Riddller

Hey guys, I heard that it's good to have some jodies to sing at FTU. Anybody have any? Here's one I like: My girl's a vegtable, She lives in a hospital. Refrain: I'd do most anything, To keep that girl alive, yeah! She's got her own T.V., They call it an EKG! Refrain She's got no arms or legs, All she's got are wooden pegs! Refrain One day I'll play a joke, Pull the plug and watch her choke! Refrain Post what you have, this should be fun!!

That 800+ in 10 months, do you think that's mainly 'cuz of what's going on in the world, or were C-17's getting that kind of flight time prior to 911? Thanks!!

Yeah, that time in the pipeline thing was one of the major reasons I chose the AF over the Marine Corps. Don't get me wrong, after 7.5 years as a Marine KC-130 Nav, there is NOTHING in this world I would rather do than be a Marine KC-130 Pilot, but #1: It was MUCH harder to get a Marine enlisted commissioning program than AF, #2: Even if I was the top grad out of flight training, w/ only 5% of Marine Pilots getting Hercs, I had a VERY small chance of getting them (meaning I'd be stuck in fighters or helo's, no offense, just not my bag baby!) and #3: I had student pilot friends of mine in the 130 training squadron that had been in 4-5 years and were barely copilots!! They all said they knew AF guys they were in Primary with that were already Aircraft Commanders!! Not to mention the 6 months at TBS after you commission BEFORE you get stuck on 6-12 months of the Marine version of casual status before your training start date rolls around. I want transport, and the AF was the easiest, fastest, and most reliable way of getting it. Good luck!!

Keflavik, Iceland Not a bad place, when you're not in a blizzard. The party scene out in town isn't bad, but a bit expensive, and the rooms on base are nice, for a Navy base. Good luck to you lovelacm... [ 27. September 2004, 13:39: Message edited by: Riddller ]

yeah... or something sure is!

Either that, or replace the nut that holds the yoke!

Yeah, the AF wouldn't take my Marine Corps Secret clearance either, I just got finished doing all the paperwork for another one. Oh well...

What a bunch of $hit!!! Hey Mr. Baseops, can't you sue for web-squating or something along those lines???

I've got a DC Active Noise Reduction Headset with the lip-light, big fuzzy-wool head thingy, and the big-comfy ear cushions. As you can see, it's not a 'cheap' headset. Wxpunk- it's not a helicopter headset, I used it when flying on 130's, but I guess the military plugs we used are the same as the ones used on helicopters, because the adapter for GA is the 'helicopter to GA' one. Anywho, I like the headset, and just want a new mic. Can anyone help?

Hey everyone, I need some help. I'm starting my PPL and I want to use my Dave Clark headset, but I need a Gen. Av. microphone (8 ohm I think) first. I also need a two-wire adapter, but those are pretty easy to find. The only place I've found so far had the mic's for like $140 plus shipping, but I figure there's got to be someplace cheaper. I checked on e-bay, but couldn't find any, and did google searches, but couldn't really find what I wanted. Anybody have any extra lying around or know where I can get one? Thanx!!

Hey Ghostrider, at first, all they wanted from me was the Physical I had done while still enlisted that I submitted for my Scholarship App. It was signed by TWO Flight Surgeons, but my unit said I still have to go get another one. They didn't say anything about a Class 3, they said the Flight Doc just wanted to see me for himself before he just signed off on the form. I'd ask your Cadre to see if they can show you in writing that you need a Class 3, cuz if, like you said, all you need is the AM-490, then print off a copy of it and take it to the Flight Surgeon when you go back. Have him sign it, and you'll probably be good to go! Another avenue is send an e-mail to Lt. Mulka at the AFA, he's the one sending out all the info to the cadets via e-mail. If you haven't been getting them, your Det. should be passing it along to you. If you need his e-mail address, PM me and I'll give it to you. Good luck!

So what says who will be a class leader? Age? Prior time? I guess if you have someone who's a 1st Lt. or a Capt. in your class, it would be pretty obvious why, but what if there isn't? Is it just who's been a 2nd Lt. the longest? Just curious.

I definitely reccomend the Skyhawk, after flying around to a different time zone every night, the 30 different time zones on that thing at the push of a button was VERY nice. I will tell you one very practical use for the wiz-wheel on the outside: When you're in Thailand and the cute bartender just charged you 500 Baht for the last round of Makhong-Lipo's (a tasty beverage) for you and your 5 buddies, it's REAL easy to plug the Baht-Dollar conversion rate onto your watch a find out you got SCREWED!! I used that thing for conversions all over the world, it's great!

Hmmm... I always thought it meant cleared for all of the above (plus a stop-and-go) EXCEPT a full stop, and I've got about 1,000 hours in the touch-n-go pattern alone!! (Granted, I was a Nav, but I was NEVER on a flight where we didn't specifically request a full-stop after 20-30 options.) Learn somethin' new everyday!

Out of curiosity, I went to SERE for the Navy while I was in the Marine Corps, so IF I get a flying slot, will I have to go to AF SERE? I swore when I finished SERE the first time that I would rather go back through Marine Boot Camp twice than go through another 2 weeks of SERE school (I was in Brunswick, Maine in February). You better believe I got my completion certificate laminated and stored in a safety-deposit box!!!

Uh, the only way to lose your BAH if you're married, is to stay in on-base married-housing. If you you're on base without your wife, you're what they call a "geo-bachelor". You still get BAH (I've heard some people get it for where their wife is, some where the service member is) but if you want to live in the Q, then it's on a space-A basis, since you're a geo-bachelor. What this means is, that if they have space for you, you can live there, but if not, you can't. Also, if you're living there and they suddenly need more space for "real" bachelors, they can boot you out. Hope this helps!

Uhh, might be a dumb question, but what does "hooking the ride" mean? Also, when you talk about adding in some "asymmetry" while pulling g's, what does that mean? Thanks!! :D

Ok, I'll buy that, you're right, I don't have any hard evidence, I can just speak from personal experience. The aircrew I knew had kids that were girls 2-3 times more than boys, and I heard many other aircrew comment on the fact as well, so I guess I assumed I wasn't crazy, but I think it's definitely possible that the perception was the result of a self-propogating urban legend.

Hey! I am (or was) worried about it sitting up front too!! I know in the Marine Herk community, the ratio of girl kids to boy kids being born to senior aircrew was WAY in favor of girls. I've heard it said that it's probably due to the "side lobes" of radar energy from our own radar, nevermind getting zapped w/ 60,000 watts (or whatever) from some fast mover behind me! Also, I think that the radius is 35 ft. from the nose of our aircraft has to be clear of fuel before we turn it on, due to the ignition hazard. Granted, the IFR range for FWAR is more like 56-76 feet back from the pod, but I still wouldn't want to worry about a guy zapping my flying gas-can!

That's just the way it is in all the services! Now, if you were a 2nd Lt. and tried to order ANYONE around with more than a bunch of chevrons, (E-7,8, or 9, or some WO's) they'd probably tell you to go pound sand, even though you are in the right in being able to give them orders. In other words, know your place in the "real" pecking order as well as the "virtual" one!!!

Yeah, had a Marine Capt. buddy of mine w/ a friend at the Naval Academy. He'd call up the quarter deck to talk to his buddy and identify himself as "Captain Blankety-blank" wanting to talk to Midshipman So-and-so. That sure sent the Midshipman who answered the phone running!

Now, is that the first ride EVER, in ANY aircraft? Or is it just the first fligth of UPT for each aircraft (T-6, T-1, etc...)?

Well, I know it was incredibly difficult. As for how to get a good score, I guess you could make up your own language and practice with that! Seriously though, if your good with languages, as in you speak a couple, then you won't have too much trouble. They teach you a couple words and a bit of syntax, then say like four sentences and you have to pick out which one is grammatically correct. Or you have to interpret it. It's been a while, but I remember while taking it I was thinking "WTF?". I guess I did pretty good, they said I qualified for any of the programs at DLI, but of course I wanted to fly. If you can find any books on it (I've never seen any, but then again I haven't looked) then obviously get them. Otherwise there's not a whole lot you can do to "practice". Good luck though!! :confused: