alt Hacker NewsWhat are Growlers doing performing aerobatic maneuvers at air shows? They have tens of millions in specialized extra equipment on board. Seems like a poor use of taxpayer money. Send regular F-18s, not the rare expensive ones that look the same.
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__loam • today at 4:41 AM
US military airshows make a point to use combat ready aircraft. F-22s flew over SF during fleet week.
colordrops • today at 4:50 AM
Yeah it's lame but it's a rounding error compared to the amount wasted on foreign military adventures.
dnautics • today at 4:45 AM
the pilots need to fly <N> hours to keep their pilot rating anyways.
So aside from the slightly elevated risk to the civilian observers, and the occasional risk due to maneuvers (I think they doing something particularly showy in this case?), the extra cost to the taxpayer do this is ~nil.
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When you have exorbitant privilege you tend to use it.