Who flies the Buckeye?

[markvanes]

Why does the Navy still use the buckeye, and who has to train in it? All jet guys, or what?

 

[FLY_USMC]

NFO's use it during their final phase of advanced training.

 

[mules83]

naval test pilot school still flies them.

NTPS T-2 pic

 

[codtanker]

If you never flew it you wouldn't understand. VT-86 for NFOs and Pax River as OCF. There is something to be said about one navaid, one radio type aircraft. Alone and unafraid.

 

[Banjo33]

And two engines!

 

[wink]

The tubby two was a fine aircraft. Stable, easy to fly, two engines. Made NFO students work pretty good and was an easy transition to jets for the pilots. Up to about the early 90s the T-2 was the first aircraft flown by NFO studs. We got initial issue g-suits and O2 masks and the pilots didn't. The TA-4 was used for advanced. Now the T-2 is considered advanced for NFOs, too bad.

 

[Brett327]

Yeah, the T-2 was a kick ass jet.

Brett

 

[mules83]

How does it compare to the t-45

 

[bunk22]

If you never flew it you wouldn't understand. VT-86 for NFOs and Pax River as OCF. There is something to be said about one navaid, one radio type aircraft. Alone and unafraid.

I loved flying the T-2. Then again, I've flown nothing but the thunder pig for the last 8 years. Hey Kent, trying to get orders out of here and it looks like Meridian or VT-4, both as a department head if it happens. Kingsville is very possible as well. What do you think?

 

[Fly Navy]

How does it compare to the t-45

I didn't fly the T-2, I'm a straight TS guy....but as far as technologically... no comparison. We have INS, GPS, TACAN, VOR, ILS, MFDs, a HUD, etc etc. I'll let the T-2 guys fill in the rest.

 

[mules83]

I didn't fly the T-2, I'm a straight TS guy....but as far as technologically... no comparison. We have INS, GPS, TACAN, VOR, ILS, MFDs, a HUD, etc etc. I'll let the T-2 guys fill in the rest.

No ADF's for NDB aproaches, flying istrument must be easy then:icon_wink :icon_wink



Im joking, im joking....

I think in my CFII training, I did partial panel ndb approaches about 75% of the time. What a horrible time that was.

 

[Fly Navy]

No ADF's for NDB aproaches, flying istrument must be easy then:icon_wink :icon_wink



Im joking, im joking....

I think in my CFII training, I did partial panel ndb approaches about 75% of the time. What a horrible time that was.

I've never flown an NDB approach ever in my life. T-34C didn't have an ADF, neither does the T-45C. Life is good

 

[squeeze]

why is it that anytime someone brings up IFR stuff, somebody has to point out how hard it is with an NDB?

NEWSFLASH: If you're flying IFR with only an NDB, you're a fvcking moron.

 

[FLY_USMC]

People who think flying NDB approaches are difficult are the same people who only flew them during the training environment, where you would do one after another after another after another. There is a set procedure to do them, ie a course reversal, arc, vectors, whatever, but if your only shooting one to get into an airport, and then leaving off to somewhere else, they aren't bad. Inaccurate, somewhat, but I agree with squeeze, if that's all you got, hey good luck with that, if you have other stuff to assist you, they are just like every other approach, you practice them to proficiency.

 

[mules83]

All i know is I plan my cross country flights to airports that have more than a ndb approach.