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Old 08-26-2012, 08:10 AM
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Out of 88 FO's in ATL today, get those Green slips in!
Ha! They'd like to use me, but I have 12 days off beginning tomorrow. I've already maxed out for the month.
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Old 08-26-2012, 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by buzzpat
Actually, the "advanced technology bomber" project that was started under Carter and scrubbed then became the "advanced technology bomber" under Reagan that evolved into the B-2. Those jobs that Carter wanted to do away with were transitioned to jobs that developed the B-2, F-117 and C-17. It was initially a Northrop/Grumman venture that later involved Boeing and did utilize the Skunkworks. The F-117 was also born from the same research and development. Boeing, as you know, acquired MD and development for their existing projects, including today's C-17.
Still, I have to agree with BB, hindsight being 20/20 I have to believe some major DoD dollars could have been saved had the B-1 gone the way of the planned B-70 with experimentation information from it being used for development purposes instead. But some might counter it helped keep the pressure on the USSR to keep its Tu-160 program going. At least the B-1 can say it had more fight in it than the B-58.
Well, the B-1's been used nonstop since Kosovo in 1999. Especially in Iraq & Afghanistan, they've saved thousands of American lives and killed thousands of the enemy.
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Old 08-26-2012, 08:45 AM
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APC question....Traveling to training (company business). Can we change our reserved seat on the flight to a Economy Comfort seat if it is available or do we have to stick with the standard Economy seat. The computer will let me do it, but I want to make sure it is OK for us to do so. Thanks in advance.
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Old 08-26-2012, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by ExAF
APC question....Traveling to training (company business). Can we change our reserved seat on the flight to a Economy Comfort seat if it is available or do we have to stick with the standard Economy seat. The computer will let me do it, but I want to make sure it is OK for us to do so. Thanks in advance.
I changed my seat to economy comfort a month ago when I went to training, and no one complained. It's in the coach cabin still.

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Old 08-26-2012, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Philly
I changed my seat to economy comfort a month ago when I went to training, and no one complained. It's in the coach cabin still.

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Economy Comfort....




(With proper credit to FTB)
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Old 08-26-2012, 09:26 AM
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Originally Posted by ExAF
Can we change our reserved seat on the flight to a Economy Comfort seat if it is available
Yes. The EC and exit row seats become available 24 hours prior to departure (coincidental with the time you can check in for your flight from home.)
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Old 08-26-2012, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid
All of this military talk reminds me of all that I missed out on while flying the



Beech 1900C for Delta Express.

We didn't even have an autopilot in those things.

But you know, it was during those times flying in and out of our in Cleveland, looking out over the mountains, that I had my most religious experiences. I'd harken back to those first verses in the beginning of the Bible, Exodus chapter 12, and recite them: "And John the Baptist said, once upon a time..."

LOL... I've literally been chuckling for the last 10 pages or so, watching FTB and others dangle their bait, then load up even bigger bait and cast it out there, jiggling it and bobbing it up and down, waiting for that huge Dingus-fish to bite. This one has got to be some sort of art, I think every word in it is loaded. I can just picture the sun setting to the east of those beautiful mountains as I come in for a landing...

I'm giving 5:1 odds that the next doofer-fish hooked will once AGAIN be Timbo or CrewDawg... as every angler knows, any fish that will bite an empty hook once will grab it again.
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Old 08-26-2012, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Elvis90
I do wish we had more than 20 B-2s because it is such a capable weapon system.
You can have more, but what are you willing to give up for them?
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Old 08-26-2012, 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Boomer
You can have more, but what are you willing to give up for them?
We can start with the USMC. Although that would mean the Navy would have to go back to banging socks!
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Old 08-26-2012, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by forgot to bid

Looks like Ship 4 got rudder-clipped by Air France in JFK.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.
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