dude, as much as the chopper & P3 dudes there will try to make you believe, T-34's don't break, they turn to downwind...
fighter/attack ... you either fan break or 3-4 sec break. When done correctly, the fan break looks the best IMO
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Stupid questions about Naval Aviation (Pt 2)
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fighter/attack ... you either fan break or 3-4 sec break. When done correctly, the fan break looks the best IMO
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100128-N-2858S-456 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Jan. 28, 2010) F/A-18C Hornets, assigned to the Checkerboards of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312, fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is underway conducting a sustainment exercise. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin Smelley /Released)
It's show time off coast of California (and in Atlantic) so maybe they're thinking about what they're about to do vice what's going on at the moment. It's one thing to "think ahead of the airplane", but shouldn't be thinking ahead of the current hop and task at hand.
100128-N-2475A-248 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 28, 2010) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway off the coast of Southern California supporting pilot carrier qualifications for fleet replacement squadrons and naval air training command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/ Released)
An F/A-18C Hornet from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125...
The Navy's Public Affairs stalwarts fail aircraft recce yet again.
So true. Wonder while our resident MCs don't speak out on this topic? Perhaps they aren't straying from their favorite DCO PAO thread....
Agreed, I go hook down on thurs if the wx cooperates.....not gonna lie that we got a pretty damn good deal with this one (9 days in san dog, 7 of them on the beach). Actually I think it was a group of our IP's bringing the jets in from El Sweato.
It's show time off coast of California (and in Atlantic) so maybe they're thinking about what they're about to do vice what's going on at the moment. It's one thing to "think ahead of the airplane", but shouldn't be thinking ahead of the current hop and task at hand.
100128-N-2475A-248 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 28, 2010) An F/A-18C Hornet from the Rough Raiders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 prepares to land on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). John C. Stennis is underway off the coast of Southern California supporting pilot carrier qualifications for fleet replacement squadrons and naval air training command. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/ Released)
LOL. Nice! Blame it on the IPs! Possibly they were thinking about the liberty in San Diego!
I saw a lone F/A-18 and then a pair of them flying into Phoenix Sky Harbor airport yesterday. I see them every once and a while from my room. The engine noise is very different from the commercial planes and I was just wondering why there are military jets flying into Phoenix airport. Are they doing cross countries or training or what?
If I were a betting man, I'd say so. We in T-45 land frequently stop over @ Williams Gateway to enjoy the scenery en route to/from socal.
In general, like Bunk sez -- no .... but, like so many other things in life: it depends.
If you get a FDWO BECAUSE you're not flyin' the pattern properly -- i.e., you are NESA or TSIG and arrive at the moment of truth w/ the deck still fouled ... and you get WAVED OFF !!!
... and then you get a _ for a 2.0 (NO GRADE) equivalent in your landing grades, as the FDWO in this case is essentially a self-inflicted gunshot wound. It's sometimes up to the controlling LSO's discretion whether you get tagged for the WO, but you've usually fucked up and not flown the pattern correctly and now you've screwed up the BOARDING RATE and/or DELAYED the RECOVERY = all of which is muy malo.
This is sometimes accompanied by screaming & yelling by the BOSS and/or the CO ... and of course, for that --- like other indiscretions in life: you must pay.
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