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  1. Swanee

    200 KT Sea Hawk? Coming soon!

    How long until someone says, "Hey, how about putting a couple of hard points under the wings and let it carry more stuff" and it becomes the 200kt helo that tops out at 125kts?
  2. Swanee

    Running Shoes

    Best part about the gym on base? It's free. I'm just an MWR NAF employee, but I use the crap out of the gym/pool. In the civilian world gyms are expensive. (though they usually have more hot women in them) :icon_wink
  3. Swanee

    Viper down in Iraq, 6/15

    It doesn't look good, one WTOL-TV headline reads "Airman Killed" but no mention afterward of the status of the pilot, which is odd. The statement also said it was on a CAS mission, the Airplane was from the 112th FS, of the Ohio ANG. http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123057387 is the official...
  4. Swanee

    iPod is totally worth it

    I use a couple of Dos Gringos tunes, Jeremiah Weed and Sammy Small, they seem to get me going. I also have a couple of Chevelle tunes, one is called "Still Running" that is pretty good. Joe Bonamassa and some blues rock guys have great driving blues rock songs that help, and when all else fails...
  5. Swanee

    Good video on Israeli F-15 mid-air

    I could be totally wrong here, but I think I was told that the IDF/AF Vipers carry harps with more frequency than those USAF Viper drivers. I'm not seeing any tailmarkings, could this jet be an Israeli model?
  6. Swanee

    Air Force couple flies practice alert scramble

    I know 2 brothers have been in the same guard unit for some time now. They both fly for the 192nd out of VA. Actually, I can think of more than a few guard units where they have siblings or the father/son relationship going on within the squadron. I'm pretty sure a few of them have been on the...
  7. Swanee

    Good video on Israeli F-15 mid-air

    Not only does the F-15 have a tailhook, the F-16 (yes the viper has a hook), F-5, F-4, F-105, F-100, F-104, F-106, all have/had tailhooks. Look closely at the pics of these planes underneath the rear fuselage. In fact, the F-117 has a tailhook too. However due to stealth needs the tailhook is...
  8. Swanee

    Friday mornings at the Pentagon

    good read, thanks!
  9. Swanee

    Question about the ASTB

    No and no. AF and Navy are two very separate services.
  10. Swanee

    Brits banish nose art in OEF

    Not to highjack the thread, but does anyone remember or know of the "It's still a Pukin' Dog" incident with the F-4 at the Naval Academy a few years back? There are a few former college sailors that like to tell that story at our (not Navy) alumni regatta.
  11. Swanee

    Navy vs Air Force

    I thought it was "flaring to land is like squatting to pee"... ? :icon_tong
  12. Swanee

    Medical Question

    There is a waiver for almost everything.
  13. Swanee

    Public Perceptions of NA (Your Own Experiences)

    I couldn't have said it better myself. One team, one fight.
  14. Swanee

    Can you apply to different branches at the same time?

    Joe's got it here. I look at it this way: I'd rather have to make a choice between two or more options rather than loading everything I got into one choice and hope that one works out for me. Right now I'm in the process of applying/have applied for Navy OCS, 5 Air Guard units and the Active...
  15. Swanee

    BDCP Desire for Technical Degrees

    I sail with an E-2 NFO here in Norfolk on Wednesday nights who got a degree in Music and got in through BDCP. Just have fun and make the graduation thing happen.
  16. Swanee

    AF allowing Lasik now

    http://www.af.mil/news/story_print.asp?id=123054564 You can now get Lasik and fly any airplane for the AF or ANG. How long until the Navy follows suit? I would guess that the Navy and AF medical people couldn't share data so both services are probably conducting their own research.
  17. Swanee

    Air Force Force Shaping

    I can see what you're saying. I went back and read through their report and findings. The way they had written it makes one think that they are making the decisions. After reading through it again, I can see that they are really just making suggestions and recommendations based on what they were...
  18. Swanee

    F18 Superhornet or F16CJ

    Block number in the Tens indicates major rebuilds of the airplane. In the ones it indicates changes, but not major rebuilds. A block 5 Viper and a block 50 Viper are two different airplanes, similar to how a Hornet and a SuperHornet are 2 different airplanes. Blocks of F-16s are 1, 2, 5, 10, 15...
  19. Swanee

    Air Force Force Shaping

    Right, they moved a lot of airplanes around and realigned a lot of units to new airplanes. The AF and the Guard Bureau still can come in and transition units to different airplanes, but it was the Brac commissions findings and suggestions that moved Ft Smith from Vipers to Hogs, took the F-15s...
  20. Swanee

    Air Force Force Shaping

    There are Guard Units that are losing their airplanes, but BRAC didn't realign anyone to UAVs in the Guard. Syracuse (174th FW) is adding a Predator sqaudron in addition to the 138th that flies the Viper. Right now is an interesting time to be in the Guard. There are lots of airplanes moving...
  21. Swanee

    Air Force Force Shaping

    Go Guard. Seriously. I know of a few Guard units who would be more than willing to take a fighter guy with 400 hours. You know enough to be able to fly and they can train you for their specialty and to fit into their unit.
  22. Swanee

    Air Force OTS --- wow.. hardcore

    I'm going to agree here. But, you do see the real warfighters in the AF get that training. The PJs and the Combat Air Controllers and others go train with "real" infantry units where they will spend most of their time in the field. Hell, I know one CAC that spent more time with a Marine unit...
  23. Swanee

    Air Force OTS --- wow.. hardcore

    Don't forget about AMS (Academy of Military Science), the Air Guard's version of OTS. It's only 6 weeks long.
  24. Swanee

    For those of you who like to lift weights and think you are strong.....

    That dude's arms and chest are so big it looks like he can't even wipe his own ass! Holy crap!
  25. Swanee

    It's good to be Tom (Cruise that is)

    This may be a stupid Q, but aren't all P-51s single seaters?
  26. Swanee

    iPod is totally worth it

    Thanks for the tip. Great website too.
  27. Swanee

    iPod is totally worth it

    How well does it work and how accurate is it if you don't use the Nike running shoes? I'm kind of a New Balance fan myself.
  28. Swanee

    Classic Fighter Fling Video

    I've heard a skewed version from the Raptor guys here at Langley. They say it was a 6v2 or 4v2 BFM hop, but really a 2vX for the Raptor guys. I have also heard that it was only 1 frame on the footage, not the 3 or 4 or however many frames that are required to confirm a kill. For all we know the...
  29. Swanee

    Home audio questions

    HDMI was mainly designed for a specific niche inside the industry. Specifically the recording and mastering industry where absolute quality and low noise was needed. The idea was perfect signal out and perfect signal in. But that level of precision is really undetectable to 99.99% of the...
  30. Swanee

    Plantar Fasciitis

    Gotta love the 800 milligram horse pills!
  31. Swanee

    Home audio questions

    Just another example of why regular cables work: I used to work backstage as a Sound Tech for touring music acts (Degree in technical theater). On a tour where 90% of the venues were outdoor amphitheaters in the south we used regular copper cables. We didn't have problems with corrosion or...
  32. Swanee

    The Crisis in Naval Aviation

    @ Bert: You have to love the AF mentality on Helo Aviation: Everyone needs it but no one wants it. I am surprised that I didn't catch my slip up with RSQ wings being transfered over the ACC. I've been trying to stay on top of BRAC as I'm pledging a couple of Air Guard units. (I know I know...
  33. Swanee

    The Crisis in Naval Aviation

    I have a couple of questions about this. HCS is becoming HSC? Can someone explain whats going on with that to me? I know a 60 driver in the Redwolves (he's actually one of the bigger supporters of me going Navy, and a really good guy, I'm sure a few of you guys in the community may know him)...
  34. Swanee

    Snowbird Crash

    Canadian Snowbird crashed today in Montana, pilot killed. http://www.thestar.com/News/article/215630 These things always seem to happen around each other. For all of you that are flying: check six and fly safe.
  35. Swanee

    Stroke 4 is hit....SAMs 2, USAF 0

    2 Guys in this strike got hit, punched out and became POWs, both from the same squadron. It was the first daylight raid over Baghdad. Tapes are from the 617th Wing king's viper (a vet of both Korea and Vietnam). I'm sure anyone's voice would be pretty high if they you were told that you would...
  36. Swanee

    Quick Question About Single Engine Planes

    This is more apparent in a tail-dragger on the ground during taxiing. As was stated before, you do experience some torque steering as you increase power. You can also see the effect if you go to your local airshow and see an extra 300 performance. They like to climb vertical into a stall and...
  37. Swanee

    Single Seater or 2?

    Someone once told me that the WSO in a marine F-18 is more of an Airborne FAC. Any truth to that? I also find it interesting that someone mentioned the loss of SA that caused the AF Viper crash in Iraq a couple months ago. Some people want to give him a medal. Then there are others that say he...
  38. Swanee

    31 things learned as a fighter pilot

    A lot of that has to do with the fact that the AF and the Guard Bureau give a lot more money to Viper and Eagle units, (Especially in the Guard). The days have gone by when A-10 drivers spent 3 or 4 days a week flying to different Ranges to get used to coming into different situations. They just...
  39. Swanee

    31 things learned as a fighter pilot

    The Air-to-Air world and the Air-to-Ground world are completely different in the AF (and the ANG; after all, the Guard has a lot of airplanes and a lot of squadrons). As has been stated before, the Light grays look down on the Dark grays, Vipers, and the Warthog drivers; But who are you going to...
  40. Swanee

    31 things learned as a fighter pilot

    *Disclaimer: These are not my words; but I'm sure some of you can relate to what is being said* Enjoy! A few things I learned as a Fighter Pilot By: M. Ross Shulmister, LtCol, USAF (Ret) 7 Dec 2004 mross849@hotmail.com 1. As an aviator in flight you can do anything you want... As...
  41. Swanee

    Watching a show on the "Boneyard"

    yeah, It had the non-afterburning version of the T-38 engine, and had a lot more gas (two wingtip tanks). And hard points. And a gun. And they usually flew them solo. But the A-10 phased them out. The A-37 is airframe limited, whereas one of the biggest complaints about the Warthog A-10 is that...
  42. Swanee

    Watching a show on the "Boneyard"

    I've heard of a couple of guys around Yuma that bought an A-37 from the Venezuelans and are trying to get into the airshow circuit. Not sure about the validity of this claim, but everyone that I have talked to that flew the dragonfly loved it.
  43. Swanee

    Pipeline transfer-Jets to P-3/C-2/E-6

    How often is this scenario happening? It seems odd to me that you can graduate from Jets and yet get sent to a prop unit. Shouldn't the ACM and Wep min scores for fighters be the min graduation scores?
  44. Swanee

    Tomcats really gone for good

    I don't post too often anymore, hence why I found my way here. You do speak the truth about the pilots leaving (my old man being one of them). Though the Raptor is pretty incredible, it can be beaten, they did lose one in Red Flag. But some of that slamming is to be expected, after all, what...
  45. Swanee

    Tomcats really gone for good

    You fight with one hand tied behind your back. AF Brass wanted congress to see a real need for more than 6 squadrons worth of the F-22, so they created one.
  46. Swanee

    Tomcats really gone for good

    Ok guys calm down, the basic premise was that I don't believe the Iranians could put up much of a fight, even with their full fleet of f-14s at a mission capable rate. As far as those Adversary F-5s go: If the Navy Adversary squadrons are anything like the AF Aggressor squadrons, they are well...
  47. Swanee

    Tomcats really gone for good

    That is pretty much what I'm saying. Any Viper, Eagle or Hornet driver worth their salt wouldn't have much troubles with the Iranian AF. (As we all know, any gomer can fight and win in a Raptor) As far as a couple previous comments go: Joe: Perhaps it isn't quite what you meant, but what came...
  48. Swanee

    Tomcats really gone for good

    I've never understood the whole policy on not selling countries like Iran spare parts. We should make some money off of them, and if they decided to come against us or our allies, we can shoot them down. We destroyed the 4th largest Air Force in the world in a matter of days. 30 year old A model...
  49. Swanee

    Letters of Recommendation

    Here's whats been handed down to me from some guys around here at NOB Norfolk: An Aviator is an Aviator, and an Officer is an Officer. Hell, if your IP from your PPL or PPLG or whatever you have can write that you are a natural aviator and a great person, you better have them write you...
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