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I don't think this has ever been posted on here before. There's 32 pages of posts, so it might be alot to tackle in one reading. Some are pretty stupid, and repeats, but some were hilarious. If anyone wants to, feel free to add more to the baseops webpage. https://www.airlinepilotforums.com/showthread.php?t=2263

99.69 percent of the time...........Fat Tire drinker=Zoo Grad. I guess it's the only beer they serve up there?

Damn. If I knew this kid was coming to Sheppard, I'd stick around another 6 months just to make fun of him everyday. Nice work there, Leo.

Here's the link for the page for the Direct Commission Aviator program (if you're already a mil pilot) https://www.gocoastguard.com/dc/dcprograms/dca.htm

TWO! I'd take a early perch over a late perch any day of the week.......

Just saw the T-bird flyby...weather at OVC006....did they look a little low to anyone else? :D

Newbie EvilEagle is (shock!) an Eagle driver.....which is why he called it a FF and not a Viper.

I've heard the machine gun several times in the Tweet, but 2 new ones I heard at the Nellis airshow in November (in reference to the pitot tube): 1) One mom explaining to her kids: "See that pointy thing right there? (insert STS) They fly really low and spear things with it and 2) Is that a candycane? :rolleyes:

What? That panel doesn't have anything on the tweet! :D

Why, so you can get a Camaro?

Toro is pretty much spot on with all of his comments. The overall grade for your sortie does not matter......it's the individual grades for the ride that go into your score....albeit a pretty small portion. The biggest chunk of it comes (sts) from your checkrides. And yes, you are right, all of your grades ARE very subjective. While all of us IPs try to grade again the Phase Training Standards (Toro, MIF just lists each item to be accomplished and what grade it needs to be by end of block....PTS actually defines numbers such as airspeed +- 10KIAS, etc), it's the grey areas that are up to our interpretation. And, unfortunately for you, those grey areas usually make up about 90% of the sortie....very rarely is anything black and white. That's why we get paid the big bucks..to make those decisions. No shlt? EVERY one? Or even almost every one? You all really give marginals out at the beginning of a phase? So basically, you expect them to be proficient in them that early...no learning curve? Hmmmm....... Either way, unless they really do give all marginals at the beginning of a phase(NOT how we do it at Sheppard), your USEM/SELO should have definately told you if you received a marginal.... [ 05. January 2007, 07:29: Message edited by: ENJJPT IP ]

Out of curiosity, what heavy USAF aircraft are equipped for better than CAT 1?

Fast? Try saying that once at any speed! :D

Toro, Hoser.....any chance one of you are the lucky ones who get to fly this kid?

Similar to what M2 posted, but with a couple of pics... https://www.lockheedmartin.com/pressrelease/F-35.html

Definately needs to be sent to all the big media sites.... Nicely done rotorhead!

Wow. How does buzzing his house in a CAP 172 = you are a closet dweller? How about some contact info for him?!?!? :D

ENJJPT 07-02 F-15E X 2 F-16 X 3 A-10 X 4 T-37 T-38 B-1 X 2 B-52 X 2 C-21 (A-10 guard unit BRACed to 21s)

FWIW....just so you know, had people kept this in our squadron (where it belonged), this whole thing would have been a lot less severe than it's going to be. Not saying those involved do or don't deserve the punishment they're going to get.....but next time you go around sharing a story like this, stop and think.....you might be sealing someone else's grave.

Sorry Xtnder, I couldn't live with myself if anyone else had to suffer through that.

Somewhat related question.....who does or doesn't fly with your wedding ring on (if applicable)?

Sigh......people get to leave AETC? What? How? As for the whole Columbus thing, I'm gonna go with the "he who is without sin cast the first stone." I ain't gonna throw it, and if you're all as honest as some of you are claiming to be, I bet no one else will, either. For all you "black-and-white-there-is-no-grey" future ENJJPT types, remind me who you are when I'm giving you a checkride......I'll grade you accordingly...and you'll wish you wouldn't have said that! Me thinks OL'Patch and Rainman are twins. :D EDIT: spelling [ 10. June 2006, 22:14: Message edited by: ENJJPT IP ]

I have it right now for my base house here at Sheppard...through USAA.....its about 140 bucks per year for about 40k of insurance. For an extra 3 bucks a month, I bought computer insurance...came in handy when I shattered my new laptop behind the seat in the Tweet. Repair bill: $500. My cost: $0.00. So it pretty much paid for itself right there. I highly recommend it.....and its really easy to set up if you already use USAA.

If anyone knows the name of the Lt who wrote that e-mail.....please PM me and let me know it......I'd like to talk to him!

Damn it Chuck! Thats what I was gonna say! Less regulations!