4 hours ago, Bekspet said:

If someone is in UPT and wants to go RPAs, MQ-9s or RQ-4s? Can you put it in your dream sheet? Is it even an option? 

I would suggest going to your leadership right now and letting them know you want to go RPAs and let them go from there. 

I will say there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting to fly RPAs, but there is something wrong with taking that coveted pilot slot or MWS from someone who really wants it. 

 

No drops posted in last 2 months!?!

1 hour ago, wannabepilot12 said:

No drops posted in last 2 months!?!

This forum doesn't have as much traffic as it used to. Plus, UPT is going through a lot of changes right now.

Drops are still happening tho at least once a month I've been hearing. Changes were only starting at Columbus. Others haven't transitioned to IPT yet...

but sad to see the forum dying out

On 4/14/2025 at 12:55 AM, wannabepilot12 said:

Drops are still happening tho at least once a month I've been hearing. Changes were only starting at Columbus. Others haven't transitioned to IPT yet...

but sad to see the forum dying out

all the punks are on reddit and tiktok now

Any recent drops?

Vance 25-10

 

T-38 x5

T-6 FAIP x1

RC-135 x1

C-17 x4

KC-135 x1

Guard KC-135 x1

Reserve KC-135 x1

C-130J x3

Guard C-130J x2

C-146 x1

KC-46 x1

MC-130J x2

damn...no fighters?!

Edited May 16, 2025May 16 by wikz

26 minutes ago, wikz said:

damn...no fighters?!

with T-6 direct FTU now for heavies their track select is integrated into their drop night

I imagine the -38 folks will get another drop night for their actual airframes

Edited May 17, 2025May 17 by jorfy

On 5/16/2025 at 4:42 PM, wikz said:

damn...no fighters?!

That's pretty much how the second half of 2024 went down. Some SUPT drops had to share 2 or 3 fighters between the 3 bases.

On 5/16/2025 at 6:20 PM, jorfy said:

Vance 25-10

 

T-38 x5

Mix?  FAIP, AdAir?

9 hours ago, BFM this said:

Mix?  FAIP, AdAir?

All the drops are out of the T-6. The 5 T-38s are Phase 3 T-38Cs. Heavies are now T-6 direct to FTU with no more T-1.

12 minutes ago, jorfy said:

All the drops are out of the T-6. The 5 T-38s are Phase 3 T-38Cs. Heavies are now T-6 direct to FTU with no more T-1.

wow

15 hours ago, jorfy said:

All the drops are out of the T-6. The 5 T-38s are Phase 3 T-38Cs. Heavies are now T-6 direct to FTU with no more T-1.

What could go wrong? 

On 5/24/2025 at 5:53 PM, jorfy said:

All the drops are out of the T-6. The 5 T-38s are Phase 3 T-38Cs. Heavies are now T-6 direct to FTU with no more T-1.

So these are FAIP awards going to the T-38...before they've ever flown a T-38.

Bold move, Cotton

24 minutes ago, BFM this said:

So these are FAIP awards going to the T-38...before they've ever flown a T-38.

Bold move, Cotton

no one said that, the T-38 is treated as a drop now, they'll get a second one upon -38 completion. 

8 minutes ago, yzl337 said:

no one said that, the T-38 is treated as a drop now, they'll get a second one upon -38 completion. 

Ahhh, that makes a lot more sense.

On 5/24/2025 at 5:53 PM, jorfy said:

All the drops are out of the T-6. The 5 T-38s are Phase 3 T-38Cs. Heavies are now T-6 direct to FTU with no more T-1.

aka even more so the t-38 bubbas are the only real, historically tested pilots

cliffs, the clowns kwast and cucklord wills destroyed the upt enterprise

On 5/26/2025 at 11:30 PM, LookieRookie said:

cliffs, the clowns kwast and cucklord wills destroyed the upt enterprise

Speaking of which 

 

On 5/24/2025 at 5:53 PM, jorfy said:

All the drops are out of the T-6. The 5 T-38s are Phase 3 T-38Cs. Heavies are now T-6 direct to FTU with no more T-1.

Wow, what a change.  Thanks for the explanation.

On 5/25/2025 at 9:47 AM, Biff_T said:

What could go wrong? 

I can name 3 class As from the past 6 months that directly implicated  decreased experience as one of the factors. 

Different pots of money... 

9 hours ago, Anon1 said:

I can name 3 class As from the past 6 months that directly implicated  decreased experience as one of the factors. 

Different pots of money... 

Well. Go ahead...we can read the AIBs, which are not safety privileged. Which ones?

I can name 3 class As from the past 6 months that directly implicated  decreased experience as one of the factors. 
Different pots of money... 

And there will be more. Many more…


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Vance 25-11 AM/AF (T-1/T-38)

 

T-1 XPW:

C-17 JBER x2

KC-46 Pease ANGB

KC-135 Eielson

HC-130J Gabreski ANGB

KC-46 McConnell

C-130J Ft Worth

C-5 Travis

C-130H Reno

C-130H Rosecrans ANGB

C-17 Pittsburgh ARS

 

T-38:

T-38 FAIP x2

F-35 Jacksonville Guard

F-16 Holloman

C-130J Yokota

Edited June 7, 2025Jun 7 by jorfy