Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
This thread has gone the best way
My apologies for that. Fucking food...
This thread has gone the best way
Well, let's improve the situation by returning to a roots.
Would someone with MPRA background tell me whether there been a cases when a Tailhook pointy nose pilots (naval aviators, not NFOs who I suppose have generally more freedom to change the community ) with carrier landings somehow found themselves within VP squadrons to fly Orions? How did they feel? Was it relaxing experience or, given "SWO of NavAir", the hard times for them?
He bitched endlessly about VP
It's like a gulag with the added risk of drowning.What the hell is People's ship, may I ask?
I worked with an VS pilot who went VP when the S-3 went away. He seemed to have assimilated just fine; he was deeply concerned about things like IFR flight plans on VFR days, zipper height, and the general slovenly nature of help pilots.Well, let's improve the situation by returning to a roots.
Would someone with MPRA background tell me whether there been a cases when a Tailhook pointy nose pilots (naval aviators, not NFOs who I suppose have generally more freedom to change the community ) with carrier landings somehow found themselves within VP squadrons to fly Orions? How did they feel? Was it relaxing experience or, given "SWO of NavAir", the hard times for them?
It's like a gulag with the added risk of drowning.
I worked with an VS pilot who went VP when the S-3 went away. He seemed to have assimilated just fine; he was deeply concerned about things like IFR flight plans on VFR days, zipper height, and the general slovenly nature of help pilots.
I worked as an LNO to a staff with a Hornet guy who apparently had to convert to VP for medical reasons. He bitched endlessly about VP. The only thing he hated on more was SWO.
I think I know the F-14 dude and it wasn’t medical reason! He’s a good guy nonetheless..We had quite a few tailhook types in my first squadron, mainly former A-6 and ES-3/EA-3 types but one F-14 as well, flying EP-3's. The A-6 and ES-3 communities went away so they had to find a home, the F-14 guy was there for medical reasons. At the time VQ wasn't as uptight as VP and was very accommodating aviators who transitioned from other communities, with plenty who later made CO.
As for how they liked it, none of them were all that happy about the flying itself (pretty boring) but were happy with the hours (A LOT) and the lack of adult supervision when deployed (no CO, XO and rarely DH's).
I think I know the F-14 dude and it wasn’t medical reason! He’s a good guy nonetheless..
I’m talking about the second dude..The one I know was definitely medical, it took him ~2-3 years to get cleared to just fly at all after getting downed and shortly after showing up he was promoted to O-4. I know of one other that had been in the F-14 RAG but didn't finish, he did like to let folks know he flew Tomcats though....