fire4effect

Just my take

As my grandfather once said that is the $64000 dollar question. With the rage in Israel 0 F**** are given on what the rest of the world thinks including the US at this point. I'm afraid that if/when even a shred of evidence ties this back to Tehran it will be game on. I think Israel has already captured one reasonably high-ranking Hamas commander and I'm sure the conversation isn't very pretty.

Unfortunately, evil still exists. Painful as it is it's now harder to hide.

I hate to say it and if I was the one being held as a hostage I would rather go under Israeli ordnance and take as many of those animals with me as possible. Of course, like many on this forum I came to grips with the risks and realities when I first set foot in those sandy garden spots of Southwest Asia. We just can't let these SOBs use the hostages as shields or this will drag on for years with no resolution. We can't even be sure who's truly alive or dead in the group at this point. Save them if you can but Thor's Hammer has to come down on Hamas now.

U.S. Army STAND-TO! | Army Directed Energy Strategy Brave new world. I could see the 300kw size be where it could start really being effective against manned aircraft.

I know I would still be pretty shook up. Not to mention coming to grips/explaining the loss of a multimillion dollar aircraft especially if I was worried about it landing on a school somewhere. I'm sure adrenaline level was still off the scale.

Just a guess but it looks like it made it about 30 miles NE of the Lakes Moultrie and Marion near Indiantown SC

They'll find it in a remote desert parked next to Flight 19

My money is on this guy. 10 percent finder's fee and I'll go look for it myself.

Problem is more than a few tails end up there (and other salty environments) for extended periods under questionable write-ups (shocking I know) and the salt air is eating airframes and engines to the bone. I've seen it.

I get the frustration, but the Army vs Air Force perspective can get skewed when you have a lot more E-4s who can get tagged for a DUI or abusing a GTC etc. but I digress. As I've mentioned elsewhere, I've never had a problem with a jet getting a DUI. (i.e. a career managing equipment vs people)

This is my idea of my first close encounter. Best part starts about 3:00

To be fair Robert De Niro and Al Pacino are making more kids to keep paying to keep Social Security solvent for a little while longer. And having more fun while at it. When does male fertility decline? Men having children late (yahoo.com)

As long as they don't decide the same thing with our crewed assets like say a P-8. Talk about something with tech they would certainly like to look at. I really hope Putin isn't that crazy.

Holding the right person accountable will require enough votes in November 2024. That said in all fairness I blame his predecessor for setting the wheels in motion. The real tragedy is the espousal of women's rights by certain political entities here when so many women were left hanging quite possibly literally by their leadership.

I have a mix of relatives across the spectrum (age and ideology) in Florida with warm weather and no state income tax as the biggest motivator. I honestly can't argue their point.

What's really funny is that when the current administration pushes hard for green energy and limits exploration it means people with currently producing wells get more. Generally speaking.

And they better not miss. When the Stauffenberg plot missed Hitler he could have arguably been diagnosed with a whole range of psychological issues with over the top paranoia at the top of the list. Imagining that mindset with nukes is scary to say the least.

Flights out of Russia sell out after Putin orders partial call-up | Reuters Getting while the getting is good

Taliban jabs Pakistan over US drones: ‘don’t use your airspace against us’ (msn.com) I have my guesses, but I'll keep them to myself. The best part is this has the Taliban guessing too. I nominate "The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice" as my next target. Just aim for the no girls allowed sign on the front door.

Finnish PM Sanna Marin under fire after party video surfaces | Fox News That's a politician I could certainly get behind.

That's kind of how I viewed Trump. No one really knew what to expect.

Top Pakistan Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan roadside attack (msn.com) Maybe "something" fell off a Reaper landing at the side of the road. "Now that would be shear artistry"

If you want a good read on the risk and how to mitigate it talk to any AG Flying company out there. Out in East Arkansas a company many years ago used to give a "check ride" that consisted of watching someone do high speed ground runs up and down the strip (to see how they handled the aircraft on the runway) with some take offs and landings thrown in. Most of the AG strips were asphalt parallel to grass. Take off heavily loaded from the asphalt and land on the grass. Grass was more forgiving on landings and WAY better mitigating tire wear given the number of take offs and landing inherent in that business.

Here's my shocked face. 😲