Some pics from my last flight to the carrier as a COD pilot

[bunk22]

Yeah...not so much. I believe the guy (literally) you're relieving was so "tasked." Then again, there's two of them (same name, just spelled differently), so I may be mistaken.

Nice pics. A clear, sunny, San Dog day.

Nope, different guy but very close spelling. Nobody is 100% safe but NETSAFA in P-Cola doesn't work for the Wing, or a squadron, etc. We have a total of 4 officers, including the CO and the billets are a must fill. Big Navy doesn't come to them for IA billets......at least they haven't since the IA has been around.

 

[jai5w4]

We don't do ACM or weps but we do pretty much all of phase-1 like the TS guys, minus a few insturment flights and night forms. There are quite a few E2/C2 IP's in Kingsville, they teach everything exept ACM.

Thanks, Harrison. Good info.

-jai5w4

 

[Gatordev]

Nope, different guy but very close spelling. Nobody is 100% safe but NETSAFA in P-Cola doesn't work for the Wing, or a squadron, etc. We have a total of 4 officers, including the CO and the billets are a must fill. Big Navy doesn't come to them for IA billets......at least they haven't since the IA has been around.

Gotcha. I always get those two guys confused. I really only know what one of them looks like.

 

[bunk22]

Bunk, awesome pictures, sir. If you don't mind, I'm going to snag that one on final to the carrier and use it as my desktop pic. Best of luck to you as an IP, sir.

Good motivation. The day stuff rocks. It's been about 4 years since my last night landing and those don't rock. My cohorts who fly to the boat at night, will I'm sure, agree.

 

[Piperdriver]

Good motivation. The day stuff rocks. It's been about 4 years since my last night landing and those don't rock. My cohorts who fly to the boat at night, will I'm sure, agree.

Awsome pictures, starting the RAG in a few months, if you have more motivational pictures I'd love to see them.

 

[HooverPilot]

Good motivation. The day stuff rocks. It's been about 4 years since my last night landing and those don't rock. My cohorts who fly to the boat at night, will I'm sure, agree.

Yeah, Night traps suck, But Night CATS are worse...

 

[MasterBates]

I thought CODs did not do night trap/cats? Or just no PAX @ night?

Anyways, congrats Bunk, If my Scam-Fu is powerful enough, I may be trapping SOMETHING on the boat in a couple years.

 

[Brett327]

I thought CODs did not do night trap/cats? Or just no PAX @ night?

They did not so long ago.

Brett

 

[NavyLonghorn]

Any P-3 guys walkin round the jet VT's?

 

[Piperdriver]

Any P-3 guys walkin round the jet VT's?

I knew of a couple P-3 IP's, but I think they came through as studs and didn't do so well at the boat. There are a couple E6B guys here as well.

 

[xmid]

I'm an idiot. I guess I just assumed COD guys went through advanced with the P-3 guys, since they are both turbo-props. My dad told me that back in the day P-3 guys could do a tour as a COD guy, do they still do this? I thought he told me it was an awesome deal because it counted as a disassociated sea tour (sp?) and you got to fly.

One other thing, I hear people always talking about how good of a lifestyle COD guys have (a major selling point), but is the flying fun? Awesome pic of the fantail by the way.

 

[nittany03]

I can think of one E-6 guy who just checked in on the TW1 side as well and 2 P-3 types. One is a sim instructor and reserve type, the other is active duty.

 

[NavyLonghorn]

I knew of a couple P-3 IP's, but I think they came through as studs and didn't do so well at the boat. There are a couple E6B guys here as well.

Hopefully they represent.

 

[zab1001]

My dad told me that back in the day P-3 guys could do a tour as a COD guy, do they still do this?

edit: not these days.

 

[bunk22]

Yeah, Night traps suck, But Night CATS are worse...

Yes, I forget. CAT 4 off the Connie at night was not cool. As recall, night touch-n-go's were no fun either.