Decisions about getting rid of units are made by people with clip boards and higher grade officers looking for pretty PowerPoint slides.

There's a few and more in the works. I think Bell's new 525 is... I think the Sikorsky X2 is supposed to be... the V22 is fly by wire and it really wants to be a helicopter.

Hnnnnnnnnnnng...

That thing looks sliiiick. Nice layout... great visibility... blades that are worth more than I ever will be...

*coughs*

I'll be right back. I seem to be having some sort of... trouser malfunction.

... probably kinda often. Lots of NATO/UN countries use the Hip and Hind. (Mostly the Hip). I have flown with a few of Afghanistan's Hip pilots come to think of it.

I'm not saying they are particularly quick learners... hahaha!

^ This.

I'm sorry...
"Alleged" douchebag.

There. We cool now?

Agreed.

Good.

I hope some kind of lesson comes from this. Like "Just because you are wealthy doesn't mean you should be a complete douchebag. Douchebag."

1. "So what did you have to do to get it back in the air?"
2. "... All the things."
1. "Oh, you had to nearly build it from scratch. Neat."

Agreed, 100%.

Now as far as terrible places to drive... that can get a definitive answer which you pretty much outlined:

Yep. This is what I was incoherently getting at in one of my last posts.

Oh wow, a super-original reply in a disdainful manner to a guy that has a "meh" opinion of drivers in the area that he presently lives.

If you are 5'10" or below... it will baby behind the driver's seat. (rear-facing considerations with two kids)

Hehehehe.

^That mentality explains a lot of my early relationships.

Right!? Right!

"That girl is a complete ______, but I can't get over how good looking that girl is!"

Nailed it.

I can imagine them running a country.

They run several of them. *sighs in defeat*

Please accept my apologies.

It wasn't even a good joke.

The most important question is: Can I get a used Rafale for the price of a fully loaded Camry?

1. On a serious note... man the whole North Africa - Middle East area is just such a complex set of problems. I wish I had some snarky solution to offer. You have Islamic extremism. Not far to the south, you have…