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There's a new Dude in town....... The original Dude.....

A slow fight is like a knife fight in a phone booth, sooner or later, someone gets it. Speed is Life. Alls fair in love and war, and getting your wings. My favorite...If you hear me, traffic no longer a factor. r/ G

Corsair MLGs I've heard the reason for the gull wing was to keep from having to make the main landing gear too tall to prevent a large prop from striking the ground. If you look at the pictures above...if it had a straight wing, the huge prop would have hit the ground. Anyone lese heard...

Yes, you said that already "Can anyone give me some clear information on what happened to the Stennis packages from last year? I heard that they were all disqualified due to the 2nd command interviews were not completed and the CC told all the candidates that everything was taken care of and...

Yup, knew it. Didja know...the horizontal stabs on an F-111 and Tomcat are virtually identical. Also most cockpit gages to include wingspeep gage are almost identical.

SA...airspeed crosscheck read out...altitude crosscheck and readout...radio comms...command ejection capability. Basically every amanuever has a preset a/s and alt it starts and or finishes at and has certian parameters it has to meet mid-event. The NFO hawks all that to backup the pilot in...

missing apps??? Let me ask a couple of questions and I bet I can kill that rumor. You will find that type of info is often not quite 100% accurate when someone is *****ing and moaning about not getting accepted for something. During my tenure, we did have packages not get sent due to...

I was the guy that worked with packages and did interviews on the Stennis. Tips for STA-21...have all your high school, college, junior college transcripts in hand...START NOW collecting them. Also take the SAT or ACT early and often...your best scores are the only ones that matter...

Got a big internet connection...I'll send you the T-34C Natops on line. NFM (the big blue pill) is 19 mb, PCL is 5.8 mb. r/ G

no worries... Don't sweat it..you're doing fine... R/ Goz

What a waste of gas... Does the public really think we wear shades and such like that? Ahhh so much Hollywood I suppose... Now this guy Clancy...he just has a huge melon. Oh yeah, I hate those typical whiny RIOs, too. A damn waste of good space I say...I'd rather have 200 pounds of...

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upwards of 30 day report delays... Copy of an e-mail I just received wrt reporting delays... r/ Goz >>> "BALEETED IAW INFOSEC" 9/23/2004 12:44:43 PM >>> All, IVAN Information. Yesterdays VDC provided some information but was geared more toward enlisted training. The only...

We've put all soon to report stash ensigns on hold here at USNA until we hear from the tracom detailers how they want to work the train wreck called pipeline training. r/ Goz

Flora Bama Pics Here she is looking as good as it gets. I worked here while in flight school 86-late 87 time frame. Wasn't much back then, but it grew considerably in the past ten years. Spent many a night there... I hope Pat and Joe did not try to stick it out during the storm. r/ Goz

What does that mean? I guess I'm too old for this "hip hop" lingo does the snap refer to the two "gentlmen" (and I use that tern loosely) shown below....and why? r/ G-Diddy :D aka Sir Raps a Lot

Ygtbsm Yeah...whatever. :sleep_125

Affectionately called the VF-211 "Bunkmates" by fellow F-14ers. r/ Goz

Cool. He was great fun to deply with. I flew with him in the C-2 a couple of times. Have him give me a ring at DSN 281-6070 if he has a chance. We deployed on the JCS in 01 after 9/11. Spent some quality time holding up a bar stool with him at the "Thunderdome" in Bahrain. He also helped me...

Hey Bunk22... You know Swervin' Ervin ? r/ Goz

I've done many fly-bys but not quite that low. Yeah that was Dale "Snort" Snodgrass. He came by the academy during our last service selection night last Feb. The thing with low fast fly-bys is the baro altimeter becomes twitchy at .95 or so due to supersonic airflow over the pitot-static...

AB launches not authorized for F-14B or D Actually.... The F-14B and D are prohibited from taking off in afterburner CVN or shore based. MIL power take off only. Reason is you would overspeed the gear (250kts sop, 280 kts NATOPS) before you could get the gear up. Not to say I...

Have all the recent and future Hurrevacs (Hurricane Evacuation) had any effect on SNA and SNFO training. Anyone slid a few weeks, been on a Hurrevac...or gotten the big CNX? We used to fly our jets from Oceana to Wright Pat. r/ Goz :sleep_125

Their time has come...and gone. The F/A-18F is a formidable replacement.

I knew "Squid" Squires, too. Sailed with him when he was a VAW CO. He was a good man...still is. Unfortunately this is a fact of life when you assume the respnsibility of command...and the Navy's zero defect mentality is rampant. The "temporary only" BS is bogus.. He's done.

Navy releases names of 4 killed in island crash Families say flying was their passion By James W. Crawley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER August 14, 2004 With each knock on the door came the agonizing words, "We regret to inform . . . " – marking the end of four aviators' lives. They...

:) The propeller is just a big fan in the front of the plane to keep the pilot cool. Want proof? Make it stop; then watch the pilot break out into a sweat. I dig cool aviation quotes like that. Cheers, G

Actually it's written mono-syllabically with the pilots in mind...big words...large letters...you get the picture.... Cheers, Goz The VF Community...Eating our Young for Lunch

Patsmack...It's the A-799s that really hurt...."could not duplicate" after your maintainers spend hours of their time looking for the damn spurious tron. Cheers, Goz R10 Unit that controls the CB for the pilot's instrument lighting...

Punks' War Read the book "Punks' War" by Ward Carrol...probably the most true depiction of squadron and boat life you can imagine. This is an easy read. The author is a former F-14 RIO. r/ Goz aka Simon

New Navy Standards courtesy of Lemoore: https://lemoore.med.navy.mil/wellness/Navy%20Fitness%20Standards.htm Not that hard to pass as you can see. Definitely get easier as you get older. You don't need an outstanding to pass. In fact all your fitrep will say is PW/S "passed within...

Yes, transitions do occur. However, you typically have to be a top performer in your community or the gaining community won't want you. Most F-14 RIOs are going to the F/A-18F platform. And S-3 NFOs are transitioning to F/A-18F, EA-6B, P-3 and E-2C communities. It is a slow process that...

Believe about 2% of what you "hear" happened. The only true source of info is a privileged mishap report, any eyewitness or a Jag investigation which is available to the public. Sometimes mishaps stories become the stuff of urban legends... I knew this guy once that.... Cheers, Goz

Unfortunately this is the "other" side of naval aviation. I hope they find them... I was Asst Air Operations on USS John C Stennis Dec 99- Jul 02 r/ G

USAF flight physiologist centrifuge study found the best suited physical make up to pull high Gs such as in an F-16 was a short female. The low CG just maked it all work out better. r/ Goz aka "Simon"

This humor reminds me of a foc'sle follies on the carrier enterprise following a long line period in the gulf. Two guys hid behind a sheet and stuck their bare asses through a hole in the sheet. They'd painted eyes and noses on their butts. Thus "the Butt Brothers" were born. The ensuing...

Repost Bottom line: Work hard, play hard. You will get what you earn...like your wings. Nothing is given to you on a silver platter in the military. Only one thing will get you through flight school...performance in the air.

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Ah yes...boat life...gotta love the ready room life..."Roll 'Em!!!" Enterprise...Enterprise....Lincoln...Vinson...Vinson...Stennis...Stennis...deployments that is.. Cheers, Goz

The plane is just a machine it doesn't care who manipulates the controls. It will kill a man as quick as a woman if you let it. Pilot skill is not gender dependant. I've seen good and bad male pilots fly fighters, likewise with females. I've had female pilots on my wing over Iraq in...

Not in it for the $$$ I definitely did not enter naval aviation for the pay when I started. But it helps, bonus ACCP also is nice. Flying has been the best job "I've never had." I would do it all over again if I could, lots 'o pay or little pay. r/ Goz

Pay is good...just takes time to get there... I'd beg to differ that our pay is that bad.... Here's my current numbers: Base Pay $5733, BAS $175, BAH $1985, Fly Pay $840 That's about $8733 a month...which is about $104k a year. Our pay is public record. In fact it's published in Navy...

FOs in Charge Yes, Naval Flight officers can and do command squadrons with a pilot NFo mix. Typically they rotate the 18 moth tour as CO between a driver and FO. Training squadrons for pilots are commanded by pilots, likewise for NFO training squadrons. They can also Command CVNs...Capt...

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Hey FNG listen up.... "Ok nugget, kick the tires, light the fires, select Zone 5, tag the bogey but don't get in a furball. Don't boresight, check six, bingo to mom, Got it?" See www.tailhook.org for a translation key. r/ "Goz" F-14A/B/D NFWS 1989

Carrier Air Wing Composition 2010 44 F/A-18C/E/F 4-6 HE2000 CEC/E-2C RMP 5-6 EA-6B/EA-18G Transition from 6 SH-60F/H to 20-23 Helicopters (10 - 12 on CVN) 10-13 MH-60R (4 resident on CVN) 10 MH-60S (8 resident on CVN) C-2/MH-60S/CH-53 Notional Carrier Air Wing Composition 2020-2035 40-45...

I went to Kings Point. Went on active duty upon graduating and immediately reported to flight school. I've been an NFO since 1987 and flying Tomcats my whole career. Now I teach at the US Naval Academy. So I've seen both sides of the coin. Either school is great. Cheers. VT-10, VT-86...

From SNL's "Iceman...The Later Years" The scene...15 years later...Tom Kazanski is an airline pilot for Southwest.... Iceman: "Hell of a Bird, I had this baby up to Mach 3 yesterday" Co-Pilot: "You weren't going mach 3 in a 727 !" Iceman: "I was shaving with a Mach 3...when you shave with a...