Jughead

Obviously correct and cannot be overstated... which, unfortunately (and equally obviously) is precisely why every terrorist & wanna-be terrorist have sought and will continue to seek to obtain and use them....

Welcome to last month....

Hey, Masshole: Just found this on another board. I suppose it's probably old news to the physics geek crowd, but here y'go: "We don’t allow faster-than-light neutrinos in here,” says the bartender. A neutrino walks into a bar. EDIT: format

So, on the order of .002%...? Yeah, I'm sure there's no calibration, tolerance, or flat-out errors that could account for that.... OK, I get it that, if this proves to be true, it's got huge implications for any number of heretofore unassailable "facts" that drive theoretical physics (and thus just about all physical sciences)--but, two thousandths of a percent faster? Not impressed. Let me know when I can pop over to Alpha Centauri for a local beer....

From the article: Never mind Einstein, that's enough to make my high school physics teacher roll over in his grave. I assume they meant "the particles arrived 60 ns earlier than they would have at the speed of light"--but without knowing the overall distance/time involved, the number is meaningless (beyond the fact of it being >c). As our resident physics geek, Masshole, I expect you to clarify this.... Any idea of "how much" faster we're talking...?

At OSH 2009, there were a pair of T-37s parked in the Warbirds area. I talked to the guys flying them, apparently the T-37 straddles the moratorium on military aircraft sales--I don't know the specifics, but apparently "some" T-37s are out there on the civilian market.... (At least the two I saw year before last!)

At the risk of getting Rainman's inner stalker going again , I gave some opinions on NBoKC in a several weeks ago. Bottom line, I've found them to be the best to work with, both in terms of rates and working through the process, particularly wrt their knowledge of military-specific issues. Feel free to PM me for more details or if you'd like a direct referral.

and Anyone else see a contradiction here...?

No, they *withhold* that shit at a high rate--probably 28%, not 20%. The actual taxes you end up paying on it will depend on your overall tax situation at year's end. In other words, unless you need the money "right now," there's no sense in worrying about it--it will come out in the wash when you file, and the excess withheld will reduce your taxes owed/increase your refund, as applicable....

Jesus, can't a guy enjoy Oshkosh w/o a bunch of internet frat boys hounding him over a chick??? Really? Disclosing a personal relationship in connection with a business recommendation is inviting cyber-stalking...? I stand by my initial response: you have way too much time on your hands. Hypocrisy much? Aren't you the guy who deleted his post of the Air Force Times cover w/ your mug & name included, saying something at the time to the effect of "inappropriate to provide PID on this forum"? Yeah, I s'pose.... Fortunately (for me!), the g/f thinks so, too.... And... we have a winner!

You have WAY too much time on your hands....

Big "2" on NBoKC. I was referred to my loan officer two houses & two re-fis ago, and I haven't looked back--I barely even shop around any more, her rates are *always* better than I see anywhere else, there's a flat-fee application (that goes toward the loan at closing), the rates they quote are no-points (points available if you want to buy down, of course) and *no origination* fee. Best of all, several of the loan officers (including mine) actively seek out the "niche" market of military borrowers--and, as a fringe benefit, they "speak military," understand LES's, why your taxable income and actual income may have nothing in common, etc. If anyone wants a direct referral, PM me. [in the interest of full disclosure, in addition to the best mortage deal, after my latest loan closed I started dating my loan officer. That said, I'd referred her to multiple people long before we met in person, and I stand by my purely-business opinions above. However, I can't wait to see how I do on my *next* loan.... ]

Two guys on my crew at the 'Deid this Spring knocked it out in ~3 weeks. The longest time was the wait to sign up for the next test (48 hours?), and then finding "off" time to do it. A guy on a different crew knocked it out in just over a week--went in and passed two of the tests cold. Failed one, spent 30 minutes studying, passed on the second try. I was so proud....

YEaaaahhh!! Man, I can't wait until that syllabus gets approved, I'm gonna love flying the RJ down low & raining hate on the-- um, what? sarcasm? you sure...? Damn....

I'm going--it'll be my second trip, I went two years ago. Socata's 100th Anniversary (I have a TB-20), first time any aircraft manufacturer has made that mark in continuous production, so there are supposed to be some good demos, passes to VIP areas (read: free food/booze), and a good showing of folks I know from the user group. I'm flying up Tue, staying through Sun. I may make a day-trip on Mon (I'll be in Chicago this w/e) if the friends I'm visiting are interested. Are you flying in?

I'm not familiar w/ rules re quads--can they be included in HHG weight? (I'd guess they're treated like motorcycles?) If so: did you modify the trailer to make it a specific quad-hauler? My trailer looks like any other cargo trailer from the outside (and is roughly the size you describe), but I modified it (wheel tracks & tie-down points) to haul the bikes. That makes it a "motorcycle trailer," and as such I can claim the weight. FYI, I went through an, ahem, education process w/ the gal at TMO when I was setting up my last DITY. She finally saw it my way (once I produced the actual JFTR verbiage), but stated that those rules are expected to further change and exclude *all* trailers. We'll see.... EDIT: clarity

Not quite--"purpose built" trailers (boat trailers, motorcycle trailers, snowmobile, etc.) to haul things that are themselves allowed to be included in HHG weight are exempt from the single-sxle requirement.

IBTL IBTM (merge)?

Putting together my "wish list" for various forums, demos, events, etc. for OSH. A couple of U-2 items caught my eye; this guy sounds like he's really BTDT.... Any of our resident U-2 guys know him? (I understand he fondly refers to Huggy as "Pops".... ) Major General (Ret) Patrick J. Halloran Anyone know if a Deuce will be at OSH this year? EDIT: fix link

I went to the wrong school, too. I suggest combining this thread w/ the USAFA powered flight thread--this would inarguably be a more pertinent life-skill for your average Zoomie....

Recently upgraded to IE9. One behavior this site has that I have not seen on other sites: when I click on an external link, I get the new tab w/ the linked page--but I also get the current (baseops) page switching over to the new link (i.e., I end up with *two* of the link I just clicked on as well as being inadvertently navigated away from baseops). It's in the "minor annoyance" category, since a simple work-around is to hold down the CTRL key when clicking (gets you the link on a new page w/o advancing the current one--i.e., the desired behavior), and using the back-arrow for when I forget to do that. Cheers!

Ah, yes, the CuSP. Of course, Cultural Nation-building Team would make for a better acronym....

I'm afraid your information is dated. In the latest Newspeak, the (former, as of last week) Wing/CC at the 'Deid was fond of stating (repeatedly, at all of his Right Starts and CC Calls) that the reason for wearing PT gear was so he could identify his combatants at all times....

Are you a pilot? There's still the "pilot-physician" exception to the Line of the Air Force requirements. I haven't seen one in several years, but back in the day, we had a flight doc who flew in the seat as a pilot with us....

My question: at any point *prior* to the incident, did the French measure the distance from centerline to the building...? Then, say, I don't know, something about, "Gee, that number seems smaller than my wingtip clearance requirements"...?