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Postcards from Deployment
Deployed correspondent Southern Air Pirate drops in with another post from the Truman CSG with notes from the post-Christmas period, dust-up in the Straits and observations of trying to work orders deployed. We well remember the latter, especially back in the day when one’s tools consisted primarily of waiting until pulling into Naples to go…
What Kind of Car Are You?
Some things just turn out, well, naturally … You Should Drive a Ford Shelby Mustang Cobra You have an extreme need for speed, even when you’re not in a hurry.And while your flying by, you don’t want to look like every other car on the road! What 2007 Car Should You Drive?
Light Posting for a Few
Hitting the Big Silver-Winged bird for a part of the country without ready access to the UNCLAS ‘net. Fear not – we’ve some articles queued up for the next few days, including a Flightdeck Friday, until we return a few days hence. …and no, sigh, not *that* kind of silver-winged bird, alas…
Light a Candle…or Curse the Darkness?
We opted for the candle – the new arrival on the (viewer’s) right (MacBook Pro): We know a few others who would approve – and for those who might still be considering the leap ? Come on in, the water’s great 😉 And for Bill Gates & Co? Hasta la Vista, baby.
See and Avoid
30 June 1956. Two airliners, a TWA Lockheed Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 are eastbound, in uncontrolled airspace in the vicinity of the Grand Canyon. Both were flying under visual flight rules ostensibly to avoid the thunderstorms building in the area. At 1056 local, the DC-7 struck the Connie from above and behind, severing…
Open Challenge to Zoomie Mike (for Project Valour-IT)
Update (3 Nov): Crickets…all I’m hearin’ are crickets…not up to the challenge? 😉– SJS OK, guess it’s throw down time. Something isn’t kosher when the Navy is trailing the bus men in blue, so here goes. Open challenge to Mike over at No Angst Zone — if Team USAF is ahead of Team Navy after…