snowfan Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago 7 minutes ago, MN Transplant said: The USAF group has been circling south of town waiting their turn. That should be fun. C5, KC135, KC46, C17 just circling at about 3k feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago 13 minutes ago, snowfan said: C5, KC135, KC46, C17 just circling at about 3k feet. They went straight over me hauling ass and banking slightly to exit the city. Insane. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago AFSOC was even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj2va Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago The pictures (and shots on TV) from DC are just epic. What a celebration of our nation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago 16 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: AFSOC was even better. Andddd the USAF fighters were nuts. Probably not going to see a concentrated air power demo before my time on this Earth runs out lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago 5 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: Andddd the USAF fighters were nuts. Probably not going to see a concentrated air power demo before my time on this Earth runs out lol. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowfan Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago The B1 is splitting Waldorf and La Plata right now under 7k feet and descending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Today is the first I've heard of experimental WoFS guidance but I like it already because you can pronounce WoFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted 8 hours ago Share Posted 8 hours ago 58 minutes ago, Kay said: Today is the first I've heard of experimental WoFS guidance but I like it already because you can pronounce WoFS WoFS is spectacular! Insane how far modeling as come over the years! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago Fitting that France wins on July 4th - our oldest ally, and definitely an important part of our victory over the British. Plus - while most of the philosophical ideas of the founders (let's call it enlightenment-era liberalism) come from English tradition, plenty also come from the French (Montesquieu etc). And of course, a ton of what is now the US used to be part of France! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago There very likely is not a United States without the French, and there likely is not the French republic without us. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago Not sure how popular this will be, but as I’m watching the O’s game while listening to WW3 outside, I think I’m ready for drone displays in place of fireworks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmlwx Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 11 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: Not sure how popular this will be, but as I’m watching the O’s game while listening to WW3 outside, I think I’m ready for drone displays in place of fireworks. This will be tough with the iterations of drone regulations happening the past few years. Especially in the DC/Baltimore region (and even extending to Southern Maryland, and down to Virginia Beach. Some of the most heavily regulated air space in the world exists here - and the concentration of major military installations contributes of course. Between JB Andrews, the SFRA around DC, Pax River down in Southern Maryland, and one of our biggest naval areas down in Norfolk - any mass drone event probably would be a tough sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nw baltimore wx Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 14 minutes ago, Kmlwx said: This will be tough with the iterations of drone regulations happening the past few years. Especially in the DC/Baltimore region (and even extending to Southern Maryland, and down to Virginia Beach. Some of the most heavily regulated air space in the world exists here - and the concentration of major military installations contributes of course. Between JB Andrews, the SFRA around DC, Pax River down in Southern Maryland, and one of our biggest naval areas down in Norfolk - any mass drone event probably would be a tough sell. For sure, but if it’s sanctioned and regulated, I think it could be done safely. Regardless, it’s not a hill I want to die on, but fireworks seem antiquated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazzo83 Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 13 minutes ago, nw baltimore wx said: For sure, but if it’s sanctioned and regulated, I think it could be done safely. Regardless, it’s not a hill I want to die on, but fireworks seem antiquated. just wait until DC records the worst air quality ever recorded here in about 2 hours. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago My power is out and I have no AC. It's actually not that bad and so far I have been able to avoid knee jerk emotional reactions and human fallacies but FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnEndlessMaze Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, Kay said: My power is out and I have no AC. It's actually not that bad and so far I have been able to avoid knee jerk emotional reactions and human fallacies but FOR HOW MUCH LONGER? Hope it comes back soon. This does remind me of the 2012 derecho in that it doesn’t feel like the power companies region-wide were adequately prepared for this. Could be the holiday or just complacency from lack of high-impact weather lately. I do remember back then everyone was so angry and then it did lead to better prep for Sandy later that year. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jebman Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 4 hours ago, nw baltimore wx said: Not sure how popular this will be, but as I’m watching the O’s game while listening to WW3 outside, I think I’m ready for drone displays in place of fireworks. I'd like massive drone displays then about ten million dollars' worth of fireworks. I NEVER, EVER GET ENOUGH FIREWORKS. I'd forego a 20 foot Sierra Blizzard for a week of intense fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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