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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: TexMurphy on April 18, 2005, 03:30:52 AM
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Heya Flyboy.
Hope you get time to read our forums.
Im really excited to know how your big tryout day went yesterday?
Was crossing my fingers for you...
Tex
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tex fancies flyboy, tex fancies flyboy......... teeehehehe
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Don't we all, though? He's HOT, and soon to be in uniform!
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iirc 17th of april was the tryout day to see if he gets to fly jets.....
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Real Men Fly C-130s...... :cool:
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C'mon FlyBoy. Inquiring minds want to know!
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Hi guys :)
first thing it wasnt a day it was a whole friggin week.
craziest thing i ever did in my life, toughest too.
imagine a week in which you only sleep around 3-4 hours.
you only have 7 minutes to eat your meal, which is made of canned tuna, canned corn, canned pea, canned chocolate and moist bread. now take this and share it with 15 people.
sudden wake ups in the middle of the night (no idea what time it is since they take your watch and cell phone away)
then running jumping doing push ups for god knows how long and then when you are driping sweat, you have 30 seconds to take your cloths off and get back in the tent in too the sleeping bag, you are not alowed to take a shower or even wash your face. imagine the feeling.
constant phyical and mental abuse, all the time and impossible assignments.
but the worst part was that you have no time for yourself, to take care of your fractured aching boddy.
well, i passed.
im leaving the army untill july, im going to be a civilian again, then im enlisting again, this time to the airforce, to start flight course
its going to be 3 long and tough years, only 10% of the people who start the course finish it, so wish me luck guys, flight was my dream since i remember myself.
i just completed the first step, still a long journey to go untill i achive my goal.
thank you for showing interest.
Ben
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i want a ride when you get your jet ..please
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i'll settle for in-flight pics...
...in formation
...of terrain
...of big breasted daughters of Generals during flybys.
:)
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WTFG FLYBOY !!!!
For those who haven't picked up on it yet,
Flyboy has passed the final and most grueling part of the Israeli Air Force Academy's selection program, where many are weeded out...
He is now an official cadet in the Israeli Airforce !
My money is on him going all the way to the real 101 Sqn flying F-16s :)
FLYBOY !!!
ViFF
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Wtg flyboy :)
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Congrats Flyboy, and good luck!
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Originally posted by Flyboy
Hi guys :)
constant phyical and mental abuse, all the time and impossible assignments.
but the worst part was that you have no time for yourself, to take care of your fractured aching boddy.
Ben
Good to know that basic training is basic training all over the world....
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Originally posted by Flyboy
well, i passed.
im leaving the army untill july, im going to be a civilian again, then im enlisting again, this time to the airforce, to start flight course
its going to be 3 long and tough years, only 10% of the people who start the course finish it, so wish me luck guys, flight was my dream since i remember myself.
i just completed the first step, still a long journey to go untill i achive my goal.
thank you for showing interest.
Ben
WTFG FlyBoy... YOU are the man.
Woof
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WTG Ben! Great news, wish the best for you.
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WTG Flyboy and good luck!:aok
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wow.
im so jealous!
living the dream
wtg
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WTG Flyboy!!
Ill keep my fingers crossed for you but remember all you can do is to keep doing your best and try as hard as you can.... and then alittle bit more... always set higher goals then the goals set on you by others... always aim higher then what is expected of you...
And most important... always only compete with your self... measure your self against your self... not against others... focus on your performance, not on the performance of others... always constantly commit all your energy on your own performance... focusing on others will only take away energy on things you your self cant controll... waste of energy...
Good luck and
Tomas
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WTG flyboy :aok
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Wtg flyboy
I hope you have a nice time while flying!
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WTG Flyboy. My eyesight kept me from trying many years ago. Go live the dream. So does this mean that getting shot down by flyboy = contribution to Israel's National Defense? Hmm, new excuse: "honey, I can't go to the inlaws, It's a matter of National Defense!"
Seriously, I understand that most of the training you get off the bat is mostly just how to take off, stay in formation, and land, but I would be curious to know as things progress how much your experience in AH has aided you in learning the concepts of air combat as instructed by the military. I imagine you will have a great advantage in this area. I think that ACM are not stressed as heavily in today's trainning however since lots of engagements are decided at extreme ranges or even beyond visual range. Let us know how this stuff translates into real life.
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well done flyboy!
Remember, the best of the best get their fun flying at flight school and then drop out to be controllers :)
Good luck.
Bozon
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Originally posted by TracerX
Seriously, I understand that most of the training you get off the bat is mostly just how to take off, stay in formation, and land, but I would be curious to know as things progress how much your experience in AH has aided you in learning the concepts of air combat as instructed by the military. I imagine you will have a great advantage in this area. I think that ACM are not stressed as heavily in today's trainning however since lots of engagements are decided at extreme ranges or even beyond visual range.
The basic flight course is 2 years in which you learn to fly - not to fight.
Then it's another year of advanced training in which you learn how to fight. Then you get to your squadron and get your butt kicked on regular basis till you rack up some experience.
The IAF still consider dogfighting training a high priority for A2A squadrons. In this part of the world, the areana is so crowded that fights start well within standoff range and distances are closed very quickly. Add to that an extremely saturated electronic warfare enviroment and radar missiles become not very effective.
Even in 1980 (Lebanon) a considerable number of enemy planes were shot down with the cannon after radar missiles failed due to EW.
Bozon
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We still have the pictures from Eurocon :)