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There's a gun club in Enid that had a nice range North of town. They shut it down (lost the lease), but as far as I know they re-opened with a range down south. I think the membership skyrocketed to $100/yr, so depends on how much you shoot. There's also a trap/skeet range north of town, but it has weird seasonal hours and I think open shooting for non-members is only on Wed nights, so not conducive to UPT, but maybe if you're casual there. And the one Kayla is talking about, don't bother...if you do go, you'll realize you're an idiot for not listening to me.

Haha, well done.

Or you just forget about all this nonsense and put 169% effort into every damn thing you do. Whether that be a stan test, academic test, daily ride, sim, checkride, etc. Who cares what the event is or how the percentages work, just work your ass off and it'll pay off. Now, it is smart to prioritize, such as having a checkride the next day is more important than the test you have in the morning. If chairflying more for your checkride and only get a 96% on your Instrument test vs. studying more for your test and getting a 100%, but now you get 10 downgrades on your checkride...well the choice is obvious. Outside of these unique situations, I think you guys are better served by not worrying about the point breakdown and just put max effort into everything.

Just a reminder, if you don't want one for each wrist and a taller pin for more receipts, you're either a chick or a homo. Choose wisely.

Bastard!

The best part about Bergman's..."Pussies." Hahaha.

I remember sitting at the kitchen table just eating a bowl of cereal when my Dad comes out of the bedroom and turns on the TV about 10 min after the first plane hit. I think his exact words were, "some fucking terrorists hit the WTC with a jet!" I remember saying, no way, it had to be an accident of some sort. I ate my words a little while later when the 2nd plane hit...it was obvious at that point. I was a senior in HS at the time and still went to school all day, but most of the classes were spent watching the news...minus a couple teachers who could give a shit about what happened and were going to have a normal day no matter what. 8 yrs later on that day I dropped live bombs for the first time. For me, there's been nothing better than flying with live weapons on 11 Sep, pickling on the target and watching those things explode (sts). It doesn't change anything or bring people back, but it made me feel good that I was working towards doing my part to bring pain on some piece of shit people like those who commited those crimes on 11 Sep. Prayers for all the families and friends of those lost

Not only is Kanye a complete dumbass, but honestly so is everyone who wastes a single cent on that guy's shit. How in the hell does our society allow asshats like this guy to be where he is...he should be working at McDonalds at BEST CASE. For the most part, talent and music stopped going together in the early 90s. I'm with Spoo, I hate people.

I never had to deal with this guy in any way and have only heard stories, but seriously, WTFO on that shitty video!

First of all, careless driving is a worse offense than tailgating, so either your not remembering correctly or he definitely didn't "hook you up" b/c you were being cooperative. Secondly, if the DA got completely rid of the careless thing, isn't that like it never existed? I would say just stick w/ the speeding ticket and move along.

Flare don't be mad, it's not your fault your mom is a size 20, but tries to wear size 6 shorts. Isn't that standard in OK anyways?

I noticed several are from Oklahoma...no surprise there.

Mardon sucks...use prog specialties. I've had two separate patches made by them back in UPT and both were very good quality/well done on the artwork, well priced and they were much faster than Mardon. Mardon is slow as hell, has shitty customer service and their quality isn't bad, but it's not anything to get excited about. I wish people would stop using them so they'd just go out of business...why do squadrons continue to put up with their crap? On your question though, if you get a letter/email from the company whose logo you're trying to use saying it's OK, then Mardon will do it. Case in point, our Friday patch in UPT had Bob's Big Boy on it and originally I was going with Mardon. I got the same thing you did, so I emailed Bob's Big Boy "contact us" form on their website and just explained who I was and what I was trying to do (I think most companies would be glad to let the military use their logo on a patch). They sent me an email from some corporate dude and Mardon OK'd it. However, after waiting for a month (I finally got through on the phone and they said it'd be another 2 months), I said screw it and called Prog Spec. I had the patches within 3 weeks and they far exceeded my expectations. The detail is stunning (for you Mitch Fatel fans out there).

I think the by the numbers is good to do if you've got the time at work, but reading the Dash-1, 217, 202, etc. is a waste of time. You'll give yourself an aneurism just trying to understand/remember 2% of the stuff in there. It will all completely make sense to you when the time comes. If you try to read that stuff, even during your "nothing to do at work" time, you'll just get frustrated and I can almost guarantee you it will not help you at all. By the time you get to the point you start applying stuff like 217/202, I bet you won't have remembered a damn thing from when you read way back in casual...and if you do remember something, it'll be only one thing that would take you 6.9 sec to look up anyways. I feel you on the "I want to be as prepared as possible and not waste casual time" thing, but seriously man, anything past "numbers" and Bold Face, with MAYBE a little light reading of the first few chapters of 248 is not going to help.

If you're not trying to be the best at what you do, you're wrong. If you're not always trying to improve, you're wrong. However, you need to do this without being a d-bag and stepping on others to do it. You should want to be the best...this means working hard, studying, asking questions, puting in more than normal effort, etc. How you do this and not be a d-bag/be a team player is easy - Do the aforementioned, but help your bros. If you learn something from an IP that's really helpful (even if it's just an answer to a question you've all been wondering about), tell your bros. Don't wait for someone to hook a ride and then tell them after the fact. Don't withold info to make other dudes not look as good, etc. Maybe you're better at instruments than another guy, take the initiatve and ask if he needs any help. Tell him how such and such helps you fly a wicked awesome ILS. You can always strive to be the best, but still help your bros at the same time. It's very simple, as long as you're not "that guy."

Maybe someone should put a jet in a dive and then tell the pax, "yeah we can't fix this for about another 30 min, we're in the middle of transferring aircraft control. What, you say we'll hit the ground before that...yeah sorry, nothing I can do until transfer of aircraft control is complete."

Aqua...I think you're getting ahead of yourself a little. You still have 5 yrs until you even get to the point of getting a slot or not. Work at getting into the AFA or getting a ROTC scholarhip and then start worrying about the height thing when you get closer to the medical stuff. You probably will have to work a waiver, but that's not something you can do until you're at least a cadet and "in the system." I think physically you would be able to fly most, if not all heavies, but I can't say what the AF rule nazis opinions are on the matter.

Here's the thing, I think you're severely underestimating the challenge of military flying/time it demands. Many guys get masters, most guys get something that is far from "TPS standards." Some guys here and there get a decent business degree, etc...but I can't imagine getting a reputable engineering degree on the side while actively flying. I'd almost say it's impossible. Now, if you can somehow get sent to AFIT after your first ops assignment, that's a different story. If this is something you really want to do, then try for AFIT, but I don't really see a way you can get a good engineering degree and be a pilot. You'll be working 12 hrs a day, 5 days a week plus coming in some amount of time on the weekends. It's more than a full time job. You don't have time to fit in a very challenging degree program...hell, even taking one class at a time might send you over the edge. But, you know yourself better than anyone else does.

Bolting it to the counter top is easy. You just can't trust everyone nowadays (unfortunately mostly due to the cleaning crews).

An even easier way to fix this problem is to lock the damn cash container. Get a normal metal locking money container (from staples, etc) and throw a lock on there that only the snacko has. Now people can put money in, but it's not coming out without the snacko. Problem solved. Also, the hack sheet on the fridge or whatever is a great idea and makes it convenient for everyone.

Every Friday we cook burgers/dogs and sell those along with chips and some other side (beans, potato salad, etc) for $5. Figure out how many people you expect to have, buy the proper amount of food/supplies the night before and post some signs around the squadron a few days prior so people don't bring their own lunch on Fri. $5 isn't that much for a stomach-stuffing meal (sts), people will spend it since it's a good lunch (not some of that flight kitchen BS) and it supports the Snacko. You will profit from this, and you'll really profit if you reach out to other squadrons/agencies on base. Also, make sure people are paying their snacko bills. If it's getting out of hand, start punishing (assessing 10% on your bill if it's not paid by Wed, etc), have the boss start coming down on dudes at pilot meetings (sts), etc.

I never said it was. I would also hate wearing it in above mentioned situations. I was just saying I wouldn't see as big of a problem if dudes wanted to wear it in 130s, 17s, etc.

I was expecting a lot more, that thing is just normal ACUs with a few very minor differences. Fuck that, I have no desire to fly in that thing. I guess I could see those of you in a larger cockpit doing it (sts), but no way I want to sit in a small cockpit for hours in that thing.

I really like Padron and Padilla as well. They have some decent variety in very good quality. Rouge + Colorado = I hate you...a lot.

Maybe one time a group of pilots should, then all the shoes can cry about all the bruises and cuts they didn't even know you could get playing crud. Fuck their rules, play it how it's meant to be played. Now you may find yourself asking, how could I stand being around all these asswhipes? The answer: Jack Daniels and the knowledge that you'll be fucking up some shoes, all in the name of "CGO Camaraderie."