pete43

So what. Can you not go one day without a drink? If you aren't an alky you must be very sad to need booze to get your social interaction fix.

Rubbish. I dont see much bad driving here in Korat. What there is is usually drunk drivers / visitors.

Trump started it by sending his attack dogs, like Michael Alfaro, into Cambodia to stir them up. (There is non AI video evidence of this). All very convenient for the Pumpkin to claim ANOTHER war stopped. P.S. Thai people think Trump is an <deleted> too!

Cannabis in MODERATION, ( which means NOT a LOT at all) can be therapeutic for those with chronic pain, mild anxiety or depression but it HAS to be controlled or it takes over and any mental health issues will be amplified, not controlled. This is well known and documented, un-fettered use causes a noticeable decline in the general mental health of the population. The problem is that they let the cat out of the bag without considering the consequences.

Just about all of what you have written is rubbish, except the first paragraph, but heavy landings is irrelevant. The fact that it was discovered during a routine NDI shows that it is a known problem for ALL F-16s at that particular mod. state (some aircraft may have been modified or built to a different standard which alleviates the problem) Stop drilling will NOT be an option in ANY high stress component like U/C. Flight maintenance is carried out by whoever is qualified and available. This was NOT part of flight maintenance, but a scheduled inspection. A crack in a high stress U/C component is most likely not suitable for monitoring without repair.

No. The fact that it was discovered by a scheduled NDI shows that it is a known problem, which will no doubt occur on another jet in due course. Early discovery of the crack means the aircraft can be repaired and returned to service rather than become a tangled heap of wreckage on the runway. It is all standard everyday stuff and nothing to get hyped about.

They are new production. The E has only just entered Swedish service so there are NO "Spare" leftovers

The ordinary Thai person is absolutely livid with her. If my wife goes all the way to Bangkok to protest then it must be bad.

Wise transfers from UK now 3 days ( better than 4 days I suppose)

Latest transfers to Thailand have taken 4 Days!!!

It is when it takes 4 Days. Back to the bad old days

Latest transfers to Thailand have taken 4 Days!!!

"a strategic decrease in vaccine procurement for hospitals" What procurement? You can't get a COVID vaccine in Korat ANYWHERE.

Cloud cuckoo-land!

MM, Something to do with re-rolling re-bar, making it weaker and more liable to cracks, perchance?