bucky60k

Latest edition of Aviation Week highlights that cyber attack is gonna be one the crucial ways to able to defeat the SA-20 (S-300) systems that the Iranians have acquired (if we ever do decide to attack their nuclear facilities). Pretty interesting to see the SA-20 SAM command posts using commerical using Leonovo laptops and Blackberrys to coordinate and network their SAM systems as well as using VOIP and civilian wireless freqs in order to counteract our dominance in jamming traditional C2 links.

Happy Hanukkah to all my fellow Jewish Aviators. "May the lights of Hanukkah usher in a better world for all humankind."

That was by far the worst for sure. As for Jimmy Jihad being iced in an American prison, those guys would be kept so far away from the general population it would be impossible for them to get shivved.

Is it true that if you Q3 any checkride (outside of UPT of course) you're automatically disqualified from being a pilot in the unit?

Not sure for fixed wing but my friend who flies Apaches for the IAF says they don't have specific airframes.

Theres actually two. One is up in Canada with the Canadian Warplane Heritage and the other flies in the UK with the Battle of Britian Memorial Flight.

DUDE!!! Right on. "2!" I've always known since I saw Top Gun like 69 times that being a fighter pilot (a bro for all you shoe clerks out there) was the ONLY real job in the Air Force. Seriously, going to "work" everyday in the 38 squadron, doing some killer boldface, getting stood up for some complex EP in front of my peers, is what being a pilot is all about. Then they let me fly a killer 50 year old, high performance, used-to-be-supersonic, afterburning, centerline thrust limited jet into a MOA for like 6-9 times a week! Awesome! This is what I dreamed about since I took my first shot of weed. We all know all those heavy guys barely scraped through all of their formal training programs. Getting 100 hours in a T-38 automatically makes you better than a heavy pilot with over 20 years of global flying experience. Plus you get shit tonnes of hours in U-28 and/or UAV which is looked upon highly if you ever want to cross over for some lame flying! For all those SNAPs on the forum I'm gonna include a list of some authorized bro aircraft as well as some dream killers: BRO AIRCRAFT 1. F-15C- Ultimate bro machine. Don't worry that most of the kills in this aircraft were made by the Israelis in the 1980s. With the new structural improvement program it should maybe last another 6-9 months. Plus I hear the naming parties are killer! :rock 2. F-15E- Even though it drops bombs its still an Eagle therefore it kicks ass! Its got LGBs, AAMs, nukes, knives, sharp sticks...and a WSO you can yell at when you Over G. 3. F-16- Dos Gringos Rocks! Therefore F-16 must rock! 4. A-10- Big Gun. Nuff Said. Plus Rainman flew it. Thats guys awesome! 5. U-28- Its like an airborne memorial to all the bros that got shafted on drop night. It might have a yolk and doesn't require a type rating but at least you flew the 38. 6. B-52-....... DREAM KILLERS 1. C-17- Its has a HUD, a stick (STS), a Fly By Wire system as complex as the B-2, and can land over 170K lb of cargo in under 3,500ft. Remember though, its big, has four engines, and you had to fly the Toner to get there. Its the best option of the Dream Killers but I wouldn't be caught dead flying one. 2. C-130- The Four Fan Trash Can! Its basically like flying a dump truck except the crews smell worse! Even though its been shot at more than any pointynoise machines downrange it still means you couldn't hack the fighter mentality. Plus it doesn't have a G-Suit adaptor. Herks= Choke Yourself! 3. KC-135s- Fighters only require tankers to be able to project our awesomeness at Red Flag. 4. AWACs- Nevermind our Radar can only track 6-9 bandits at a time. Who needs em. Their SA LOW light is always on! 5. C-5- This thing flies less than a 38 bro waiting for a IFF/RTU slot (STS). 6. Helos- Just one question...how do I get out of this chicken shit outfit?! 6. Any other aircraft not listed is also a dream killer because the whole goal of being a pilot is to fly a 38 regardless of the consequences. For any of those bitter heavy drivers that will try to flame me, just realize you have you have a somewhat important mission projecting American power across the globe, and supporting our warfighters in austere environments. However, I have a date with destiny in the mighty T-38 Talon and any cadet worth his salt knows what I'm talking about. Period. P.S. di1630 when do you start UPT?

Dude come on everybody knows that Doug Masters was shot down by Yuri Lebanov's friend not by Valeri Zuyeniko geez! (J/K) The Blue Max starring George Peddard (Hannibal from the A-Team) has some great acting and aerial scenes. Must see for any warbird fan

Our individual cost came out to somewhere in the 200-250 range. The gayest thing I had to pay for were those retarded bottles of wine that Laughlin seems to force people to buy.

That sucks that the Kiwis got rid of all their Skyhawks and Maccis. Ive heard they had to resort to using civilian owned Vampires to simulate air attacks on ships, etc.

Ah the Good ole Days!

The kicker for me was after all these gee-whiz publicity stunts she did as a kid, she never actually took the time to become a certified pilot . If shes was such a prodigy it should have been gravy to fly a lowly cessna while studying for your AP/IB bull****. Four years of academy ass kicking down the tubes plus taking away a pilot from a more derserving dude who would have made the most out of it. What an effing waste.

"Hey Rick, its your cousin Marvin...Marvin Astley. You know that mediocre generic sound you've been looking for? Well, listen to this!"

How many millions of girls are there in the world? How many warbirds are there? If someone gave me the keys to their Corsair or their daughter chastity belt I'd take the F4U.

Man T-28s are badass. As far as I know FAST/Warbird formation standards and techniques are a mix of Air Force and Navy signals, etc. and are pretty different from the way Air Force does things currently in UPT. I'm currently in form in the T-6 down at Laughlin and 99.99% of the students have never flown any sort of formation and they make it through the program just fine. It's a challenge but its not impossible. But if you have the opportunity to see some of the formation positions in the 28 and get some stick time maintaining fingertip, etc. then why not. Bottom line you just have to experience UPT when you get here and your IPs will get you through the training, regardless of any prior experience you have.

Niyazov and Newton: Seperated at Birth? [ 22. December 2006, 13:31: Message edited by: bucky60k ]

Found this pic on Airliners.net Anyone know if this is just a experiment by AETC or are they gonna go with the paint scheme like the 38s and T-1? Edited for revised link to photo [ 22. December 2006, 06:42: Message edited by: Toro ]

Either an Aviation Writer/Journalist or work in Diplomacy

I still think the photos are pretty crass but wouldn't the photographers (especially DoD types) be there only if they had prior permission from the family members to be present?

Didn't we also utilize a Mig-21 and a Mig-17 that both were flown to Israel in the 1960s? Since Israel also loaned a captured P12 radar system (which was captured by commandos and CH-53s) to the US its seems that we would have taken a lot of data from those two aircraft even before the Egyptians turned their back on the USSR after Nasser and Sadat. [ 13. November 2006, 14:32: Message edited by: bucky60k ]

Are the USAF Hueys next on the chopping block? Since the Army just went with the EC (UH) 145 does that mean we'll be looking for a new LUH or are the N models going to stay around for awhile?

This is the pic I entered for that contest. I chose one from my Navy SEAL days...

There are certainly newer books but "Mighty Hercules-The First Four Decades" by Lindsey Peacock has a lot of good pictures and good coverage of the Herk in the US and with other Air Forces.

Yeah ceremonial daggers thats a great idea. Maybe we can purchase them here.

This was the same Sabre that had to make an emergency landing at Maxwell during their airshow in April. It was one of the better looking Sabres out there in its day...