The USAF model seems unnecessarily complex. Very much a “micromanagement” kind of feeling. Do those of you in the USAF feel this way or no?
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Air Force v.s. Navy Culture Differences
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The USAF model seems unnecessarily complex. Very much a “micromanagement” kind of feeling. Do those of you in the USAF feel this way or no?
To the point made by @insanebikerboy the directive operational guidance in the AF gets more specific by MAJCOM, type, number of engines, etc. (e.g. PWC single seat mins are a whole different calculus).
That being said, looking at a number of Air Carrier (121) Ops Specs and FOM's - you see a clear connection to AF style guidance and regulation. Naval Aviation is the outlier here - I do not think Navy/Marine Squadron SOP gets more directive like this. But its clear evidence of the culture divide in flying. I'm looking forward to getting a deep dive the next two weeks in OK City!
I hear it’s a good course and I’d like to go, but I also hear that the MAF guys tend to argue the nuance of why approaches are designed the way they are and nerd out on departure procedures.
My Part 135 IFR filing decision tree isn't quite as complex as that, but close. We do have the added complication of having to factor in off-airport landing minimums. I keep a laminated copy on my kneeboard and we're strongly encouraged to bring the matrix to our checkride brief. I'd say a third of the oral is just going down the matrix, with the other 2/3s being airspace and GOM/Systems stuff.
The word I've heard is that it's a great course, especially if you can keep the big picture in mind.
As a bummer note- I too was going to be in the 6Dec AIS class, but a couple of our pilots got sick so I have to stay home to fill out the flight schedule. Would have been cool to meet an AW in the wild.
Negative rep as I had a stroke trying to read this
In my experience, USAF guys tend to get much more wrapped around the axle with respect to minutiae in regulations and SOP, and may be more risk-averse than their USN and (especially) USMC counterparts. The flip side of that is having a USAF guy on your team can sometimes keep the team from going off the reservation.
Dude…you already graduated???
The mug says “graduate” which I believe is the noun and not the verb...and you just got there yesterday…so…the almighty “reasonable man theory” says you have NOT graduated yet.
Stolen valor!!!
Beat me to it! They need to issue you a student cup!
I am not the oldest student in the class (shocker!). A DAF civilian (GS) IP in the E-3 AWACS is a year older than me!
Interesting mix of aircraft types represented. One Marine C130 dude in my class as well. A few V-22 and helo dudes as well.
I don’t see an H-46 on that list!
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C206 - technically my duty airframe
T-6 Sim/MQ-9... Why do those share a line? I thought they were different, and one of them isn't an airplane.
Dudes major weapon system is a MQ9, but his current assignment is as a active duty T-6 sim instructor...