Which platform do you fly?

[JW07]

Hey, got a question about platforms. I'm in primary and just wondering what NFO's do per platform. Can anyone who's "been there, done that" give their opinion about their respective aircraft.

Actual responsibilities? i.e. Radar, Nav, Radio, etc.
Lifestyle? ship vs shore, deployment cycles, duration
Duty Location? Jacksonville, Lemour(sp?), etc

P-3's sounds like a good gig, but I can't seem to get an opinion of a carrier based NFO.

Thanks in advance.

J

 

[a_m]

While I can't speak for a deployment, I can speak for training for tacair backseaters. It is a blast (once things click, that is). NFO's own the comms, most squadrons have their own SOP for radar usage in -18's.

 

[P3 F0]

Do a search, since this has been asked before.

 

[Schnugg]

I fly the...errrr....well it's recently been retired.

Nevermind.

 

[Swanee]

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Neat shot there Schnugg!

 

[Godspeed]

That is ridiculous! How can they have 3 f-14s on the cat at one time?

 

[Herc_Dude]

That is ridiculous! How can they have 3 f-14s on the cat at one time?

Tee hee ... God I hope you are kidding ...

 

[Uncle Fester]

There's lots of info on the forum, search around.

The best time to get the straight gouge on "what communities do" is when you actually class up in flight school. Start picking the brains of your instructors. They can tell you what they've been doing in the Fleet, and I've yet to meet an aviator who didn't like talking about his plane.

I will tell you one thing, though: Norfolk sucks. Stay away.

 

[wink]

You joined the Navy! Get a tail hook. When you grow up and someone asks you what you do (did) and you say you fly (flew) in the Navy they will expect to hear of tail hook exploits. Don't disappoint them. Do what you can't possible do anywhere else. Fly off of ships!

 

[kmac]

You mean hear about the pilot's tailhook exploits? Hee hee har har!

 

[flysupertomcat]

There's lots of info on the forum, search around.

The best time to get the straight gouge on "what communities do" is when you actually class up in flight school. Start picking the brains of your instructors. They can tell you what they've been doing in the Fleet, and I've yet to meet an aviator who didn't like talking about his plane.

I will tell you one thing, though: Norfolk sucks. Stay away.

Oh come on, Norfolk's not SO bad. After spending four years here, I don't mind it so much. From what I've read, you could do worse.

 

[FLYTPAY]

You mean hear about the pilot's tailhook exploits? Hee hee har har!

The trust you have to have as an NFO to fly with a nugget pilot around the boat is brass balls worthy of stories that trump the pilot's paddles' contact pitching deck stories....the NFO has to watch this go down in sheer terror man!

 

[MasterBates]

But don't you have the headstart of having your hand ON the handle?

 

[kmac]

The trust you have to have as an NFO to fly with a nugget pilot around the boat is brass balls worthy of stories that trump the pilot's paddles' contact pitching deck stories....the NFO has to watch this go down in sheer terror man!

True, true. I suppose some roller coasters are exciting... especially ones where you don't know the outcome.

 

[Nose]

I will tell you one thing, though: Norfolk sucks. Stay away.

Damn right Norfolk sucks. That's why anyone with a brain lives in Virginia Beach!

Nose
Virginia Beach