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I completely agree. I've said it before and I'll say it again. Don't waste your time before UPT. You haven't had this type of training before so you won't be able to retain anything you study. There will be plenty of study time when you start. For now, start looking and the Boldface and Ops limits. That's all you need. HD

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The questions I'd ask: 1) What the F-CK were you thinking with those blueberry suits! Why can't you just use normal woodland camo with better material. 2) Why do the majority of active duty Herk squadrons fly 68 E-models with cracked wing boxes into combat daily while the reserves sit at home next to their H3s? HD [ 22. November 2004, 17:35: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

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Yep, it's called a whiz wheel, a tac plotter, and a JOG. Just razzin you bro. HD

The dude's just a pole smoker. Don't worry about him and all the other commie Mooreites. HD

That was ballsy to post the squadron info, with CAP OPSEC and all. J/K, Thanks for the post Tim. HD

I have yet to see a Herk that wasn't equipped with MLS. The main reason they are so seldomly flown is that the damn things are never working. HD

Good post Carribean. I tend to disagree. I think the two checkrides approach is better in that you get to focus on Qual first and then worry about Tac later. I think doing them seperately helps you bring out your A game. That's just me though. HD [ 12. November 2004, 04:23: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

PIQ is Pilot Initial Qual. You are trained in the left seat. CIQ is Copilot Initial Qual. You are trained in the right seat. PIQ is generally for prior qualified pilots. FAIPS, OSA guys, etc. Generally, all guys fresh out of UPT go through CIQ. However, The Rock is in transition and pretty soon, all new guys will be going through PIQ and AC qual will be done at your squadron. It looks like you're fresh out of Corpus, so I guess they already made the transition. December was the last I heard. Anyway, there isn't much difference between the two training approaches. One you finish the Rock, you'll still be gear-pigging it in the right seat with all of the other "naturally trained CPs". Anyway, the difference between Initial Qual and Mission Qual is that you have two distinct phases of training. Initial qual is just learing the Herk. Systems, EPs, instrument flight, VFR work, all the day to day stuff. After you take your Qual checkride and become an FP or FC, you'll start phase two. Mission Qual is the mission training. Single ship low-level, Vis Formation low-level, SKE formation, airdrops, NVGs, assaults. After that, you're an MP or MC. The thing to remember is that if you're a Horse, you'll complete the two phases seperately with two checkrides. If you're a Jody, you'll switch hit between Qual and Tac sorties and have only one long and painful checkride at the end. My advice, try to be a Horse. Life is much easier. Any other questions, fire away! HD [ 10. November 2004, 01:05: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

Right on Chuckie I guess that's why we get paid to fly and they don't. Unfortunately kids, the AF employs pilots who take risks to complete the mission, not pilots who take risks at the expense of the mission. Do me a favor and say "Hi" to those guys wearing the white surgical gloves and the blue raincoats with a yellow "NTSB" on the back. HD

Dude, don't post on things you know nothing about. It may not look difficult, but I'll bet you sure as hell can't do it yet. There's an load more to form than you may think. HD

The Mishap Pilot quoted: "Dont be hating on my Pilot skizillz" Guys seriously, I know you think you know shit right now, but you need to run that idea through the good old ORM system. If you have not been training in any type of formation flying, you have no business doing it. Not to mention that you'll be busting a few FARs while you're at it. Keep your asses alive for now, there will be plenty of formation for you in UPT. HD

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FYI TAC AIRLIFTERS in WWII (DC-3) also had the crush going on. So I say, you bomber boys wear the "TAC AIR CRUSH" wrong. Just razzing you dewey! HD

C-21, that all I hear about with the pups these days. GO TAC AIR! (plug) HD

Some of the best ones I've heard. Out in the MOA one day at Vance AFB: Student Pilot: All right Sir, I've got On-Normal-Normal, good blinker, good pressure, zero-delay disconnected.....oh fuh(end) Instructor somewhere else in the Area: "Roger, my visor's down, how about you?" Holding short at NAS Corpus Christi waiting on a C-5 to turn around and back taxi to a perpendicular runway: Tower: Montana 423 Position and hold runway 34, traffic is a C-5 on back taxi. Lead: On to hold and ummmmmmmm.........traffic in sight. In the MOA at Vance AFB during formation phase. Italian student (very garbled): Wire 12 break out! wingman: Two another plane: Two another plane: Two another plane: Two

I actually agree with Metalhead. There are way too many posts on the General Discussion that start with I need Help, How are these scores, and What are my chances. This crap belongs on the Pilot Selection Process board. I'm just tired of boring threads that aren't fun to read. That's why I stay out of the Process forum. but seriously the General Discussion has been sucking lately to with a slew of unimaginative re-tread posts. And I don't mind if someone posts political stuff over here so long as he is one of us and not a Savage dork. I hate those Savagies. HD

I've just gotta say: This thread is the most pointless ever! HD [ 24. September 2004, 05:44: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

Great, here come the Savageies again. HD

Michael Moore is a ****ing moron. HD

Regarding your Tac Airlift question, yes we do have a weapons school. CADS - Combat Aerial Delivery School. The Patch says USAF Mobility Weapons School. HD

There are a few different names, but only two actual types of UPT: SUPT and ENJJPT Basic difference is SUPT is specialized. This means that you start primary in the T-37 or T-6, then track select to either fighter/bomber, tanker/airlift, T-44, or Helos. You then complete UPT in your specialized track. ENJJPT is NATO training. Primary in the T-37, advanced in the T-38. No chances of Herks, Heavys, or Helos. UPT is just a moniker the air force uses that is used to cover any and all types of undergraduate pilot training in the Air Force. For example, both an SUPT graduate and an ENJJPT graduate will say "When I was back in UPT". It's just a common term. JSUPT is a joint Air Force/Army pilot training conducted at both Vance AFB and NAS Pensacola. Basically the AF sends some students to the Navy and the Navy sends some students to the Air Force to train. That's the only difference between SUPT and JSUPT. HD [ 12. September 2004, 05:38: Message edited by: HercDriver24 ]

What are you complaining about? Viper to Herc is one good transition! HD

You'll be issued a Dash One at UPT. Don't worry about it yet. HD