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Larry, thanks so much for the encouragement. It's helpful to hear that kind of motivation through a trial such as this. I guess it's the long division by hand that worries me the most...never been very good at math but I'm gonna give it all I got...too late to fail now! Brandon, that would be awesome, but most of our class is 1A2's and 1A0's! A couple 4's but no 3's. Looking forward to BLM with nothing but loads! Haha! Thanks for the replies! Good to hear from the Herk community on this! Alex

Well, how have you all been? Everythings pretty decent on this side of my world. Graduated from BMT on July 30 as an honor grad, and still at Lackland for Career Enlisted Aircrew (fundamentals) and BLM. They aren't kidding when they say CEA is a weeder course. The material isn't tough...just a LOT of it in very little time. Need a surplus of motivation! I look forward to completing the next couple months. Any tips/pointers to be had? Got my head in the books pretty deep over this stuff...two block test failures (84.9 or below) means an automatic discharge no questions asked. Definitely can't have that! Hope everyone has been well!

Wow. A big salute to Lt. Zilberman. How many would have done the same given the same situation?

That's my future unit. As unfortunate as the spill is, I'm proud to be a future part of the unit helping. :)

It's pretty strange...first (only) one I heard was a USMC Herk "Otis 1-5" that came from Cherry Point to MFD to shoot approaches...I went outside and thought "well that sure as hell is a herk, but what is that noise?". :confused: Oh well, it's better than Uncle Sam not wanting any more new Herks I guess. :(

It's a totally unique sound, and the J's (as cool and advanced as they are) don't have it. You can always tell when it's the 179th on a training flight and not just any other plane. I think my favorite sound of the mighty herk is when they finally touch down, and you usually hear "squeak (mains) squeak (nose) ROAAAR (reversers)". Goes from silent to ROAR in no time...that roar is awesome. :cool:

Those are all tools that, when used properly, will remove more material off your project piece than you intended.

Wowzer... talk about "getting boomed" at 0:56. :eek: That'd be a heck of a rumble.

I see. Thank you both. :)

I know I sound green as can be but for the sake of learning I have to ask: "What is a TOLD card?" My guess is Takeoff Load Diagram card but searching yields nothing. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong places. :confused:

Some powerful emotions. RIP

From "what I read" (you know how that is), they are supposed to be at least 1000' over the stadium for flyovers. I think they were just a wee bit under 1k seeing as how their gear nearly clipped that building! Gotta say though, you know for sure that'll be one of the best flyovers you'll ever see at a sports game. Loud and LOW! I'd say give em a break...yeah we have to draw the line for what we let them do, but we've already spent a healthy amount of taxpayer money on training these two to be fighter jocks...I'd rather have them continue doing the job we trained them for, and I'm sure the pilots wouldn't argue.

Both Navy jet jocks lost their wings for this one: More of a "flyover", but hey, six of one half dozen of the other.

:eek: Oh crap...flubbed that one eh?! I guess I have to plead ignorance. I'm terribly sorry Fraulein! As always, thank you for your support, Dan. This site truly adds a whole nother plate of knowledge for my chosen career...one that would only otherwise be gained by years on the flightline. Talk about a headstart!

Just a formality...rank doesn't view very well over forums. Anyway thank you!

Thank you, sir. Couldn't be more proud. :D

Well, I'm proud to announce that the Chief approved me, and on March 1, 2010, I enlisted. Been a long time coming, but what a good feeling. NOW, the next trial is making it through the screening at Lackland without getting reclassified! I know the odds are low, but low doesn't mean zero.

All points considered, you're probably right. Oh well. :o

This is totally me just thinking out loud here (Risky, I know ), and keep in mind I haven't even gone to basic yet, so all of my ideas could be wrong all over, which is ok. 1. If the long wires keep getting chewed up, snapped, cut, etc, and they need to be replaced rather often, wouldn't a more permanent solution cost less eventually? I mean, one long wire might be cheaper than one wireless module, but if you have to keep buying long wires, that adds up. 2. The safety factor. What if a long wire finally gives out right at the worst moment? Potentially an exaggeration, potentially not: lives could be at risk, and mission efficiency and capability is reduced. Obviously, I understand the long wires have been around for a long time, and obviously they were fairly consistently, but wouldn't it be nice to get a solution that works all the time without risking a big failure at the wrong time?

Let's all keep wishing then? :D

Sooo...does this mean it's set in stone?? ...wireless comms? That would be fantastic because I see my (future) unit on that list, and I hope they can get these installed in the 10-12 months I have before I'm working there. :D

Just a thought. :)

Wouldn't it be easy to use a "scramble channel" like some PD's use when they're discussing things that shouldn't fall on public ears? Yes, they're regular UHF/VHF freqs or whatever PD's use, and anyone with a scanner can hear them, but the encoding/scrambling makes it sound like two drunk guys babbling back and forth.

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Thank you, Dan. I kinda figured that's the objective for the interview, which I understand. I think the fact that I kept spraying the figurative water on the figurative hornets nest that is AFRC/SG should attest to my persistence and motivation. As for the "corruption" part, I've never objected to a little "fraternal bonding". Will report back Monday night, likely!