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We're also issued Petzl lights we wear around the neck which are perfect for start up, shut down and post flights. Also makes a good, readily accessible E & E light.

Phrog's spot-on. Additionally, the green lip lights which amount to "helmet flair" for pilots, are bullet magnets when you forget to turn them off before you land at the target. And don't say "I'll always remember" cuz' you won't when you get busy. Invest in several good finger lights which are...

Actually, I can personally vouch for Hacker, as I've shared the same airspace with him. That said, it's must be a training issue. You never know what individual units are going to be like, even though they fly the same airframes. The F-15E is an awesome bird. However, in a real crunch when...

Pure semantics...

The flip side: F-15Es...the worst CAS I've ever had. Their specialty was a "show of force", but they couldn't hit a football field if Obama was at the coin toss.

yeah...that was it...

No similiarities other than tandem rotors...plus 5 hours of gas un-refueled and our aircraft are relatively fresh from Boeing. Contrary to popular belief, a 47 isn't just a bigger 46. So no, we don't plan missions around inspections. "Customers" don't like to hear about mission limitations due...

Actually, we intentionally dehydrate ourselves before a typical 10 hr mission and try to rehydrate on the back side of the flight. Have you ever tried to manipulate a piss-bag in a 4-ship at 100' AGL on NVGs TF radar? Aint so much fun. I still carry 3 or 4 bags per flight and fill every one...

Wink, Gimme a call or PM if you need help. I'm, 5-0 for getting guys into flight school. Mike-

I hate to spread negative gouge to aspiring aviators but... In my flight school era, the Hooks' and 60s went first followed by the bottom two biggest dumb*sses and a chic who were forced into AH-64s. So, you've got that going for you when you scream for gun support... In the Army there are...

The CG gains a hell of alot of expertise in non-compliant ship boarding which NSW isn't really postured for or adequately manned for these days. Routine maritime interdiction is custom built for the CG. The Coasties that make it and spend 5 years at a SEAL Team, will return to change the face of...

Garrett was a stud and was a favorite with the Night Stalkers when he worked with us. A super FAC-A and Marine. NSDQ!

Now I will say there has to be a line in the sand even for CAP. Severely obese and Neidermeyer's need to be booted. I actively attend a few local CAP meetings as an interested civilin at the request of some teen's parents who've had problems with the "seniors". Most have never been in the...

I hate to say this, but for years I mocked CAP at every opportunity. Now as a father to boys 4 and 7, I can only hope they are engaged in the mini military lunacy of CAP. It's far better than skate boarding with their jeans handing off their a** from the 2 lbs of meth in their back pocket.

Those worn out 15,000 hour Hawks are nice...except for the not carrying guns part. We don't all sling Howitzers and fuel blivets ya know. TailDraggar, As a point of reality, whichever flight program you choose to pursue, I'd dig deep and see if you're prepared to spend a career in that...

Don't forget about Evergreen, Carson,Columbia, or Erickson Aircrane. All of which start out co-pilots at about 75K and top out around 105K after you make captain. Erickson pilots at least only work an average of about 156 days out of the year. Let's not forget that while the economy may...

That is the correct answer.

Actually, I'll have to side with A4 on this one. "Acro" vs "aerobatics" is a matter of preference. Using the descriptor "clip" is truly queer. The only shooters you hear using that term are chics who hide their compact pistols in their purses. This probably should've been addressed in the "Basic...

RB-57...high altitude "weather" research, based out of Ellington Field, TX.

Master golf cart driver...bad golfer.

I'm a PADI open water diver...can I be a SEAL?

I instructed a guy who bought a Citabria 7ECA(115HP) to get his PVT rating in. 0TT,time his insurance was about 1,300 a year. If you compare that to the C-152(2 seats) it goes down about $500-$700 for the same hull value ($30K). Insuring a Decathalon (150-180HP) is another animal. rates go up...

There was recently a USMC LTC who's now a CW2 at the 160th.

What the hell do I know, I'm from Iowa... Mike-

Let's just say the Boeing people that work in Phillie, are not exactly the Boeing people that work in Seattle, and Everett. Also, Boeing employees consist of alot of McDonnel Douglas, guys who were super when they wore a different hat, so Boeing inherited a good work force. I always get the...

Creating men out of boys is the pinnacle of an advanced man skill... Speaking from one who is mentoring two man cubs of his own.

I don't know, we never made it that far. Maybe we were subconsciously afraid we couldn't measure up. Maybe something in line with being able to play an instrument (Recorder and air guitar didn't qualify), or possibly building a piece of furniture that didn't look like it was in the movie...

Yeah, but nothing looks queerer than swimming laps (like Navy men should) and pulling your head up,turning yourself around using the side of the pool like a grade schooler. Meanwhile, some other guy who mastered the intermediate skills, stealthfully slips through a turn while you waffle around...

You know sitting aroung the dusty plywood B-hut of an alert shack in a shitty FOB somewhere, we decided man-skills should be divided up into catagories such as basic, intermediate and advanced. Basic (If you have a twig and berries between your legs, you should be able to do these:) 1. Throw...

In the name of all that's good and pure..I they can hold off for another year and a half so I can retire and quietly slip into oblivion.

I'm guessing since only about 1 in 70 college Division I football players get drafted for the NFL, West Point will probably retain more blue chippers than they give up to the pros.

Thanks for making all of us from the dark side feel welcome at AW. Mike-

Having to die in sacrifice for the MOH should surely keep all the weenies from trying to get the "coveted" billets that will enable them to add to their ribbon rack. That's what the Bronze Star is for right? I agree with another poster, if there's a way to get the MOH , Silver Star, DFC without...

I haven't seen instructor fees at $20 for several years. I don't think $30-$35 is unreasonable considering the average CFI has spent a couple of years worth of college tuition paying for ratings. In fact, it's about time CFIs are getting paid a rate commensurate with the responsibility involved...

"Men, when you go home and see the anti-war protesters, walk right up to one of em', look him in the eye, smile, and shake his hand. Then wink at his girlfirend, cuz' she knows she dating a pussy." General Tommy Franks-

The only issue I've ever had with civies wearing flight jackets is when they believe that since it's a "Navy" flight jacket, permission is granted to wear aviator wings on the name tags. Same goes for A-2s, etc. I flew a warbird for a couple of summers to airshows, and a large number of owners...

I used to work for Barnstormers many years ago. A class act. I don't know if Mike Sheeehan still works for them, but he is the first signature in my logbook!

Example: When I brief echelon right, "100' AGL (because other guns are 200 and above), 1 disc separation at the RP (IP), put rounds on spot X at this time" It has to occur exactly in that sequence and place. 10 different layers of actions are built on it. There's no room for "It was too dusty, I...

For whatever reason, we operate so doctrinally different than the regular Army that it doesn't usually lend itself to intergration...without a long, painful train up and rehearsal which we rarely have the oportunity to do. Not so much the 58s, but the 64s...what a mess.

Phrog, Not to be gratuitous, but...we've requested Huey and/or Cobra escorts on occasion, but we will never, ever fly in the same formation with an OH-58 or Apache. So, you could claim some insider knowledge. Sorry bout' the big ROZs, we take up alot of space...

Don't feel like a retard. You were a victim of an active imagination. There's only one spec ops squadron in the Army, and we've never had AH-64s of any type. Nor do we ever get public support packages, visit schools, etc. (I do "target" my 1st graders school at 200'/140kts once in awhile, but...

Well, we definitely don't deploy on the decks regularly, but depending on OPTEMPO, guys will get a deck trip at least twice a month for a couple of days. We on the coast obviously get more than the land locked guys. When I was in 46s I don't remember doing alot of deck currency excpet prior...

Landing zone security = refueler... I'll bet he had some pretty swoopy stories to tell...

Ironically, we probably hit the decks as much or more than the average Navy helo guy. Except, we make special trips to chase a boat around the country for our 2 days of decks. We once left Ft Campbell, KY to Texas, then to Key West, and up the east Coast to get a bunch of new guys qualled...

Unfortunately, we flared, so the law of primacy has been enacted. He might be better suited for the USAF...

An AW victory...Jack actually came down from Seattle yesterday and flew the Citabria with me. Nice guy, didn't even scare me on his first tailwheel landing attempt!

Now that sh%t is funny. I almost spit my coffee on the screen!

Ah, HC-5, 46s' and Guam. My fondest Navy memories are on that island. Of course that was 1990, so it's probably not as fun anymore.

Jack, PM me we'll see what we can work out. Mike-