waveshaper Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Wait until June and this Global Hawk record will be smashed once again. Rumor is that the LGBT community is going to put on a fabulous, record breaking, Global Hawk demonstration during the newly established DoD LGBT pride month (not thatthere is anything wrong with that). The selected location for this event is still TBD but currently San Francisco and KeyWest are the preferred choices. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toro Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 ^Fraud, waste, and abuse. You beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarheadBoom Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Brandt said the Federal Aviation Administration was more than happy to accommodate the record-breaking flight by not requiring the hand-off, and the agency went as far as putting female controllers on duty during the flight. I wonder how many controllers' sleep schedules were disrupted to "accommodate" this feel-good shit show. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokke Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 That video is why we are failing as a country. Country? I was wondering if that was really on our planet. I guess if that IS our country than it is safe to say I just observed my tax dollars at work. yippee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learjetter Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 ^Fraud, waste, and abuse. They "flew" a Global Hawk back and forth over North Dakota for 34.3 hours just to do it. I'm sure it was a riveting time in the MCE, watching a robot fly a pre-planned track to waste hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars. $23,800 per hour is what the AF is advertising these days... that's $816,340 of waste. Hope they had the required SAF/PA and HAF/A3O approval (AFI 11-202v3 para 5.22.1, and AFI 11-209 para 5.5) Just sayin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panchbarnes Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Same story, different link https://www.airforcetimes.com/article/20140404/NEWS/304040034/Female-Air-Force-crew-Grand-Forks-breaks-flight-records The effort dubbed “Flight of the Lady Hawk” was accomplished by a flight and support crew of 50 women with the 69th Reconnaissance Group who decided to do it in recognition of Women’s History Month. WHOA WHOA WHOA How offensive! Does the base SAPR know about this? The AF dodged a bullet when the 50+ ladies completed the mission unassaulted (is this even a legit word?). Edited April 5, 2014 by PanchBarnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestik Møøse Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 What's the Fraud, Waste, and Abuse link again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaceman Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Between one end of the state and another are four zones, and moving from one to the other normally would require pilots to switch from one set of air-traffic controllers to another, according to Brandt. Having the Global Hawk turn constantly within one zone would consume too much fuel, but flying it straight would require a lot of handoffs. But Brandt said the Federal Aviation Administration was more than happy to accommodate the record-breaking flight by not requiring the hand-off Oh wow sounds challenging! What an accomplishment. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineapigfury Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Interesting fact.... All female aircrews will eventually have their periods sync up. The women will sync to the menstrual cycle of the highest ranking female in the group. This isn't sexism...it is science. This is why you don't want to be that one male airman in the SARM shop. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GKinnear Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Yawn.... (Article found at https://tinyurl.com/l772duc, shortened from military.com) All-Female Crew Breaks Longest Flight RecordShare on facebookLast weekend, a Global Hawk from Grand Forks Air Force Base flew back and forth over North Dakota for 34.3 hours without stopping.The base said this week that that was the longest flight by a military aircraft without aerial refueling and it was the longest flight by an all-female crew.Lt. Col. Amanda Brandt, commander of the 348th Reconnaissance Squadron stationed at the base, said she was inspired by Women's History Month and the growing number of women joining her unit."When I came into the Air Force 17 years ago, there were only two pilots in my wing," she said, so it would've been impossible to have an all-female flight.In fact, it took a crew of more than 50 women, including six pilots, to pull off what's been dubbed the "Flight of the Lady Hawk." The old record for an all-female crew was 18 hours, but members had to be pulled from different squadrons because there weren't enough women in one single squadron, according to Brandt. The old record for a crew of any gender was 33.1 hours, which was also made in a Global Hawk, a large unmanned reconnaissance aircraft. Brandt said the advertised endurance of a Global Hawk is about 28 hours, but her crew landed Saturday with "plenty of gas left in the tank." They wanted to encourage other all-female crews to attempt to break their record, she said.North Dakota skiesWhile crews at the Grand Forks base fly missions around the globe, Brandt said the record-breaking mission was done in North Dakota to avoid any potential problems during an actual mission in support of troops on the ground.Flying in commercial air space poses a small challenge of its own, though.Between one end of the state and another are four zones, and moving from one to the other normally would require pilots to switch from one set of air-traffic controllers to another, according to Brandt. Having the Global Hawk turn constantly within one zone would consume too much fuel, but flying it straight would require a lot of handoffs.But Brandt said the Federal Aviation Administration was more than happy to accommodate the record-breaking flight by not requiring the hand-off, and the agency went as far as putting female controllers on duty during the flight.Though the Global Hawk normally flies high above the altitude that commercial jets usually fly at, Brandt said it was still important for the FAA to keep an eye on the aircraft to ensure there is no possible conflict with the jets.It took a crew of more than 50 to make the Flight of the Lady Hawk possible because that's normally how a Global Hawk operates.According to Brandt, a single pilot could push a button to make it take off and another to make it land, but its capabilities are so great that more crew members are needed to take advantage. For example, it flies for so long that multiple shifts are needed, in this case six eight-hour shifts. It also has various sensors that require specially trained operators.Women aviatorsBrandt said she's heartened to see more women entering the aviation field. The field of unmanned aircraft in particular is family-friendly because it allows women, as well as men, to conduct missions around the globe and still go home to read their children to sleep at night.She said the point of the Flight of the Lady Hawk wasn't really to break records but to celebrate women in aviation. "I'm happy to say it's not earth-shattering news. It's becoming the norm," she said, referring to how common it is now to see women in aviation.She looks forward to the day her 4-year-old daughter, named Amelia after Amelia Earhart, and other girls can be the first person to do something and not just the first woman. If you have time for this level of queep, you have 0 impact on the war. Which coincidentally is the amount of s I give about sex-based PA stunts. Now if it had been operational, and it happened to with out that way, and they gave their supported unit 6hrs extra...then hell yes, that's worthy of praise. But not this shit. Exit question: did you at least get any MQT, IPUG, MSN Evals done? Posted from the NEW Baseops.net App! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TarHeelPilot Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 What's the Fraud, Waste, and Abuse link again? https://www.af.mil/Portals/1/documents/ig/The_Air_Force_Inspector_General_Hotline_Locator_and_Directory_Revised_Aug_2013.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hispeed7721 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 If you have time for this level of queep, you have 0 impact on the war. Which coincidentally is the amount of ######s I give about sex-based PA stunts. Now if it had been operational, and it happened to with out that way, and they gave their supported unit 6hrs extra...then hell yes, that's worthy of praise. But not this shit. 2. I could not have said it better myself. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matmacwc Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 It was a PA stunt to excuse the retiring of the U-2. Fly longer than a manned aircraft, beat that. I by no means think it's better than the U-2, but you can see they are setting up this argument, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HU&W Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Hey, if you have planes that don't need to refuel, we don't need a new tanker. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
addict Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 (edited) How many times is "unmanned/manned" going to be said? Edited April 6, 2014 by addict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawnman Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Oh wow sounds challenging! What an accomplishment. Because talking on the radio is a real challenge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopyeast Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Because talking on the radio is a real challenge? Judging by some of the radio calls in the AOR, I would say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurelySerious Posted April 6, 2014 Share Posted April 6, 2014 Judging by some of the radio calls in the AOR, I would say yes. ALSA brevity was replaced by CB etiquette in AFG. I think it's in the spins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Spike Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) So I was flipping through skinemax the other night and came across one of their standard late night blue-balling porn shows... Laughed my ass off when I heard this song. It's definitely WTF. **NSFW** Although they don't actually show anything in this video **NSFW** Catchy tune. Edited April 7, 2014 by Buddy Spike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F16Deuce Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Hey you moved didn't film the good part! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waveshaper Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Oh wow sounds challenging! What an accomplishment.I have always been way more impressed by military female members when they set records solo and on their own time/dime. The most impressive (to me) female military solo record I have seen in recent years was set by Lisa Novak (Rocket ma'am).Her accomplishments may be hard to top but are challenge worthy for other aspiring female military members. Her recordsetting effort included;1. A 900 mile solo drive (without rest or hygiene breaks) using her own funds/time while wearing space diapers.2. A cat fight instigated by a jilted lover and scorned woman.3. Attempted kidnapping, burglary, assault, and battery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panchbarnes Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) Catchy tune. Edited April 7, 2014 by PanchBarnes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M2 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Take an Easter bunny marshmallow (a.k.a. a peep) and smush it down with your hand. Voila, you have a marshmallow in the shape of North Korean dictator, Kim Jong-un! For reference, here is the North Korean leader... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeA10 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 (edited) If that marshmallow Easter bunny replica of the Jonger was a little smaller it would be life size. Edited April 8, 2014 by TreeA10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guineapigfury Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 But is it constantly eating cake? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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