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ryleypav

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ryleypav last won the day on February 19 2020

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  1. I do have an extra of both actually!
  2. Everyone already hit the nail on the head. Biggest thing for me, and what I usually preach to everyone, all nighters dont work, and when you're tired, stop studying. You dont retain information when you're tired, theres no point in going on. Especially the night before a test/checkride. If you dont know something by 10pm the night before, you arent going to learn it. Give your brain a rest, and you'll retain what you know that much better. I always made it a point to just relax for a few hours before bed, the night before a checkride. Theres so much information to absorb there, and you can only learn so much. Knowing where to find things is sometimes more important than the information itself. Do what works for you. We had guys who just read stuff once and it stuck, others made thousands of quizlet cards (this dude was the real bro of the flight), others who hand wrote flash cards. Everyone is different man. We'd quiz each other on road trips to Austin or wherever we were going.
  3. Laughlin 23-07 and 23-08 when they washed the whole class back in T-1s. The 23-07 patch originally said "No time for 2.5" instead of "the old fashioned way" but that didnt make it very far.
  4. You'll have a lot more time than you think to enjoy the area you're in and explore.
  5. I swore in about 8 months after I got hired. The "enlistment contract" had a line in it about being for commissioning purposes only, and supposedly didn't lock me if things went south during the process up to being commissioned. I wish I had signed it sooner, because thats 8 extra months on my pay date I missed out on.
  6. Tons of good tips, advice, and answers to all your questions on here. Just gotta start digging. I'd start applying as soon as you have all the scores and application packet materials. No need to wait. The PPL will definitely help, but you may as well start slinging applications. Why take away 3 years of getting your name out there.
  7. Yeah thats how its supposed to be. Definitley way more CRM in T-1s than T-6. But again, thats intentional. The T-6 isn't is crewed air craft technically even though its a two seater. You're supposed to fly with a single pilot mentality, more or less. However, the style and quality of CRM varies from instructor to instructor.
  8. That would make sense yeah.
  9. We didn't when I was in T-6s just under a year ago.
  10. They want to know what your plans are. Looking to see if you actually have a long term plan set up on how you're going to survive when you get back to drill status. Do you have a job to go back to? Have a plan for getting a job?
  11. 1. None of mine. I was still legacy syllabus. I think the 2.5 syllabus has like 20hrs (Not totally sure) of VR events. My class did use the VR sims though just on our own to brush up on pattern visuals and whatnot. VR pattern parties are a good time. 2. 59 flights in the T-6 and 42 in the T-1. A few of those flights might have been incompletes for MX. 3. No sombrero for me. Couple close calls though. 4. I didn't have first hand knowledge, but the first 2.5 class started simultaneously with my class in the other T-6 squadron, and when we'd fly with the other squadrons IPs, they would talk about there being a lot more queep than with the legacy syllabus. I think the overall mood regarding it has improved as they've gotten used to it and as some of the kinks get ironed out. 5. Hahaha no comment. Definitley saw both sides of the spectrum though. Those who enjoy the job and those who don't. 6. Absolutely. But damn, its was a good time.
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