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The more important question is, are you having a problem with it now? If you're not having a problem with it in IFF, the techniques provided during your qual spin at Holloman should be more than adequate to keep you awake in the Viper. As was said earlier, if you are "USAF standard" physically fit -- if you can pass the PT test -- you should generally be just fine to handle G once you use the techniques taught by the physiology people without some "program" to get you ready for it. If you ARE having a problem dealing with G in the T-38, even after going to the 'fuge (or if you've failed the 'fuge and have to go back to pass in order to go to FTU) then talk to the physiologists and they can design a specific workout routine to work with your body type.

Probably a disgruntled TAMI-21'd fighter guy trying to take out the PC-12 fleet one at a time. As the man says, "that's one less spot for me."

I agree that, if you're into Tupperware, that's a sweet pistol. Anyone have a Kahr PM-9? I've been interested in one of those for several years as a carry pistol. I have had the opportunity to shoot a P-9 once, and it was very awkward for me since I am used to the single-action trigger of the 1911. I think if I practice with it, though, I can get used to the DAO trigger pull.

On the other hand, I would think the more important question to contemplate is why anyone would want/need anything other than a 1911. WWJMBD? Remember, a 1911 is a type of pistol, so price and quality vary widely between manufacturer and model. If you are looking for an entry level 1911 with a basic GI configuration, I recommend the Rock Island Armory fullsize and the Springfield GI (both around $400-$500, and about $100 cheaper used). Many people find the GI sights too small to use, so the next step up is the Springfield Mil-Spec, for about $650. Once you get North of those base models, then the field is wide open. A lot of people like Kimber, but IMHO they are more show than go. The original Series 1 Kimbers are actually very high quality pistols if you can find them on the used market. What they are selling new today isn't even close to being worth the price they are charging. My personal preference if you wanted something higher quality than the Springfield (or wanted to Buy American) is to get a Colt.

MILF! MILF! MILF!

Personally, I'm just amazed that Freewilly made Lt Col, and is the ACC/CV's Exec!

Amazing to think that with the thousands of engineers at different companies who worked for over a decade designing the B-2, just two ordinary guys on a web forum with engineering degrees and no knowledge of how the airplane was designed or how it works were able to come up with a solution to their act, which was obviously in the street.

It's not like the B-2 was a copy of the YB-49 painted black. No flight control computer = no flying straight and level. An override switch wouldn't do anything except speed up the process of the airplane impacting the dirt.

The same thing I shoot at in the States...paper, pop cans, beer bottles, etc.

Man, every time I see this thread bump up to the top and read about somebody buying a new gun, I curse the fact that I'm living in England right now. Hell, I'd even settle for a tupperware gun over here.

I haven't, but mostly because I think they look like I'm wearing a pair of sunglasses I was issued to wear in the desert. I might go check them out today just so I can actually reply to you what they're like compared to the Oakley Fives 2.0 that I'm currently wearing.

I thought the first big milepost was the 30-day report...and that's not even close to being the "final" report. It will be a while.

This always helps me whenever I start to jones about caliber:

XD-9....best Croatian gun an American can buy.

Interestingly, NOT everyone who reads these reports is a pilot and has any f*cking clue what "VFR entry" might be.

I'm interested to see if there will be any backlash against the originator of the presentation for essentially dragging an officer's name through the mud. Pretty sure there's something in the UCMJ about that.

I don't think there's anything odd about a fighter dude flipping the bird to a wingman who is taking his photo. Seems pretty standard to me.

I don't think there's any weirdness to flying without the NAV pod and anything else or nothing else on the other side that requires AFSEO testing/permissions at this stage of the game. I've flown the jet with all types of configs with and without targeting pots (all three...LANTIRN, LITENING, and SNIPER) and with and without NAV pods.

SNIPER is only a targeting pod, which replaces the LANTIRN targeting pod that formerly went under the left intake. The LANTIRN Navigation pod on the right side stays -- the NAV FLIR and TF radar systems are in that right side pod.

For inexpensive 9mms, this is the way to go: This is a Star BM, which is a Spanish-made all steel single stack 9mm. They go for about $150-$200 used, and are widely available at shows but tough to find through retail since they're not currently made. I have two of them, and use them as knock-around backpacking protection and plinking. They are 1911 style, but are smaller than a 1911 and don't share any parts. Parts are a little more difficult to come by, but are easily found on the internet or gun shows. Here's a comparison of the Star BM with a Colt Combat Commander to see relative size and style differences:

Just a side point...vehicles are VERY EXPENSIVE here in the UK. Pricing is about double what you can expect to pay in the US for a comparable used car. In other words, if a used car were to sell for, say $3,000 in the states, it will sell for about £3,000 here -- which makes it cost nearly $6,000. In fact, pretty much everything in the UK has a price that is similar to what it costs in the states, only in Pounds, which makes the actual price to us Yanks double. I think it's valuable to have a right-hand-drive car here for a number of reasons (safety, first and foremost), but if you want to be "fiscally" responsible bring your own car. As mentioned, everything here from the road lanes to the parking spaces are much smaller here. I drive a Ford Mondeo (same as the Ford Contour in the states from the late 90s) and that is comparatively a larger car that sometimes I can't even fit into parking spaces lengthwise (sts). You can buy as much gas on base as you want...you are restricted on how many coupons for off-base fuel you can buy. So, a drive to Scotland can be made from Lakenheath/Mildenhall if you plan your fuel stops very carefully (and can make 400+ miles on one tank), otherwise you'll have to fill up on the $8/gallon economy.

That's the best part. I'm a lefty and I find no problems flying with my right hand, nor is it an issue to switch between flying a fighter and a GA aircraft with the hands reversed for the control and throttles.

There's no 'kudos' about it -- unlike in the US, the UK government actually has legal authority over what the press publishes when it comes to national security matters. EDIT: Forgot to mention: More importantly...if Harry is even only half as good of a JTAC as his fellow Brits, good on him. Brit JTACs are some of the best I've worked with. I'm sure he's brigning some honor into the House of Windsor (or Mountbatten, depending on who you ask, heh heh).

Grand canyon's worth of difference between FedEx pushing for an unmanned freighter -- where the reason is cost savings -- and the USAF's reason for going unmanned is the safety of people. Completely opposite motives. We'll see it at FedEx before we see it at Uncle Sam airlines.

Don't lose a minute of sleep over it. Killing is killing, whether you're in danger or not. Hadji doesn't feel a twitch of moral guilt about activating an IED via cell phone from many miles away from danger and killing GIs or, worse, civilians. The sniper doesn't think it's an unfair fight picking off an @$$hole in a man-dress 1,500 meters away while he is safely in his hideout. GIs in 'Nam didn't feel any guilt about making Charlie into mincemeat via Claymores hooked up to tripwires around the firebase...while he was inside his hooch flipping through Playboy, "listenin' to punk rock music and bad mouthin' his country". This is part of the natural progression of warfare, and I don't see any moral ambiguity about it in any way. If you're all ready morally comfortable with your role as a warrior and killing of other humans, then it should be no different than strafing, LGBing, JDAMing, or whatever else.