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Iran Detains 10 U.S. Navy Personnel

Hair Warrior

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jmcquate said:
LORAN Baby........got me within 50 yards of my waypoint, with no fuckups. :D
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If Iran can (purportedly) spoof the sat signal of an RQ-170 and deceive it to land at a different "home" airfield inside Iran, I think they'd be able to spoof some World War II-era radio wave technology.
 
jmcquate

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Hair Warriors? said:
If Iran can (purportedly) spoof the sat signal of an RQ-170 and deceive it to land at a different "home" airfield inside Iran, I think they'd be able to spoof some World War II-era radio wave technology.
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Lighten up Francis............it was a joke. I never used it flying (all civilian) but did use LORAN for nav on racing yachts.
 
Brett327

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Recovering LSO said:
Of possible relevance to this thread....

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Read about an interesting study last year about cab drivers and how using/not using a GPS device helped them learn the city they drive in.
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014...ht-never-get-any-better-at-navigation/375013/

This may go with the territory for aviator types, but I've always been a bit of a map geek. When I hike, I like to shoot lines of bearing with compass and map to fix my position - same goes for sailing, even though I always have a GPS available. It's a good skill set to maintain. I can also get lost for hours in Google Earth - figuring out my next hike, camping spot, or road trip.
 
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Foredeck is one of my favorite places to be on a sailboat. Action, hustle and high potential for disaster! The spinnaker does not suffer fools easily. :D
 
Flash

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Hair Warriors? said:
If Iran can (purportedly) spoof the sat signal of an RQ-170 and deceive it to land at a different "home" airfield inside Iran, I think they'd be able to spoof some World War II-era radio wave technology.
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Don't believe everything you read online.
 
jmcquate

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Brett327 said:
Foredeck is one of my favorite places to be on a sailboat. Action, hustle and high potential for disaster! The spinnaker does not suffer fools easily. :D
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It took 9 guys to run 25' of the boat and I ran the other 25'. Jibe sets and beam reach kite changes baby. All back when I was young, dumb, and fearless.
 
Flash

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I am amused by the conspiracy theorists who think there was a lot more to it than just some guys getting lost, not surprising few have ever navigated anything beyond their neighborhoods or interstates,
 
Hair Warrior

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I am amused by the conspiracy theorists who think there was a lot more to it than just some guys getting lost, not surprising few have ever navigated anything beyond their neighborhoods or interstates,
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Agreed sir. Also, I am not sure the DoD or DHS would have acted so differently if a pair of Iranian high speed gun boats were found just idling in territorial waters near a U.S. military installation while appearing to address a mechanical/navigational issue.

Mistakes were made. Apologies may or may not be warranted. Everyone seemed to act professionally. And, mercifully, this minor incident almost seemed to be a catalyst for a much more significant, rapid detente between the U.S. and Iran (which must have already been in the works for some time).
 
ChuckMK23

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"Sir the falafal was just awful...., but they were pretty cool - except for that one bearded guy. Hey is it ok if we stay buddies with these guys on FB"?
 

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azguy

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ChuckMK23 said:
"Sir the falafal was just awful...., but they were pretty cool - except for that one bearded guy. Hey is it ok if we stay buddies with these guys on FB"?
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Wow, they've been sent home. However you feel about these guys and this incident, let's hope that they are dealt with - be it rewarded or punished- in a fair and objective way, and not made pawns of a political agenda.
 
wiseguy04

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azguy said:
...let's hope that they are dealt with - be it rewarded or punished- in a fair and objective way, and not made pawns of a political agenda.
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Don't worry. They'll be the butt of jokes around squadron workspaces for quite a while... :)
 
azguy

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wiseguy04 said:
Don't worry. They'll be the butt of jokes around squadron workspaces for quite a while... :)
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Yeah, no doubt :D

I am just thinking back to the CO of VINCENNES and the aircraft commander of the EP-3 that landed on Hainan Island. In both of those cases I think political considerations may have trumped fairness in how those men were dealt with.
 
jmcquate

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The picnic footage has prompted some eyebrow raising with certain commands and agencies. Time will tell in anything comes from it.
 
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