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Stupid questions about Naval Aviation (Pt 2)
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Not sure what panel you're referring to. Then again, been a while since I did an ACO preflight. Do you have a pic?
Pics help...Hell, I worked on the C2 COD for four years and I don't know what you are talking about...but an educated guess would be Flap Drive Rod access panel....
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phrogpilot73
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People asked that question a lot when on static display, and I wouldn't bore them with the real answer (but since you're asking)...
The way you're assigned an aircraft is based on the "Phase Tree". Every 150 hours, an aircraft goes into Phase inspection and is down until they can get the inspection done, then test it back up. The Phase Tree is all of the aircraft in the squadron, each with a certain amount of hours until phase. The one that just came out of phase has got the most amount of hours, and the one that's just about to go into phase has the least amount of hours. Maintenance Control basically picks the aircraft for you, based on how many hours you're going to fly, etc... to keep all the aircraft at some sliding scale towards phase inspection. That way, you don't have 3 aircraft dropping into phase at the same time. Clear as mud?
In our squadron, the only time they painted names on the side was the aircraft you "owned" for pilot monthlies. Most times, just the crewchief and first mech have their names on the sides. After all, we just borrow it from them.
In my last squadron, the MO made up a schedule of who got their names on which planes, for the Corrosion guys to do once the planes came into phase. ROT was you didn't get your name on a plane until you made CAPC/CICO. Pilots went under the cockpit windows, NFOs on the fuselage just behind the prop arc warning stripe. CAG and DCAG on the "nuts" bird, Skipper on 601, XO on 602, everybody else wherever a spot came open when someone else moved on from the squadron.
Quick & dirty answers:
1. To lower your inflight/landing weight ... to stay airborne in unusual circumstance(s) or emergency or to get down to an acceptible approach/landing weight to fit the situation.
2. From the dump nozzles -- usually found on the trailing edges of the wing.
skillz
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Thank you.
Looks like a non-skid T-patch to walk on when you come up out of the hatch and not fall off ....
Looks like a non-skid T-patch to walk on when you come up out of the hatch and not fall off ....
A4s is correct. It's the reinforced non-skidded area where maintainers and aircrew walk.
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I'm glad that I found the stupid questions thread, I'm full of em.
Here's my big one: will the Navy let me do the physical screening before I join? (My vision is borderline (20/36 - 20/45 depending on conditions) and if I can't fly in the Navy then I would rather go AF then not fly at all)
Thanks!
Here's my big one: will the Navy let me do the physical screening before I join? (My vision is borderline (20/36 - 20/45 depending on conditions) and if I can't fly in the Navy then I would rather go AF then not fly at all)
Thanks!
Yeah, you can take the MEPS vision exam, but it's a bit more difficult...especially the part where they make you bend forward and look all the way up your own asshole. If you can see what you ate 3 days prior, you're good to go.
FWIW, the AF ain't gonna be any easier.
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