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That was exactly my point. We're talking about what, TEN different airframes.
Fighter world: Hog, Viper & Eagle (both types)
Airlift: -130's, -17's & Fred
Tankerland: -10's and -135's
Helos: H-1 & Blackhawk
This is the bulk of the fleet. No need for the average shoe to get into details such as "that's an "R" model -135, you can tell because...."
But crap, just basic police line up identification would be nice.
Probably an oversight ... but I'd definitely include the bombers in your list ... B52, B1, and B2
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Here's the reg. It says visibility.
4.1.9. For safety purposes, all members assigned to/transiting the installation will wear a reflective belt with their PTU/IPTU during all hours of darkness or reduced visibility to provide 360-degree visibility of member.
Why does the AF want to see your member from all 360 degrees??
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Just sayin...
You have to take the bad with the good.
Maybe, but they are pretty much idiots who happen to do the right thing every once in a while, as opposed to nonpolitical motivated defense of the constitution per se.
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No need to take a cheap shot at us poor bastards stuck in UAVs Rainman. I don't know any UAV pilots who think that they are "in the shit".
Porkchop, A thanks to all of you guys who are doing the job and making the best of it. I hurt for any of you who were non-volunteered to UAVs and salute those who volunteered. I can't imagine how pissed I would have been to have done well through UPT and end up flying a UAV. I really hope that the AF gives a real aircraft to the guys who want one, after their UAV tour is up.
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I think you are totally wrong here if anything our DUI laws as a naion have gotten out of hand.....
+2 on that one.
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I particularly would like to go Army and info is greatly appreciated.
A quick search found this website.
http://www.usarmyaviation.com/lounge.html
I'm sure there is tons of info out there, just search a little.
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I'm biased but I'd definitely choose an International location. Japan (Okinawa specifically if you like hot and humid), Korea, Italy, Germany, England, Australia and Spain would top my list. I grew up in Asia (5yo to 18yo in Pakistan and Taiwan) but have lived for short periods of time in both Germany and England (just under a year each). There is a completely different culture in each country listed and each would have unique pluses and minuses but, I would guess any of them would be great for a 2 to 3 year tour.
If you want to try different without having a huge language barrier go for England or Australia. Language can still be an obstacle at times for Americans in those 2 countries but we share more similarities than differences.
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So who won? I was at DLF when he was wing king but never heard where he went from there.
It was almost a tie. They are both Generals now.
Maggie was a -135 A/C at Plattsburgh with me while Dan was flying the FB. I can see how she made rank, she was good with people (peers as well as bosses). Back in the day she wasn't too worried about PC crap and could hang with us on alert watching Dr Strangelove and talking feces with the best of us (and didn't make a stink about the occasional "hydraulic training" film that showed in the alert theater). I haven't seen her in years so no idea how much koolaid she drank but given that you have to drink some to make rank, I would imagine she has fallen in line with at least some of the AF way. I hope she has kept some degree of crewdog attitude but have no real knowledge one way or the other.
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Godspeed
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Good stuff. One of my good memories was a cross country T-38 trip to Beale AFB back in 1985 out of Willie. We were taking off right at sunset on one of our legs to get in some night work and a SR-71 was ready to launch. I was sitting at the approach end (still on the taxiway) waiting for clearance when the -71 was cleared for takeoff. They used a special taxiway that was at a slight offset from the runway and once they were ready they obviously had priority. Both of our canopies were still up when he started his roll and as I was lowering the canopy he was rolling right in front of my jet in full burner. The flames were at least 100 feet long (maybe longer) and you could see the distinctive rings of the AB stages. But, the cool look was secondary to the incredible sound. Even after we had our canopies down and locked the sound was deafening. I tried to cover my ears but the helmet was in the way. It took both of us in the jet (me and the IP) 3 or 4 minutes after his launch to have our hearing back enough to tell tower that we could now hear them and were ready to go. They said they had called us 2 or 3 times since the -71 had been cleared for take off. It was incredible to see that launch while waiting number 1. It was an amazing jet.
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Only if they can pass their tail numbers properly.
Zing!
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No greater Love... PO2 Mike Monsoor is indeed a true hero.
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Actually the Lancair isn't a glider except in this case where the engine was inop.
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News flash for those living in Oregon.
I hope he owns the entire state when this is all said and done. Unbelievable that this would/could happen, even in today's world.
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Actually while I find the thread slightly amusing in all reality it is the tanker's job to make refueling as effortless as possible. That is our entire job (-135 driver was my last job in the AF), we should know it better and be better at it than anybody else. I do understand it takes 2 to tango but we should make it as easy on the receiver as possible. We should know the regs, and in so doing, be able to make decisions based on requests/circumstances to get the fuel to the receiver however we can (as long as it's safe). And, yeah, I know most of you do.
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We got the gas and hauled ass, glad to be done with those idiots. I hope I never have to AR with them again, that's for sure.
In all fairness it wasn't our fault, they took our Nav off of the flight right before takeoff. We didn't know what we were doing.
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How can a car flip when it's put into neutral? This guy is a moron, he shouldn't be operating a motor vehicle with that kind of grasp of automotive... stuff.
Ah, you're being too harsh. If you make the bar that high for driving ability/knowledge we would eliminate about 3/4 of our driving public.
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Nobody doubts what UAVs bring to the table in our current conflict. If they do, they're retarded. It's an honorable mission and one that UAV operators can be proud of. What people don't agree with is the complete overkill of spending a year and a million dollars to send someone through UPT only to spend their career flying a UAV, from shitholes like Cannon and Creech, with no chance of parole.
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The advertisement featured a song that The White Stripes believe was an unauthorized re-recording of its 2002 hit “Fell in Love With a Girl.”
That part hit me, that song was a hit???
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Had nightmares about ejecting all night that night.
Yeah in UPT there were plenty of times out solo when I scared myself a little with too much spit and vinegar for my own good. On most of my T38 solos I'd get close to the top of the area and plug in burner and point it towards the ground to get through mach just to do it. On a few occasions I would get just past mach and level off and then bring the nose up until pretty much straight vertical and slowly let the nose ease over and level off near the top of the area. One time I kept the nose up too long and bled off most of the airspeed and ended up flaming out one of the engines as I shot through the top of the area. I got it restarted as I was making some excuse to Albuquerque center for busting out the top of my area by a few thousand feet. After that I ended up doing a border patrol for the next 30 minutes until time to go home. I flew back and did one to a full stop.
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An instrument flight in Tweets during UPT. We flew over to Luke for some instrument approaches and on our way back to Willie we were level at 3000. I see a flash of light low and to my left (I was the student in the left seat). I turn in time to see a little private plane heading straight towards where we are about to be. I grabbed the stick (the IP was flying) and yanked hard right while yelling out "traffic". We missed that plane by inches (well, it was probably feet, but either way it was way too close). I almost over G'd that baby but we didn't hit anything. He bought me beers that night at the O'Club.
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I just got this in an email. Not 100% sure if true, but would assume so and a good story nonetheless. I know all of you will be singing with the text at the end!!!!
THE MUSIC STOPPED
This is written by a Chaplain in Iraq
I recently attended a show here at LSA Anaconda. We have a large auditorium we use for movies, as well as memorial services and other large gatherings. As is the custom at all military bases, we stood to attention when the National Anthem began before the main feature. All was going well until three-quarters of the way through The National Anthem, the music stopped.
Now, what would happen if this occurred with 1,000 18-22 year-olds back in the States? I imagine there would be hoots, catcalls, laughter, a few
rude comments, and everyone would sit down and yell for the movie to begin. Of course, that is, if they had stood for the National Anthem in the first place. Here in Iraq , 1,000 Soldiers continued to stand at attention, eyes fixed forward. The music started again and the Soldiers continued
to quietly stand at attention. But again, at the same point, the music stopped. What would you expect 1,000 Soldiers standing at attention to do?? Frankly, I expected some laughter, and everyone would eventually sit down and wait for the movie to start.
But No!!... You could have heard a pin drop, while every Soldier continued to stand at attention. Suddenly, there was a lone voice from the front of the auditorium, then a dozen voices, and soon the room was filled with the voices of a thousand soldiers, finishing where the recording left off: "And the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave, o'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave."
It was the most inspiring moment I have had in Iraq and I wanted you to know what kind of Soldiers are serving.
Chaplain at Anaconda
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Shoot, I was hoping the base had switched out planes to show their feelings for him working to undermine the F-22 program.
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I just finished Roger Ball about Navy Captain "Hawke" Smith's career. It will piss you off as you see the Navy does like the AF and promote self serving numbnuts, while they screw over the leaders/commanders who take responsibility, protect their people and actually lead from the front. Hawke started as a RIO in F-4s and after one cruise went back to pilot training and then flew F-4s, A-4s, F-5s, F-14s and who knows what else during his career.
He ended up only getting to fly 1 combat sortie during VietNam and then went from there to serve as Top Gun's commander. He helped mold fighter tactics to prepare Navy and Marine air crews for actual close in dissimilar air combat. Deals with the average Navy pilots attitude that since their new fighter was so technologically superior to other stuff out there that ACM wasn't that crucial.
It deals with his whole life from personal stuff, family etc, to his dreams of making a difference in the lives of his people. A good read and some interesting stuff on the F-14 acquisition program (he was a part of that program for 3 years+). The end of the book kind of left me hanging since it just ends as he is about to take command of a new squadron after leaving Top Gun. I ended up googling him to find out some more information about him just to appease my curiosity.
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I can imagine there are some differences but the FAA groups them all together. My type rating has B707/B720. Of course avionics as well as the boom etc make them different in appearance and I'm sure like many Boeing aircraft there were different lengths in different model series, etc but the -135 is the same smaller size in length as the B720 at around 136 feet. I'd guess there is tons of info on any aircraft out on the web in various places but didn't bother to look up all of the details. So, I'm going on memory from flying it years ago.