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I was in New Zealand recently and on a whim, I managed to go out and fly a Pacific Aerospace CT/4 trainer. Fairly unknown in the US... I don't believe any are airworthy here. This one was the first of two prototypes, before it went into production in NZ. It was built in 1972. The pilot I flew with was one of the handful of former NZAF A-4K pilots (only 168 total), and is a pretty accomplished warbird pilot. We did some sightseeing, AHC, and light aerobatics. It was "different". Really enjoyed getting to fly a piece of NZ aviation history.

The “both sides do it” argument in the context of what we’re talking about is lazy, dishonest, and willfully ignorant. Conservatives at scale are absolutely not rioting, looting, vandalizing, threatening people’s lives and livelihood, losing complete emotional control over everything, etc. The left on the other hand has and is continuing to do all of those things at scale. Do I need to list all of the very obvious examples and give you a list of personal experiences, or can you put the ego aside and recognize you’re blatantly wrong on the “both sides do it” bullshit? Of course I’m not saying you can’t point out some ultra right nut job who did something bad, or even point out a few. We also probably agree that politicians by and large are asshats, whether they have a D or R next to their name. But when it comes to at-scale violence, destruction and willful disregard for the law and societal norms, GTFO with this “both sides” bullshit. That doesn’t mean you have to like Trump or identify as an R, but you should acknowledge reality.

An 'honorable' Presidential candidate? Fantasy land. In the current structure, every president and candidate has been less than honorable. Zero chance you make it that high without committing a dishonorable offense somewhere along the line. I'm looking for policies and action. The idea that the alternative in the last election would have netted a better outcome is laughable. Not even close.

Did you seriously just respond to him asking what you stand for/what your opinion is, with questions? Copy, you really are a 🤡

Air & Space Forces MagazineAir Force Academy Leaders Ousted in Shake UpU.S. Air Force Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind and Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Gavin Marks will both retire this year.

Goodbye CAT 5!

Yeah, I'm just at my limit on hearing all the critics pointing out how the man in the arena is stumbling while offering not a single constructive word. I try to operate on the assumption that not everyone in the world who disagrees with me is wrong. Unfortunately I've been finding more and more strong opinions are simply covers for cowardice coupled to aggressive levels of ignorance backed by raw emotion and media soundbites. I actively want someone to prove me wrong and to provide a factual well argued stance on what the Left actually stands for. So far it's been emotive responses, name calling, and an intellectual vacuum.

Too Funny!

Misspelled "targets"

Trump's Foreign Policy is a big departure from President's past. He removed the criminal leading Venezuela, Iran is about to fall and, not getting much press is the full court press on Cuba. Not a fully named embargo but little oil is getting in and they likely have less than 30 days reserve on island. Interesting that Maduro's protection element was all Cuban and it is coming to light that there was a lot of fentanyl coming in through via and enabled by Cuba. Numerous Russian military transports have landed in Cuba the last three weeks...intel indicated Air Defense, attack drones and ECM assets. Would be interesting if he took, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba all off the table as threats in a single term.

Virginia democrats have proposed a state level bill to prevent ICE from enforcing immigration law within 40 feet of a polling location. Man, I can’t imagine why you’d need to make that law since illegals can’t vote…

To that point my buddy did have an age ETP. Probably wanted to get that dinosaur his wings before he turns into jet fuel.

Mine’s not gas, it’s diesel.

This is what happens when you hire people into your administration based solely on their celebrity status. Pretending like these people have any appreciation for the Constitution or conservative rights more broadly is naive. They are where they are because they exist only to accrue power and fame. It's why so many of them switch parties when they become pariahs in their own. Trump is a good example. He has a very specific set of issues and policies that he cares about, and frequently steps on a conservative landmine on issues he doesn't care about, like gun control. Then his base loses their mind, and he quickly pivots on that issue to align more conservatively.

Never underestimate the stupidity of some people, and don't associate rank with intelligence!

Buddy just got Laughlin 15 May IPT 20 Oct UPT. Good chance they're going down the list and loading assignments alphabetically.

It's kind of a weird flex to criticize me for asking for Cliff's notes, then giving me the Cliff's notes. So, thanks? I guess? I agree there is some interesting stuff in there, in isolation. Certainly about Elon, who has been unstable at best since he became famous. Considering silicon valley has rather poorly hidden secret regarding parties loaded with sex and drugs, it would not surprise me at all if Elon was an eager participant. But as with all things, you are once again picking very specific parts of a story and putting them together to craft the narrative you want. Elon wanting to go to sex Island is only a scandal if Jeffrey Epstein was sharing his underage victims with Elon. Bill Gates getting an STD from a Russian whore is only interesting if the Russian whore was underage and Hates knew it. Donald Trump raping a minor will certainly be interesting, if it is substantiated. Kind of remarkable how in a world where even the Chinese couldn't keep their coronavirus fuck up a secret, somehow Jeffrey Epstein was able to maintain a clandestine underage sex extortion operation, without so much as a single shred of confirmable evidence, long after he was dead. But can we please stop pretending like an allegation is anything more than that? Should an allegation be investigated? Absolutely. And from the looks of it everything you posted was investigated already. My entire adult life, starting with my time at USAFA, has been plagued by "experts" with an axe to grind insisting that 90% of sexual encounters for women are rape. If she's had a drink? Rape. If she's a subordinate? Rape. If she didn't give you verbal affirmative consent? Rape. If she regretted the encounter the next day? Rape. Also: A woman would never lie about being raped. A woman would never use sex to get ahead in her career. A woman who used sex to get ahead in her career would never lie about it if the relationship was discovered... It's all absolute nonsense. But like everything else in politics today, if it's good for your team, you'll ignore every shred of common sense you once had and pray the story, no matter how absurd, is somehow true. You know, like that woman who claims to have been raped in a department store, but doesn't exactly remember when and doesn't exactly remember how and doesn't remember exactly where? Even though that alleged rape so thoroughly ruined her life, according to her own testimony, she couldn't remember any details that would have actually helped in substantiating her claim. Same goes for all the good MAGA Christians I know who insisted that Donald Trump is really a good man, and Stormy Daniels was just making that story up for more attention. Normally I would say let's do a full investigation of the incidents you posted here from the latest document dump. But there's already been an investigation. These women have already been milked for every drop of information, and both you and I know damn well that if there was anything even remotely substantiated in any of these claims, Donald Trump would have been publicly crucified a long time ago. There is simply no universe where the Democrats would have sat on this information. So no, I don't support another investigation because it's painfully clear at this point that the investigations are being used as just another tool to win elections. You either know that, or you are every bit as stupid as you sound online. It's also fucking stupid to tell another person that they should be reading mountains of evidence released by the justice department. Are you kidding me? Is your life really so empty and boring that you have time to do something like this, that will have no effect on anything or anyone anywhere anytime? Jesus Christ man, learn to knit. At least then you'll have some socks and a lot less mental anguish. I already spend more time on my phone than I should, when I should just be playing with my toddlers, and you think I should spend even more time "doing my own research" about the most investigated conspiracy in modern history? No thanks. I have every confidence that you'll bust the case wide open without my help 🤣😂

You used to serve as a good counterpoint to the obviously conservative tone on this forum, but you’ve drifted into an ideologue spewing outright falsehoods...you can't admit a single fault with the actions on the left. Most people on here have been clear they disagree with plenty of what Trump says. That’s not in dispute. What is disconnected from reality is your insinuation that the “party of Trump” is poised to destroy or kill anyone who isn’t in lockstep with some imagined orthodoxy. Let’s talk about actual violence, not vibes. Which side burned entire city blocks, torched police stations, and caused billions in damage during the 2020 riots—riots that left dozens dead? Which side created “autonomous zones” enforced by armed mobs where people were shot and killed? Which side spent years firebombing courthouses and attacking federal buildings in places like Portland? Which side shot up a congressional baseball practice after being radicalized by partisan rhetoric? Which side regularly labels ICE agents “Nazis,” a term historically used to justify violence against them? Which side cheers assaults on political opponents as “punching Nazis” when the definition of “Nazi” seems to be “anyone who disagrees”? Which side shot Trump in the ear, nearly missing his brain stem? Then tried again on a golf course? Political violence is wrong—full stop. But pretending it’s some uniquely right-wing phenomenon while ignoring years of documented left-wing rioting, assaults, and intimidation isn’t principled. It’s willful blindness. If you want to criticize Trump or Republicans, fine. Plenty do, including people here. But rewriting recent history to paint one side as uniquely violent while memory-holing the other is exactly the kind of bad-faith argument you used to push back against. You can do better than that.

Yeah it was my first choice. I think it also helped that the board knows my wife will be starting med school close to Columbus in sept so they prioritized getting me Columbus.

What would you like us to discuss? News I've seen is that the latest "dump" is some x millions of pages, or along those lines. Not clear to me if that is indexed and searchable, one big file labeled Epstein.pdf, or what. So far, only story I've seen is something about Bill Gates getting an STD from a Russian? hooker. I keep seeing people trying desperately to tie Trump into Epstein's depravity, but I haven't seen anything conclusive.

What juicy nuggets are in there for us to digest? Give us the download. Is Trump an alien?

More big tanker stuff Concept MD-11 tanker and article with KC-10 pilot commentary (reposted from a forum) in the article. Seemed like a very realistic appraisal of the concept and practical implications Avgeekery.comToo Big For Its Own Good: Why A MD-11 Based Tanker Was Ne...Why didn't McDonnell Douglas make a serious attempt to sell a tanker version of the MD-11 tanker to the Air Force?Needs boom and pods but a good render nonetheless This is what we need back in the fleet (among others), a strategic tanker / cargo platform.

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Just read the username. He's not hiding the ball. You'll find nothing interesting under that rock 🤷‍♂️

Do you view the left and the right with the same critical eye? I also don't like trump. Do you believe the that current Left side leadership is a better? Would Harris have been a better president? Was Biden? Speak in the active space. Stop telling us what sucks and what you stand against. Tell us what you stand FOR.

Federalizing elections is right the fuck out. Voter ID requirement should have happened forever ago. Voter rolls are fucked in several states (probably more than we know), so maybe a better fix is to amend the law to be more specific instead of using massively subjective language like “reasonable.” Fed takeover though is absolutely not the fix.

One of the dudes at Creech just got his dates yesterday. That’s cool the rated manager emailed you directly since you would move next month. Praying I move in March as well!

Yesterday I had received an email directly from the rated accessions training manager and told me that I would have an RNLTD of March and class start date of April at Laughlin. Nothing officially in my CDB but I was told I should get an assignment notification in by the end of the week. My last name also starts with an A, so alphabetical assignment uploads could be possible.

The downside to a diesel is warming up the glow plug before firing

It is hearing safe! Interesting video below - cliff notes he says 5.7MM has the following advantages - More rounds same space (some gun mags up to 24 rounds), less recoil, better penetration (including level 2 body armor which 9MM can't penetrate), longer range, better reliability issues because it doesn't use a feed ramp like most 9MM's. I won't be replacing all my 9MMs anytime soon but I am impressed. The biggest advantage I've seen is how light, small and quiet it is which makes it useful for home defense.

Electronic Form 4 with a TS/SCI took 17 days...Guy with no clearance submitted same day, same shop, 9 days. Anyway, my new Spartac 5.7X28. Integrated suppressor, WICKED light even with a 32 round mag. Optics and foregrip on order.

I guess we’ll see how well my comment ages I would like to add one Which party wants to let an elementary school age boy cut off his junk because he thinks he wants to be a girl. Without parents consent BTW

Drunk listening to something on BO

No. I haven’t gotten a RIP yet but I checked my CDB and saw dates under projected training and a course code. I went to my UTMs to see if they could look up course code and they looked at my MilPDS and saw all my IPT and UPT dates and my front office saw I populated on the loss roster with a RNLTD of 13 April.

Got my dates. Start IPT in June and UPT in November at Columbus

I doubt it for two reasons: They’ve proved they will do anything to make him go away, and I don’t think burning some senators, etc. would have been enough to stop them prior to the election (there was an assassination attempt after all) If it existed they could have easily released that portion of the files (in addition to others, including some low level D cannon fodder, to make it not look targeted) So your theory is certainly possible (I’ve thought it myself before), but also highly unlikely.

The funny thing is they want it so bad, but haven’t connected the simple dots that the Biden cabal (including Merrick Garland) had these files. They did everything possible to destroy Trump to prevent him from running, including a massive, politically-motivated purge attempt resulting in a sham trial…but yeah, it’s completely plausible they just sat on a portion of the Epstein files that would have conclusively implicated Trump in something that would have easily crushed his electability.

Cliffs' Notes? It's pretty low on my list of priorities, but I'm sure whatever was in there must have been real devastating if I'm only hearing about it on this forum...

At this point does it matter?

Interesting 300BO gel/meat tests.

AI but funny "Can of biscuits"

So glad I left Va.

TL/DR: It depends entirely on the situation, but regardless I'm ready to be disarmed by a LEO. I'll fight it in court, not in the moment. It's about managing my own expectations and it all boils down to the officer and his/her assessment of the situation. If I talk to the sheriff in church as I walk by, I'm fine. She knows I'm armed. If I am the first responder who engages an active shooter in that same church, I fully expect that same sheriff to disarm me afterwards. A: the situation is over and shootings result in frayed nerves and shaking hands. B: evidence. The reason doesn't matter, I've decided before it all happens that I'm submitting to the proper authority. If the officer deems according policy/judgment that disarming me is advisable, I'm not resisting in the slightest. It might be a complete BS reason. There also might be a factor I don't know about. If I feel like my rights are getting trampled, that specific moment is NOT the time to take a stand. I must give the officer the benefit of the doubt. The officer is not required to reciprocate. In fact, the officer literally stays alive by NOT automatically giving people the benefit of the doubt. If it was wrong and/or illegal, we can figure that out in court...later...when loaded weapons aren't in play. I'm also of the opinion and experience that simply acting as described above will relieve any tension and most likely the officer will not escalate to disarming me. It's about expectations. If I act like I am superior with better legal knowledge than this officer, they can smell it, it's a red flag for them, and it does nothing to help the situation, regardless of how right I am. To use an analogy: I treat every police officer the same way I treat the range safety officer I've never met: With absolute deference to the authority they hold in that moment. Yes, some that suck. Most don't. But every single one should be treated with respect. If they prove undeserving, I bring it up with management later, not on the range.

Mostly this activist action against ICE is to distract the conversation from the electoral kryptonite of the MN welfare fraud scandal (and other states) They know the attention span of the public is short and they need a narrative they can spin against the Republicans in the mid terms This is a calculated planned funded political operation, a theater level action.

First time I've seen him walk back and correct himself on NATO deaths in afghanistan. I personally picked up far too many broken/dead Brits in the Helmand.

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