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An udated article this morning puts the pilots age at 74. http://m.ktvn.com/default.aspx?pid=2705&wnfeedurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ktvn.com%2fstory%2f15483678%2fplane-crash-at-air-races-at-reno-stead-airport%3fclienttype%3drssstory Not sure if age will actually be proven a factor in this tragedy...

To the OP.... I love you man. Just what we needed. So much to say but most of it has been covered. Do you think General Powell got to be a Four Star General by being the non-conformist, know it all? Or did he do it by hard work and proving his merit by jumping through those "rings of fire"...

Fresh LTJG in the VS squadron in Jacksonville. I was the assistant urinalysis officer administering a random pee test. My wife called to ask WTF was going on in NY. We all went into the ready room and watched the rest unfold. Hasty AOM around noon & the squadron was on to the GW the next...

It's good. Thanks!

The I Bar was still open and going strong when I PCS'ed out of NASNI in June...

Done & done. I have both, but with 4 munchkins, they stay in the safe. The alarm & 95 lb Golden are going going to have to slow down an intruder long enough for me to get to the safe.

When I crunched the numbers a few weeks ago - it was within a fraction of 80%. Last year was 85%. I have found the 2011-2008 statistics, but I find it curious that the entire FY 2012 site is missing...

Dammnit Bunk! Now I have to go get a G19 with wings. Where did you get it?

This still is an issue on the Enterprise. Uncontrolled right wing down in close for the big wings. Made things interesting! The JFK would always have turbulence IM-IC due to the stack gas too.

Worst experience I had as an instructor? I had to fail a kid on his NATOPS check. Twice. In one week. I should never have been scheduled for the second check, but I was the only NATOPS check pilot for that Lot aircraft. I thought long & hard after that second flight to make sure I gave him...

Here is a link to the remaining statistics on the NPC website. Looks like they stopped breaking it out by community after the FY08 boards, so not much of a statistical sample. Is it just me or has NPC been taking a lot of good info (like this) off the website?

Google-fu http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/09/navy_ouija_090708w/ Search function http://www.airwarriors.com/forum/showthread.php/144458-No-more-Ouija-Board?highlight=ouija

Photo taken over the Caribbean in 2008. Pre-NP2K for COD's. There are still a few 4 blades left though. All will be gone by early next year.

So where can I get a flag with just NA wings on it?

Look here.

I'm in!

Looking out the ramp on a Caribbean day in 2008.

here is an interesting article I found about the effects of barefoot running. I still like my VFF & haven't had any injuries or issues from using them. ARTICLE

I've got > 1,500 hours flying with a T-56 in the COD. I've only had to shut down 2 for actual failures. However, I have had more than a dozen single engine landings/field traps due to no relight on an FCF shutdown. NTS is more often than not to blame... Edit: those are in a 4 blade COD. the...

So you are saying on cruise I may be getting my fruits & vegetables from the Ceasar Chavez? Kinda ironic isn't it?

Skip TAP for the day? A good job fair may be worth it.

If you contribute, you don't see malware infested ads...

When I was going through the police academy in 1997, we were taught that it was the breathalyzer at the station that you couldn't refuse without an automatic suspension. The field breath test is merely a tool, of equal weight to any other field test, that the officer would use to determine...

Helolumpy is right, the V-22 is an 80% answer for a COD replacement. It was considered and rejected in the previous AoA, but will be considered again. The parameters are a bit different this time, so we will see how it goes. The V-22 CAN do much of what the COD does today. It's that 20% that...

The S-3 has been discussed several times because they have a huge amount of life left and quite a few are in a "ready" status in the desert. I'm talking nearly 11,000 hours of life and lots of traps remaining. The CPH for the Viking was one of the lowest in the airwing too. To bring the...

BzB, The US-3 would offer much what Hal mentioned - increased range & speed. The cargo capacity of the US-3 would be much less & the pax ability is nil. The paradrop mission couldn't be done by the US-3 either. The Viking is a great jet and was awesome to fly - I would love to fly it again -...

That is the rub. Pax change the equation. Do the contact Helo's do pax transfers? Honest question, I don't know the answer. The problem for CODs is that when one breaks on deployment, you just lost 50% of your assets. The ship generally wants 2 hits a day. In a lot of theaters, that means a...

Your right, anything can be done with enough money. But we are not flush with money these days. I say a new airframe because these are not FAA certificated and any contract aircraft would have to be. I don't think getting them certificated today would be realistic or possible. The FAA would...

A few years ago the Navy wanted to contract out the COD maint. The end conclusion was that it would not be a fiscally sound choice. The COD community operates very lean and has proven to be efficient. I think a commercial operator would not be able to provide what a CVN demands. For many...

Where is the incentive or cost savings to commercializing the COD service? I know how much a COD detachment costs & I'm not sure a private entity could do it cheaper. There also isn't a civil aircraft capable of replacing the COD making the startup expense very high for a bidder.

We had a PMA send some engineers to the squadron last month to help troubleshoot some boxes in the planes. While talking with the CO,who was asking some direct questions, one of the engineers nearly fainted and then walked away claiming he couldn't go on because he hadn't eaten lunch. The other...

Working Khakis are no more. They went away in Dec. Replaced by the NWU's.

Your planes aren't old, the design is old. My COD is getting old, but it still records everything.

VRC-30 Det 1 getting some in Misawa. A sailor from Naval Air Facility Misawa - on Misawa Air Base, Japan - guides a C-2 passenger plane onto the ramp to disembark personnel during a heavy snow storm Saturday morning. COURTESY OF DEVON DOW/U.S. NAVY

The Viking has two pylons that can have racks for up to 3 weapons & a bomb bay for 4 more. Capacity varied by load. It can carry MK-82, 83, 84, Harpoon, SLAM-ER, Maverick, mines, MK-48's & Rockeye. Of course a buddy store & drop tank was much more common. Who cares about buoys?

One thread should be enough on the topic. Use this one...

And the winner is...Boeing. http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/24/news/economy/pentagon_tanker_contract/

I'm using tuition assistance myself... I'm not sure if it's a Navy only program or not, but I'm saving my GI Bill for bigger & better things. I'm doing a distance learning masters during my DH tour, so it's possible.

The Maintenance Dept has been strokin' as of late! the sheer volume of aircraft in the Whiskey area was impressive! Island stack was pretty busy too. Saw you guys in the stack & when you were ongoing to West IB. Big aircraft down low was impressive. The turn after show center had to be fun!

CAG 14 had a COD guy CAG Paddles who maintained currency in an E-2 & a Hornet. (although the Hornet qual came after the long cruise).

101208-N-7643B-401 SAN DIEGO (Dec. 8, 2010) Explosive ordnance technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 11 perform a static line water drop from a C-2A Greyhound. Explosive ordnance disposal personnel are trained in explosives, diving and parachuting. (U.S. Navy...

I would love to get a copy of your shots, I was flying -2. I had bailed on the CAG flyover for my daughters birthday, but I still got drafted for the parade.

110212-N-8158F-894 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 12, 2011) A formation of C-2A Greyhounds fly over San Diego Harborwhile participating in the Parade of Flight, an air show showcasing historic and current Naval aircraft in celebration of the Centennial of Naval Aviation. The Navy is observing the Centennial of...

Glad you made it home. Seemed a bit touch & go there for a few with Beaver's head exploding from all the clearances.

I went took the Family over to see the static displays this afternoon once the media day was over... Saved the best for last...

Thanks to all the paddles -I bagged # 499 & 500 yesterday!

I just gave up my spot flying in the 40+ plane form. It woulda been awesome, but it's my daughters birthday.

I have -425's and NP2K. For the COD community, so far we like it. We did get a more mature (and tested) version then the E-2. But with just getting it in the last 2ish years in the community and only 36 planes in the fleet, the E-2 guys have much more NP2K experience. Now no one can bitch...

I'm sure ugly would havethe NP2K if it wasn't for the other upgrades y'all have. You know, the P-8?

Not enough blades for the E-2/C-2 crowd anyways...