Navy OnStar

I started out under water...Nuke ET2...then I saw the light.....

It's not a formation. The Barn is the Hangar. "Fly the Barn" means to fly every "up" aircraft the squadron owns. By the looks of these pictures, there's only one of two places a diverse group like this could happen. Either A: PAX River Test Squadron, or B: Pensacola Florida during NHA Fleet Fly-in. Since I'm currently in Pensacola and have been an instructor at one of the Helicopter Training Squadrons for a few years now (HT-18).....I know it wasn't here. So these must be from Pax! Nice Pics! I have a few thousand hours in the mighty TH-57 and another thousand in 60's.....and you're right...we beat the air into submission.

Taylor's or Deer Valley?

At Dillon's Restaurant?

First, Thank you as well! Second, I hope we can agree to disagree...BTW how many SuperBowls have the Bungles won? Just asking! Third, Thank you! Rolex, PATS??? Really???? ....I am in "Lower Alabama" .....AKA Pensacola. No close USPSA matches. The range that does IDPA used to have Steel matches as well but hasn't for some time....I need to generate some interest.

I am shooting a S&W M&P .357c in SSP IDPA. This is my carry gun and I love the pistol. When I bought the gun I wanted it in .40 but the only one the shop had set up the way I wanted was in .357c (I have trouble with waiting, mostly with the wife changing her mind on a new gun purchase). So I got the .357c and ordered a Storm Lake .40S&W barrel (factory configuration). The M&P .357c and .40c are identical internally (except the barrel of course) Can I still shoot SSP with the .40 barrel? I know I could if I had bought a .40c and then changed to the Storm Lake .40S&W. The only difference from that is the slide has .357 on it. I have been told conflicting things and have sent an e-mail to IDPA headquarters but they haven't replied. Even the SSP part of the IDPA rulebook contradicts itself. In SSP Permitted modifications: 6. Internal accuracy may be worked to include replacement of barrel with one of factory configuration and original caliber. In SSP Excluded modifications: 6. A barrel of another caliber that is not offered in the original factory model. By the way I read the S&W website, the model is an M&P Compact, offered in 3 calibers 9mm, .357Sig and .40S&W. So, by the Excluded Mods I can use it, but it is not the original caliber so by the permitted mods...I can't..... I feel that part of the rules is to prevent someone from buying a gun and then changing to something like .38 super which isn't offered. What are your thoughts?

Heard some good things about this forum for the MP-Pistol forum. Lurked for a little while and decided to join. Although, I may not be able to be here much depending on the bandwidth in Afghanistan. I'm a career Navy Helicopter Pilot (callsign OnStar), avid pistol shooter and Pittsburgh Steelers/Penguins Fan. Shot on the Navy Combat Pistol Team for 3 years and competed in USPSA back in the early '90s Now mostly shoot IDPA, but would love to get into some SSA Steel matches.