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Grew up reading his story. A great man that will be missed.

Thanks for digging that up!

World peace through Oktoberfest.

It is on a wish list but unlikely to happen anytime in the next 6-9 years.

Same experience as Bcan there.... 4000 plus through USAA about 1800 through a local one. USAA told me the would not cover my house because fort walton beach is a high sinkhole risk, apparently.

Another issue that came to mind: how are they going to build seniority, experience, and a pilot base other than getting pilots from the military? Seems like the requirements for getting an ATP and such would keep going up.

Each of these crashes is getting closer to home, people I knew. Fly safe downrange people, and blue skies to the crews who have gone ahead. :beer:

Wow that is out of stock already. I need to start caging the local walmart for when they get ammo delivered.

WTF is right. Scary how fast the government can take away your kids if someone decides they want to or tells a story that gets passed on and warped.

I know two people who got washed out of pilot training. One was a washout because he couldn't land the plane well, the other self eliminated because he was getting sick every flight and didn't want to waste any more time in it. Both got kicked out after trying to reclass, the SIE handed a bill for 140k and some change. He got his congressman involved, though, and I don't think he has had to pay anything back. This all happened in 2010, and they warned us starting with my class that it was likely to happen to anyone who quit. Seems like an expensive way to reduce officer numbers: pay for 4 years of school and training, then IFS then walk. Got to be a better way to screen potential candidates from the academy. Isn't this why they stood up the powered flight program and bought a bunch of new planes, to help reduce washouts?

How did being a CSO actually help at little rock? I can't imagine how not being as focused on nav stuff will help you get through there easier, or be a benefit. Not saying there is no benefit, but please illuminate. Or do you mean that it is easier to recode people if they are all CSO?

Heard someone say they were planning on bringing back the tracked syllabi for Pensacola CSO's? Something about needing more specialized training? Is there any truth in that or just wishing? If it is true it kind of debunks the "one CSO to rule all the jobs" idea. Anybody tracking on that?

http://www.u2...les/Henry-2.htm Same story but written in 2006 with a little more detailEdited for failure in linking.

From your vast experience of just checking out.

Buddy of mine out at yokota (11m) just had his tour cut short to get non-volled to uavs.