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Why not? We could use a few more opinions.... There IS a trend. The trend is that in a few cases, dudes disregarded the rules for whatever reasons and got burned. Some died. Show me one period of aviation history where that HASN'T happened. There's a reason rules are rules is all I'm saying. The vast majority of experienced aviators, and dare I say officers, know that there is wiggle room in any set of rules giving operators more than enough room to maneuver or hang yourself. The choice is ultimately up to the operator. Ive flown with guys who knew every goddamned line of the V3 by heart. They could quote the 11-202 like scripture. And when they came upon a decision or mission that required them to THINK rather than recite, to decide how far to BFM the rules... they froze. Literally, stopped thinking - inability to make a decision. Rules are necessary. And strict adherence to regulation is not practical in all cases. If you want to be an automaton that doesn't have to think, this job ain't for you. Check that - you could always be a ground safety officer (don't get me started) or a SNCO on shoe/sock/lightbelt patrol at a deployed location earning your Bronze Star... Bottom line - there are times when rules don't apply and you have to manage the risk/reward benefit (thats what they sent you to all that training for): when lives are on the line, combat, emergency, etc. Airshows and flybys ain't on the list. Chuck

Grammar much?????? And the trend is that you're a douche......go kill yourself.

Such as tanker crews ignoring the rules and flying into high threat areas to refuel SAR aircraft.

Flash cards are the only way for the vocab, you will have a stack of about 500 words to go through, but will definetly help your score (I preped in 2 weeks), and then you flush it just as fast. If anything, practice the math test at least a few times, if only to get the timing down... Because of the question selection (next question based on how well you are doing), you have to focus on the first questions. You also have to make sure you answer all the questions, if only to "guess" an answer... the worse questions to miss are the first one, the best ones to miss are the last ones, but do not leave any blank, that is worse. Doesn't matter, something that interests you. A lot of the satellites offices only offer a few specializations, typically safety is avaiable I think... I tried to work a human factors specilization, but Chuck-Town did not have teachers to teach enough of those classes, a big problem if you PCS before finishing. Choose a "safe" route...

The aircraft commanders are both permanently grounded. Perhaps that's what's needed to get someones attention. The 2 Navy F-18A pilots that flew low over the GA Tech football game last year loss there wings as well. It's amazing that during the Army Navy football game in Dec, the Navy's flight of 4 F-18 flyby could be hardly seen. I guess some people got the word. Maybe its time to put military aviation in the NFL. That's the No Fun League. If you think the services are getting chicken shit, get out and fly for the airlines. But remember if you bust their regs like flying 150 miles pass your destination while on your laptop you'll get fired too. I guess flying is a serious business. Any course of action on the T-38 flight of 4 flyby as of yet? If they flew at the proper altitude they should be given a written apology. They have been put through the ringer. If the flight lead intentionally flew low on his final flight, he needs to be permanently grounded even for the ANG/Res. And if the FAA warrants a flight violation, hopefully that will kill his commercial aviation career. I assume he was an exceptional Officer and pilot but his grounding will serve another purpose. That's to have a positive impact on other aviators to follow the regulations. Don't even want to write about the C-17 crash in Alaska. And I won't. Does anyone see a trend here, and how do you lessen it?