Everything posted by stract
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Air Force/Airline Meeting
Huggy, my record was 5 years from 847 submission to fruition. Of course, now I'm on the flip side of that coin as an FMM... crew canopy cords mask harness crouch dive pull #frommemory
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Replacing the Eagle with Vipers?
Yes, I'm in the know. No, I'm not speaking to any of that shit. Where are your troops and can I count them?
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No more off base TDY reimbursement
it's ABQ. The TV show COPS originated there. Nob Hill is between Central and the airport. Your distance north from I-40 is inversely proportional to the amount of crime you may personally experience. Nob Hill and UMN are close enough to the turd they get spill-over.
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No more off base TDY reimbursement
where's this cheapo lodging? If it's south of I-40, you may want to re-evaluate your options, or resign yourself to getting your vehicle broken into or stolen.
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Army to AF Transfer (Green to Blue)
we AF peeps call it an ADSC (c for commitment); we understand the concept, just the acronym was different.
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Non-Availibility lodging/letter
Also, with a baby, you could probably throw out the crew rest card. You won't be afforded the opportunity for 8 hours of uninterrupted crew rest with only a 1 bedroom TLF...
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Do You Think Blue-Suiters in T-6s Would Help?
There will ALWAYS be people who want to, or don't mind living in, places that would seem less desirable to many others. Case in point, Mother Rucker.
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Thunderbird crash, pilot reported ok
badly damaged enough that I've heard they're writing it off...
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NVIS filter for EFB?
gathering options to present to a customer. Had an interesting brief/demo today from one such company, might be the one you're referring to.
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Gene Cernan dead at 82
He certainly slipped the surly bonds of earth. A Toast...
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NVIS filter for EFB?
Can you find out specifics on the filter?
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NVIS filter for EFB?
PM sent. I found this list on a Navy document (thanks CNATRA for posting things online): a. WAMCO P/N FPDC212-IPM-002 for iPad Mini b. KORRY NIGHTSHIELD P/N 50051-001 for iPad Mini Would be curious to see what the AATC folks came up with.
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NVIS filter for EFB?
it's not my iPad, it's for the F-16. Is Invert Colors truly NVIS compatible? Otherwise it's just a short-term work-around to a long-term problem. And I'm looking for the long-term solution. But thanks for the suggestion!
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NVIS filter for EFB?
For communities with EFBs, and who fly with them at night on NVGs: 1. Do you have an NVIS-compatible filter for your EFB? 2. If so, who made it/where was it procured? Looking for an NVIS filter film/glass of some sort for iPad minis that won't negate the touch screen capes. I assume there's already a govt-approved solution out there, so please share what you know.
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
I wish (native Austinite here)! I remember visiting Bergstrom when I was in middle school before it got BRAC'd. Now it's the international airport...so that won't work either.
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
You mean Mesa Gateway Airport?
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
lol. Ramp's full at Moody. The space once occupied by the T-6s and T-38s is occupied by A-10s and A-39s. Airspace is also full. Pipe dream for someone at AFPC, methinks.
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Aviation Continuation Pay (ACP - The Bonus)
Schofield's Quote...
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Osan Viper pilot ejects after landing
other than directly caused by the ejection, any damage to the plane? Was he on roll out our what? Last time, I remember seeing pics of the F-16 inverted sticking out of the mud with landing gear extended...
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F-16s from Hill to Holloman
that's a problem with how the govt wrote the contract, not with the contract instructors. Govt set an unreasonable expectation for "efficiency" and then fines the company when students are "late" (and I say late in quotes, because even if a student makes it to the flightline on time, if every syllabus event didn't occur on the day of the syllabus it was supposed to, that's a late, which is ridiculous).
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F-16s from Hill to Holloman
new contract has been in place for 2 months now. If there were going to be shenanigans, they would have happened by now. We're all professional enough to do our jobs even if we aren't wearing tan flight suits anymore. Thanks for the vote of confidence.
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KC-10 Extender info
better dust off the dropped object report...