First-hand video of a BRS deployment.

Scott writes:

Then why do you have a firewall? What does it do for you?

It blocks specific types of traffic, not address ranges.

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Scott wrote:
I guess we owe the French. They still seem ****ed about us coming over
in the 1940s to "help" them out. Now they're returning the favor...


There's a difference in the minds of the French. On very rare
occasions there has been vandalism to U.S. cemeteries in France. The
French of all generations react with extreme negativity and the
perpetrators are in for a rough time. The French make a distinction
between those who liberated them and those in power now.

The French know far more about U.S. assistance during and after WW1
and WW2 than Americans know about how big a role the French played
during the American Revolution.

I have no great love for France of today, but they did save our butts
in the 1700s. In case you are wondering why I make such a distinction
myself I will give you one example. During WW2 the French ran a
concentration camp for the Nazis. It was called Drancy. There is no
monument to those who suffered there, just an apartment complex. France,
as a nation, chose not to face their complicity in the crimes of the Nazis.

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

On Feb 15, 8:16 am, Mxsmanic wrote:
Jerry Springer writes:
I well say it, I don't think calling our AirForce cowards well make you
many friends in this county, I knew there was a reason I quit eating
"french" fries.

They can allow overseas users access to their public Web sites and prove me
wrong. But they're too a-scared to do that.

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I live in South Africa and can access the site without problems.

On Feb 15, 4:01 pm, Mxsmanic wrote:
Scott writes:
What would it be from your region that frightens the Air Force?

I don't know; you tell me.

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Oh Gawd, this MUST be Juan. If it's not Juan, it's his twin.

What browser and version are you running?


Mxsmanic wrote:

Scott writes:


What indication do you see on your monitor that says you are being
blocked? What does it say?


The browser can't reach the site. I can ping some of the sites, but they
don't answer a browser.

Ok, so the French WILL resort to fighting...

Mxsmanic wrote:

Scott writes:


As Chuck says, Remember the Alamo! Oh wait...they weren't THERE either!


They were there when the Americans hadn't a ghost of a chance against the
British.

Only thing the french are good at is burning cars.


Scott wrote:
Good one. How many French are in any sort of armed conflict (right or
wrong) around the world? I wouldn't consider anyone in the military as
being a coward, U.S. or otherwise. Watch the news sometime...or don't
they offer those channels in France?

Mxsmanic wrote:

Viperdoc writes:


Maybe they know it's you and they blocked your address?



It happens on every other computer I've tried, too.


Are they cowards or smart?



Cowards. Like most Americans these days.

Scott writes:

What browser and version are you running?

It happens with all of my browsers (Firefox, MSIE, Lynx, Opera).

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"Mxsmanic" wrote

Are they cowards or smart?

Cowards. Like most Americans these days.

Now you've done it - I was just about to send you a dollar so you could have
a nice dinner at McDonalds but after that, I don't think I will.

Maybe the USAF is blocking you because they read your blog.

BDS

It's my turn to contribute to the noise of this thread. I'm pretty
sure I saw an airport wiIth a paved runway right under the airplane
where this accident happened, and that glimpse is supported the
observation that the glider was just released.

Does it strike anyone as odd that the pilot chose to deploy the
parachute rather than glide to a landing? It was not clear to be that
the airplane was out of control after striking the tow line, but maybe
I'm missing something.

A second point: I adopted a strategy shown to me by an older more
experienced pilot. Enroute he almost always flew (the a/c was an Aero
Commander 680, a high wing twin) at his assigned altitude + about 75
feet, figuring it decreased the odds of a midair a little. I took on
the habit of averaging about 75 feet under my chosen or assigned
altitude, given the Mooney is a low wing airplane and vis is better up
than down.

And notice I did say 'average'. My handflying enroute tolerance is
quite a lot better than +/- 100 feet, but with lots of time in the
airplane, careful trimming, and paying attention it's not hard to hold
altitude to a couple of needle widths. I think most pilots with a
reasonable amount of time do at least as well as that.


by the On Feb 9, 5:21 pm, Jim Logajan wrote:
I got the following link to this video via the Matronics Zenith e-mail
list. What's interesting and fascinating about it is that it contains video
from a cockpit camera that shows the impending mid-air collision and the
cockpit view when the aircraft hits the ground under the chute:

http://www.turbopilot.com/copa/image3/brs.wmv

I guess cockpit cameras are becoming common enough that this sort of video
would be inevitable.

(Not sure why the pilot didn't see the towing aircraft - unless it was
because the other plane was coming up from below to his right.)