I'm so excited! It hasn't even sunk in yet for real. But I gotta get back into the rhythm of hydrating. You don't worry about G-tolerance in the T-6, so I've gotten lazy, but I go the centrifuge in mid-january.
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Post by: rabbidrabbit on November 19, 2015, 05:56:30 PM
Grats. You have come a long way.
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Post by: Brooke on November 19, 2015, 06:45:49 PM
Congratulations!
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Post by: NatCigg on November 19, 2015, 06:48:55 PM
do you get to make up you own call sign? is it going to be Serenity? :x
Contrary to the movies, callsigns are never "cool". It's always something stupid you did, or something embarrassing. I've already been gifted with one, (though it can change any time someone else can make something new stick). As for now, I'm "Spaz".
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Post by: JimmyC on November 19, 2015, 07:54:38 PM
Wtg spazz
Permission to buzz the tower denied
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Post by: Peanut1 on November 19, 2015, 07:54:45 PM
Too bad you cant get in a prop aircraft!!
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Post by: FLS on November 19, 2015, 08:13:23 PM
Congratulations!
I used to wing online with a Naval Aviator. He only called me "spaz" when I did good. :aok
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Post by: NatCigg on November 19, 2015, 08:14:55 PM
i'd take spaz any day. :aok
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Post by: jedi25 on November 19, 2015, 08:26:06 PM
Congratulations! Man.. awesome :salute :rock
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Post by: Ripsnort on November 19, 2015, 08:58:43 PM
Nice Serenity! WTG Boy!
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Post by: Devil 505 on November 19, 2015, 09:45:30 PM
Congrats!
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Post by: deSelys on November 20, 2015, 02:35:21 AM
Awesome! WTG!!
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Post by: DaveBB on November 20, 2015, 05:07:03 AM
Congrats!
It takes a lot of guts to want to fly the latest incarnation of the losing aircraft of the Lightweight Fighter Competition. Especially when pilots describe landing as more difficult and scary than combat.
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Post by: WaffenVW on November 20, 2015, 08:39:05 AM
Congratulations young Sir! :aok
Now be careful with it. You we can easily replace, but a Hornet is a very expensive investment of taxpayers' money. :P
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Post by: TheBug on November 20, 2015, 11:39:56 AM
Congrats Serenity! :cheers:
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Post by: Serenity on November 20, 2015, 11:56:41 AM
I'm so excited! It hasn't even sunk in yet for real. But I gotta get back into the rhythm of hydrating. You don't worry about G-tolerance in the T-6, so I've gotten lazy, but I go the centrifuge in mid-january.
Maybe in the Navy syllabus you don't worry about G tolerance in the T-6... The syllabus at Sheppard AFB pushes it up a bit. And of course when the IPs go out for a little continuity training without students...
And congrats! The F-18 is a great fighter. Almost as good as the F-15E :)
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Post by: Serenity on November 20, 2015, 03:24:05 PM
Maybe in the Navy syllabus you don't worry about G tolerance in the T-6... The syllabus at Sheppard AFB pushes it up a bit. And of course when the IPs go out for a little continuity training without students...
Lol I don't know about the AF syllabus, but nothing we did ever exceeded 5 Gs.
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Post by: eagl on November 20, 2015, 03:24:28 PM
Lol I don't know about the AF syllabus, but nothing we did ever exceeded 5 Gs.
I also had an Iraqi student, a Major who had flown the Mig-29 before we blew up his air force, and he though he was the king shxt. Kind of arrogant, what could even an American fighter pilot teach him in a T-6? Well, another Sheppard IP and I went up and went through our advanced formation syllabus instructor training a few times to get warmed up, and then we did some maximum performance "extended trail" exercise, basically follow the leader within the constraints of a few safety rules of course. After 15-20 minutes of that the poor Iraqi was worn out, unable to do anything but stare straight ahead and try not to pass out or puke. I was of course happy as a could be, chattering away with my usual advanced formation instructional lesson even under around 6.5 Gs.
I gave him a break and to help him save face I had him lead a nice sedate formation recovery back to base. He listened to my briefings and debriefings a little closer after that. It also put our training programs into perspective a bit... The Sheppard IP in the other plane was a Lt FAIP who had never flown anything but the T-37, T-6, and T-38, but that Lt had skills the Iraqi Major simply couldn't understand until we showed it to him with relatively unrestricted maneuvering. The Iraqi treated the Lt a little better after that too.
I never told the Iraqi major that the Lt FAIP was one of our top 3 or 4 young IPs and had benefitted from the mentorship of a dozen eagle and viper drivers for the previous 3 years :)
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Post by: Dichotomy on November 21, 2015, 07:48:38 AM
SMH... I remember when you were just another Squeaker. Proud and happy for you Spaz. Way to go.
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Post by: Nilsen on November 21, 2015, 01:21:05 PM
congrats!
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Post by: Serenity on November 21, 2015, 04:16:57 PM
For any interested in seeing me **** a brick, or hearing some embarassing (albeit mostly untrue) stories, I've got the videos up on youtube now.
a little background: So selection was first, and what they do there, is, fill a cup with a bunch of different platforms, and some other silly stuff sometimes (Like Kite, or SWO) and you draw a piece at random. If it's NOT what you're going to, you have to make a toast. If it IS, then the CO shakes your hand and you know. I was the very last if the 4 to select.
https://youtu.be/1ovHTwu7qC0
Then, after selection, we had tie-cutting, where your on-wing (Your main instructor) and you tell a few brief stories about each other. They only have to be 10% true, lol, so keep that in mind. After you tell stories, he actually cuts the neck-tie you're wearing.
A few things to know: The smirnoff bottles at the beginning I had printed new labels with his name and face on them, to get back at him for punking me the day before. He also happens to be a HUGE Katy Perry fan, hence the tie.