Vetter

Can't you just bring your mask down and pinch your nose off?

If you have to ask this questions, go heavies.

They don't bug me, they are just funny to hear over and over and over in a brief. When did you go through PIT?

Toro, weren't you a T-38 FAIP?

During one formation brief, I tried to use every cliche possible while my buddy tried to mark them off the list keeping a straight face. I got more than 3/4 of them. It thoroughly pissed off our homo Eagle driver IPs when I would start laughing each time after I said one on the list. During the debrief, they launched into how unprofessional it was to insert humor into a briefing...wow, how did this change into a "most Eagle drivers are huge fags" post...I apologize, back on topic.

At PIT, a buddy and I compiled a list of every gay cliches that the instructors used on a regular basis. We carried the list on us at all times so we could add to it. At the end, I think we had upward of 100 cliches that we prohibited ourselves from using. Some of them are... Go ugly early Bigger than Dallas Good to go Push it up Sounds like a plan Standard (I know there is a time to use standard) Alone, unarmed, and unafraid These are the only ones I can remember in my sleep deprived state right now. I go try to find the list...in the meantime, feel free to add.

Since I didn't get anything for my graduation from the Academy or Pilot Training, I went out last week and bought me a new F-150, as a gift to myself. I had a buddy whos parents bought him a Harley...another guy I know got a cruise for him and his fiance. Another guy I know knocked up his girlfriend the week of graduation from the zoo...so I guess that's kind of a graduation gift. [ 27. July 2005, 15:02: Message edited by: Vetter ]

Nope

I'd like details too...

They go through a modified PIT down at Randolph in the C-model I believe. Then I think they transition back to the A Model at Whiteman and teach in the companion trainer program there. Doesn't sound like too bad of a deal.

I was an AC, IP, 2 ship flight lead, and a 4 ship flight lead 5 months after I graduated UPT as a 2nd LT. Ahh, the life of a FAIP!

Why would you go with a Roth before the TSP? Just curious.

I just got done with PIT. Can I take a copy of my initial instructor qual form 8 in the T-38 and have the FAA add an instructor rating to my FAA license or do I need to have a check ride in order to do that? Thanks!

Yep, you're old...most are 23-24.

48K a year as a 2nd LT...bullsh*t!

"Once an Eagle" by Anton Myrer One of the best books ever written about being an officer and warrior. It's 1000 pages of non stop action!

Dude, don't do blue...simple as that!

I got a scarf on my assignment night when I got FAIPed. I wore it around my neck outside my flight suit for about 3 shots, then it promply began hanging out my crotch area like a king kong dong. I will never wear it again!

I think my best experience in the jet so far was my night solo in T-38s. The status was "unrestricted" with the bases at about 1000' and CBs in the area (it was the last opportunity to night fly before graduation). I was the last solo jet to take off in a string of 6 and I broke out of the weather at 7000'. I leveled off at 8000' and intercepted the radial outbound to the 70 DME arc. Well, off to my right about 10 miles away was a large thunderstorm. Off to my left about 10 miles was another thunderstorm. In from of me way off in the distance was a huge t-storm. Well, needless to say, the sight was amazing. I was totally surrounded by t-storms, I could see the flashing lightning off in the distance everywhere I looked...yet I could see the outlines of the giant thunderheads by moonlight. I was very much over my head, but it was still awesome. About 8 miles ahead of me, I could see my classmate going in and out of burner to burn down gas. Anyway, the ride lasted about 15 minutes on the radial and arc before the CBM SOF recalled all of us back to land because of approaching rain showers. Well, I was the last one to return and got to shoot a night ILS. I broke out at 400 and the viz was right around 1.5 miles. Needless to say, it was a confidence builder and from that night on, even though I didn't get the plane I wanted...I knew I had picked the right profession. [ 15. March 2005, 21:31: Message edited by: Vetter ]

Hey eagledriver...do you know RaptorPilot?

"Hurtling" at "150 knots"? Hah!

You land the T-38 in a crab...there is actually no last second aligning with the runway. Once you have landed, you use aileron into the wind and opposite rudder the maintain centerline. From the backseat in the -38, I love having crosswinds because I can actually see the runway I'm landing on, especially during a no-flapper.

There are good and bad things about the job...mostly bad.

AFI 36-2205 says that the DG is taken from the top 10% of each track. Therefore, it doesn't take into account Phase 2. I personally think it hurts the T-38 dudes when the top guys out of Phase 2 usually go -38s and only one of them will get DG.

Let's change the direction of this tread...let's hear some good things about getting FAIPed. 1. Tons of IP hours 2. Not deployable (for you married f^ckers) 3. Umm