yutyut

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by yutyut 6mo ago
Wow, proximity fused 30mm. Never heard of that, but I've been out for a while and technology has really accelerated in the last 3-4 years. Thanks for sharing. And yes, find and fix with a strategic radar platform. It's tough to se
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by yutyut 6mo ago
> Helicopter gunships shoot down drones with bullets these days is very common and there are other economic means of bringing them down. > Everyone seems to be an expert today. Pot meet kettle? Speaking as a former helicopter gunship
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by yutyut 9mo ago
Many people are willing to disregard their morals in exchange for a bag of money.
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by yutyut 3y ago
This article is headlined and leads with an accusation about the recent hospital tragedy being due to an Israeli air strike. I believe that the preponderance of sources (neutral or otherwise) have attributed that explosion to a malfunctioni
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by yutyut 4y ago
Wolfenstein 3D was my first video game. My brother and I had the Shareware version on our [unknown type] family computer running Windows 3.1. No soundblaster for us so we were treated to the generic alternative sounds from our built-in PC s
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Ask HN: Business tips for my first freelance project
2 points by yutyut 5y ago|0 comments
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by yutyut 5y ago
> I like the work with those people I agree. Developing my own technical proficiency and teaching the next generations has been the only thing keeping me going in an organization otherwise wrought with inefficiency and stupidity. In my e
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by yutyut 5y ago
No, tactical flying is highly technical and requires years to master. Most lieutenants and junior captains (winged aviators, mind you) that check into a squadron are tactically useless for the first 12-18 months as we train them up and they
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When was the last time a catapult or trebuchet was used in a battle? (2016)(quora.com)
2 points by yutyut 5y ago|0 comments
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by yutyut 5y ago
This post prompted me to google "last time trebuchet used in combat". The answer appears to be 2013/14 by Syrian Rebels fighting against the Syrian Army. https://www.quora.com/Warfare-When-was-the-last-time-a-
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by yutyut 5y ago
A few aviation idioms that come to mind. 1. "Stay ahead of the aircraft." i.e. anticipate and manage administrative (or tactical) minutiae to put yourself in the best possible position when the tempo increases. 2. "Aviate, av
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by yutyut 5y ago
There was a foreign student in my CS classes who asked lots of questions at the end of class while everybody rolled their eyes because they wanted to leave. I assumed he was having issues with the language barrier or was just slow. Turns ou
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by yutyut 5y ago
You’re making a lot of specious arguments. I think your laymen’s logic checks out just fine here but that’s not how aviation works…and for good reason. Taking off with 1 of 2 engines is a lot different than taking off with inoperative avion
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by yutyut 5y ago
Yes and especially because planned GPS jams are published in NOTAMS, in my experience, well in advance of the event. Ignorance isn’t really an excuse.
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by yutyut 5y ago
I use Windy fairly regularly for military flight planning. Nice tool to get an idea of when to launch to hit a timeline/TOT.
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An F-117 pilot and the officer who shot him down meet, 15 years later (2013)(rd.com)
324 points by yutyut 6y ago|168 comments
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by yutyut 6y ago
I’ve flown birds with steam gauges and birds with glass cockpits. I’ve got about 800 hours in my current glass aircraft. Here’s a photo that I didn’t take: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b7/75/6f/b7756f83
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Ask HN: Former engineer, current pilot, getting out of US military after 8 years
2 points by yutyut 6y ago|0 comments
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by yutyut 6y ago
And now I have a new ringtone. Finally, I can wear my love for top gun on my sleeve and—for the first time in a decade—take my phone off vibrate. Edit: why is this so hard to do on an iPhone? Guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
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by yutyut 6y ago
Agreed, that wouldn't be a very smart thing to do at all.
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by yutyut 6y ago
To play devil's advocate here: something doesn't need to kill to be an effective Bioweapon. "The line between disorder and order lies in logistics." -Sun Tzu COVID has been a logistical nightmare. For everyone. For the r
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by yutyut 6y ago
Great to hear.
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by yutyut 6y ago
How is your wife now? Sorry if that’s too personal.
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by yutyut 7y ago
I believe they were being facetious.
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by yutyut 7y ago
Conventional IR countermeasures (spatial, spectral etc.) really are becoming a thing of the past. When you’re talking about terminal IR guidance on any modern missile, generally the IRCCM will be so good that the probability of defeat with
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National Personification(en.wikipedia.org)
1 points by yutyut 7y ago|0 comments
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by yutyut 7y ago
Certainly, but the average HN user most definitely doesn’t.
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by yutyut 7y ago
All good points. I suppose my bias is skewed by having a good amount of instrument time and realizing how much higher a workload can get during an instrument approach. I’ll run it by some colleagues at work and see what their take is on it.
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by yutyut 7y ago
To summarize my point: It was a high-risk decision electing to do an instrument approach at LAX. I don't think the risks given by the Captain in attempting to divert were adequately weighed against the risks of going into the clouds (w
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by yutyut 7y ago
To armchair-quarterback a decades-old incident: I think it was definitely the wrong choice to continue to LAX knowing that field (and the entire coastal region) was IFR. They were essentially controlling the aircraft pitch (and airspeed&#x2

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