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Typical Canadians, try to do something honouring a group and just end up creating more work for them.
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Thanks snowbirds. I feel better about things now
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May 17, 2020 21:24
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It's a metaphor for reopening the country.
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May 17, 2020 21:34
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Arivia posted:why the gently caress are we flying the goddamn snowbirds right now two excellent questions
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May 17, 2020 21:37
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Arivia posted:why the gently caress are we flying the goddamn snowbirds right now The pilots need so many hours so they can stay trained, so they're flying either way, why not have them help people look up and go "ooooo" for a moment
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May 17, 2020 21:38
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Jan posted:It's a metaphor for reopening the country.
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May 17, 2020 21:38
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Jan posted:It's a metaphor for reopening the country. They even crashed into a house (Canadian real estate market) can't make this up
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May 17, 2020 21:40
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Eh, at least the snowbirds make use of retired airplanes that would just be rusting away in a field somewhere otherwise. Honestly, I have nothing against them, and I think the worst that can be said about them is that they do air shows. Hell, the planes they use aren't even combat aircraft, they're trainer planes.
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May 17, 2020 21:45
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flakeloaf posted:The pilots need so many hours so they can stay trained, so they're flying either way, why not have them help people look up and go "ooooo" for a moment i don't think this is really helping also I'm okay with the pilots losing their trained status on "flying jets to look cool"
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May 17, 2020 21:48
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Arivia posted:i don't think this is really helping oh it's totally not
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May 17, 2020 21:49
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daaaamn that ejection seat didn't slow down at all
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May 17, 2020 22:06
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Randalor posted:Eh, at least the snowbirds make use of retired airplanes that would just be rusting away in a field somewhere otherwise. Honestly, I have nothing against them, and I think the worst that can be said about them is that they do air shows. Hell, the planes they use aren't even combat aircraft, they're trainer planes. It’s really bad for the environment, they burn a lot of fuel
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May 17, 2020 22:19
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it’s very canadian that something called operation inspiration would end in a fiery crash
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May 17, 2020 22:35
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DariusLikewise posted:it’s very canadian that something called operation inspiration would end in a fiery crash, as long as at least one indigenous person is killed as a result
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May 17, 2020 22:36
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bring back old gbs posted:daaaamn that ejection seat didn't slow down at all Did the parachute even have time to properly deploy? Disband the CF replace the air force with publicly owned heavy-lift booster rockets
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May 17, 2020 22:38
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Why is Jason Kenny picking fights with China? Isn't that the place the oil goes to through the pipelines he keeps going on about. Or does it matter anymore to him? Just endless pipelines full of oil going nowhere.
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May 17, 2020 23:42
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because china is bad. i mean thanks for buying our oil but bad. also thanks for buying our oil companies but bad. no i would not like to explain further
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May 18, 2020 00:53
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Noblesse Obliged posted:Why is Jason Kenny picking fights with China? As evidenced by the place he governs, he is not a good politician.
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May 18, 2020 00:58
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Noblesse Obliged posted:Why is Jason Kenny picking fights with China? culture war
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May 18, 2020 01:35
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I am so loving jacked up on inspiration right now
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May 18, 2020 02:10
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Noblesse Obliged posted:Why is Jason Kenny picking fights with China? Because his fan base is dumb as poo poo and will eat up this new victimization narrative. Everything bad that happens in Alberta is someone else's fault, why not add China to the list of who's behind this province's problems.
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May 18, 2020 02:44
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pilot she dead
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May 18, 2020 07:43
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Tighclops posted:Did the parachute even have time to properly deploy? For whatever reason, they ejected while the plane was descending, launching the seats horizontally. FYI, they only work if they go up when they're that close to the ground. That this happened shortly after takeoff is likely an engine problem. Considering these planes are over 50 years old, going on 60..... yeaaaaaaaaahh.... Checking wikipedia, they are planned to keep flying them another decade and update the avionics in 2 years. Somehow I very much doubt that now. Edit: This isn't the first Snowbird crash this year, wtf Isizzlehorn has issued a correction as of 09:12 on May 18, 2020 |
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Isizzlehorn posted:For whatever reason, they ejected while the plane was descending, launching the seats horizontally. FYI, they only work if they go up when they're that close to the ground. Thanks for posting this, I know someone writing a piece about the crash and this info is going to be immensely helpful.
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May 18, 2020 17:48
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Finally got to apply for my Trudeaubucks. 
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May 18, 2020 19:01
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Coulda done over the weekend like I did! I'm also interviewing for a job in my field this week too so having it might be moot!
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May 18, 2020 19:48
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Sage Grimm posted:Coulda done over the weekend like I did! mortician?
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May 18, 2020 20:58
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Is there a non-propaganda reason for the Snowbirds?
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Goosed it. posted:Is there a non-propaganda reason for the Snowbirds? America have plane that do trick Canada need plane to do trick it’s the reason why we do a lot of things here
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May 18, 2020 21:08
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Goosed it. posted:Is there a non-propaganda reason for the Snowbirds? Making the military seem cool enough to hit recruitment quotas.
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Guest2553 posted:Making the military seem cool enough to hit recruitment quotas. So no? The Snowbirds are just for propaganda, then?
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May 18, 2020 21:16
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they're half century old jet trainers, so unless we're preparing an elite squad of fighter pilots to time travel back to the 1970s, it's probably safe to assume they don't do much other than look cool and make loud noises
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Every dollar the CAF can't dedicate to killing brown people in the sand is a dollar well spent. Making loud whoosh sounds and smoke trails is the least problematic thing the CAF does.
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May 18, 2020 21:43
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Noblesse Obliged posted:Why is Jason Kenny picking fights with China? his previous nemesis, the federal government, is now literally the only thing that can save the province from catastrophically collapsing, so he's busy looking for another target to shift the blame to
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May 18, 2020 21:49
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Vermain posted:his previous nemesis, the federal government, is now literally the only thing that can save the province from catastrophically collapsing, so he's busy looking for another target to shift the blame to So we will know he has cancer the day he starts getting mad at oncologists
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May 18, 2020 21:59
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Guest2553 posted:Making the military seem cool enough to hit recruitment quotas. my nephew tried to join the canadian military. the recruiter kept giving him the run around and dodging his calls
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May 18, 2020 22:01
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ouch. poor kid, that's gotta hurt.
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May 18, 2020 22:15
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Goosed it. posted:Is there a non-propaganda reason for the Snowbirds? Flight hours requirement for military pilots
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Rutibex posted:my nephew tried to join the canadian military. the recruiter kept giving him the run around and dodging his calls brutal, you hate to see it. They let me join at 16 and were extremely happy to have my unfit dumb rear end.
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Sage Grimm posted:Coulda done over the weekend like I did! Yup, noticed that this morning only.  Got an interview two weeks ago, still no answer. Apparently I did well but there's a bunch of other interviewees and only one spot.
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