Damn you Maverik!

johnsoninca: Top Gun is Navy. F-16s are Air Force.

Strangely enough, the one thing the Navy does use F-16's for is Topgun.

This business will get out of control

and we'll be lucky to not get splinters.

NewportBarGuy: HagarTheHorrible: Strangely enough, the one thing the Navy does use F-16's for is Topgun.

That is a badass paint scheme.

It's meant to mimic the camo schemes that were often used by Soviet bloc nations during the cold war. The light/agile nature of the F-16 also mimics a lot of the Russian-built airplanes that US pilots might face, which is why they're used in the aggressor role.

Goimir: In before truthers.

FTA:

The agency responds quickly - and with force - because failing to do so could create an opportunity for those with "ill intent" seeking vulnerabilities in the system, said Army Maj. Mike Humphreys, a NORAD spokesman.


I laughed at this statement. I guess 9/11/01 was a vacation day.

Dennis Moore - I see your pic and raise you a video (pops like a balloon).

Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

When it comes to badass Navy planes, give me one of these:



Air Force:

They were probably just flying loads of rubber dogshiat out of Hong Kong.

hbalien: Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

My assumption would be yes. IIRC, when Gore was visiting Columbus they actually shut down the highways he was driving on (this was back when he was Veep, not a shill yelling about global warming).

SithLord: When it comes to badass Navy planes, give me one of these:

The F-18 is one sexy effin plane. If the F-14 is the loyal, faithful wife then the Hornet is the hot neighbor that you secretly hook up with when the wife is out of town. :)

hbalien: Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

buckler: They were probably just flying loads of rubber dogshiat out of Hong Kong.

Similar, but for the rubber composition.

hbalien: Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

Link (new window)
The FAA may also issue Temporary Flight Restrictions, or TFRs, which are similar to Prohibited Areas but which are typically effective for a few days or weeks, versus the essentially permanent nature of a Prohibited Area. For example, a TFR is typically issued to prohibit flights near the President's destination when he travels outside Washington.

aspAddict: SithLord: When it comes to badass Navy planes, give me one of these:

The F-18 is one sexy effin plane. If the F-14 is the loyal, faithful wife then the Hornet is the hot neighbor that you secretly hook up with when the wife is out of town. :)


So, is this constitute as trib'ing?


And this must be equivalent to a night in Vegas:

hbalien: So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

Yup, outside of DC of course. The local traffic helos weren't allowed to fly Friday morning for traffic updates.

Speed too slow for intercept, suggest we get out and walk.

Remember Mathias Rust? One hundred and fifty of the top Soviet military brass lost their jobs.

The glider is too close, Goose. I'm switching to guns.

Man, where's FLYNAVY when you need him?

Take-Home Final Exam Essay (50 points)

Enumerate, analyze, and discuss at least five (5) significant symptoms of a once powerful and confident nation that's becoming afraid of its own shadow.

/discuss among yourselves
//please

hbalien: Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

They basically shut down everything within a mile of where he is. They shut down 30 miles of airspace.

The slightly chunky woman down the street who does all the kinky things the other girls wont.

Hard to argue with a beast like this:

Here's the 2010 U.S. air show schedule (new window).

Three of them are within 200 miles of me, nice.

red5ish: ArkAngel: These are the best planes

The A-10 is a farkin' can opener. I love that thing.

After watching videos of actual air strikes against real targets by the A-10, I would have to say that is the most fearsome goddamn things I have witnessed. I cannot even imagine being at the receiving end of a strafing run. I actually felt sorry for a second for some of the targets.

rico567:

Your mother.

Thunderpipes: red5ish: ArkAngel: These are the best planes

The A-10 is a farkin' can opener. I love that thing.

After watching videos of actual air strikes against real targets by the A-10, I would have to say that is the most fearsome goddamn things I have witnessed. I cannot even imagine being at the receiving end of a strafing run. I actually felt sorry for a second for some of the targets.

My brother was in Gulf War I. He mentioned the scene at the "Highway of Death", as the Iraqi army commandeered any vehicle they could find to get out of Baghdad. As the road out was a long, straight highway, the A-10's just lined up along the road and strafed the hell out of all the vehicles. He described it as an almost pitiful slaughter.

hbalien: So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

Very much so. Invariably that asshole Shrub would stump for some dillweed at a $10,000/plate fundraiser east of Seattle on a Friday afternoon - completely farking the commute as most hwys were shut down for 45 minutes each way. Said dillweed's campaign would garner maybe half a mil - while estimates of the cost to the taxpayer were around 3 million, not including local traffic and other aggravation.

I think it was W's way of giving liberal Seattle the finger.

Sorry...meant "Kuwait City" up there.

Airfoilsguy: hbalien: Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

They basically shut down everything within a mile of where he is. They shut down 30 miles of airspace.

Over a year ago, I was at Sky Harbor International Airport to catch a flight to Vegas, when Obama was arriving in Phoenix. All aircraft were grounded and delayed for at least an hour to allow his highness to land unmolested. As a result, got to Vegas way later than expected and nearly ruined my plans for the evening.

Clete Orris: Airfoilsguy: hbalien: Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

They basically shut down everything within a mile of where he is. They shut down 30 miles of airspace.

Over a year ago, I was at Sky Harbor International Airport to catch a flight to Vegas, when Obama was arriving in Phoenix. All aircraft were grounded and delayed for at least an hour to allow his highness to land unmolested. As a result, got to Vegas way later than expected and nearly ruined my plans for the evening.

Don't forget the unannounced Air Force One photo op right above NYC. Pretty safe to say all Presidents do this crap. Perks of the job.

"Permission to buzz the tower..."

"That's a negative GhostRider, the pattern is full..."

For those of you who enjoy the naval planes, especially the Tomcat, this book is worth checking out:



/hot

Funny, I don't remember that scene from Top Gun.

What an air intercept may look like Link (new window)

This one is pretty shaky but gets badass around the 1:00 mark Link (new window)

Clete Orris: Airfoilsguy: hbalien: Two pilots who violated a no-fly zone related to President Obama's two-day visit to Las Vegas

So there's a no-fly zone everywhere a president goes?

They basically shut down everything within a mile of where he is. They shut down 30 miles of airspace.

Over a year ago, I was at Sky Harbor International Airport to catch a flight to Vegas, when Obama was arriving in Phoenix. All aircraft were grounded and delayed for at least an hour to allow his highness to land unmolested. As a result, got to Vegas way later than expected and nearly ruined my plans for the evening.

And of course, "His Highness" is the first and only President (or other VIP) to ever have such security.

/Would you prefer they stick to what they had in say 1963?

TommyDeuce:

/Would you prefer they stick to what they had in say 1963?

I would. Nobody takes risks anymore.