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with todays tech, he shouldn't fear political retribution. if he's had threats, he should have them recorded and make them known.

that answer by itself should blow their entire case outta the water

what was his repl?

was it worth the time? i saw it listed, but scrolled past it.....

when i was very young, i did sometimes. i still have(somewhere in storage) a 4 or 5 cassette set of the radio shows.

or a successful hijacking. wasn't that the one that they didn't find ANY debris at all? seems like a virtual impossibility for an aircraft to go down, even in an ocean, and zero debris......

not hearing my new buddies out there tonight. side note.........what are recommendations for night vision now?

thanks. i've got a 2-part belt like he mentioned. i've got my safaralandmounted on a lowrise beltloop, and hsgi tacos...3 pistol 3 rifle. i don't have any sort of first aid on the belt right now....just fighting gear. i've got an older setup that's just an uncle mikes belt. it's stiff, but uses retaining loops to hold it to my pants belt. same thing though. hsgi pistol tacos, and 3 no-name rifle mags. that one's got a small flashlight loop(fits a streamlight stinger) too. i dunno how/why i forgot a tq. will be adding that somewhere. i never bothered with a dump pouch....

wasn't that over the south china sea?

stupid question....what is "snivel gear?

i'd venture that in the pacific there's a ton more japanese aircraft than any other.....

still well outta my range for the good stuff.

you seen the prices??

that's pretty dam cool. i'm hoping they hang around. keep the mice outta my woodpile yaknow?

i didn't personally see them, but saw the aftermath. both pilot error. one was an instruction flight. instructor was having student practice auto-roatations. student froze up when he saw the ground rushing up to meet him, instructor let things go too far before assuming control. other one was same flight school. student on solo. lost the tail rotor. tried to land in someones back yard in pa. made a big mess.

you'd be surprised. helos use a procedure called auto-rotation. engine goes away, lower the collective, keep the helo moving forward as best as possible. as it descends, the rotor speed increases due to the air rushing upwards through them. as you're getting close to touchdown, you flare.....bring the collective up. changes the blades angle, and provides a cushion for landing. the kay to keeping control though is to keep forward motion if possible. i've got about 2 hours in a schweizer cb300, but no solo, and never done an auto rotation. hell....hovering is like balancing a pencil on your fingertip. by its point. i have auto-rotated my r/c helos a couple times. one time, i flared too soon, and lost control.......that was a stupid mistake. i think that's what i used to hear. helos don't fly. they're so ugly that the earth repels them. gravity is a harsh mistress

oohh....i think the older robinsons used to have issues with the rotor blades. think that's been solved.....but they're still ugly

and it's amazing how quiet they are when they fly. the one that took off was 100% silent.

that sounds pretty cheap, 'cause it's goofy expensive to operate a helo.......

hopefully i'm not breaking a rule here.....

i've been hearing them in the area for awhile now. usually i hear them behind the house across the street, or down the street or across the lake(what's left of the lake anyway). saturday, i was hearing them REALLY loud, and was able to pinpoint the call to the area right behind my house. it took me a bit to spot them. i'm guessing there's possibly mice in my wood pile. hopefully they're eating them. i've got voles in the yard too, so again, hopefully they're eating them. i looked online to see how i could lure them into the yard, and it seems that only their natural prey will work. i wanted to get it to the point where these guys aren't afraid of me.

nice!!

can't get the pic with both of em to upload.....

yesterday around dusk'ish.....then today while i was doing yard work. i couldn't get very close....the one took off when i got within 40 or 50 ft....the other one pretty much refused to move, but i wanted a couple pics...so i zoomed in rather than trying to get right up on him.

following. i've been using a no-name cheapo belt with a few hsgi tacos for pistol mags and some no-name rifle mags. those and holster is all i've got on it though.