HuggyU2

Yes, we have a fair number of former fighter/attack/bomber pilots... as well as every other community. However, the wheels fell of the bus, with respect to fighter pilot manning,... and the fighter porch says they need every single body. I have received a lot of calls from 11F's that are trying to get to the U-2, but cannot do it. A brief list of the pilot backgrounds we have is as follows: A-10, F-14, F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-18, F-117, B-1, B-2, B-52, S-3, KC-135, RC-135, C-5, C-9, C-12, MC-12, C-17, C-21, C-130, E-3, P-3, E-8, RQ-4, U-28, T-1, TA-4, T-6, T-34, T-37, T/AT-38, T-45, Cobra, Huey, Phrog, Blackhawk. What?? I thought the 'J' makes a 'hhh' sound,... and a 'H' is silent. Very confusing.

So far, yes. AFPC will not entertain fighter pilots, B-2 and B-52 pilots, AFSOC (possibly some exceptions here), and no Guard/Reserve. I'll post when/if it changes.

This guy?: https://www.vance.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=16208

You sound surprised. Haven't you ever gone to the Wing Staff Meeting? Or quarterly FOD council?

What?? I thought it was Aviation Induced Divorce Syndrome. That's the disease I've been fighting.

Coming from someone named "Spoo", this is quite funny.

Give it <72 more hours. Just the start. Hopefully I'm wrong.

I believe things are about to get ugly... in the very near future.

"Me also" works too, as an alternative. For the A-10 community, is it "Hog", "Hawg", or "Jahgg"?

Possibly, you could stay. However, we have a requirement that you can spell "U", "two", and "deuce" correctly.

Really? Were you an English major?

Which base?

That's a lot of detail you have there. Do you know there's a Shift key?

Whatever. I'll tell you this: she's no Kuma.

When she earned her wings, she was already in the rotor phase. So, I'm guessing #1 (of 5??) in her student-helo-UPT class.

Hip. Cobalt-chromium.

This still hasn't happened for me. It's part of the reason I left the airlines, and returned to active duty. My loss, I guess.

Yes there are! First time I saw one fly was Pt Mugu Airshow in 2010. Watching it crank up to leave was cool. It's a Wright piston engine that powers it. A great piece of history.

No. Put yourself in timeout.

Cap-10, The OP was referring to the glider aerobatics, not powered.

You don't necessarily need the flight time to get a high AFOQT score. I took ground school my senior year in high school (it was actually a class taught at my high school), and despite no flying time, I scored a 99 on both the pilot and nav portion. But seeing as you are an Aggie,... - I recommend you take ground school twice. - See if Gleim on King has a study workbook that you can color.

If it is worth a damn to you, then that's what matters. If your budget only allows one or the other (powered or glider), then you will have to weigh that one. Just curious: are you considering glider aerobatics? I couldn't tell from your post. Flying gliders can give you excellent stick-and-rudder skills. It will make you a better pilot. Will someone in a Guard/Reserve unit's hiring board care if you have quality glider time? I have no idea. Side note: Test Pilot School still has a pretty robust glider program.

Enough of this "what does the F-35 bring to our tactical capes". Let's discuss the real issue: what can it do to revolutionize airshows?

I have to disagree with the WX shop being on your list. In this day and age, I seldom find a need for a separate AF WX shop.

Recommendation: just be patient. You'll get all the info you need in time. A lot always seems to change in just a few months, so no sense getting perishable information. Nothing you can do about it whether it's good or bad news.