P-8 Selection

[craftingraptor]

"Sir...uh..the tube's not there"
"Sweet. Let's press."

That's funny.

 

[scoober78]

One of my sim instructors in Corpus was telling me a story of how he was a new 3P walking into the flight station during an overnight flight and found the PPC, 2P and FE all passed out with the autopilot on. It was a pretty funny story, especially the way he told it.

Sheeeeeet. I'd pass out if I found an actual, 5.0 working autopilot. That never happens.

 

[xj220]

Did you guys have the digital autopilot? I've actually seen work more than not, but I agree it's always a pleasant surprise. Some of our birds can even couple to the GPS, I don't know if you had that option though.

 

[scoober78]

One bird. Flew it once at home...Everything else was the ASW-I don't want to work anymore or the PB-20 probably didn't work anyway.

 

[picklesuit]

All of my planes have Autopilot....it's called a 3P....

 

[PropAddict]

All of my planes have Autopilot....it's called a 3P....

I hate that model. Its altitude hold usually sucks.

 

[EWU12]

I got anthro'd out of F/A-37 Talons and Graf Zeppelins... so P-8 is now the top of my dream sheet

 

[MasterBates]

I got anthro'd out of F/A-37 Talons and Graf Zeppelins... so P-8 is now the top of my dream sheet

Dude, how do you get anthrod out of Blimps? The MZ-3A is the roomiest thing I've ever flown

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[EWU12]

39.5"+ sitting height makes you a land-based sailor... but the P-8 that came to Sherman last month for static display was too cool. $220M of whiz-bang digital badassness*.


*As a new Ensign, I have not the foggiest f*** of what any of it does or the mission it goes on.

 

[BusyBee604]

$220M of whiz-bang digital badassness*.


*As a new Ensign, I have not the foggiest f*** of what any of it does or the mission it goes on.

*Very astute, you're gonna go far!

"Digital badassness" ...you've coined a new NavAv term. More applicable to the Rhino, rather than the Poseidon tho' ...
BzB

 

[statesman]

All of my planes have Autopilot....it's called a 3P....

Sure but sometimes the ASW-3P has really terrible altitude hold.

 

[scoolbubba]

Sure but sometimes the ASW-3P has really terrible altitude hold.

...or heading select...and don't even try to couple it to the FMS.

 

[statesman]

...or heading select...and don't even try to couple it to the FMS.

So did we ever get an answer to the original question? Are SNAs selecting P-8 out of Primary or are they selecting out of advanced? Or do they find out when they get to VP-30?

 

[wlawr005]

So far they've been selected out of advanced.

 

[CommodoreMid]

NFOs apparently are getting selected after UMFO phase at 30.


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