I understand the importance of the Navy, but it’s not like the Army has been sitting on its ass, either. One of the wars we fought was in a land-locked country. The Navy can control the sea, it can even control the air, but if you want to actually fight groups like Al Qaeda and ISIS, you’re going to have to send in…

You’re not the only one.

I’m not exactly a Russian nationalist, squawking about “proofs” every time Vlad the Implyer’s hand gets caught in some other country’s cookie jar, but a lot of these same arguments could be leveled at the US military. Even the buildup during the Iraq war didn’t take us any where near back to Cold War levels. Granted…

That’s been the case in the Army. Enlisted personnel have always been UAV operators there.

What’s the scariest sight in the world? A 2LT with a map.

The only stats I have are come from the company trying to push this product on the market. That’s not exactly a reliable source so I guess I’ll have to fall back on my degree in computer science and my 602.4 hours as a UAV instructor for the US Army.

I find it funny that a company that created a serious safety problem with their technology wants to solve the problem with more technology.

Well, they’re doing a pretty damned good job if these regulations are any indication. They seem to have borrowed from US military regulations on UAV operations and FARs concerning commercial passenger flights on aircraft with advanced autopilots. The “We don’t have the expertise to make these regulations” remark was…

Sorry about that. I’ve read dead serious posts on this subject that followed logic very similar to that.

Whatever it is you are smoking, I want some of it. If you’re trying to beat a comptetitor to market, then you’re more likely to cut corners.

Technology evangelicals often forget that, unlike a mobile device, an autonomous vehicle could kill someone if it isn’t properly tested (and could kill someone even if it is). In aviation we have a saying: FARs are written in blood. The same holds mostly true for automotive safety regulations. They can whine, bitch,…

I’ve always wanted to ask him this question:

It’s also a surefire way to get your ass beat after a race.

I’m a big fan of the Machete Order. How do you solve all the problems with Episode 1? Get rid of it.

It’s annoying no matter who does it, but there are plenty that don’t. Indycar has its problems but regardless of whether it was sponsored by DirectTV, IZOD, or Verizon, it was always the (insert sponsor name here) Indycar Series. Not having a title for a racing series that’s independant from the title sponsor dilutes…

Ok, fuck this shit. I’m just going to call it the IMSA Sports Car Championship from now own. I’m tired of this NASCAR The-Name-Of-Our-Title-Sponsor-Is-The-Name-Of-The-Series Sprint Cup bullshit.

And they’re making another S2000, too.

There are only two growth markets in general aviation: very light jets and light sport aircraft. There’s no reasy why they had to, but then again there’s no reasy why anyone has to. Someone at Honda had a bright idea about how to make a jet more aerodynamic and the higher ups saw that VLJs were still a relatively…

At least now there’s nothing standing in the way of Fitz and Simmons getting together, right?... Right?