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Since "TACAIR guys" is about to include only F/A-18 guys, I went ahead and fixed that for you.

It is interesting to here guys say that - while I had a blast as a CAT I, my time as an FRS instructor (HC-3) was easily my crappiest tour. I'm curious how many other communities found FRS IP tours to be a pain....?

From my perspective, I think everybody sees the train, they just don't know how to get off the tracks. I do think the move away from GSA's to IA's is good in the sense that it will force our manning issues more out in the open. (No more units with a theoretically acceptable 90% manning that...

"The" to "My", "by" to "from", "exceed" to whatever it was you meant to say, "my university settings" to "my university's settings" or "a university setting" depending on which meaning you are going for. That sentence is just one example of how Spellcheck is not always your friend. While it...

It will be the degree that has the clout: not where it came from or whether or not you actually had to put on pants and go to a class to get it. I imagine not many schools offer the degree you are getting so I don't think there is any competition from the Wharton/Harvard/etc crowd for the kind...

Whether in or out of the military, unless your masters is from a top ten-type school then nobody will care where it is from or if you were online/at a desk (as long as it is accredited).

You know, if you get your wings, you could always shit on the people who didn't. If you get a competitive EP at your first squadron, you can shit on guys who didn't. If you become an FRS instructor, you can shit on guys who didn't. If you make operational DH, you can shit on people who...

It may be because if you flew there as an I-stop they would then have to fly you to Meridian which would not give you the opportunity to be re-imbursed for the mileage to move your car.

I can't second this enough. It is probably the best "easy" thing you can do to help yourself out.

That is a good point, and I would add on to it that complacency is a very real enemy as you get more comfortable in aviation. I am currently carrying 3 different T/M/S quals and it is actually a big help to me in that it keeps me from getting in a rut. In the fleet you don't get that luxury so...

The wing will make that call. At the FITU I don't think we used any runways that short.

The tire problem isn't bs: not so much for blowing them but because we are replacing them way too often. Sherman doesn't have an organic Tire and Wheel capability either: I don't know if North Field will be getting that. IPs will have to include "tire management" to their list of concerns...

$ (many parts would be affected by a re-design to incorporate beta, not to mention testing, etc). Same engine for the B.

The line is halted until it is fixed. Both NAVAIR and AFxx (I can never remember their abbreviation and am too lazy to look it up) will have to sign off on it.

It will not get beta.

No tacan in the B.

No TACAN, but it does have DME (and ILS and is certified for GPS approaches). The Spartan is really a different class from the Herc: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/joint-cargo-aircraft-we-have-a-winner-03372/#more-3372...

What Bunk said: 40k/plane.

Orange and white.

Not a real fair comparison once you factor in that a reserve squadron doesn't have to put up with nuggets.

A lot of what you might do when you get out can depend upon what you do while you are in. There are all kinds of opportunities to get qualifications and training that will payoff in the outside world and if you can think ahead a little bit you can take advantage of them while still staying...

But why do we care about the norm? Why would we settle for it?

There is one point that some people seem to be missing in this thread (and this gets missed again and again all over this site). Taking that 60% number as gospel for a moment, what a lot of people lose sight of is that we don't want anywhere near 60% of the population (let alone need them)...

It is a fairly tight timeline to get TPS in, especially if you are a co-op candidate. A 1310 has to be able to complete any prior schooling, TPS itself, and the payback tour without negatively impacting his opportunity to make a DH tour (not just get to one, but get the checks in the box he...

Minor threadjack for advice: the sad truth I learned on my boat tour was never deal with them from the customer service window when you are helping one of your guys get their pay fixed. Plant your obstinate ass in their office and grind their entire department to a halt until they help...

"CHT" - which in addition to the shoe's definition stood for Can't Hover or Talk.

That time comes for everybody - for some much sooner than they hoped (think DH and CO non-screens who can't score a station pilot job, for instance). Not to mention some of the guys whose platforms get retired, the guys who end up med-down, etc. Not on subs and no nuke school (or extra money)...

Just as a clarification, it is impossible for the Navy to fvck anybody out of flying. That is because the Navy does not owe ANYBODY a pilot slot (just like they do not owe current, winged folks a seat in a cockpit). If you have a slot in training make some room for a little gratitude in your...

Ummmm, no. The popularity of the war has nothing to do it with it. The size of each service is mandated by law and the services are at the manning level they are required to be at (haven't seen the latest numbers, but I believe the Marines were a tiny bit low compared to their new, expanded...

http://www.npc.navy.mil/NR/rdonlyres/353C30B4-A24D-416E-8C10-260BB347DA4D/0/NAV08310.txt Don't say Navy "leadership" won't do their part.

He speaks truth. I understand everybody's concern about budget cuts but we have to face the reality that we cannot get there from here. As it stands, even without cuts we cannot afford everything we "need" to fund. The sooner we face the truth the better.

From a structural standpoint I can't see a Romeo being able to absorb the extra weight. From an aerodynamic standpoint it would reduce t/r problems at high speeds but low speeds/hovers might be problematic. Regardless, I don't know what kind of time frame "near term" is but 7.8 million doesn't...

Since I can't stay on topic anyways... LMSI and Kaman have a partnership going now for a UAV Kmax currently in the demo stage but getting a fair amount of interest from the services. If somebody decides to drop the coin it really doesn't have far to go to be ready.

You "don't listen" to the other pilot because you are already a HAC and presumably won't need a little advice from your co-pilot since you are already where you are supposed to be doing what you are supposed to be doing. If a 2P didn't listen to your "suggestions" while still in the learning...

You may have mistaken our Navy for one that thinks flying is the most important thing their pilots will do. A good boat tour could probably cure that, but if you are one of those stubborn types that really needs some hard-core reedumacation, can I suggest a sea-going staff? :icon_tong EDIT...

The salary is not the most significant portion of a military member's "cost". All of the behind the curtain costs are still there regardless of rank. And as much as we don't like to admit it, a lot of what the Navy wants us for is the staff work further down the road, and the WO's will never...

And I would rather not vertrep with a 60B at all. Obviously, vertreping with a tailwind in any aircraft (tandem rotor included) will cause a reduction in the size of load you can take. Rather than letting this evolve into a discussion of helo aerodynamics, I believe this would be the...

No need to cross-cockpit. Helicopters can actually hover with the nose out of the wind. (That's what those little footrests under the consoles are for).

As a side note to the above discussion, the Merlin's AFCS is designed differently than the 60's and cuts pilot workload significantly. The Brit's training/syllabus is significantly different as well as is the way they divide cockpit workload. As a side note, if you want to understand why they...

Not going to be all that different really - no FLM in R's so that might be better.

It does, but not before it broke the 35 kt sideward flight limit.... I think we can all agree that a pig like an R (even low on gas) is never going to do anything a phrog guy would call a "good" sideflare.

And..... an HSL-guy can tell how good a sideflare is from a still picture taken when the aircraft is almost in the hover?

The newest 60R sideflaring to a landing at the factory. I believe the fleet is taking it down to NHA next week - and maybe stopping at Boat School this weekend as well.

^ and that is a smart read between the lines.

AMDO's (Aviation Maintenance Duty Officers) do not fly. AEDO's (Aviation Engineering Duty Officers) do fly. For me, going AEDO was a way to stay in the cockpit. After all, staff jobs, war college, cubicles, ppt's, etc are for other people. (I'm not saying that the Navy doesn't really need people...

Those with access ought to read the SIR. Nothing we haven't done before in there, but a lot of good stuff that we ought to be thinking about. Which prompts a question for first tour guys: do you review SIR's regularly at your squadrons?

Blue side had phrogs that went >17.5k.

To the first part - I would have to strongly suspect operator error. I will be the first to say the common cockpit could and should be a hell of a lot better, but with 2 EGI's displaying outputs on 3 stations a Romeo crew should never not know where they are barring a serious compound...

Beak was great - he actually managed to maintain somewhat of a "reasonable man" philosophy working with the rest of the ACE (though I'm sure being an O-6 helped a lot with that). It was longer than 6 months for the 31st MEU - but since it was only meant as a random cheap shot from the peanut...

Damn it! Nobody would ever guess I have a two year old....