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Brett, Stop baiting the studs. We all know gas is life in expeditionary squadrons so you firewall it home in order to be the first one in the break and thus the first to share a near-beer with the AF honeys. ;) There are several good reasons for no D's on the boat. 1) Bringback. C's...

Hey, which cruise was that? Recognize Rampage 500 there in the foreground.

I have actually been pierside in Yoko on CVN-68. If the Japanese government feels they need protection, then we will have a nuke in Japan. It all depends on how many test missiles North Korea launches over Japan.

The only people who will be in Key West permanently will be a VFC det. All RAG's and other squadrons go there on det. We flew 3 Prowlers there last April and played with Top Gun, VFA-204, and VFA-106. Of course, people go to El Centro on det as well but nobody seems as enthused about...

VFC are reserves not active duty.

I know we are talking about our Aces (specifically US Navy) but I had to tell the story of Erich Hartman: http://www.acepilots.com/misc_hartmann.html http://www.2worldwar2.com/erich-hartmann.htm He entered combat with the Luftwaffe in October 1942 (at age 20), got his first kill in Nov...

Correction Brett. The poster asked about "D"'s and EA-6B's. Those are not going to the boat. The Corp is sending 3 D squadrons to the reserves and 3 C squadrons back to active duty in order to have enough C's to put one squadron in each airwing. But, no "D"'s. There are also no plans to put...

LASIK may be waiverable for SWO but not for Aviation. PRK is the only procedure that a waiver will be granted for aviation since the cornea is only reshaped, not cut.

Brett, Careful buddy, a think a couple of these kids are going to start gunning for you again.

NOPE. Standard procedure is when you land on the carrier, you give a thumbs up or down to your flight deck chief (senior squadron maintenance man) on deck to let him know what the jet's status is. At night, there are standard flashlight signals. Reason for this is so they know whether jet...

Funniest thing I noticed was the RIO giving the thumbs down signal to the flight deck chief after landing. For those that don't know, this means the jet is "down" or broken. A "down" Tomcat, what a surprise.....

"On Yankee Station" by Barret Tillmann. Easy read, great info on Naval Aviation in Vietnam.

That is a great story. Fortunately, all I had to do was reach over and smack the "stick" and wake him up. Seriously, though, it was great when we at least got command eject. You probably remember the story about the crew that had a dual gen failure on fly-off, canopy cracked open, pilot went...

Back in '92, an A-6E from VA-95 hit a cropduster on a low level in WA state. Both crew ejected OK. The cropduster pilot was in transit at 200' with a full load of chemicals. He was flying a Grumman Ag-Cat and actually survived though he had external and internal (lungs) chemical burns.

The Army probably does have more aviators. They do have more aircraft (although mostly rotary wing) than any other service. I did a little google search. The 101st ABN has 281 helicopters. The 82nd Avn Btn of the 82nd ABN has 128 helicopters. BTW, the Army also has more boats than the Navy...

The F does not have dual controls like stated above. One reason for the F-15E to have dual controls is the long range (transoceanic) flights that the USAF does. That way, the WSO can spell the pilot. The F-16 does not have dual controls for the simple reason that it is a single seater (excpet...

And for Meat's $0.02. The EA-6B is a great mission. We are considered a go/no-go for any serious strike (i.e. any strike into a SAM envelope or anywhere the enemy has radars). If a striker (F/A-18) goes down (breaks), they will launch a spare or shift tactics. If the Prowler goes down and...

"Live by the gouge, die by the gouge"

Brett, don't forget the beautiful built-in delay. For the un-intiated, the back seaters (ECMO's 2&3) do not have command eject and the command eject for the front seat can be set to pilot only (standard with RAG student NFO's). So, theoretically, everyone a Prowler can eject separately...

Gotta love the Chair Force. True story time: To set the stage, we were flying against the F-15's ot of Kadena. EA-6B as striker/jammer, F-18 escort, F-15C's protecting the target. AF guy in brief: "Our mission today is to stop the the striker (EA-6B) from putting B-words on the T-word."...

Edit: I have to correct myself after doing more research. There are 72 F/A-18D's in the USMC right now in 6 squadrons. If all squadrons stay active duty, I call it a need for 96 WSO's. I believe that three squadrons are going reserve as part of TACAIR integration which means we are back to...

There are currently four Marine C squadrons in air wings (two PAC, two LANT). The TACAIR integration will increase that to ten (one for each airwing). In order to get enough C squadron to put one in each air wing, the D's will probably go the reserves. This allows the Navy to decom some Hornet...

OK. That was just a guess. So, if 130's can do it with enlisted navs, why not P-3's ??? Just kidding. :icon_wink At least Flash saw the light and moved down the street.

I don't think so. Lets do the math: F/A-18D: 3 squadrons (going reserves so the C's can go to the boat, but lets ignore that right now). Say 16 crews per means 16 NFO's. Call it 48 flying at any one time. EA-6B: 4 squadrons. 7 crews. 3 NFO's per a crew. 21 NFO's per squadron. 84 flying...

Do well in flight school. That is the bottom line. Any experience you had prior means jack at this stage. Three cutoffs: Primary - P3's vs Jets Intermediate - E2's vs TACAIR Advanced - Prowler vs Super Hornet Be aware that the Prowler community is transitioning to the EA-18G in about 5...

Ah, beer vending machines. Reminds me of the 350 mile weather bingo to Iwo Jima last cruise. Ended up with 3 Hornets, 1 Prowler and 3 Vikings on the beach. JSDF gave us some rooms, rice and canned fish and graciously changed 200 dollars into yen for the beer machine. We drained both machines...

The only fixed wing aircraft that the Army flys are the C-12 and C-23. The C-12 is a Beech twin that is used for small pax/cargo runs and as an EW platform in its Guardrail variant. The C-23 Sherpa is a small twin cargo aircraft. All fixed wing "combat" aircraft support is supplied by the...

When we were on cruise in 2003, we pulled into Guam a few times. There is a plaque on the Navy base at the site of the old Clipper landing. In fact, that is where we did our dive quals. As for the loss of the Hawaii Clipper, I would be suspicious of the Japanese. After all, the Japanese owned...

Brett, Already did the War College thing. Three years at the Navy Warfare Development Command. Like a wise man once said, "Where do you want to be when you find out you don't screen for command?" A sailboat in Narraganset Bay isn't a bad choice. Pretty sure that I will never be back to...

One very simple reason, especially for the Grumman products. Flaperons (spoilers) allow the use of longer flaps that extend the whole length of the wing. Helps reduce landing speed at the boat. If you look at a Hornet on approach, the ailerons droop to match the flaps basically increasing the...

Brett, Were you one one my my RAG studs? Don't let them ever make you leave Whidbey. I still miss the place. I am assuming you are going some kind of expeditionary to CV rotation.

Penguin, In the Uniform Regs, the bridgecoat is refered to as the overcoat. The London Fog knockoff is the "All weather coat, blue" 1. ALL‑WEATHER COAT, BLUE a. Description. A black, single‑breasted, beltless, water repellent coat made of 65%/35% poly/ cotton poplin...

Peacoat is not authorized for officers. It is for E-6 and below. The reefer is similar to the peacoat but has the gold office buttons and two loops on each shoulder for hard shoulder boards. Here are the appropriate sections form the Uniform Regulations: Bridgecoat: 39. OVERCOAT, BLUE...

TACAIR integration has a lot to do with costs. We used to have two air wings with Marine Hornet squadrons, now all air wings will have one. Unfortunately, this will strip the Marines of squadrons for places like Iwakuni. The biggest issue with control is that ALL air assets (in big terms...

OK, I am old guy (winged 1992) but I am sure it hasn't changed much. Back when A-6E and EA-6B NFO's were the same pipeline, I had buddies find out that they got Prowlers that morning before winging. Basically, students get to put in their preferences. Then, numbers are crunched. List will...

It can and will change every day up to the day of selection. Example, student at VFA-125 breaks his leg skiing, med down 3 months. Slot will open up. It can be that simple. Oh yeah, and don't forget the Prowler draft. They have been known to draft guys who did well at the TRACOM boat to...

Ah yes, part of the MCPON's legacy. :banghead_

Flash, I think the best one was 1350 "A" entry, Boardman scheduled so you could enter the 1355 at "A". 1+35 flight of which 1+20 is at 500' . Take off with 22k of gas, land with 3k. Of course, it helps if you don't hit a bird before point C on the 50 (ever see my windshield??). :icon_smil

I'd say that he had about 2 feet prop to ground clearance as he crossed the ridges. He actually probably cleared the crew by about 10 feet or so. As for real, just listen to that Merlin purr. :icon_smil

Another low flying video. Hint: Watch the shadow. :icon_smil http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c3/steveg75//ohmygod.wmv

Yeah, they are the only guys flying them now but I had three 111 guys in my RAG class when I transitioned. Hell, anything would be better than working in the five sided puzzle palace. :icon_smil I actually may be able to get down to DC in January (have to go to Norfolk to do an experiment...

Speaking of AF planes and flaming, how about an F-111 dump-n-burn:

There is a little INSERT IMAGE button when you used advance reply. I am sticking the photos on an account that I have with another forum.

More Prowler and Intruder pics:

Had to start with a self-portrait: Office: Iron maiden: No fly day: 2-Wire:

Of course. We walked to work, barefoot, in the snow, uphill, both ways. First cruise - 1993, snail mail only. Second cruise - 1995, snail mail + $1/minute sailor phones Third cruise - 1997-98, group email, one account for the whole ready room. Fourth cruise - 2003, personal email, web...

Careful, the incident is already documented in your medical record so lieing about it to NAMI will get you booted fast enough to cause another blackout. Be forthright and honest. There are tests that they can do to determine if any permanent damage was done. Almost anything can be waived. My...

FYI "Dreams" video was A-4's not F-4's.

Actually, Nomex works pretty well for short term exposure to fires. Knew one guy (former B/N, Flash may know him) who was in a flight deck fire. Hot pumping with canopy open, fuel hose broke. Bad burns to his face and and fingers where his gloves had the tips cut off. Other than that not...

You young pups don't remember this but about 9-10 years ago, we were getting issued flight suits out of AF stocks. Big leg pocket so your cover didn't stick out, zippers on the sides for that quick package check and sewn-in creases. We all just kept patching our old Navy ones until the supply...