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1 hour ago, FLEA said:
So there's quite a bit on amn/nco/snco about this one I just noticed. Apparently this is related to a security incident 1-2 months ago and the wings reaction to it. If I recall, it's related to amn/nco/snco publishing some flight line footage of a damaged aircraft but I can't find the complete post trail.
It’s hard to tell if the amn/nco/snco page is for or against the Col, but it’s a fun read regardless.
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12 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Valid question as well.
I learned to fly in a J3 Super Cub and of course there are few unique skills associated with tailwheel aircraft. I am not in the know but I would assume the initial cadre will get a tailwheel transition then it will become just another part of the syllabus. I also think AFSOC will eventually acquire a few slick 802's for training.
Let them learn to grease a Cessna 140 and they’ll never have tail wheel landing issues. Those spring steel main mounts still give me nightmares, and the former French Mirage pilot teaching me couldn’t stop laughing as he counter landings as we bounced down the runway.
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2 hours ago, LiquidSky said:
Nor the few C-12s (Beech 200/350s) that are scattered around various commands.
Are B-2s single pilot rated? I wasn't aware of them having a jump seat but they've also clearly done a fam flight. Must be one or the other.
The H-60 isn’t single pilot rated but we took guys up on fam flights all the time. The how, we had to get approval from the CC and it had to be an EP as the AC.
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As of spring ‘22 the -46 couldn’t be used on CED deployments, only TDY trips. It’s why the -135 crews were getting worked hard in EUCOM.
I think the AMC/CC should focus on getting that fixed first before worrying about something like this.
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9 hours ago, Day Man said:
the locations suck, but it's really the money. how many know people here someone know that took a contractor gig in Kuwait/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/other desert shithole for $$$?
I know quite a few and they all did a rotational gig. Making $250k+ a year for usually 3 or 6 months at a time and then not working the other 3 or 6 months isn’t a bad deal.
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Any word on public release date?
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9 hours ago, Danger41 said:
That’s interesting. So if a Skipper were relieved for running aground or something like that, that’s covered under privacy act? Always seems to leak out if that’s the case.
It depends of course, but in your example if it were allegations/rumors, then the cause wouldn’t be released. It would take said Skipper needing to be charged with a UCMJ violation.
Now, what leaks out is a totally different story.
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2 hours ago, M2 said:
Looks like the USAF isn't the only one...
To answer the point of the article, it’s a privacy act concern. CDR Lesaca was relieved for DUI. The rest of the reliefs, if it didn’t cross the threshold of a crime or UCMJ violation, cannot be disclosed, even though they may significant enough to get themselves fired.
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Just now, hockeydork said:
So I'd like a serious answer on this. I understand the hate toward the idea of it but hear me out.
As someone who is "qualified" (Aero/mech engineering, Master's, hockey, 600 hour CFI, 8 years building nuclear subs) but who may have trouble getting a guard slot flying fighters my heart leaped out my chest reading this post and I know I will not be the only one. To get to fly something like the T-6 that can go upside down with the Air Force even if not in the Air Force is a big friggin deal to me and I know I will not be the only one. Can I have a realistic answer as to if this is a good path or not, or will I get shit on as a civilian contractor? Also any idea on what would happen deal if you can get a guard slot after you accept or a half way through?
Can't speak to the guard slot, but if you wanna fly, and this is a chance, take the opportunity! F*ck what people think of contractors flying and take advantage of the opportunity.
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4 hours ago, di1630 said:
I’ve never flown a heavy/crew aircraft but if the airlines can train someone to fly a 767 in a sim…why can’t we make a KC-46 pilot in the sim?I hear this counter argument quite a bit, it’s not an apples to apples comparison.
There’s a reason why the FAA changed the minimum hours needs for the ATP, and why a restricted ATP exists. Inexperienced guys were bending metal and killing people and it made the FAA realize that 250 hour first officers was dangerous.
Airlines don’t teach guys with ~200 hours, they teach guys with minimum of 750 hours for prior military, or 1,000-1,500 hours for civilians, depending on how they got those hours. That’s potentially ~550-1250 hours more than a dude right out of flight school. That extra flight time makes a huge difference.
The airlines sim is more of a top off for an already experienced pilot instead of teaching a brand new pilot how to fly the plane in actual airspace while refining their airmanship.
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On 5/18/2022 at 4:30 AM, di1630 said:
I disagree, we need to modernize training and sims are a great way to do it.
I’d rather do many FTU scenarios in a sim than airspace.
And yes, I survived the great “how can they fly a jet if we don’t make them do fix to fixes” and “no formation landings? We are all gonna be speaking mandarin”Been flying for 20 years and one thing I’ve learned is there’s no substitute for actual stick time in the plane. That becomes even more apparent when someone leaves the cockpit and then comes back, dudes with more time pick it back up faster.
Sims help but they aren’t a replacement.
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5 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:
Within the next 12-18 months AFSOC is planning on eliminating Ops, MSG, and MX Grp/CC (Med Grp will remain for now). Wings will transition to an A-Staff construct with an Air Base CC at locations where AFSOC owns the base.
Happening in other communities too. USAFE is in full swing with implementation.
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4 minutes ago, LumberjackAxe said:
- I don't plan on working in the military industry anymore, but I am up for reinvestigation for my TS/SCI clearance, so I'll at least have that for another 5 years.
I gotta ask, if you are being separated due to being bipolar, what is the likelihood that you’ll be cleared for continual TS/SCI access?
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On 3/9/2022 at 6:32 PM, Guardian said:
Bonus. “It’s essential”.
AD program. Capped at 35k per year by law (he claimed). O5 and below. Tiers. And required after pilot commitment complete.
2022 doesn’t have an appropriations bill yet or CR. So no bonus program yet.The 35k cap is written into law, it was passed as part of title 37 section 334.
As to why the AF doesn’t have a program out yet, who knows. A quick Google shows that the Marines already have a program out and the Navy’s is about to be released.
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Some film from my last squadron in the Navy. Made is as a sort of ‘cruise video’ and memento to almost a decade in the same squadron.
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42 minutes ago, FLEA said:
There are former US SOF dudes who were part of TF Pineapple who are in the Ukraine now doing the exact same thing (evacuating Americans, LPRs, and people who otherwise warrant evacuation). Not evacuating many Ukrainians I think though.
Good point and I guess it’s not surprising when I think about it. If any foreign forces are gonna fight in Ukraine those are probably the best ones to do it.
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Reports of former US SOF on the ground in the Ukraine. No way of verifying if true but the pictures I saw, they ‘looked’ the part in terms of gear and weaponry and are reported to have inflicted serious damage to Russian formations. Of course, it could be the Ukrainians that were trained/equipped by US SOF.
It does beg the question, what happens if a US dude gets rolled up by the Russians?
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4 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:
Those are fair points. Some of the stuff you mentioned above are outside my ability to notice (MC pilot who thinks tanks are cool), but the lack of a herringbone formation on a stalled Russian armored column did catch my eye. Also, several videos of Ukrainian infantry openly blasting Russian tanks operating without infantry support seemed real wrong, even to an AF guy.
Either way, I’ve been very satisfied at the number of burning Russian tracks I’ve woken up to every morning.
I’ve got a pretty good grasp of ground combat (not nearly as good as Lawman). This isn’t tank on tank warfare so what has really surprised me are the videos of zero infantry support for the armor. Combined arms utilization during movement through and via a somewhat limited selection of LOCs is what would get the tanks to the front line. The Ukrainians are having a field day picking off the heavy equipment.
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5 hours ago, Day Man said:
I've been watching adsbexchange for the past few days and there's been multiple tankers around here 24/7 it seems (much credit to the mobility crews and mx). current screengrab shows 3x -135s and 1x -10 (with a NATO AWACS in the bottom right):
Yes, the tankers are quite busy.
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2 hours ago, DirkDiggler said:
Caveat: Speculating.
There’s only so many roads that support the Russian axis of advance. I haven’t seen any videos showing Russian BTGs charging across the steppes WWII style (maybe they’re doing so, just haven’t seen it personally). You can only cram so many units on to limited LOCs; further, a lot of the roads outside the major cities are in poor condition and armored vehicles tear the shit out of pavement.
Perhaps more importantly, you can only push forward the combat power you can logistically sustain. Trucks need to use roads and are vulnerable to ambush/require security, helicopter sustainment is vulnerable to MANPADs and can’t move enough to keep large armored units in the fight. I don’t believe the Russian AF has a large tactical airlift (airdrop) capability. My guess is the Russians are overall limited by their ability to sustain their forward combat power.
The Russians didn’t modernize their logistics train in the past 20 years. C4I, combat systems, etc, sure, but they are using old trucks and old equipment to move said combat systems. It’s a recipe for disaster.
Logistics is what makes war. Without it, the Russians have hamstrung themselves. In my layman’s view, they only have enough beans and bullets for a few weeks. If the numbers coming out from the Ukrainian side are accurate, the Russians may be in for a helluva lot more of a fight, and sustaining said fight, than they may have bargained for.
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10 hours ago, ClearedHot said:
Several Russian KA-52 Alligators Shot Down
KA-50 or 52. Only production helos with an ejection seat. I always wondered how it'd work in real life, and the idea of flying around with explosive bolts attached to the rotor head is wild.
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17 hours ago, DEVIL said:
The level of production these guys have is well below Logjammin', and there are many more examples like this out there.
But did the cable get fixed?
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18 hours ago, Air_Space said:
Buffs are back on the menu and in force! No longer are the bottom of the T-38 class guaranteed a viper which was becoming such a work ethic issue
Why are Vipers considered bottom tier selection?
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41 minutes ago, Danger41 said:
Can we get involved because all this non-deploying, at home shit is super boring.
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One solution would be to take the signed OPR and submit it as part of a letter to the board. Not the correct way but it’ll ensure it gets in. Just make sure to adhere to it getting there 10 business days prior to convening rule.