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    Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) Certificate

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    23 hours ago, BADFNZ said:

    So obviously not the same guys involved in the crash last week?  I thought it was the same outfit.

    Same guys.. They're just a couple c130 ip's, CFI types, with access to planes. They still have the Seneca.. You basically fly the profile with them and then you check with a local DPE.

    War with Iran and your career

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    You saying that the guys who have been doing this every day for the past 11 yrs that don't want to spend their last few years back in a tent because the FNG hasn't dropped a bomb yet should get out then you are speaking for what I would think is a VERY small minority... and you certainly aren't speaking for anyone that I know.

    say what?

    I'm simply saying if, someone is not ready,willing, or able to deploy, than it's time to hang it up.. (obviously at the end of their contract, clarification for aborted fetus1234)

    War with Iran and your career

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by bagasticks

    Until then, I'm not sure I'd be calling into question the commitment of those guys who are just now getting to know their 6 and 7 year old kids or having to travel across the country just to see them after their divorce when they decide that Southwest or FedEx may be a better option than reflective belt checks at the Deid.

    I'm not calling out anyone's commitment, my wife and kids have been putting up with this shit for 18.5 yrs, i simply stated if it aint working, than quit. There are many thousands in our military that have it WAY worse than 200+ days in the 'deid every year, and wish that they had problems like chiefs bitching about socks, and belts etc..

    War with Iran and your career

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by bagasticks

    What he said! On both statements. Marines think (relative term) anyone who isn't a Marine are pussies...who really gives a ###### what Marines think?

    I give a fuk, what Marines think, they were double-dutching with our enemy's windpipes when the Air Force was a turd smear on some Army general's mattress. I suspect anyone who has been on the ground with them does too. Of course, I'm biased. With regards to them thinking non-Marines are pussies.. well, if the shoe fits. People dont join the Marines for the benfits package.

    That aside, it's a volunteer force.. If deploying again isnt your thing, southwest and delta are hiring.

    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Apparently the South Korean Hip Hop scene is about to explode...watching the whole video is kinda worth it (0:42, 1:53, are pretty comical)

    recognize a few of those juicy girls from Songtan..... mmm, i can smell the kimchi coming out of my speakers..

    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Sage EBR chassis is 700 bucks from Sage, mine was 350 from craiglist, i assume it was a bringback, that was common early when units mod'd their own m14's they would put wood furniture back on them when they turned them in post deployment. I paid 1500 for the rifle, the Aimpoint Pro Patrol i got at cost for 325.00. Vortex hider was 130, buttsctock was 60, grip was 20. Probably 3 hour of labor as you have to take the entire rifle apart to include the gas system and some of that was a pain (factory op rod block).

    not cheap, but i think the springfield platform is the best battle rifle on the planet. If i was on a budget i would do an AK like Shotgun News did few months ago.. I like AR's for plinking but i wouldn't settle for less than a .30 cal off the range.

    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Nice! How much does it weight? My M1A loaded with Sadlak gucci parts got sub MOA but it weights a metric shit ton.

    .648 MOA

    100 yard 3 shot group.

    oh... it's light.. just under 14 pounds lol..

    Gun Talk

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Just finished my M1a build.. M1a scout, mounted in a Sage ALCS/EBR chassis, Vortex hider, Magpul buttstock, hogue grip, Aimpoint Pro Patrol. Range reports coming.. I can state that it was just under 1" moa before the optic (Rock Island gets around .50 moa on this rig with a 22" barrel and a Leupold before the issue it to our boys down range).

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    Motorcycle Riders Thread

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    i think more people are riding too, especially with gas prices up. I see a ton more bikes on base (everywhere, for that matter). Its getting to be more and more like europe, where everyone rides, as our gas prices begin to match theirs.. I see little old ladies on scooters, and even more concerning is the number of bikes im seeing in the high school parking lot in my town.. Hell, my wife just bought a sportster, which scares the shit out of me, but it was either let her buy one, or sell mine..

    bottom line remains, and it's been mentioned.. attention to detail in all areas; ppe, route, tactics, equipment, etc..

    Top Gun 2

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    No self respecting A-4 aggressor/TOPGUN guy (with a 'stache that would make Bug Roach proud) would be a primary sim instructor at an AFB. He'd be one of the crusty old guys at one of the RAGs or in Meridian or Krock....

    And hinges don't chum their own charts. They just go into stan and grab one that someone else made and task some unlucky JO who was walking by at the wrong time.

    where is bug roach these days?

    WTF? (**NSFW**)

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted · Edited by bagasticks

    I like where this is going. I like that we are throwing out things like modesty and going with nature and survival of the fittest. Gives me a chance to ponder my personal freedoms and expectations.

    Taking a shit is a natural act. How come I have to go behind closed doors to do that?

    I should be allowed to take a shit in a bag in public next to a breast feeding mom. In fact, I should be allowed to do it in a restaurant or at the ops desk or during the brief or during church, you know, wherever. Don't be so uptight, it's natural. Everyone shits.

    Let's see what else is natural...masturbating. I think I should be able to masterbate next to some chick breast feeding her kid in church. It would be natural, for me at least.

    What else...defending my herd. I should be able to kick your ass and nail your hot wife. That shit is natural.

    Hmmm...what else? Omnviore predator/prey! I should be able to kill you and eat you. Maybe just kill your kids and eat them. It's natural.

    Push it up!

    i just visualized, not you, but a hot chick; pooping in a bag while double-clicking her mouse punching me in the face and nailing my wife, all right next to the af chick breast feeding her trike-motor.

    seems natural..

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    Boss, I quit...

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Right now there are guys with 6000+hrs and 737 type ratings who can't get an interview. There are a shit ton of qualified pilots out there and the few airlines that are hiring right now have the pick of the litter. I have apps in with Fed Ex, Alaska, Atlas, and a host of others and have yet to recieve so much as a phone call (current/qualified 3500 mostly heavy hrs). This is expected to change some time over the next few years, but right now, the market is pretty tough. Unless you have some VERY good contacts, I'd say the chances are pretty slim that your resume will get to the top of the pile if you've been non-current for a while.

    it depends. . . . i personally know two dudes in the last year that got hired at the mins (1 SWA last summer, and one FEDEX, weeks ago). I'm talking 3000 TT, 1000 PIC dudes. I know a chief pilot at delta who says in 2013 (starting), they wont be able to keep up with retirements. FEDEX still requires a sponsor, Atlas should call, and Alaska is a family network of good old boys.. good luck..

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