Chuck17

Check Ebay bro. If you know your sizes you can get CHEAP shit on there. Chuck

Im telling you first hand its a great jet to fly. You will fly everywhere and you will love flying the jet. But, as a new co-pilot, if you are active duty you will be gone at least 250 days a year for the first 2 years. Guarenteed. If your family can handle that, youre golden. PM me if you have more questions. Chuck

That was my point. Chuck

Who knows... just know that I've passed overhead of airliners by 1000' while inbound to EDDF on more than one occasion (and I was well below FL290) Could'a been taken from another airplane even... Chuck

RVSM - Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums... they only need to be 1000' apart and thats a 777 and an A300... big difference in size. I bet they ARE 1000' apart, but you cant tell it from the ground. Wait till you pass a 747 head-on on the same airway with over 800 knots closure only 1000' above you over Turkey... they look a lot closer! Chuck

Still searching for that answer... The windscreen should be a giveaway, but still looking... Got a bigger picture? Chuck [ 29. January 2006, 16:05: Message edited by: ChuckFlys17s ]

Thats the C-124 Globemaster II. Throttle quadrant is a giveaway. Chuck [ 29. January 2006, 15:57: Message edited by: ChuckFlys17s ]

Nice pics... The Packet (C-82) was a WW2 design. In the late 40's it was re-vamped with more powerful engines, made a little larger and showed up as the C-119 Flying Boxcar in time to serve in the Korean war. It was later retrofitted with 4x7.62 mm miniguns to make it the AC-119G which served in Vietnam. The AC-119K added 2x20mm cannons to supplement the miniguns (called the 'Stinger'). Pretty cool... like I said, one of my fav's. Chuck [ 29. January 2006, 13:37: Message edited by: ChuckFlys17s ]

Packet. One of my favorite airplanes... Chuck

Not the YF-12, the A-12... Chuck

Isnt that the WOPPER or whatever from Wargames? Chuck

The AMC mentality is not what I'd call 'lacking attention to detail or scrutiny.' Laid back? Maybe, but not without what should be present in EVERY command - namely professionalism and pride. One big difference between AMC and ACC is that on the majority of AMC platforms enlisted folks serve side by side with officers (Granted this is true in AWACS, JSTARS, RC's, etc). That effects the group dynamic a lot. Personnally, I wouldnt have it any other way. Our Loadmasters on the C-17 are some great guys - some kind of sick hybrid between a load and an engineer. They really know their sh!t. AMC airframes/squadrons dont all deploy together like many in ACC do (save the C-130 and 135 rotations to the Deid). That effects the group mentality as well. When we have a CC's call in my squadron, we're lucky to have 40 people there, PILOTS AND LOADS. Everyone else is flying. When you get home from a 2 or 3 week trip, all you want to do is get a break and a few days off. Working in the office there's usually a small group that hangs out everyday having a beer or two, but thats it. Even fridays are pretty tame... no one's home to enjoy them! Ive found that I become good friends with my crew, and thus a few select individuals, but Im not best buds with every other LT in my squadron... But as far as attention to detail or scrutiny, I dont think one MAJCOM or another has anything to do with it. Its up to the individual. Id be willing to say there are more type A+ personnalites flying fighters than heavies. Fighter pilots HAVE to be detail oriented... they can get killed in a micro-second or for the simplest thing. Heavy guys can get killed too, it just takes longer and makes a bigger fire ball. Fighter guys have to know threats and everything about them. They dont spend hours in the vault for nothing. I wish more heavy guys were like them. Trying to have a tactical discussion about capabilities and counters with some of the guys in my squadron is like talking to my dog (the tails' wagging but they dont understand what the hell Im saying). That being said, just like anywhere else, if you dont know your shit, or cant fly the jet well, you will get hammered in the debrief and may have to go talk to someone about it. People hook rides in AMC too... Our stan/eval guys ARE sh!t hot and they want you to be too. It makes their job easier... Id say that every young SNAP's goal should be to be as technically proficient in their aircraft as possible; to be the best wingman you can be. Thats not always the case though. There are several guys who have showed to my squadron asking, "Can I be an exec? Can I work at the group or wing?" All they care about is making rank and most of them are not SH pilots. Not universally true, just this guys observations and opinions... Chuck [ 27. January 2006, 11:22: Message edited by: ChuckFlys17s ]

I understand that some Det's give them as recognition to the Cadet/CC at the end of the year... Either way they are unnecessary at the least, decoration and ceremonial at best. That website is WAY over-priced. You can find them for 100 bucks or better on Ebay if youre lucky. Try here: https://www.atlantacutlery.com/webstore/eCa...0s%20Sword.aspx Still pricey, but not as bad. Chuck [ 25. January 2006, 22:01: Message edited by: ChuckFlys17s ]

Wow, you may have to be in the Guard to say "Fnck!" but at least I can get a beer from the KEG in the BAR and drink it in a mug with my friggin name on it in my AD squadron! Chuck

The Belgian F-16's intercept us all the time flying into and out of Germany. 9/10 times the controllers let you know they are inbound. Nice guys those Belgians... TCAS does go nuts. Chuck

CAUTION, POTENTIAL THREAD HI-JACK: YGBSM. There ARE great AF movies, you just have to look a little further than Blockbuster... 1. Strategic Air Command - Jimmy Stewart is a St. Louis Cardinals baseball player who flew in WW2 and is recalled to active duty in the 1950's to fly B-36's and B-47's. Awesome movie. 2. Dr. Strangelove - while not realistic, surely is an off the wall look at the what-if senario of WW3 and the end of the world as we know it. Not to mention one of the most quote-able movies of all time (the most quoteable being Blazing Saddles). 3. Dont forget about 12 O'Clock High either... "The Air Force never sleeps..." -Gen Buck Turgeson Chuck [ 24. January 2006, 22:36: Message edited by: ChuckFlys17s ]

'Jimmy Stewart - Bomber Pilot.' I didnt know Stewart did so much. Chuck

Roswell wasnt the worst for me. I think I hooked at least 2 rides (Bergman can vouch) at Dyess... That damned Hi-ILS... HATE IT. I swear as you ride the localizer you pass the tombstones where unsuspecting SNAPs died on their nav checks... And dont forget to watch for the several nice 'Sh!t collections' of the locals... beautiful rusty cars and toilets in the front yard... Chuck

Second funniest post ever. Chuck

Read some of the feedback about the book (eye of the viper) from the studs that the books follows... if you google or go to amazon youll see that the author was not giving the full truth (according to the studs)... An interesting read no less. Chuck

Boyd is one of the best books I have ever read. Dont be surprised if you pick it up and re-read it again... and again. Chuck

I was under the impression that ALL 135's have the PC upgrade.

Newbies listen up... This thread is GOLD. Thanks for posting guys. Chuck

"IS THERE ANYTHING THAT DRIVES US NUTS???" The one I can think of for you tower controllers out there... When a C-17 comes in for a landing, especially at a downrange location, we hit the Thrust Reversers and hit them hard. DO NOT TALK TO US OR GIVE US INSTRUCTIONS WHILE WE ARE ON LANDING ROLLOUT, no matter if its at home or Frankfurt or downrange until you see us slowing down... Just 10 seconds is all Im asking you to wait... I really cant describe with enough emotion what its like to miss all of your taxi clear instructions and forcing yourself to ask for a repeat because the guys in the tower cant hold on just a few secs to talk to you... this is especially true at a busy base because it makes us sound like we werent listening or we are idiots or something. Most of the time its because they dont realize how LOUD or TR's are but when they're deployed and power is up, I cant hear a word you are babbling to me about which taxiway to turn off on or who to contact for ground... so theres one thing that drives me nuts. Chuck

Yeah... "aaaaaand" Id have to say that 9/10 of those guys are reservists who ARENT flying for the airlines at the moment. Just one of my pet peaves as well...