Help with ARCO

[ea6bflyr]

He's talking about the FREE study guide produced by ARCO available at http://www.petersons.com/airforce/books.asp?sponsor=8.

ea6bflyr

Haha, you guys are all great

(Thanks nugget81 for the great link and info about ARCO)
Not to sound like a broken record, but when you all refer to ARCO - are you referring to a type of "Master the SAT" book, but for the ASTB? I assume based on my google research, that ARCO is a company that makes several study guides for different subjects. But just to clarify, which ARCO book did you freedeom-fighters use?

As a newbie to aviation, just the idea of having the oppurtunity of training to become either a pilor or a NFO sounds like a dream. All respect to you men.

 

[RockyMtnNFO]

The difference between a Pilot and a NFO (Naval Flight Officer) is the difference between Maverick and Goose in the movie Top Gun. The pilot flies the plane while the NFO sits in the back as a second pair of eyes. The NFO is also known as a RIO (Radio Intercept Officer). The job of the NFO is to help with a lot of the elctronics that go into an attack aircraft, which can be overwhelming for one man to do. On many aircraft, the pilot flies straight and level at 30,000 ft. while the NFO in the back has control of laser guided missiles and bombs which he guides into ground targets. Pilots often refer to NFO's as 'Penguins', they have wings but cannot fly. One pilot I know who just got winged in the Navy refers to his NFO as a 'survival meal' if they ever go down in the ocean. And since his NFO wears glasses he claims that he will have a cooked survival meal. The main difference between NFO and pilot is the front seat to the back. There are a lot of cool things to do as an NFO, but most people aspire to be pilots if they can.

Who are you to be dishing out advice? So you watched Top Gun and some discovery channel specials on Air Force Pilots. I tell you what, you sit back and learn some stuff. When someone has a question about NFO's, let the NFO's answer it. As far as I can tell, you have done exactly nothing in Naval Aviation. BTW I am pretty sure its RADAR Intercept Officer, not Radio intercept officer.

 

[Steve Wilkins]

BTW I am pretty sure its RADAR Intercept Officer, not Radio intercept officer.

Technically, yes, but you have to give the kid some credit here. After all, the word RADAR comes from RAdio Detection And Ranging. I give him 6 out of 10 points for effort and 2 out of 10 for execution.