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Judy Judy Judy, You won't be in "the real world" for a bit, but welcome anyways. And btw, you're an "Aerospace Controller". Saw the 42 sign, you coming to Cold Lake? Cheers-Garry

Horse hockey. I still say it's an albatross. :)

Not sure that I'm really worried about slip on colours anymore- seems there's so much more to worry about...... However, in the traditional scheme of things, I'd like to point out that the "bird" on the Airforce insignia isn't an "eagle" (as alluded to in the CanForGen) but an "Albatross". (a...

Franko- you're missing what they (OCC) do best- theme bikes. They'll never do what other custom shops are doing- but they do a great job on the theme bikes (check out the "Cat" bike). They have the ability to incorporate logos, concepts, etc like nothing I've ever seen. Their regular...

Britney, In spite of the sarcasm, you have a point. We could what if this to death (heck, y'all already have). I think, though, that we could eventually arrive at a situation where a soldier is not standing around, slack jawed, wating to die ...... Suffice it to say that there are a lot of...

Kal, I "think" the operative word in your post was "I believe". Have you tried the drill? We can talk until we're blue in the face- doesn't mean a thing. Go try something, then come back and tell the rest of us what you've learned- then we all learn. Not to be confrontational, but it took...

Tough decision. Go too easy, and renegades ignore the rules. Go too tough, and no one will fly the shows. FWIW- the airshows in North America are designed so that (generally speaking) any potentially dangerous or tricky manoeuvre will NOT allow the aircraft to impact the crowd.

Interesting thread- just found it, read the whole dang thing........ For the guys who were debating the pipers use: Militia Ex, summer 77, Nova Scotia. I was Armoured Recce, and we (among others- I was a brand new Tpr...LOL, we could have been anywhere, I wasn't sure)) had pinned down a...

Hoo-yah.

The HIND certainly was an effective weapon, but it sure as heck wasn't/isn't the all powerfull machine we make it out to be. Any and all flying Ops are dependant on achieving air superiority. If not across the front, then at least in a sector. IMHO, there is NO way that the Soviets could have...

The time on station was, iirc, pretty much standard at about 120 minutes (+ reserve). While the mini-tat was heavy, it wasn't enough (again, iirc) to cause us to off load fuel to stay within weight limits. While weight certainly was a concern, torque and engine turbine outlet temps were much...

The mini-tat was a defensive weapon only- the idea being that the observer would return fire while the pilot "ran away". In practice, it would never happen. The weapon was carried slung up under the body of the aircraft. Unlimbered, it hung about 6 feet below the aircraft, making nap of the...

Thanks Kev

Thanks Farmboy.

I cannot believe that this hasn't been discussed ad naseum, however no joy on the search function.... Need recommendations of manufacturers' of good, reliable magazines for the AR 15. As well, where's the best place to buy? Thanks- Garry

I thought (there's that word again) that the supply system had gotten rid of NSN's and gone to our own classification system

First off, I was one of those guys who wore coveralls. I was forced into it by my Tp WO- hated the idea, then once I used them loved it. His concept was that he could always get clean coveralls for his troops: getting combats cleaned was an iffy proposition. He was correct. Coveralls are also...

In the "old days" we'd also spend a day at the Canadian Airborne Centre learning how to land. FWIW- do NOT be the guy who, hanging in the harness, hollers out "Air Force" in a loud, manly manner. Not fun :)

Well said Slim- the T-72 is much like the AK series of rifles. Designed for peasants....lots and lots of peasants. :) One thing that wasn't addressed: how does the T-72 stack up against the Cougar?...or some of the new vehicles we're deploying....

Pte Joe, Look around a little: there was a video of the Mig 35 (?)  that made the rounds awhile back. Plenty of vectored thrust, manoeuverable like stink.  The title in the e-mail that had the video was "BFM anyone?" :) Kick butt aircraft, excellent video. That a/c could move....... Delta...