JeremiahWeed
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The BA crash was due to a fuel/oil heat exchanger problem unique to the Rolls Royce engines on the 777. These Asiana birds have Pratts.Looks eerily like the BA 777 crash at Heathrow in 2008. It looks like they barely made the pavement.
Strictly an observation.
Tails probably tend to do that when you slap them on a rock breakwater short of the runway. I'm not a safety guy but what's more likely: An error flying a visual approach after a ~12+ hour flight when you probably use an ILS on 95% of your landings or something catastrophic in the last 200' of the same12+ hour flight that causes the tail to fall off?Always possible, but supposedly the company has a very good safety record.
My interest, as a safety dude, is in the fact that the tail is off aft of the doors and just prior to the horizontal stab.
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Glideslopes for both 28L & 28R have been OTS in the NOTAMS since 1 Jun. Possible poorly flown visual approach?
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Also, the name ArtOfWar is incredibly toolish. If you continue posting, I suggest you get something like MaleNestingInstict.
This was awesome! Made me laugh out loud.
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Let's say by the age of 35, will I be able to have a child and keep them in one place?
I am willing to sacrifice anything to fly except a normal family life. (If I can achieve a normal family life by the age of ~35 though...I can manage.)
Have a child by 35 - not a problem (assuming you find someone to make it happen with). Keeping them in one place? Highly doubtful unless you end up in the Guard/Reserves.
"Normal family life" is very subjective. Does that mean home every night for dinner and weekends off for family activities? A full 20 year active duty career as a pilot usually has highs and lows of "normalcy". You may spend a 3 year tour teaching at a UPT base or your aircraft's "schoolhouse" and have opportunities to be home for dinner most nights and off every weekend (if that's normal you). Other times you may be deployed or TDY (on temporary duty away from home base) more months than you are home. There are 1 year remote tours (unaccompanied - i.e. no family with you) that could drive things far from "normal".
If you serve your UPT commitment, get out (probably around age 35 for most who start UPT after college) and go full time Guard/Reserves, you might be able to swing more “normalcy” out of life in general. That is, unless your Guard unit changes aircraft or closes. Don’t go to the airlines – no normal life there.
Generally speaking, the military lifestyle is full of sacrifices. Starting things out with a line in the sand over certain sacrifices you’re unwilling to make probably isn’t realistic. Plenty of families make it work but it’s not completely painless. Trying to predict what choices you may have ~15 years from now is impossible for most people – never mind a future military pilot hopeful who has no idea: if he’ll finish ROTC, get a pilot slot, get wings, what aircraft he’ll fly, etc.
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I never flew with Gork but I overlapped with him at PSAB back in '97 while he was commanding the Mountain Home C-model squadron. Seemed like a good commander then and appeared to have the genuine respect of his pilots. Hopefully he avoided the flag officer lobotomy.
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Possibly configured on the left side of cranium for a user who is a "righty", thus allowing a clear view and unrestrained right arm movement during the money shot?Wonder why they mounted the camera upside down?
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I know I've always heard it in the last part of "Dear Mom"...
Dear Mom, your son is dead. He bought the farm today.
He crashed his OV-10 on Ho Chi Min's highway.
It was a rocket pass and then he busted his ass.
Him, Him, F--k Him
How did he go?----Straight In
What was he doing?----169
Indicated?
It’s also the last line to the Skydiver's Hymn -
Here's to him, to him, to him
Here's to him, the best of him all.
He eats it, he beats it, he often mistreats it,
Here's to him, the best of them all.
Him, him, ###### him!
Fighter Pilots TDY somewhere:
Pilot #1: "I'm missing church today."
Pilot #2: "Aw. Let's all sing him a hymn."
All: "Him, him. F--k him"
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Col Graff has been the Wing King for a little over 24 hours. Talk about a job welcome.
"Oldness" has officially set in. Graff was one of my students in the Eagle at Tyndall.
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Not really sure what your agenda is. At least three people in just this small group have already said they know about this, including one who told the actual story. You can either accept it as true, or get the ###### over it. Either way, I don't care.
I'll be the fourth. It definitely happened. One of the shooters was in my Guard squadron and I've heard him tell the story at least twice.
At the time, he was flying with the 58th Gorillas out of Eglin. When you hear the story, the actual strafing comes across as very impromptu and unplanned. They saw the targets of opportunity and gave it a try. I'm pretty sure he said they coordinated with someone in the command structure prior to rolling in. Although, I doubt anyone was spring loaded to say no to much at that point in the war. There are some comic moments when he bottoms out of his pass below a ridge and can see some guys with AK type weapons shooting down at him as he blasts between a couple of building on the airfield bouncing flares off the ground behind him.
I got the impression that the feedback they got on the whole risk/reward aspect of the effort was not real positive. Maybe something like the Coach in "Major League"....... "Nice catch, Hayes, don't ever ######in' do it again".
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Do you guys have some sort of A/G gun sight/cross or do you use your A/A (RATR?)?
Unless something has changed in the last few years, all we have is a depressible "iron" sight. No HUD symbology for A/G gun.
Hacker,
Does the E-model have the same 2-degree up-cant on the gun as the C-model? If so, doesn't that make strafe quite a bit harder?
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It's just a border...we don't really care about securing borders, do we?
Not as long as they come in and vote democrat.
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Crew chief stop putting out that day or something?
Yup - she was OTR.
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On most of these forums, a "troll" is someone posting to create controversy or stir the pot. Not my intent.
I profess a non-mainstream point of view and throw in a little sarcasm for fun and the easy route is to throw a label at me. You want differing opinions and frank discussion here or do we need to tow the line? My delivery could have used some improvement, I'll admit. I was having a pretty shitty day. Enough excuses. I apologize for my "trollness".
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Austrian? G'day mate!
Yes, Austrian....... as in from Austria. East of Switzerland, South of Germany, got some big mountains, Sound of Music, anything ringing a bell here...Mate?
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But I'm sure you said the same thing about Chuck Yeager, back in those days as well.
I didn't have much to say about Chuck back then, since my father was only 6 when Chuck hit Mach 1. I'm pretty sure even I would have been able to recognize the amazing feats he accomplished.
This kind of stuff is good for America. Innovation, pushing the limits, breaking records, et al, it's what we've gone away from in the last twenty years due to the pussification of America.
Great - and we all know nothing "unpussifies" America like an Austrian base jumper risking it all while being sponsored by an Austrian energy drink company.
All joking aside, I'll take a look at the link you posted. Maybe I'll change my mind.
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Damn dude.
Yeah, I know - pretty heartless. I've got zero sympathy for these thrill seeking idiots who produce nothing other than some self promotion. Joseph Kittinger was a true pioneer 52+ years ago. Since his jumps astronauts have been to the moon, space walked multiple times and pretty much done anything else you might need to do in a full pressure suit. It's all been done and the state of the art equipment Felix is using has been proven over a half-century.
This guy deserves about as much recognition as the airline pilots who flew the same route as Lindbergh yesterday from NY to France.
Sigh. I really wish that the people who don't care about this so much to go out of their way to comment on it would at least base their disdain on some informed/legitimate inferences.
Just having a little fun, lighten up. I'm just using the information Felix and his bunch posted on his website. By all means, enlighten us with your "inferences".
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Yawn........ If they finally do it, I hope the video is better than the ones from their test jumps.
As I peruse the website, I laughed when I noticed they say he will "attempt to break the sound barrier" in free fall. It's not like he's got much influence on that. What's he going to do, kick his legs really hard just to be sure? I'd be more impressed if he could avoid going super, actually.
They're claiming that this is helping to develop the next generation of space suits. I'm a little fuzzy on why you need to parachute from 120 grand to do that. Just another guy with too much time on his hands. If his chute doesn't open, maybe he'll land somewhere close to where Steve Fossett crashed.
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Check....but as JW eloquently stated...there is something to the notion of being a quiet humble ass kicker.
Back on the new book subject for a sec........ Just wondering if anyone who has read the book could tell me if the author remembered to mention his inadvertant AIM-9 launch that went through the middle of a 4-ship of Torrejon F-16s. The post mission interaction between those involved was "spirited" to say the least.
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Thanks for the perspective Rainman. I can’t say that I disagree with anything you posted. I was holding off on jumping on the “dog-pile” (sts) but I can’t any longer. I will not buy the book but I did skim the stuff available on line.
I flew an F-15C on the same 19 Jan Desert Storm mission out of Incirlik AB that 2-dogs describes as he opens his “Elephant” chapter. There was only one daylight strike that day and I remember seeing him in the brief. I may try to find the book in a bookstore someday just to see if his description jives with mine. I was just another 1Lt wingman and we had no interaction that day or on the multiple missions that followed. I doubt if he would even know me.
The reason I remembered him that day is because I went to field training at Eglin with him and his act there was difficult to forget. I remember him as the A&M guy who wore his hat weird. It was down so far on his brow I thought he might walk into a tree if he wasn’t careful. It also had the back in a fighter pilot “crunch” but just a little. It wasn’t enough to warrant correction but looking back it was obvious what was going on. Not a pilot candidate at the time, I had no clue that it was intentional or what if meant.
The most notable event was during some kind of classroom meeting with a current F-15 1Lt wingman. I’m sure it was designed to get a recently commissioned, new guy perspective on life in the AF as a pilot. 2-dogs asked the guy, “What’s the best thing about being an F-15 pilot”. The Lt gave a pretty lengthy answer about the jet, its mission/capabilities and throws in a goofy line about getting all the girls in the bar. 2-dogs responds with a simple “Good”, as in “Good, that's what I thought and I’ll be joining you soon – I just need to get through the formalities like ROTC, UPT and RTU.” The Lt just shook his head as a few of us rolled our eyes in disbelief.
I guess he got his second choice out of UPT.
I’m sure we all have moments during our college years and even early in our AF career that show a lack of maturity or perspective. I was going to put these events into that category but it certainly sounds like he hasn’t changed much.
It’s too bad, really. Like you said, Rainman, there’s probably a good story here but the overall delivery is truly lacking. Those of us who’ve “been there” during the last 21 years and seen the same war zones aren’t as easily dazzled as the general public. I guess I’ve always subscribed to the quiet confidence theory. The more you try to tell everyone how great you are, the more you sound like you’re trying to convince yourself, IMO. Being a fighter pilot isn’t a blank check to act like an arrogant prick (although there are plenty who choose that option). Let your actions and results speak for you. It sounds like 2-dogs has some of both, too bad he chose this method to put them out there.
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C'mon man. Not everyone.
Far fewer after this douchemanlike conduct.
I have no dog in this fight. I'm truly curious about your opinion, Rainman.
Is it the man, the conflicts/wars (i.e. clubbing baby seals, etc), the book, or all/some of the above?
Plenty of Vietnam era pilots who aren't on par with Robin Olds wrote what I consider very good books as their careers wound down. Thud Ridge, Pak Six, My Secret War to name just a few. Was writing those books "douchemanlike" too or do you see this situation differently?
Thanks.
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And then there's this guy who bolted out of the theater leaving his two kids and girlfreind behind. I'm trying hard not to judge but Sweet Feathery Jesus...
http://www.huffingto..._n_1691332.html
What the ____ is anyone doing at a midnight showing of a Batman movie (PG-13) with a 4-year old and an infant. This guy is an idiot on several levels.
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So we were cruising around the world with FRED last week watching the dots pass us by on the NAV display. The opposite direction was pretty busy so we were chatting about planes passing 1k' directly overhead when an Emirates A380 wizzed past. The mic keyed and we heard in a calm (American, strangely) voice "we're bigger than you." We cracked up, but sadly, yes, that's a huge-ass plane. Our only consolation is that our tail won't fall off...
This is best related in person so you can try to do it with an Australian accent.
The Aussies call the -380 the "Flying V@gina" (pronounced "Floying Vagoyna" in Australian).......... Not much to look at but quite nice once you're inside.
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It was. How hard is it commuting to ANC?
Standard fighter pilot answer – it depends….
Fedex has regular direct flights between ANC and MEM, IND, EWR, OAK and SEA. So, if you can get yourself to one of those airports fairly easily, it’s pretty painless getting there/back. The best scenario would be if you could drive to one of these airports. The next option would be taking a Fedex flight from your home airport to one of these locations and connecting. These flights normally depart around 0300L and arrive around 0700-0800L in ANC.
Having some regular pax carriers as occasional backups can help too. Alaska Airlines flies year round to ANC non-stop from ORD, DEN, LAX, PDT and SEA. They also have a number of connections from points further east through these cities. We get a good discount on them through our corporate travel department, so if you have to buy an occasional ticket it’s usually $400 or less for one-way, first class. If you have extra $$ in your travel bank, you can get Fedex to cover the ticket.
Most of the other pax carriers provide seasonal summer service from around Jun-Sep. Some may go year round but I’m not sure.
Generally speaking, unless you’re coming out of someplace close like SEA, you’re not going to want to make the commute more than twice a month. Once you get some seniority (or you’re just lucky w/ trip trading), you can get trips that start or end (or both) with deadheads to another city. I usually only go up once a month and fly one big trip (or series of trips) unless I have trips with deadheads. I’m at about the 60% point for seniority in ANC and things are very manageable for me. I was able to make it work even when I was at 90% and stuck on reserve.
Even as a junior guy there, the options to massage your schedule are pretty good. If you’re on reserve, there are many reserve schedules with one big block of work days and more with two blocks.
Typical trips from ANC are to Asia with a small number to the lower 48 and back or occasionally on to Europe. The best commuting scenario (other than deadheads) would be a late afternoon/evening departure. You could arrive on the jumpseat that morning, go to the hotel for 6-8 hours and show for your trip that same day. Worst case is a morning departure. You’ll be arriving in ANC the day before and have about 24 hours until your show time (not a bad thing in the summer if you like to fish or hike).
Most trips return to ANC around noon local time. The flights to the lower 48 you’ll want to jumpseat on leave around 1500L. So, you hang for a few hours and then start making your way home. The nice thing about jumpseating to ANC is that the bunks on 777 and MD-11s are unused on those flights. You can jump in the rack and get some decent sleep going in either direction. Worst case, the MD-11 has no bunk and you’re sleeping on a floor mat. That’s still way better than any first class seat on a pax carrier and the food is better.
Eventually, when you can hold a decent schedule, you don’t even need a crash pad. Hotels have cheap crew rates and 2-3 nights per month (I usually buy one night unless it’s a training month) are still cheaper than most crash pads. The hotels provide transpo to the airport so you don’t have to manage a car up there. You can imagine that hassle that comes with leaving a car parked in ANC for a week or two unused while you’re on days off. Overall, my commuting expenses are far less in ANC than they were when I commuted to MEM.
Being a new hire commuting to ANC won’t be pain free. Unless things totally stagnate, I think the pain would be manageable and reasonably short. Going to MEM as a new-hire with ANC as a follow-on after you’ve been here a few years is another option. If your family situation isn’t conducive to you being gone for 1-2 weeks each time you leave, then commuting to ANC probably isn’t for you.
Maybe more info than you were looking for but hopefully it helps.
JW
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JW - craniums up, merge plot noob/troll.
Copy. Thanks.
Maybe the info will be useful to someone else.
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