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2005-04-05 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-04-05 12:28:42 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 But Maj. Gen. Stephen M. Goldfein, the air warfare center commander here, said he has only about half the Predator pilots he needs, and he worries about the stresses that the eight-hour-a-day, six-day-a week job puts on them.

Only in the Air Force.... When it gets to 16 hours a day, 7 days a week I'll start to worry. Next they'll be asking for comp time (at time and a half).

Posted by Anonymous4385 2005-04-05 10:48:33 AM|| 2005-04-05 10:48:33 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 And casual-dress Fridays!

Posted by Pappy 2005-04-05 10:58:36 AM|| 2005-04-05 10:58:36 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 ~~bloggers~~ pilots in pajamas

Posted by ed 2005-04-05 11:01:25 AM|| 2005-04-05 11:01:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Bunny slippers and Mavericks. Gotta love it, heh.

Posted by .com 2005-04-05 11:03:58 AM|| 2005-04-05 11:03:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 A4385: Only in the Air Force.... When it gets to 16 hours a day, 7 days a week I'll start to worry. Next they'll be asking for comp time (at time and a half).

Piloting aircraft is extremely stressful. I believe civilian pilots get a day off for every day that they work. Given that these guys are piloting drones and not aircraft filled with civilians, the stakes are somewhat lower. But these drones are still $5m planes.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-04-05 11:45:00 AM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-04-05 11:45:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 What a great way of war. Clock in, check your email, Kill a few jihadis, clock out, go to the MGM Grand for the buffet dinner, then head over to downtown to play some Texas Hold 'Em.

I feel bad for the guys at Indian Springs. There is no entertainment out there except the Cherry Patch 2, the most sorry assed brothel in the whole state of Nevada.

And as far as the eight hours a day, hell, I spend more time than that on the Internet.

Posted by IceBackBill 2005-04-05 2:38:40 PM|| 2005-04-05 2:38:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Ice dude - sorry assed brothel?

Oh man, that's good.

Posted by Doc8404 2005-04-05 4:44:51 PM|| 2005-04-05 4:44:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Zhang Fei is absolutely right. anonymous4385 hasn't a clue re: how hard it is to fly one of these things. The pilots come out of the chairs exhausted - you do that for 8 hours straight, 6 days a week, one day off and back into it again, with your family right there wanting their husband/wife and dad/mom as soon as you get home ....

Wanker.

Posted by snarfles smooch2349 2005-04-05 5:01:12 PM|| 2005-04-05 5:01:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 *sniff*

Posted by Thring Phease2664 2005-04-05 5:12:12 PM|| 2005-04-05 5:12:12 PM|| Front Page Top

#10 Jeebus. LOL! Finally the Air Force gets a plane it can land on a carrier.... (with a 50 percent loss rate of course)

Posted by Shipman 2005-04-05 6:21:58 PM|| 2005-04-05 6:21:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 IBB: And as far as the eight hours a day, hell, I spend more time than that on the Internet.

Unfortunately, this isn't a Shockwave game, where at the end, you hit reset and start all over again. Crash a few $5m planes, and your career is over. There's not a lot of demand in the civilian world for either pilots who fly planes via joystick or pilots who crash them.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2005-04-05 6:27:06 PM|| [http://timurileng.blogspot.com] 2005-04-05 6:27:06 PM|| Front Page Top

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