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    study habits

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Chairfly, but not the whole sortie. Break it down into individual movements or procedures. Think of it like drills in sports, or reps in the gym:

    3 x cloverleaf

    2 x HILO entry to an ILS

    4 x vis pattern

    2 x ground ops

    Breaks are key. No way we’d spend 12 solid hours studying. 
     

    At check ride time, chairfly those beginning to end. Double check on actual check ride day, but having a good idea what the frequencies, altitudes, or headings are will help.

    Unrelated to studying but I had a set of pilot wings above my door that I’d see for motivation. 

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    College Football

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    6 hours ago, Danger41 said:

    Recruiting is such a strange thing in modern college football. It's always been overrated, but now with transfer portal and everything else, it's insane how if you bring in a #1 class, you now just lost your previous #1 class to the portal. Such a weird phenomenon.

    Every time I hear the portal referenced in college sports, I imagine the Air Force Portal dumpster fire we all go through on a daily basis. Can’t imagine the result if it was built the same. 

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    Finally done in Afghanistan?

    in General Discussion

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    This stuff is definitely maddening, but it’s easy to make the big things the boogeyman while ignoring the small issues.

    Plenty of local BS at the squadron level that gets ignored by leaders clamoring about how bad CSAF-level decision are. 
     

    Control what you can control. For those still in, we aren’t about to fix Pentagon-level crap. Look around your squadron, take a look in the mirror, and go fix some shit. Plenty of people in your charge are depending on it.

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    Field Fairies

    in Squadron Bar

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    Uh, not quite. . .

    Maybe in some demographics, but soccer isn't exactly figure skating or the biathlon. 

    If anything, we need to start taking some cues from them. Imagine the Cleveland Browns or Jacksonville Jaguars getting relegated from the NFL!

     

     

    Airlift or Refueling

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    The Herk is awesome and you’ll get a great mix of flying. Formation, airdrop, low level, NVG, dirt strips, airline style point to point with everything from Class B to uncontrolled fields, and oceanic legs.

    Beans can be a pain, and we’re the red-headed stepchildren of AMC/AFRES/ANG. 
     

    If you like flying with your hands, stick and rudder, the Herk is where it’s at. 

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    Saudi

    in General Discussion

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    On 11/29/2022 at 4:48 PM, QAZqaz said:

    I spent a lot of time as an adviser in Kuwait. I know what makes them tick, its avoiding work and passing off blame to other people when they are clearly responsible. Their "way" is doing as little as possible and wondering why nothing gets done. It also involves treating everyone as servants/slaves that are not their nationality. The original post is standard for the region, but I would bet Kuwait is the worst offender of them all. 

    There were a handful of "good" ones I worked with but they got s*** on by all their leadership because they were trying to make a difference and change things for the better, which meant that the majority (bosses included) of them looked bad by comparison. 

    Mohalab is the entire Kuwaiti experience. Asleep, useless, and mandatory.

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    The new airline thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by JBueno

    Bashi, no, it wouldn’t change their course but may help give them some general awareness and SA. Kinda like most of us did when we joined Big Blue.

    Getting smart on how the airline (or any) business works in general is a good idea for anyone separating. Finance, investors, 8K’s, contracts, the DOT, emerging markets, labor unions, whatever. 

    If you go to the airlines, there are ground rules for how your work and pay rules are negotiated. It’s not as simple as Scott Boras hashing it out over a few days. Having some familiarity and SA at the union dinner wouldn’t hurt.

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