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Fleet week was pretty fun. Highly recommended, if you get the chance.

Hah, I remember that projo documentary, I was a few classes ahead of that class.

If you're not yelling in the cockpit, how do you expect to win the argument?!? :D

12 months into my JO tour, I've been on workups dets for 2.5 months, on cruise for 7 months, TAD for 3 weeks, and about a month of POM leave total. So that leaves...1.5 months at home? 2nd year is looking somewhat similar. At the 24 month mark, I'll have spent over half my time in the squadron...

Nice

This was a while ago, but I'm pretty sure the remaining planes for that recovery were diverted. The jet trapped roughly 1+30ish prior to the next launch. They put the fire out, reset the gear, towed the plane out of the LA, cleaned up the LA, and did a combat FOD walkdown, all in time for the...

Yes, but they also have to separate the two aircraft and sequence them individually into the pattern, which can be painful.

Toot it and Boot it.

I think I'm going to have to wear them on watch at some point before December.

^^^ Yes.

That's NOT what she said.

Thanks, hj. I wouldn't mind going to 102 at all, I think it could be a very interesting experience.

^ wasn't aware there was an internal version, but I've seen them on the wingtip stations. As far as I know, which isn't a lot, they're mostly used for A/A training evolutions.

I think there's some 122 or 125 instructors who read this site, so they may be able to help you with that.

Nice.

^^Rhino radios are pretty easy to understand without CEPs, so I'd assume legacy radios are similar. Some days, I have no idea how ATC knew what we said in the -45.

I'll buy pretty easily that 43 NSS is about an 88 - 92 average. Study your @ss off, don't miss more than 5 questions on any test, and if there's a question you're not sure about, ask the instructor for clarification during the test. The worst that can happen is they can say, "I can't really...

What an amazing person/story, thanks for posting that A4s. R.I.P.

/sigh I wish I could let these things go. PE is Gm1m2/(r_2 - r_1), not r^2. You wrote the force due to gravity, potential energy is force integrated with respect to distance. Plus, potential energy is really only valid in conservative fields (i.e. no air resistance) If we're gonna nerd out...

To answer your question, no, commissioning source doesn't matter.

^^^^^ Yes. Armada's point about higher TW ratio is valid, too, though.

<nerd>Those graphs are jacked up, bro.</nerd> Some days you win, and some days you lose. It sucks for the guys in A-pool right now, but power through if you want it.

The current engines aren't too shabby...

Engine fire on takeoff: Press.

Just giving some extra guidance. Myopia, Hyperopia, and Astigmatism are what glasses/contacts correct for. It is quite possible, and not really a serious underlying condition, to have a disqualifying refractive correction if your vision is 20/40-ish, although probably unlikely. For example...

Check your Rx against the limits for myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, as it is possible to have vision within limits (i.e. 20/40), correctable to 20/20, and be out of the limits for SNAs.

Wow. Prying open a safe? Hope they catch that dude, if that is true.

Agreed. :)

FOs did all the briefs when I was going through, first from the MCG / NATOPS, then from a whiteboard / briefing guide in T-1s. Eventually, we did a whiteboard / briefing guide for strike in -86, then went to straight up full-out brief from memory / whiteboard for strike-fighter and T-45s. Some...

43 Or Bust Just to be clear, it's doubtful that the actual NSS will change, just that the effort to achieve said NSS will increase over time as classes will try harder and harder to achieve it, thus driving up the average score, thus making it harder to achieve. I've attached a graph...

Yup, by making it an NSS minimum instead of simply a 90 or whatever required on the tests, it kind of creates a self-raising bar. If the first few classes meet the bar, the bar raises. If those classes meet the bar, it raises again. I shall henceforth refer to it as the reverse limbo. Good...

Needs of the Navy. Everyone gets a dream sheet, but it may or may not be available regardless of how well you did or did not do. In general, the better you perform, the more likely you'll get what you want. In terms of actual numerical odds, it changes from week to week / month to month.

1) Cigars 2) Scotch 3) ??? 4) Fitness.

That's nice to hear, wish I could have been there. Hope the O'club is packed tonight for our fallen brothers.

Don't believe the names have been released at this time. There's a little more info in this story...linked for info only, please no public speculation. http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/debris-fell-from-navy-457625.html?cxtype=rss_news_128746

Horrible news.

I don't imagine they'd send people waiting for primary through SERE.

I'll go ahead and add my $.02 if it helps ease your mind. I was a physics major, and API is not at all about complicated ideas or understanding difficult concepts. It's about memorizing things, studying with your buddies, and having fun with your weekends.

Don't know the "carrier" CO, but the XO of -41 in that documentary seems pretty cool with the limited interaction I've had with him.

Actually, during my Topeka search, I found out he's a super hero. And a mutual friend of ours wants to play Kato.

Thought this was an april fool's day joke until I topeka'd it.

Did a ll at the RAG Thursdaly: 500' 480 kts, but 200' is min alt. LATT stuff is done at 200 feet min, with a 100 ft s&l demo, lo-hi-lo's start at 420kts.

What was the legacy mishap?

Kickflip's theory of flight school (as a current student): -Show up as prepared as you can be -Ask stupid questions early, don't wait until it's obvious you didn't know and you didn't ask. -Execute as well as you can -Don't sweat the small stuff. Always try to be safe. -You're gonna make...

True, In fact, I think the only time we touch the CBs is if the DDIs read, "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that."

Unless you're in the Rhino which has less CBs than many A/C have CB panels!

I'll attempt to give you a little info on the above, but I'm still very much a cone and have just started the RAG, so maybe some others can chime in with more knowledges. In the newer -18Fs the HCUs do have weapons release buttons, which means that the WSOs do have the capability to pickle...

Lemoore / Hanford are both pretty small, with little to no "social" interactions (available pretty girls). LA doesn't seem all that great unless you know some people there. San Diego is awesome, but it's a pretty long drive and not really practical for frequent visits. Haven't been to San...

I did physics, but I think the best advice is to just study what interests you.

you do IFS, which is 25 hours at the controls of a Cessna. Other than that, you don't get a lot of actual stick time. You sit up front for the first few flights in primary and get some stick time, but other than that I wouldn't count on getting the controls after that, although your IP may let...