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Combat Learjet
@Combat_learjet
🇺🇸Retired Military Pilot, Major Airline Captain, Aviation Consultant. A blend of aviation awesomeness, humor & my opinion. Bremont Watch Ambassador
United States Katılım Mart 2016
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All absolutely correct. Besides the pay, the amount of additional duties piled on pilots is absolutely ridiculous. The airlines figured it out, pay pilots to be pilots, the military can’t seem to figure that out! Spending millions to train a military pilot and then pulling them out of the cockpit just as they are becoming experts in their aircraft is insane.
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The Air Force has had a pilot shortage for at least 20 years now. They have a lot of challenges to producing & retaining enough pilots to meet their needs; high ops tempo, extended time away from family, pay that is significantly less than the airlines, side duties involving paperwork & email, etc..
They’ve tried to address it in various ways. Large retention bonuses are the primary means, but they’ve shortened training pipelines (for heavies anyway) & even introduced schemes to have civilian instructors rather than taking pilots off the line to go back as instructors.
At some point, it’s running into issues with training aircraft availability & airspace limitations…even if you magically had the jets & instructors to fly them, the airspace is full. Former pilot training bases in Phoenix & Lubbock were closed. You could get the airspace in Lubbock back, but not Phoenix.
The secret to pilot retention in the Air Force seems to be a terrible economy & struggling airlines. Otherwise, you have far too many leave the first chance they get (after about 11-12 years of service, there is a 10 year commitment that starts when you get your wings).
Air Power@RealAirPower1
Everyone loves talking about shiny new fighters and bombers. But the USAF has a much bigger problem: it simply doesn't have enough people to fly them. According to recent reports, despite offering hefty retention bonuses, the service is short by roughly 1,000 fighter pilots! Yes, 1,000! The shortage comes as the Air Force pushes ahead with its biggest modernization drive in decades, bringing the B-21 online, expanding F-35 operations, and preparing for the F-47. 1/2
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This is so cool. Explain this one Flat Earthers.
Black Hole@konstructivizm
Earth's rotation captured by a stabilized camera.
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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE roller coasters! This one is next level. Definitely on my bucket list!
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@preston_holland Thanks for the link. Interesting read.
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The Netjets preliminary report on the accident in Laredo is not great.
I’m not an expert in aircraft maintenance but I know enough that when I read the preliminary, it’s not good.
Rip Josh Baer.
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CONSPIRACY THEORIES! I have long been interested in why so many people believe in conspiracy theories. I first ran into "Flat Earthers" when my Instagram page was small but growing rapidly. I was often asked "Can you see the curvature of the earth when you are flying?" The answer to that question is yes and no. We are not high enough to see the actual curvature, however, during most sunrises and sunsets we can see the shadow of the earth (WHICH IS CURVED) reflecting on the atmosphere. I tried to reason with FEs over the years to no avail. Eventually I started posting "Flat Earth Friday" posts to poke fun at all the silliness being posted. Conspiracy theories seem to be EVERYWHERE now, I guess some people thrive on them. The internet has brought about many amazing things, however it has also allowed a platform where people can gather together and "pool their ignorance”. A 100 years ago "Flat Earthers" were rare and heavily ridiculed, now they have hundreds of thousands of pages and platforms with millions of followers around the globe 😜🤷♂️
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Arrived home at 01:00 after my trip. Dogsitter texted me one of the pups jumped the gate to get upstairs, but he hadn’t been able to check for a mess.
The dog pooped, the Roomba ran AND YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW THAT WENT.
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Higher speed, aft CG , and rapid max turn command will skid the nose gear tires every time. 😃
Turbine Traveller@Turbinetraveler
An aircraft maintenance technician (AMT) taxiing a FedEx MD-11F at LAX took the turn too fast, burning some rubber on the nose gear. Now he has a tire change! 📹: Mr. Gaucho
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The Learjet 35 is a very close second.
Plane Driver Plane Talker@stopclimbFL200
The 737 cockpit jumpseat is the most uncomfortable seat in the history of aviation.
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Colorado is absolutely on fire. Crazy to see the fire creating its own weather.
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I flew over this recently. It is massive and still growing.
Zero Tolerance Policy@ThoughtCrimes80
Aspen Acres Fire.
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Lots of questions on this one. Hard to explain the 22,000 feet per minute descent.
Breaking Aviation News & Videos@aviationbrk
BREAKING: A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft carrying five crew members has lost contact with air traffic control after reporting a navigational system problem during a flight from Sharjah to Karachi, according to Pakistan aviation authorities. The crew reported the navigational system issue at 2118 PST while traveling to Karachi. Radar contact and communication were lost approximately 155 nautical miles west of Karachi, the Pakistan Airports Authority said. Before losing contact, the aircraft was observed on radar rapidly descending and with rapid heading change, the authority stated. Pakistan aviation authorities have launched a search and rescue operation at sea through various agencies to locate the missing aircraft.
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NASA Armstrong@NASAArmstrong
The Nation’s capitol will feel the power of NASA Aeronautics today! ✈️ The agency’s Armstrong Flight Research Center, joined by aircraft from @NASAJohnson, will ignite the skies with a @Freedom250 flyover bursting with energy, pride, and aerospace brilliance. Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸 🔗: go.nasa.gov/4gVg2t2
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