Clark Griswold

The left is just wrong, I just like pointing it out. I've got no argument with someone from the left saying the same about the right. As far as making arguments to counter everyone on this forum not true. Right now I'll admit I'm running contrary to several active posters as they are to me, if we just come here to agree to each others views and agree with what others say then its not particularly interesting or worthy of anyone's attention. I'll make an argument every time against any point, thought, position or idea I don't agree with or like in a free forum where open discussion is to be had. I'm not for double standards, I just think all should be held to a basic standard and some held to the basic and higher standards. Trump regularly falls short of the higher standards and is reprimanded accordingly, it just pisses me off to see others at or near his level not held to that higher standard. Cross may be at some lower level but still should not be allowed to skate on that, just my two cents. I'll just agree to disagree with you and if I remind you of your teenagers they must be smart as hell.

It may be the homework they turned in but it’s an F If he is unacceptable then why is this turd still on and his post still up? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/12/29/david-cross-defends-saying-i-want-blood-after-biden-called-for-healing-i-was-referring-to-menstrual-blood/amp/ You can’t play a fair game if the players aren’t treated equally Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Will respectfully disagree with you, if they cared so much about preventing users organizing violent activities, preventing organizing and the promotion of violent / false information they would have cracked down very hard sts during last summer's riots/lootings/assults on gov buildings, police departments, etc... but those brave SJWs were fighting systemic racism by looting the Walgreens, burning down a Wendy's, crashing thru private gates on to private property threatening home owners who were the wrong skin color so that's ok. As to restricting 1st amendment rights and platforms that have been given a special legal carve out with the expectation they will not moderate content that is not obscene or encourages/direct violence but that they find offensive, I think they owe the users the benefit of the doubt and should have to document to the government and user why they blocked this or that post and or user was de-platformed. They say they are a neutral platform but they act like a publisher selectively, my and others' two cents. They are acting like I'm their enemy because I espouse a different viewpoint so why is it unreasonable to view them the way they view me? To quote Spies Like Us: "Naive wishing for peace is the surest possible way to encourage an aggressor". I would extend that sentiment to the current political fight and argue that is you don't fight back with them with similar weapons and vigor you only encourage further conflict as they will interpret that not as character but as weakness. I'm not cynical nor sentimental, things change and we have to change with the times. I'm for change not because I hate my country, the people in it who think differently than me or any other reason, I'm for change because we need it. It is obvious that we have grown apart and keeping us under a system that requires an enormous amount of national consensus to function as designed that we can no longer generate is insane. The republic as it exists currently may not be the best form of the American country, you only move forward and never go back to what was and we may need to move to a new political arrangement on the North American continent. Still a united political entity but something different with a vastly more autonomous political units. As they say the Constitution is not a suicide pact, it is perverted by some now to dominate and take advantage of others in ways that disregard their fundamental sovereignty over local affairs, their personal choices and has changed into over reach that abuses them while claiming they are morally reprehensible for who they are and who their ancestors were. The Republic as it was intended to be, majority rule with minority rights along with fundamental unalienable rights, it is not delivering that anymore. It's not likely to happen but a Constitutional Convention is necessary. Ref my above statement but I would offer that the Left of late is more guilty of this than the Right. When you frame your enemies as morally reprehensible or deplorable, with both sides holding irreconcilable positions this is inevitable. Everyone's guilty, everyone's innocent. You just have to fight for yours and your side and the other side does the same.

No one but thru our everyday economic actions and choices we must support institutions that support the people and organizations that affirm and reflect our values, beliefs and existence You should not trade with your enemy beyond what is absolutely necessary Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

All true but it is sheer enraging lying hypocrisy of it all while using a law designed for a different purpose in frankly a different time (nascent beginning of widespread commercial and personal use of the internet) for a purpose no one would want have happen to them if the roles were reversed At some point those on the right must realize the current form of the left doesn’t believe they have a right to exist or to exist without being oppressed and attacked using any means at their disposal inside and outside the political sphere Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If the Terms of Service and Community Standards were applied evenly and equally yes.. but as we see now in our Brave New World it is some rules for thee and little or different rules for me https://redstate.com/jeffc/2021/01/10/watch-high-profile-leftists-incite-violence-social-media-accounts-still-intact-n307606 Trump and other wealthy Nationalists, Populists, Patriots, etc... need to put their money where their mouth is and form a constellation of alternative technology, finance, retail, entertainment, telecommunications, services etc... to concentrate and strengthen the other side of the political divide to answer back as they are all coalescing to silence, bully and marginalize their political opponents.

Yup, that's a viable COA. I'm a fan of platforms that can be manned or unmanned, if the risk is too great send it unmanned and hope for the best for the survivor. Unmanned could be autonomous or directed by an MCE if the electromagnetic environment allows.

Enough politics and bullshit for the day, it's time to talk about planes the USAF will never get or will likely ever get built... Continuing the discussion on STOL or VTOL in this case and potential for a CSAR fixed wing platform capable of operation in contested airspace: https://newatlas.com/aircraft/samad-aerospace-q-starling-vtol-jet/ Reminds me of the Ryan Vertilift https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/9903/ryan-aeronautical-had-big-plans-for-the-vertifan-jump-jet Hypothetical profile for a CSAR mission in contested battlespace: Fly nap of the Earth at 100' AGL or lower at 300 KIAS with a dash up to 450 KIAS when the survivor is located and pickup coordinated. On mission the platform flies with unmanned wingmen as decoys/jammers and/or suicidal sentries against threats. As Lawman said, they're will be a lot of customers probably too many but some can/should be picked up or just a bridge too far in the world of SA-22s and 400s?

Probably so as to leading the turn with the new administration. If a somewhat sterile and strictly professional culture is what is required now due to where the overall culture is then so be it, state that plainly and clearly and don’t try to pretend your still keeping the old traditions and culture. It’s just awkward and depressing. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No - very powerful and important people made excuses, lied and shaded the truth about the violent, nihilistic and criminal behavior of their side https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/media/513902-cnn-ridiculed-for-fiery-but-mostly-peaceful-caption-with-video-of-burning%3famp https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.chicagotribune.com/columns/steve-chapman/ct-column-riots-minneapolis-police-george-floyd-chapman-20200529-fm2w4j3ntvcwnkjexceyhbnjmu-story.html%3foutputType=amp I don’t want a Reichstag Incident in America and I hope they go home Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Because if the son of George Bush got millions in shady business deals obviously peddling access and influence via family connections to powerful gov officials while simultaneously getting paid by a company in a foreign country in a business he knew nothing about the media, deep state and Democratic Party would have been cool with that too? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Work a deal with China to allow defections to the PRC of the elite if the DPRK collapses - leave and don’t cause trouble with payments made so long as the first two stipulations are true Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The planning cruise speed for the HH-60G is 110 KIAS. There's no way it's getting to 160 with all of the parasite drag hanging off of it without a huge tailwind or being in a dive. Yeah, I figured those were on a really good day (not shit talk against the Pave) and probably just taken from the company brochure recycling the numbers from a new slick model, mea culpa as I should have said take with a grain or two of salt. This capability / mission could be synch'd up with the proposed resurrection of the Liaison Aircraft mission (WOR articles). Historical information on the Lysander where the project looking into this gets its name: Westland Lysander IIIa | National Air and Space Museum (si.edu) Interesting plane and mission

I'm sure the Russian and Chinese Air Forces just published similar guidance.

But they didn't rule out new iron either so maybe but probably not. I'm not an expert on light STOL aircraft but if the AF or other branch got serious about this getting the cruise speed up (sts) would be key to justify this fixed wing platform vs a rotary wing along with a range advantage. Wiki says a Pavehawk has a 200 NM and cruises at about 160 KTS, if this project did recommend buying new fixed wing STOL capable iron then methinks it would need to at least match it or have some other advantages. Better and/or lower RCS, lower thermal and acoustic signatures, etc... Murphy's Moose is now on my Christmas wish list, very cool kit plane:

Yup - but by the grace go any of us and thankfully he and his pax were ok https://www.globalair.com/Articles/Pilot-Mike-Patey-Okay-After-Crash-That-Destroyed-Draco?Id=149 Draco is back fixed and flying https://www.pilotmall.com/blogs/news/draco-airplane-the-greatest-bush-plane-ever-built Maximize composite use and give it a V tail, six blade composite prop, shield the exhaust with a canard, etc... just suggestions Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Interesting... and another link on Project Lysander with a picture of the aforementioned Carbon Cub https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/us-afrl-small-aircraft-personnel-recovery-flight-tests/ From the article: “The Air Force’s CODE (Combat Operations in Denied Environment) program determined that these types of missions could not be executed effectively by the large aircraft that we have been using over the last 20 years in areas where we have air dominance,” Hopper said. “Project Lysander was conceived as a method of rescuing isolated personnel in both heavily defended and undefended airspace. A critical element of the project was determined to be a carry-on kit that could allow such operations.” He explained that the LASH system kit was designed to fill this need and provide pilots with sensory situational awareness required to fly safely, at night, at extremely low altitudes and slow airspeeds. Just guessing at requirements but: 1 pilot and 1 PJ for crew, capable of 4 pax + gear or 1200 lbs cargo, cruise at least 75 knots, range 200+ NM, rough field TOD of 300' high hot heavy, etc... just my first guess at what would be required but give Mike Patey some numbers and I bet he could come up with something... A stretched version of Scrappy or Draco is worth looking into: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSvdee86uThqIrloZjWwNVg

A beautiful Thud... the way to start the new year in this thread:

Ditto as to @jice 's post

New year and all so restart the discussion... Any unseen movements, RUMINT, hearsay, etc... for Light Attack?

Bob did Christmas right Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

True, I'm ok with shifting money as required or appropriate but I want at least the cost of this laid bare and the positive appetite suppression effect of actually seeing the monetary cost in what this costs you to pay for what was done. That IMO would bring this back to the national political conversation as it seems to have been swept away of late. Possibly but as @FLEA said very well, the other IOPs appear to be better at getting what you want for your national interests. I guess part of what animates me on this is the Excessive Adventures / Forever Wars are not really done for the interests of the United States but for the nebulous "Free World" / "International Community" / etc... If the burden was shared equally by all those who seemingly comprise and benefit from being in those, the need for a dissuading financial feedback mechanism in the US tax code would probably not be necessary but it is not so here I am ranting for it on BO. Delta Hotel - we have to get smart with this but unfortunately I think the scourge of Intersectionalism / Woke / White Guilt is going to prevent us from using some of the other IOPs of the DIME model.

No offense taken and I agree we are probably past V1 in terms of a reckoning with our national debt, likely the printing presses will be running overtime and I don't doubt "they" will inflate the dollar to mitigate the problem anyway... In reference to the COVID / Pork Relief package of 6 hours to pass or we crash, this government by hostage taking can not last.

Had an idea and looking for discussion on it. So a draft of the "best and brightest" is a no go and would never return to the USA unless the barbarians were at the gates, even then I think many would shirk it so if not their kids then their money... instead of a draft used to pull all of the socio-economic strata of America together to cause the connected, priviledged, wealthy and powerful to be cautious on the use of military forces (really conventional boots on mainly what I'm saying but applicable to other uses of Military Force to some degree) why not by law state all military operations outside of the CONUS (routine and contingency) be assed on personal income taxes as a fee based on whichever highest marginal tax rate you paid or ideally applied to passive income taxation? Funds collected in arrears but would pay for what we do and not pass on to generations who had no say in whether a 20+ year military operation on the other side of the planet was a good idea or not. All military operations except for training are paid for and not put on the National Credit Card with the Bank of China / KSA / etc... and the financial costs are made apparent to all every year. Thoughts?