The SHOW: Airlines still a "good gig"??

[robav8r]

Walked up to the cockpit of the T-43 on one of my first training flights to find both pilots with their faces buried in the paper, that didn't inspire a lot of confidence in a Nav student.

T-43:

562nd FTS, Randolph AFB. Lots of great memories. The only aircraft that could be in 14 different locations at the same time . . .

 

[Hozer]

Doing radar nav in that pig using the mountains east of Kirtland AFB...and celestial navigation circa 1996. Because we said so.
Glorious.

 

[sevenhelmet]

Boeing designers last century...They'll never make an engine with a greater diameter than this. Shorten those landing gear.

757 design team: “Hold my beer”

 

[Griz882]

If any of you work at FedEx thank your ad team for this one!

 

[JTS11]

Walked up to the cockpit of the T-43 on one of my first training flights to find both pilots with their faces buried in the paper, that didn't inspire a lot of confidence in a Nav student.

T-43:

Definitely a bad look, and against any OPNAV instructions. Probably a harbinger for dudes in Teslas going heads down, or sleeping/passing out while 'driving' their self-driving car on the interstate.

 

[JTS11]

Walked up to the cockpit of the T-43 on one of my first training flights to find both pilots with their faces buried in the paper, that didn't inspire a lot of confidence in a Nav student.

T-43:

I'll relay a story that doesn't have anything to do with the airlines but somewhat aligns with your post.

As a young 2ndLt at TBS we were on a night field exercise where we were to be moved via HMX-1 53's. I was the 'Platoon Commander' and apparently had to brief the pilots when we were picked up. There was some kind of antiquated briefing format being used. I made my way up to the jump seat and earnestly tried to brief them on how we needed to be inserted into the LZ. They looked at me like I had a dick growing out of my forehead...I think they crumpled up whatever paper I gave them then launched to the next LZ in their GPS. Looking back it was funny, bc I totally understand now. 😆

 

[Flash]

Doing radar nav in that pig using the mountains east of Kirtland AFB...and celestial navigation circa 1996. Because we said so.
Glorious.

We did it in '97 but they apparently stopped teaching it about a year or so later. My AC had me do heading sun shots every flight on my second EP-3 deployment because he thought it was cool, it was kind of a fun thing to do to break up the 10.5's we were flying and I got relatively decent at it.