Looking for gouge? Ask your Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation here (Part 1)

[MasterBates]

If you can "dress right dress", at ease and attention correctly, you will be OK in aviation.

There may be a "post" and "right/left face" at a winging, but that is about it.

I have not done anything other than "attention" "parade rest" and "at a close interval, dress right dress" since I was commissioned.

 

[phrogpilot73]

WTFO? Only in a phrog squadron. Were you composite for this?

Nope, not composite. And not true... Did you miss the smiley?!?

Hah, sounds fun. Thanks phrog! BTW, a few weeks ago I was running the boardwalk at Virginia Beach and was passed by a low-flying phrog. No big deal but it was wicked-cool for a wannabe like me.

My guess is that was from my future squadron... HMM-774 out of Norfolk.

 

[Harrier Dude]

Nope, not composite. And not true... Did you miss the smiley?!?

The fact that couldn't tell if you were kidding should tell you a lot about the last HMM I was in.

SA increased, though....

 

[Pags]

attention correctly, you will be OK in aviation.

read: try not to fidget too much in the front row. keep whispering to a minimum in the back.

 

[jt71582]

Thanks! One more:

When/will the T-6 hit the fleet? I have searched, maybe I'm typing it wrong. I don't remember where I heard, but the T-6 will take over for the T-34s, correct? Sorry for ignorance I'm sure it has been discussed over and over.

 

[Herc_Dude]

Thanks! One more:

When/will the T-6 hit the fleet? I have searched, maybe I'm typing it wrong. I don't remember where I heard, but the T-6 will take over for the T-34s, correct? Sorry for ignorance I'm sure it has been discussed over and over.

It will come eventually, someone else might have a ballpark timeframe. Yes, it will eventually replace T-34s.

As a follow up I'm really interested to hear how they work out Whiting ops (split rwy ops). I remember hearing rumors about t/o's from N field, landing at S - but that didn't sound very easy with the helos. I also remember talk about issues with rwy lengths at the OLFs not being enough for the T-6, leaving only a few fields usable ... gotta imagine things will be very different when they fully convert.

 

[BACONATOR]

It will come eventually, someone else might have a ballpark timeframe. Yes, it will eventually replace T-34s.

As a follow up I'm really interested to hear how they work out Whiting ops (split rwy ops). I remember hearing rumors about t/o's from N field, landing at S - but that didn't sound very easy with the helos. I also remember talk about issues with rwy lengths at the OLFs not being enough for the T-6, leaving only a few fields usable ... gotta imagine things will be very different when they fully convert.

FACT (thank you, Dwight). I heard this as well. Since the T-6 lacks beta, many of the OLF's aren't long enough, so who knows how long it will be until they come up with a solution, buy the T-6's, create a syllabus, NATOPS qualify IPs, get all the pubs/FTIs and begin training studs on the Texan II. My uneducated/random ass guess is that it is going to take a while...


On another note, I have a dumb question:

How are SNFO's trained in the T-6? I mean obviously a pilot must be flying the aircraft, so how do they learn their super-coke-bottle-glasses NFO skillz in a two seat aircraft?

 

[HAL Pilot]

so how do they learn their super-coke-bottle-glasses NFO skillz in a two seat aircraft?

These skills?

 

[tomcatfan]

question about life on a carrier

I was talking to my uncle and he told me he's seen guys duct taped to the ceiling on his carrier, has anyone else seen this before?

 

[HAL Pilot]

No but I've seen the drunks coming back from liberty clam shelled (put inside a Stokes Litter, another Stokes upside down on top, both strapped together to hold drunk inside) and stacked 2 or 3 high. Sucks to be on the bottom when the top guys starts puking.....

 

[tomcatfan]

note to self, don't get that drunk on liberty

 

[phrogpilot73]

How are SNFO's trained in the T-6? I mean obviously a pilot must be flying the aircraft, so how do they learn their super-coke-bottle-glasses NFO skillz in a two seat aircraft?

Not a whole lot of super-coke-bottle-glasses type stuff in a T-6, just basic instruments. Think about your BI's/RI's in the T-34, only don't touch the sticks - just give steers to the flying pilot...

 

[jt71582]

Beta is basically reverse-thrust, correct? Rather, allows for change in prop pitch. They bought a training aircraft without it, knowing the length of their runways wouldn't suffice?

I'm up way too early for a college kid.

 

[Pugs]

note to self, don't get that drunk on liberty

Likely a futile note. :icon_smil

 

[phrogpilot73]

Beta is basically reverse-thrust, correct? Rather, allows for change in prop pitch. They bought a training aircraft without it, knowing the length of their runways wouldn't suffice?

That's correct, but not because of the length of the runways. Navy wanted a turboprop trainer, Air Force wanted a jet trainer. It was a joint program between the Navy/Air Force, and the AF levied requirements that they thought was going to get them a jet. T-6 with no beta + ejection seat was born...

Or so I've heard.