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  1. DairyCreamer

    Long Time No Talk - Lookin For Updated Info

    Hi guys, Been a while eh? I'm considering putting in one last package before I time out age-wise. I've re-discovered the desire to become a Naval Officer after a hiaitus, thanks to some significantly smelly BS handed to me by a previous officer recruiter at NRD Denver. Itt'l be about...
  2. DairyCreamer

    Peq?

    Yup, I'm a real life ATCS at ZAB nowadays. Still a developmental, but give me another year and a half or so and I should be a certified professional controller. Have a wife (zero kids so far) and an apartment in ABQ. If ANY of you are interested in touring around the ARTCC to see what we...
  3. DairyCreamer

    Peq?

    Hey all, Is there any truth to the rumor that Pecos, TX (PEQ) is the home of some truly awesome burritos? Controllers in my area at Albuquerque ARTCC (where I work) say that Navy pilots go out of their way to head over there for a good bite. Anyway... if any of you are flying around the...
  4. DairyCreamer

    Current OCS App Competetive Profile

    Holy crap, been forever. Hi to anyone who remembers who I am. Anyone out there have detailed insight in to the current competetive profile for SNA applicants? SNFO too for that matter, why the hell not? Also... what is the cutoff age again for applying for either SNA or SNFO? ~Nate
  5. DairyCreamer

    Air traffic as seen by the FAA

    Oh, totally not arguing... trying to figure it out with you than anything. I've always been curious just what information the FAA gives out or is able to give out. I'd suggest that maybe it goes from activating the flight plan to radar service terminated... but man, I don't know. I'm gonna...
  6. DairyCreamer

    Air traffic as seen by the FAA

    It's getting to the point, I think, where we should just ask them... though there might not be a sufficient response considering it's their own thing. I doubt that it's just en-route... else we would more likely see big black holes over major cities rather than the cluster of planes we do...
  7. DairyCreamer

    Air traffic as seen by the FAA

    Well, when you pull up a specific airport, you're not pulling up raw or secondary radar. You're looking at traffic that is either IFR, or receiving some level of radar service, going to and from that specific airport. Aircraft squawking 1200 aren't discreet to the system at all, and it would...
  8. DairyCreamer

    Air traffic as seen by the FAA

    Well, with over 5100 flights currently active, i'd say that's a pretty full load. I think that ~15000# is fairly extreme, and I dont know where that number is generated from. Why do you say it doesn't have much air traffic? ~Nate
  9. DairyCreamer

    Air traffic as seen by the FAA

    Eh... that's all artsy-fartsy. Not saying it isn't real data, and it is a cool video... but check it for real, in real time :) www.flightaware.com http://flightaware.com/live/ Great video at http://flightaware.com/analysis/allflights_movie.rvt Tons and tons of information. Best...
  10. DairyCreamer

    Hurricane Emily

    Well, personally I liken it to a rapidly spinning disk more than a ball, but then again, I have a sick fascination with things that move in a circular fashion... and the faster the better: * Turbines * Props * Tornados * Hurricanes * The vortex of water that happens when you drain your...
  11. DairyCreamer

    Hurricane Emily

    It just looks so darned cute. Too bad it's packing 120 kt winds. Sheeut. ~Nate
  12. DairyCreamer

    Hurricane Emily

    The stuff churning out there is just standard tropical waves... nothing special, yet :) Read this site: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/MIATWDAT.shtml? Awesome info for all atlantic tropical weather developments, from waves to hurricanes. ~Nate
  13. DairyCreamer

    Hurricane Emily

    Well, these two subjects happen to be what I focused on in school... ethanol and such comes from the B.S. in Chem E, meterology comes from a minor in Atmospheric Science :icon_smil I love the weather... always changing, yet predictable to a limited degree, and it affects our daily lives...
  14. DairyCreamer

    Hurricane Emily

    The hurricane discussion that goes along with the image posted originally here discusses a mid-level high pressure ridge that's somewhat forcing Emily to stay on it's present WNW track. When the GDFL, UKMET, and other models correlate that well, you can be pretty sure of the hurricane's patch...
  15. DairyCreamer

    Should have stayed in bed today ... FA-18 attacks hangar @ Buckley

    Buckley is an AFB now... but holy crap! Right here in Denver! I gotta watch the news tonight for sure. This doesn't sound so pretty. ~Nate
  16. DairyCreamer

    OCS Gouge?

    Gotta describe the insignia verbatim from the book from what I understand. ~Nate
  17. DairyCreamer

    Protect the Flag Amendment

    As disgusted as I am with anyone who burns our flag as an act of hatred, it nevertheless falls under the realm of freedom of speech, both in my own personal perception, as well as the Supreme Court ruling (divided as it may have been). Certainly I wish people wouldn't, but if someone feels...
  18. DairyCreamer

    Vid F-16?

    Wink, This pic: http://www.airliners.net/open.file/820920/L/ as posted on Airliners.net just in April, and there are a couple more on there too. It's taken at TUS. Looks like this UAE F-16F with those conformal tanks is just what you saw. ~Nate PS - How on earth do you put a pic...
  19. DairyCreamer

    GF...keep her or send her home?

    Sounds to me like you've got a dead weight dragging you down hard. Try and talk to her, but if she doesn't get it now, she never will. That, and your wings are on the line here too... better to cut losses early. That said, everyone has their own priorities. Depends on what you want more...
  20. DairyCreamer

    Flyin for the first time

    I see, so the mainstay of the GA training syllabus isn't a "real" airplane eh? :D Mwahahah I think you need to get into some pretty hefty / expensive aircraft before the rudder really becomes a non-issue for normal operations. ~Nate
  21. DairyCreamer

    Flyin for the first time

    I've never met a 172 with which I didn't have to coordinate turns by stepping on the rudder. ~Nate
  22. DairyCreamer

    App Date / Board Q.

    Trust me when I say I was a little confused by the notion. However, seeing as I trust the source of the information (certain folk at my local NRD), I dont see why they would steer me wrong in terms of just putting in an application. I know that FY quotas are based on graduation, etc. etc...
  23. DairyCreamer

    App Date / Board Q.

    No idea about absolutes... this is only what I've heard. Navy could up and have 20 boards for all I know. Seems logical though that if things for this fiscal year are already full, there would be no need for them to meet any time soon. Replacing a choice sounds like a question for your...
  24. DairyCreamer

    App Date / Board Q.

    Howdy all, Well... after an apparantly successful interview / meeting with the local NRD XO, learned some new info. I probably wont be sending my application in until mid-September now, as it appears there aren't any aviation selection boards until October due to slots of all sorts for...
  25. DairyCreamer

    Treatment of NFOs in the fleet

    Neg, not even selected yet. While the question/comment was surely tongue-in-cheek, I am a little curious about how many get E-2s if they go NFO. :) ~Nate
  26. DairyCreamer

    Treatment of NFOs in the fleet

    What % get E-2s?! :icon_tong Yay radar tracking... ~Nate
  27. DairyCreamer

    Chain of Command

    Well, she did give you the name of Indoctrination Candidate Schmuckatelli as section leader. That was pretty nice of her :D Of course, I hope you are able to find at least #'s 11-15 online, if not some others. ~Nate
  28. DairyCreamer

    Age limits?

    That's ok, just about everyone here has the same slim-to-none chance of getting into a Hornet presently :-D ~Nate
  29. DairyCreamer

    Fess up

    Definitely not fast enough for the cat to have been actually fired, yah. Didn't know whether there was a situation where a partial pressure release of the steam cylinder could happen causing the aircraft to move forward slowly. I've seen some T-45s depart Centennial Airport here in Denver...
  30. DairyCreamer

    Fess up

    Surely a catapult wouldn't randomly fire like that. The video is too fuzzy, so I can't tell whether the whether the shuttle is there or moved or anything of the sort. Obviously the guy is at some fair amount of power (probably full mil) because you can see the spray of water behind him as he...
  31. DairyCreamer

    Abbreviations

    www.acronymfinder.com is one of the great sites on the net, especially as more and more these days, acronyms become a way of life. Ander's pretty much right there. But SFO = San Francisco :icon_tong ~Nate
  32. DairyCreamer

    NRD XO Interview

    Ya know... I have gotten into government buildings before with the promise of donuts :) Air Traffic Controllers love donuts :icon_smil Then again, there might be JUST a little bit too much ass-kissing factor there, hmm? :icon_tong ~Nate
  33. DairyCreamer

    Age limits?

    I'm pretty sure it's commission by 27 for any sort of flying in the Navy. Have you considered doing NROTC? Depending on your birthday, you might still be able to make it in. Need to be no more than 23 by June 30 of the year you start (assuming you'll need 4 years) so that you can commission...
  34. DairyCreamer

    Why is the COD tread locked mods???

    The point you make, again, is fine. But suggesting that he is demanding anyone do anything, or making a "smart-a$$" remark is quite simply untrue. Just lookin for some tact... ~Nate
  35. DairyCreamer

    Has the news hit an all time low?

    Personally, I think journalism was of a higher caliber before CNN and The Enquirer. But that's just me :) ~Nate
  36. DairyCreamer

    Why is the COD tread locked mods???

    Umm, wow... a little touchy here? I really dont think he was demanding anything or making any form of smart-a$$ remark as you claim. Sure, ask him to post a link if he knows something, but ya dont need to rip him a new one for saying something that probably everyone here realizes, especially...
  37. DairyCreamer

    NRD XO Interview

    According to a certain source, they (and I'm sure this is slightly exaggerated) made me sound like "the best thing since sliced bread." I would hope they at least were positive. I took their classes and got As in them. Even the Naval Leadership one with the CO and XO team-teaching it. I...
  38. DairyCreamer

    NRD XO Interview

    It's definitely a he, and from the looks of his bio and pic (from the NRD command site), he's a SWO. I think it's just a little nerve-wracking because it was kind of sudden, and definintely not expected. Not sure what effect this sort of an interview might have, but I'm taking it as a rather...
  39. DairyCreamer

    NRD XO Interview

    Gentlemen, Interesting news, but not necessarily positive or negative in the long-term. I like to use the term "interestingly neutral." I've been called and asked to interview with the XO of my NRD unit later this week. Looks like one or more of the instructors at the NROTC unit called...
  40. DairyCreamer

    Hate that frog...

    89.3 here. If I could figure out how to upload my screenshot here, I could show you too :icon_smil ~Nate
  41. DairyCreamer

    Food Storage

    That's a new kind of lazy I've never even considered. It's like, what, $0.50 to buy a 6 pack of eggs? Daaaaaaaamn! :tongue2_1 ~Nate
  42. DairyCreamer

    Motivating Videos

    www.grouchymedia.com They do some good stuff. ~Nate
  43. DairyCreamer

    Is my sin unforgivable?

    My situation is far different from yours, but I never had to talk to anyone in the enlisted reruiting side before going to the Navy Recruiting District office downtown where my officer recruiters are. In fact, when I originally started this whole process, I called the local recruiting office...
  44. DairyCreamer

    Want to know why I was not accpeted!

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but most of the "not telling you" comes from liability and public perception. In the court of public opinion, if the Navy denied someone entry for a specific reason that didn't go over well with a certain segment of the public (it's obviously not going to go over well...
  45. DairyCreamer

    OCS locker setup ?

    To be perfectly honest, with all the gouge floating around out there, who's to say it doesn't change year to year, or even class to class? Also, I am somewhat skeptical of the sentiment of the more you know the better. Of course have the Big 4 down cold, and anything else they (recruiter...
  46. DairyCreamer

    Spacial Aperception

    You don't need the latest and greatest version. If you dig through the bargain bin at most stores, you can find FS 2000 or FS 2002 for significantly less than FS9 (A Century of Flight). Definitely dont go spend big bucks just to do this, especially if you have to buy hardware. Now, I'm a...
  47. DairyCreamer

    Spacial Aperception

    Honest to god, the best tool on earth for spatial apperception is M$ Flight Simulator. You can change between different viewpoints in and outside your aircraft and compare what you're seeing in the cockpit to how the plane looks from the outside. You can make up just about any attitude you...
  48. DairyCreamer

    Torn Quad

    Not too many doctors open at 7 PM, and this isn't hospital-worthy. Just lookin for some first aid advice. Icing and such, you know? ~Nate
  49. DairyCreamer

    Torn Quad

    Hi guys, Need some med advice here. I just got home from playing softball, and conveniently appear to have torn my right quad. I felt and heard a nice pop at I was rounding third, and just about any movement of the quad right now is quite sore. I can hobble around still, just not...
  50. DairyCreamer

    CVN-71 OIF cruise video

    HTML is quite easy to pick up if you want to. Just go around the web finding simple web pages (http://debich.net/ possibly). Right click on the page (the bottom part of the page in the case of the above one) to get to the normal right-click menu for IE (not the Macromedia one in other...
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