I actually thought you were joking when you asked that last night as there were two active threads in the main forum and I thought you were mocking; I would have answered then otherwise.

If you are trying to guarantee 2 seats together then the split/companion approach is bad. But most folks seem to want at least one and hope for two. So you have to split. I agree that most GAs don't understand the workings of the system to really be able to comment like that, but it happens.

This is Ghost Rider 117, this bogey is all over me. He's got missile lock on me. Do I have permission to fire?

Gotta love #13. ^^

I prefer the get one seat at least method. I just try to make sure the seat I have selected for my GF is better than my seat since I will probably sit in her assigned seat while she is up front.

I am box lurker today....

Do not fire until fired upon.

I saw some of those pix the other day, but not all. Having been to many of the places that they were taken (in Kiev and Moscow), it's pretty cool to see them.

That's hilarious.

I never understood the Russian fascination with counter-rotating turboprops and coaxial helicopters. Could it be that tail rotors were something that they could not manage to steal our designs for? And the TU-160 looks strikingly similar to a B-1B.

They had figured out tail rotors (Mi24), the coaxial thing reduced the complexity of the aircraft as power didn't have to be transferred through the tail boom.

The helicopter also becomes less prone to a tail rotor loss through ground fire, which could hit the boom and damage the shaft that power the tail rotor.

Yes, but where are the stopovers? Other than the DMZ. :p:rolleyes:

Yes, but you have to split the PNR's before the EUA run so the Plat can be eligible for EUA, so why would one be splitting PNR's at the airport in the first place?

If you have already split the record to get the elite EUA and your kids are on a separate single record, you need to split their record to add one of them as your platinum/gold companion.

Well if I can't shoot at them, I might as well have some fun with them.

Those designs are a lot better than some of ours. We have an over reliance on computers and technical crap that just isn't needed to product something less expensive and more durable.