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spectre56

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  1. Well, the T-6 is a huge kick in the pants compared to the DA-20. So much more power and capabilities. Also, a lot more to keep track of in the T-6: retractable gear, speed brake, oxygen, helmet, etc. It's a lot more fun and a lot more work to stay ahead of the jet because you have less time to think and act. You could afford to be a little less knowledgeable in the DA-20, but here, you have to know the procedures very well.

    I started to queasy a little bit, only because I hadn't eaten anything in a few hours. I think I would have been fine had I eaten a little bit more for lunch.

    Thanks for the input! I'll do my best to include more. I read Riddller's blog with with as much interest as it sounds like you have in mine and I craved the details like you, so i'll try to do better.

    If you like these blogs, you might check out Hamlett House. The guy is a C-17 pilot and made an extremely detailed blog of his UPT experience at Columbus. It's a little dated, as he flew the T-37, but still pretty neat to read. Kinda where I got the inspiration for this.

    Any and all feedback is welcome for mine!

  2. It's where the pilots-to-be find out what aircraft they are going to be flying when they finish up pilot training. Also called assignment night...there is a thread about it in the general discussion forum. I thought it was ok; boring overall but really neat to see where these folks are going.

  3. I was supposed to get here on a tuesday because the monday was a holiday, but since it was a holiday, MPF at my casual base would be closed, so they had me leaving the saturday before I was supposed to get here. So it only took me 4 hours-ish to get here and had to stay in TLF for about a week. Turns out the TLFs are nicer than the houses (in my opinion).

  4. Oh, and a more important lesson learned: DO NOT GRADE YOURSELF, LET THE INSTRUCTOR GRADE YOU!!!

    I thought I majorly screwed up on my final check ride (went out of the area) and my IP didn't knock me for it. I kept the above advice in mind and just flew the rest of my profile the way I knew I could and it all worked out.

  5. Yeah, there are always a few you can go and do a preflight or chairfly either in the maintenance hangar or on the ramp. You're best bet is going to be those in the hangar because most of the airplanes on the ramp are either flying or about to be flying.

    I rarely study by myself; that being said, there are times when i'm in the flight room just looking over stuff by myself. I study with a buddy of mine for probably about 2 hours a night most of the time. I am also studying on sunday for a few hours.

  6. Please keep the blog going as you can. I have been following Riddller's blog since I stumble upon it a couple months ago. By the way what unit are you with?

    I too have been following his blog, awesome stuff! Like I said, i'll be posting as much as I can...Riddller's blog was invaluable when studying for IFS and to know how things went on there and I hope mine will be as good as his is.

  7. 2: They are no longer going to track-select for T-38's vs. T-1's at the end of T-6 training. They are going to do it in the MIDDLE of T-6 training now. This means the T-6 guys who will be going to T-38's will start doing more "fighter stuff", like large formation flying, and those going to T-1's will start doing more "heavy stuff" (I'm not really sure what that means), all while still flying T-6's.

    Is this going to happen right away? As in the next few months or is this a ways down the road?

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