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Did someone mention “flares”?

By lex, on June 4th, 2007

Someone did.

(And a tip o’ the tam to Randy for pointing me in the direction of this collection of profligate thermal excess.)

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June 4th, 2007 | Category: Flying, Military

11 comments to Did someone mention “flares”?

  • Kris, in New England
    June 5, 2007 at 5:18 am

    “thermal excess” – a vast understatement. And mixed in with plane pr0n – started my day VERY nicely, thankuverymuch Randy & Lex. :-D

  • unkawill
    June 5, 2007 at 6:39 am

    You got that right Kris, at Anaconda we would get flare deployments from the occasional C-130 in the landing pattern, but nothing near as massive.

  • Prowler Skippy
    June 5, 2007 at 7:27 am

    Aviator 1: “Did you see my flare show? Pretty cool, huh?”

    His Wingman: “Yeah, but didn’t you see GENEX was loaded in there too in your preflight?”

    Silence.

    SDO: “Skipper wants to see you.”

  • John
    June 5, 2007 at 8:10 am

    While working as a software developer on SIMNET (SIMulator NETwork, the first real time, large-scale simulation of the battlefield using jets, helicopters, and tanks) in the mid ’80s, an F-14 RIO appeared out of the blue as a subject matter expert. It seems that One Fine Day he and his pilot took off, pitched up to 90 degrees and deployed flares for all to see. Unfortunately, those flares ignited a radar shack, causing a loss of Government Property.

    So he was sent to us as penance. I suppose that Cambridge, Massachusetts is less painful than Adak or Diego Garcia, but being grounded was the ultimate penalty.

  • unkawill
    June 5, 2007 at 8:36 am

    Prowler, “GENEX”? Please.

  • TIM C
    June 5, 2007 at 10:09 am

    Lex or any Pilots willing answer,

    Very cool art work, but I do have a question as to how many times you can tickle the pickle for the flares before you are empty?

    I am presuming its probably the same amount as the number of fingers on your hand.

    Can you direct the flares or does it just go out as a blanket?

    Tim C

  • lex
    June 5, 2007 at 10:30 am

    Actually Tim, the answer to that is tip-toeing up to the classified level, sorry.

    It’s not a bad question, but the answering of it could eventually help out a bad guy some day, taken with other bits of flotsam and jetsam.

  • Justthisguy
    June 5, 2007 at 11:59 am

    There’s never a bottomless magazine of any kind of stuff, and it “wouldn’t be prudent” to let other folks know just how deep the well is.

    Hell, Tim, when you play poker with friends, do you volunteer to let them look in yer wallet?

  • Justthisguy
    June 5, 2007 at 12:16 pm

    Of course we want enemies to *believe* that our magazines are bottomless, and actually not know how many nasty weapons and how much ammo we have. Stands to reason, and all.

    I believe it’s called spreading Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt when IBM and Microsoft do it.

    All the authorities going back to Sun Tzu recommend doing that in actual life-and-death conflicts, as one of the things one needs to do if he intends to win.

    I thought everybody knew that.

  • TIM C
    June 5, 2007 at 1:31 pm

    I thought OpSec might be an issue, but I thought I would at least ask.

    JTG — I am a snap judgement guy, so Blackjack is my game, no thought – read and react!

  • Randy K
    June 5, 2007 at 6:26 pm

    No problem Kris and Lex.

    Not often I can add something to the conversation, so I’m very glad when I can.
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