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I really hate when that kind of crap happens. Two of my best friends from college got npq'd in the past month. One (Marine sna) had a hidden eye issue that was found in the nami whammy and the other (Navy snfo) had a ear issue after the pressure chamber during API. The Navy guy switched to...

Call your local FSDO and they can clarify it for you. They probably wont know what you are talking about but can give you the exact definition (which then can be legally twisted to make it work for you:)). I looked through the FAR's and couldn't find a clear cut answer but my educated CFI...

I have my dad's A-4 tailhook with me. It's painted the same way. He said all you needed was a case of beer and a tailhook that was trapped out to get your hands on one. This was in the mid 80s at Barbers Point. I was able to have it as long as I agreed to keep it chained up at parties...

The 757 can dump fuel to get under its max landing weight.

Go to this website, click on the United States, and then click on a state to find glider operations. It looks like you are going to jaxs and I know there is a descent operation in the area. http://www.ssa.org/sport/wheretofly.asp

Get your wings, get your commerical ticket, and then get your commerical glider add on. Its SO easy and really cheap. All you need is a couple flights to solo, 20 solo flights (10 for private add on), and then checkride. Its better then doing the full commerical glider (100 flights needed)...

Except for the soaring club there, there isnt any other operations. The airport owner has driven them all away. The bellanca scout (which looks like a citabria) is used to tow the gliders. I towed there when I was going through api and primary. Not the best plane to go inverted in but it can...

You will go through another selection after phase one based on grades and needs of the Navy. If you go e2c2, you will stay and go to the boat and then to corpus. If you select jets, you will do the entire phase 2 syllabus (acm, weps, etc.) with cq at the end (normally).

Call the SDO's at each squadron. They have house renting adds up on the walls. Also call the housing office at Meridian. They can give you a long list of houses available to rent. Pm me if you need the numbers.

Im working till morning... Got to love the friday night watch!

Its friday night right?

I flew gliders and towed them in a single engine tailwheel while in api and primary. API/NASC never asked me about orm'ing those two activities, but primary did. I just filled out a sheet of paper saying Im a good pilot and that was it. They only have issues with people trying new stuff...

This was a good change for me. Everytime I jump in the t-45 i swear it looks like my knee caps will stay in the plane if i pull that little black and yellow handle.

I did all my 42xx's on the road so the power was set at 1015ftlbs (300lbs/hr) from t/o to the landing pattern.

you were probably getting to this, but if someone missed it, the t-45 has tighter restrictions than the hornet.

the latest rumor was june

haha, nope. key as in key field (meridian regional airport)

We (vt9) were told that we can take the jet for the weekend to either jaxs, new orleans, pcola, or key for the solo xcountry. Key sounds pretty interesting....

it should be interesting switching grading systems halfway through advanced.....

like the others....congrats!

Your 13th fam is your checkride so 'fam 14' is your solo. I cant remember the exact number but you have around 3-4 fam's without your onwing. Check the mpts and it will clarify.

congrats bud!

We were told that there was a chance we could select growlers upon winging (April/May '08). Good thing I like the hornet.....

Every two weeks one of the sqd. selects between 5-8 studs. Vt-7 was this week so it will be back to vt-9 in two weeks. Navy guys don't wait long while Marines wait around a month.

If i get through Meridian on schedule, I should be an Ensign with wings for a month or two. Look at my profile to see the timelines for each phase. My down time between phases were kept to a minimum too.

I'll probably regret this later but oh well..... The only way to go to a dining-in as a senior is in hawaiian shorts and flip flops. (please excuse the really really really gay njrotc ribbons)

Thanks A4s. Except for the lack of bars, women (good looking), and the layers upon layers of pollen, I don't mind Meridian at all. If you are a fan of the outdoors, its a great place to live. I selected on March 1st, checked in on the 19th, went to lemoore on the 20th (centrifuge sucked...

Since i finally got internet here in wonderful Meridian, I can post that pic.

I had course rules drawn out in my blue brains. You get pretty familiar with them fast, but I still used them as a back-up on every flight; even on my solo checkride

I'm not sure how it is past primary, but we could only fly to places with 'contract fuel'. This pretty much means that the government has a contract with the local fbo. The website below tells you what airports have those contracts. Just click on the links in the middle of the screen to get...

I was at seville last night and there was an airforce student-pilot-guy with his leather jacket on; patches and all. We couldn't stop laughing.

I was happy I got there in early June for that reason too. When I classed up in July, the wait had jumped a couple of weeks due to the academy rush.

I had 800 hours and CFII going through primary. Yes, my grades were a little better than others, but not by much. I was pretty much on an even playing field through Fam's because I had to re-learn everything 'the navy way.' Having previous instrument time helped out a lot in RI's, but it...

Personally, I had been waiting my whole life to get to this point so starting as soon as possible was the only thing I could think of. I put in for June (graduated in May) and waited for about 6 weeks in A pool.

I'm currently in the wonderful process of finding a place to stay in Meridian. Is it cheaper/smarter to rent a house or an apartment? It was defiantly smarter to rent a house here in Milton. Any recommendations on good and bad apartments? Due to the trip out to Lemoore and classing up on the...

yeah, this week was a low number. Last week vt2 had no one selecting while next thursday we have around 10 selecting.

thanks for all the congrats! If anybody has questions about primary, feel free to pm me or ask here. and if anybody was wondering......83% got jets ;) (6 total Navy selectee's from both whiting and corpus and 5 went jets)

I just thought I would let you all know that I got jets and will be going to Meridian. I couldn't be happier!

I would like kingsville over meridian due to location and friends. Although I skipped a couple RI's and BI's, I'm still on an average-completion-pace-schedule(?) due to an extra long time in forms (xmas, wx, etc). From what I have seen and heard, most people take about 6 weeks to get through...

Choices will be kingsville, c2/e2, and then helos the way selection works is too complicated for jinx'ing

I should be selecting 2 weeks from today.

About once a year, my parents find a random dirty diaper in their backyard. They live under a popular hot-air balloon route so they take a good guess it's from a lazy mom. .....or a normal dad ;)

We had a guy just select who could only go E-6's or P-3's (very tall). Apparently E-6's had more available slots so that is where he went.

It's amazing the pilot kept it on the deck (with some cargo net help) and didn't take out anybody video

is this a good example of a high AOA landing? video

HA once again. ;) trust me...i have grown a lot of thick skin around this place. Im lucky to get through a day without a riddle pee diddle joke.

HEY!! come on now, thats not nice. That flying had nothing to with riddle anyways. :)

The worst is when a piper cub and s2b are flying in formation. The pitts is hanging on the prop while the cub is diving at max a/s. It's a funny site to see.

I got commissioned through rotc and got the 10 days of house hunting leave. There wasn't much to do anyways as a stashed ensign.

I agree with your decision. In my opinion, unless you plan on only flying x-countries, a Cessna is a better pick. NOTHING can beat how cheaply and easily a Cessna 150/152 can be flown and maintained.