Jet questions

What model of T-45 do they use in Kingsville - A or C? Also, what is the order of the syllabus in jets? I select wednesday at Whiting and am keeping my fingers crossed.

Kingsville? Right now the A model, they're getting the C online.

The syllabus is:

Phase 1:
Ground School
Basic Instruments
Radio Instruments
Familiarization
Airways Navigation
Formation
Instrument Rating
Night Familiarization
Field Carrier Landing Practice

Phase 2:
Operational Navigation
Weapons
Tactical Formation
Night Formation
2-plane Operational Navigation
Out Of Control Flight
Air Combat Maneuvering
Carrier Qualification

That's the basic gist of it. Some stages, like Night FAM and AirNav straddle both phases. There is a buttload of solo time in there, about 40 hours for the whole program.

So where are you or have you already been through it?

I'm in Phase 2, in the Weapons stage.

Feel free to shoot anymore questions, there are a few of us TS guys on the board.

Selection

I select wednesday at Whiting and am keeping my fingers crossed.[/QUOTE]

Good luck to you.
Please let us know how selection goes.

hey gray,

good luck to you man..i remember when i saw you at the hospital in P'Cola..whatever you get you'll have fun.

we're still waiting on a functional C model OFT.

The graphics work, the problem is getting them mating up with what that sim is doing. They then figured that out, kinda, last I heard, the sim would freeze after 45 min for absolutely no reason.

I think there are about 10 C-model T-45s here now. The IPs use them as lead jets all the time...I got a few trunk rides to play with the MFDs and check out all the differences. I bet we are still at least six months or so from standing up a stud class in C's but that is just me guessing at it. They are getting new jets here at a steady rate.

yeah..thats about right...I have like 156 hours or so in type..

Yeah, you did miss a lot. See my previous post. It outlines the stages.

As for time to train, the T-45C MCG (yes it's different than the T-45A) states 50 calendar weeks. I don't know if the T-45A syllabus is shorter, or if it has to do with Kingsville's double-pump-all-the-damn-time mentality. My class is expected to finish very close to the 50 weeks here in Meridian.

Here is some hourly breakdown (from the T-45C MCG):

Total: 157.5 hours
Night: 24.0 (14 phase 1, 10 phase 2)
Solo: 40.0 (13 phase 1, 27 phase 2)
Flights: 125 (157.5 hours)
Sims: 72 (100.5 hours)
Classes and CAI: 162 (212.7 hours)

Ok cool, I can do that. Wait one.

TW-1 has changed a lot since you left.... VT-9 is now the fvcked up squadron and VT-7 is chugging right along. No more Advanced guys laying around, all TS now. I started February 28, I will finish in March or earlier.

Training Summary - Flights

Basic Inst - 3 flights - 4.5 hours
Radio Inst - 6 flights - 9.7 hours
Fam - 13 flights (1 solo) - 15.3 hours
AirNav - 10 flights (2 solo) - 18.8 hours
Form - 18 flights (4 solo) - 26.0 hours
NightFam - 5 flights (1 solo) - 6.2 hours
InstRating - 3 flights - 5.1 hours
FCLP - 7 flights (6 solo) - 4.3 hours
ONAV - 11 flights (1 solo) - 13.7 hours
Weps - 10 flights (4 solo) - 11.2 hours
TacForm - 7 flights (2 solo) - 8.6 hours
NightForm - 4 flights (1 solo) - 5.6 hours
OCF - 1 flight - 1.2 hours
ACM - 15 flights (6 solo) - 16.5 hours
CQ - 12 flights (12 solo) - 10.8 hours

Training Summary - Sims

CO - 2
FAM - 7
OCF - 2
EP - 12
BI - 11
RI - 7
AN - 8
FORM - 5
NFAM - 1
IR - 4
FCLP - 1
ON - 3
WEP - 5
NFORM - 1
CQ - 3

Hahahhaa

OCF is still a stage it has 2 sims and 1 flight.

Don't make me go geek on you, cause I just did.