Bergman
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What’s the story on Al Udeid’s lodging crisis?
After all those years in the trailers, they finally got aircrew into the BPC. Only to start doubling up crews lately.
What’s the back story?
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11 hours ago, FDNYOldGuy said:
I had no idea that was a previous thing in the past. Was it not utilized enough to merit the expense or something?
I believe the program went away with SAC in 1992ish. They used companion aircraft since all the main jets were on alert. It used to be a factor on assignment night...”take tankers to Grand Forks with T-38s or Barksdale with T-37s”
1 hour ago, jazzdude said:
The bigger (harder) case to be made is not companion aircraft vs MWS, but against the sim.
Inevitably, the comparison will be with the airlines who just train in the sim. So we have to sell that their mission is much simpler, and their bar to entry is much higher (1500 hours, though 1000 hours could be argued for R-ATP, where they built that air sense we're after flying much smaller planes, sand where a much smaller portion of time could come from simulators)Yes sims are cheaper, but we can all agree they don’t come close to flying in the actual jet, within the airspace system.
The airlines train exclusively in the sim, but most pilots get 70-90 hours a month which could equate to 40+ flights on narrow body jets. Lots of reps.
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38 minutes ago, Smokin said:
But can they grow their way out of the mishap problem? An aggressive bonus could keep experienced guys around to help train younger pilots which would help prevent some mishaps. Instead, they're going to save their budget dust and produce more pilots with that money to replace those apparently acceptable losses.
Sadly, I think you’re right about what will end up happening. They SHOULD go aggressive with the bonus...$50-100k/yr. The current bonus is not even one month’s airline paycheck; not all that appealing (if money is what motivates you). I’d advocate for predictable schedules and decent leadership if the AF asked me.
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11 hours ago, FDNYOldGuy said:
How awesome it would be if Wings/Squadrons were allocated a couplefew T6s that pilots could sortie out for stick and rudder flying? Sure, it really wouldn't do anything for currencies in most MWS, but it would give pilots a cheaper opportunity to keep up on those flying basics over trying to wrangle a .69 of flying time with a handful of other pilots vying for the same on locals (well, in heavies, anyway). They already have 38s doing that for a couple airframes; why not expand it to more MWS?
Make it optional, so it's not something that feels like a burden to those that don't care to fly outside of their jet, and allow pilots to just enjoy flying. I am sure there would be some logistics headaches and issues, but a T6 seems like a still high performance but cheaper way to get altitude under ass time than 1-8 jet engines burning way more lb/hr.
What’s old is new again. You know they did this for decades, right? T-37/38 ACE (Accelerated Copilot Enhancement) at many tanker bases. I think the B-52s did it at well; not sure what other MWS had them.
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This should help. 🙄
I personally can’t wait for Contract Undergraduate Navigator Training, which will likely be in the second phase of their plan.
AETC Looking into Contract UPT-
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12 hours ago, TX dude said:
have it from a trusted source at Vance that during a recent sexual assault hearing he referred to a female in question as a slut. not sure if said female was present or not and along with that he made some decisions that apparently Gen. Wills didn't like.
So, was she a slut or not? Was Scooters involved?
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The ink on the revised, idiotic new UPT syllabus isn’t even dry and now CSAF says, “We may have pushed...a little too far.” Geebus, ya think? If only hundreds of IPs told them that ahead of time. For years.
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Word has it our PsyOps team is leaking them the UPT 2.5 syllabus to counter their efforts
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I could probably write a book on this topic; it’s an interesting question.
My short answer is...a student pilot pays a civilian instructor, so there is an inherent conflict of interest there. A student never gets the 100% unvarnished truth (typically) because the CFI doesn’t want to bite the hand that feeds him. IPs at UPT don’t have that worry. 😂
My second thought is that the expectations are just higher in the military, as pilots are allowed access to far more advanced equipment with far more challenging missions with very little experience. Example...250 hour pilots flying F-22s solo or globe trotting on a C-5. Hell, even a KC-135 is the size of a 757. Not many opportunities for a low time pilot to fly something that big/complicated (relative to GA).
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I feel like this nurse story needs an alternate ending like...
“So I walk out of the bathroom and say, “Best Sex eh? Prove it, because you don’t look like you’re good at it”. And that’s the story of how I died having sex in my own house.” Or something like that.
Congrats Duck! I’ve walked a similar path and can appreciate where you are at now. 🍻
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15 hours ago, Scooter14 said:
Wow Bergman, that was many moons ago, but yeah I remember that. Guy Neddo, Sluggo Wilken was the guy I flew with a bunch and I also got to sim with him at Vance years later. The Billygoats, that old condemned building we were in, meticulously plotting hundreds of little red towers out of the Chart Update Manual and then accidentally spilling bleach on said towers and watching them disappear...good times.
Easily the most fun phase of nav school back then. Way more fun than wandering around the western US at FL270.
Doesn’t seem that long ago! I actually still have my nav school charts somewhere. I’m a pack-rat apparently. Lol
Saw a FB post from Davis-Monthan that showed the T-43s...the only plane that could be 13 places at once. Where each of the 12 studs thought they were...and the aircraft’s actual location.
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18 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:
RND indeed. I worked across the street from you in the sim building (I was OSS). Guy was 559th, IIRC. We were FAIPs at DLF together... and roommates on a U-2 deployment in 1999.
Shit, typo...559th indeed. Small world my friend!
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5 hours ago, HuggyU2 said:
As a PIT IP from 93-96, I didn't have first hand knowledge, but it was generally well known that the washout rate was quite low.
I assume at KRND? I was a nav stud back then. Guy Neddo was my Flt/CC in the 557th.
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34 minutes ago, Danger41 said:
AIB released on E-11 crash in Afghanistan.
TLDR version: Engine failure followed by shutdown of good engine with no air start.
So damned sad. Almost unimaginable how two guys with that much quality experience ended up going down that path.
Could be any one of us on any given day. Heads on a swivel, fellas.
🍻 to the crew. RIP.
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UPT studs right now were 5-6 years old when this thread was started. Damn we are old.
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On 1/14/2021 at 12:19 AM, Guardian said:
On a completely unrelated note, what base are you at?Now now, the reason pencil-whipping is a lost art is because too many people run their mouths and give management no choice but to crush it. As was mentioned, I retired last year so just waxing nostalgic about the good old days of 2018-2019. I did see this sort of thing at several tanker bases however.
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On 1/11/2021 at 5:18 PM, Guardian said:
One more loss for the guard. We now have to take PT tests on the AD schedule instead of once a year.Do they not just hand you the PT test paperwork and say “come back looking tired with it filled in”. 🧐
The days of the base “fun run” with a keg at the end are gone even from the guard; at least pencil-whipping isn’t entirely dead.
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“Quit hating people you disagree with”. So damned true. The last 30 seconds were the best part.
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Well fellas, since the manning crisis has been solved by Covid, that frees up some resources to boot the undesirables.
As we all know, there is no possible way airline hiring is going to pick back up ever again, so no real need to be concerned with manning or the morale of some of the most highly trained people we have. Carry on.
#fuckingidiots
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12 minutes ago, congressman said:
Thanks for the update.
I’ve got good friends up there and it’s been a pretty shitty week for everyone. Prayers for Hawk’s wife and kids especially.
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Just read an article claiming the port authority had been asking for YEARS to have the ammonium nitrate either moved or sold. Hope the guy(s) trying time do the right thing weren’t there when it finally went bad.
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On 4/10/2020 at 11:37 PM, HuggyU2 said:
Shack.
Even I... just call me "Boomer"... have a big collection of CD's gathering dust.
I built a great bunch of songs for my 2020 airshow soundtracks. Too bad the season is a loss.
I grabbed some great sections of the following songs: The Trooper, 2 Minutes to Midnight, Flight of Icarus, Cowboys from Hell, Dreams, In the End, New Divide, Pressure and Time, Joker and the Thief, Ladies and Gentlemen, Click Click Boom, Bad Motor Scooter, Shoot to Thrill, Hangar 18, Alien Nation, Hail to the King, Fuel, Bodies, Voices, 10,000 Fists, Modern Day Cowboy, Flat Liner, Fallen Angel, Metal Health, Bark at the Moon... and about 60 more.
Until I go to an airshow, I'll just play them at home with the volume at 11... when the the wife is gone.
p.s. don't worry, kids: I have some current stuff I can play too. It won't be relevant in 18 months, and neither will the artist so I don't have any idea what the song names are.
Ha! I have every single one of those songs on my Spotify running playlist. Damn we are old.
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Okay, so I am bored and sick of the coronavirus bullshit. Decided to see what topics were on the first page of the forum, ya know...13 years ago.
Not sure this thread title aged well. 😂
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Damn, I’d say shit got real...
”Whatever the trio’s intentions, it was later established in court that by the end of the night Prouse’s crewmates had ordered seven pitchers, and he’d had 17 rum and cokes.”
Good read overall.
Leadership at the 'Deid
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If it’s that dangerous, but we aren’t flying any significant combat Ops....why are the crews there in the first place?
It’s only a big deal when you find out every E-3 in finance or EEO has their own room, and this is your 12th 90 day trip there in the last 8 years. Not a big deal, but it gets old.