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| F-35C CF-2 flew over the Andrews Joint Services Open House airshow on 21 May 2011. US Navy Lt. Cdr. Eric Buus was the pilot on this seventh test flight of the aircraft—and the first flight that originated from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The USAF Thunderbirds can be seen below. |
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| F-35C CF-2 Fly over during the Joint Service Open House at Andrews AFB |
very sweet. i can see the critics banging their heads on their desks as we speak!
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ReplyDeleteAnd with that comment Mr. Thomas, I'm officially placing you in the troll category. Come back when you have something useful to say.
ReplyDeleteHeh. Thomas, I'm certain you think that your enquiry carried some sarcastic connotation intending to somehow dampen the enthusiasm of the posters before you, but guess what? This actually does 'means something'. It means the program and the end users 'on the inside' have some measure of confidence in the system to feel comfortable enough to permit a public appearance. I remember an earlier statement from someone on the program who doubted one would be available for a display or cameo because they were all busy dlying test missions. Looks like they fitted a flyby into the schedile. It just so happens there were attendees who donated money to the program. they're called 'taxpayers'. Someday, when you're something more than a 'student', (Yeah I clicked on your Sir Humphery avatar when you first commented someplace, because I loved both 'Minister' series) maybe you'll qualify as 'donor'?
ReplyDeleteYou're shaping up as a total fail in 'clever', Perhaps you ought to try 'smart' next time?
Awww. Sorry Thomas - it looks like there's no longer a 'next time'.
ReplyDeletewell said SMSGT Mac (you should post more on your blog...i love the insight) you captured my feelings perfectly.
ReplyDeleteseems that Thomas only has ridicule in his heart so in my opinion he brings nothing to the discussion. when he does, he's more than welcome, but until then....
Sol, when people start doing personal attacks or derogatory remarks, i understand you banning him but i would take it as a compliment. it means they are so intellectually impotent they have no logical arguments to supersede yours, so their only recourse is attacks. so sad.
ReplyDeletei get it...but the barbarian in me wants to plant a fist into their face. trust me. the garbage i take over the internet would never happen in real life.
ReplyDeleteRule with an iron fist. ;-)
ReplyDeleteAww man. I hope it does the same tomorrow. I was thinking about going.
ReplyDeletedon't know. i read lockheed martin's press release and this was just an add on to a flight test that was already scheduled.
ReplyDeletemy guess would be no, i don't think they'll be flying on sunday...
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6579958&c=AME&s=AIR
ReplyDelete"After the flyover pass, the F-35C and its Hornet chase plane continued with their planned test sortie, said Joe DellaVedova, a spokesman for the JSF program office who was in attendance alongside program manager Vice Adm. David Venlet."
The were doing a planned test flight, it was only coincidence that there was an air show occurring in the area. It made one pass and left the area immediately. It means nothing, other than that they are confident that plane is capable of flying past an airport without crashing.
"After the flyover pass, the F-35C and its Hornet chase plane continued with their planned test sortie, said Joe DellaVedova, a spokesman for the JSF program office who was in attendance alongside program manager Vice Adm. David Venlet."
ReplyDeleteOne pass. Just one. During a planned test flight. Mere coincidence that an air show was taking place in the area.
Are you afraid for your readers to know the truth?
i did say if you had something to contribute that you'd be welcomed back. you are ----despite the fact that you and perplexed and other of your ilk are attempting to troll on my website.
ReplyDeleteI have never trolled on your website
ReplyDeleteRegards
i see that my little dust up with Thomas has made its way onto the APA distribution network.
ReplyDeletehi Richard....bye.
regards
So anyone not toeing the line(ie the F35) is shafted.
ReplyDeleterun back to your APA masters
ReplyDeleteIt says much about their character that they'd feel the need to come here for the express purpose of trolling.
ReplyDelete@Atticus. I think anybody trolling is "shafted". I'd prefer hung, drawn, an quartered but that's just me. Hopefully you're smart enough to know the difference between trolling and disagreement. Many appear not to be.
ReplyDeleteTrolls indicate a form of 'success' Solomon, so Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteEngaging with 'trolls', beyond pointing out that they're being trolls and 'why' they are, is generally counter-productive for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is they usually have FAR more time on their hands than people who actually, y'know, DO things. They have to put absolutely zero brainpower in dropping their troll spoor, whereas a rational counter would need to be cogent and well thought out. They can be useful if you want to sharpen your thoughts on a subject that you’ve not previously done a lot of cogitation, but in an area of expertise or on basic failure to intentionally or unintentionally grasp the intuitively obvious, their monumental Hybris (displayed arrogance in their ignorance) is a nuisance.
Trolls run the gamut of 'types', just like regular commenters.
On military boards and blogs you tend to get commenter input that range from Fanboys, Nostalgic "Back in the Day"-ers, History Lovers, and Grognards on the Right end of the spectrum, to 'Antiwarriors', Pseudo-Anarchistic Roleplayers, Social-Spending Freeloaders and Isolationists at the other end. Trolls can come from anywhere in the spectrum, but the ones on the Left always seem to have the most time on their hands (surprise!). What generally differentiates trolls from the rest of the commenting class is that for the most part they appear to be first-order sufferers of the Dunning-Kruger Effect. I believe there may also be a distinct and minor subset of psycho-sexual perverts out there that actually ENJOY being tautologically beaten around the head and shoulders and it's cheaper for them to raise your ire than to pay Mistress Yolanda $2.99/minute to tell them what bad boys they are. You can eviscerate their assertions with facts, and the entire board will come down on them for such massive stupidity and they just keep coming back with ‘Thank you Sir may I have another’?.
The ‘pervs’ may provide the key to best dealing with the trolls. Short of not allowing comments at all, I believe the best way to deal with a troll is to declare a ‘troll alert’ and then invoke a thread rule to not respond to the troll directly, but if the troll’s comment is addressed at all, it is done obliquely without direct recognition of the troll.
Example comment: “ LOFLMAO! How stupid does a troll have to be to make an accusation of the host hiding something that was referred to in a caption of one of the posted photos? “