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I guess I’m some warmongering traitor to my oath, but I have zero issues when we do strikes like this given the circumstances. Bracing for thread implosion in 3, 2, 1...

C-146 to Duke for a T-38 kid? AD? Story?

On the Thunderbirds Facebook page they put up a very nice tribute video to Cajun. I never knew him, but it was very obvious how well liked and respected he was. It’s obviously tragic that he was lost, but I always try to find solace that a true fighter pilot like him died with his G suit and boots on while living out a lifelong dream next to his brothers.

Can anyone tell me the promotion increment to Major? I’m line #1950

I’m not even close to a lawyer, but would using the military to aid in border security violate the Posse Comitatus Act?

As a fellow oldish guy, I totally hear what you’re saying. But I also agree with the post you made in the other thread about your freshly MR wingman that loves every minute of your boring combat sorties. That’s what I was talking about earlier. I want kids like that in the AF. I don’t want a kid whose ambition is to simply get a bunch of time so he can go be an airline guy. I won’t begrudge a guy that punches at his commitment expiration (hell, that’s my plan), but if you want to just be an airline guy then go tow banners to build hours and get hired at a regional with min time and go that route. I guess my bias was showing and I get kinda irritated having seen guys in my squadron that are using the AF as a stepping stone to the airlines but they’re tactically weak and anchors around the office. But for better or worse, their 1.0 is the same 1.0 shit hot pilots (like Bashi) are logging on the 781. Such is life.

Uhhh...it’s the military? I like to think these kids joined the military to be involved in military things. Not just flying TP Stalls and lunch and backs to pad their resumes.

Honest question for the FAIPs: Would going to another base really be that bad? Change of scenery, new way of operating, etc? I was thinking about that as I perused this thread during my morning constitutional and it honestly sounds better than just staying in the same spot.

Don’t know the guy at all so I’m not going to argue his rating on the brocrometer, but if your buddy and 3 other dudes get butthurt because the dude responsible for all the flying on the base tells 4 IP’s that they need to be professional aviators and do things correctly, then I don’t know if they are ready to be IP’s.

I think I’m pretty fucking good at flying. I guess I actually suck. And I’m a total loser and REMF dipshit because I’m a Major. This has been enlightening.

How does a guy wash out of PIT as a minimum 1 tour AF pilot? I’m not a UPT IP but WTF?

I have a hard time believing no ELP because that’s not how you do it in the Viper. The Viper flies loops different than a T-6 too. Lands different too. PA to Viper? Having never flown the Fighting Falcon, I feel confident that the ELP requires energy management similar to a C-130 Assault landing, an F-15 BFM set, and a 60 autorotation. It’s npt the maneuver, it’s the principle that applies to all airplanes.

I’m all for it. I’m sick of these German-American descendants distracting me and my fellow Scandinavian-Americans from making lutefisk and mead in our Flight room with their lederhosen and pretzel shit.

U-28’s are definitely an outlier in this discussion. I remember when sequestration hit and we didn’t slow down one iota. That’s not even counting the PC-12 flying that we have trouble filling the lines sometimes because crew availability is tough to pair against available tails.

Okay, I see my joke didn’t land. If AFSOC wants to buy a $20 mil jet to do FID then Godspeed. If the CAF wants to buy a Brazilian turboprop to do what they’ve had B-1’s doing for a decade and a half, then Godspeed. Just pick something FFS. And don’t ask me to do another survey about it.

These political types can’t help it. I only want a safe space to talk about airplanes, killing Commies for God, and bitching about how the worlds greatest pilot is wasting away on DTS and SAPR briefs. #triggered

AFSOC requirement list: 1. Prop 2. Stay out of any C-130 variants way 3. Stay out of any CV-22’s way

This thread is really funny to me for the simple fact that you know new guys sucking isn’t a new phenomenon, right? When we were going through, I’m sure the IP’s were saying how terrible we were compared to them and how easy we had it.

Holy shit, send me to Klamath and I’ll take only $300 extra a month. That place isn’t in the same galaxy as Creech. Klamath is awesome!

I know you’re a higher level guy in the bomber world and I’m an AFSOC Captain nobody, but I’m interested in why you say this. Isn’t the B-1 a maintenance nightmare whereas the BUFF is more (relative term) reliable? Capabilities of stand-off delivery are good and the high speed low alt ingress have given way to medium altitude precision strike. Im not trying to be a smartass at all, I’m genuinely curious why you think this is a bad idea.

My ENJJPT experience with Italians was interesting. If the Germans, Dutch, or Norwegians offered an exchange UPT, I think it’d be fine. I only had student experience there so that’s pretty useless, but Italians didn’t seem to have their feces colocated like the other countries.

Black Panther was really good. It was super entertaining and very well made.

Are you a UPT guy or an FTU guy? And if you think CBRNE will be waived in your North Korea example, I think you may be mistaken.

My favorite one is when I see guys move the heading bug 1 degree when flying a PAR instead of just flying the airplane. Few things get me from 0 to seeing red faster than that.

Lead turn it as much as possible. If you have a POC out there (Flight CC ideally), reach out ASAP. Ideal situation is they push you back a few classes and move up other guys and there’s zero drama.