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    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted · Edited by Jester203

    On 2/6/2021 at 1:42 AM, ZR-1 said:

    Congrats to all who got an interview.

    I got an interview with their last board ~2 years ago, back when my application was much worse than it is now. I’m really curious what kind of scores/hours you need now. If anybody who got an interview would be willing to post their application details it’d be greatly appreciated.

    No interview. I received a TBNT from VT this week. I have (from memory) 99/97/93/96/73 on the AFOQT, 90 PCSM (w/ the 23 hrs I had when taken) and 74ish hours now and a PPL. I am also 28 years old, which is a factor with some units.

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    Does Have a Sports Pilot License Help? Or is it PPL Or Nothing?

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted · Edited by Jester203

    19 hours ago, goodflightcowboy said:

    Mind if I ask what region this is? Flight schools quoting you 80 hours on average for a PPL is predatory, in my opinion. I work at a big flight school, and if we have kids going over 55-60 hours then we start to examine what went wrong in the process. 80 hours feels extortionate, but I'm willing to admit it's closer to the national average than 40.

    As I understand it, the national average is in the upper 60s. Here in Los Angeles, I was told by my (independent) CFI that the average hours to PPL locally is in the 80s. I have 50 and have been waiting a long time for the checkride (thanks COVID), but my CFI said that was exceptionally unusual and I progressed "blazing fast" (not so humble brag).

    I guess my point is for the readers that it can vary a LOT between locations and individuals.

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    PPL

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    On 5/22/2020 at 10:06 AM, Guest Brant Watson said:

    I have read that it is highly recommended to have your PPL when applying to a squadron. Is there any possibility at all of getting accepted without any flight experience whatsoever? I figured their had to be another way since some people can not afford to just go out and drop $7000-$8000 for their private?

     

    Heh. Around here more like $15,000. As to your question, I'd say it depends on the unit but all the fighter units and fighter pilots I've come across in my own application journey are pretty clear that a PPL is effectively a requirement. Think about it as showing that you are, in fact, passionate about aviation and truly want to be a pilot.

    Running out of steam...

    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

    Posted · Edited by Jester203

    3 hours ago, N730 said:

    I didn't know you could get a 99 PCSM with that few hours.
     

    Somewhat out of my lane here as just another applicant, but a 99 with 23 hrs is not possible according to Bogidope's description of scoring: https://bogidope.com/civilian-to-guard-or-reserve/the-pilot-candidate-selection-method-pcsm-score-explained-part-2/

    However, some units ask for your PCSM at the 201+ hours level and he could unconsciously be referring to that.

    AFOQT Test

    in Pilot Selection Process

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    I'm just a fellow applicant, so take this with it's commensurate grain of salt. I did score very well, for what it's worth.

    1) I would buy more books - I had a few and did all the practice tests more than once.

    2) No. Aptitude, verbal, and quant are just as (if not more) important as far as I know.

    3) I didn't really study for the aviation section because I'd already passed the PPL FAA test and it's all similar. I would just review whatever stuff you used for the FAA test.

    4) I would pick up a reading hobby with some more challenging books. This is just a general life tip, as well. You will pick up a lot of vocabulary surprisingly quickly (and without trying to) by just reading good books 30-60 minutes a day. FWIW, I found most of the test to be nearly identical to the Barron's book I started with.

    AF Light Air Support Aircraft

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    Hi everyone. I'm a civilian pilot who is building a simulation of the Super Tucano for a video game and I have two questions:

    1) What is the middle-top screen in the backseat as shown here?
    https://i.pinimg.com/originals/bb/2d/c2/bb2dc2e0cfc540a0c2e213300c2cd115.jpg

    2) What is the extra paneling along the side of the fuselage under the canopy added to the American-sourced A-29s as shown here?
    https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LkgeladdlaI/maxresdefault.jpg

    Thanks in advance!

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