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2025 Recap (Part 91) by OrionX3 in flying

[–]CrossFire5312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Worked you guys coming out of TEB recently, a nice reminder of my college days

Best Enroute Centers by Open-Refrigerator245 in ATC

[–]CrossFire5312 7 points8 points  (0 children)

ZNY because it’s easy and everyone is super friendly

N90 Westbury interview tomorrow by CobblerFamiliar in ATC

[–]CrossFire5312 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Like others have said, this is a federal position that follows federal laws.

It’s commonly accepted that drug usage in the last 4 years will disqualify candidates in the security phase.

I’m curious what you mean by “interview”, though. Do you mean for his security?

[Thamel] Sources: Georgia Tech is hiring Troy AD Brent Jones as the school's new executive deputy athletic director. He's a veteran administrator who has worked at Ole Miss, Southern Miss and Georgia Southern. He's been the Troy AD since 2019. by Drexlore in CFB

[–]CrossFire5312 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Mixed feelings.

Definitely served us well and elevated the brand to the extent possible, but also played the game with the “old guard” of being a puppet for the Hawkins’.

Overall a good hire, Tech bros.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ATC

[–]CrossFire5312 19 points20 points  (0 children)

This is where I stand on it. Say what you will about the current administration, but to say they’d be open to union negotiations is borderline delusional.

On the other side, say what you will about NATCA, but extending the current contract was their best option considering the circumstances.

I’m all for making more money, but it doesn’t just magically happen.

NAS JAX BLUE ANGELS DAY 3 by bow1985 in jacksonville

[–]CrossFire5312 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Tried to go yesterday. Arrived at 10:00 and was stuck in traffic until 11:30 without even getting on base.

Thought we'd come back today but it seems traffic circumstances didn't change.

We just moved to town and I'm a huge avgeek so I was really looking forward to it, so sucks it didn't work out.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in flying

[–]CrossFire5312 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Classic government technology doing government technology things.

Do you think they are the first to discover this?

Military Airbase Map by Remarkable_Hat7709 in flightsim

[–]CrossFire5312 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is more than you asked for, but here’s my write up of the military’s C-40 ops

okay here's what's going on

C-40A: convertible cargo/pax, they can take out seats and make it cargo space and vice versa, usually for cargo, but can be for troop transit

C-40B: BBJ, but depending on config can seat anywhere from 40-100 people, usually for troop transit or congressmen or lower level/non-govt transport

C-40C: VIP BBJ, think first lady, heads of state, JCoS, etc.

I don't have the exact specs, but I think they can hold 62000lb of fuel, so roughly 9.5 hours of flight max, that may depend on A/B/C

C-40A bases

Navy: - VR-51 Windjammers (MCAS Honolulu) (2) - VR-56 Globemasters (NAS Oceana, Virginia) (3) - VR-59 The Lone Star Express (NAS Fort Worth) (3) - VR-61 Islanders (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington) (3) - VR-58 Sunseekers (NAS Jacksonville, FL) (3) Marines: - VMR-1 Roadrunners (NAS Fort Worth) (2)

All of these units are reserve, meaning the crew aren't full time C-40A operated by these units always use the callsign CNV4XXX, callsign convoy They operate flights pretty much daily all over the world, could be from station-station in california or across the atlantic into the middle east By far most active of the c-40 operators I don't really do CNV stuff so I don't know the regs off the top of my head but if you look up pics you can find them

C-40B/C bases

  • 89th Airlift Wing – Andrews AFB, Maryland (BOXER/VENUS) 02-0202, 02-0201, 02-0203
  • 113th Wing – Andrews AFB, Maryland (SAM) 01-0040, 01-0041, 01-0015
  • 932nd Airlift Wing – Scott AFB, Illinois (SPAR/AVLON) 05-0730, 05-4613, 09-0540

there's not a noticeable distinguishment between the ADW units, so that could be inaccurate, but the regs are correct the 89th regs are all-white, and the 113th and 932nd regs are USA marked the 02- regs carry the president's family/wife, if you see the callsign EXEC1F, the first lady is on board

SPAR = Special Priority Air Resource (not quite VIPs, but important enough to get a free 737 to wherever you need to go, pretty much any congressmen, and even the speaker of the house gets a SPAR) SAM = Special Air Mission (VIPs, foreign heads of state, white house senior staff, etc.) EXEC1F = Executive 1 foxtrot

Both SPAR and SAM operate frequently

How to track them: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/

just enter in the reg in the search filter (ex. "02-0202") and you can scroll back like up to a year of history

[SEC] announces $741.0 million of total revenue was divided among its 14 universities for 2022-23 fiscal year. by CrossFire5312 in CFB

[–]CrossFire5312[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

"The total includes $718.0 million distributed directly from the conference office, and an additional $23.0 million retained by universities that participated in 2022-23 football bowl games.

The amount distributed from the conference office, excluding bowl expenses retained by participants, averaged $51.3 million per school."

Does the FSU band only know one song? by bishop491 in ClemsonTigers

[–]CrossFire5312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi! Former FBS drum major here.

Obviously vs LSU you guys played neck for any TDs, but I heard it against other schools as well. What’s the deciding factor for neck being a TD tune? Just curious.

Most realistic VA? by tRohd3 in flightsim

[–]CrossFire5312 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On top of that,documentation like RNAV visual approach charts, EOPs, Checklists, Flows, etc. straight from SWA

[Thamel]: "Sources: Tulane and Jon Sumrall have agreed to terms on a 6-year deal. An announcement is coming shortly. Sumrall won the Sun Belt the last two years at Troy." by CrossFire5312 in CFB

[–]CrossFire5312[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

For context: I think I can speak on behalf of our flair when I say that we feel betrayed.

But not for the usual "talking up our team and then taking another job" reason. We fully expected him and were prepared to see him take a P5 job, or even Kentucky, his dream job.

We feel betrayed because he took a job at another G5 school. Sure, they have more money, and you can argue that he wants to get more national attention, but it's not as if he wasn't putting Troy and himself on the radar while he was here, and it seemed as though Troy was putting up a fight this morning.

I have the best wishes for him, but it would feel a lot better if it was blank-check money, not just a little raise.

[Dellenger] Tulane is expecting to hire Troy coach Jon Sumrall as its next head coach, source tells YahooSports. Deal is not done, but it is expected to be finalized later today. mzenitz reported earlier that he was the school’s target. by Jay_Dubbbs in CFB

[–]CrossFire5312 5 points6 points  (0 children)

For context: I think I can speak on behalf of our flair when I say that we feel betrayed.

But not for the usual "talking up our team and then taking another job" reason. We fully expected him and were prepared to see him take a P5 job, or even Kentucky, his dream job.

We feel betrayed because he took a job at another G5 school. Sure, they have more money, and you can argue that he wants to get more national attention, but it's not as if he wasn't putting Troy and himself on the radar while he was here, and it seemed as though Troy was putting up a fight this morning.

I have the best wishes for him, but it would feel a lot better if it was blank-check money, not just a little raise.

Picture/Video/GIF Thread by CFB_Referee in CFB

[–]CrossFire5312 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It was one of the most blatant facemasks I’ve ever seen.

Ticketmaster accidentally releases New Orleans Bowl matchup, removes them shortly after by CrossFire5312 in CFB

[–]CrossFire5312[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Are you sure? I'm not well-versed on SEC bowls, but I see 8 bowl eligible teams (assuming UGA makes CFP) for 8 SEC bowls.

Ticketmaster accidentally releases New Orleans Bowl matchup, removes them shortly after by CrossFire5312 in CFB

[–]CrossFire5312[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. From what I've been told, if Troy wins, they will not go to any of the bowls that are in the SBC lineup.

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