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In my experience, gouge has a secondary purpose: to teach you HOW to study. By reading the source documents AND the gouge as a Tweet/Texan stud, you effectively learn how to retain the "important" information from the source document. If anyone tried to memorize a dash-1 from cover to cover, they'd go blind long before they got it right. As a Tweet stud, I used gouge to help me figure out how to study. When I hit 38s, there was little gouge (if any), but, since I learned what to study first, what to memorize, what to know how to apply, etc from Tweets, I was able to get it done. Knowing WHAT and HOW to study is a lesson we pilots must all learn in UPT. I can see gouge as a useful tool (sts) to that end. [ 26. January 2005, 00:35: Message edited by: Fury220 ]

Falcon...pull your pants up. Everyone can see your underwear. Seriously, though -- Warhawk is a good dude. Ditto on what he said. Of course, don't sacrifice your grades, fitness level, and cadet wing performance for anything. And stop using words like homie and y0 around cadre if you want to be taken seriously as an officer candidate. :D

I know an old urban legend here at SPS about way back in the early days of ENJJPT. As you can guess, the whole "language barrier" deal was a hassle and a hard thing for Americans to get used to in the early days of the program. Some American IPs, however, took it in stride. On a T3 sortie (IP in both cockpits) in the T-38, a couple IPs decided to mess with the RSU. Upon entering the pattern, one IP made all the radio calls in the thickest accent he could in an effort to convince the RSU that they had a language-challenged student in the pattern. To add to the hilarity, the IPs decided to f*ck with the RSU by having the front seater duck down below the canopy rails -- out of sight -- during the final approach/flare. Initial, the break, and the final turn all *look* normal, but, as the jet passes the RSU, the dudes in the container note that there's only one guy in the jet. AND HE'S IN THE BACK SEAT. Oh no! The RSU gets on the radio to talk to the "foreign pilot," and they explain to him that the T-38 is only flown solo from the front seat. The reply (in the best broken English the IP can muster): "Oh...ok...I fix, then. No problem." So the FCP IP gets up and starts flying, while the RCP IP ducks down below the rails... Next time around, the RSU sees the "foreign pilot" in the front seat now. Confusion and hilarity ensues. Dunno if it's true, but 10% rule applies, and it's a damn good story...

I'm talking backseat ops in the T-38, as in cross country flying. No secret squirrel nav equipment, just one TACAN receiver that's serviced by contracted civilian maintenance personnel that really don't give a f*ck. I plan on using this a LOT for flying XC, but also on the road in the car (looking for a hybrid). I agree that it's useless if you're doing anything BUT XC sorties, but that sort of thing happens pretty often in my neck of the woods (i.e: 2x's/month). I also figured it would give me something fun to do to occupy my time while Stanley is dorking up radio calls in the backseat under the hood. (don't flame -- I'm only kidding about that last part...)

Isn't that for ground use only? I searched eBay and found 'em, but couldn't find anything aviation about the Street Pilot III The other one ENJJPT IP mentioned looks pretty good, but it's been discontinued. Crap. Gotta keep looking. Another question: Most of these GPS units I've looked at (sts) mention something about a Jeppessen database. Does this include TACAN stations, Uniform freqs, and military fields? Without that stuff, this would be practically useless for me... :confused:

Hey guys -- I'm pretty clueless about a lot of the GPS units available to pilots, let alone what kind of features would be specifically helpful for a military pilot. Anyone have any input? Specific things I'm looking for include: -Large, easily-readable, color screen -Battery life good enough for 4-5 hours of continuous use -Expandability -NAVAID database to include all US TACAN/VORTAC/VOR stations and airports -Ease of use in the backseat of the T-38 Any helpful input is a huge help. Thanks in advance, and Happy New Year.

^Literally, haha!

I dunno...maybe when you take your "coming soon: 172 rage...be ready" quote out of your signature line This whole thread is just hilarious. Why don't you guys try some comm-out tactical turns while you're at it: "Cessna 2, cross turn!" HAHA

Any pictures of that paint scheme somewhere? Sounds 'interesting'

Haha -- that's awfully random, but cool (And no, it wasn't me...)

When we got our bags here at SPS, the nice fab shop ladies asked us if we wanted them removed. The pencil flap, that is. We had to cut the knife flap off ourselves, but it's not difficult.

Q: How can you tell when your date with a fighter pilot is half-over? A: When he says "well, enough about me, let me tell you about the jet I fly..."

Thanks for all the ideas. I'm not sure about the boobies and snatch stuff...our flight commander is a female, so I don't know how that would go over. The foriegn IPs, though...they just about DEMAND T&A on their dollars. I think I'll just make 2 of 'em and whip out (STS) the appropriate one. Thanks again. BTW...being baby class sucks. Just wanted to throw that one out there. :D

My dollar ride is on Wednesday (17 Dec), and I'm looking for cool things to do with my dollar. Any ideas or suggestions? Does it HAVE to incorporate naked women? I'm looking for my dollar to be pretty 'special' to get a laugh or two and to have some fun. Post what YOUR dollar had on it...this should get interesting... I'll award points for creativity. Thanks in advance!