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now i feel better about my own package
Really?
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WTF was the MC-130 unit thinking when THEY hired this kid. Shirley they knew about all this.
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who's the guy or the FBO to contact in Little Rock about getting instrument, multi-engine, and commercial ratings?
at Corpus and Columbus there were local dudes (sim instructors in both cases) who had this process as streamlined as it could be; anyone know of a similar great American here in central AR?
You've got the FSDO right there in town (on Bond, next to Central). Fill out the 8710, make an appt with one of the inspectors, and drive down there. You've earned the ratings, you don't need to pay somebody like Bazemore to fill out the forms for you.
edit: Yeah, take your test first, then walk across the parking lot to the FSDO. I took my MCI test at Central last year. Sheppard Air has good test prep.
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I've used Logbook Pro for about 5 years. I like it a lot. It's not perfect, but it's the best I've found.
-Ability to scan in documents (logbook pages, pictures, medicals) to each flightI don't think it has this. You have to either start with your current totals from your paperlogbook, or go back yourself and log each flight individually. I chose to log each flight out of my paper logbook to make my e-logbook as complete as possible. It will track completion and expiration dates and tell you when you're overdue, but I don't think it stores scanned images.
-iPhone interfacing would be nice (add flights on the go, view my logbook, etc...)They have an app. It had pretty poor reviews at first, so I haven't tried it. They're on version 2.x, so maybe they've fixed the bugs.
-Mac and Windows supportDon't know. I'm sure their site has that info.
-Online support would be nice tooTheir support is done via a forum. Since you're here, you obviously can use one of those.
-Ability to add different time categoriesYou can add all the custom columns you want.
-Automatically spit out FM 8710 and flight time reportsYep. 8710s, Jepp format logbooks, their format logbooks, reports... And they've got a query tool so you can find how many PIC, night hours you had in retractable, complex aircraft between October 2001 and February 2002. Point is it's powerful if you learn how to use it.
Logbook Pro has done probably 20 updates since I've had it. All free so far.
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This is not a problem with the PT6. It is a problem with the design of the engine cutoff. Imagine an inexperience IP sitting in the back, arms on the rails, and he sees the student turn into lead with way too much closure. Depending on the range and closure rate, adrenaline starts to pump and he lurches forward to grab the PCL. If he overshoots by 1/2", he can easily hamfist the cutoff gate and rip the PCL back to OFF. This isn't an uncommon occurance. I've heard of several inadvertant shutdowns in the T-6 for this specific reason (at least 3 at Laughlin since I've been here). Most don't make the news because immediately pushing the PCL back to IDLE usually relights the engine. Supposedly there is a fix in the works to make the PCL cutoff a two-handed device but it's not going to come online for several more years. (unverified)
Whiting had an inadvertent T-6B shutdown a few months ago when the PIT stud moved the PCL abruptly to idle during an OCF (out of control flight) recovery drill and he had NOT raised the cutoff. One of the pins that was supposed to prevent the PCL from moving too far aft wasn't seated properly and let the PCL move past IDLE to OFF. They were able to reproduce the failure on the ground after the flight. Though their restart went better than this guy's, so nobody really heard about it. There's talk about a fix here, too, but no real progress that I've seen.
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I really don't want the next headline about this to be "EADS taking AF, Boeing to court over tanker victory"......
I'll be shocked if that DOESN'T happen.
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Has things improved sinced the T-6b hit the line or has it caused more problems with scheduling?
More problems. There are fewer available IPs because however-many are over at the FITU (aka PIT) doing their transition training. Then there are simply fewer T-6s. And the maintenance contracts are different between the 34s and 6s, so they can't share any of their stuff. I heard even their GPUs can't be shared.
On the upside, I have been seeing lots of new faces on the line, so Sikorsky must be hiring T-6 maintainers or at least transitioning their -34 guys over. The Whiting airspace was built around the capabilities of the T-34. It's unpressurized, not overpowered, not all that fast, spins down low, rarely flies above 10K' because they don't want to wear a mask, etc. Now they're having to transition to a high MOA structure and it's causing all kinds of problems. Some of the airfields used by the T-34 are even unusable for the T-6 because they're too short (no beta in the T-6). This has led to overcrowding in the practice areas and in the patterns. I think the T-34s had something like 5-6 pattern airfields. The T-6 has 2-3. I took my student to the backup to the backup airfield last week for patterns because the normal areas were full. We completed the event, but it wasn't great training, especially for a pre-solo student. On the other hand, if he'd been flying a double turn that day, we'd have gone to Bay Minette and you wouldn't be hearing me gripe.
If one day Whiting was all -34s and the next day it was all -6s, it'd be much easier. They could just move to a few segmented MOAs and no worries. But trying to accommodate two very different airframes doing the same syllabus in the same airspace is difficult.
Local leadership is aware of the issues (CNATRA leadership is a different story), and they'll all work out, but it's painful in the meantime.
Oh, I forgot. They're sending some AF students to the T-34 squadrons during all of this to keep them moving through the pipeline, so you may or may not even fly the T-6.
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Does Corpus have "Review Stage" still? T-1s oughta pick that up. Single engine LOC BC to a no-heading NDB hold to a no-gyro ILS.
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Seems to be legit this time. An IP who just left Corpus said the AF IPs were getting 2 year orders when he left. And the O-5s at Whiting just briefed the AF studs here that they can track 44s, but they'll be one of the last classes to have the option.
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Short tours are more beneficial to the member, so they're more difficult to get. The names seem backwards for that case, but shorts are usually shorter than longs.
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Is there a non-concurrent amount of overseas TDY days that can add up to a short tour? If so, is there a cumulative timeframe limit for said TDYs?
300 in 18 months. 548 in 3 years. Must be overseas of course.
Where is the reg or policy letter that states that 180+ qualifies as a short, haven't been able to track it down in the 36-series? It helps to be armed when going up against the MPF.
I got mine for non-consecutive TDYs with no hassle whatsoever from MPF.
Table 3.5 of AFI 36-2110 is what you're looking for.
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All I've heard from guys that have done the CAFTT gig is that 99% of the Iraqi students have no business in anything faster or more capable than a Caravan. But hey, if they want to spend money on American exports, then by all means, buy a million!
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http://vortex.plymou...sa_parse-u.html
edit: DFRESH's link is more direct link to radar than what I posted.
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if I'm posting my pic... I want to see you guys too. HAHA... :)
I think you're right. This picture was obviously taken on leave. I shave before I put on a uniform.
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This reminds me, I need to make a copy of my FC1 (1042) and keep it with me when I fly civilian. The new guidance doesn't say exactly how to comply with the new rule that went into affect in October 09 (military physical counts for Flying class 3) but I figure this is the safest route if I get ramp checked by the nazi FSDO.
One of our flight docs (who's an AME, too) just emailed us and told us to do just that - carry a 1042 in lieu of a medical. I don't know if that came to her through official channels or not, but I think that's what everyone expected to do.
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Looking for some info on Brush guns. I want to pick up a good gun to carry (fishing, possible hunting) in AK that is NOT a handgun. I was thinking of the Marlin 1895SBL 45-70, have also read about .44/.35/.458 etc...anyone have experience with these types of guns?
Anything you've listed is a solid backpack rifle. But don't overlook an 18" 870 with Brenneke slugs.
edit: Plus with a 12ga, you can load everything from dove shot to 3" slugs.
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Y'all don't have SELCAL?
No.
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Make sure you wear your poopy suit the entire crossing. It's required by the Vol 3.
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The contrast in the way they fought war then and the way we do now has always amazed me. Bomb Germany or Paris and lose crews/aircraft by day, go to a movie or club in downtown London at night. In some ways his entries sound similar to how mine would sound if I kept a journal (brief, fly, land, sleep, do it again). But then he writes about how the Germans jammed their navaids to lure them into fighter traps and the similarities quickly vanish.
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The C-17 can have this issue, and it can be a pain.
?? How does a plane with at least 4 radios lose control of all of them? Are they all routed through one computer/bus?
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Isn't flight pay only a couple hundred extra bucks a month?? I think $125 for a new Lt...this should be raised.
It gets substantial after a few years. ($600-800+/month)
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Sounds like you need to volunteer for the UAVs, then. You could fly a brand new airplane, never emergency ground egress, never get shot at, never leave home, and STILL get flight pay. It'd be perfect, right?
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Can anyone provide a brief overview of how the Air Force mitigates against low-level bird strikes?
I seem to recall from a trip to Seymour Johnson that there was a service which highlighted low-level routes where birds might be more prevalent at a given time of the year. I also believe that there was a grading system for risk.
Are these systems still in effect, and are they integrated into Falcon View or similar? Is it down to the discretion of the mission commander to avoid these, or are the AFIs that mandate flagged areas be avoided?
TIA
BAM, BASH, and AHAS (links on the BaseOps homepage). One source is based on historic data and one is based on real time observations and radar. And bases have their own "Bird Watch Conditions" usually. Local regs determine what you can and can't do under different levels of bird activity. From ops normal to suspended ops. I think I remember that Little Rock made you fly higher on low-levels during certain bird conditions. I haven't seen any Falcon View integration, but it might be out there. It is integrated into a far more powerful program, however - Google Earth.
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Definitely a 22. Marlin 60 is a good choice. Ruger 10/22 also a crowd favorite. The 10/22 will be more upgradeable in the future, if that matters. Marlin has other 22s, also - bolts and mag-fed. The tube mag on the 60 is alright, but a pain if you want to do Appleseed or similar shooting. If you want a little higher end, look at the Kimbers and Anschütz from CMP.
http://www.thecmp.org/22targetsurplus.htm
http://www.thecmp.org/22targetcommercial.htm
Well, we're screwed.
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So they basically militarized a Lake Amphib? How creative.