Good day at the university airport

"Bandit - destroyed his car" (notbandit) 10/14/2016 at 17:10 • Filed to: None

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E-18s and other fun planes arrived for our homecoming flyover

A T-34 also showed up.

Tapas > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:12

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Damn...them private schools are really robbing people bling. Never heard of a University with its own fucking airport! lol

Bandit - destroyed his car > Tapas 10/14/2016 at 17:13

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Public university, we just have a flight program and an aviation technology program.

Takuro Spirit > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:13

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I love how they just look like ¯\_()_/¯ from the front

MrDakka > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:14

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Do you go to Embry?

Bandit - destroyed his car > MrDakka 10/14/2016 at 17:14

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No....

TahoeSTi > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:14

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How much does that fly over cost and who covers it?

Bandit - destroyed his car > TahoeSTi 10/14/2016 at 17:15

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Do you hate America? The only real shame here is there were’t bald eagles soaring in every photo.

For Sweden > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:16

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North Dakota?

Nebraska Omaha?

Ohio State?

Illinois?

Oklahoma State?

Jcarr > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:16

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Go Hawkeyes!

Bandit - destroyed his car > For Sweden 10/14/2016 at 17:17

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Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.

Bandit - destroyed his car > Jcarr 10/14/2016 at 17:17

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I’ll give you that one.

TahoeSTi > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:20

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No, I dislike public university that waste funds and over charging students so they have to take out more government loans....or worst is when the government wastes tax pay money on these useless fly overs. Or lets save the environment by banning fly overs before we put tighter emissions controls on cars.

For Sweden > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:21

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Auburn?

Henderson State?

Arizona State?

San Jose State?

Saint Louis?

Florida Institute of Technology?

Dubuque?

Southern Illinois?

Kansas State?

Wichita State?

Eastern Michigan?

Western Michigan?

Delta State?

Rocky Mountain College?

Ohio?

Oklahoma?

Middle Tennessee State?

Walla Walla?

Jcarr > For Sweden 10/14/2016 at 17:23

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His school makes boilers.

Bandit - destroyed his car > TahoeSTi 10/14/2016 at 17:24

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Yeah... I think you’re taking this a bit too seriously. If anything it’s valuable seat time for pilots that could never be fulfilled with simulators. Would you say having a performance squadron like the Navy Blue Angels or the USAF Thunderbirds is also a waste? This is also a plus for recruitment and ROTC as well as community engagement via meet and greets with the air crews and news stories covering their profiles.

Jcarr > TahoeSTi 10/14/2016 at 17:24

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Bandit - destroyed his car > For Sweden 10/14/2016 at 17:24

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No * 18.

Jcarr > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:25

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Well you never know. Unlike most schools, Iowa is never a lock to beat teams it should beat.

Bandit - destroyed his car > Jcarr 10/14/2016 at 17:26

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Not sure if you’ve been following how awful we are this year but the running joke is every time out our coach calls is him just trying to extend his employment.

For Sweden > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:27

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Dude, you don’t have to boil over about it

Jcarr > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:30

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Well maybe we can help the process along. Speaking of flyovers, here’s one from a few years ago at Iowa that cost the lead pilot his job. They’re supposed to be above 1,000 ft. These guys were at 176, only 16 feet above the press box.

TahoeSTi > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:30

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ehh ...sounds like a waste of money still and there are most likely a lot more people paying for it then will benefit from it.

ttyymmnn > TahoeSTi 10/14/2016 at 17:33

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I would not be surprised if this doesn’t cost the university a dime. It could be paid for with recruiting funds, and there’s always time for more formation practice.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 10/14/2016 at 17:35

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I thought they made chickens.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 10/14/2016 at 17:36

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Actually they make Chicago Bulls centers.

ttyymmnn > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:37

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A T-34 also showed up.

TahoeSTi > ttyymmnn 10/14/2016 at 17:40

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That’s even worst, that means, even more people are paying for it from even further away. Recruiting funds are still Tax payers money. So now tax payers from around the country are paying for something that’s a total waste.

ttyymmnn > TahoeSTi 10/14/2016 at 17:50

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It is a truism in any democratic society that pays taxes to its government that some things will be paid for with our money that we don’t agree with. Whether or not the spending of those taxes is wasteful is in the eye of the beholder.

Tapas > Bandit - destroyed his car 10/14/2016 at 17:54

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That’s awesome! :)

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > TahoeSTi 10/14/2016 at 21:29

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The pilots need flight hours, this doesn’t cost anything more than having them go practice formation flying over the Gulf of Mexico where no one can see them. It also gives the added practice of arriving at a specific destination within +/- 5 seconds which is also something that they need to practice.