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In CFB Chatham the radar trade was responsible for maintaining the Hughes MG-13 fire control system of the CF-101 Voodoo.The system was an old complex relay laden analog computer tied to an equally old radar system, and equally complex test equipment. As usual with many trades we had techs that...

A Fighter Jet Flipped. Hangars Shredded. At Tyndall Air Force Base, a ‘Complete Loss.’ As Hurricane Michael tore across the Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, shredding buildings and homes in its path, the mostly empty Tyndall Air Force Base braced for a ferocious impact. A wind gauge surged to...

Yes I agree with most of what you are saying FB. And I agree that he will have senior people providing knowledgeable advice. It's just that I spent many years working, patching up and bring up to a serviceable status a fleet of 104s and Voodoos. These type of aircraft are complex machines and...

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has ordered the Air Force and Navy to get mission capable rates for four key tactical aircraft up above 80 percent by the end of next September, a daunting challenge given the current readiness rates of America’s fighter fleets. Specifically, that...

How did you come upon this ..  Loved it.  :D

As retired military with a pension it finally hit me that many civies have financial advisers, not just to add income to their retirement years but to create a retirement income.

That "useless piece of plastic" is worth $500.00 on the purchase of a new KIA Soul. I would expect similar discounts on other cars.

Thank you JM for your comments.I find that lately the problems you speak of have become more prominent and detract from the general experience and enjoyment of coming to the site. As a subscriber I look to the site for information on topic areas I have no background on and hopefully informed...

Senator John McCain will receive a full-fledged Washington send-off on Saturday as former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama lead an invitation-only service at Washington National Cathedral. • A motorcade carrying Mr. McCain’s coffin is scheduled to leave Capitol Hill around 8 a.m. and...

Army cadets, Army reserve, graduated high school. Just another unemployed Maritimer. Saw the light and joined the RCAF.  :nod:

Former President Barack Obama, who defeated McCain in the 2008 election, issued a statement Saturday night praising McCain for viewing public service as a "patriotic obligation:" After the death of 2008 presidential candidate and United States Senator John McCain Saturday, the man who defeated...

I occasionally switch over to Fox News to have my interpretation of the news be challenged. Always an education to see how an event comes out after going through the Fox filter.  ;)

"The New Richmond and Bathurst mills have an annual production capacity of 235,000 tons of linerboard and 243,000 of corrugating medium respectively. Both mills have been recently idled due to market conditions. Smurfit-Stone also plans to permanently shut a paper machine at Fernandina Beach...

Link to article: https://spectator.org/everyone-is-smart-except-trump/

Works fine with Google Chrome. Thanks !

    Aviation enthusiast:  :nod:

My wife's recommendation ..... MPA through Athabasca. And yes she is qualified to make a recommendation.  :D Edit: This was a recommendation in general for the MPA. Which it appears is not available at Athabasca. Je suis desole.

"Premier Doug Ford’s bombshell move to cut the size of Toronto city council nearly in half is a win for the suburbs, one sure to penalize people living in the downtown core, say political experts. “The media keeps calling this a reform. That’s a mistake,” said Roger Keil, a professor and former...

And now for something different. LM-100J Super Hercules Goes Inverted at Farnborough 2018 https://c130mro.com/2018/07/18/lm-100j-super-hercules-inverted/

And this thread is an example of why I see little value in engaging in such debates. :( Except for J Man of course.  :nod: