HossHarris

And I should clarify. Im not trying to be a raptor apologist. Im trying to provide a little context for the folks that think rotating 20 knots off speed is absurd or poor Piloting or gross negligence It’s not. It’s a radio call ... it’s cross checking something inside the cockpit for a glance ... it’s seeing movement in your peripheral vision and glancing over to see if it’s a bird or another aircraft .... it’s less than a second. The dude fucked up. He had the wrong told. He had bad techniques. It’s a community issue. Criticise that. He didn’t have a crew of 3 or 4 people up front, with at least 2 of them doing nothing else but staring at the airspeed indicator nor the luxury of time. That’s the crux of my issue

Unknown. And I don’t know off the top of my cranium if the mishap was AB or mil power takeoff. But it doesn’t matter. The point is it happens fast. Having flown both now, I will say that flying fighters and flying heavies are wildly different. Completely. Fundamentally. Cultures, mores, techniques, assumptions, and standards don’t easily transfer from one to another.

Here you go, expert. Closest thing I could find. Looks like a non-Airshow, non-ab, everyday normal raptor takeoff. 8 seconds from brake release to nosewheel lift off. If you, a perfectly capable aviator evidently, made a 1 second error ... how many knots do you think that would be? Best case, light jet and linear acceleration, a 1 second error is 15 knots. Takeoff acceleration isn’t linear. So tell me again about the magnitude of the fuckup....

Come fly a raptor and lemme know. Fuck, I was a block 50 F-16 guy and raptor takeoffs in the sim felt fast paced

I’m not saying this dude didn’t fuck up, he did. And likely while shining his ass, which is worse. But yes, you don’t know what you’re talking about. Taking off isn’t any harder or more critical than the other phases of flight ... but it also isn’t done by committee with time for discussion and deep meaningful introspection between V1 and VR

Fighter told experts, both in theory and application, are coming out of the woodwork!

Yup. Modulating the throttle, slowish and lowish, especially if you can go out of and back into blower is a fine way to avoid a gear overspeed. Those motors almost never cough when you do that. We haven’t planted jets off the departure end at Luke doing that. We havent killed people doing that.

You do realize the difference between 20 knots early and 20 knots late (and a gear overspeed) is 3-4 seconds.... right ?

If your surroundings have any bearing on your faithfulness, drunk or otherwise, get divorced now. It’s only a matter of time and will be a lot cheaper this way.

Interviews in order of difficulty: -united -southwest -american -delta/fedex (no experience with ups)

Getting your app to the 99% solution will take 6 months.

You may be late My general recommended timeline: (Times back from when you want to get your first paycheck from an airline) -Start networking, reading forums, paying attention to peers getting hired, considering a run at the airlines: start of last assignment or two, no less than 3-4 years out Hit publish on the 50% solution app: > 1 year out. -Have app polished and refined to the 90% solution: 1 year out. -Start interview prep in earnest: 1 year out -Feel fully prepared, app at 99%, suit ready, resume ready: 6-9 months out -Start “practice” interviews, lock down backup jobs at airlines that aren’t #1 or 2 on your list, regionals: 6 months out

Overlord was excellent. Take your significant other, it’s a knee spreader.

If it’s outside footage (security camera, etc) it’s not

Why destroy a fancy watch in the cockpit? go get a $20 g shock

I’ve had good luck with my STATE VA rep. Very aggressive and smart with a wealth of experience and an axe to grind.

And JPRC. Unknown if relocated.

You’re a special kind of stupid aintcha?

The medical benefits of an active duty retirement are worth about $1k/month ....

Of course it was

Why would you be up at 0430 ? That’s gotta be either a great binge or terrible idea or both.

So all the standard stuff, but with a more rigorous level of documentation. Sounds great.

An overstep is an overstep ....

If he wants receipts less than $75 I’d kindly tell him to go fuck his hat ....

Or, if you’re a youngun and have the time and motivation .... keep a civilian style logbook where you note the time that your aircraft starts and stops moving under its own power. I think its it’s a little harder to defend in an interview...but it’s certainly valid.