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Wow - haven't been here in a while. Who is the idiot who started this thread?

I'm pretty sure it is 100' over the highest obstacle in the Landing Area.

Thanks!

USAF is awarding Air Medals to UAV pilots who live and work at Nellis but "fly" in other parts of the world (still from Nellis). In my first squadron, our CMC was retiring after 35+ years of service. CO put him in for an MSM - the guy was completely shit-hot and deserved it. Got downgraded to...

YOUNG ONES READ THIS. DO NOT RENT. HOUSING PRICES ARE AT 5 YEAR LOWS. INTREST RATES ARE LOW. BUY YOUR FIRST HOUSE NOW. YOU WILL NOT EVER GET A BETTER DEAL. Just ask anyone who bought on of those "expensive" houses on Coronado back in the 70's or 80's if they made a good decision. This...

How is your "reliable source" doing now? Both sides met last week for a second time. Nothing.

I cruised on Sara in '92. They put a new prototype non-skid on a pretty big portion of the flight deck. It was GUARANTEED to last through the end of cruise. It was amazingly strong and kept it's "profile" (that's the technical term ISYN) but there was one catch: The stuff they put in it to...

Met Koontz at the publication party for "Punk's War" Great guy. Even he didn't like the movie.

There was an Ensign named Admiral in primary with me. Scared the shit out of everyone he called on the phone. We all had nametags with the CO's name which was funny as hell until some chick called the Skipper at home. Oops...

Fixed it for you. N

"She's only Rock and Roll" +1. Go Terps. N

Just a lesson for you here junior, free of charge: What part of the Corp's core values of Honor, Courage and Commitment would you file this under? I'm not passing judgement, cause I ain't lilly white, but this is what they call in flight school a "Below Average in Headwork."

Uh, if you are on orders to OCS or whatever, Uncle will pay for your cab. (He will also pay for hookers and blow if you write the receipt properly).

You had to know Shed. He was very passionate about his work and did it well. I don't think he really believed it, but he really said it! If you follow HeyJoe's above link to Wilcox's book, a few pages further in it talks about the Tomcats. "Fitzpatrick" that Wilcox talked to was the XO of...

LOL, if you are any good at all as a Naval Officer and do a "full" 20 year career, you will come out of it with much, much more leadership experience than flight time. In these days of tight budgets and no growth manning in aviation, your leadership skills matter much more than your flight...

Yeah, but VF-103 bubbas have screamed ever since then that THEY had the Bandits LOCKED for about 4 minutes, but the Hummer was on the wrong frequency and they couldn't get the Dec they needed to pop them. Shed (God rest him!) once told me (with a straight face) that the moles in the back of the...

AND they both started with a "Popup BANDIT" call from the Hummer!

Like I said, I'm not a hater, just get tired of some who will not admit that it has limitations. Honestly, I think that the guys in the fleet took what was a bad purchase and did things with it that were amazing (ie skip weapons under bridges). I'm honestly impressed by 8/8 hits. Seen...

How about here?

(I don't really want you to answer this here--->) What is your unrefueled combat radius with that load? What if you have to turn to honor a threat? What if the mission is scrubbed, can you bring any of it back? BTW, 4 jets (of any flavor - still trying to show that I'm not a hater) 16DMPIs...

Good lord, I hope that either: 1) That jet is turning to join a tanker or 2) There is an airfield underneath him. (couldn't be a boat, he'd be below bingo already...) PS Nice blue stripes. Nose 2:14-16

One of my Naval Heroes. Knew a guy who was on his staff when he was AirLant. This guy wrote a message for the Admiral to send to a squadron that had just won some award or passed some milestone. My buddy wanted a good sendoff that was aggressive and positive, just like the Admiral, so the...

Flash, you seem well read/well informed. I'm curious, in what way did the NAVY screw away the A-12 program? I don't know 100% about the deal, but I was always under the impression that it was a bad case of runaway Defense Contractor cost overruns... I know the Medium Attack crowd wanted to...

Two out of three for me. But more importantly... I studied enough and paid enough attention that (with the exception of spelling "ordnance" correctly) I have an informed opinion. If you don't know the difference between E-2 and AWACS capabilities, then I pray to God that you are not a strike...

LOL. Roger COMNAVPAC... A-7 vs. F-18 is a stupid argument. But to say that F-18 "replaced" A-6/A-7 is a stretch. It changed the dynamics of the carrier's strike capability. For. The. Worse.

F-18 A-D with a combat load carried less ordinance than an A-6 (Go ahead, make the Pk/jet to DMPI ratio argument, I'll counter that too), was underpowered, didn't carry enough gas (so we went from 1+40 cycles to 1+15 or less, had almost no bringback. It's big selling point was that it was ready...

If you are telling me that the goal in intermediate is to teach a SNA to not overspeed gear and flaps, then I'll ask A4s to join me in weeping. ...so that's why you don't let them decide to raise gear and flaps themselves, they have to ask? Doesn't seem like a good way to build solid...

When I was at VT-4, we shared a hangar with them (or maybe THEY shared a hangar with us). If I remember correctly, they would practice the show every Wed, and then Wed afternoon/Thur Morning, 7/8 would leave in the #7 jet to go to the show site. Team would leave Fri AM and return Sun PM or...

Call these guys: - PERS-473: Intelligence Officer Assignment & Placement Branch. Comm: (901) 874-3993; Fax: xxx-2744. Ask for the "JO Detailer" and tell them what you are interested in. They may tell you to pack sand, but it's worth a shot. If that doesn't work, you can try calling the...

I don't think there were 9 colleges in the country that would have accepted me. DSL, sorry about missing the "girl" part of your original post (I don't normally overlook "Girls") - glad it went well.

Hydration helps with lots of stuff. Eyes, bp, ability to pee in a cup, etc.

Events coordinator.

If you guys are looking for a 3-star to get the ball rolling - I'd recommend Boomer. He is buds with Buffet.

I didn't think VP had "sailors". What do they sail? Wouldn't "Lubbers" be better?:icon_tong

Hell, half the time, it's the boat that crunches our stuff! I actually heard a shoe jg in the wardroom say "This carrier stuff wouldn't be so bad if we didn't have the air wing aboard." He's probably right. It is, after all, an aircraft CARRIER.

I've got one (in the attic now). Want the NSN?

That's no gentleman, that's the handler. And they burst into tears about 4X per day, so noting new in that pic!

A good supply clerk, however, CAN get you a FLIR pod. People to take care of and be nice to in life: Pay Clerks Personnelmen Schedule writers Mess Cranks (oops, culinary specialists) Supply Clerks

From 3710: 8.3.2.11 Blood Donation. Although blood donated in small quantities is quickly replaced and does not adversely affect ground activities, the hazards of hypoxia and reduced barometric pressure make it desirable to limit such donations by flight personnel in accordance with the...

If you "settled into the weeds" I hope the Student got a down. But somehow I doubt it... Sure, harassment is always a good reason. Maintenance gets paid to do inspections, particularly when they are contract maintenance. Teach them correctly, and you don't need them to "tell you...

Why don't you explain to me the reason those procedures are there. Yes, it is flight school. Not pre-school. What are you trying to teach a student who will more than likely go on to fly single seat/definitely fly single pilot? Want them to depend on someone else or follow procedures on...

Also from LSO NATOPS: EMCON was NEVER a consideration when we waved someone off. It was ALWAYS given on the Radio.

No, much much closer. From LSO NATOPS:

Khaki or dark blue trousers. Clean. Pressed. Light colored long sleeve shirt with button down collar. Sweater (optional) dark socks Dark colored shoes, preferably leather or something that looks like leather. Belt that is same color as shoe, or close. Shower. Shave. Comb hair. Brush teeth...

Listen to him, young ones, for he is wise. Both airlines have been hiring for a while now. Everyone that was furloughed is either back, gone, or on bypass (still out by choice.)

Actually A4s, that is a good example, because a lot of the older DAL guys have retired (they went early to take the lump sum). If NWA-DAL went date of hire, it would screw over the DAL guys and give a windfall to the NWA guys. More likely scenario is a cut and shuffle deal. "Cut" the big...

NWA doesn't have lump sum option (other than "excess plan" for which only a few qualify). It will be an interesting marriage. Delta makes more/hour, NWA has better work rules. NWA has pension for senior guys and a targeted "B" plan that favors junior guys who lost everything. Delta just has...

Ken, This isn't an "aquisition". Delta doesn't "absorb" Northwest. They merge. Northwest is in much better financial shape then Delta.

Ironic part of United/Continental is that Northwest will make money off of that too! Still hold the "golden share" of Continental stock.

Oh, if wishing made it so...