GroundPounder
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Stupid question, If a day carrier landing in the COD under perfect conditions is a 1, and a day landing with all the conditions at their max allowable is a 10, what would a " average " night landing be?
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Are There Any "Good Gigs" Left?
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Stupid question, If a day carrier landing in the COD under perfect conditions is a 1, and a day landing with all the conditions at their max allowable is a 10, what would a " average " night landing be?
By max allowable conditions, do you mean weather minimums?
GroundPounder
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10-4, the worst conditions that would be allowable to begin an approach. Highest seas, worst visibility.....Just trying to get a feel for the difference in difficulty.
20-25? Just a swag, of course...
Met a retired P-3 bubba that flew the LC-130 back during the Cold War.
Apparently it had skis and could land up in the arctic...pretty badass if you ask me...
Pickle
Edit, meant LC-130...fingers and brain separated...
Apparently it had skis and could land up in the arctic...pretty badass if you ask me...
Pickle
Edit, meant LC-130...fingers and brain separated...
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Saw a show about the USAF guys doing that at the top of the globe. Seemed like quite the operation........not to mention the hours spent in a poopy suit.
Sorry for being such a latecomer to the conversation. Explain to me why E-2s are such a bad deal please?
I looked into that myself before I applied for OCS. They fly out of Stratton ANG Base in Schenectady, about a half hour away from where I lived.
That used to be a Navy mission until 1997, VXE-6 was stationed out of Pt Mugu and it apparently was an awesome gig. We had a few former guys from there in EP-3's since they didn't get a 'mission' qual out of the squadron and had to get one if they wanted to have a 'real' career in the Navy, they had some really cool stories about the mission and even better ones about New Zealand where they were based out of hen flying down sour. The Navs were all really sharp since they actually navigated for real down there with GPS back then not being so great so far south, even celestial. The last Nav they took for their last summer was in the class after mine in Nav school, still regret not being able to do it.
Outsiders perspective, so apply grain of salt:
Fly the "nerd taxi" off the boat while all your pilot buddies are either flying something cool or getting paid perdiem to live on the beach.
Heavily NFO centric community.
First to launch, last to recover, get to do the coveted TCT at the end of your nice long day.
Did I mention that you have to live on the boat?
Really, there are no bad deals out there, but when you compare it to living in a villa in Bahrain making $130 a day, drinking it up every night and flying DVs out to the boat day only...there is no comparison.
Again, I have made a career out of turning JP-5 into nuclear deterrence one nap at a time, so I don't have a leg to stand on in this comparison, but that is my outsider's observation.
Technically, isn't it the second to launch and second to last to land? Your big gray boats scare me, so I don't have first hand knowledge.
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"Nerd taxi," I love it. I'll say this, we have 6 different TMS in my current squadron and it's been great getting to know about the other communities and how they do business. You get to hear the pluses and minuses of each platform and it's pretty eye opening. Even things you don't think about can make a huge impact. In every community you're going to have your haters and those who wear rose colored glasses. A lot is on your attitude, in fact I'd say most is in your attitude. You'll hate your life one day and the next you can't imagine doing anything else. In the end, as long as you keep your head up and make the best of it, you'll love what you do and have a great time.
I'm a P-3 guy and make fun of the plane all the time, as we all do but I love it and still think it's a great plane. It has issues no doubt and there's some PITA parts of the community, but it's my plane. I'm by no means a "company man," I'm just a guy who likes to fly and have fun.
I'm a P-3 guy and make fun of the plane all the time, as we all do but I love it and still think it's a great plane. It has issues no doubt and there's some PITA parts of the community, but it's my plane. I'm by no means a "company man," I'm just a guy who likes to fly and have fun.
