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- Thread starter Gatordev
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When I know a poster's background (which I do for you), I usually update their private settings, as well. I'll update them now, but I've held off on your wings until you tell me you've been officially winged.
Pardon my elderly ignorance... but what exactly does "soft winged" mean? I searched, but no luck. Does each SNA/SNFO get two ceremonies... or does soft indicate that you successfully CarQual'd, and finished Advanced?
Just means I'm done and qual'd and waiting on a date to actually have a formal ceremony. We get to wear our wings on our name tags in flight suits ("soft wings"), but not in khakis or anything.Pardon my elderly ignorance... but what exactly does "soft winged" mean? I searched, but no luck. Does each SNA/SNFO get two winging ceremonies... or does soft indicate that you successfully CarQual'd, and finished Advanced?
BzB
I think different communities do it differently, as well. While the TACAIR guys do it like wlawr said, the helo guys (at least historically) soft wing the evening before the actual winging ceremony. It's a more light-hearted ceremony for friends and family where the IP can tell everyone one the truth about the studs abilities and the stud can tell lies about how the IP may have done something silly.
I'm not sure what the prop guys do. They probably don't do anything because they're still in the Delta waiting to fly their 19 mile long downwind.
How about the "Over Boost" throw-down following the formal winging? Do the helo guys still do that? What a riot! Got pics, too!
