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Weight likely was factor, but its quite likely the crew didn't have the skills and practice to handle an engine failure/prop malfunction at takeoff. Or calculate TOLD properly and tell 20 people to stay put in the off chance the have an engine problem. And if it was an underpowered E model.... Common issues with some other countries that fly Mighty Herc. Out

What if you get pregnant? I have a better idea, delete the useless job altogether. We've all been there and seen or played the wasted job and know what it looks like. Delete! There, now give me my 10% of the savings so i can retire a multi millionaire. Out

The true daily work of non-flying jobs at many deployed spots does not justify the number of people. Even with CCs considerate of extra bodies and looking to cut, they second guess and change their mind. It was always the "in case the shit hits the fan" excuse. The mentality will not go away. "I'm in charge of a lot of people" and the bigger the better for many CCs. And so much of the work is pure crap, mostly crap, and half crap. We generate more crap than sorties. The MX hours per flying hour are X. The crap that goes along with it is X to the 50+. So much time, paper, electricity, and waste of human time goes into generating useless, no decision making info, crap. I'm out of crap

Someone/DT mentioned I should take the DLAB just like all the other boxes we should check. I left that one empty. I think I'm good to go with my future. Out

It's a CJCS program because of politics. Throw the ol joint chief stamp on there so that everyone thinks its serious. Are there people that want to do this, probably. Are they in avaition, now we're getting to slim pickins. No one likes to work for futility, which is my opinion of this program and region. Send lots of intel and foreign affairs types to this program. Out

A. That is why I love the Packers. You never see the "owner" with lots a camera time during the game. I think its in NFL law that TV must show Jerry Jones every game. B. NLF, take your black eye of taking millions from the gov't in the name of the troops and do something meaningful with it. Oh, please don't produce any cheerleader posters, we can't put those up in the office anymore, SARC and all. C. Brady is a cheater. I mean, really, how can he stand at the mike and say he has no idea how a ball feels. That is like a surgeon saying he doesn't know if his scalpel is good, or Tiger or "pick your pro golpher" saying he has no idea how the club feels, or the race car driver and how the car feels. You're supposed to be a pro at throwing the football, you better damn well know how you want your balls to feel. I know how I want my balls to feel! Beer is out and so am I

Kill it Chicago style - bulldoze it in the middle of the night and say opps. RIP Meigs. Although Han will live to fly another day, I don't think he shot first this time. Out

Lando was heard saying, "They told me it was fixed!" as Solo was banging on the dash on his way down. Out

Choose based on beer selection. Out

Do I not look calm to you? I was merely correcting the use of mil friendly from rubber stamp to bonafide when it comes to this outfit. You do like bonafide when it comes to your aviation training, right? I think so since you're about to invest 6x as much. E-mail them and ask for the study materials. It should include stuff like typical systems GK, checklist, light twin specifics, and typical profiles. Out

Downtown...It's a course for grown ups and you have to come well prepared like a grown up. It's not the first day of elementary school, it more like the final exam review and prep ride for that Sr year college class that you've been studying for. Like the other say, you're hours and experience have prepared you to fly. They spend their time (and your money) making sure you know what you need to know and that you can safely fly a twin. The last thing they want is to get a rep as rubber stampers (butters) as the FAA will clamp that down. So "Mil Friendly" to me means they understand our background, understand how we log hours, and understand our level of experience. Hoss is right. Smokin is right. Robo, give them a call. They're likely booked out to the summer. Out

C-130H FTU was TFI with a reserve squadron until the AF changed its minds and it went Air Guard. I guess it must be a really big issue that the SECAF needs to solve for us. Out

Ah, the KLPs. So you think that many of us don't have the influence that you wish to get someday? Men, here's my guess. Chang volunteered for one of those exec jobs, probably above the sq level. Maybe he's on a staff somewhere and thus because of his "position" and the dude he hears everyday, he's a really swell leader. But he is most likely one of those that I mentioned earlier, a dude that knows the exec gets good paper and thus promotion and jobs. So he plays the game and drops terms like KLPs. Because this is the way he's gotten this far in the AF, it has to be the best way because he thinks he's the best. "It's never going to change, because it never should" is how we will continue to have shitty bosses and the Chang pathway will remain open. You are right though chang, the exec pathway will not change and there will always be a shoe path for you because the best will not always want it. Out

Ha ha! I caught one! Men, I suggest you turn on your Chang squelch. Elders, you know what I meant by my advice. Out

First, congrats to those that made the list. If you defied the odds by making it, remember the rule on luck and timing. The exec dilemma. Execs do learn something. First is that by doing the job, they usually get a good paper. That means promotion. The rest is politics and commander whims on why they think the way they do. But that may or may not make said exec a better leader as it depends on the person and the commander. But it is a highly successful pathway to bigger things. I say that we need to push our best people into those jobs, and if we know our best people, they usually won't want it nor like it. But if we don't, then the shoes will seek those jobs for the sake of making grade, because they suck in the plane. That is a way to get our top dudes into jobs to make the force better. So the next time you see a shoe make a dive for the job, out maneuver them by pushing your top aviator/leader into the job instead. Keep the shoes (Changs) out. And then constantly remind them to not get brainwashed. Good luck and out!

That tub of protein powder isn't going to pay for itself! But on the serious side, perhaps they'll restore some of the commissary budget. Nah, who am I kidding. Out

I know a guy or two. Here are their stories. 1st, is there a unit that is willing to do this? Many are not. 2nd, for the guy I knew that did AFRC, he was retired and it took a very high level waiver (think Air Staff and up) to get him back in the game. I heard this route is near impossible. 3rd, another route I heard about is that you don't retire, but rather separate, then get hired by ANG (don't know if AFRC works on this one). You continue to accrue points for more retirement, but I think that active duty owns the retirement bill at that point. Units may not want to do this either. I don't have the facts because I'm either of these dudes. Out

Chip is a known quantity to anyone that has spent some time at the Rock. With that, its most definitely a turn for the better, but that depends on the level of lobotomy performed over the last few years. He'll champion the Herk ways and that is a big positive change from the current regime. Now if he can solve problems instead of firing people, all will be good. Out

Outdoor Rec has a camper/RV/boat lot with a fence and locked gate. Out

In some of the HATRs I've read and had to check out, some RPAs (maybe all) do not receive RAs nor do they even know if they generate one. So its not really "sense and avoid," but more like "get the hell out of my way, I'm blind as a bat and can't see you." Out

It's a classic "oven" versus "microwave" debacle. Oh, and some general probably asked for portholes on the sides, you know, so the fellas can stick out their guns and shoot people. Not to mention the need for "sheep specs." This piece of satire is timeless, sad, and funny. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXQ2lO3ieBA Out

If so, then retired Gen Handy should sit in the front row of that ceremony and give him the "I'm watching you" look. Handy is like McDew kryptonite. Out

Yes, same page and the warning I received is the same as post 1 of this thread. Here is a copy/paste of the "Why" from the warning: Safe Browsing Diagnostic page for www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/topic What is the current listing status for www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/topic? This site is not currently listed as suspicious. Part of this site was listed for suspicious activity 3 time(s) over the past 90 days. What happened when Google visited this site? Of the 802 pages we tested on the site over the past 90 days, 5 page(s) resulted in malicious software being downloaded and installed without user consent. The last time Google visited this site was on 2014-11-03, and the last time suspicious content was found on this site was on 2014-11-02. This site was hosted on 1 network(s) including AS23352 (SERVERCENTRAL). Has this site acted as an intermediary resulting in further distribution of malware? Over the past 90 days, www.flyingsquadron.com/forums/topic did not appear to function as an intermediary for the infection of any sites. Has this site hosted malware? No, this site has not hosted malicious software over the past 90 days. Next steps: Return to the previous page. If you are the owner of this web site, you can request a review of your site using Google Webmaster Tools. More information about the review process is available in Google's Webmaster Help Center.

To your second point, which may not apply as you're asking about initial qual via pipeline, but there have been cross flow pilots from C-130s to CV-22s. Out