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I wish I could show the rest of the country what California looked like 30 years ago versus today. The democrats have ruined this place. The fucking Palisades burned down (looks like 2005 Baghdad). They couldn't even protect the most wealthy Californians.

Basically going back to what you experienced as a jack of all. Shifting to more sims to replace the T-1, T-6 sorties remaining the same as before.

Careful how you talk about the DNC's next presidential candidate. Just wait. Shortly you'll hear some people on this forum start fanboying over that narcissistic turd-snorkeler.

My 3-year rule of government service. This is true regardless of whether we're talking military or civilian across all branches of service. Most people don't think beyond a yearly eval. Most upwardly mobile jobs last 2-3 years so almost all in those positions care about is that their plan briefs well and the "books balance" for the 2-3 years they're in the position. 10 years down the road we may have a smoking hole in the ground literally or figuratively due to their decisions but those individuals responsible are long gone either promoted or retired. Those with stars on their shoulders that make the really big consequential decisions are out on their sailboat drawing a nice check of the month and as Wombat alluded to drawing a nice check from a contractor. I tried to impress upon the youngsters of asking themselves how their decisions will affect the organization 10 plus years down the road not just for the next eval. Another thing I've tried to impress especially on the technical side is if you do your job properly you work yourself out of a job. Try to find the permanent fix instead of milking the problem. Kind of counterintuitive to getting the raises sometimes and honestly can go against our own self interests. In the same thread a good solution prevents an issue, but no one remembers the mishap/attack/war etc. that never happened. Hard to get credit for that no matter who you are. My .02 cents.

People are so fucking weird. That ladies husband is king of cucks.

The services always hold the cards and play them anyway they see fit.

These people should be all over that https://www.legistorm.com/organization/summary/33466/Congressional_Air_Force_Caucus.html That’s what I don’t get, Congress loves spending, the AF is trying to spend less on this mission so why hasn’t the CODELs where UPT bases are put a hold on that?

Court-martial appeal summary for Maj Gen Cooley. https://afcca.law.af.mil/afcca_opinions/cp/cooley_-_40376_u_2405772.pdf

So, so, so much this. The irony runs deep when people who criticize homosexuality are then immediately called homos by those who feel some abstract need to white knight on their behalf. It's one of my favorite bits of the left, honestly. Not that there's anything wrong with it... Negatory: "Hey, don't be mean to gay people...Also, you're a fag." Some people are truly blind.

9 months… doing nothing before FTU… what a waste when they could look around, shake the money tree, look in the couch cushions and use that time productively with a reasonable amount of money 1 - multi engine course probably $25,000 with all travel and training and that’s very conservative Figure 3 weeks for that, just call it a month. 2 - Type course, figure 1.5 months for that, probably $50,000 every thing said and done. One month King Air or Citation jet, experience and prep for transport category aircraft. 3 - Tailwheel & STOL training, figure 3 weeks for tailwheel plus some time building then 3 weeks for STOL, round up and make that 2 months. 4 - Plan on their water and SERE training plus M4, M9, tactical driving, etc… figure that at 2 months 5 - International experience last program. Lease multi engine Diamond DA62s, 1.5 months flying in Europe, 20 flights. The golden apple to work for… 8 months accounted for with 1 month for leeway Make UPT Great Again Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I highly doubt anyone at the congressional level has any SA on the situation. The whole thing is just pathetic. The USAF can’t even train its own pilots. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

That replacement plan would be fine by me too, the M-345 has captured my fevered dreams as it’s a modern straight wing non afterburner jet with consequently a wide performance range, just like the American made Scorpion but I digress… That’s the crux, the Bobs will fall back on the saves no money argument and all mine and yours procurement suggestions do cost more but produce better results so how does one in the system pull the safety handle, with data, prove the correlation between under resourcing UPT and the dip in quality then tee up for Congress the solution? Rhetorical but the Bobs are the cause of and likely the solution unless there is champion in waiting in Congress or the DoD… Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Or..no T-6, no T-1. Direct IPT to T-7. Let's throw a bunch of Lt's fresh out of a Part 141 with no military flight training, directly into a fast jet trainer, with no instrument phase, because they learned it in Cessna's. That is the current plan. Should be fine...

PC-21 to replace the T-6, PC-24 to replace the T-1, T-50, M-346, or any other proven advanced trainer to replace the T-38 would all be great but what AETC would say is that none of these solutions save the air force money. Something something our current UPT is producing the best and most capable pilots we've ever produced or whatever buzzwords they'd use.

Their mind was made up before the SGTOs even started. One of the more ironic things is hearing them refer to UPT 2.5 as ‘legacy’ UPT and it not working so they need to replace it with FUPT as if someone else other than staff came up with 2.5 and they are fixing that mistake. From the program itself, to the lack of resources, hell even the lack of housing for the influx of new students…it’s all FUPT’d up. Still unsure if they are going to attach a multi year ADSC to IPT, they certainly should. At our current graduation rate, we have AMC bound students waiting 9+ months for FTU start dates. That will only get worse. My prediction: 1. More DORs. Especially if USAFA forces grads to FUPT. 2. Significant increase in 88/89/CRs. (This is already happening with the SGTOs) 3. We won’t meet the 1500/yr goal. We’ll run our IP cadre into the ground. Retention will get even worse. 4. Q3 rates at FTUs will increase 5. Class A rates are going to increase, I already think they are, but don’t have the data to prove it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

His Wikipedia page really likes him, although I hear they locked down editing for a time. Apparently Combat Proud patrols extended to the cyber domain.

Attention all radios this net: Russia is gay.

'Merica for the win!

I was dragged into this homo discussion by DayMan simply by pointing out the inappropriate accusation thrown at potus. I stand by what i stated years ago, but not sure how it had any bearing on insulting potus with something unproven. If he had stated “trump has a history of acting degenerately towards women”, this discussion wouldn’t be happening. Also, Typical tactic to claim the other person “hates” and then use the term “closeted” as an insult (it usually is, but a “supporter” or “participator” shouldn’t think that). I don’t hate, but definitely think it’s a destructive choice just like all sexual debauchery is. You have free will and can think and act how you want. I’ve got many temptations I fight, but buggery is not one of them.

As demonstrated yesterday we can fly plenty long on one tank of gas!

Terrible idea.

VIP Cessna Longitude concept

I tried finding the video where they discussed this but to no avail this morning, i think WOMBAT, was in that episode, anyway they said if you follow the current matrix it would lead to directing to a shore landing and if it was blue water ops, I think they said barrier but I will eat humble pie if wrong. Mover, WOMBAT and Gonky were all skeptical of the loss of a carrier capable trainer, same for me as I am skeptical of less flying in mil trainers with mil instructors for AF pilots during training. Just posting plane porn here: What should have replaced the T-1, Pilatus PC-24 Add a UARSSI (no plumbing, just for dry contacts) to it, NVG friendly if not fully compatible cockpit, mil radios, HUDs both sides and boom a great multi engine trainer and mobility lead in aircraft.

I wonder if there’s some MBAs that ignored the design engineers. Nah, that’s ridiculous.