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Memorial Day is big down there.
Having a boat is key to Memorial Day weekend. If you go to Destin the channel will be wall to wall boats.
Navarre and P-cola Beach will have a ton as well.
They have a poker run from Destin to P-cola and back that is also fun, but I can't remember if it is Memorial Day weekend.
Whatever you do, bring your stunt liver.
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Grandma is an understatement...it is only 8 miles!Originally posted by g2s:CH, I haven't been able to do the drive from VPS to HRT in under 25 minutes since '02. Traffic is way too bad. I do drive like a grandma though, so that could explain it.
Which way do you go?
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Lots of good places over in P-cola as well. A bit of a drive, but worth it to checkout P-cola beach on a weekend. Saturday and Sunday afternoons make sure to stop by Juana's out on Navarre Beach. Lots of chicks playing beach volleyball.
I used to put my boat in a Jaunas and Ski on the other side of the birdge. If a storm came long (like it does almost everyday in the summer), I just drove the boat right up and parked it on the beach in front of Juana's...run inside and start drinking.
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I hate that place...Originally posted by toastychicken:The piano bar "Howl at the Moon" on beachside was worth the money. Great entertainment, even if the jack and cokes cost $7.
Lots of good bars all up and down the beach.
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A best kept secret when visiting Fort Walton is the VOQ at Hurlburt. Recently remodeled and much nicer than Eglin. Hurlburt is only ten minutes from Eglin and much closer to the beach.
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We need a few more your boss.
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Another question for controller types - what is your current experience level for the ATC force?
When I was doing the Stan/Eval gig I used to attend a monthly meeting with the controllers and airfield ops folks. In the 2000 time frame the Chief over in RAPCON was telling us the USAF controller force was at it’s worst experience level ever. I don’t remember the figures but he was basically saying a majority of controllers were getting out after their first tour. He also told us the average experience level for controllers at Eglin RAPCON at the time was less than three years. Is this a continuing problem? I assume people leave for jobs with the FAA? I would assume deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, etc… are taking a toll as well?
***EDIT - I Posted this at the same time you posted your previous response. I will leave it incase there are one or two other things you can pick out. ***
[ 23. March 2006, 07:31: Message edited by: ClearedHot ]
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I read an interesting report about putting new engines on the B-52. There have been at least three major studies and a GAO REPORT that looked at the cost benefit of replacing the eight TF-33’s with four engines of another variant.
The USAF even arranged for private financing of the project (first time ever), where a third party lender would provide the money for the effort then take payment over time from the savings…almost like a municipal bond for the USAF.
The biggest roadblock to the project was the cost versus return. When the USAF did the analysis they computed the fuel savings based on the cost of delivering fuel to the aircraft via fuel truck. Using those cost figures, the fuel saved by using more efficient engines would NOT pay for the project. The GAO report mentioned above determined the USAF computed the fuel costs incorrectly. The GAO said that a large percentage of B-52 fuel is actually delivered via aerial tanker, which raises the delivery cost to 15 TIMES that of fuel truck delivery. Using that math, the effort would more than pay for itself.
I don’t know how the recent B-52 cuts will affect the math, but it would certainly save a lot of fuel to retire the TF-33 and going to something more efficient.
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Echo echo echo....Originally posted by drewpey:most of the profit made from AAFES goes back to the military in one fashion or the other. Mostly into MWR programs.
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The profit is given back in other areas. Most of the BX's will have a sign inside the front door describing how much they have given back to the base in the form of morale and welfare projects and construction.Originally posted by Karl:So what does AAFES do with that extra cash? pocket it? I bet they like that law.
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What gives is a law that protects local and small businessmen around military bases. The stipulates that AAFES gas station prices cannot be more that a certain percentage lower that an average of local gas stations.Originally posted by 509thBoom:Darn, I thought this was going a discussion on why the price at the AAFES pump is the same as the 7-11 outside the gate, yet we do not pay tax on it! Now what gives with that crap!
In some ways it sucks for us, but in general protects the community and local economy.
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I saw a wedge go from defensive to offensive in 6.9 seconds.
A bro in my UPT class is getting his formation check in the T-38. At the end of the flight we taxi clear and open the canopies. Suddenly a puff of smoke comes out of lead’s # 1 engine. Lead shuts down in place and we taxi to park nearby. When I get out of the jet I look over the check pilot is yelling at my bro. My bro tells me later that the Mx folks pulled a checklist out of the engine and the check pilot was giving him the jones… ‘
“You busted this ride, I can’t believe you let your checklist go down the intake”, at which point my bro responds.” Ah sir…, I have my checklist right here…where is yours?”
Wedge
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Yes Ma'am!Originally posted by Navtastic:...and I'm a chick. I don't have to like beer.
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Join the Navy.
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The washout rates varries for multiple reasons. When I went through UPT they were well over 30%, most of them in the T-37 phase. That being said, my class did not lose ANYONE.
Don't go to UPT with a percentage in your melon. You will have other things to worry about. Go there with a good work/study ethic, a great attitude, and use the desire that go you in the program, to get you to your wings.
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Nice...Originally posted by B-O-double-Z:That's about right. Actually, in the Reserves, we measure our X-country sorties in dollars, not hours.
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Bozz,
You better hurry, isn't KSHV to KSPS about a 6.0 in the Hog?
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OFDA “gates” are governed by AFI 11-401 (which was directed by congress).
The gates are basically a measuring posted established by congress to make sure that only deserving people collect flight pay.
There are basically three gates, all assume you remain medically qualified even if not flying;
Gate 1. If you accumulate 96 OFDA months by your 12th year of aviation service, you are guaranteed to receive flight pay until your 18th year of aviation service.
Gate 2. If you accumulate 120 OFDA months by your 18th year of aviation service, you are guaranteed to receive flight pay until your 22nd year of aviation service.
Gate 3. If you accumulate 144 OFDA months by your 18th year of aviation service, you are guaranteed to receive flight pay until your 25th year of aviation service.
There are waivers but they can only be pursued when you are within one year of losing your flight pay and they can be difficult to get. In my case, I will be pursing a waiver because I did the ASG program followed by an Airstaff tour.
[ 23. February 2006, 12:53: Message edited by: ClearedHot ]
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Hoser you are too lucky!Originally posted by Hoser:I was going to mention the GPS to Pease, but Scooter beat me to it.
There is a fix South of Boston Logan Intl (BOS 153/22) and the gods were shining on me the day I got to report "Crusader 3241V, DRUNK with Whiskey"
Hoser
Back at Moody the SQ/DO had the personality of a fence post and he was a stickler strict interpretation of the rules. One of his rules was using VCSL callsigns out of the book for cross-country trips. I was taking a plane to the desert and what do you think the book puked out…Fairy-69. I tried to convince the command post to give me the alternate, but the DO had already called the Command Post and ordered them not. So there I was crossing the pond, flying through Europe, and into Saudi using Fairy-69. It was the most depressing 4 days of my life.
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Classic ScooterOriginally posted by Scooter14:Not politically incorrect, and kind of dorky, but some terpster thought he was funny. Start at the western IAF and go all the way to the missed approach holding fix.
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Dropping the Boystown reset yesterday reminded me that we used to have a SID out of Laughlin called the Boystown Three. I always wondered how they got away with it for so long. I am checking the NIMA site right now, but I don't see the SID anymore (and the site is painfully slow).
I did however find the ILS RWY 36 at Hurlburt Fld which still has Sammy has the IAF. For those not familiar, Sammy’s is the local strip club three miles east of the base (So being sent to Sammy and hold is not necessarily a bad deal).
Anyone have any other examples?
[ 22. February 2006, 12:05: Message edited by: ClearedHot ]
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I thought CATS was more of an airdrop thing and it was the place to go for herk dudes back in the early 90's.
The 130 WIC turned into a chocolate mess in 2001 and left the weapons school domain as a result.
If CATS is focused on adding tactical knowledge, I am all for it, regardless of crew position or airframe.
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AWACKER Pilot at CATS?Originally posted by Carnal:Found this guy who has the same birthday as me... (And he went to CATS)
I understand sending the ABM to WIC, they are managing the fight (or trying to), but why do we send an E-3 pilot to CATS?
Are we trying to teach him or her how to run away if someone gets through the HAVA CAP.
AATTC at St. Joe
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