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  1. Preflight

    1. AFTO-781

      New features / developments of the forums and Baseops.Net website will be posted here. Please post any problems you have, glitches, etc. Please click on HELP (upper right) for more info... Please do not PM your trouble calls.

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    2. Read File

      Users post articles related to: Aviation Industry, DoD, National Security to foster serious discussion. Value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    3. Market Place

      This forum is designed for the purchase and sale of items for and by MILITARY members.

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    4. Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

      This is a sub-forum where you can post product/service reviews. Please do your best to add any military specific information. For instance, if I'm reviewing Disney World, I might post a link to the Shades of Green website.

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  2. Military Aviation

    1. Squadron Bar

      Off-topic discussion. Keep it civil, don't abuse this forum.

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    2. General Discussion

      Discuss general topics in the Military and Aviation. Please post pilot-selection & "how do I get a pilot slot" questions in their appropriate forums.

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    3. Aviation Medicine

      Aviation Medicine discussion forum. Ask the Flight Doc your questions: waivers, flight physicals, qualifications, regulations.

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    4. Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

      ANG & AFRES discussion area. Bums can search for flying opportunities with other units.

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    5. Military Spouses

      This forum is dedicated to help all military spouses. Post any questions, ideas, concerns here.

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  3. Heritage Room

    1. Helicopter/Rescue

      For current Rescue/Helicopter units. 

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    2. Fighters

      Units that are CURRENTLY fighter units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    3. Bombers

      Units that are CURRENTLY bomber units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    4. Cargo

      Units that are CURRENTLY cargo units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    5. ISR

      Units that are CURRENTLY ISR units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    6. Tankers

      Units that are CURRENTLY Aerial Refueling units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    7. Special Ops

      Units that are CURRENTLY special ops units. If a unit used to be a different flavor, use their CURRENT designation to decide which category to put them in. 

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    8. Retired

      Place currently retired unit discussions here.

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    9. Support/Misc

      Place all other units here. If we forgot a category of unit, it'll become obvious in this subforum and we'll create a new category. 

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  4. Road to Wings

    1. What Are My Chances?

      Looking for a pilot slot? Post your "what are my chances?" questions here: AFOQT, BAT, PCSM, ANG and AFRES Slots, *waivers* + more - please include your test scores, GPA, etc...

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    2. Pilot Selection Process

      Questions about Pilot selection? Undergraduate Pilot Training - How to prepare, how to get a pilot slot. Please post your questions about your specific scores in the "what are my chances" forum.

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    3. ROTC & OTS Lounge

      ROTC & OTS discussion area. Post topics about ROTC/OTS classes, field training, detachments, etc.

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    4. Q & A Forum

      A new forum designed for all of your questions! Have a stupid question? Get answers here. Also, NO PENALTY for asking something that's been asked in other threads. If you're a grey-beard, please try to help out by posting a synopsis version of the answer and a link to the thread you remember from 7 years ago.

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  5. Military Careers

    1. Air Liaison Officer (ALO)

      ALO career field information. Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    2. Combat Systems Officer (CSO)

      CSO career field information. Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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    3. Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA/RPV/UAS/UAV)

      RPA career field information (also known as Remotely Piloted Vehicle, Unmanned Aerial System, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). Post information, questions, gouge; value-added posts ONLY, others will be deleted.

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  • Posts

    • ClearedHot
      Initial Pilot Training and Future Pilot Training

      By ClearedHot · Posted

      I learned in a Supercub that had a 135HP Lycoming...it was a beast and I thought normal ops for a Cub.  There is NOTHING like slipping a Cub (or other taildragger), over the tree to a greaser one wheel landing on the grass....best if done at Sunset. I am currently shopping airpark runway options.  I looked at a 5280' grass strip on 80 acres two weeks ago.  Looking at 361 acres this week.
    • ClearedHot
      Gun Talk

      By ClearedHot · Posted

      Airmen plead guilty to false statements in shooting that suspended M18 "Details about his death were released for the first time Friday, including that the alleged shooter, Marcus White-Allen, had pointed the gun at Lovan’s chest in a “joking manner.” White-Allen after the shooting allegedly urged the other two surviving airmen to lie about what happened, according to the statement."
    • Banzai
      The Next President is...

      By Banzai · Posted

      What is the fascination with Stalin (an actual radical left communist) all about?
    • Lord Ratner
      Initial Pilot Training and Future Pilot Training

      By Lord Ratner · Posted

      I did the interview, didn't get picked up. I think if I had interviewed after flying the KC-135 I would have done better, but I wasn't getting the plane perfectly aligned with the centerline with a crosswind.    I'm eventually going to build our house on an airpark, and I'm really looking forward to learning to fly a tail dragger. I got to once and it was a hoot.  Oh we both know we could... But no one ever wants to spend the money on training. 🤷🏻‍♂️
    • Springer
      Initial Pilot Training and Future Pilot Training

      By Springer · Posted

      Thanks for the -135 write up...I can see it was a handful especially after it was reengined. Ha, let me know if you are flying a squirrely tail dragger at 76.  Fighter (RF-4C) was easy to fly/formate/land after the lightweight -38 in UPT.  Employing it was a different matter. Have a lot of time in the B-727 (same cockpit as -135).  Still one of my favorites to have flown.   How did you get 3 flights in the U-2?  I applied to the SR-71 and the most I got was a ride in the chase car during a launch. At least Huggy let me peek in the cockpit of the U-2 at OSH. WRT UPT we had a class of approx 50 with not that many SIE's or washouts.  We were one of the first classes that implemented the bottom 10% rule with a mix of a/c because of SAC complaints.  Hard to believe we can't come up with a better training a/c after 50+ years with the -38.

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