C-130-2 pilots?

[Lawman]

Yeah...the air force ops are easier.

I once met a USAF C-130 nav major. He didn't think it was as funny as I did when I told him "We call them Lance Corporals".

Im gonna have to keep that one in mind for my one friend that just selected NAV from ROTC for the Air Force.

 

[Gatordev]

At night, you can get a decent fix.

Brett

Let's see if your subtlety is caught.

 

[Cavrone]

Sextants are used to determine latitude. Useful when flying over the ocean and all your fancy equipment goes to sh!t.

You can get more than just lattitude. You can get a nice fix with 3 maybe 4 lines of postion plus a pressure line depending on what is available in the sky at the time.

 

[Flash]

You can get more than just lattitude. You can get a nice fix with 3 maybe 4 lines of postion plus a pressure line depending on what is available in the sky at the time.

You can also do a heading check......I did for two dets.........

 

[Brett327]

Of course, this device's true function is a black shoe polish applicator for the NAV's eye.

Brett

 

[WheelsUpHeelsUp]

What the hell is that?

Gizmo the navaguesser used on Buck 18's. It plugged into the origional "astrodome" where the vacuum hose usually went!

 

[Flash]

Of course, this device's true function is a black shoe polish applicator for the NAV's eye.

Brett

They tried that with me, but that was the day the guy who was instructing me wanted to try out a heading check first......too bad.........

 

[HAL Pilot]

I hated that damn thing but it saved my bacon a couple of times back in the pre-gps, pre-reliable inertial, no omega and shitty loran days of my first P-3 deployment.

 

[PropStop]

all your fancy equipment goes to sh!t.

Never happen... no way...

 

[Tom]

I hated that damn thing but it saved my bacon a couple of times back in the pre-gps, pre-reliable inertial, no omega and shitty loran days of my first P-3 deployment.

I heard from a friend in API that the P-3 is slated to get ADF. Finally NDB approaches are now available. I also heard RNAV is coming by 2015.

 

[HAL Pilot]

I heard from a friend in API that the P-3 is slated to get ADF. Finally NDB approaches are now available. I also heard RNAV is coming by 2015.

I hope this is a sarcastic comment.....

And yes, I did walk 5 miles to (Nav) school uphill through the snow.....

 

[Brett327]

I heard from a friend in API that the P-3 is slated to get ADF. Finally NDB approaches are now available. I also heard RNAV is coming by 2015.

As I recall, the only use I ever got out of the ADF receiver was to tune in WOKV so I could listen to Limbaugh (et al) during that 5 hour afternoon bounce session.

Brett

 

[Tom]

The main use I get out of the ADF is to count landings. Sometimes I can get a combo of numbers that just makes the bearing pointer spin like crazy.

 

[Cavrone]

Of course, this device's true function is a black shoe polish applicator for the NAV's eye.

Brett

Just be careful, you may get your boom mic put into places that may not be too pleasant. That first ICM check may hit you kinda hard.

 

[KC130FE]

Just be careful, you may get your boom mic put into places that may not be too pleasant. That first ICM check may hit you kinda hard.

What's worse is when there is photographic evidence of boom mike "placement" made available after the fact.