fighterdude
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- Oct 11, 2006
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The link to this thread has made its way around and I honestly don't understand what it is you dudes get out of this crap. So every time we take off we have to assume that some poindexter with a receiver is out there listening and posting every word we say to one another? I realize it's over public airways but what's the point?
We are doing a good service for this country, especially when on patrol. Whether it's a training sortie or a cap for 7 or 8 hours, our bros put in long hours and sometimes the only break from turning around in circles is hitting the tanker for gas or conversing a bit on our intraflight freq. Then we find that some dudes are posting transcripts of every word said. Give us a break. What good does it do for you to know that some dude took 12,000 pounds of gas? What difference does it make that we are climbing over clouds or cancelling IFR or entering a MOA? Obviously we are careful what we say all the time, especially with names/places, but can we seriously not say a word to each other without worrying about someone, who by the way knows NOTHING about what is going on up there, posting it on the internet? There are dudes out there who will try to read into this stuff to find out info about our ops and use it to their advantage.
To those wasting their time writing all this stuff down...you probably have a wife or kid who needs a little more attention. Put down your grilled cheese sandwich and PBR, leave the receiver for a few hours, and go enjoy a real life. If you don't have the wife or kid to spend that time with then get out a little bit and maybe someday you will. If you really care about aviation take some of that extra time and maybe go get a PPL and be a real pilot instead of just a wannabe with a ham radio.
I doubt I'll even post on this thread again because the intent is not to start a pissing contest. I'm just asking that you dudes think about how pointless this is and realize the fact that you ARE NOT helping you bros in the military by posting everything you can find out about our ops on the internet. There are far better things to do with your time...
We are doing a good service for this country, especially when on patrol. Whether it's a training sortie or a cap for 7 or 8 hours, our bros put in long hours and sometimes the only break from turning around in circles is hitting the tanker for gas or conversing a bit on our intraflight freq. Then we find that some dudes are posting transcripts of every word said. Give us a break. What good does it do for you to know that some dude took 12,000 pounds of gas? What difference does it make that we are climbing over clouds or cancelling IFR or entering a MOA? Obviously we are careful what we say all the time, especially with names/places, but can we seriously not say a word to each other without worrying about someone, who by the way knows NOTHING about what is going on up there, posting it on the internet? There are dudes out there who will try to read into this stuff to find out info about our ops and use it to their advantage.
To those wasting their time writing all this stuff down...you probably have a wife or kid who needs a little more attention. Put down your grilled cheese sandwich and PBR, leave the receiver for a few hours, and go enjoy a real life. If you don't have the wife or kid to spend that time with then get out a little bit and maybe someday you will. If you really care about aviation take some of that extra time and maybe go get a PPL and be a real pilot instead of just a wannabe with a ham radio.
I doubt I'll even post on this thread again because the intent is not to start a pissing contest. I'm just asking that you dudes think about how pointless this is and realize the fact that you ARE NOT helping you bros in the military by posting everything you can find out about our ops on the internet. There are far better things to do with your time...
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