HuggyU2

The USAF Safe to Fly boot list has a handful of "authorized" boots. For those of y'all who actually wear any of them, which ones do you like? Which ones do you not like?

I'm wondering when Boeing's next delay will be announced. As of a year ago, plane didn't have an internal ladder, and the side of it wasn't stressed to hang a ladder on it.

I would guess you've been around long enough to have an idea.

And... let the speculation begin.

Newly released view of the inside of the cockpit of the advanced companion trainer for the B-21.

Radar contact...

Not sure I can trust someone who rolls their flightsuit sleeves above the elbow. WTF?

I'm sure there are plenty of folks here with first hand knowledge of his exploits.

The stories about this guy coming out of Laughlin are... incredible. I look forward to hearing about his upcoming FTU training.

So every one of the 535 are not striving to improve things? And Bone WSO is "myopic" after having served as a Legislative Fellow?

Don't. It's an inherently poor design: They put the tailwheel on the wrong end.

The chinese will buy it.

A good buddy of mine works as an aerobatic instructor for her. He has good things to say about her.

https://www.thefp.com/p/the-day-the-delusions-died-konstantin-kisin

https://theaviationgeekclub.com/video-when-a-us-navy-f-14-tomcat-shot-down-a-usaf-rf-4c-phantom-ii/amp/ Mike Ross went through T-38 PIT when I was an IP there. Good guy, good story. However, I heard his ejection injuries got worse with time.

Keep in mind: some of them actually vote. The pilot did not survive. https://www.walb.com/2023/09/14/1-dead-1-injured-fitzgerald-plane-crash/?fbclid=IwAR0tzps455x_jui85dKS_MhH9UyAWYf7SygcOHnI-ZmxOOw5oRmh3X_P-b4

When I was a T-38 PIT IP, we did formation touch-and-go's. They were a blast. And a great way to get the reps to get really good at them fairly quickly. I tried a few times to get them approved at Beale and it's 300' wide runway. Never could.

I hear all of the pointy-noses guys saying T-38 training needs to be more relevant to what they do. I imagine circling isn't a big priority in F-22 and F-35 real world ops. Probably not in the B-2 and upcoming B-21 either. There are only so many bananas in the UPT syllabus. Save circling for FTU if needed But bring back formation landings, you pussies!

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Having known people who have had false allegations levied against them, I'll hold off on my judgement of Maj Gen Stewart and see what the investigation comes up with.

Probably 3.5-4 months, IIRC. And there were quite a few more events/sorties than there are now. Also, the C-model flies about .1 shorter sorties than the A does.

A PCS... to learn how to instruct in the T-38? YGBSM.

Yes: they increased it from 167 to 194 pilots accepted for the early retirement. I'll be interested to see how many apply to another airline.