HerkDerka

Well said FF. HD

Was there ever any doubt?

In! HD

I've flown with her. She knew she had it on and there was zero chance it was a mistake. She keeps several pen tabs in her pocket and switches them to fit the situation. HD

Kill yourself. HD

Oh my gay. HD

It sounds like Operation Air Force is teaching some vital skills. HD

If you've never landed on a dirt LZ, feel free to stay off that topic. HD

I wouldn't that an update. More of a "Standing rule with variable periods of enforcement". HD

I think you missed the entire point. HD

Not everyone has a sense of humor I guess. That's not anything new. The ops tempo since 2001 has completely changed the composition of experience in the herk. But that still has nothing to do with where the AC got his wings. Students don't graduate from T-1s ready to command an aircraft and run a TACC-tasked mission. It's all OJT. HD

Good find loadsmith. I thought those pages were lost to legend. HD

You mean like VORs, TACANs, LOCs, ILSs, PARs, ASRs, and NDBs? I'm just not getting your point here. I agree that the AF has better continuity on high altitude approaches, but honestly how many high altitude approaches have you seen in the herk? The point of the partial panel training was not specifically the emergency training. That was made clear to me during a review stage ride. An IP made me fly one NDB with both engines running and no ADI/HDG failures. After the approach, he said "I bet you were bored during that approach" and I realized he was right. Partial panel training forces you to focus on learing instrument procedures to the point that you can fly them with min equipment. IMHO it's a training tool and nothing else. Now as far as the FAR/AIM vs. 11-217 arguement goes, I agree completely. In the interest of getting a real discussion going on that topic, what factors do you think make the distinction? What is this TACC you speak of? If you're talking about J-models, that makes sense. Otherwise, it makes no sense. HD

It seems every shoeclerk at the Deid who had a forum (like the Desert Penguin) always wrote a carbon copy. It almost like they send all E-7+ to a Deid prep course. They may change the wording around, but it's the same useless drivel being puked up by a shoeclerk with an overdeveloped sense of self-importance. The "Force Protection" aspect was always laughable. Like a terrorist would give up the second he was told to tuck his shirt in. The funniest was when the wing chief at the Deid wrote an article about how deeply he believed that adhereance to the Deid's dress code was the basis for your approach to everything else you do. Basically it was something to the tune of "If you don't wear sandles with a backstrap, how do I know you're not also cutting corners while flying your aircraft?" The thoughts of someone who has never once been on flight orders....noted. HD

WTFO? HD

Correction - It's a great German beer. HD

My guess is you inprocessed when you showed up three days early. All they care about is the date you left your last duty station, the date you arrived at your new duty station, and how many travel days you were authorized in between. If you are authorized two days of travel and you don't check in within two days, then everything after that point is charged as leave. Your RNLTD only means you have to be checked in by that date. HD

Buy one at home.

Virga is definitly the catalyst of dry microbursts. But virga has nothing to do with wet microbursts and you can also have virga without a microburst. The key point is you need a downdraft from convective activity and a catalyst for a microburst. HD

Virga doesn't cause a microburst, it's an indicator of a microburst. HD

Best citation ever. HD

Come on people, do you really have to guess here? The clues are everywhere. "celebrating a major milestone in his career " "I can think of no one more worthy" "May the beer floweth freely in your direction" "tell Gunn to get some better aim" "Enjoy the corner office" Congratulations ClearedHot on your selection for urinalysis monitor! HD

slik1 - Yes, you can still join ROTC. Start by reading through AFROTC's website. There's a section at the bottom explaining the two-year program here. There is also another page explaining two year scholarships. Get the info your are looking for from the website and then contact your local detachment and ask to speak with the Unit Admissions Officer. HD

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