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EvilEagle

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  1. HUD is $$$. It doesn't bother you once you get used to it. Then, they throw a total of two HUD's at you (JHMCS), but you get used to that also. Then, you wonder how you ever did without it.
  2. Rudder is used a lot in BFM for Eagles as well. That's about the only time you touch them besides taxi.
  3. Hoser, when were you there? I was there when the Sofa Kings were around -- I was 01-15.
  4. Ugh... FL500 is the highest we are allowed to go, so that's as high as I went... ever... no really I promise boss!
  5. Actually, I wanted a Viper because I was in a Viper squadron (69th at Moody) prior to going to UPT. I bought into there standard "all Eagle guys are assholes or homo's" crap. I was a new 2LT, what did I know? I knew the Viper dudes I knew then were great bro's and it seemed like a good jet to fly. In 38's at UPT, my flt cc, squadron cc and wing cc were all Eagle guys. I flew with all of them quite a bit. The squadron commander told me after my assignment night "dude, we threw your preferences in the trash. You are an Eagle guy even if you don't know it yet." So, I went to the Eagle and I thank them all every single day. I LOVE flying the Eagle. I see now what I didn't see in that year of a Viper squadron -- the Viper's don't understand as much about a/a as they think they do. But, then again they have a million missions to know. They can't be the best at all of them. And I know it varies from block to block, but Eagles are still the a/a authority. I like being in the community that is recognized as the world-wide leader in something. Yes, we don't have a lot of action right now, but we are ok with that. There will be a shooting match one day.
  6. Uh... the rest of us kicked them out for being pussies??? ;) (sorry, I couldn't resist...)
  7. I'd say the same thing about when we were fighting the Raptor. We got a couple of tally-ho's, but it was because they were doing VID scenario's and they wanted to turn with us to fight against the JHMCS/9x combo. Same result, a$$es kicked, but we did get a couple of 9x shots off on them.
  8. They will make you show proof of the course. I'm not sure about AETC, but USAFE requires that you do a MSF every 3 years. I was the m/c guy for my squadron at LN and it looks like that's going to become the AF standard.
  9. I had two bikes in UPT. I was worried about the same thing. I rented a place with some buddies so I had a great place to party and a big garage for the bikes!
  10. Go fly a Raptor...
  11. 1.7 at 46K and change on the initial push at Red Flag in a 2 bag C model with 220's. (just before the TO change to limit us in training to 1.5/660 indicated) 174mph on my old 7R racebike from college in the speed trap on the back straight at Daytona (just before the chicane)
  12. Yep, I'm a C model guy. I've been/Lakenheath's been flying with the 9x for almost 2 years and the JHMCS for about a year. It is a sweet, sweet combo!
  13. Easy FourFans! Some of us are working hard to change that perception!
  14. The regular MiGs were no joke in the WVR arena, this one will be better. It's not a case of the jet beating you though. The Viper, Eagle and MiG are all relative in BFM, a lot depends on where you start and who's in the jet. The HMS/Archer combo was tough for us (Eagles) before the 9x/JHMCS but now we get the first shot. The MiG still BLOWS BVR, which is where the fight should happen vs either a Viper or an Eagle. [ 29. August 2005, 21:46: Message edited by: EvilEagle ]
  15. Tumbleweed: I know Magic, he's a good dude, but he wanted the 22 all along. He never wanted to go to another ops assignment, but he knew he wouldn't get a 22 right out of LN. He's the only guy that ever talked about it. We kinda leave him out of the picture... ;) There are a few of our former weapons officers flying. (Spanky at Tyndall, and I think one more somewhere). I'm going to Mountain Home when I get out of this Maxwell hell-hole. (yes, I'm at 3-letter "S-word" right now and hating life!) I'm excited about going to the goat. I've got some buds out there and I really like the area. I don't think it'll be easier to get into WIC, there are so many talented dudes in the Eagle community right now. It's still an uphill battle. Rainman: Nope, haven't been selected yet, still a hopeful. I actually haven't been eligible to apply yet -- January will be my first board, but really more like next summer class before there's even a chance. I'm truthfully shooting for the class starting in Jan 07'. I think that timeframe is do-able. (I hope!)
  16. I don't know that the 80/20 comparison is correct though Tumbleweed. There was no doubt in my mind that I wanted ops-to-ops, and everyone that has be doing well at LN has wanted the same. In fact, I don't think we had any C-model guys ask for a 22 from the Reapers yet. Maybe it's just a base-thing? I do agree there are a lot of guys out there that want it, but I'd say it's more like 50/50 from that group you mentioned (hard charging 1st/2nd assignment guys). For my .02, I wanted to stay in the Eagle for WIC potential and because all the guys that are flying the Raptor (one of my TY classmates is finishing the TX now) like it, but they don't love it yet. They are show-pieces still and everything they do is under a microscope -- ask Shark Garner! I just love what I do, and love where the Eagle is going right now. Tumbleweed, good luck bro -- that is an awsome jet. I got ROLLED when we fought them, so take it easy on us old light-grey guys sometimes!!! ;)
  17. I got the back of my standard mess dress shirt airbrushed at the mall in Columbus. It's cheaper and easier, but not quite as cool as a full-on party shirt.
  18. Not exactly the same kind of story, but close... I started flying when I was in High School because a friend of the family was an instructor. So, I did that then heard about ERAU and thought that would be cool, found out I couldn't afford it, then got the AF to pay for college. I thought at that point, I'd just be an AF geek of some sort. 1996 Daytona Beach Air Show my best friend and I are walking around when the F-15 demo starts. We watch it (in amazement) and as he pulls up vertical right above us, my buddy hits me and says "Dude, they are going to pay us to do that $h!t" That's the first time I knew I wanted to fly Eagles.
  19. Yes, you can wash out in IFF and the B course, a lot of folks do. Somebody in every class has a hard time. Out of 8 in my B course, there was one that went to a prog check (1 ride from being gone), and one that struggled slightly less. Malibu (Giggy) didn't actually do as bad in the B course as it was made out on the show -- they added a lot of drama to try to make the show better.
  20. I'm also a ERAU Dayton grad. Class of 99. I did ROTC and got a degree in Computer Science. I couldn't afford ERAU, but the AF paid for it through a ROTC scholarship. Yes, ROTC there was asspain, but it got me where I wanted to be. I agree with the advice of not needing to have an aviation degree to fly for the AF.
  21. I hear you Toro, but if you guys are low altitude with those 229's in a a/a config jet, you can probably do pretty well...
  22. I wouldn't say that roller coasters are a good representative of G's in a fight. Like everyone else has said, you'll know when you get to UPT if you like it or not. You do build up G tolerance which helps a lot. It's not the 9g's that bother you really (usually not sustained unless you are at 5k' and about 450 in a C model or a clean Viper), it's the long sustained g's that most fighters can do -- 7.5 for about 60 seconds. That's the part that get's you when you are already tired, etc.
  23. Here's one of me going to Prague for the summit cap a few years ago:
  24. Yep, the cockpit shots look like it's just sitting before being started (standby attitude indicator is still caged)
  25. They did, they actually put multiple small camera's in, on and around Eagles for the shoots. Yes, none of the camera crews were allowed to ride on student rides, almost all of the airborne footage was of two instructors. (good guys too, one guy has over 3000 Eagle hours -- not many of those guys around)
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