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reading the title of this thread, I was thinking the exact same thing. I say "flight lead" around work and the bros roll their eyes...

I'd try to get your 'Hog now, if you can. Nothing says you're "guaranteed" to get a hog after your time as a FAIP.

Cool -- I'm going to check it out soon with our CATM guys. Thanks for the help. Any more details on the new qual course? Cranium shots? Sweet.

Say I wanted to walk over to the friendly SF shack and qualify on the M-9. Anyone know how to go about this or any details? Specifically, is it limited to those deploying, or can anyone just walk over and get it done? Also, what are the requirements for qualifiying / marksman? I'm full of questions 'cause I've been shooting now for about a year with my H&K, and I want to make it official that I know how to shoot. Thanks in advance.

I find this picture funny for some reason... "Now, according to this TPC, I parked the jet over there..."

BTW, congrats on finishing PIT. I just finished on Thurs, and I hit the line tomorrow with studs. That'll be exciting...a 2Lt teaching another 2Lt how to fly Fluid Manuevering. Oh, and the other LT might be German/Italian/Dutch...

Nah man...I just asked the same question on flightinfo.com and everyone there said no. I guess an FAA CFI is a lot different than a T-38 IP. It's ghey, though. I think there's a practical test/ground eval/checkride that has to be taken. I have no idea what the hour requirements are, though.

^what he said. I wanna know about FLYING with UNDER ARMOUR... ...NOT going to ROTC day-camp. Post that crap in the ROTC forums, PLEASE, and let us talk about the manly business of flying in here. Thank you, that is all. Good night.

You won't be able to wear it for field training. Nothing but standard issue brown shirts while you're there. I went back as a CTA and wore it, though. It's the sh!t.

I've seen a lot of people around work wearing "under armour" shirts under their bags. Ever seen the stuff? Really thin fabric...like a polyester/spandex blend that's supposed to keep you cool and wick water away from your body and keep you dry when you're sweating. Well, I know that dudes in Iraq are lovin the stuff for under their BDUs, and professional athletes totally swear by it. I used to wear it as an under shirt when I'd run a lot, and I loved it. What about pilots? As far as safety, I've heard two schools of thought. Some people think that the flammability factor isn't really huge when you have a nomex bag over it, but our local flight docs aren't huge on it. I was asking a flight doc about it last week, and he pretty much yelled at me for even bringing it up. I quote: "That stuff melts. I'd hate to get to your crash site and have to peel that off your penis." <---DIRECT QUOTE :eek: :eek: So what's the word? Anyone wear it on a regular basis?

Yeah, you'll be authorized. I'm a "ROTC Nazi" (btw, not a phrase you'd want to continue using if you're on the way to ENJJPT) too, and I wear it. For your edification, the Virtual MPF website will actually display a graphic of what your ribbon rack should look like, given their record of your authorized awards/decs. It's kind of cool, especially for aviators who are NEVER in blues... "crap...gotta be in service dress tomorrow...what's my rack (sts) supposed to look like again?" Imagine that: something out of the MPF that actually makes my life EASIER. Feel the ground, as it's cold. Hell has frozen over

^now THAT's a story!

Bishop -- this is a good idea. Back in college, when the memo-writing was in full swing, I used to use a similar template. I know some units actually put a common letterhead on the network drive, for all to access.

There's plenty of AGSM training, visits to the centrifuge, and plenty of discussion about G awareness. I suppose that you get extra special treatment in UPT if you demonstrate a lack of tolerance to the Gs. Most dudes don't have a problem with it, though.

I flew with the visor only, but I know a lot of dudes who fly with sunglasses. Many people just fly with whatever they want. I have no idea what the rules are on that, though... As far as the chaw, just about every guy at work who likes it chews all the time. The boss doesn't really care, and I've never seen anyone pitch a b!tch about it...chew away, but spit into an empty coke can so no one can tell

ahhh...I know good CRM when I see it

digital is #1 for me after that, I look at durability and ease of use. It seems like half the guys I work with have these watches: https://www.casio.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=...t=MTG930DA%2D8V They're pretty much the sh!t, and I have one myself. Hacks with the Atomic Clock in Colorado every night, stopwatch, time memo feature (one button record of take off time or whatever), and an auto-backlight feature that rules. Just make sure you turn off the auto backlight before gettin busy with the girl...the indiglo can be blinding when it's really dark.

...here's a toast... Anyone find any details of the incident?

wow, I don't think we've ever talked about this before... EVER... SPS will do the switcheroo in '08 (if the steering committee gets its feces cohesive). We will be the last to switch.

Not to mention the 30 degrees of rudder deflection with the gear down... The combination of all that rudder authority and the high AOA at final approach speeds has a chance of flipping the jet on its back. It's one of the reasons we land the '38 in a crab with high crosswinds.

Any situation where lead has a problem...ie: lead's radar is broke, as Beaver said. And that song is hilarious. "Aw...F*CK IT...Fox three..."

YGBSM Hilarious. Thanks for making me just about choke on my Cheerios this morning. "You gotta specially request it..." That's laughable, man. Damn AETC.

The energy egg? That's different for every aircraft, my friend.

Back when I was in '38s (not too long ago), we had a guy in the flight who was so big he had a hard time fitting in the front 'pit of the '38. If you're familiar with the place, you realize that tall guys are always keying the mike on accident with their knee. This makes for some hilarity when they're executing a full-up AGSM or turning around to check 6 in an FM set. Well, we were all pre-solo (baby class, in fact), and we were terrorizing the pattern on a hot Friday afternoon at Sheppard. If you're familiar with the field, you know that the south-facing big runway (15R) has an early exit at taxiway Golf about 6000' down, and studs start landing well enough to exit there around the time they solo. Another factor is the fact that we were heavily inducted into the "so to speak" way of thinking early on in Phase III...so we'd use it just about anytime we could. So here we have 3 factors: Tall dude, proud that he can exit the runway at Golf on his full stop, and he's overconditioned to use STS whenever possible... I was in the pattern that day (on initial or something), and I hear this: "Sir, I'm going to get off here....*breathing*...LITERALLY." Made for an excellent story that night at the bar.

^yeah, they're sending some FAIPs to the F-117, as well. And, of course, the top brass at ENJJPT is convinced that one of their FAIPs will end up in the F/A-22 someday. Don't hold your breath, though