HerkDerka

All that sim time obviously didn't leave any room for basic grammar classes. HD

Also try www.fun-meter.com Or just find the local patch shop when you get to The Rock. BTW - Pencial Patches that haves your aircraft name on them.... Try coming up with your own patch. You can have them made for relatively cheap and if everyone in the squadron likes them, you'll make a little change on the side. Everytime I go to the desert, I come up with a new morale patch idea. I get it made and wear it for a week or two to let the buyers marinate. Can be lucrative! Especially when the Hajis make patches for peanuts. HD [ 03. April 2005, 05:29: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

Franchise- Way wrong on the C-130 data. Combat Takeoff (Max Effort) - Charted Minimum Field Length for Max Effort Takeoff (MFLMETO). In other words, depending on weight, PA, temp. Whatever our performance data tells us we can do is what our min limit is. Peacetime max effort landings require 3,500 feet of runway even though we do it in less. Combat situations remove the 3,500 and we are only limited by our charted performance. Normal Takeoff - Either Critical Field Length or Unbalanced Critical Field Length. The higher of the two. Normal Landing - Charted Landing Ground Roll plus 500 feet. There are a few others limits i.e. Touch and Go's, etc. I don't want to turn this into a TOLD discussion. HD HD [ 03. April 2005, 05:23: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

Aaaaah, the nose gear pin. Just saw it happen the other day. Thankfully, I wasn't on that one. I hate sitting duty dog. HercEng - And to be fair to my Eng, it was at the end of a 16hr FDP after a day to night schedule switch. We were all pretty wrecked. Still funny though. Small victories for the CP Mafia. HD [ 28. March 2005, 19:39: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

And here's a little look into the ROE of the CP Mafia: Whenever THE PILOT tries to envoke any of the "PILOT vs. COPILOT" rules, the COPILOT will immediately and deliberately, regardless of experience, regress to school-house level performance on the radios and summarily completely destory any and all credibility attached to THE PILOT'S callsign. For we, THE CO-PILOTS, know that no matter how hard we try, THE PILOTS always expect us to be morons. In that sense, THE CO-PILOTS have nothing to lose by exposing you to the ridicule of your friends. HD

You're right. I usually make sure to insert my Eng at least once per flight. For example a couple weeks ago my Eng forgets to turn on the APU after landing. As we shut the engines the Pilot and I started howling with laughter as the aircraft lost power. After his lame attempt at passing blame "Why didn't you back me up Co?" I gave him a nice little smirk and answered, "Eng I can't baby-sit everyone at once." Just funnin with ya HercEng. HD

I'm in 100% with Toro. I've been using the same $35 Casio since UPT. Seriously, if you are actually having to do whiz-wheel crap on your watch, you need to get back into the books on your aircraft's navigation system. I mean as long as I have a watch with Indiglo (NVG compatible!) and a 24hr display I'm fine. Just set the damn thing to UTC and fuggedaboutit. I have no problem with guys using cool watches. To each his own. But if you consider things like "Will this watch automatically calculate my L over D max" and "What watch will prove to people that I am a pilot" while shopping for watches, then you have too much time on your hands. $239 watch or $35 watch, I'd rather have the extra gas. HD [ 28. March 2005, 11:47: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

Nag nag. I wish I could get paid leave by my civilian job, and full per diem in addition to the standard HFP and tax exclusion everytime I go to war. Just remember the AD guys are doing it (STS) a lot more often for a lot less money. Bring on the flames. HD [ 20. March 2005, 13:06: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

I'm not a FAIP but I might be able to help ya. For the pro side, you're given a ton of responsibility as a young pilot. You are going to be an instructor, aircraft commander, and possible even an evaluator as a young lieutenant. On the con side, you have to stay in the AETC world for three years. Also, a few MWS guys might look down their nose at you. FAIPs aren't guaranteed a follow-on like they used to be. Now they have to compete with other FAIPs for their follow on. And your follow-on will be comensurate with your SUPT track. The best guys to go to on this are Toro and ENJJPTIP. I'm sure they can hook you up. HD

Try Devry. I hear the employers like the idea of online, career focused education. HD

You log combat time (O1 time) if you fly into the combat area defined by the CFACC. Regardless of aircraft. HD

That's a tad easier to say when you're in a plane that's fast (comparatively), manueverable, and can shoot back! :D HD

To answer the original question: Herk pilots log tons of combat time and get shot at plenty. I've logged over 250 hours so far and counting. HD [ 12. March 2005, 14:45: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

The Jedi mind trick doesn't work if you tell the truth. HD

And the BOM-47 Bullshit-O-Meter too. Good thing to have especially in this thread. HD

Heat up the cargo compartment! Dang. I forgot to most vital step! HD

And here's another quick couple of Herk jokes. I've haven't used them yet, but I hear they're pretty good. If you have a female crewmember, open a small can of tuna and put it under her seat. (WARNING: ONLY USE THIS IF YOU KNOW HERE VERY VERY WELL.) Get a sack of empty beer cans and toss one down through the flight station door about every ten mintues while airborne. Make sure to throw in the occasional rudder kick now and then. (WARNING: Make sure the grunts in back can take a joke.) HD

Wax I dare you. Load's tend to be a bit smarter than that. No to mention the fact that you'll find yourself walking around with a nice and heavy chain in your helmet bag. HD

Not a bad Herk joke. But nothing beats having a new CP feather number four for the NTS overheat. The LOX guage is another one of my favorites. For PAX the best is to have the Eng walk to the back and ask the load for a ziplock bag because the Nav is feeling airsick. The Eng goes back up to the flight station and fills the bag with chicken soup and an 89 cent can of meaty chili. Then the Eng brings it to the back and gives it to the Load. He promptly pulls out a straw and starts to drink. And then watch all the grunts start to dry heave. Of course this one can backfire too. HD [ 07. March 2005, 09:43: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

And just so everyone knows the C-12 has longer legs, but you can still get anywhere in the CONUS on two hops in the T-44 just like the 12. Popular destinations are usually Vegas, DC, and Key West. And you don't fly on Saturday so you can party it up on Fri and Sat night. I tore DC apart. HD

That's the upside. The downside being that mx tends to suck beyond belief. I've seen mx troops break the tow bar and then log the late takeoff as Ops for reconfiguring. Integirty first. HD

Check out the "Beach Club" on Padre Island. Right on the beach and I was able to live there and make $150 off my BAH. HD

Burt- Yeah, I was throwing out some laughs for the board. I've got plenty of good buddies from AR, but I also have met some people who wastes of skin. PAB- You have experience "working" in men's rooms?Lighten up Francis. HD

Wax- That is standard for people from Arkansas. No offense to any Arkies on the board, but I have never seen more stupid people until I went to Arkansas. The situation you describe sounds just like pretty much every bushwacking hillbilly I met. HD

Because the CD is in no way involoved with the AF. Snooze and Trip wrote the songs at PSAB, but recorded them at a studio at home with their own money. They also only sell the CDs through their website (they don't peddle them around base). The problem with the Gold Bond Video (in my estimation) is that they were in uniform when they made the video and probably sent it around the base via email and some sensitive prick got a hold of it. HD