I think the controller was warning him not to overshoot the turn to final for 28C and drift into the extended centerline for 28R. He was VFR in amongst all that IFR traffic.

If they do to Triumph what they did to Mini, then I hope not.

Wrong model Vantage. This is more like it:

I see that weekly when service people in uniform don't board first, even though they can.

I'll see you that and raise you: Let's paint dem B-1s pink and give them all-female crews. Take that ISIS, bombed to smithereens by "gurls".

I think it's just an additional dollop of "Fuck You ISIS" on top of putzing around in circles overhead waiting for them to pop their pointy heads out.

What's insane about the B-1B is the plane's *density*. The thing is crammed with stuff behind every plate, door, and panel. Max takeoff is, what, almost 500,000 lbs? Like I said, dense.

Bullshit. Women CEOs volunteered, knew exactly what they were signing up for, and are well compensated for the career risk they're taking. Part of being a CEO/Leader is dealing with the periodic shitstorm. If you can't conduct your own due diligence and then accept responsibility for the situation as it exists,…

Next door neighbor had one in the late 60s. Would offer us kids waiting for the bus a ride to school on his way to work. Insane in every aspect. Hell, I even remember the smell of that Rosser leather that felt like it was a inch thick. The windows were like guillotines. And that 6.3 was so slow turning the damned…

Actually, Tyler's ole favorite, the S-3 would be an idea platform provided Lockheed would spiff up the airframe a bit. Those TF/CF34s are amazing engines with plenty of manufacturer support, and the airframe comes mission-ready with plenty of rack space, power, bleed air (okay, not "plenty", but adequate), ejection…

You're misinformed. The HU-25 was equipped with one of the wildest turbofans of all time: The Garrett/Honeywell ATF-3. Look at the back of the HU-25's engine. See a tailpipe? Nope.

Turboprop aircraft are required to have a pressure sensing switch and warning light or EICAS message indicating whenever the cabin pressure climbs above 12,500 feet. Step 1 in that case is DON YOUR OXYGEN MASK IN FULL DEMAND MODE. Then figure out what's the situation. Also, you don't wait for ATC to clear you…

It's not on airport property or have an "airside". It's simply a set of industrial buildings on Chermak Street which backs onto BUR. It's not a hangar.

Don't get it do you? One more time. Airport Improvement Fund, paid for by various federal aviation taxes. Funds the FAA and the majority of airports for improvements like runways, lights, terminals, and yes, hangars. You guys bitch about the Feds, but they're the only reason Santa Monica airport is still open…

You can if your hangar is at a non-federally funded airport. Once an airport authority dips into the Airport Improvement Fund, you're the FAA's bitch.

Amen. Who knew "Global Thermonuclear War" could be so cool looking.

Honeywell and Collins have had ring gyros for decades in commercial service. These devices are being replaced by much cheaper and less fussy fiber ring gyros and hemispherical resonator gyros all the way down to Cessna 172s. The MEMS devices are used as accelerometers, not rate gyros.

If the odo says 22K, it means 222K. The 107s had 5 digit odometers. I had an SEL 4.5 for 17 years. Great car, but the smog-era 4.5 V-8 drank gas. Figure 12 mpg around town.

A measley R44? Try an Agusta A109. Much, much cooler:

Did a little offline research and the X-47B uses a newly installed JPALS setup specifically designed for support autoland for UAVs on the carrier. Upgraded data link between the UAV and the carrier. CVN-71 (Roosevelt) and 77 (Bush) are the two ships so equipped, and they're the only two operating the X-47B. That…