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Old 10-14-2018 | 07:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Han Solo
Don't worry, the USAF will pin it all on some captain or major and the general in charge will get a ribbon and promotion.

edit: and btw, the per unit cost of a Raptor is $339M!!! 138M is the incremental per unit cost for any additional jets in 2009.
Are they writing them off or can they repair them?
Lil speed tape and damp-rid ought to do the trick.
Old 10-14-2018 | 12:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Planetrain
Are they writing them off or can they repair them?
Lil speed tape and damp-rid ought to do the trick.
I heard the base did not flood. The damage is wind. Looks to me like roofs on hangers damaged badly but aircraft inside probably only have minor damage. One hanger looks destroyed but not sure if anything was in it.
Old 10-15-2018 | 09:01 AM
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Anyone know why the A schedules are taking so long to come out?
Old 10-15-2018 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by tennisguru
Anyone know why the A schedules are taking so long to come out?
I don’t believe they work on the weekends anymore.
Old 10-15-2018 | 10:04 AM
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Originally Posted by tennisguru
Anyone know why the A schedules are taking so long to come out?
They’re out.
Old 10-15-2018 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by TED74
I'm sure none of it would be easy. But at $135M a pop, when we're already hundreds short of the quantity (I think) we need, I wish they had found a way.

I wasn't there and I don't know the details, but I've been in the military long enough not to trust that all the right decisions were made in advance of this historic storm.
It takes longer to crate a plane than the time you know the storm is coming. Just to get the hardware and shipping equipment can take months.
Old 10-15-2018 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 80ktsClamp
To be fair, the Air Force was... "more than a dozen" F-22s left at Tyndall...
They are probably thinking the part shortage issue solved itself.
Old 10-17-2018 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by Grumpyaviator
It takes longer to crate a plane than the time you know the storm is coming. Just to get the hardware and shipping equipment can take months.
That’s why we have a head shed in the pentagon. How many contingency plan are there for every threat? Having equipment on standby is the done routinely. I’ve packed, shipped, rerouted, unpacked, made ready, then had orders rescinded and done all in the reverse for training deployments as an advance party. This is what a mobile adaptable force does. Protecting assets is a priority only if you’re a business I guess.
Old 10-17-2018 | 04:12 PM
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Interesting tidbit from the Flt Ops update, iCrew being phased out over the next 18 months. As much as I despise that interface that is a lot of functionality to move elsewhere. They'd have to build up MiCrew to quite a big level. Or I wonder if iCrew will exist in another form?
Old 10-18-2018 | 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by notEnuf
That’s why we have a head shed in the pentagon. How many contingency plan are there for every threat? Having equipment on standby is the done routinely. I’ve packed, shipped, rerouted, unpacked, made ready, then had orders rescinded and done all in the reverse for training deployments as an advance party. This is what a mobile adaptable force does. Protecting assets is a priority only if you’re a business I guess.
I was more impressed with the future “excessive APU use” reporting functionality MiCrew is going to have...
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