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I have a larger piece of land, so there's some distance to my "neighbors," but you never know what can happen. Yesterday morning about 7:40, my wife and I were watching the news and the doorbell rings. I open the door and this guy asks me if they can land their balloon on my property. I've seen them many times in the past, and I always hoped they would land here so I said sure. This huge hot air balloon is about five feet in the air and about fifty feet from my house. Anyway, they land the thing and the customers get out of the basket and I am conversing with the pilot and owner about my aviation stuff, and he offers the wife and I a quick lift, which I of course, am interested in. We go up to about eighty feet, tethered, so we don't drift, and the come down. Really an interesting way to start the day, and we had a great time with them. Here's the balloon Boar's Head Balloon

Not tilting amigo. There are just some things that are common belief that have not been thought out.

A carrier battle group would not be used as an escort. That area is too narrow for carrier ops. We never even flew into the Strait of Hormuz, because even turning around came too close to violating other's airspace, and certainly were never used as an escort. A carrier needs room. It would sit in the Gulf of Oman and be ready to "project" if called upon.

If a Naval officer got "busted in rank," his career would be effectively over. Two stars don't talk to Captains like that. It's just silly., and O6's don't have regular operational flying jobs. I especially like the way the F-18 engines are in full burner and after that they show him selecting that throttle position. Things a bit out of order

I'm a Primo XL guy, with a DigiQ temp controller. Been workin' for me for years.

I'll sell you a '64 for 40k, just to get your collection started.

The "no star" issue explained. https://curiosity.com/topics/why-arent-there-stars-in-the-moon-landing-photos-curiosity/ By the way, ever notice the pictures of earth from space don't have visible stars either? Same reason.

The flag from Apollo 11 was most likely blown down when the LM launched from the moon. By the way, it looks the way id did because of its design. Take a square of aluminum foil. f\Fold it up. Then unfold it an see what it looks like. Knowing this, they intentionally placed flags from subsequent landings further from the LM. To your question, I'm not aware of pics from high powered scopes on earth, but subsequent lunar orbit vehicles have taken pics of the stuff left behind on the surface. One interesting thing I learned ;last year. One of the missions was near an older probe of some sort, and NASA had an astronaut take a smear and bag it. When it was examined back on earth it had living biologic material on it. The "stuff" had survived the wicked moon environment and was alive. Ever cautious, the US always ensures its stuff is vaporized of otherwise destroyed to prevent placing living stuff on other celestial bodies. Other countries do not.

End this "fake" nonsense. It wasn't faked, nor were the the following missions that landed and returned.

Von Braun's idea was one massive vehicle that landed on and launched from the moon. A young American kid came up with the idea of having two separate vehicles that would separate and rejoin after the moon landing. When seeing the presentation, Von Braun agreed, and that's what we did.

It was below the service module. It isn't waving. It is displaying the way it was built.

All explained many times, and I'm sure you're kidding. I've always been into this, to the point where I understand all of the com during the descent phase, as well as the 1201 and 1202 alarms. It is quite surprising it worked, and equally surprising at how young the people were who made decisions in the last two minutes, though if I was Armstrong and would have been told to abort on the 1202, I would have pressed on. Just an amazing event. I was at the Sherkston Quarry when they landed, with a transistor radio. One of the things I'll never forget.

Chemistry alert. Meat will not "steam" if pulled at 125, and seared for one minute. Beef always requires rest to redistribute moisture.

Reverse sear method, and I do it every time. Set the grill to 225, with the coals, (not briquettes-lump charcoal), on one side. I use a DigiQ to ensure perfect temp control. Put the meat over non charcoal side of the grill. Let the meat cook to 125 internal on the indirect side. Slow cooking means tender meat. Digital temp probe required. Take the meat off, wrap in aluminum foil, and open up the vents, letting the coals heat up to flame. Ten minutes later, remove the meat from the foil, put the meat back on the flaming hardwood, lump charcoal for about one minute each side. Once seared, put them back in the foil and rest for 15 mins.

Just an incredible talent. The reason the mound was lowered. My favorite Bob Gibson story was when Cards catcher Tim McCarver came to the mound for a visit, and Gibson said" " What are you doing here. Just give me the ball. The only thing you know about pitching is that its hard to hit."

I'm certain SEAL and other special forces training is much more rigorous physically, and landing on an aircraft carrier is pretty challenging and incredibly intense. Kudos to the coasties though. that was a good get.

It isn't complicated. In the north, wind flows counterclockwise around a low. Names are based on where they occur, but they are the same.

I'm aware. What is your point?

It's not a hurricane. Low pressure systems meander all around, and are driven by other pressure systems and the jet stream. Hurricanes typically start from the west coast of Africa, drift southwest into the Carib, gain their strength and move NW.

I'm not sure what your point is here, but if "doctrine" is, it is ridiculous. The initial strikes against the Kido Butai were 'doctrinal," and not only useless, but suicidal. Idiotic high attitude strikes against ships? Ya. that works. Dropping level dumb bombs against maneuvering ships? Ya.

Jesus Tom. as much as I admire your research on this, you fail to realize the reality of being in the seat during a war. It is quite simple. "Doctrine," as you use the phrase, disappears the minute you launch. You find the people who are trying to kill your people and you kill them before they do that, trying to stay alive in the process. McClusky, out of fuel, found the Japanese fleet by chasing a destroyer. He started the 10 minutes or so, that resulted in killing three Japanese carriers, and leading to the end of the fourth, effectively ending any Japanese offense for the rest of the war. It can be argued, with great credibility, at least among those of us who have done this type of thing, that Wade McClusky, of South Buffalo, executed the single most definitive aggression of the Pacific battle of WWII, and I'm OK with that.

You absolutely move to avoid mid air debris. It makes no sense to die holding a pipper on a target. Dying is worse than missing, and you can readjust after avoiding a mid air.

Are you serious? The man and his formation were out of fuel, spotted a carrier formation, attacked it and changed the course of the Pacific war. He should have "flown on?" The man landed with about one gallon of fuel after destroying a Japanese carrier. Jesus, sometimes you try too hard to establish academic bona fides. As an operator, I can tell you this, and you can dispute it as you will. If you are out of fuel, as he was, and as a leader of a fairly large formation, he had to assume his wingies were even worse, and you see an enemy carrier, you destroy it and get home. Simple, operational reality. When you see a "high value unit," "doctrine" be damned. You destroy it. You certainly don't press on, looking for someone else and guaranteeing that your wingies will have to ditch.

The Us Navy did commission the USS McClusky, which served in the Pacific Fleet for years until it was ultimately used as a target and sunk as part of an exercise.

This is truly an ignorant and disgusting suggestion. The Blue Angels have a budget, like any other squadron. I'm quite certain they can adjust any number of things to accommodate this, and it is part of their job.