Andrew Kalat

@TheAviationist @clashreport This is why I hid them a long time ago. Not an ethical news source at all.

@clashreport I believe you guys should more frequently: a) credit the authors of the content you publish b) credit the other social media account where you source your details from c) tag the above accounts, when they are present on social media d) include active links when possible

WATCH: This is likely the clearest footage yet of the secretive U.S. RQ-180 stealth drone, flying over Greece.

@KelleyKga @MCCCANM My own industry has this nasty habit of looking down on those who are a victim of this sort of scam. As if it's some sort of failure of intelligence or whatnot. That's simply not true. These are highly effective psychological attacks that are designed to trick everyone.

@MCCCANM Glad you realized and stopped before you got scammed. These scammers have a way of catching people off guard. And like you said, I'm especially worried about them victimizing older adults who are less suspicious and aware of this stuff. I'm trying to educate people.

I almost got scammed on the phone just now. They ran a good game, until I told them I wouldn’t give my credit card, then hung up. They claimed to be from the Sheriff’s Office & I had failed to appear. Had badge numbers & ranks that at first glance seemed to check out. Address & telephone numbers given check out. One had a name of a real deputy that I found on the internet as the conversation was ongoing. They’ve done some homework. Lots of jargon & I must admit, it sounds legit. They had my name, address & last 4 of my social…I stupidly agreed that this was my data. Dumb, dumb, dumb…how could I be so dumb? The number has no caller ID. That should have been my first clue. I should have also figured out that if you have a warrant, they don’t generally call you. I don’t know what I was thinking. Anyway, the scam is that you were sent a jury summons for some complicated multi-district thing. You didn’t appear, but signed it & said you would. When you say that’s impossible & don’t remember receiving a summons, they ask about any postal thefts. In my case, I had credit cards repeatedly stolen about 6 months ago. In hindsight, I also don’t think you have to sign jury summons…but I don’t actually recall. Anyway, you didn’t appear & now they want to handle it either criminally or by converting it to a civil thing. I don’t think you convert criminal to civil, but I’m not a lawyer & these guys have a good script. They’ll read you a bunch of prepared statements. Ask you questions. Now I’m afraid they have a recording of my voice they can use AI to manipulate. They transfer you to the guy who handles this stuff…which was suspicious, but maybe… It’s a Captain. 🚩 Red Flag. At this point, I took down as much info as I could…I’d been writing it all down, citation #, warrant #, the lot. I bided my time until he informed me I’d have to pay a hold until the matter could be resolved by my coming into the Sheriffs Department for a signature analysis. I told him I could come down to the Sherriff’s office right away, he said they’d have to arrest me if I showed up & I told him to fuck off. Scam confirmed. Fees over the phone & signature analysis are both 🚩 🚩. I called the Sherriff’s Department non-emergency line & the dispatcher immediately told me it wasn’t real…though she can’t verify if I have any kind of infraction outstanding over the phone. Which is good, but the point of the scams is to rattle you & they had done at least some of that to me. In hindsight, I should have known from the start it was a scam & refused to verify anything. Big mistake on my part & I’ll be locking stuff down now. Nevertheless, an elderly person or someone challenged may fall for this, and I want you to be aware. The dispatcher told me you can report this to the FCC, though she didn’t have the exact web address. I’ll find it. You may also be able to report it to the FBI’s “IC3”, an Internet Crime division, apparently. I know nothing about it. Anyway, now you know the scam.

@Supersonic_Red And it was indeed very delicious.

@Lerg That looks wonderful! 💚🤩☘️

Country fried steak and eggs for dinner. Comfort food for a cold, snowy night.

@MikeyDiMercurio And I thought being invited to a Time Share or Multi-level marketing pitch dinner was bad…

Scene: The boonies of Rajasthan, India (near the Pakistan border) Driver: Will it be okay if I take you to my home and introduce you to my family? Truth be told, it had been a long day that included fighting with the client, yelling at the staff and barking at my CEO. Me: Yeah, sure, okay, fine. It wasn't really fine, but it seemed to please my driver. The house for four people was smaller than my kitchen. It looked like it was made from mud, although i couldn't be certain. That said, they had high-speed fiber internet. Driver: This is my sister. Me (leaning over to shake hands with a 13-year-old girl): Hi, pleased to meet you. Driver: Please marry her and take her back to America with you. Me: Um, how old is she? Driver: 12. Is that a problem? Me: Why don't we wait six or seven years, okay? Then we'll see.

@Supersonic_Red Look, it's hard to get new content for my OnlyFeet.com account. Life is expensive! ;)

I actually screen people pretty carefully, which is why it’s always impressive when one still manages to sneak through. First come the immediate DMs, which earn an immediate block. Then come the requests for pictures… sometimes even feet pics. The confidence of strangers on the internet never ceases to amaze me.

@Combat_learjet Busted the TFR again? ;)

Video from my personal collection. I have always loved the F-15, seeing it up close in flight was always a treat.

@ControlledPairs In my experience, If there is a score to measure against others, some small amount of people will always try to find a way to cheat.

Imagine cheating in USPSA.

This was sarcasm

Really leading edge commentary here

@BuzzPatterson You can’t impoverish until you federalize.

I’ve been flying all week and chatting up the TSA agents. They’re working with no paychecks thanks to Democrats. Take your time and thank them. I did.

@MikeyDiMercurio Narrator: “It was indeed his fault.”

One thing you have to understand right up front. It was totally not my fault.

I just saw a commercial with heterosexual white people. I swear I did! 🤣

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That’s it!

@mjwelte @thenewarea51 That makes sense. Seemed like a cool concept, but I never flew one so no idea how it handled. Thanks!

@Lerg @thenewarea51 A friend of mine flew a NOTAR for a while and said it was a handful. He said it has a significant delay in rudder control compared to a normal bladed tail rotor. He did not like it.

The Hughes 500 (now MD 500 series) derived from the OH-6 Cayuse, first flown in 1963 just got a update: MD Helicopters has introduced the MD 564 helicopter, which retains the proven 500-series fuselage and features a six-bladed main rotor, a four-bladed tail rotor, and a Rolls-Royce 250-C47E/3 engine equipped with dual-channel FADEC. 📷Vertical Plus

@thenewarea51 @HamRadioOutlet You're on guard!

My Icom R15 just got a leather case from @HamRadioOutlet 💅 HRO is the best!

@Aviation_Intel Just land on the taxiway. If it’s good enough for Harrison Ford… ;)

Ukraine, Venezuela, common thing these days!

Lindsey Graham uses almost the same rhetoric that Putin used to justify starting a war against Ukraine, such as claiming they are "Nazis". I suppose you if you believe such nonsense, then it seems logical that Spain should come to the aid of the U.S. But you should know that outside hard-core Trump supporters, people don't believe these claims.

NATO is a defense pact. It is not an offense alliance. When a member starts a war, NATO doesn't mandate that allies come to its aid. None of them believe the Trumpist rhetoric that Iran started this war, just like they don't believe Ukraine started the war with Russia.

Jaws was actually about AI Risk Management youtube.com/shorts/5KK0tIc…