mmkk111

I was a T-34 guy and we flew that all be hand. The -37 and the -34 don't have an autopilot anyway (and I don’t believe the T-6 has one either?). The T-1 is hand flown at first, but as you progress through the program, you use AP more and more. In the C-21 we usually hand fly up to cruise and then from the descent back down to the ground. MK

Man, No love for the T-1 Eh? At Vance, depending on how far behind you get, we had guys go on 3 or more X-countries. You'll get at least one. On mine we went to Corpus, then Austin for a bite to eat and got stuck there due to Wx. We were trying to go up to Omaha, NE. The nice thing about Tones is that many of the places Tweets and -38's go for X-countries, we fly there everyday for lunch on our out and backs! In T-34's, you could go coast to coast! We had dudes go to Vegas from P-Cola in the mighty 34! The Navy just doesn't care. All we needed was a paved surface at least 3000 foot long, controlled, uncontrolled, didn’t matter! I miss that about the Navy, as long as you made it back to Whiting, they didn’t care what you did. MK [ 27. February 2005, 09:14: Message edited by: mmkk111 ]

As you come into the flare, look at the end of the runway, not directly in front of you at the ground. That always works for me. And then lots and lots of practice !

I'm not exactly sure why. I believe AECP is the old bootstrap program. Is your friend trying to stay on AD while he goes to school? If I remember correctly, AECP pays you as an E-5 while you go to school, and then you attend OTS when you're finished. Is that right? I was a SrA and got picked up for POC-ERP and did the ROTC thing. I used my G.I. Bill and the ROTC money to get through school. My wife was still enlisted at the time, so we had base housing (which helped a lot!). If he wants to fly, I recommend to go through ROTC (i.e POC-ERP, SOAR, etc...). He could do AECP and try for a slot once on AD, but it is harder to go that route. When I was in ROTC, they gave out about 500 UPT slots a year. Sorry I couldn’t be more helpful, Mark

It's going to be tough to get the green light to go. I'm not sure how it works at AF bases, because I'm with the Navy over at Whiting Field. If you are leaving the local area (which for the Navy is 350 miles from base) you must be on leave. During academics it was very hard to get leave approved unless it was an emergency. Weddings are usually not approved, but don't hold me to that. Since it is on the weekend, there shouldnt be too much fuss about it. The problem comes when you miss your plane home (for whatever reason) and you arent back in your seat on Monday for class. It's generally a case-by-case basis. I'd ask someone as soon as you report in and see what the policy is.

Hey PD, When you say the IP's can ask anything, is that during the briefing or at any time during the day? What do you do for the whole 12 hours? I figure you're flying at some point during the day, but what else goes on? Are you given tasks to do or do they leave you alone when you're not scheduled for something? How many events do you get per day? How was it going from the AF to the Navy? I met a Navy guy the other day that went to Vance and is here at Whiting for helo's. He just quit because he wasn't used to having to do things on his own (at least, that's what he told me?). He missed the class structure. I know that's not the norm, but did you see that when you transitioned to Corpus? Sorry for all the questions, just trying to get ready for my trip back to the AF. Mark P.S. Nice web site by the way Riddler- I'm not saying it's harder to get a T-1 slot. I was just saying that T-38's are given out frequently, but that is because many of the AF students want them. If you want T-1's there's a VERY good chance you'll get them. When you get to Whiting, you'll be paired up with an IP (called your on-wing). He will fly with you until you solo. I was paired up with an AF IP who asked what I wanted to track out of here. He said 9 times out of 10 you'll get what you want, T-38s of course being the hardest. And the IP's will fight for you to get what you want, if you put in the hard work. The morale of the story; if you want T-1's out of Whiting, you'll most likely get T-1's. Everyone I’ve seen put down T-1’s has got them. Hope that helps... [ 04. April 2004, 19:40: Message edited by: mmkk111 ]

I wouldn't get to crazy with your preparation. You'll soon find out that the way you fly in the civilian world and the way the military does it are two different evils (sts). Just work on your basic airwork, get comfortable on the radios, and try not to learn any bad habits ! They are going to teach you everything you need to know, so don't sweat it too much! Conrats on your slot, have fun and fly safe... Mark

Have any of you guys had big problems with airsickness? I'm going through UPT at Whiting Field with the Navy. I've been sick on 6 out of 7 flights. I've gotten meds from the flight doc and made it through one flight, but got sick on my flight today (27 Feb) with the meds. I've taken all of the advice from the flight doc (eating 1 hour prior to flying, getting enough rest, slow movements in the cockpit, sucking on the O2, etc....), but it doesn't seem to work. I'm going to see the Doc again on Monday and I'm assuming they'll spin the crap out of me. I was just wondering if anybody here on the board has had any abnormal experiences with airsickness. I never got sick during IFT, which is why I'm surprised I'm having a problem now. I can make it through about 90% of the flight and then it happens on the way home when we pick up course rules. Also, if the IP demos a maneuver and starts yanking and banking, it gets me all stirred up. It's getting very discouraging. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks all, sorry for the long post, Mark