scarier

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   by scarier 6y ago

   A couple of minor quibbles: The Marine Corps has an absolutely massive investment in the F-35 program, implying a willingness to risk a core mission set (FW CAS) in favor of the things the F-35 is good at. Also, there's a lot more to s
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   by scarier 6y ago

   Other fun names for relatively standardized HOTAS switches include the "castle," "paddle," and "hedgehog." It's cool to be able to hop into the cockpit of an unfamiliar aircraft and understand intuitively
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   by scarier 6y ago

   Absolutely--this is a standard practice in a lot of flight training. Some places use "cockpit procedure trainers," which are basically plywood mockups of aircraft cockpits, featuring all the switches in the right places but no sim
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   by scarier 6y ago

   Not to mention the Alameda-Weehawken Burrito Tunnel... https://idlewords.com/2007/04/the_alameda_weehawken_burrito_...