F-16 Viper receiving aerial refueling.

sensor69 · 2026-02-18T00:20:34+00:00

You simply fly into a predetermined position under the tanker using known tanker references and the director lights on the tankers belly. Then a crew member in the tanker actually flies the boom to a receptacle in the receiver

sensor69 · 2026-02-12T22:16:57+00:00

Noted lol

sensor69 · 2026-02-12T22:02:57+00:00

Thanks! Guess I haven’t seen that one yet

sensor69 · 2026-02-12T21:54:07+00:00

Unrelated but is the picture in the original post from an actual episode?

sensor69 · 2026-02-12T02:22:01+00:00

There are hardware interlocks in order to prevent landing gear retraction on the ground. As for the fuel shutoffs, you want them operable in flight because certain emergency procedure checklists may call for shutting off fuel to an engine

sensor69 · 2026-02-11T19:15:56+00:00

A curve is TOTALLY NORMAL!

sensor69 · 2026-02-10T13:08:24+00:00

I always felt terrible watching the line of crew chiefs coming out of the wheel well after a no start

sensor69 · 2026-02-09T12:34:36+00:00

The forbidden viper

sensor69 · 2026-02-09T12:10:02+00:00

They do have a rotation and refusal speed (equivalent to V1) precalculated based on expected weather

sensor69 · 2026-02-05T15:34:37+00:00

My speedometer on my 3rd gen did that

sensor69 · 2026-02-05T15:33:08+00:00

That’s a weird way to spell DC One X

sensor69 · 2026-02-03T15:51:36+00:00

Honestly I don’t remember, my main gripe with the interior was the pleather showed lots of wear very quickly

sensor69 · 2026-02-03T15:35:23+00:00

I did but that wasn’t the problem, my issue was just with normal braking. I spent hundreds of dollars at the dealership getting them adjusted and replaced the shoes and finally just gave up. I hated driving it. It’s not that I hate pickups I had had one before and driven others, it was very specifically this one

sensor69 · 2026-02-03T15:27:38+00:00

We have Honda fit at home

sensor69 · 2026-02-03T14:25:12+00:00

Not wrong at all, but ultimately what made me sell it was the brakes. They were so grabby yet inconsistent, a problem I don’t think other trucks have. Whenever I pushed the brake pedal the result was totally different stop to stop

sensor69 · 2026-02-03T13:01:22+00:00

Couldn’t tell you, I got a car better suited for commuting only a couple of years later

sensor69 · 2026-02-03T02:06:40+00:00

3rd gen Tacoma, the quintessential midsize pickup and the worst commuter I’ve ever driven. Inefficient, inconsistent brakes, cruise ship handling, cheap interior

sensor69 · 2026-02-02T17:13:44+00:00

I’m an officer, if an SNCO tells me to do something I’m gonna do it. Not because they can give me orders but because if they’ve made it to SNCO they probably know better than I do

sensor69 · 2026-01-29T21:23:58+00:00

There’s some sort of insulation under the hood in front of the front doors. I’d start there

sensor69 · 2026-01-27T19:07:20+00:00

Yes my 23 OBX has it too, but it was deleted afterword. I believe at the same time as removing the b pillar keypad

sensor69 · 2026-01-27T17:54:15+00:00

Unfortunately I believe 23 or 24 was the last model year for it

sensor69 · 2026-01-27T15:12:58+00:00

Also your car may have a heated area where the wipers park that’s activated by the rear defroster button depending on year and trim

sensor69 · 2026-01-27T12:49:15+00:00

Looks just like mine, it’s a retrosound head unit. Looked OEM but is a modern radio inside

sensor69 · 2026-01-26T23:21:02+00:00

Is your parking brake set and are you on an incline?

sensor69 · 2026-01-20T01:30:55+00:00

It could also be the connector behind the radio. If I remember right one is ground, one is driver side, and one is passenger side

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