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  1. J

    GV Pilot with a sense of humor

    He must have been a TACAMO pilot at some point in his career!
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    AF non-flying to Navy pilot

    Yes, it is possible. We have such a guy in TACAMO right now. He had an AF pilot slot, was sent to Pcola, AF decided they had too many pilots in training so they forced him and a lot of others around him to become navs since they were already there. Down the line they decided what the AF did...
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    TWO ITEMS .... MMA in Mugu and carrier in Hawaii ???

    So, now here's a question: Since they want to fund all of these mega-programs, how much do they plan on cutting labor as a result? Seems like this draw down that's underway could be the tip of the iceberg since I am willing to bet these mega-programs are meant to have fewer people operating...
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    TWO ITEMS .... MMA in Mugu and carrier in Hawaii ???

    So, if the QDR says ASW is a low priority and therefore no MMA, how much longer can the P-3 last airframe wise? I know the B-52 was built to last forever, but I'm not thinking the P-3 was. At what point do they have to say 'nuffs enough, ground 'em, for safety purposes?
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    TWO ITEMS .... MMA in Mugu and carrier in Hawaii ???

    I gotta ask, hopefully someone is in the know around the P-3 community: Is the MMA really going to happen? Word floating around your future 737 IPs here in TACAMO :icon_tong is that this program is 50/50 on happening due to budget cuts expected over the next few years, and even if it does...
  6. J

    Tacamo

    For FY '06 the plan is 24 new pilots, but for FY '07 the plan is to bring in only 12 new pilots. Overall, TACAMO is planning on reducing pilots by about 30% from the current manning levels over the next 10 months. I know about 12 pilots are already in the pipeline (meaning projected gains for...
  7. J

    good Ball stories?

    We just had the ball last night for what seemed like all of Oklahoma. I got a call 5 hours before it started saying there were 40 free seats they needed filled. I saw free as a reasonable price and decided to go. During the event, the commodore noted how they had sold out the event 2 weeks...
  8. J

    GE's new jet engine

    Check out this web site from GE to get the full view of what they are working on: http://ge.ecomagination.com/ While the -115B is a great engine, the GEnx is the wave of the future. You'll find both under transportation aircraft, but if you have time the rest of the site is worth checking...
  9. J

    AIRBUS 380

    I am just sitting back and waiting for this thing to drag Airbus and all their illegal subsidies under. That fact and getting to see how the frenchies try to save their precious business by undoubtedly blaming Boeing and the US government for anticompetitive practices which caused its demise...
  10. J

    AF student pilots receive NJP

    The problem with AF emergecy procedures quizzes: They are not quizzing you on either emergencies or procedures. These things are very deceptive and certainly from my experience at Vance, they are not doing what their name implies. You are given a list of subjects to study for each one...
  11. J

    June boat players

    See, this is something that I still do not understand. How come people who cannot qual on the boat are allowed to transfer to other fixed wing communities, yet if people trying to get wings in maritime aircraft or in helos blow it they are (usually) given the boot? I'm not knocking the...
  12. J

    E-6 Community

    Hmmmm, not sure I would agree with what has been said here: - Easily get 1200 hours: Well, you may get 1200 but you will work your but off to get it as a pilot. If you count all the special crew time one would get as a FO, then yes 1200 is reasonable. - Stay on and instruct at VQ-7: Only...
  13. J

    Living at Vance

    Come on man, you should know by now that fiances/GFs do not count. With that said, call them and ask if they have a waiting list for dorm rooms right now. If they do, you may luck out and be given the option to live off base. If they do not have a waiting list, you'll be SOL (at least for...
  14. J

    BRAC Dates

    Vance isin't going anywhere, especially because it's too windy. Columbus AFB in Mississippi and Altus AFB in OK are going to be the AETC training base victims in this round of BRAC. Look for Sheppard AFB (or possibly Holloman) to be realigned to make up for the loss of Columbus.
  15. J

    New EP

    By far the funniest thing I have read in a while...AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
  16. J

    A-Pool Delay Time

    I think the original post was meant to imply the AF pilots who are hired by air national guard or AF reserve units, they are guaranteed a platform if they successfully complete training (ie, hired by a 135 unit they will fly the 135, hired by an A-10 unit they will fly A-10s). If someone is...
  17. J

    New guy with a few questions

    If you can find the link to the aviation detailer's website (can be found somewhere under BUPERS site), you can find another link to the results of the S-3 sundown transition boards which shows how many slots each community has for transfers from S-3s. I know here in TACAMO we have been getting...
  18. J

    F/A-18 RAG locations and BRAC rumors

    Patmack, you got the link to that list available? That list looks a lot like the one I saw about a year ago which was unofficial specualtion. I saw Vance was on that list and word going around is that they will be safe now with Altus and Columbus being the AETC bases that will close.
  19. J

    N. Korea warns U.S of war

    Wow, sounds like the DPRK and al-Jizera are working hand in hand. Most of that stuff was right in line with the people who are claiming the tsunami was caused by a US nuclear test. I get the feeling if you put a North Korean and a muslim in a room together and closed the door and told them...
  20. J

    MMA May be Canceled

    Yep, sounds about right. I have been hearing that while the airframe for the MMA would come in under budget, the overall cost of each plane would be over to way over budget due to the stuff on the inside. I know I am probably going to get flamed for saying this, but I am still hearing the...
  21. J

    PC-7 Ride in Chile

    Nice. So let me ask this, how are you adjusting to working and living in Chile? I'm guessing you are having a day at the beach by those pix!
  22. J

    More Price Wars?

    There are WAY too many seats on the market, yet the trend is airlines still putting more and more seats out there. American is putting the seats they took off their planes a few years ago back on, meaning the nice legroom you got on them is gone. I am completely at a loss as to why they would...
  23. J

    Navy Helo?

    The C-12s are still up and running in Atsugi, VQ-4 has a guy heading there for his shore tour in a few month. Word I have is that besides Japan, only Bahrain still has them. There are a few limited opportunities for other C-12 like billets in other planes, though the only one I know of for...
  24. J

    A-Pool Delay Time

    So why exactly are Corpus and Whiting on hold for new SNAs?
  25. J

    Boeing 747 "WHALE" -- a.k.a. The Whale's Tails (sic)

    Wow, it must be nice to have those 4 engines high enough off the deck to do WDTR, sure as hey wouldn't try that in my plane w/ a whole 18 inches between 2&3 and the deck. And what fun are auto-pilot coupled approaches anyway, only makes the lazy pilot even lazier. For the discussion of...
  26. J

    Where are all the E-6 Bubbas

    Don't let Vance get to you, find the bright spots, especially after formal release ends and the nav phase begins. Yeah, its gonna suck a lot of the time but when you look back at it you'll (hopefully) see it wasn't so bad.
  27. J

    E-6 TACAMO Questions

    OK, most of these questions you can find the anwser to if you do a search so here is a quick summary: Yes, AF training sucks while you are going through it, especially the transition phase which is the first third. Just suck it up, you'll realize it wasn't so bad once you get away from it...
  28. J

    Sending newly winged aviators to reserve squadrons...

    Ooooh, now I see what is going on here with this VR deal. The AF has a similar deal with their reserve/guard squadrons where new guys/gals, usually in their 20s, get hired by the squadron, do OTS to get their 2Lt bars, then go through flight training and ultimately end up with the same...
  29. J

    Sending newly winged aviators to reserve squadrons...

    OK, looking back on the posts, Zab said "They could easily take the 40 guys with the lowest NSS's and say "see ya". Instead they're offering a shot at wings and a squadron." I added the lowest 25% part out of nowhere for some reason, but now I hope you see where I was coming from when I said...
  30. J

    Sending newly winged aviators to reserve squadrons...

    My beef with this idea has nothing to do with what community would best prepare someone for the airlines and has everything to do with rewarding sub-par performance. As I understand this idea, the lowest 25% of the P-3 grads would be allowed to have their committments reduced by 6 years and be...
  31. J

    Sending newly winged aviators to reserve squadrons...

    This has to be a joke right, sending the bottom of the barrell folks from the P-3 pipeline to the best flying jobs the Navy has in the reserves? We are so overstocked with pilots in TACAMO they are sending out some crews with 5, yes 5, pilots for a deployment (lucky crews only have 4, the days...
  32. J

    Bush or Kerry?

    Bush: 68% Kerry: 29% Apparently my hatred for the corporate a$$holes who ruined all those people was enough to offset my hatred for the government stealing my hard earned money and giving to people who refuse to get a job, b/c 68% Bush seems about right, well, maybe a little low, but 29%...
  33. J

    Navy beats Chair Force

    I have a one word anwser for how they should select the national champion: Randomly!
  34. J

    Civilian training prior to flight school

    Coming from one of those jets that has a lot of crap hanging under the wings, I'll tell ya wing down/top rudder doesn't cut it. In heavy land we are restricted to 5 degrees AOB on touchdown/rollout, and our instructors/ACs get very scared anytime we exceeded 3 or more. I find staying in a crab...
  35. J

    Pcola Ivan BDA

    34s and 45s in the pattern at the same time, have fun with that! Be careful they don't let that become permanent like the AF does at Vance, Columbus, and Laughlin (37s, 1s, and 38s), it is not fun.
  36. J

    Any news for NAS Pensacola??

    Got a little word that some units on the base will not be back up for months due to damage to their facilities. My squadron was trying to get me order for water survival refresher and they were told that NASP was out for a while and that studs being scheduled to go there were being sent...
  37. J

    Corpus Eats

    Miller's BBQ on Airline (I think it was airline) diagonal to the Chandler's Mill apartemnts, good good good stuff and very cute girls (albeit they did seem a little on the young side).
  38. J

    SERE question

    AFA grads are pretty much bussed in when a regular class goes to the POW camp portion of SERE. An AF buddy of mine said it was almost funny when he saw other classmates of his/ours from Vance suddenly show up just as he arrived at the POW camp, he had been in the field for a few days at that point.
  39. J

    E-6... Vance... T-1

    OK, that first one is just downright wrong. Oklahoma has a total of ZERO coastline. Coastline means ocean, there is no ocean here or anywhere near here. Apparently they had plans to build one south of Tinker, probably to help ease the pain of the Navy, but I haven't seen any progress. The...
  40. J

    Rental Cars for young'uns

    Enterprise is the only one I have heard of if you are under 25. Smitty, I thought you were in the E-2/C-2 pipeline or I am thinking of someone else?
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    Any general hints, lesson learned, gouge for RIs??

    If you can get your IP to take the plane at any point in time during an RI while under the hood, GIVE HIM/HER THE PLANE!!!! Some IPs won't take it but if you get one who will, this gives you time to change navaids, approach plates, heading bugs, needles, you name it, without your airwork going...
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    Rumor Control!

    Well I picked up a little more insight today for the E-6 part of this so here you go. The birds are really beat up, I mean way more beat up than they should be for their age for the reasons stated above. Its not just the gear (though apparetly that is problem #1), it's everything on the plane...
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    Rumor Control!

    No argument Fly Navy, but trust me, the airframes are 13-18 years old, and they have a lot of wear and tear on them already. The brass says they will be around till 2020 at least, my response, yeah right. Flying is being restricted on them already from a training aspect to save the airframe...
  44. J

    Rumor Control!

    Well, since I have some insight as to what the AF is thinking long term I'll say this, take it for what you will: The E-10 is looking to be a replacement for many platforms, specifically the E-3, E-8, and RC-135. Apparently, some people are saying that it may not stop there, and that the...
  45. J

    Amazing pics!

    I knew I recognized that kid, he's the son of an instructor at VQ-7 (cockpit is of a 737-200 we have at 7), LOL.
  46. J

    T-1 Gouge

    Hey, remind me on Thursday and I will send it. I have two checkrides this week so I'm really not talking to anyone till they are over and done with.
  47. J

    T-1 Gouge

    Dpends on how you define this. If by dive you mean the check pilots will expect you to be able to draw a diagram of the hydraulic, electrical, and fuel systems from memory and be able to explain them in excruciating detail without looking at the book, then yes.
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    What does this mean for new O's?

    Can't say this comes as any bit of a suprise. I got word from a friend of mine about a prior E now SWO who had 16+ years in but failed to get his SWO pin fast enough and was given the boot. Guess my question is how will this affect the aviation community? I've heard rumblings of reductions...
  49. J

    Teens Burn Puppy Alive In Bar-B-Q Grill

    Great, so these two punks will stay in juvenile custody till they are 18-21 then be released, then go murder a young child, do 10 years, get let out on probation by some a$$hole liberal judge, and then murder again. What a great system we have in place.
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