[TD-7]

Not a problem!

Thanks!

[TD-6]

You're coming here?? Sweet! Of course I'll be here! Who's this 'we' you speak of? PM me if you don't want to plaster names ll over the internet.

Just don't pull a repeat of your first test at ASBC...

[TD-6]

Yup, flight suits after the second day (blues before that). The DOSS website asks that you try to get 2 of them issued by your base, along with gloves and a summer-weight jacket. If you can't, they will give you all the stuff here. As for getting rank sewn on, if you get the stuff from your base, you need to get your rank and velcro sewn on yourself. They'll give you all your patches here.

As for the instructors, I would say it's probably a 50-50 split between prior military (mostly AF, but not all) and straight civilian. Regardless, they pretty much all have several thousand hours of flying time.

And thanks!!

[TD-5]

Yup, we use them to chair fly. That same room has a bunch of posters of the cockpit on the walls with chairs in front of them. If the cockpit trainers are full, we'll just sit in the chairs in front of the posters to do our thing.

[TD-4]

"Supervisor of Flying" (I think)

Whenever you go out to one of the training areas, you call "Tiger Traffic" and let them know where you are. The SOF monitors the frequency (It's an IFS IP who does it) and makes sure people are deconflicted. Also, if you have any problems or questions about regulations, you can call up "Furball" and they will answer you.

[TD-4]

ferraricommander is in my flight. He's right.

Unless you're flying solo, then instead of Tiger, your callsign is "Kitty". Seriously. The IPs think it's funny. And the SOF callsign is "Furball". Don't even get me started.

[In-processing day]

Yup, sure is. Most of the washouts are for flying they tell us. They rarely have people washout for academics.

They explain the maneuver, demonstrate the maneuver, then give you a limited number of tries to execute the maneuver within standards.

Don't mess it up!!