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LookieRookie

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  1. Lockheed would have delivered multiple T-50s within 6 months of contract award. not Prototypes, real working jets ready to execute iot&e then student sorties
  2. https://www.dvidshub.net/video/950666/air-force-standards-update-tabs-gen-david-w-allvin-air-force-chief-staff what a joke. Preaches a team and not being individualized with his nerd GO lightweight embroidered jacket with a nickname.
  3. y are u nazi tho? Fr fr, on god, skibididi toilet no rizz.
  4. He tap dances around the fact that he required pentagon officials to confirm any potus or secdef orders through him even though he has no command authority.
  5. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-pull-milleys-security-clearance-fox-reports-2025-01-28/ reuters article
  6. Well the whole premise was wrong. Of the 3 competitors, the T-7 was the only prototype and not in production COTS jet. There’s also a whole lot of problems with the T-7 which is why it can’t legally go into LRIP.
  7. I’ve talked about commercial training for ratings for a SGTO a bit before but here’s an actual AETC article talking about it. It’s the brain child of Matt Leard the AETC/A5/8. https://www.aetc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/4024636/us-air-force-partners-with-academia-industry-to-test-future-pilot-production-mo/ oh and the T-7 is still a dumpster fire. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-rejiggers-t-7-plan/
  8. What in the TikTok gen z did you do?
  9. Back to circa 2013-2014 when CBM had less than 10 flyable jets. every instrument sortie was a night sortie
  10. FMS/mil tech transfer has conditions and oversight by the US government. It’s not new to Ukraine
  11. For reference here is what the page looked like right before the election. https://web.archive.org/web/20241007193219/https://www.af.mil/Diversity/
  12. It will be tested above 1.0 but the USAF didn’t pay for it to be certified so the placard limit will be below it. it was a desired not required part of the contract. If we pay Boeing they will magic wand make it supersonic.
  13. I mean I appreciate Clark’s engagement; however, his MO is these kind of proposals.
  14. The whole everyone flying T-7s is a long way out. T-1 IPs will not fly T-7s because it makes absolutely no sense and no one will be in a T-1 billet by the time it’s opened to non-T-38 trained pilots. Not to mention it’s a type 1 high G aircraft so it needs a full up fuge profile and people are going to be going night night. Other than AFOTEC folks: the 19 AF IOT&E initial cadre are all fighter bubbas because that’s what’s needed. Edit 2: And yes there will eventually be some T-1 trained pilots in the 99th and other places. But that will be rarity. It will be for shiny pennies or test cases
  15. It’s called IPT and is part of FUPT which is the AETC/a5/8s brain child. It’s the whole plan of t-7s for everyone col or general leard
  16. There’s a huge bill to recapitalize the T-6. its not going to happen.
  17. Clark, I’ve always wondered, what is your background and were you a pilot?
  18. Post T-6, UPTs are recored to 11T1x with the x being t-1, t-7, t-38, th-1
  19. The T-38 like it did for decades
  20. Holloman is a train wreck for manpower and maintenance, who would have thought.
  21. no, ipt is different than ift. ipt is full faa checkrides. ya this is years out.
  22. I think it’s more a save face. Everything is about appearance and big blue loses face with a fired COMAFSOC by COMSOCOM.
  23. The T-7 is easier to fly than the T-38, but it is still is a fast mover. FWIW, I think IPT to T-7 a dumb idea. AETCs risks were all about losses to production but never anything about students morting themselves. There are also a lot of MAF dudes (no offense to them) making these decisions that have never flown fast jets in their life. And hindsight, for those of us who know you, your writing style doxx’d you years ago. hah
  24. not if there is a second buy that boeing makes all its money back with
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