E-2 Pilot and different communities

[nittany03]

They really just decided it wasn't a carrier air wing unless you still had a Grumman product flying around with its probe sticking out.

 

[hlg6016]

Yup, RAG stood up training last year. Fleet either has started or is shortly getting the narwhals. Something feels good about being the fat kid taking gas from a Jet.

I've seen Tomcats and the S-3 tank up off the Herky, That would be really impressive to see an E-2 rumble up to the hose.

 

[OscarMyers]

I've seen Tomcats and the S-3 tank up off the Herky, That would be really impressive to see an E-2 rumble up to the hose.

 

[Griz882]

Eight hours in flight! Did NAVAIR upgrade the crapper as well?

 

[OscarMyers]

Eight hours in flight! Did NAVAIR upgrade the crapper as well?

By upgrade you mean never was one and still Isn't one. Then yes. They did install "long endurance" seats and they are awful.

 

[Jim123]

By upgrade you mean never was one and still Isn't one. Then yes. They did install "long endurance" seats and they are awful.

So.......... par for the course for NAVAIR. Did those seats make it to the fleet two years behind schedule too?

 

[hlg6016]

Eight hours in flight! Did NAVAIR upgrade the crapper as well?

 

[Griz882]

So, no mega-burrito and milkshake before mission.

 

[hlg6016]

So, no mega-burrito and milkshake before mission.

You still can, Rule was you bring it onboard you take it off at the end of the flight.
It made meeting customs kind of interesting.

 

[nittany03]

Eight hours in flight! Did NAVAIR upgrade the crapper as well?

Quintuple cycles for all my friends!

And jet guys have been doing 8+ hours strapped to an ejection seat for as long as OIF/OEF/OIR have been things. Just sayin’ . . .

 

[OscarMyers]

Quintuple cycles for all my friends!

And jet guys have been doing 8+ hours strapped to an ejection seat for as long as OIF/OEF/OIR have been things. Just sayin’ . . .

We were doing 9.0+ in theater, having to stop for gas heading in and coming out. At least we had room to stretch out and got a box lunch on the way in. I would not want to spend that much time in a jet, that's a prime scenario for a "bio" incident.

 

[jmcquate]

I would not want to spend that much time in a jet, that's a prime scenario for a "bio" incident.

SMOAT

 

[Griz882]

Quintuple cycles for all my friends!

And jet guys have been doing 8+ hours strapped to an ejection seat for as long as OIF/OEF/OIR have been things. Just sayin’ . . .

So all those jokes about jet guys being anal retentive have some merit...who knew? ?

 

[JollyGood]

I've seen Tomcats and the S-3 tank up off the Herky, That would be really impressive to see an E-2 rumble up to the hose.

 

[NoMoreMrNiceGuy]

By upgrade you mean never was one and still Isn't one. Then yes. They did install "long endurance" seats and they are awful.

New seats still only being procured for the front end?

For us fat kids in the back, shall I assume there’s gonna be a squadron group-buy for custom Coleman inflatable seat cushions in the near future?