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Everything posted by ThreeHoler
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Sarcasm detector does not work in the "OFFicial" position.
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www.robbiesdrams.com You pay the no VAT price and shipping is very cheap. They have a fantastic selection.
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Exactly. You have no reference. Your argument is about as useless as saying we should go back to the old way, circa the World Wars: you don't promote to 1Lt until you achieve basic qualification in your job.
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100 questions....GO: 1) How can I find out if ACC has approved the iPad? My guess: your Stan/Evil is a great place to start. 2) How are you getting around the power issue (for those of us that do not have a power outlet)? The battery does last a long damn time. I've used my iPad on 9+ hour flights with GPS tracking enabled and finished the flight with ~15% battery remaining. However, the screen is a major power draw, so if you're screen-on the whole time, I would only expect ~6 hours of battery life. 3) How are you updating it without plugging it in to the AF Network? We have a stand-alone ePubs computer that we plug our AF-issued sticks into, and I transfer them from the stick to my Dropbox, where they can be wirelessly sent to the iPad. Another way is to plug in the iPad to your computer and drag/drop into iTunes for the direct transfer into GoodReader. 4) If you use an optional GPS (bad elf, etc) can you download WX updates, new maps, etc? GPS doesn't let you download updates...perhaps you mean 3G/Wifi? If you have the 3G version and a 3G data plan, you can download shit in the jet. It's awesome. The internal GPS works pretty well on the 3G model as well. 5) How are you protecting them from damage? I have the Apple brand iPad cover (for the first gen, as I don't have an iPad 2). It protects the thing just fine. 7 months of worldwide use so far and it's still going strong without a scratch or dent. These things are not as fragile as the naysayers will tell you. 6) How can I find out how much it would save our squad/group/AF to stop getting paper products from NGA? A lot. But talk to someone at Travis, where they are finally (maybe soon?) going to start testing them...they have 100, loaded with Jeppesen Mobile TC (Mobile FD is newer and has enroute charts, but is slower right now, both require a Jeppesen license...~$11k for worldwide) and ForeFlight HD (US and Canada charts only so far, charts are $150/yr for US and $150/yr for Canada). 7) What other things are you using it for (flight planning, PUB Reader, joining the mile high club by yourself while your CO is asleep, etc)? I have used it to create and file JetPlans with Jeppesen. It is a web based service, so the iPad does pretty well with it. I love the Jeppesen TC (still trying to like FD). Having world-wide plates in 1.5lbs is ######ing awesome. I use GoodReader to view all ePubs. AeroWeather is nice for WX. I have the FAR/AIM on it in a separate app (I wish it had highlighting, but I don't want to keep downloading the .pdf from the FAA). ForeFlight HD is great for NACO/DoD plates (requires several GB) and also has DOD enroute charts, but it costs you up to $300/yr if you want the geo-referenced charts. I use a NOTAMS app and also the VAAC is nice for volcanic advisories. I use Logbook Pro to log all my flights, as it interfaces to the 12+ years of flight data I have on my home computer. I also like Air Nav Pro for worldwide maps and general airfield info...it has free geopolitical maps, and I have it set up to only show airfields >7000 feet (configurable)...so if I have to divert to an unplanned field, I can just click on the field on the map and it gives an instant bearing/distance and all the appropriate frequencies. Hopefully I never have to use it for that, but it's a nice backup. Plus, downloading the .kml of the flight is pretty awesome. Any other info is much appreciated! As I said, I have 7 months of operational use with this thing on the ground and in the air; I'm happy to help others enjoy the awesomeness of the iPad EFB.
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I almost want to say it is a self-licking ice cream cone type of problem. I see it happening one of two ways: 1: CC says "get your AAD and PME done." People get it done. New people show up, these people tell the new people to get it done faster. Repeat. Probably not as likely as the next scenario. 2: CC says get it done. People stiff-arm it. One dude decides to just get it done because it's the right time (he has the time etc). Another dude decides to get it done as fast as possible so he wastes less time. The last dude decides he's going to do it because it will look good that he did it so fast. CC bitches out the others who have not done it as they don't have the time or whatever reason...this process continues to the point where you see the bullshit of "get it done before you have to" and 1Lts trying to sign up for SOS in correspondence and Capts scrambling to min run the online course for ACSC before they pin on. Hell, I've even seen some school selects min running the ACSC correspondence course when they know they're probably going to go in residence. break break zrooster: I'm not advocating the halo effect as it applies to flying...that one gets people killed or injured and planes broken. Knowing your shit, being shit hot, and using that to deflect queep does not mutually exclude what you're saying.
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Three cheers for dick-sucking!
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Your experiences are not my experiences are not Bergman's, etc. I was fully qualified in my airframe as a 2Lt. I started AC upgrade as a 1Lt. BFD. All this bitching in the thread is rather useless when you show 1) how ######ing green you are when you aren't even four years in (to pin on Capt); 2) you don't even follow your own "kick someone in the junk for losing focus." Should you do the master's and check the box? Yes. Should you do it as a Lt or even a young Capt? No. This is what people like Rainman are talking about when they say stiff-arm the bullshit and BFM the rules. Here's a ######ing cluebird for you: even in places where the asskissers seem to be ahead, if you keep your head down and do shit hot at your primary job and don't slack on whatever shitty secondary duty (or duties) you have, you will do well for the first several years and be that uber-awesome pilot/nav/whatever you wanted to be. Once you've built yourself that reputation, even early on in your career, it becomes the most effective shit-blocker you'll see for years. Step 1) Be Johnny ######ing Bravo Step 2) ... Step 3) Profit!
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Apparently you can't read that nasshole is a chick.
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Yes, via GoodReader.
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How about, if you have to mention being read in on an open board, you're doing it wrong...
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Since there are hard crews out there and it appears this is the first time all four have flown together...the real question is how many crew's schedules got dicked up to make this happen? At least four by my estimate, if not more.
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What the man has to say about promotion boards. I'm not agreeing or disagreeing...just found this in my inbox today:
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For those who haven't read it yet, the Rand study "Air Combat Past Present and Future" is rather interesting.
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The real question is who is the winner who is trying so hard to speak like Gunnery Sergeant Hartman?
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Holy ######, do people even read threads before they respond? from two days ago, courtesy of Dr. John Dorian.
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I'm still trying to figure out what kind of crazy Azn players are getting the 50k+ kills...
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I am. It means our stupid hard to remember passwords are actually retardedly easy to brute force by only being 9ish characters long. A more secure but easily remembered password can be created by mashing a bunch of medium sized words together.
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Tried other airfields?
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I think we should be seeing the earliest of the 10yr people eligible to leave in 2012.
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Agreed. We could figure that only 17% of the officer population gets the 330,000-490,000 gov't contribution. With a few more assumptions...these are pulled from my butt: Say 33% get out at 5, 30% get out at 10, and 20% at 15, we get the following... 5 * 16.5 = 82.5 10 * 16.5 = 165.0 15 * 16.5 = 247.5 Add them all up...and you get an average payout of 182k/officer. Average goes up if people stay longer, down if they stay less. For officers, it will probably center more around 10-15 based on current flying commitments.
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I can't find the article right now, apparently my GoogleFu is weak today. BUT! California just let it slip that their speed camera tickets are completely unenforceable. I know you're in DC, but I shall keep searching, as perhaps it is precedence for other speed cameras being declared crap.
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They have two current suggestions for retirement from the linked document. The first keeps the current system with three changes: one time lump sum with no monthly payout until 67; 2.0 multiplier (40% base pay for 20 years); High 3 changes to High 5 which will drive down the average monthly payout. There is no mention of what they might do with the CPI. The second is the TSP + matching. Based on the math they've done, they're going to save huge amounts of money because they're not paying out a monthly amount...they're only matching what members contribute over their careers ($16.5k max gov't contribution per year unless in CZTE, then max $49k gov't and member combined contribution). For the hypothetical situation, let's assume a 2Lt starts contributing immediately and stays in 20 years: Gov't money spent (not counting overhead etc): 16.5k * 20 = 330,000 or 24.5k (max gov't matching to stay below 49k) * 20 = 490,000 Current system gov't money spent (assume retires as LtCol with 20 years, pay frozen at proposed 2012 charts): 7,908 * .5 = 3,954/month 3,954/month * 12 months * 36 years (average military life expectancy remaining past retirement) = 1,708,128 As a Maj: 7,136 * .5 = 3,568/month 3,568/month * 12 months * 36 years (average military life expectancy remaining past retirement) = 1,541,376 Looks like 66%+ savings to my shitty math skills (based on the PPT available information).
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Information on PCS/moves/moving (DITY, TMO, DLA, storage)
ThreeHoler replied to SUX's topic in General Discussion
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Information on PCS/moves/moving (DITY, TMO, DLA, storage)
ThreeHoler replied to SUX's topic in General Discussion
If you got a shit ton of taxes taken out of your DITY, then you obviously didn't provide them enough receipts from your move...or they ######ed it up. My first DITY they taxed the entire amount instead of the profit. After they ######ed it up, I owed the government $600 for my move. Nothing like having to print the regs for some shoe who can't do their job right and having to teach them how to do it... They should follow these basic steps to determine your tax: 1) Miles X Pounds X Rate = Incentive Payment. 2) Gas + Tolls + Rental(s) + Oil(etc) = Amount You Spent. 3) Incentive Payment - Amount You Spent = Profit. 4) Incentive Payment - (Profit X Tax Rate) = Amount They Pay You. Taxes should not be taken from DLA.