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Shin splints, sprained ankle, some foot or leg problem gets you go fasters till you're a full up round.

From memory, since I'm not in the brief room. ACM training rules for "the K-Rock": 1. Brief out of control flight, engine stall procedures, and currency. 2. Face to face brief for all maneuvers with all participants. 3. All A/C must have operable UHF and ICS and monitor guard. 4. G-warm...

Good try Frumby..... OK you punks, listen up...or.. read up...whatever. I'll teach you CORRECT BFM maneuvers if you ever get here but for those of you who don't, keep thinking "I'll hit the brakes...blah, blah, stinkin blah." Makes me laugh. Here's the dope. When I'm defensive with an offensive...

Q: How do helo's and harrier's hover? A: They're so ugly the earth repels them.

One advantage for the left handed fighter punks is they can keep flying the stick and take notes of the fight (or freq changes) at the same time.

...we don't need no stinkin' badges...

I dunno...my wife says size doesn't matter....but sometimes I wonder...

..or just shat in their backpack...

I shot and posted my own avatar, how to fix it is beyond my desires or ability. On a personal note, since I have more time over 6 g's than y'all have total maybe you shouldn't knock the merits of vitamin V.

I'm glad my dragon's not skinny.

Work hard but don't get wrapped around the axel. Give your dad a hug for me.

Since your "hilarious" flight on the 3rd is well recorded it is not wise to post such on the web. Discression please, instructors like it.

Jolly Roger, I really don't think that prior flight ratings weigh in too heavily on obtaining a flight slot. Most of the studs we get in the pipeline do not have any flight time. I do know that prior flight time can help once you are in the pipeline. Imagine being in a formula 1 race but you've...

www.oxfordleathershop.com. Their jackets are much better than the real thing.

I was comparing Hornets to super hornets. Although I have only flown (not back seated) A, B, C, and Ds, I have friends who have flown and compared both. Their expert opinion is that the Super is almost comparable to a C model (not an A) in maneuverability BUT the super is a PIG when it comes to...

Okay, let's be honest. Any red blooded American boy wants it all... to be captain of the team, hot women, and Hornets. I'm proud to be a former Marine, but I got in the Corps to fly jets. I loved working with my enlisted Marines, as much as flying my Hornet. But flying was my motivation. Now I'm...

Not strakes, LEX (leading edge extensions). EA-6B1, I had the same inquiring mind when I got in. The best way to tell a Hornet is because it's gunning all the other jets! Press!

I got here in 99' and am still here. Had a small leave of absense when I lost my mind and got an airline job in july of 01'. Now I'm back as a mobilized reserve IP. Goshawks are good but Hornets go to 11. Were you 21 or 22? You say the deltas are going tothe boat? What the? If you are still in...

I just read some info on the 2004 defense budget and the future effects on Marine/Navy tactical jet aviation. Even though spending is going up under the new administration the actual number of jets in the future will decrease. F-35 total buy has dropped to 680 from 1089. Super hornet total buy...

What! No boxing?.. when did this happen?

Even though we "swing with the wing" a bit more than our hard charging Helo bro's, we jet pilots still pride ourselves as Marines Officers first and foremost, except we can't spell commrodory. Bean

Burner, Marine air supports the Marines on the ground. Helo's haul them around and provide cover fire, Herks drop them and give them gas, the jets provide CAS, A/A cover, etc. Marine air is part of the whole Marine warfighting package. So yes, some of the stuff Marine Hornets do is geared...

All, Fly by wire does not equal absence of hydraulics, study your systems a bit more. Hornet Vs Super, both have strong points but hornet wins pure BFM fight. BVR (beyond visual range) is the preferred method of disposing the enemy if he is declared "bandit". Good info above on radars. Future...

D Mac, I'm not bustin your balls, just hoping that everyone understands that flying is about 1/3 to 1/2 of the work to be done. Whenever you get a new job you should get a passdown from whoever had that position before. They will brief you on whats expected and most of what to do. Some jobs you...

Hey D Mac, When you take the oath you become an OFFICER first and then a Naval Aviator. You swear that you will do some pretty serious stuff, example, give your life for your country... also you will obey the lawful orders of those in charge. What does all this mean?.. It means you will kick ass...

Dave, No idea what my NSS was in (tooo long ago) but I had about 60-70 net "aboves" at Corpus. A Marine 1 week before me had 135 and 1 week after had 95, it was my lucky day.

You have an even chance of going to either jet base regardless of primary locale. Krock is a mere 45 mi. from Corpus and there is no pool at the current time. Don't know about Merid. The number of aboves needed to get jets will be determined by who else finishes primary the same week as you. Our...

You go to Meridian or Krock because of 1: needs of the Navy/Marine Corps, 2: performance against peers and 3: your desires. The T-2s are going away in Meridian, may only be T-45Cs now. Krock is T-45As, T-2s have been gone for 7 years.

Q1: Don't know the Navy side. Ground contract Marines can "win" a pilot slot from TBS if they are in the top 5 or so of 200+ in the company and if the slots exist at the time. Q2: Concur. The board will check out your overall package (so to speak) and evaluate you on everything. Not just GPA and...

Like any approach there will be mins, at the boat they use "needles" (boat ILS) but the flying is done via mark 1 mod 0 eyeballs.