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  2. uhhello
    Do you have a problem with his policies or just his dumb tweets?
  3. LookieRookie
    A ENJJPT IPT CONOP was briefed/being briefed to the latest steering committee meeting. I haven’t asked the guy what the outcome was. I know there has been some “talk” about how the T-6s are all owned by the USAF, so if we get rid of them, tough shit NATO has no choice. They are also the last base to get the T-7 so they would keep their T-6s last too. To your final point, this came up in 2020-2021 at the HQ AETC level. Air Staff stated FTU/Ops is a separate issue, pilot production’s job is just to produce 1500 pilots, it doesn’t matter how long follow-on takes. Or AETC cuts the syllabi to produce more wingman/copilots.
  4. SpeedOfHeat
    -An American city in flames. -Trump depicting himself as LTC “Kilgore,” a fictional character defined by sadism and lunacy. -A name change from the Department of Defense to the Department of War, and a threat that Chicago…. Chicago, Illinois, USA, …..is about to find out why. But let me guess, …..you guys still think this is fine. Totally normal behavior, no? People that find this unconscionable and sickening just have TDS. “Mean tweets” is all, right? And after all, come on, whatabout Hunter’s laptop???
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  6. contraildash
    Absolutely agree, no way 350 tails can support the FHP requirement for 1650 USAF students, plus 100-ish international students, CT requirements, FBF, and PIT. I doubt FUPT was even a consideration back in 2017/2018 when this buy was being decided. Anyone know if ENJJPT is just going to keep chugging along with T-6s and T-38/T-7s till the end of time? Or are we somehow going to convince that conglomeration of allies that FUPT is the way? Final question...at what point are we going to fix the FTUs and OPS units ability to absorb in-experienced pilots that they already cannot absorb? 1500 pilots is great an all....but what are we gonna do with them?
  7. Rebel
    Rebel joined the community
  8. Clark Griswold
    Ha - nope but I get it, another consequence of letting our aerospace base consolidate too much, not enough domestic suppliers with heft to adequately compete with each other so for smaller fleets, it’s the same companies or a foreign supplier I pushed a KA solution there as the Navy has already done the groundwork of getting the T-54, would not be a stretch methinks for the USAF to acquire it then I’d prefer a jet like a PC-24 or CJ3 but every now and then I try to keep my BO posted suggestions relatively close to feasible Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  9. Boomer6
    Do you work at Textron/own a bunch of stock there? Just curious because you make it a point to recommend the USAF buy their aircraft a lot.
  10. Clark Griswold
    Yup Still the heavy track getting some T-7 hours is better than none and 40+ was more than I expected. This IPT + T-7 track only is odd to me given Leard’s background, a multi engine follow on would be probably good enough to then go on to the MAF, I’ll hold hope it or something similar will come along. Type course plus some extra sims in a King Air 260 / T-54, then about 40 sorties / 50-60 hours. Night, x-country, formation etc.. experience building then on your way. Get it done quick, 2 sorties out n backs, 1 week night, 1 week form, etc… You can afford this Air Force.
  11. LookieRookie
    There will be a second buy. Boeing is going to no lube us on the prices. As of now the total syllabus (including employment) is just under 90 hours. Non-CAF tracked studs will get around 40-45 hours.
  12. arg
    I wonder if NK shellfish divers are like the cuban construction workers we encountered on Grenada
  13. Lord Ratner
    But Epstein!! It's the only thing that matters now, yet another conspiracy with no witnesses. I thought it had potential, but once Gloria Allred shows up you know it's a hoax.
  14. StoleIt
    Sounds fictional. In what peace time situation (or even war time) does the ROE allow them to blatantly murder unarmed civilians? That's either made up or there is WAY more to the story.
  15. Lord Ratner
    Who cares? It's still cheaper to just blow them up.
  16. Lord Ratner

    Gun Talk

    Lord Ratner replied to VL-16's topic in Squadron Bar

    When I was researching the different options it looked like a very small number of cases where the "insurance" didn't want to pay were overwhelmed by hundreds of examples of people getting their monies worth from the insurance if they had to use their firearm. It's not very expensive, and even if you have to sue them after the fact to cover you, that's still going to save you a shitload of money potentially. I wasn't very fond of USCCA because of how much they spend on advertising and swag. CCWSafe is pretty good. It's like $200. I feel like a few guntubers going absolutely crazy over some specific cases where the insurance companies didn't want to pay have made it seem like the whole thing is just one giant scam. That's kind of like thinking we live in a totalitarian police state just because the YouTube algorithm will bombard you with bad-cop encounters if you let it. But most cops are good, just like most insurance claims are painless.
  17. Clark Griswold
    IDK about that (20 hours). Just my 2 cents the order of priority for training is quality of events, number of events then length of each event. Just from thin air, 60+ flying sorties sounds (X sims also) right if… the T-7 is the only mil trainer SPs will see as their introduction to military flying, each of those sorties being a 1.something but well planned with focused training objectives Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  18. uhhello
    Seems like something NK would have jumped on and made a stink about.
  19. BashiChuni
    im sure one of our "quiet navy professionals" will write a book about it.
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  21. brickhistory
    To be fair, the sound probably originated from the literary agent, not the SEALS themselves...
  22. Smokin

    Gun Talk

    Smokin replied to VL-16's topic in Squadron Bar

    None. My brother is a lawyer and dealt with the legal side of a defensive shooting related case where the carry insurance basically said "sorry, not covered". My brother had coverage and dropped it after that case. Basically, it's in the financial interest of the insurance company to consider it to be your fault, in which case it is a crime, and many policies have carve outs for when you are 'committing a crime'. I also read of another instance where the carry insurance lawyer took 15 minutes reviewing the case and told the individual to make a plea deal. The dude fired the lawyer, hired his own, fended off all charges, but then had to go after the insurance company to pay back the fees for the lawyer he hired. Decision to get insurance or not should also depend on the DA in the areas you carry the most. If you have a conservative DA that will be look more favorably on a defensive shooting than some commie in NYC, you also probably don't need it. If you carry in NYC or somewhere like that, might be worth it. Edit to add: if you get it, I would absolutely take the time to read all the small print before buying.
  23. TreeA10

    Gun Talk

    TreeA10 replied to VL-16's topic in Squadron Bar

    Carry insurance, what's everyone using?
  24. uninformed
    "...they inadvertently came across the detachment of SEALs as they splashed ashore at night, the Times reported. The American forces opened fire, killing all those aboard the small fishing vessel...". Well, coming from Reuters and the New York Times and "Citing unidentified sources...", I'm not convinced. Also, sounds a little sloppy for SEALs to "splash" ashore.
  25. Punk
    Any word on how much they'll fly? We're buying 20% fewer T-7s than we even have T-38s, but even 20hrs per student doesn't sound that bad
  26. ClearedHot
    Things happen all over the world every night, sometimes they come to light. US special forces killed North Korean civilians in botched 2019 mission, NYT says
  27. LookieRookie
    Obviously you have no clue what you’re talking about. IPT is just the part 141 portion of FUPT. All students still fly the T-6. Tanker/Airlift/SOF/Recce/MAF FAIPs students then go to their FTU or T-6 PIT. Fighter/Bomber/CAF FAIPs will go fly the T-38 and be the first to fly the T-7 at IOC. CBM is MOB 2. When the T-6 sunsets, everyone at that base will fly the T-7 at FOC..
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  29. Punk
    Heavy-track studs will not fly the T-7, IPT direct FTU
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