He’s kind-of like the deadpool of countries.

Living close to Hill AFB means that I get to see a lot of pretty crazy stuff fly over. Having spent most of my life here, it’s rare that I even notice when jets are flying 100's of feet overhead. That said, the first time an osprey flew by, it definitely caught my attention. It sounds like nothing else & it was…

All of us must be off our game. I can’t believe how far down I had to scroll to find a Red October reference. Marko Ramius would not be pleased.

Except that the only ordinance that the sled ever carried was the pilots/RSO’s side arm. Did they even bother carrying? I kind-of doubt it.

I’m afraid you’re a little short on your cost per plane. It was closer to 2B/plane.

Peregrine falcon - about 3 lbs at most, usually a lot less.

This comment gave me cancer.

Careful... Russia has only been around since 1991.

How about the 1.6 million Russians that died in Russian gulags? If that’s what Russia is willing to do to it’s self, I can’t imagine what it’s willing to do to foreign groups that get it it’s way.

Hopefully it will be really helpful in finding sunk Russian subs parked on the ocean floor.

Insert obligatory Red October reference here:

Time to feed the trolls. I totally get why a comrade would be backing Assad. Look at Russia’s own history: They’re a very young country - Most of us were alive when this country finally got around to elections instead of appointing a new dictator. They are the product of a failed system of leadership that finally got…

I count myself insanely lucky that I grew up in the mountains riding in the back of my uncle’s ‘66 bronco. It’s still in his shop & the 351W is still going strong. I have a hunch he’ll ask to be buried in it when he dies.

Actually... the Osprey AKA Sea Hawk has the market cornered on fish catching. It’s feet are better equipped to catch and hold on to fish & it’s also able to plug it’s nose while it dives. There’s also the ‘Sanford’s Sea Eagle’ - bigger than a bald eagle & much more efficient at hunting. Don’t get me wrong, I love…

Did you seriously just use the wrong image for this? Brace yourself for the poop storm that’s headed your direction.

I’ve been studying for the falconry test for the past few months & in my studies I’ve discovered something that could destroy our country: Bald eagles are kind-of stupid. I mean they’re eagles, so they’re cool, but they’re much more content snacking on road-kill than plucking another bird out of the sky. They’re right…

Dreams of A space odyssey? I might have been high - or not high enough when I watched that movie. From what I remember, I think the dream was to wear monkey suits & smash stuff with bones... Or something like that.

*Cough* Cuban Missile Crisis *Cough*