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Stupid questions about Naval Aviation (Pt 2)

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picklesuit

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I don't know what the guys in the front of the tube do with their helmets...I had to wear mine in the back for all of the ditching/bailout drills and setting 4...

I'll probably wear the issued shit at VP-30 as Jax had a little theft problem when I was there 2 years ago (we had a guy lose his motorcycle from the parking lot of Hangar 1000)

The Paraloft guys used reflective tape and had to handcut all of the detail into it (Many little pieces of tape) thus the JWR
 
Flash

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All right, I'll say it.....it is a little cheesy to get the school done. Much better to have the squadron thing done. You go to war with your squadron, not your school. ;)
 
picklesuit

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Flash said:
All right, I'll say it.....it is a little cheesy to get the school done. Much better to have the squadron thing done. You go to war with your squadron, not your school. ;)
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Agreed sir! (Holy shit, I'm agreeing with Flash:D )

When I get my helmet issued at my squadron I will have said squadron art on the back...however I had this helmet from when I was riding in the back of the Tube and it was looking a little plain...
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picklesuit said:
I don't know what the guys in the front of the tube do with their helmets...I had to wear mine in the back for all of the ditching/bailout drills and setting 4...
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You always carry it. Wear it for ditching drills....and cracked windshields...

picklesuit said:
I'll probably wear the issued shit at VP-30 as Jax had a little theft problem when I was there 2 years ago (we had a guy lose his motorcycle from the parking lot of Hangar 1000)
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Way back in the day, they wouldn't even take your personal helmet. Too many students to have to deal with. All pool gear.
 
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At 30 it is all pool gear. You get issued your vest and other gear once you leave the squadron. And I agree with Flash: that helmet art is gay.
 
HeyJoe

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Paint or tape

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What is the deal with the helmet art? Do you paint it yourself? Is it a SQD. thing?
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Once upon a time, helmets were painted and many went outside the system to get form fit protection helmets when the system had lesser quality helmets. It was not uncommon to see fancy/custom metalflake helmets that aviators would drop big money on. Then came better helmets with poured liners and eventually better pads as well as regs on covering helmet with reflective tape. I suspect what you think looks like paint is actually reflective tape.
 
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Yup. Some of the riggers get pretty artistic with flashtape and a razor blade. My last squadron, an FNG's callsign became more or less "official" when the riggers put it on their helmet.

FWIW, flightsuits.com still does the swank custom-painted helmets.
 
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I had a PR in API who was stationed at Miramar in the early 80's, when they still allowed helmets to just have reflective tape instead of requiring that 80% of it be white reflective tape. She said they never did the helmets back then since there were a couple of places right outside the gate that did them, and apparently did a very good job. Made the PR's job very easy. I remember the museum in Pensacola was thinking of doing a display of them a few years ago, not sure if they ever got a round to it.

Usually now the squadron PR's will do everyone's helmet up with the same design. I think they had a cutting machine in Whidbey that would cut the designs and the PR's would put them on. At least that is what they did in Tacair squadrons, VP and VQ squadrons weren't all that concerned and usually did not bother with nice designs.
 
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Uncle Fester said:
Yup. Some of the riggers get pretty artistic with flashtape and a razor blade. My last squadron, an FNG's callsign became more or less "official" when the riggers put it on their helmet.

FWIW, flightsuits.com still does the swank custom-painted helmets.
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One of our crewmen pointed out that our FNG looked and walked like a pixie. The FNG was pissed. There was a tinkerbell on his helmet within the week.
 
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llnick2001 said:
One of our crewmen pointed out that our FNG looked and walked like a pixie. The FNG was pissed. There was a tinkerbell on his helmet within the week.
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Exhibit #347 in "How Callsigns Happen".

If he was lucky, he got away with "Tink".
 
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Flash said:
I had a PR in API who was stationed at Miramar in the early 80's, when they still allowed helmets to just have reflective tape instead of requiring that 80% of it be white reflective tape. She said they never did the helmets back then since there were a couple of places right outside the gate that did them, and apparently did a very good job. Made the PR's job very easy. I remember the museum in Pensacola was thinking of doing a display of them a few years ago, not sure if they ever got a round to it.
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The Aerospace Museum in San Diego has a little exhibit of helmets with Tape jobs from all the old VFs from Miramar (with a TOPGUN helmet on the top of the stack). Wouldn't be suprised if someone from one of those 'shops' did them up for the exhibit.
 
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