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It is also VERY loud. They had to shorten the prop to keep pavement from shortening it for them in the flare. Useful to avoid prop strikes, but less useful when it takes the noise signature beyond the threshhold.

Any EFIS or otherwise equipped MC-12 became something not an MC-12 when it left the Air Force.

I am not sure I am understanding "have not reached 12 years 364 days TAFMS as of 30 September 2012". I don't think I will be eligible this year because my ADSC is 02 October 13. And next year I will have exceeded 12 years 364 days as of 30 September 2014. So either I am interpreting that wrong, or I somehow ended up on a timeline where I will never be eligible for the ACP, assuming they do not change the verbiage.

Not really true all the time. You do realize that the size of the envelope is based on a closure vector right? Any of us who have flown in an air stack a few times have had and RA generated by a fast mover due to the excessively large "envelope" caused by the closure vector. In that case, those guys did belong in my RA envelope and were not doing anything wrong, unsafe, or intending to fly formation with me. The truth is that RA envelopes were not designed for use in a military air stack, and it only takes once before you figure that out and use TA only.

Our 11-250 says that all UHF aircraft equipped will use UHF to the max extent possible. I seem to remember that being the case at a previous location as well.

My favorite one in this situation, and I have heard them numerous times, is "tally" and "no-joy".

No idea how many former MC-12 drivers are out there, but there is a Bremont order going out soon. Its open to all former MC-12 aircrew. It's an ALT1-Z with a custom face for $2850. Half down will be due when placing the order (probably 30-45 days). Half will be due upon build completion (4-6.9 months). They are down to 2 designs and will have a final vote in the next couple of weeks. PM me if you want more info.

Plan a meeting that includes bringing kegs of beer to a location, leaving said kegs in that location, and then going home without saying saying anything or drinking the beer. It very similar to using a staked goat to find a lion. That is how to get pilots to come to meetings, activities, and parties.

Yeah, I know where you are going with the more to the story part Huggy, but for obvious reasons going into that publicly is a very bad idea. I tried to send you a message, but it says you cannot receive any new messages. Anyway, I was not trying to flame those two guys specifically, though it may have seemed that way. It was a general crushing for anyone who did it. Those flashcards were given to us by FSI (not sure about the other contracts), and they told us that we needed to know them for our check ride. It is also stated in the POH and PTM that aerobatics are prohibited. Now, I know the argument can be made that those are not air force regulations, blah blah. But, anyone who performed that maneuver knew it was something they were not supposed to be doing and were morons for doing it.

I finished at Meridian in early Sep of 2010. Was at Bagram from that time until late May 2011. To my knowledge, it never happened when I was there. However, the people that were involved in the investigation arrived towards the tail end (last month or so) of my deployment, so I wouldn't be surprised if it did. I knew both of the pilots involved on some level. One of them I saw and knew mostly in passing and maybe did a cert ride with him (honestly can't remember). We were on opposite shifts most of the time so I didn't see him that much. I knew the other pilot better because we were in the same squadron at a previous base. But, like the first one, I didn't have too much contact with him at Bagram because we were on opposite shifts. I do have some knowledge of the ensuing investigation, but not firsthand. Obviously, having just left there, I still knew a lot of people there. I know some of the stuff they were looking at and the outcome, though I never did hear what happened to one of the pilots. And, no one ever asked me any questions about anything.

Saw all of the speculation about how the video got out, and why it was not handled at the SQ level. Everyone knows it was recorded by one of the guys in the back and found by MX. If you did not know, the MC-12 has contract MX. The MX guy who found it took it to his boss, and it was up at the corporate level before anyone could crush it. If it had been active duty MX, it may have gone a different way. But, no matter how you cut it, the dudes were morons. It wasn't like it was a secret that was buried in some obtusely worded line somewhere in the POH. It was on the damn flash cards that we all were told to memorize in IQT and was reiterated by the IQT instructor (mine at least).

They already did this weeks ago at the direction of the CSAF, looking for anything that might be offensive at all (not just items that were sexual in nature). Somewhere out there is a comprehensive list, by MAJCOM of images or items that were removed. Some of the more humorous ones that I remember were "rubber testicles hanging from tow receiver of personal vehicle", "squadron beer mugs with anatomically correct handles in the likeness of nude women", and "plastic dog feces on a desk". They forced our squadron to remove all public references to an objectionable call sign. edit: Found the list http://www.foia.af.m...-130118-015.pdf This one is another classic "Star Wars Action Figure -- Princess Leia". Had to have been an intel weenie.......

Stop loss............ If, as a group, everyone said "fine, you can stop loss me but i do not want to fly anymore", then they stop loss would not accomplish anything. And it is completely legal for any flyer to do. But, it would take a pretty good percentage of the affected individuals deciding to do it and stand strong on it. I have an idea too many folks would chicken out on it to make it work. And Cap, I know you can take the bonus and get out. But, for me, its going to put the end of my ADSC past the 17 year point. I have already made the decision that if I get that far down the rabbit hole, I will just keep going to the other side. So, in my case, the ACP is an 8 year deal.

100k would be plenty to me if that were the actual value. For my purposes, and for most others, the bonus means another 8 years. So, if you want to call it 100k after taxes, that is spread over 8, not 5 years. Since that total is not payed up front, you have to ask if being a free agent is worth 12.5k a year for 8 years. Many factors there, and for me there is the additional one that if I take the bonus, I will have a GI bill transfer (to my daughter) happening concurrently. That ups the dollar value some. Ultimately for me, it comes down to quality of life for my family. It is not an easy call, and the Air Force has payed some very smart people to find the dollar figure puts people right on the fence.

At this point, the AFSOC guys will do anything to try to spread the Canon misery around. And I really feel for them having to be at Canon. But, no, I'd seriously doubt the MC-12 will ever be there. Though there is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the program right now, the one certainty that exists is that HQ does not want to dump a bunch of money into it. Not in the foreseeable future will they want to foot the bill to move the force from Beale to Canon. That is even without looking at whether New Mexico politicians would come out ahead of the Californians in the political shit storm that would ensue............