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I agree Fozzy. I had the honor to be the first student to fly a couple of T-6's. They had less than three hours on them. When Vance received T-6's from other bases with more than 1,000 hrs there was a great difference in how the plane responded to PCL movements. The gremlins in the plane's systems would pop up as well. I know the power efficiency is expected to decrease initially, but these were significant reductions. The older Texans would have trouble keeping up during formation rides with the newer Texans.

Nice summary Hueypilot, that puts things into perspective. It's good to know the community's current trends. I expect in someday the MPD program will revert. Thus coming full circle - again.

Yea, doesn't hurt getting as much info as possible. I've noticed quite a few Herk guys making postings, so I thought I'd give it a try. Even on two year old threads :) Crappy things are still being said around the Rock about the MPD program. Even some sim instructors!

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I'm under the new MPD program, Class #08-02. It's great to read this stuff and know about program weaknesses. Some of the stuff mentioned they don't teach us. The bashing is good so we know there are training short comings, but ranting about it gets old. Please give us more specifics; like dip cleared routing, 1801 flt plans, etc; so we can learn.

Will the AF fix a broken nose that has healed crooked? Could I just make an appointment w/ a Flt Doc to re-break it and straighten it? I've heard rumors of one free cosmetic surgery done by the AF for personnel, is that true?

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