How long is primary taking you???

[butterbar201]

Hey all,

Anyone know currently how long folks are staying in the program for? My CO of VT-3 said when we checked in that he's shooting for 31 weeks. I'm right now on PA's on week 13 and its looking like I could be done in a month or so. Am I dreaming? I still have Forms and RI's and Night Contacts and the like. How much longer you think I'll be here for?

Thanks

 

[jpmizzou]

Sorry to burst your bubble man, but there's no way you can get through those three blocks in a month. I just finished here in Corpus and it took me from mid-March til end of May to finish those three blocks. You can in theory finish forms in a week and a half, depending on weather. RI's will take you at least 4-5 weeks between ground school, sims, and flights. So my guess would be 7-9 weeks. Good luck finishing

 

[Fly Navy]

Sorry to burst your bubble man, but there's no way you can get through those three blocks in a month. I just finished here in Corpus and it took me from mid-March til end of May to finish those three blocks. You can in theory finish forms in a week and a half, depending on weather. RI's will take you at least 4-5 weeks between ground school, sims, and flights. So my guess would be 7-9 weeks. Good luck finishing

Is Corpus still teh sux for completing on time? I remember when I went through Primary, Whiting guys took about 6-7 months and Corpus guys took about 8-9.

 

[Fly Navy]

on Month 8 with RIs still left to go

Wow. Any particular reason or is it just running typical Corpus slow?

 

[Fly Navy]

Hit hard by WX in April, bunch of standby...bad timing (Christmas) etc

Oh well, we all have our delays. I actually finished Primary and Advanced on time, on track. The problem was the 7 month wait in-between...

 

[Fly Navy]

When I was in NFO training, it took 13 months from API to get to the squadron...quick track then, I guess I am getting my comeuppance

Amazing...

I'm still amazed when I see an Ensign get pilot wings these days. More amazed if they can go through the jet pipeline as an Ensign... hardly ever see that.

 

[zippy]

Took me 7 months... including christmas break, med down for a week and a half, and a few canx weather days... oh yeah and those 6 weeks to get through BIs... 2 weeks of waiting to start, 2 weeks to get the sims done, 2 weeks to get the flights done. Overall my class was behind due to backups in the sims early on.

 

[midhusker]

I started at the tail end of June of last year and finished a week shy of Halloween. All in all around 4 months or so. I was in vt-28. And I was not on the accelerated program. Never had a weather cancellation. The weather was the same everyday for the whole 4 months: 99 degrees, 80% humidity, wind 130@15. In fact, I had never taken off from a runway other than the 13's or had a weather cancellation until I got to advanced. It kinda sucked at the time, but I am glad it happened that way. To much time out of the cockpit makes you start to suck real quick. I am finding that out now in Kingsville.

 

[Spin]

I finished in 6 months in VT-6 (Whiting) and that was with sitting for almost 2 weeks waiting for a Form partner, getting the Flu after Form 1 and waiting a week untill I was med up, and other minor weather delays.
Peace,

-Spin

 

[jamnww]

4.5 months VT-2 of actual training weeks...ie not counting Christmas

 

[ander37]

Entering week 15 and this week is RI ground school...

 

[sniksnak]

18 weeks check-in to selection

Hey all,

Anyone know currently how long folks are staying in the program for? My CO of VT-3 said when we checked in that he's shooting for 31 weeks. I'm right now on PA's on week 13 and its looking like I could be done in a month or so. Am I dreaming? I still have Forms and RI's and Night Contacts and the like. How much longer you think I'll be here for?

Thanks

 

[KTBQ]

27 is relatively speedy, you are at least scheduled every day. 28 guys in fams and pas seem like they get scheduled about 3 times a week.

 

[squorch2]

One thing about the "winter" in Corpus - about December to March - is that you get CONSTANT fog and low ceilings, moving to about 50/50 in March and clearing up around April. It makes it really hard to get through contacts - although once you do, it's smooth sailing until your 7 or so form days.

The summer is gorgeous though, as husker said earlier.

 

[gregsivers]

One thing about the "winter" in Corpus - about December to March - is that you get CONSTANT fog and low ceilings, moving to about 50/50 in March and clearing up around April. It makes it really hard to get through contacts - although once you do, it's smooth sailing until your 7 or so form days.

The summer is gorgeous though, as husker said earlier.

I had that problem during fams. Started ground school in 28 in mid Feb and was moving by the time Katrina hit. Took me right at 6 months, with lots of cancellations for wx during the early stages.