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And yet we make the latter FRS instructors, who then tell students," I figured it out myself, it isn't tough." When students have a tough time with something. Or telling a student- "This is a single seat community, if you have to have help to figure this out you don't belong here."

And sometimes diversity bites you in the ass, as can be seen by the recent early removal of a couple of Fat Albert pilots. Though any more on this probably needs to go over to the PNA side...

And at 29, with 2 degrees, I would highly recommend taking a second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh.... look at that. Life deals you a hand of cards- the trick is to not the play spades hand in a game of poker.

I second this- my only wish is that they had the budget to make it more then a 3 episode miniseries. It is definitely worth it!

Another interesting point is that we're taking delivery of airplanes that were ordered 10 years ago. Look at the AF tailnumbers coming off the line- the first two numbers are the year it was ordered/paid for- they are all 07-09 numbers. We're in a lot deeper than people seem to think.

But could we expect anything less?

Dude- you came to us, and you left your community in search of ours. Chill out, STFU, and know your place. All of your past grunt experience doesn't mean shit in a cockpit.

In Naval Aviation yes. The AF...Man, if we could only get a peek into dreamland

You and me both!

Maybe not. But the dudes in his ready room need to bring him up on charges at their next Kangaroo Court- because we're still warriors and this is a golden opportunity to poke a little fun at young Lt(JG?) Robinson, maybe even give him a new Callsign. Hopefully we haven't lost that much of...

Shared to all of my Hornet buddies on facebook. Fuck this with a splintery piece of balsa wood.

I agree. Harrier guy has some family influences that are helping. Hornet guy isn't a shitbag either- in fact- he was the golden boy who was in line to be the next div lead/WTI/TOPGUN in the MAG. But at the end of the day these are guys who want to leave flying as fast as they can. Maybe this is...

Odd as it may sound I know of one Hornet and one Harrier guy who have elected to take an IA to get away from their respective communities. The Hornet dude doesn't want any part of the low hours/old airplanes/no $ for mx impending bust, and the Harrier guy didn't want yet another deploying fleet...

That's how I did it at -106 in the 2012-2013 timeframe. Some guys even did it with the sims linked up- practicing talking to/flying with a wingman with a hypoxic event... Maybe this was just an evaluation of procedures for implementation?

Damn. That is not good. I hope those dudes get well soon.

F me dude. This kangaroo court BS really happens in this day and age? Good on your buddy for requesting mast. I have never scored a 285, nor do I care to. There are much more important things to worry about...

Yet they can afford it with their budgets, and they are large enough to maintain that capability. Hence why the AF has multiple 4 star level commands. I still haven't heard a good reason as to why the Marine Corps specifically needs a 5th fighter when we aren't going to employ them in any really...

Cherry Point when down like 20 whole bucks. How am I going to afford my Wild Irish Rose now???

:rolleyes: Straw man argument much?

The capability to do more at what cost? And is that cost worth it when it is provided by other services with much larger budgets? Are we going to use that capability consistently to justify the expense? We sure as hell have wasted our Hornet and Harrier fleets over the last 15 years conducting...

The VMU guys currently deployed ISO ground forces are co-located with the ground forces they support. They are living, working and conducting missions out of the same spaces together. But even the AF guys could plant a GCS down forward- they just aren't willing to do so.

We really can't talk about future (and currently funded) UAS payloads here- but there are a lot more than just cameras, radio antennas and laser designators out there. I think you're a smart guy and have to realize that we aren't just stopping with what we have now... But that's what I'm...

Sometimes cheaper = "better". If you're looking for TOS for CAS/SCAR, then yes the UAV would be better. It's why the MQ-9 guys are running the SCAR show in parts of the world now- you don't need to do a hand off every 20-30 minutes, and it frees up the manned assets to check in, clean their...

Because, at the CAOC, we're better than you- and we know it!

Very true. But how much of that will we be able to do at the same time with 4 or 6 F-35s? I don't necessarily think that a UAV will do everything better, but there are some things that are better suited to the mission. Plus. it's a case of boat space. We're seeing it now as we try to bring more...

I have my doubts that we will ever fight anywhere as just us Marines against the bad guys. These days it's not even Joint anymore- it's a Coalition. We want to be that special snowflake that can do everything really well. But we don't have the money or the people to really be able to do that. I...

So what you're saying is- VTOL is relevant because we have Amphibs, but we have Amphibs because we have VTOL. We have people skills! What the hell is wrong with you people!!

The idea is that you'd have the option to fly it from a station inside the Osprey (kind of how Apache guys are doing it with Shadow only with a dedicated UAV crew). I'm not sure how well that would work, but I'd be willing to give it a shot.

Jake was a really great guy. So many of us are at a loss for words. Sometimes life really sucks; this is one of those times. We all miss you dude, and can't believe we won't see you again. He leaves behind a 3 year old son and a pregnant wife who is due in Jan with their daughter. His wife...

That's the thing: a specific exemption applies. Call the Escambia or Santa Rosa county tax collector. They will confirm.

The Marine Corps has UAVs. We're staffed about 50/50 with regard to traditionally winged Pilots/NFOs and the newer UAV homegrown guys. No one has been forced here (the winged guys have asked for it, for better or worse) so you don't have to worry about that if you take the Marine option.

The tax collectors office will have you sign some paperwork saying that if you do not enter the state of Florida with the vehicle for a certain amount of time they waive the taxes. This is indeed completely legal as you fulfill your tax obligation to the state of FL. The fines are high if you're...

VMFT-401 does initial F-5 training in Yuma as well. Not sure if any Navy dudes go through that squadron or not though.

So, uh... I'm here for the 3-way.... :cool:

It would be good for them to get back to 5 or 6 squadrons- they are hurting right now at 2...

Apparently the building changed hands and the new owner decided to remove the mural. http://wtkr.com/2016/11/20/mural-honoring-military-forces-removed-from-virginia-beach-oceanfront-hotel/ Everyone who has been through Hampton Roads has seen this at least once. I never knew the story behind it...

I have a BA in Theater....

Talking with a couple of buddies who are down at Beufort now- They say it's not difficult to fly at all (easier than any other airplane they have flown thus far). Plus, realize that even in the Hornet RAG most of your flights are solo, and only a handful require a pilot in the back seat. Most...

Those guys are likely going to become the busiest operational squadron in the Navy.

I think you've got the wrong photo. I have here before me, and I present to the court, the completely unedited, unadulterated, true photo of the hero of the day:

Both are arguments being made going up the chain of command. Last I saw 2DMAW was trying to come up with a compromise. We haven't seen anything back yet.

For Marines DCA published a white paper about 6 weeks ago saying that all electronic devices are prohibited from briefing rooms, flight lines, and cockpits. The exception is for official squadron issued E-kneeboards. I really don't know of any squadrons who have them. So there is that. FWIW...

But, then again- I know nothing about runway construction. So I'll buy it for a dollar.

Can you even fit two kneeboards in the clown jet?! The dude (or chick) who does should get a NAM.

A wifey that encourages shenanigans? I'd say yes you are indeed sir.

Relevant: http://terminallance.com/2015/03/13/terminal-lance-369-they-would-have-issued-you-one/

There are plenty of flight school wives out there, and there are plenty of SNAGs looking for their SNA to take them away.

Resistance to rotation... so the thing didn't like to turn? (Pardon my liberal arts background)...

Yes

It's not. RQ-21 is more closely related to (and a derivative of) Scan Eagle. It's an Insitu product, whereas Shadow is AAI, and a derivative of the RQ-2 Pioneer.