cragspider

Rotorhead, how did your assembly turn out?

or you could check out aopa.com for info on flight schools in the local area.

Like it was said earlier, you either have to be retired, which most of the pilots are retired AF or be one of the lucky few Maj/LtCol's who get that job.

It's like riding on any other 737 out there. Its nothing special. Yes the radars do suck, but it depends on the level of suckyness to where you are located in the training compartment. The INS wanders like every other INS out there. As for dipping on the plane Im not going to comment on that. Also i duno where the pcola guy gets off talking about how its a pos, cause all he did was get a ride on it for a xc, which is really "nav intensive".

The guy you're talking about is in my class and what you say is true, however, you've been given the wrong spin. What happened was he tanked two aerospace tests back to back and both by one question. What sucks is that it was for the same block and in the beginning of training. This put him in a solid dead last in class rank. Since then he's failed no exams, EP quizzes and hasn't hooked any checkrides. He busted his ass and is now ranked in the middle of the class. He never rolled back either. This is a big deal considering our class started with 28 rolled in 8 and will only graduate 15. That's a 58% loss which only includes three Navy graduates. Personally, I'd fly with this guy any day. He's a good guy and will make a great navigator. ------------ Wxpunk

The reason that they don't make the nav/ewo's go through both training programs is because the AF won't give the school enough TD's to get it done. In a prefect world and maybe one day down the road, true CSO's will be in the AF. But untill that day there will be navs, ewo's, and wso's. Speaking of wso's, I find it funny that they go through Pcola, get there wings and then come to Randolph to go through 4 months of more training. Just so they could go sit both seats in a bone or sit back seat in a strike eagle. Why can't all nav's go through the same training and then figure out which job and airframe they will go to. But as for cso's being tracked to uav's not out of randolph. But there are IN's here who are going to uav's. However you have to have a commercial rating to go "fly" them. So for a nav to go "fly" them either the AF will have to pay for the pvt and commercial rating and possibly the instrument as well or the nav will have to pay for them all out of pocket to be able to go. Take your pick on what should be done?

I know of the guy your talking about. He hasn't graduated yet, but will in 4 weeks. He also busted his ass the rest of the time. There are a few people who really should of been washed out a while back but he some how managed to stay in, and now is going to an aircraft that a nav is an important part.

Im currently at RAFB with 60 days left to graduation and we have not heard of anything about getting slicks to either Cheyenne or Petterson. I know for a fact that the unit at Petterson will not be on the books untill FY08 and thats coming from a person in my class who is with the unit there. Trust me if we had that option to go to those units those would be one of the prime choices for some of the people here. All that we have heard about those units is that the IN will have first choice to go there not the new navs. [ 17. June 2006, 21:35: Message edited by: cragspider ]

When I got here to RAFB back in aug it was when an asbc class got out so that there was an influx of new students. The dorm occupancy rate had to be above 90% to get off base. Sgt Dorm Master, thats a whole nother story. For the guy who is engaged and getting married, I would A get married now/before you start class, or B wait till you graduate. Even though there is time to leave to go get married, you will roll into a later class if you have started. Plus if you are married when you get here, or right after they have to let you out of the dorms. If any other people have questions send me a PM cause I have 4 months left of training and can help out.