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National Enquirer - “ F-22 Pilot with two kills seen purchasing 150 Mylar balloons at Party City”

Well, I guess we finally know what happened to Rainman.

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No, but when Podunk, Nowhere Community College launches an atmospheric study ballon, it should probably have some sort of squawk.

Laughlin for me! No dates yet

@Lord Ratner Valid points. The bitch for quite awhile has been why are DAL pilots flying record premium pay while simultaneously wanting a new contract. But, it has still worked out, assuming TA passes. The “mission focus” vs. “fuck the company, do only exactly what’s required” is a fine balance. I agree do the right thing, which includes not rushing, cutting corners, completely jumping through your ass to make it happen, or doing anything else that may affect safety/your fitness for duty. But also keep in mind your actions can either make a family’s day/life, or they can destroy it. So if safety is not a concern, then I understand wanting to get flights out and help the people in back. You don’t know who on the plane is trying to make it to see their parent in the hospital one last time or make a once in a lifetime family reunion. Once had a CA give me shit for taking 3 min of my time to source a wheelchair for an old lady because Prospect sucks ass. Got it, not my job, but also that old lady doesn’t deserve the screw job either. We all should remember the human aspect still matters for something.

Ghosts big enough to have a heat signature for an IR missile to track on, apparently. I don’t think the concept of a transponder or ADS-B out requirement is unreasonable. At a certain point it’s required for drones, and obviously it’s possible to blur the lines between a balloon and a UAS. Just my personal observation, but working ATC all last week there was a bunch of depicted precipitation on my display, while we were 10+SM CLR, that normally isn’t there. Had to manually turn it off each time I took position, annoying. Now they run software updates and adjustments all the time, but that idea that the filters all got adjusted across the NAS after senior admin got caught with their pants down with the big spy balloons, and now we’re seeing a bunch of stuff that’s been there the whole time that was previously just filtered out, seems plausible to me.

Same here! Columbus but no dates. I got ift starting may 31st

The T-38 track doesn’t change. T-1 will eventually be sim only.

Same as always, work hard play hard. You’ll be busy no matter which base you go to. You’ll go to some really cool places and some not so nice places (fun in of itself). 3000’ dirt LZs and unlike the dirty H model (I jest), you’ll land there as a brand new Co. Airdrop is a lot of fun. There is a lot of GK to maintain and mission planning can result in some long days. Leadership are generally good dudes and gals these days, and there is definitely a push to be more survivable in the first island chain so expect to be challenged when you get to the unit and be in the vault studying quite a bit. PM me with more questions.

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Report I saw said they used 2 because first one missed. Sent from my iPhone using Baseops Network mobile app

Just used the EFMP trick in vMPF to find out I'm going to Columbus, if anyone else wants to try. No orders yet, but still great to know.

Huggy has definitely collected balloon intel with a handheld camera; I know, because he just shared some of his “recently unclassified” pics. Although, I think it was before he started flying the Deuce.

Flew with a senior CA who'd recently left the training dept after a couple decades to return to the line. He'd had a front row seat when single engine taxi was rolled out, long before my arrival on property. The pilot group, being the aforementioned Type-A widgets that we are, were on it like Khloe on the very last cupcake. That lasted, oh, about a fiscal quarter or two, until... Company financials were released, touting record setting executive bonuses. Same CKA, a few years later, sitting in another company meeting where a VP had data up on slides showing SET rates at all major carriers, of which we were distant last in the race. VP turns to the peanut gallery to ponder why our pilots were so far behind industry practices regarding SET. Of the dozen or so pilots lining the wall of the conference room...blank looks.

I get it, but I still think there are situations where some guys go too far with “fuck the company” and fuck over a lot of people because of their quest for ultimate spite. You can play hardball and still seek to minimize pain for people when able, they are not completely mutually exclusive. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating taking extensions, sprinting a mile from TSA to the gate, skipping the shitter, etc. But I’m also not going to purposely come up with a bullshit excuse to force a timeout to force a canx just because I want to be a dick to the company. Seen that one, and I just don’t agree with it.

Do we need to run a drive like this in support of @Biff_T and @filthy_liarfighting each other? Let me know where to send the Fireball.