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Congrats - I've got 2 now and -3 & -4 are on the way. The kids just seem to just keep getting better! Of course it will cut into your AW time...

I took my son to the show Sat. 1 1/2 hours in traffic just to get to the parking lot. Ok show, but the gaps in the flying were tedious. Once again, the Super Hornet demo was the best one of the day.

A-4s says it all...

Somehow I think that the AF is going to be the loser in all of this. More bad press, extensive delays, and an aging platform staying around longer possibly degrading service to the "fleet". Will we ever be able to award a major contract again without 3x secondguessing?

Go to page 5-7 Then go to page 5-8

For the long answer, go HERE. Page 5-5 is where the answer begins....

Yes there are. Mode 1, 2 & 3 are all available. Mode 1: Coupled approach - George (autopilot) flies the approach to either touchdown (Mode 1) or to 1/2 mile (mode 1A) Mode 2: Carrier ACLS - Not ILS like at a shore field, but presentation to the pilot is the same. The magic 8 ball on the...

Also the same ICS in the COD, just once again, different labels...

Here are a few from the GW on the trip 'round the horn! These are all from the Straits of Magellan. Cold as heck & 18' seas on exit into the Pacific. One of the most amazing trips ever. I've got some 1600 pictures from the 2 months. Gonna take a while to sort through all of them...

I believe that the Gauntlets will remain in CVW 5, but will be completing an aircraft swap with 141. 132 was supposed to do the aircraft swap, but that appt was delayed by the GW.

The good news of the story is that the crew did an awesome job putting the fire out and then everyone on board pitched in to help out. The dirty shirt fed the entire ship the first day, and the airwing pilots took over cooking and cleaning for the next 3. By time I left on Tuesday, it was...

Had a roll 'em last night and planning another tomorrow. Can't wait to hear what the SDO picks out... By the way, woke up this morning and it was spring, now it's fall as I go to bed. Crazy world we live in - toilets supposed to flush backwards now too, but salt water flush just takes it...

Sorry you didn't get the platform you wanted, it sounds like the needs of the Navy don't match what you want. Probably not a fight you will win. I would advise you to make the best of the situation, work hard, and excel at what the Navy assigned you. A transition later on in your career is...

A crane off?! That sucks!

And I'll be talking to ya'll in a couple months! I'll try to keep up w/AW.

Yup, Dwoo...

Yes, they all had wings, but not an AQD for the platform. That meant that you didn't earn any "special" community specific or tactical qualification after completing the FRS. It goes back to C-1 Traders that were owned by each CV and flown by the pilots in ships company. You couldn't get...

I've got to say I have a different opinion than Bunk does. I'm not saying that he's wrong, I just have had a different experience in the community. I came to the COD Community after being a Viking pilot for almost 5 years. I'm now leaving on my 3rd COD deployment and have nearly 900 hours in...

temporary title upset only to be fought with a back & forth title exchange strangly matched to the USN deployment schedule and the transient goings on of a cranky old man. A4s in June, MB for good in late '08. COD guys have better conectivity.

Looks like the startup is going to cost ya, someone else already bought the domain name!

It's not the speculation, but the "other" discussion that could ensue as evidenced by previous posts (some deleted). I.E. A case of 1 bad apple being able to spoil it for everyone else. Like I said, post the link, I think it could be good. But I'll be watching for the sour apple to show up...

Isn't this posted in the IW forum? Or do you mean starting you own IWWarriors.com?

I won't delete it off hand as a Mod, but I will pay close attention to the discussion. As long as it contributes to the knowledges and doesn't become a distraction, I think it would be ok. Of course another mod may take it off and the Webmaster has the final say...

1. I'm assuming you mean our Devil Dog's and Coasties? Naval Aviators in the Navy do wear them, I can't speak for our compadres. 2. How do you mean "screw up"? A. If you have a bad flight, to the point of unsat performance, then you will have your training jacket reviewed, you...

You could just send the man in Texas a PM. He is an active member of AW & he actually cares about what is happening to his SNAs & SNFOs.

We've been having to put "new" E-2 wings on the C-2 for this reason and we're also doing a SLEP... At least jumps and drops have once again been authorized!

GW in 2002 had an informal divide, but I agree with Fester on JFK & IKE. ENT was just bad everywhere so we were all in it together...

From the CVN's, it's no better. I've gotten moldy sandwiches, heel sandwiches (bread sandwich made with the heels), the pea's and soup plate, frozen lunches >5 yrs old, chicken wings, empty drink boxes, empty capri suns, cookie wrappers, etc. Problem is, we don't even look in them until...

Pags and I were in the gulf @ the same time in '06 & '07. We brought the man out to the IKE for a visit too. Like Pag's said, he took the 2 hours before the flight to BS with our maint guys, take all the pictures they could stand, and be really cool. Get's really high marks on the DV scale.

Actually, yes. You will be better off than a transition guy from another community because you've been in a det deployment before. 6 Pilots and a MO is it and you still have to get it all done... Just another reason you need to go COD's.

Just for you bogey, a picture from Djibouti...

Some great info on the HSL sites for families. The COD's deploy in much the same manner, yet we haven't gotten it together like that yet. I will be stealing alot from these sites. A great tip... Like HeloWifey said, a very, very good tip. I have seen the bad happen many times. I was...

All good things. We are a COD detachment so we are similar to what HeloWifey was talking about. less than 50 people, etc. Thanks for the info & keep the suggestions coming!

I have a background in Law Enforcement. All I do is emphasize what Flash says, SHUT UP & GET A LAWYER! If you are being "Interviewed", then they are not "just trying to clear things up", they are looking to prove you are guilty for something. You may not even realize what they are trying to...

Hi all, I am the OIC of a detachment going on a deployment soon and our pre-deployment brief is coming up. My question is this, what kind of questions would a spouse want to have answered at the brief? We have the normal Ombudsman & Fleet & Family Support Center briefs but what else would be...

fair enough, I just didn't get that message from your earlier post.

AFN has a commercial about cup a joe. Maybe you've heard it. They play of every 30 seconds...

typical tool of a base CO. It happened in K-rock when I went through. #'s were low in the Q and budgets were tight. Going to close unless #s went up. Quick new rule, and the #s went up saving the Q.

^ I don't think setting up a sting operation is really going to do much toward the OP getting to his goal of joining a Commissioning program. Follow the advice given by HH-60H & HeyJoe, and the Officer Recruiter will take care of the rest...

It's been fun out there the last few days. Nasty weather canx'ed a whole day and high winds made others sporty. Plenty of CD2XX bingo's on the radio a few days ago, but seems to be going ok now. I've been hittin' the other ship though so my perception could be off...

They details are difficult to present in a format that the normal joe can digest... Let's just say that the news release gives descriptive details, but not the details. So the answer is in this case, yes.

http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?s=7936611

It happened right after I landed last night. I knew that there was an emergency E-2 approaching, I cleared the runway and before I got to LP-1, it was all over. Very happy to see them running away from the plane. Good friends and good pilots involved. Hope to see them flying again soon!

Well, there really isn't much of a parking lot there. The Hangar would be my recommendation. Plus then I can honk every morning as I go by to make sure you're up...

My wife gave me the watch I've always wanted today. A classic.

Very interesting... I hope they can pull it off. I know plenty of people who would be interested in that track & I think it would be good for the Navy. I wonder if the DH level is the only "on ramp" or can you get on that track somewhere else in your career. I've never been in the VT's...

Hozer, is this the mythical "Instructor" career track that Bupers has talked about for the last several years? You know, IP tour, sea tour, IP tour with plans to eventually fleet up to a VT CO? I have heard about the SM DH slots, but no info about career track afterwords.

There goes another effective safety program...

Does anyone know the story behind the linked picture? It has just Hornets and Prowlers on deck. Where are the fat kids? You know, the S-3's, E-2's, Helo's & CODs.

I just went over 10 years recently and chose to stay in, put on O-4 last month. I've been in the cockpit since joining and will be in the cockpit for at least 4 more years. No shore tour yet, but no disassociated either. 2400 hours so far.