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Interesting how much focus is on her specifically (implication is she’s young and a woman, therefore causal). We’ll see what the NTSB comes up with, but my money is it has little to nothing to do with her (maybe a comment on CRM breakdown in the ADM process leading up to the event?) Either way, sad all around. Don’t fly through T-storms guys (and here’s proof it can happen to anyone at all experience levels - the why will be the interesting part of the investigation).

So far the only thing that I can see affected by her age would be how extraordinarily difficult it would be for a 20-year-old FO to tell a 55-year-old PIC that he's a moron for trying to climb over or through/close to a thunderstorm. Hell, I'm 41, experienced, and largely unsocialized, and even still sometimes I have the internal debate over telling the dipshit in the left seat that 20 miles from any thunderstorm is the rule, not a suggestion. Some of these guys act like they are charged a fee for every degree to the left or right that they deviate. Sometimes it feels like it would be easier to just say nothing.

KDLF 27-02AB T-6 FAIP x 2 T-38 x 5 EA-37B DM HC-130J Kirtland C-130J x 2 (1 IL ANG, 1 AD) KC-46 Travis C-5 x 2 (Travis, Dover) KC-135 x 2 (1 UT ANG, 1 AD Fairchild) C-17 x 2 (1 AD McChord, 1 NC ANG)

republicans are an excellent minority party, but a terrible ruling party. the amount of self ownage trump has done this term is shocking. they deserve this.

The co-pilot has been identified by her family as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, who began flying lessons at just 14. By 17, she had earned her private pilot’s license while attending West Boca Raton High School. Per her family, she was so proud to earn her wings before getting her driver’s license. Her love of aviation started young, and she was determined to turn that passion into a career flying commercial airliners. Rest in peace.

Deployment predictability is better on tac airlift side but the threats they are facing is unprecedented, especially in garrison.

All of them for at least 10 years...

My vote

Don't worry, the Dems will royally fuck up the next two years, leading to another flip.

Yep—they’re getting destroyed. Be interesting to see what the next 2 years look like.

Pubs getting rolled out of Congress. Looking like Abbott is losing his seat as governor.

Now do one on the PIC, the guy in charge.

The normal social media outlets do seem to be going off on this aspect. More than one thread on Reddit began with a pinned admonishment from the mods about not disparaging the co-pilot, or in any way questioning her credentials. Several concerning aspects though. Taken individually are not a big deal, but taken in their entirely they paint a concerning picture: Avidly posting videos of her flying on social media. Flight training funded through some sort of government program, which generally have an element of gender bias. Potential gender preference in her hiring The social justice warriors have pushed DEI so hard for so long. I don't agree with it, but I don't make the rules. At the same time, you can't push those kinds of things so hard, for so long, and not expect people to ask these kinds of questions.

Maybe he matured? I didn’t have any issues with him as commandant or as a group/cc. That said, every GO in my book is a “prove to me you’re not a spineless yes man” guy - regardless of who they were previously. Time will tell on how he is when he’s in the seat (eventually, probably…)

It's like when Skeletor was CSAF and they have a one-size fits all model. The science says something completely different. Crusier seems like his clone, why is it always the Eagle clowns?

Will get killed if the wife sees this

I don't trust that picture immediately because I can see the left wing simply from the paused video.

You said it yourself, we're strapped for cash - Probably had to pay by the letter.

Deon coming home

Miami wins again but our defense is not that good...I have a bad feeling about next week. Miami soundly beats Clemson, FSU plays Miami to the wire, Clemson crushes FSU. Apparently they flew a banner over the stadium during before the game calling for the firing of Norvell. @M2 What is up with UF....they play lights out one week then look like a high school team the next? Your team has talent and a good coach. Ohio State is one dimensional without their starting QB. A lot of two loss SEC teams and Kentucky is standing at #2 in the conference. Crazy times.

Happy Halloween

Breaking News: He hired all of them to be secretaries under him. Sorry Biff

As I recall in the original KC-X proposal Boeing offered the 777F with a boom. It crushed in every possible category and the AF came back with, "its to big and won't fit in our existing hangers (707)". So then we had the debacle that was the 330 vs 767. Now AF wants the plane that won't fit in thier existing hangers.... sigh.

The run got longer (2.0 vs 1.5mi) and scoring charts changed, as well. I'd say getting a 90+ got a little tougher, but we will have to see how the numbers come in. It used to be a majority got above a 90. We will see in the next year or two if that changes. Seems like some units are running an actual fitness program rather than just saying "you got a 90+? Cool, do what you want."

Pretty certain the AIB will spot the same issues.

Vance T-38 class

Dibs

Also, too good not to share!!

Don't sell it short, the last student sortie in the Tweet was 2009.

T-37: 1954 - 2005 T-6: 2005 - ...wait, what? Are you shitting me?

Laughs in DSG. Still once a year for us part timers.

Everyone twice a year, 2 mile run (or the HAMR), waist measurement is back, interesting times.

One more T-7 render, aggressor

The once a year test for >90% is gone.

The Space Force is only requiring something like 90 minutes of activity a week, not wearing a tracking device 24/7.

Man, was I the only class leader in UPT that bullied (OK, convinced) the Flt CC to let my guys go work out during the 12 hour days that were JSUPT? Once N,W&C are done...you can talk them into a lot. The only time I oversteped was when there were no IPs around, but we had nothing to do and we were tired, so I sent them all home. I took an ass chewing for that one, but it was sooooo worth it.