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

[Xtndr50boom]

060330-N-7981E-059 Pacific Ocean (March 30, 2006) - Flight deck personnel work to ready an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Fighting Vigilantes” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five One (VFA-151) for take-off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) during a snow storm. Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently underway in the Western Pacific conducting a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman James R. Evans (RELEASED)

PA strikes again

 

[HeyJoe]

PA strikes again

That's PAO for Navy, but with so many Hornets onboard, guess they get confused as that is obviously a VFA-2 F/A-18F. Who am I to change an official news release?

 

[Pags]

070207-N-9475M-028 Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 7, 2007) - Sailors assigned to air department clear snow from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during ammunition on load with Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1). Truman is currently underway conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mari Matsumoto (RELEASED)

070207-N-0336C-014 Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 7, 2007) - Deck department Sailors manning the phone and distance line bundle up against the cold and snow on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during an ammunition onload with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE 1). This is Lewis and Clark's inaugural underway replenishment (UNREP). Truman is currently underway conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arturo Chavez (RELEASED)

Some of my buddies did this ammo crossdeck and got to vertrep in the snow...it was so cold, folks were actually happy to be wearing the drysuit.

 

[HAL Pilot]

On my ship, the last CO was a Prowler guy. He flew all of the time, but now no ships company aviators fly.

Not quite true - at least it wasn't 12 years ago. No airplanes assigned to the ship so no airplanes for ship's company to fly in that regard.

Many ship's company are on DIFOP orders. What they fly and when is on their shoulders. As a NFO, it was easy. I got my seat quals and flew with whatever squadron would take me - KA-6s, EA-6B, E-2, S-3, F-14, helo - got some time in them all.

The ship's company pilots usually found time somewhere. If all else failed, they got some P-3 squadron to fly them as a NoP on a 12 hour burner. We had a couple that were still within their NATOPS currency when reporting aboard and they managed to fly their respective jets with the airwing.

 

[Brett327]

No flying of any sorts for shooters. CODs are provided by detachments of either VRC-40 (East) or VRC-30 (West).

On my ship, the last CO was a Prowler guy. He flew all of the time, but now no ships company aviators fly.

You'll see the new CO (ECMO) start flying with us now for JTFEX.

Brett

 

[BlackBearHockey]

I have a stupid question. I searched for quite some time but couldn't find exactly what I was searching for, my apologies.

At API, are there different score requirements for Pilot vs. NFO?

 

[Gatordev]

I have a stupid question. I searched for quite some time but couldn't find exactly what I was searching for, my apologies.

At API, are there different score requirements for Pilot vs. NFO?

The short answer is no. However, in the past, there were different score requirements when they were trying to reduce the number of SNAs in 2004-ish.

 

[DanMa1156]

Dcag??

Saw on one of the Superhornets, under one of the NFO's names on the actual aircraft was "DCAG." Is that like "Deputy" CAG or what does it stand for? The pilot's name did, in fact say CAG under it.

 

[MasterBates]

DCAG = Deputy CAG

 

[JackW]

What is the Mutha? I see it in alot of fighter flings on youtube and don't have a clue what it is.

 

[HeyJoe]

What is the Mutha? I see it in alot of fighter flings on youtube and don't have a clue what it is.

History of Mutha has been covered on AW here.

 

[JackW]

Cool thanks alot

 

[whitesoxnation]

dumb question

If you are flying a constant aoa approach, can you maintain a constant pitch while using throttle to control rate of descent and disregard airspeed if you are on glide slope and your rate of descent is constant/appropriate (because aoa is just going to be the difference between pitch/rate of descent... and if both are correct then who cares about airspeed?)

 

[HeyJoe]

Cool thanks alot

My pleasure. Watched the video again myself. One of my favorites!

 

[JackW]

Yea thats actually the video that got me wondering what it was, pretty funny. How come Tomcat guys rag on Hornets so much, other than the fact that they're not Tomcats?