The skid community sold the Y/Z as an "upgrade" rather than as new platform builds so on paper it looked more economical. In reality the only thing saved from the old N/W is the buno plate.

I suspect those parents don't let their kids eat at Top Dog either. Poor kids miss out.

I don't know the specifics of this incident. It is apparently an external of an Army Chinook in OEF. External loads that start to pendulum can cause the helo to crash so the crew chief can pickle the load if required. That's probably what happened there.

WTIs are really an amazing effort. The aircraft and Marines are globally sourced from every MAW. It's a nightmare temp transferring the aircraft, screening logbooks, ADBs, maintainers and Supply from all different sqdns mashed together and working 12 on 12 off so the pilots can get their Xs. but somehow they pull it…

Ezekiel 25:17

KC130s and CH53 can carry fuel and distribute to vehicles in FARPs. TBFDS

Don't forget that supply chain is 100 miles off the shore of the littoral at sea and you're moving a BLT somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Sustain that!

Pay up your insurance.

You have to sit in a lot of closes door sessions of the Marine Air Board and other 3 star meetings to make sense of it. There is always a combination of service related politics, competition for funding in the POM process, and manpower constraints. As General Krulak once said we can't afford the Marine Corps we have…

Biznatch

also the bad guy in Blue Thunder.

Somewhere a SgtMaj is having a conniption because they aren't wearing their blouses or even a t-shirt.

It's pretty obvious to old people but I'm quickly learning from the millennials at work that they have no idea what I'm referring to sometimes. ;)

That is eerily similar to this art flash game about being a UAV operator.

Yakety Sax choice probably due to Benny Hill influence.

My dad is a depression era baby. The first time he took me skiing in the early 80s he busted out his wooden skis he used in the 50s and brought them to Big Bear. He asked the pro shop for boot laces and they looked at him like he was crazy. Then they saw his skis...he did fine with them on the bunny slope and no…

I'd like to see more of his Man Lab or Top Toys!

The Asian population in La Guardia's time was actually quite small due to the Chinese Exclusion Act and was probably majority Chinese who are not fans of pachinko unlike the Japanese. I've no doubt there was gambling run by the Tongs in Chinatown but it was probably higher stakes and more profitable games like poker…

The Army will have a lot to deal with corrosion wise should they try to do it on a more than occasional basis. Plus not having blade fold etc is a challenge.

Right now they are forcing people to retire who get passed over twice. So o6's don't go to 30 they retire at 28 years service. They're trying to squeeze out all the top heavy senior guys.