01JUN26 SNA/SNFO board

[dannycookss]

Am I weird for hoping for anything except prop? Why’s rotary getting all the hate?

I just had a family friend go through flight school and just recently finished advanced rotary... he told me to expect about 60% of people will get selected for helos.

I want P8s or fighters, but I am mentally preparing for helos.

also, when a Romeo hard lands on your CG flight deck in the South China Sea during a storm and cracks the flight deck, it left a bad taste in my mouth

 

[tkaglic]

Welp recruiter just texted saying he got word the pilot boards are closed the rest of FY27, so one admin error pushed me out another year.

 

[elariosa95]

Am I weird for hoping for anything except prop? Why’s rotary getting all the hate?

I think it’s the idea that people show up wanting to be the next Maverick and end up seeing how “needs of the navy” trumps everything

Rotary is super cool imo, a lot of the people I know who did it love it

 

[elariosa95]

Met a retired P3 guy the other day and told him that if I can’t get tactical (which statistically I won’t) that I want P8. Bro said “that’s called job security”

P-8s might not be as “tactical” as the other platforms, but at least my instrument rating actually means something in my community

 

[PanthersFan1]

P-8s might not be as “tactical” as the other platforms, but at least my instrument rating actually means something in my community

I'll take that type rating any day you kidding me. P8's are the best platform in terms of return of benefit. twice or even three times as many flight hours, multi time. doesn't get better than that.