HuggyU2

That video was hard to watch. I was actually embarrassed for those guys. No wonder Maestro doesn't want people to see it.

I've never understood the CAF's reluctance to do a touch-and-go, and to settle for a low approach.

Maybe not tactical... ... but at $412M, you still have got to bring a Code 1 jet back Code 1.

Quit being such a pussy, and go to the gym.

Cambridge is excellent.

How was it? One of our Beale guys came out there for the Friday event.

Good find. One of the classic war pics. I'd wondered what happened to her. Fascinating story. Everyone who goes through Randolph should take the time to go through the 560th. It is excellent. I had the privilege of helping to organize the POW/MIA Reunion for 3 years. Interacting with these guys has been a highlight of my life. If you do stop through, there is a small room that's the size of a Vietnamese prison cell, and has some artifacts. Ask around and maybe they will open it for you. Maj Todd 'Monkeyboy' Ernst is still there, I think, and he did a lot to improve the exhibit over the last 10 years. Definitely go see it.

Holy shit, they use a lot of exclamation points in their emails!!!!!!!!!!! I can hear the excitement in their typing-voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

M2 / Mods, If skibum doesn't get a 3 month ban/probation for that post, there is something majorly wrong around here.

Had I been drinking beer when I saw the previous post, it would have shot out both nostrils.

That in no way forces something to pass the litmus test for me. I can think of a few things that, while I may have to accept them on legal grounds, I won't argue are a good idea.

I would recommend a solo flight to all prospective suicides. It tends to make clear the issue of whether one enjoys being alive or not. — T. H. White, ' England Have My Bones,' 1936

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2012/05/28/153582693/vintage-spy-plane-gives-high-tech-drone-a-run-for-its-money

Lots of folks don't like Del Rio, as per the posts above. Got it. I lived there 4 years and had a blast. Learned to wind surf and ski, explored a lot of SW Texas via car,... ... and met a lot of locals. These folks are typical, nice, conservative Texas folk. Show them some genuine kindness, and they will respond better than most folks in most parts of the country. You'll get invited to some nice stuff, to include hunting with them and their friends, etc... Yep, it isn't New York. But then again,... it isn't New York (thankfully). I have very fond memories of Del Rio. You can show up and bitch about it for a year ... or four. Or you can accept it, make it a great time, and have some great stories for the bar of your follow on assignment. Oh yeah... don't act like a yankee jackass.

This phrase is key. In aviation (and certainly many other career fields), your ability to have a large and diverse network will get you more places... far more... than your resume. Until you figure this out and capitalize on it, you will be at the mercy of "the number of hours you flew". And as we all know, while being the easiest way to give some sort of filter on "who is most qualified", "number of hours" is also the least accurate measure of someone's aviation ability.

g2s, Yes, that is what AFPC is saying: If you are 11B or 11F, we cannot interview you. That said... ... I've been around here long enough to know that this will change. Maybe in a month, maybe in six. But it will change. Nothing says you cannot apply. Maybe you will get your Wing CC's recommendation letter,... maybe not. But with or without it, you can still apply.

guineapigfury, You should give a mea maxima culpa for your post. Certainly, you thought it would come across funny. It didn't.

Or getting your nugget shaved.

And what did we learn today?

Best quote I've heard in weeks! Hope you don't mind if I steal it for some laughs.

That one should be a CBT in and of itself for OSI: how to ruin someone's career over their release of non-classified information that they were authorized to discuss.

Hey, don't go out on a limb, now.

Just to reiterate what runnerdm6 posted: NO T-38 experience required. This has been an "urban legend" and has caused a number of pilots not to apply.

Call Maj Bartholomew at Beale: DSN 368.4447. He might have some info. We hired a few 11F's over the last 18 months, and with the "fighter pilot shortage", that community is off limits. In the past, I've seen it die off after a few months,... but this is significantly more "robust". Bombers: it started about 4 years ago when we tried to hire an Elsworth B-1 pilot, and got shut down. It got flag officer attention. Then we had a B-52 guy turned down by AFPC. Again, up the chain of command. I've been out of the Recruiting side of the house the last 2 years, and am not current on the latest... but that's some history for you.

Swanee, What's the Navy's rules on VFR flight not on an MTR in the T-45? How low? How fast? What else?