This is a reminder to everybody:
Don't be competent here!
Planeman, 2495, Smoothie.
Everbody who posts here and displays actual competence in complicated military-scientific matters will disappear...
Stick to trolling like I do and you're safe
^
BS!
I'm competent in everything and I'm still here.
Based on his profile, last activity was more than a year ago, even though he said will be gone for 6 months.
It is possible that he was caught out by Hood's great leap back ward .with no means to changes his password.
Perhaps an admin can check and drop him a mail? Not too sure if it breaks any privacy issues.
So what is the objective of this thread?
Actually, I think you'll find that is the direct opposite to how they choose the pilots.
I seem to recall that the original SR-71 pilots were usually mature family men, as opposed to "Hotdog Cowboys".
The reasoning being that you wanted a steady hand at the controls, with somebody that has everything to lose by being stupid or by messing around.