polcat

I recall when he'd ask for "cash money" when an aircraft wouldn't call clear at night. No objection!

Yeah, love the new -15 VMCAs! So much lower, makes deciding whether or not to continue takeoff on an LZ easier after losing an engine.

There should be a gayness at Salem thread as well. We're seeing some stupid shit here as well (especially with the AEF swapout and all the new tards). And why do people that don't go into Iraq on a daily basis get paid hazardous duty pay (like 97% of Salem)? Salem is a pretty safe place just like the Deid. I don't know how the SF here don't stab their eyes out due to boredom (a buddy of mine is SF here and says nothing ever happens).

Screw 'em. I've earned my wings and no one will take them away because they think it seperates us pilots from the rest of the Air Force. They're probably jealous that they're stuck with those gay spwings or whatever they are. Tough luck if they couldn't/didn't become pilots.

If only we did get beer. The non-alcohol doesn't count either. Of course, if you're down at the Deid, then you can get some suds.

Reasons to not fly the herk: it's old but proven; it's a pilot's aircraft; you have an eng and nav; slicks do formation, airdrop, assaults, NVGs, low-levels; it's an easy plane to fly but a hard one to fly well and master. Reasons to fly the herk: it's old but proven; it's a pilot's aircraft; you have an eng and nav; slicks do formation, airdrop, assaults, NVGs, low-levels; it's an easy plane to fly but a hard one to fly well and master. Basically, all the things you love about the 130 are the things that you hate about it. You've gotta have thick skin being a 130 crewmember. There's a lot to know about this plane systems-wise. It's old, but it does the job. Nothing but round dials baby. Oh there's glass in the cockpit. 23 panes of it. Having props are great, but man, they're complicated mothers. It gets hot in that cockpit, especially in the desert with temps in the 40s (that's Celsius). Even the AC packs on the H1s and up aren't enough during the hottest days. The C-17 is gucci compared to the herk. But, all the fun stuff we do in the herk, takes time to upgrade to in the C-17. Off the bat we are NVG airland/airdrop, formation (vis and SKE, that means fly form without seeing each other), and assault qualled. We keep busy with the deployments, 4 months on, 4 off. C-17s are deploying more now than before (it's about time they get their butts our here to releive us a little). I flew T-1s knowing that I wanted to fly herks. It was a gamble that paid off. T-1s don't drop Herks all too often. Go to Corpus to get a guaranteed herk slot. I hope to stay in the herk community my entire career. Yes, I'm thinking about going to the J, but you won't appreciate the J without know what it's like flying an E-model during the middle of the day in the desert at 145,000 lbs. Hope that helps.

As I myself am a flyer, I find that all the support agencies basically support one another but never ops (you see this all the time in the desert). Where's customer service these days? Finance at Laughlin screwed up my accrual voucher while I was at Little Rock. They overpaed me by $6000! I talked to them and said I don't want any more money until I'm finished with the rock and that I'll submit a regular voucher once I'm finished. That BS still haunted me for another year! What would others do/say if I did my job as crappy as others in the Air Force. "Hey, I'm just going to fly half-assed today and I don't care what you think, oh, and don't bother me from 1100-1300, Ill be on my lunch break and sorry if you don't get to our office by 1500."