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Stupid questions about Naval Aviation (Pt 2)
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History only comes from the past, so I'd leave 'em as they are, unless they're 'green & slimy' (and then I'd just get rid of the 'green') ... if you want 'shiny' Wings ... go get another set @ the Uniform Shop.
Slight alteration: some of us (including yours truly) got a pair of Wings from the Exchange and buffed/polished most/all of the engraved portion from the shield -- basically made the shield 'smooth' and Brasso'ed the hell out of it so they were so shiny you'd put your eye out if you weren't wearin' shades. We wore 'em when 'uniformity' was not a requirement.
Trust me ... they looked good.
If by "antiqued," you mean the non-anodized ones that are a little darker, then yes, you can still wear them. I use them with cammies or with Alphas.
I don't know what excessive polishing would do to those--I kind of thought the point was for them not to shine. IMHO, if you buffed them 'till they shined, they'd then be too bright to wear with a mostly subdued uniform, yet not shiny enough to match a dress uniform like Blues.
If you want your wings to shine, you buy the anodized ones that stay shiny on their own.
That's them. Thanks.
You're eating my brain ...
... Like I said, we only 'shined' the Wings that we ground down/buffed on the shield to get 'em 'smooth' -- no marks/etching -- as the process of 'smoothing' removed the 'finish' and they'd tarnish w/out a regular application of Brasso ... as for the rest of the Wings -- no shine.
Yes, that is one of the first things you do when you check in. That way they can give you the boot before they give you the easiest paid vacation of your life
Yes, that is one of the first things you do when you check in. That way they can give you the boot before they give you the easiest paid vacation of your life
That's actually what I wanted to hear - researching for an ensignmobile but I don't want to get a car payment till I know I'm med-up. Thanks.
General overhead break question. My last Navy duty station was Pcola, and I would watch just about everything come in, including the T-39's and Toners. Being in helo-land now, I don't get to see a good fast "carrier break" anymore. Watching various videos, I've noticed that there seems to be no more of the "4-5 second" kiss-off anymore, just both jets in a section breaking about the same time???
We break in interval in T-34 land---if you can call what we do a break.
Prowlers - 3 second break is the norm at the field, 15-20 seconds at the boat.
Brett
Fan break w/anything less than 5 birds ... of course, it's kinda tough to make a 'fan'-tastic 'impression' w/a 4-ship 'squadron' ...
In Harrier land this seems to vary from squadron to squadron. I'm a fan of the fan break - where both jets break at the same time; lead just leaves the power up through the break. Some use 2 seconds, some use 4 second intervals. I think the west coast SOP is 2 seconds for sections, 4 for divisions, or vice-versa. How quickly I forget. I like the battle break too (combat spread). Some people are anal about break interval, which I personally think is pretty stupid for a section (important for larger flights). As long as -2 doesn't fuck up the interval on downwind, shorter intervals look nicer and clobber less of the pattern IMO.
One of the reasons El Centro is nice - you can come in for the combat carrier break at 5 bills and no one cares.
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