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Fester, I hadn't heard of your friend, but I flew for the last few years in the COD w/a gentleman who was an enlisted SEAL to Pilot Officer. True american who still yearns for the teams.

There was a good showing @ the I-bar today for those of us who couldn't make it to JAX.

Please don't speak retard to us. It's actually pretty easy to type anyone...

I disagree with Fester on the tunnel. I drove through it daily and did not spend hours there. I did time my commute to miss the worst of it, but like I said, I only got messed up 4 times in nearly 4 years because of it. I think the 264/64/564 mess is worse more often. I do agree that you...

Not quite. In the COD Community, we do not have pressure suits, but the aircraft can go over 25,000'. Normally we are pressurized, but we are the COD. I believe the actual # is 50,000' for a pressure suit, but it is new years eve and 29 minutes to midnight. I don't want to look it up in the...

I normally went in around 0615 and was in the ready room about 0650. Going home was about 45 minutes. Travel time between the house & the HRBT is about 15 minutes. Tunnel & base traffic dictate the rest. It seemed like folks from VA beach & Cheasapeake had similar commute times. In nearly 4...

the house is in The Eagle Harbor subdivision in Carrollton. I prefer it to the crowded VB sprawl.

I have a place I'll sell ya! (I moved into my new Coronado house today, still have a house in VA. Expensive)

The C-2 has a weather radar that is actually pretty good. We can overlay our flight plan and navigate through the clag pretty well. We can also swap displays and have the TAWS display up. Good for showing coastlines, islands, etc. TCAS can overlay on all screens.

Not the one I meant. Unfortunatly, I'm totally blanking on the title. Give me a bit and I'll remember it. The Arab Scarabs! That's it! I don't think it will be on Google though...

Brownshoe, Do you have a copy of the whole toast? I lost mine and have had occasions where it could be useful... Please pm me if you do! HooverPilot

HooverPilot tip of the day... When you find the mattress that is right for you, remember this...You don't want them to just pack up the floor model and send it to your house. You want the one in the back room that is just like the floor model but has never been laid upon. Call it a bonus if...

The LSO's always win. It's their bets...

Don't forget the Flag CSO, RO & Chief Medical Officer are also O-6's too. We had a monster flock of them on the GW this last trip around South America. At least 4 more put it on during the trip. WAAAAYYY too many...

Is THIS what you meant?

I fear you have missed the point Spekkio. It isn't about the drugs or their effects on health. It is about the fact that someone who thinks breaking the law is ok, sometimes. Big Navy, your CO, your passengers, etc all have to have faith that you will do the right thing, even when no one is...

I don't think smoking dope is quite up to equal standing as the Civil rights movement. I find those who want to smoke dope are in it for selfish reasons and not fighting for human dignity. I also think that as a Naval Officer, you don't have the freedom for social protest like happened in the...

You know what, I don't care if you get cancer from nicotine, your liver quits from alcohol or you gain 50 IQ points from just 1 joint. I do care if you choose to use a drug that is illegal. Just because you don't believe it should be outlawed doesn't mean it's ok to do it anyway. That's not...

Please stop. You need help. Go to counseling, something. Having drugs as a huge interest is NOT compatible with military service.

Too low, too close to people, the maneuver, instilling a sense of fear, reckless... You name it, I'm sure they used the whole book. I'm not condoning anything, just telling a story from the CO.

FNAEB= Fleet Naval Aviators Evaluation Board. Where they investigate you to possibly take your wings, retrain or go away from Carriers forever. I was referencing Mumbles classic vid. I believe that guy got fried hard for multiple violations. It was the FAA & brass in the crowd along with...

I had a CO prohibit us from even discussion doing flyovers. The above examples and the resulting FNAEB's are the reason why... Cool as shit, but proves the adage "you can do anything you want on your LAST flight".

Aviation Career Incentive Pay = Flight Pay Aviation Career Continuation Pay = Bonus

I believe the higher pressure is for the CV landing/cat. If you ever see a slow motion video of a plane trapping or taking a cat, watch the tires. I'm guessing the compression can be pretty bad with the rates of descent coupled with tagging one on the fly. Maybe it's for consistency for...

Yes, A profiles are used for acceptance flights & 30 day no flies. I would have to check the 4790 for any other reasons for an A.

FCF C = Airframes related repairs (flight controls, hyds, etc) that cannot be checked on deck. FCF B = Engine related repairs that cannot be checked on deck. FCF A = Check of all systems and components that cannot be checked on deck. In the Viking, the FCF was pretty much just a B & C...

In the C-2, we alternate left & right seats by legs normally. You get very good at flying with both hands. I flew the S-3 before the C-2 and the transition was somewhere in the first 5 minutes in the sim. Flying the ball took a bit more training, but that was more prop vs jet vice left vs...

It's not so much the matress sucks, it's the springs that are under it in my opinion. Cut to size and put a piece of plywood under the matress. It worked for me!

When I read the San Diego Tribune article last night, they had 38 pages of comments. Now they only have 2. I guess they decided it got out of hand?

No worries, your post just opened the opportunity to reiterate the AW policy for those who don't seem to get it. This is what, the 4th thread on the subject? The previous ones were all closed for going too far.

It's called a threadjack. Picklesuit started it in the 2nd post. By the way, congrats on the quick threadjack Pickle- that's as fast as it can be done unless you jack your own thread in the 1st post. That would be the Chuck Norris of threadjacks!

They have the right to do what they want on their site. The airWarriors webmaster (and site owner) is very clear on his policy for mishap threads. The mods all agree with this and very much support the investigative process. Besides, would you want your mom, dad or wife to find out details of...

FYI, as of 30 Nov, BoA is no longer the gov't CC provider. New pain will be complements of CITI.

True, we don't know the outcome, but do you expect him to post again after this assbeating thread?

Oh, and the orig poster stopped coming to AW 7 days ago.

To prove they can... Operating from disbursed and uncharted "airfields" is essentially a force multiplier. Same concept is operational in Europe. Much of the highways there have been designed with stretches that can double as an impromptu runway. You have to do it once in a while to keep it...

Allright everyone - the point to the OP is clear, so let's stop the dogpile. The thread has run it's course, let it die.

I agree but... In the gulf, our aircrew in the COD often are loading and unloading in the direct heat. They end up a sweaty mess and often drop the tops of their flight suits just for a bit more comfort. Now they look like a bag of ass in front of DV's & Pax. The 2 piece suit will allow...

I finally got the reference from the PR's. Here you go: NAVAIR 13-1-6.7-2 Page 3-28 section 3-4 paragraph 3-64. application The IABDU is used as an alternative to the CWU-27/P flight suit and is available to non-ejection seat aircrew only. The Army IABDU supplies have been exhausted...

Miles Matthew O'Brien III is a airplane single engine land private pilot with an instrument rating. The FAA database is REALLY easy to search.

If you have an air contract, then you have a contract. As in, binding. It will contain any reasons for termination in it. No secrets or suprises. Do some looking around on the site and you will see many stories that should help you understand the process and what an air contract means better.

If you have an air contract, then you have a contract. As in, binding. It will contain any reasons for termination in it. No secrets or suprises. Do some looking around on the site and you will see many stories that should help you understand the process and what an air contract means better.

The Joint Federal Travel Regulations (Google JFTR).

Amazing story. It's amazing how humble and noble these men have been since their release. Thanks!

nice find - it won't cover the cost for shipping w/the estimates I've received though. Those are $750-1000. I'm flying the fam (reimbursed) & shipping a car. The mileage & Airfare reimbursement should get me close to whole. if I actually drove the family I would do better, but I've got 2...

I am PCS'ing to San Dog and asked the same question. JFTR says no & they won't compensate. Ship it & take the per diem & mileage. It may cover the cost.

As a genav, you get jobs like, CVN Fuels Officer. Measure, track & store all JP onboard. Plenty of other fun jobs avail too. Just do a search for shitty jobs on a carrier.

By "bumps", are you referring to VERY LARGE womens underwear showing up in your mail? Other "gifts"? :D

Wasn't trying to win, just poking the bear! :D

Yeah, that first chart can be confusing. JP-5/8/4 are the primary fuels for the COD and the secondaries listed are the civilian equivilents. We do end up using alternate fuels in the COD just because of the random backwoods places we end up on deployment.