society tries to tamp down the urges that tend to be non beneficial and rewards urges that are. We've decided that pedophilia is a non beneficial urge. We've decided in the DoD that commanders engaging in pedophile behavior and doing things with gimps are non beneficial. Totally agree that it is a totally made up rule. I think its a good one, sounds like you do too. So, our current construct is: pedophile=bad. Commanders getting with gimps=bad. Get rid of the Commander. If those rules change, fair enough. I personally hope I'm not around to see it, but it seems like this stuff is on the doorstep already.

This is a forum where we have fun sport bitching and occasionally solving things. This is clearly the former, so you can take your slightly decent attitude somewhere else!

I was definitely a travel agent way before I was a USAF pilot. Hotels for the crew, check. Cars for the crew, check. Oh wait, Andrews rental car place closed at noon. Ok, we'll call three taxis. Taxi driver got arrested trying to come through the gate. Can I hitchhike to the off base rental car center? DTS approver wants to know why I didn't get a u-drive. Ok, hand it all in 14 hours later. What's that Eng? We're broke? Ok, I'll get our cars back. Let's see if the hotel has rooms - wait - it's Friday night. Now I put on my lawyer hat because the load just called from jail.

In the Air Force, I'm a Microsoft Office maven first, pilot second. If I had known how much I need to know office products in the Air Force, I'd have spent more time learning it in college.

“In the Navy, you’re actually a seaman first, then a pilot second because you are what you eat”

Glad the dude is okay. On a totally separate note, vtol fighters are completely asinine and shouldn't exist. A UPT sim instructor of mine was a former harrier driver and they regarded ejection as almost an inevitability. You either have ejected or you will. Not to mention making an aircraft vtol capable robs it of so much tactical capability, and in the specific case of the F-35 it needlessly complicated the worldwide acquisition process for a tiny tiny fraction of the jets going to our marines. Glad we made the entire fleet less capable to accommodate your stupid lift fan. /endrant