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Ok … first I know I might upset some people here by questioning gospel, but I think this will be an interesting and informative discussion for everybody. Before people get too upset, I spent a good amount of time reading through OPNAVISNT 5102.D and DODI 6055.07 for background information. I...

I am going to guess it has something to do with how they get things from the NIPR to SIPR. Don't really know for sure, but you can find it at http://ebird.osd.mil

Saw this today. It is amazing that those guys managed to get out of the spin. The pictures show just how brutal the spin was on the plane. Question for the prop guys: How easy is it for the aircraft to spin with both engines on one side out?

It is the Navy Postgraduate School. Postsecondary sounds like some after HS program. Anyway there are lots of Ph.D. programs at the school, but just because the Ph.D. programs exist does not mean that their are slots for officers to attend. NPS serves all the branches and not just...

There aren't that many PhD programs, and they currently carry an additional 10 year commitment after completion.

There are ready rooms on the second deck (below the hanger). I think were put in to get crews up from the ready rooms to the flight deck in flight gear (4 decks would be a lot of ladders to get up with everything on). If you get the forward escalator moving be careful. It has a few missing...

I am not talking about how fun it is for the pilots. Some crew has to do it and it doesn't matter much who does it. I am looking at the utilization of BG assets. The 60S was put on the carrier to fly PG, the 60R wasn't. Staffs tend to view all helos as being identical and interchangeable...

Using a 60R for plane guard is just wrong. The only reason it should be done is if the HSC guys can't keep their aircraft up (bad on them). Why in the world would you remove all added the capability of the aircraft by pulling out the SO console? All you are left with is a Sierra for twice the...

Common misconception. You can splice fiber with less than 0.1 dB attenuation. It requires expensive equipment ($10,000+), and must be done properly, but it may be less expensive than relaying the cable depending on how far you have to go. ghost

Who parked the helo backwards on the bow? That is going to create a corrosion issues for years.

Well at some point HS-14 will transition back to San Diego when Sierras and Romeos stand up in Japan. Its in the master aviation plan. I don't think it is supposed to happen for another 7 years or so.

Seventh Fleet and CTF-70 spend a lot of time training for ASW. HS-14 has extra Foxtrots for the increased ASW. There are constant ASW exercises with both American and foreign subs. BTW I think this story was about an incident that happened a year ago and was in the press then.

Japanese are primary SAR at Atsugi. Its funny when they launch the SAR helo for a P-3 3 engine approach. ghost

I think you misunderstand what C-power does. It just changes your TGT limiting. If you want it to kick in automatically, you can just fly around with the switch on all the time. It won't change anything (well you won't be able to turn on ECS). ghost

Japan you can still enter with a military ID and orders. And from the customs FAQ: "Currently, an individual traveling as a member of the United States armed forces on active duty is not required to present a valid passport to enter or depart the United States. There are no changes under...

That is the funniest thing i have read in a while. ghost

You have obviously not seen the bravo "NVG lighting." I would not describe it as NVG compatible. Basically you turn off all the lights in the cockpit off. Turn on these little flood light on the instrument panel that are not in standard locations and generally light up empty areas of the...

I think this is old news for people in the community. There was a special one time inspection of T/R paddles earlier this summer that caused a bunch of them to be replaced. ghost

A glimmer of good news in there ... They increased the number of 60Rs they will buy. Also ... The number of UAVs was cut in half. ghost

It has been 80 hrs / month / aircraft max for the last two years. Then number has to average out somewhere below ~39.5 hrs / month/ aircraft (I think ... not completely sure) during a PMI cycle (which is somewhere around 3-4 years). ghost

Culmination of a bunch of different factors: 1. BUPERS sent too many new pilots in YG02-03 to the squadrons, reducing the opportunities for people to cruise. On the west coast, this was exacerbated when HSL-47 had to downsize for the carrier. 2. After the major push OIF/OEF ended, ships...

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Helos have to shoot instrument approaches like any aircraft when the weather is bad. The 60-B/F/H/S/R do not have an IFR GPS or RNAV. Even if you could navigate yourself to a point over the airfield, you can't just lower yourself down. Automatic approaches are designed to work over empty...

I don't know. A civilian job can't tell me I will get in trouble if I am out past 0100 on a weekend (at home, not on a port call). A civilian company doesn't want a detailed plan for what I am doing in my off time. They are not going to call me to make sure I am where I said I would be with...

hey ... You are forgetting about mighty Det 3 (your fellow rotorheads on Kitty Hawk), they are a part of CVW5 underway. And just to clarify, the curfew (and the other asinine liberty policies) only applies to TF70, not shore commands, not the to air force. ghost

Especially since the current T/R provides 2.5% of the lift and helps counter the aft CG nature of the -60.

Just because a guy went jets he/she is not necessarily going to be a better helo pilot. There are guys who don't CQ, go HTs and are barely average pilots in their fleet squadrons. The difference between a 47 and 53 NSS in primary is not some huge gap in abilities. Someone who has attrited at...

I think you are missing something. CWOs would take flight hours away from your regular officer. This would mean more guys showing up for the DH tour with 800hrs rather than less (no CWO DHs). When you look at army battalion and regimental commanders, most of them have very little flight time...

... Because in the -60B we only have two primary missions and five secondary missions (that NATOPS lists). ghost

Perth, Here I come. Looking forward to returning to the land down under. ghost

Yeah ... umm stop guessing and concentrate on what you know. "I'm pretty sure" is not a good way to answer a question at flight school. Last I checked they are still doing split field ops at KNSE. Also the runway length at most of the outlying fields is 2800'-3500' not 5000.'

Looks like an upgrade to the 60Js that the Japanese currently have. It has some nice features that would have been nice to have on the 60R: 7 MPDs upfront, MAD, improved blades. Taking a close look at the pictures, it seems to be a upgrade comparable to (or better than) the 60R. ISAR...

I can happen coming out of advanced too. I was not sure if I was going to finish all my flights before winging. Found out my assignment two days before I winged. Got my orders the monday after winging to PCS to San Diego within two weeks.

I not sure this will have the intended effect. You are reducing the number of JOs, but not the number of DHs (specifically mentioned in the message). DH screening is not that competative to begin with (in HSL I think the last board was around 85%), so there is little gain there. You still...

This is true. She was my onwing in primary and left for the Blues while I was in HTs. I am not sure of the reason she did not fly with them.

Port Delta was pretty much standard on my last CV deployment (even though there is no definition in CV NATOPS). Even the Helicopter Ops checklist in tower said "Helicopter .... Port Delta" in it. The Air Boss really didn't care where you were (outside the helo restricted space) as long as you...

At Whiting I did not file IFR until almost finished with RIs (except for the 3 BI flights in the MOA). My initial RI flights were VFR directly over the NSE class C airspace.

Sorry for the late reply, I am currently in Japan flying helos. If you come out here be prepared to work hard. Both squadrons deploy fairly regularly and you will probably be at sea within a few months of reporting (if not immediately). Deployments come fast, but are generally short (3-4...

Digging through the detrails in the BRAC recommendations, it looks like OCS will be headed off to Newport. The goal is to consolidate all officer training (except USNA) at one place. BRAC recomendations Ghost edit: fixed link

My aircrew were never trained as maintainers. A few might be qualified as planes captains (good for cross countries) but that is about it. The two jobs I need them to do in the back is be a sensor operator and a rescue swimmer. They have more than enough to keep on top of when they learn...

I hope not. I just got off a short deployment on the Sh!tty Kitty and should head out on her again this summer. All I can say is she's old and tired. Almost fifty years of repairs and "improvements" have taken a toll. ghost

You know, the way you act makes me think more and more you are not a Naval Aviator. For a TS clearance, they don't just talk to your references. They talk to neighbors, co-workers, and get other names from these people to talk to. After this there is the polygraph required for most SCI...

Punctuation and spelling go a long way to what people think about you.

Take it w/o out thinking. I hate to break bad news, but you probably did not get in this year. Foundation scholarships usually go to people the admisissions board feels are strong canidates, but just miss the cutoff. I know several people that went through the foundation and a few that went...

Not top tier, top 80%.

Careerwise USNA/ROTC/OCS makes no difference. However ROTC is not going to give you a better chance to study abroad/internships. The ROTC scholarship is not going to pay for you to take a semester off from the program and study overseas. Internships are hard to do in either program because of...

go helos .... HSL rules ... that is all ghost

Sorry to hear about the injury. I know of a couple of people who went through the flight program after tearing their ACLs. You will have to get a waiver after the surgery. I think you have to show that you did not lose any flexability or strength afterwards. Just make sure you get a good...

The 60B allready has FLIR and the Hellfire missile. Nothing will be permanately attached. It is all on removable hardpoints. The 50 cal/GAU-16 is a door mounted weapon, which is limited in the 60B by the single door and small interoir space. The 60R will not have any additional weapons. It...

Back to deploying to the CVN .... HS squadrons have ALLWAYS deployed as a squadron to the carrier. While they think that CSAR is their primary mission, most of thier time is spent in starboard D waiting for someone to eject. They also have the dipping sonar in case an enemy sub manages to...