So glad someone said it. I hate that if you get E2/C2 then you are not as Sierra Hotel as a jet guy. Give me a freaking break! Ask any jet guy to go into an E2 or C2 SIM and see what they say. You have to be damn good to be E2 or C2, plain and simple. End of soapbox. And, who really cares? For real. Tailhook is tailhook. Period.
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Tailhook?
- Thread starter FreeFallin80
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So glad someone said it. I hate that if you get E2/C2 then you are not as Sierra Hotel as a jet guy. Give me a freaking break! Ask any jet guy to go into an E2 or C2 SIM and see what they say. You have to be damn good to be E2 or C2, plain and simple. End of soapbox. And, who really cares? For real. Tailhook is tailhook. Period.
Exactly.
You all do realize, to us wannabes, your argument seems like a bunch of oil tycoons and lottery winners b!tching about the shade of green on their dollar bills. :icon_tong
No such animal here in Meridian.
And I hate that gas prices are >$4/gallon but it is just something we live with
Anyone going into a new aircraft's sim is going to have a hard time at first. I couldn't even start a P-3 or SH-60 yet alone fly either in the pattern unless I had practice and instruction. For some reason I get the feeling that you might be the Knives Club Rank Puller?
IMO, it should be performance based. I believe selecting Tailhook was the right thing to do. Now, let whatever portion of advanced performance aid in the selection of jets vs E2/C2. Now if a guy or girl wants E2/C2, let them have it. The old way, requiring a 50 NSS for both then selecting one or the other prior to advanced never made sense to me. We had guys selecting E2/C2 who were Commodore's list being there were no jet slots. An old buddy of mine made the Comm list with Distinction, number one overall and was forced to go E2/C2. Those of us who wanted jets either made the best of it or tried a transition later on. But now all the tailhook types have a chance to evenly compete and I couldn't think of a better way. There's no doubt in my mind that there were some guys I knew who would have been great flying any platform, jets included. Then there were guys like me who if they had selected jets, if I made it, would have been flying S-3's gauranteed. I'm just to much of a rock to fly alone 
S-3's were a great deal! I think it is smarter to do it Tailhook now. Do you think going to the boat before seeing the multiengine training down in Corpus makes the C-12/T-44 training less valuable?Then there were guys like me who if they had selected jets, if I made it, would have been flying S-3's gauranteed. I'm just to much of a rock to fly alone
I would have flown S-3's in a hearbeat, especially if it were out of San Diego. I probably would have picked it as number one actually.
Back in the day, the E2/C2 types, once selected, would go through VT-4, CQ, then roll to VT-31. Not sure if it ever affected any of those folks. I went VT-27, VT-31 and then VT-4. IMO, the C-12/T-44 isn't required to fly E2/C2. Everything you need to know about flying the twin engine beasts will be learned at VAW-120. The T-44 might be more to introduce the SNA to a multi-crew concept in the cockpit. The T-44/C-12 certainly fly nothing and I mean nothing like a C-2 or E-2.
fixed it for you.
I know what I'd say. No. Period.
601, Hawkeye, Ball, 1.8, No HUD, No DLC
Very true, but an aviator has to latch her up for the Scared Kitten Award.A Hornet can do that itself.
Anyone going into a new aircraft's sim is going to have a hard time at first. I couldn't even start a P-3 or SH-60 yet alone fly either in the pattern unless I had practice and instruction. For some reason I get the feeling that you might be the Knives Club Rank Puller?
HA! No! MAYBE if he was CNO or something....LOL! TOTALLY KIDDING....I don't even tell people what he does unless they ask! I just hate to hear the same crap all the time about well "the best" fly jets.....NOT TRUE. You HAVE to know what the heck you are doing to fly. Period. There are great pilots in EVERY pipeline.....
And good luck to all of y'all in Kingsville/Meridian! No matter what you select, you will enjoy it. Every pipeline has its own "perks".
Yeah, we'll do a little better about communicating the policy and procedures. That's a fancy way of saying sit tight, work hard, [insert divine identity here] willing, and Navy willing you'll fly the fleet aircraft of your choice.
The bottom line is your training is the number one thing to focus on while your in the pipeline. Once those wings are pinned on your uniform and you have orders to a FA18EA6BEFA18ABCDEFG FRS you will be [insert current slang for stoked word here]!
Do your best and hit it hard and I promise you we will not take this process lightly. I know there's a lot of uncertainty, especially for you guys/gals who are the first in the Tailhook syllabus but we have been in your shoes (albiet not exactly) of uncertainty and the most important thing we will be looking at, is matching the right person to the right airplane in order to best serve the Country.
Now get back to studying your NATOPS and get some sleep!
The bottom line is your training is the number one thing to focus on while your in the pipeline. Once those wings are pinned on your uniform and you have orders to a FA18EA6BEFA18ABCDEFG FRS you will be [insert current slang for stoked word here]!
Do your best and hit it hard and I promise you we will not take this process lightly. I know there's a lot of uncertainty, especially for you guys/gals who are the first in the Tailhook syllabus but we have been in your shoes (albiet not exactly) of uncertainty and the most important thing we will be looking at, is matching the right person to the right airplane in order to best serve the Country.
Now get back to studying your NATOPS and get some sleep!
Actually there are negative three slots. They are going to be pulling 3 of the most underperforming Tailhook students before next fiscal year and put them in the dirigible pipeline. :icon_wink
shotcalla10
what percent of RL officers get jets?
come on guys. stop fighting. jk.
just know that there are guys on the ground who instinctively looks up at the sky everytime they hear ANY aircraft and stare at it until they disappear. i mean, yes, when it's a jet blasting by, it's cooler to look at but i mean... you get paid to fly! and to go on airwarriors. and yes i'm that guy on the ground and i've been down here in p-cola for only 2 days now and my neck already hurts from staring at all those t-34s and t-45s. also saw F/A-15 yesterday morning. cool stuff. I hate p-cola. :icon_rage
just know that there are guys on the ground who instinctively looks up at the sky everytime they hear ANY aircraft and stare at it until they disappear. i mean, yes, when it's a jet blasting by, it's cooler to look at but i mean... you get paid to fly! and to go on airwarriors. and yes i'm that guy on the ground and i've been down here in p-cola for only 2 days now and my neck already hurts from staring at all those t-34s and t-45s. also saw F/A-15 yesterday morning. cool stuff. I hate p-cola. :icon_rage