Seems to me that the best option would be to hand the A-10 over to the Army....but oh no, can't have the Army flying jets. The AF brass would rather provide p...poor close air support (as James Driscol notes) capability using F-22's, F35's, F-15's that are simply not capable of doing what the A-10 does. Give the airplanes to people who know, can and will provide real close air support. Army supporting Army...works for me.

(Written on 2021/07/02)(Permalink)

Actually one man did come to her assistance.

(Written on 2021/05/29)(Permalink)

Ex USAF jock? Give me a break. Most of the esteemed "fighter pilots" always had the ejection seat as back up. This from an old combat experienced Army aviator. No guns, no parachute, no ejection seat = real guts.

(Written on 2021/05/14)(Permalink)

.... not to mention going deaf. God that was a noisy airplane!

(Written on 2021/05/14)(Permalink)

First of all I wouldn't pay a single penny to subscribe to the NY Times. Secondly, it actually is exactly is like riding a bike. A quick refresher in the sim and any professional pilot would be good to go. Another BS article by someone who knows nothing about real aviation.

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As soon as I say the slam against "Trump Supporters" I quit reading. What a bunch of bullshit. From what I've read the VAST MAJORITY are not "Trump Supporters". The idiot leftist's just can't "get over it" and would rather support the idiots that are "in charge" now.

(Written on 2021/05/14)(Permalink)

Sign of the times David. Civility is dead thanks to social media.

(Written on 2021/04/16)(Permalink)

The "most recent total loss of the Boeing 737 in Asia" has absolutely nothing to do with this topic. If you've read the most recent reports it is obvious that this is a maintenance / flight crew issue. Maintenance didn't fix the autothrottle problem and the flight crew couldn't/didn't handle a very simple problem which kind of negates maintenance not fixing the problem. The thrust lever moved towards idle and the engine wound down. Apparently neither pilot was paying attention. To associate this accident with the MAX problems is disingenuous. I'm now retired with over 25,000 hours and flew both the 737, all models from the 100 to the 700, as well as the 767 and the A320. I'd gladly go out and fly and unmodified 737 MAX this afternoon over an A320.I also happen to agree that a fuel tank molded into the side of the fuselage doesn't sound like a great idea. Its a relatively fragile area on any airplane. It will be interesting to see what EASA has to say.

(Written on 2021/03/05)(Permalink)

I think clowns and monkeys better describes the U.S. Senate!

(Written on 2021/03/05)(Permalink)

Sheer LUCK? I don't think so.

(Written on 2021/03/05)(Permalink)