summe32c Posted January 7, 2013 Posted January 7, 2013 Current Guard bum flying heavies. Looking for some info on UPT IP transition. Weighing options. I saw some vacancies recently on AFPC before the new year at all UPT bases. Anyone done this?
Fast_N_Low135 Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 Ok I'll bite, though with limited knowledge. At my UPT base we had an former ANG C-130 Maj or LtCol type. He told me his unit got BRAC and was picked up by the 5th FTS Spittin Kittins Reserve Squadron at Vance to be a T-6 IP. Also, durning this process he became a T-6 blue suiter. Again not much info, but there you have it, not sure if they'd hire an LT...
matmacwc Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 Saw it plenty from the heavy and fighter side, bonus points for Laughlin.
Azimuth Posted January 16, 2013 Posted January 16, 2013 I know a prior -135 guy flying T-6's in the Reserves at Columbus.
Bergman Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 I know a prior -135 guy flying T-6's in the Reserves at Columbus. Tell Josh I said hello!
Azimuth Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 Tell Josh I said hello! If his name was Josh...
broncoflyer05 Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 Who would you talk to if you were interested in doing that?
H-10btr Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 Who would you talk to if you were interested in doing that? A psychiatrist 3
Beaver Posted January 17, 2013 Posted January 17, 2013 340th FTG is the reserve group over the UPT reserve squadrons. Or you could call each squadron individually. 340th FTG 210-652-4211
Bergman Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 If his name was Josh... Well crap, guess there is more than one former guard -135 guy flying T-6s with the reserves at CBM then.
Azimuth Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Well crap, guess there is more than one former guard -135 guy flying T-6s with the reserves at CBM then. The guy I know was AD.
Nineline Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Do yourself a favor, don't do it. Why not? -9-
jetip Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Do yourself a favor, don't do it. Dude dosen't know what he's talking about. Give me a call. 830-298-9696. DSN 732-9696.
matmacwc Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 Dude dosen't know what he's talking about. Give me a call. 830-298-9696. DSN 732-9696. I was not talking crap about the 96th, just the town and commute. Nothing but respect for the reserves at DLF, a lot of my friends are there.
Cap-10 Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 I've known 2 guys that have gone from ANG to UPT IP...one of them was a Coon'ass militia C Model driver. I'm a 340th FTG IP right now...PM me if you want more details. Cheers, Cap-10
summe32c Posted January 28, 2013 Author Posted January 28, 2013 Shame on me for not checking the thread in a while... Prior -6/-38 stud during upt. Loved the -38, but now that I"m flying fattys is that a possibility?
Cap-10 Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Shame on me for not checking the thread in a while... Prior -6/-38 stud during upt. Loved the -38, but now that I"m flying fattys is that a possibility?. Anything is possible. On the active duty side, we are starting to see the first group of guys who flew T-38's in UPT, but dropped a C-17 on assignment night, are now at T-38 PIT enroute to a UPT base to instruct. Cheers, Cap-10
summe32c Posted January 31, 2013 Author Posted January 31, 2013 That's good to hear for the -17 bro's going back to -38's. Way back when (2 years ago) when I was in UPT AMC bros had no place in -38's. I'd be happy either way.
Vetter Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) . Anything is possible. On the active duty side, we are starting to see the first group of guys who flew T-38's in UPT, but dropped a C-17 on assignment night, are now at T-38 PIT enroute to a UPT base to instruct. Cheers, Cap-10 How do people feel about this? Just curious. Edited February 1, 2013 by Vetter
hindsight2020 Posted February 1, 2013 Posted February 1, 2013 How do people feel about this? Just curious. Im getting the popcorn this oughtta be good...
Cap-10 Posted February 2, 2013 Posted February 2, 2013 The initial reaction from the 11F guys in the squadron is a big face palm...again, the first batch is at PIT now, so we'll see in 2-3 months when they are done. We have had some issues with the one assignment bomber guys that barely made AC before showing up to teach T-38's. We washed one out of MQT about 1.69 years ago, and the two most recent guys busted a couple of MQT rides (there are only 5 rides total). One of them was CC directed to start MQT over. We are expecting more of the same from the C-17 bubbas...nothing against them, but thinking and flying at 400 knots and leading 2-ship low levels hasn't exactly been their skill set for the last 3 years, so we are expecting some difficult transitions like we've seen from the young bomber guys. I'm not saying they can't learn the skill set, but we defiantly expect them to struggle out the gate. The problem I see is that, with the manning levels like they are, the squadron can't afford to restrict instructors and make them a single ship transition guy only, or try to schedule to make sure the c-17 driver doesn't have to lead a 4 ship or 2 ship low level ever....my flight currently has 5 full time IP's (4 AD and 1 AGR) and 14 students....we need IP'S that can teach across the entire spectrum of flights or they become a limfac. We try to pair the noob IP's with some senior pilots who try to keep an eye on them. As best we can, we also make sure they get to sandbag (direct support) some 4 ship and 2 ship low levels before they have to lead them on their MQT/BIP checkouts. If the proposal to cut the number of 11F's going to T-38's is allowed, pretty soon the only guys that have actually been to IFF will be the fighter guys who are Reservists. Time will tell... Cheers, Cap-10 1
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