Techsan

Looks like another swift kick to the nuts.

11Fs are getting hooked up.

Sounds legit...especially coming from a bro.

Cause you gotta feed the feral cats that eat the rats.

I guess your perspective in the AF really depends on your community because in mine, I would say most guys in mine are in the stay till 20 category, however about 75% are considering not taking the bonus in exchange for the ability to punch if the next assignment involves a UAV or a 365. I really would like to know what the percentages are of those that are completely fed up with the AF and those who aren't. If I was a young guy reading most of the threads here, I would be pretty scared about joining up. I guess I haven't been kicked in the balls hard enough to share the same sentiment of a lot of guys here.

Yeah, what is wrong with VHF? Especially if 90% of the other traffic out there is using the same. Even when using UHF, we would try & pull up the associated VHF freq...not necessarily to prevent stepping on the airline bubbas, but more for the added SA of hearing everyone else out there.

Wow. That Okie wasn't too smart though.

Not in the 89th.

Not necessarily, as my unit was several O-5s that have gone 20 without a single nonflying assignment. My current flying assignment will just about take me to 15 yrs of straight flying. 50/50 chance of a staff/flying gig next. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Brand new 2LTs should know this as well. Hell, anyone that wears the uniform should know that it is like any other job out there where its not guaranteed. Personally, I am strongly considering taking the bonus if and when it comes. My nuts have been kicked in very minimally these last 12 yrs, so Im thinking another 8 couldn't be that bad. (Famous last words, I know).

Here's my question...who is actually getting tagged with UAVs these days? I'd be interested to hear the breakdown of the experience level. I know a lot if the guys in my 2001 year group that are not coming near the bonus only for the fear of getting tagged with a UAV. Are MWS IP/EPs getting UAV assignments?? I think I could deal with a 365, but getting yanked out of the cockpit scares me more.

Have you flown any of the newer RNAV arrivals into a busy Class B airspace? We have a few into DC (Freedom 1 being one of them) that will totally kick your ass if you are hand flying. Hell, they'll kick your ass if your jet isn't VNAV capable, since they'll always give you the "descend via".

Best of luck to ya.

I heard he was an Academy grad

Sounds legit.

Exactly

True, however there are AF airframes that have an FMS that calculates TOLD, has checklist flow patterns, and still has an FE.

All I know is that in the KC-10, I would choose 100% of the time a shit hot FE over a shit hot copilot any day & twice on Sunday. An FE that is slow as shit running the checklist and doing TOLD is just brutal. With an idiot for a copilot, I can easily fly & work the radios while he sits on his hands.

Very nice tribute.

Preach on brother. I'm by no means a careerist, and consider myself on the professional pilot side of the line, but it is possible to be both. It sure as hell isn't easy, but it can be done. There are about 50 O-5s in my squadron that can attest.

Rusty, Welcome to many other MAF communities as well. The C-17 isn't the only airframe that has an ACIQ program. The KC-10 is exactly the same. I flew C-21s before I flew the -10 & went through ACIQ. I had a grand total of TWO pond crossings under my belt (both Pacific) & 200 hrs before I was sent on the road dragging A-10s across the world with a new copilot with about as many hours. So, believe me, it happens to other communities as well. Not to flame you bro, but you sound kind of jaded toward the ACIQ bros...one of them step in front of you in the IP school line?

I'm looking forward to the list of shit removed from the other services.

Doubt it.Hopefully this wasn't the Tampa crew. If that's the case, then you're probably right. BKIH.

Almost 3Gs for a watch? I wish I had that kind of disposable coin laying around for a watch.

Crew identified...so sad. Godspeed, lady & gents. http://www.khq.com/story/22165013/fairchild-airmen-killed-in-kc-135-crash-identified