Brett,
2001. Was interesting time. I felt sorry for them but they were under so much pressure from above.
If it's the one I'm thinking of, the MP is an occasional poster here.
Brett
Brett,
2001. Was interesting time. I felt sorry for them but they were under so much pressure from above.
FMC rates are deceiving … a good MMCO can make the numbers read anything the AMO needs (to keep his job). The real proof is when you start your jet up (and the last jet shuts down at the end of the day) … what is really working in the jet versus what is “working” on paper. If you can honestly say every piece of equipment was working 98.9% of the time when you started up your Lot 15’s on deployment, then that’s some pretty good work by your maintainers. But on deployment you have priority on parts and dollars so FMC rates are still skewed … what were your FMC rates from post deployment until you started workups again in your Lot 15’s? your Lot 21's?Rarely FMC? I beg to differ. My first cruise we maintained a 98.9% FMC capable fleet (Lot 15's). Be careful about saying rarely FMC. My last cruise we were 99.5% FMC with Lot21's. Althought they are getting old, it is not that bad. I'll take a "C" model over "E" model anyday...in fact I would actually take an "A" model over them all. Get into the EM diagrams and performance and you can actually hurt yourself in an "A". Hell I might even take the T-45 over the super hornet. Last SFARP saw a T-45 beat the crap out of the "F".
UInavy said:Just curious, but how's that 'old school'? There have been two seat A/C in the Navy for quite some time. I'm sure that there are some F-4 RIOs out there that make all of us active pilots and WSOs look pretty 'new school'/ wet behind the ears.
T-45 beating the crap out of an “F”? What was the setup? If it was a 1v1 set then the “F” pilot and his training officer needs to get fired.
I am only talking about deployment rates. Yes we dropped down a bit but actually not much. CIT/MIDS are not hard systems to keep up. Flirs, well everyone just loses them all when they get back to cross deck. APG-65/73 was the weakest link...but still able to keep them groomed very well. We lost 3 jets to mods (MIDS etc) two went to the RAG, two went to other squadrons in workups, and one to Fallon for Weapons school support.. We wrote a 4 pit 4 turn 2 tun 2 for 6 months...and we only had those 4 jets. We were able to get entire divisions out for SFWT hops with no issues...then again our troops lost a lot of sleep too (give em a NAM if you ask me), but it was feasible.what were your FMC rates from post deployment until you started workups again in your Lot 15’s? your Lot 21's?
i read the same thing about SH weapon loadout. I found that shocking and wondering if that was true. Anyone shed some light on this?
i read the same thing about SH weapon loadout. I found that shocking and wondering if that was true. Anyone shed some light on this?
F/A-18E successfully launches third HARM missile
An F/A-18E Super Hornet in April successfully launched an AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) off the aircraft's outboard station. The launch was the third in a series of seven HARM shots planned from Super Hornets over the Atlantic Test Range. The test flights, which originate from Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., are intended to verify safe separation of the HARM when it's released next to other stores. The AGM-88 HARM is an air-to-surface tactical missile designed to seek and destroy enemy radar-equipped air defense systems. At the controls of the F/A-18E was Lt. Tom Frosch of the Naval Strike Aircraft Test Squadron. Flight coordinators were U.S. Navy Project Engineer Pete Ordoulidis and Boeing Test Conductor Larry Humpal.
One thing I recently learned though ... the old school hornet carries a larger variety of weapons than the SH ... I was kinda shocked to read (unclass) that the SH can't carry HARM.
Doesn't mean they didn't didn't break, just means they had them fixed before next daily tally of FMC status before report went out. Not to say that either squadron or CAG decided to be creative. These reports get sent all the way to DC and figure prominently in FITREPs.
Last SFARP saw a T-45 beat the crap out of the "F".
There's a now-infamous photo of a Rhino (allegedly of VFA-11) with a Raptor in its gunsights as well.
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