Hair Teeth & Eyeballs Posted December 11, 2012 Posted December 11, 2012 Nothing more entertaining than a bunch of fat kids fighting!
LockheedFix Posted December 11, 2012 Posted December 11, 2012 Nothing more entertaining than a bunch of fat kids fighting! Except maybe watching grown men point with their elbows and introduce themselves using only a contrived nickname. 15
Bobby Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Except maybe watching grown men point with their elbows and introduce themselves using only a contrived nickname. No, fat kids are much funnier...
Nasty2004 Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 We (UH-1N) don't have an IFR certified GPS so we "have" to use a fix-to-fix to proceed direct to a point in a non-radar environment (which there are many in MT). If you don't have RNAV equipment, you can't legally proceed direct to a fix in a non-radar environment...see 11-217v1 5.8.1
Napoleon_Tanerite Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 No, fat kids are much funnier... Don't you have a watch to shoot down?
tac airlifter Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) If you don't have RNAV equipment, you can't legally proceed direct to a fix in a non-radar environment...see 11-217v1 5.8.1 It says "should not" not "can't." Edited December 12, 2012 by tac airlifter
Wolf424 Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 Nothing more entertaining than a bunch of fat kids fighting! Thanks for pointing out my use of self depreciating humor to me.
Hair Teeth & Eyeballs Posted December 12, 2012 Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Nasty, you killed the mood... (I am pointing at you with my elbow) Edited December 12, 2012 by Hair Teeth & Eyeballs
130driver Posted December 15, 2012 Posted December 15, 2012 I just finished a tour as a UPT instructor and I can tell you that students are NOT being issued E6Bs. It hasn't been a factor and you won't use it during UPT -- that includes your time in T-6s, T-1s, and T-38s. During the instructor-taught navigation classes, the instruction makes references to how some of the stuff is done on the E6Bs, but that's the extent of the references. T-6 navigation sorties don't really focus on how to use that stuff and T-1s really push PFPS. I would not go out and spend the money unless A) you want one because you want to fit in with the navs or B) you have money to burn.
Skitzo Posted December 16, 2012 Posted December 16, 2012 Why are they pushing PFPS? Isn't everything done by ACFP now?
bronxbomber252 Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 C-130's and many of their variants (at least HC's and MC's) use PFPS. Can't speak to other communities.
matmacwc Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 C-130's and many of their variants (at least HC's and MC's) use PFPS. Can't speak to other communities. You will be getting JMPS
LockheedFix Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 (edited) You will be getting JMPS Awesome. It took me 8 years to get somewhat competent at using CFPS, now I get to start over. Is JMPS at least more user friendly? Edited December 17, 2012 by LockheedFix
brabus Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Is JMPS at least more user friendly? Prepare to smash your cranium against the wall, repeatedly. At least once you figure it out it's not too bad. 1
Dupe Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Prepare to smash your cranium against the wall, repeatedly. At least once you figure it out it's not too bad. Once upon a time, there was this contraption called AFMSS... For all the ass-pain of JMPS, its better and easier to take on the road. I remember the 4-man team of pall-bearers it would take to move an AFMSS for a deployment/exercise. Throwing the mission planning system into a bag is nice. Now if those damn printers were smaller....
Wolf424 Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 I'll believe it when I see it. We just upgraded to 4.2 of CFPS. I give it at least 4 years.
brabus Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Now if those damn printers were smaller.... That would be nice, but on the other hand it's awesome lugging those giant things around, complete with one cartridge of black toner that runs out 1/3 of the way through the TDY. 1
Ram Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 That would be nice, but on the other hand it's awesome lugging those giant things around, complete with one cartridge of black toner that runs out 1/3 of the way through the TDY. Here's every 4-ship I've ever been in against every mission planning printer I've ever met: (And before nsplayer says "hurrdurr...there are only three people there," remember that #4 gets to hold the camera.) 5
Stiffler Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 What are you doing flying a Huey in the weather? Stop that. Immediately. Why? If they get in the weather they can just stop and go down (STS)
Hair Teeth & Eyeballs Posted December 17, 2012 Posted December 17, 2012 Here's every 4-ship I've ever been in against every mission planning printer I've ever met: (And before nsplayer says "hurrdurr...there are only three people there," remember that #4 gets to hold the camera.) Damn it feels good to be a gangsta!
SocialD Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Is JMPS at least more user friendly? There is a special place in the bowels of hell for the designer of JMPS! But other than that...ya dude, it's great! Here's every 4-ship I've ever been in against every mission planning printer I've ever met: (And before nsplayer says "hurrdurr...there are only three people there," remember that #4 gets to hold the camera.) I JUST WANT A FUCKING BULLSEYE MAP!!!!!!!! 3
Hydrostream Posted December 22, 2012 Posted December 22, 2012 Army guys are issued one and use it frequently during academics.
Perch Posted December 31, 2012 Posted December 31, 2012 ENJJPT still issues them for use in T-6 and T-38. But the days are numbered from what I've heard, as is teaching the fix to fix.
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