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  1. TurnandBurn55

    Summary of NFO flight school

    VA-106 was disestablished in 1969, and then re-established as the East Coast Hornet RAG in 1984 as VFA-106, and took all the command history as well. Certainly precedent.
  2. TurnandBurn55

    NFO as a FAC

    The NSW positions are probably more roughly equivalent to an air officer gig than a company FAC. There's usually an assaulter who is the boots-on-the-ground JTAC, although there tend to be the predictable issues with cross-training a guy as a JTAC as a short-term secondary billet.
  3. TurnandBurn55

    Navy cancels deployments, Air Force cancels air shows

    Concur with all. Including the bit about being a CONE... I keed, I keed. But not really. VFA-106 has canx'd the demo also. And I'm not sure it's a bad thing to have the Truman stay home. Really, Navy- do we need a 2.0 carrier presence that badly? If other countries didn't learn that we...
  4. TurnandBurn55

    Really??: Ten Thousand Feet and Ten Thousand Miles (A UAV Article)

    Eh. I get what everyone is saying here and I do take issue with the fact that it's ranked in precedence above the Bronze Star. I don't think anyone is saying that part is a good idea. But as far as awards go, I have a bigger problem with awards being handed out like candy for administrative...
  5. TurnandBurn55

    Hornet down in VA Beach

    Nope, Oceana shut down flights ops entirely afterwards. Everyone airborne had to divert. Yup, that's the Navy for you.
  6. TurnandBurn55

    What is it like to be an NFO?

    Alright, just to kick in here. -The WSO in the -18F will not press the pickle button. I wouldn't get wrapped around the axle though, because that's really the logical employment of a two-seat aircraft. WSO programs the weapons, talks to the ground guys, find the target, shoots the laser (as...
  7. TurnandBurn55

    The End of the Officers Club

    Those of us who care, do what we can... At the end of the day, I'd love to hear concrete suggestions other than accusations about "waiting for retirement"...
  8. TurnandBurn55

    Flying for Navy, Marines or Air Force?

    Bwahaha... I forgot about that one...
  9. TurnandBurn55

    Flying for Navy, Marines or Air Force?

    I was thinking the same thing. Honestly, with that physique, you're probably not a good fit for Naval Aviation anyways. Have you considered special ops at all? The forum on www.socnet.com looks good... maybe they can give some guidance on whether you have better luck scoring women as a SEAL...
  10. TurnandBurn55

    Prowler FRS?

    The Hornet FRS is in a continual state of flux regarding the specifics of the syllabus, but essentially all that gouge is the same for the unitiated. Just don't f#ck up classified stuff and you'll be good.
  11. TurnandBurn55

    Future of NFOs in the Marine Corps?

    This is an incredibly loaded question. In the USMC perspective especially, where the F/A-18D is very well integrated as a FAC(A) platform in the MAGTF. More to the point though... I'm not sure why it matters if the aircraft 100% couldn't accomplish the mission with or without you. Your...
  12. TurnandBurn55

    GE developing engine upgrade for F-18E/F

    What modern-day US fighter has not gone through an engine upgrade over its lifetime? F-14, F-15, F-16, JV Hornets all did... I think sooner or later, you will see a Rhino with a big engine. But the process will likely be a smooth, well-oiled one, much like that attempts to retrofit all jets...
  13. TurnandBurn55

    McKiernan OUT ... McChrystal IN

    I think that this is an important discussion... and, I ask this question with complete sincerity.. Do you think that there are any MAJOR changes that have or need to have taken place since the Vietnam war?? Or is it truly "the more things change, the more they stay the same"??
  14. TurnandBurn55

    Strike Fighter Shortfall: The Horror!

    Did the A-6 parent-mount its Mk-82 or were they carried on MERs? Because the problem is that as of right now, JDAMs need a be parent-mounted so that the computer can send its whiz-bang magic info to the weapon. They're working on "smart racks" which could carry two, but developing one which...
  15. TurnandBurn55

    Eliminate AF? NYT Op-Ed

    The initial stages of OEF should have answered that question to your full satisfaction. So should the northern part of OIF I. OK, let's get real here for a second. Strategic bombing? Yes, no doubt we couldn't do it without them. OCA? Yup, F-15Cs and F-22s are the experts there. DCA...
  16. TurnandBurn55

    Getting rid of Annapolis & West Point?

    Please elaborate. I'm familiar with a lot of people who have received free educations on NROTC scholarships (VA Tech would be an excellent example).... however, I'm unfamiliar with anyone who was given a scholarship and subsequently lost at at the "whim of civilian university". Perhaps you'd...
  17. TurnandBurn55

    Scale model fans...questions and showcase of work

    The new pods are usually carried internally.
  18. TurnandBurn55

    Winning in Afghanistan the "hard" way

    Ehh... a lot of people. Maybe even most. But I tend to defer to my signature line on this issue.
  19. TurnandBurn55

    A GOOD Guy In Hollyweird!

    We have an autographed picture of kelly preston in our JOPA... is that close??
  20. TurnandBurn55

    The need for speed (and other wizardry)

    WTF are you talking about dude? The UAE has been fielding Block 60 F-16s with phased-array radars for years. It's far easier to upgrade existing model aircraft than to design a new one from scratch... look at Super Hornets getting re-modded with AESA, aft JHMCS, and ludicrous software upgrades...
  21. TurnandBurn55

    F-15 HUD engine Fire

    Which is why the boldface in the Hornet is to throw the hook down after recognition of engine fire and always take a trap single engine... "Get out, get out, get out?" If only there was one specific word for him to use to advise his lead to pull the handle and thus employ the rocket-powered...
  22. TurnandBurn55

    Fair Tax Debate

    If by "works", you mean an annual bill of $265B wasted on compliance costs, another $300B in uncollected taxes (and that's just legally earned income, nevermind illicit activity), another $50B leaving the country to offshore tax havens... It's a ludicrous system, and we've just decided to...
  23. TurnandBurn55

    Fair Tax Debate

    ...Unless, of course, you believe that income belongs to the people who, you know, actually have a stake in the organization (you old socialist you). Why we tax income instead of consumption is one of life's great mysteries... www.fairtax.org /Soapbox off
  24. TurnandBurn55

    No thumbdrive?!? How do I get any work done?

    Pure stupidity. This was the end result of NNWC policy that came out 18 months ago. Only a matter of time.
  25. TurnandBurn55

    What's your Palin name?

    Flex Gunship Palin. Nice.
  26. TurnandBurn55

    The Tomcat Legacy; 35+ years from Fleet Air Defender to Recce to Precision Strike

    Doing that in theater is a quick way to being the only guy at a long white table without a glass of water.
  27. TurnandBurn55

    THE DEBATE, round 1

    Another posting hangover. Carry on.
  28. TurnandBurn55

    THE DEBATE, round 1

    Is that like a cinammon "roll" or an apple danish??
  29. TurnandBurn55

    THE DEBATE, round 1

    Concur. Comrade Obama needs to be called out. For example, he claims that average (or median, depending on who you ask) income has gone down over the Bush Administration. Kind of a weak argument, no? http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/histinc/f07AR.html
  30. TurnandBurn55

    Joint Venezuela-Russian naval exercises

    Nuclear power.... F! http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/designs/ifr/anlw.html http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA378.html
  31. TurnandBurn55

    Summary of the RAG (FRS)

    There's a few things you still use Falconview for now... but JMPS is the program of choice largely b/c you can jam it directly into the jet's mission computers (so the route you planned on your laptop magically appears in all your displays, in layman's terms). Arkansas-- while the single-seat...
  32. TurnandBurn55

    SWO vs. NFO

    I would submit to you that as an SWO, your individual decision-making capacity will be very limited for a very long time, because the CO is alway a phone call away. The concept of being alone and unafraid over Krblakistan with 4 500-lb bombs on your wings, your lead on the tanker, and your...
  33. TurnandBurn55

    Dangerously low fuel levels

    I've heard of USAF guys occassionally taking off without a full bag occassionally purely due to takeoff performance... they promptly top off airborne. Never heard of anyone not topping off to save money. Given how much we f'ing dump to make max trap, I don't think the Navy has given it a...
  34. TurnandBurn55

    Fighting in Georgia

    And balance that against the fact that a number of forces we worked with in Afghanistan in the 1980s turned around and worked with us, once again, after 9/11. This self-hating "blowback" logic is not only silly, it's dangerous. Had President Clinton continued to support Ahmad Shah Massoud...
  35. TurnandBurn55

    Fighting in Georgia

    Backpedal, backpedal. The reason he has an RPG is because that's a Soviet-made weapon and it came from the Soviet invasion. Bringing up Stingers is conflating two different arguments. They had the desired effect of bloodying the Soviets' nose. In 7 years that we've been in Afghanistan, (and...
  36. TurnandBurn55

    Fighting in Georgia

    By the way, am I missing something, or when did Georgia become an "ally"? I realize we're on very friendly terms with them, that they're on our side in Iraq... but an alliance kind of implies a treaty obligation... like the North Atlantic Treaty, the Nunn Amendment... Are we using the term...
  37. TurnandBurn55

    Fighting in Georgia

    Exactly right. Please refer to Ghost Wars, by Steve Coll, if you want to be enlightened on this subject. First In, by Gary Schroen, is another excellent book which discussed how, in large part, the people we trained to fight in Afghanistan against the Soviets turned out to be the same people...
  38. TurnandBurn55

    F18 HARM shooters on 1986 Libya Raid?

    And -103 will always be the Sluggers...
  39. TurnandBurn55

    CAS for Iraq

    Doubtful, unless the Navy provides more carriers.
  40. TurnandBurn55

    Top Gun 2

    We were, indeed, taking bets as to whether it would stay reasonably loyal to the fighter genre, or whether it would show them all as single-seat hom... I mean... single seat individuals who were "not straight". I'd fly in Molly Ringwald's back seat. Would make that cold, dark night over Iraq...
  41. TurnandBurn55

    Summary of the RAG (FRS)

    Stilll funny
  42. TurnandBurn55

    Top Gun 2

    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25804362/ Damn! Damn! Damn! Damn!
  43. TurnandBurn55

    Top Gun 2

    I really, reallllllllly hope they do this. It's like watching a train wreck in slow motion. I can't even imagine the potential for terribleness this has. Like "Battlefield Earth" or "Basic Instinct 2"... or... I mean, this really could be as bad as "The Dark Knight" was good.
  44. TurnandBurn55

    Summary of the RAG (FRS)

    This changes regularly. Expect it to change again. WSOs, however, find out if they're going E or F relatively early.
  45. TurnandBurn55

    Top 10 Worst Aircraft Ever...

    Yes, that's correct. Then again... that was the stated mission of the B-52 when it was created also. The B-52 and the B-36 entered service at almost exactly the same time. The B-52 has been doing God's work for three generations, and will like continue to do it for years to come. The B-36...
  46. TurnandBurn55

    Top 10 Worst Aircraft Ever...

    How about the B-36? The largest combat aircraft of all time, obsolete from the get-go, took 12 years to develop and was phased out two years after entering service, enormous cost overruns resulting in SecDef cancelling the contract on an aircraft carrier to fund it... Oh, and it never flew a...
  47. TurnandBurn55

    NFO To Pilot Transition Question

    Not to disagree with your overall point (which is 100% valid) that you should work hard and strive for a #1 EP, but it's not a prerequisite. I know two guys in the same squadron just recently who got the NFO-to-pilot this year.
  48. TurnandBurn55

    Summary of cruise

    There's no humor like self-deprecating humor.... Ain't that right, Brett? ;)
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