Normally I'd give the NYT's verification of anything short schrift, but in this case they seem credible. Wonder if they caught the crew at the SAM site yelling "Allahu Akbar!!"with their perfecta?

(Written on 17.01.2020)(Permalink)

Randy, you reading comprehension is poor. I wrote: "Be specific -- name the treasonous acts President Trump has committed." Didn't that mean I wanted you -- it was YOU who has alleged President Trump is a traitor - to name the treasonous acts, not refer me to a document and have me search for it myself? NAME ONE!! Put up or shut up!! Only a real jerk --and an internet coward -- would make the scurrilous suggestion that I would have excelled mightily in the Nazi regime. I RESENT IT! I spent a significant part of my life honorably and proudly in the serrvice of my country, the USA. Hillary Clinton has not been indicted YET of the numerous crimes tha she committed as Secretary of State James Comey, after detailing her multiple crimes following the FBI 's non-investigation, said he wouldn't indict her -- which was NOT his responsibility. So Loretta Lynch, who held a clandestine tarmac meeting in Phoenix with another crook, Bill Clinton, deferred to Comey's opinion.

(Written on 10.06.2019)(Permalink)

You obviously have little knowledge of me, rapidwolve. I spent 25 years in the United States Navy, ace -- 20 of them as a commissioned officer. I served in three diesel-electric submarines (two of 'em as Engineer Officer) where I , spent a year as N3 for the River Patrol Force (CTF 116) in the Mekong Delta -- an outfit heavy in combat, participated in the Apollo 13 recovery, and had a highly successful command. So I don't think any lectures from you about "the forces" are necessary. There's a difference between being "forced" to salute the President and being told in boot camp that "it's a requirement ...", since at that time in their service careers they also have to be told that a myriad of things they didn't used to do that became requirements. From then on they do it instinctively. So, Jim -- when is the last time that YOU saw a soldier being "forced" to salute the President? I suspect NEVER.

(Written on 10.06.2019)(Permalink)

Randy: The more you comment the crazier your seem. Be specific -- name the treasonous acts President Trump has committed. Can you identify a justfew of the criminal acts that Hillary Clinton committed while she was Secretary of State? Of course you can't because you're illiterate when it comes to facts.

(Written on 09.06.2019)(Permalink)

Thanks for the lecture on getting an education. I really appreciate it. All I have ia a BS from US Naval Academy and two years of masters' level post graduate education in Meteorology and Oceanography. I've been reading since I was 4 and have been literate about the same lenghth of time.. What's your alma mater (if you have one)? Btw, do you remember who McConnell's predecessor was? Let me help you out. His name was HARRY REID . He was a greater obstruction to legislative progress in the Senate than the Hoover Dam is to the Colorado River. To stay on topic, I think it would be appropriate to change the livery of the new 747's that will come on line AFTER Presidient Trump has left office in 2025. IYou didn't express you opinion, but I suspect you're against it -- only because President Trump has suggested it. You hate him so much that you can hardly contain yourself.

(Written on 09.06.2019)(Permalink)

Really, LEO? Be specific and share with us what the House has passed that the Senate has blocked.

(Written on 08.06.2019)(Permalink)

Jim: Did you get your panties in an uproar when Joe Biden got saluted when he Vice-president? Biden had a lot of draft deferments, too -- as did Bill Clinton, the quintessential Draft Dodger. BTW, no member of our armed forces is "Forced" to salute his or her Commander-in-Chief. He was elected fair and aware and he's the President. Get over it

(Written on 08.06.2019)(Permalink)

David, please correct me if I'm wrong, but don't the elevators control the VERTICAL attitude? In both crashes I believe the MCAS initiated screw drive was found to be in the FULL DOWN position -- as were the airplanes' nose when they hit the earth.

(Written on 07.04.2019)(Permalink)

It's said that the only really stupid question is the one that didn't get asked ... so I'm asking. My question stems from the statements about using the manual crank to correct the trim. I gather that in the 737-800's (and maybe the whole 737 family) the entire elevator then must be what's being trimmed rather than much smaller trim tabs. Is this correct? If so, it seems (to me) that the expectation that the manual crank could EVER be fast enough to correct the trim in an emergency was far-fetched and unreasonable.

(Written on 06.04.2019)(Permalink)

Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe I've read that the black box data from the Ethiopian Airlines' 800 Max showed that this "Danse Macabre" began when the MCAS somehow swapped an altitude input (37,012 feet ) with an AOA input indicating that there was a severe up angle. It automatically corrected the latter with a big down trim order to the elevators. The pilots had NO idea why their airplane had suddenly pitched down and they were being told told:"Stall." Boeing 800 and 900 Max airplanes have been operating successfully world wide for two years now. To the best of my knowledge, this problem hadn't happened until these two accidents (three, if you take into account the jump seat pilot's suggestion on the flight on the day before the Lion Air crash.) I'm not an aviator, but my engineering background in submarines tells me that President Trump was onto something when he said that airplanes have become too complex. I think he meant that pilots don't really know what the

(Written on 25.03.2019)(Permalink)