tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post8143251846215905794..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Eyes On the SkiesBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-77730505504614171972012-08-31T17:15:12.836-06:002012-08-31T17:15:12.836-06:00I sent it from my iPhone so I may have done it inc...I sent it from my iPhone so I may have done it incorrectly. We don't expect to see. The F35 in the lab until 2014. I suspect that there was a rush to get it in the field. The AF is very cautious with it. No night flights or bad weather flights and always a chase plane. The facility that was built for the training is outstanding and state of the art. They train both pilots and maintenance here. Dan S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-29439053276735248902012-08-30T11:19:06.264-06:002012-08-30T11:19:06.264-06:00You work in a very cool place, Dan. I'm envio...You work in a very cool place, Dan. I'm envious.<br /><br />And I have NO ideer why yer comment went missing.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-17215413548461612812012-08-30T11:18:17.996-06:002012-08-30T11:18:17.996-06:00ANOTHER one!
Dan S. has left a new comment on you...ANOTHER one!<br /><br /><i>Dan S. has left a new comment on your post "Eyes On the Skies":<br /><br />The 33rd has flown over a hundred sorties so far. The Marine variant (vertical takeoff) has not flown other than delivery. Each F35 sortie is accompied by an F16 chase plane. It's cool to watch. </i>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-75376052275073489562012-08-29T19:49:04.363-06:002012-08-29T19:49:04.363-06:00The 33rd has flown over a hundred sorties so far. ...The 33rd has flown over a hundred sorties so far. The Marine variant (vertical takeoff) has not flown other than delivery. Each F35 sortie is accompied by an F16 chase plane. It's cool to watch. Dan S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-61853669041194111612012-08-29T09:53:01.573-06:002012-08-29T09:53:01.573-06:00I shudder to think how much it would take to fill ...I shudder to think how much it would take to fill up the RV these days. It was over $100 ten years ago...Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-37906665097319173332012-08-29T03:24:03.781-06:002012-08-29T03:24:03.781-06:00Our gas prices here in OK are probably about the s...Our gas prices here in OK are probably about the same as NM. The other day I drove Toby's truck and had to fill it up since it was empty and the light was on. I passed out about the time the total hit $75. I will stick with my little cars from now on and let Toby fill up the truck.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1254517159125366582012-08-28T16:04:26.677-06:002012-08-28T16:04:26.677-06:00If I were a Californian I'd be PISSED at the a...If I were a Californian I'd be PISSED at the asshat regulators (Thankya, CARB) that mandated the CA-specific blends. Yer right about "the average guy," too.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-76236663064346442622012-08-28T16:02:54.881-06:002012-08-28T16:02:54.881-06:00Yeah, they're coming off the line, slowly but ...Yeah, they're coming off the line, slowly but surely. The interesting thing is all these F-35s will have to undergo significant upgrades as the software matures.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-46155997723785537412012-08-28T15:01:13.324-06:002012-08-28T15:01:13.324-06:00I wonder what the price here in NorCal would be if...I wonder what the price here in NorCal would be if on of the major refiners ...oh wait, there are only major refiners ...hadn't tried to burn down Richmond? <br /><br />Ya know, what's most irritating about the California situation is the "air quality" rules that require a different blend than what's used elsewhere. Then on top of that, the darn stuff used in the summer can't be sold in the winter and vice versa. So there's always an artificial shortage keeping prices above what most of the rest of the country is paying.<br /><br />Of course the average guy driving down the road blames it all on <i>Big Oil</i> and the poor devil who takes his money at the gas station.IT (aka Ivan Toblog)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07484236901066944983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-56412720554353178442012-08-28T14:30:29.468-06:002012-08-28T14:30:29.468-06:00Wherein I highlight my ign'ance by saying &quo...Wherein I highlight my ign'ance by saying "I didn't even know there were 19 F-35s <i>anywhere</i> yet."innominatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365636738022339985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-64121135199155754032012-08-28T12:58:33.754-06:002012-08-28T12:58:33.754-06:00We've been dancing on both sides of $4.00 for ...We've been dancing on both sides of $4.00 for what feels like years. You think I'm riding my bike all the time for my health? The environment? I'm saving a lot of money this way.Andyhttp://dipsochronicles.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-66405342595446676442012-08-28T10:28:06.015-06:002012-08-28T10:28:06.015-06:00It ain't hard to imagine... even today... what...It ain't hard to imagine... even today... what I didn't know back then. Shorter: damned near <i>everything.</i>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-71365738966655345142012-08-28T10:26:13.007-06:002012-08-28T10:26:13.007-06:00which is supposed to run on premium...
Same with ...<i>which is supposed to run on premium...</i><br /><br />Same with TGH. She gets by on mid-grade just fine. The Tart runs regular, and for that I'm thankful.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-45257450387792761222012-08-28T09:24:35.711-06:002012-08-28T09:24:35.711-06:00Great little Home Town News Release photo there. I...Great little Home Town News Release photo there. If you can remember what you were thinking as you sat there, imagine all that you did not know at that very moment. Humbling, isn't it?Barco Sin Vela IIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621907771132379553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-64602311970839690442012-08-28T09:18:54.437-06:002012-08-28T09:18:54.437-06:00Heh. Regular gas is $4.25/gal here. It's cost...Heh. Regular gas is $4.25/gal here. It's costing us $75 to fill the Jeep and close to $60 for my Acura (which is supposed to run on premium and has been getting mid-grade for 7 years now). <br /><br />I am gratified to read that people are evacuating along the gulf coast this time. Kris, in New Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185696221729269932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-60903225625003408622012-08-28T08:08:36.811-06:002012-08-28T08:08:36.811-06:00Wow. Gas was $3.41/gal in ABQ when I filled up Su...Wow. Gas was $3.41/gal in ABQ when I filled up Sunday. Still and even: over $50.00 to fully gas The Tart was a sobering experience.Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-26721127624945749512012-08-28T08:00:54.024-06:002012-08-28T08:00:54.024-06:00I have to laugh, ironically, whenever anyone says ...I have to laugh, ironically, whenever anyone says we'll see $4/gal. fuel. <br />Yesterday the local stations posted $4.09 and $4.11. We'd be happy to see $4.00.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com