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Flying Leathernecks Museum shutting down
Ken Cartwright replied to Dan 88's topic in General Discussion
Wow, that's really sad news! I have to admit that I don't visit it very often, but I live near it and drive by all the time (I did it more often before COVID). Thanks for the info! -
Every review I've seen of the Mach E has been positive, and it sounds like it should be a good vehicle. I think it would be kind of dumb if people didn't buy a good vehicle that met their needs just because they weren't happy about the naming of it - "I really like this vehicle, it does everything I need, and better than any other vehicle and at a good price, but because I don't like that they named it a Mustang, I'm going to spend tens of thousands of dollars on a lesser vehicle that doesn't meet my needs as well."
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I've got an '18 Mustang GT, the 3rd Mustang I've owned, and I'm not wild about them using the Mustang name, but I am not too torn up by it. It's not like it makes my car different than it is. I have heard that Ford might branch off Mustang into its own brand, which again, doesn't thrill me, but with cars giving way to SUVs in sales, I can live with the Mach-E being called a Mustang if it helps keep the performance car around.
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KC-130J and a F-35B Collins over California
Ken Cartwright replied to achterkirch's topic in General Discussion
This is listed at being video of the F-35B hitting the ground after the pilot ejected: -
KC-130J and a F-35B Collins over California
Ken Cartwright replied to achterkirch's topic in General Discussion
Really good to hear everyone is OK. That KC-130J pilot must have done an amazing piloting job in getting it down safely. -
Wow, that looks like quite a show, better than what we have been getting in Southern California for the past several years. And great shots, too! The standouts to me are the banking tanker shots - haven't seen that before - and the F-35 vapor shots. Being in a hot, dry area, we don't get a lot of vapor.
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Do you mean pushed back from the gate? I don't think any of the sims I have support that. I know that XPlane works by simulating the air over the surface of the aircraft, so I think it can be a more realistic representation of an aircraft's flight than MS Flight Simulator, which uses a chart of performance statistics for each aircraft's flying characteristics, but I don't know if that helps in what you're trying to do.
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I am not certain of what you mean by "similar sims," but I've played a number of flight simulators, including Microsoft Flight Simulator, DCS World, IL2: Cliffs of Dover, and Falcon/BMS. Did you have questions that you think I might be able to answer?
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Feeling Blue, Super Hornet Blue
Ken Cartwright replied to Vince Maddux's topic in General Discussion
Here's another article on the transition: https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler/2020/06/01/blue-angels-transition-to-the-super-hornet-will-make-airshows-look-a-little-like-1973/amp/ -
This seems like it should be a mandatory addition to this thread:
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Yes, it was exciting and an honor to meet those men. I had the distinction of annoying Jim Lovell, I think. He was sitting down to dinner at that event and a friend wanted a photo with him, and it seemed he grudgingly agreed to it, and was a little annoyed that we caught him at that time. They had been in a different area earlier for photos, but not surprisingly, he had a crowd around him so that was the first opportunity we had. After I took a photo of my friend with him, I decided not to push my luck and get a photo with him my self. Here's a shot of me with Gene
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5 years ago, I was able to attend a 45th anniversary event for it, and they had some of the key players there - a great opportunity to see some of the heroes of the space program.
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I can't personally say who is right and wrong, but my friend has actually been integral to planning US Navy visits to Vietnam in recent times, so I'm guessing he knows a bit more about it than what's been floating around in the press. If I had to choose which was "fake news" - stuff coming out of the press or someone who has actually been involved in US Navy visits to the country - I think I am more inclined to believe someone who's actually gone through the process and assume the press was the fake news.