How many of us are there?
06-14-2010, 06:44 AM
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[QUOTE][I have...well without giving an actual total, I'm guessing close to 18,000 hours on Microsoft Flight Sim 9./QUOTE]
Holy crap...
That is a lifetime of commerical flying.
How old are you?
(Surely in your 60s....?)
Holy crap...
That is a lifetime of commerical flying.
How old are you?
(Surely in your 60s....?)
06-14-2010, 09:34 AM
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[QUOTE=NorseWagon;4118458]
Well as ashamed to admit it as I am... I totaled up my hours last night and it came to 12,760. Even worse? I'm only 20 years old. I was home schooled for most of my life ( only about 3 hours a day) so I pretty much just spent the rest either on flight simulator or 'jr drag racing'.... 
[I have...well without giving an actual total, I'm guessing close to 18,000 hours on Microsoft Flight Sim 9./QUOTE]
Holy crap...
That is a lifetime of commerical flying.
How old are you?
(Surely in your 60s....?)
Holy crap...
That is a lifetime of commerical flying.
How old are you?
(Surely in your 60s....?)
06-14-2010, 11:14 AM
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[QUOTE][is there any airlines pilots here?? /QUOTE]
Yup, there is a few of us here...NIA based B-757 pilot
Man, you need to get out more, escaape from virtual reality and smell the roses. The opposite sex is also out there and once you get going in that direction, no more time for sitting inside playing with MS Flight Simulator.
Good luck
Yup, there is a few of us here...NIA based B-757 pilot
I totaled up my hours last night and it came to 12,760. Even worse? I'm only 20 years old.
Good luck
06-14-2010, 07:11 PM
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[quote=NorseWagon;4118700]
Haha oh I've done the whole GF BF thing, and it sucks. May not seem like it but I'm too self centered 
I spend more of my time ripping our race cars into tiny pieces than on MSFS anymore so its a start!!
[is there any airlines pilots here?? /QUOTE]
Man, you need to get out more, escaape from virtual reality and smell the roses. The opposite sex is also out there and once you get going in that direction, no more time for sitting inside playing with MS Flight Simulator.
Good luck
Man, you need to get out more, escaape from virtual reality and smell the roses. The opposite sex is also out there and once you get going in that direction, no more time for sitting inside playing with MS Flight Simulator.
Good luck
I spend more of my time ripping our race cars into tiny pieces than on MSFS anymore so its a start!!
06-30-2010, 01:29 PM
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I'm not a pilot and never served in the military. Military aviation is just a huge interest of mine. I've thought about getting my private pilot's license, but have never acted on it to date. Maybe someday...
08-29-2010, 11:26 PM
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Been on this forum for years, but only got interested in aviation last year. Decided to get my PPL back in march '10. Been training since may and i have 44 hours total time in 152s and 172s, solo'd after 17 hrs total time. Love it to death, waaaay better than driving. Check ride a week from today, wish me luck.
08-30-2010, 01:02 AM
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Hello all, Australian CPL & ATPL here, training with RAAF, NASA, then worked for coastal survailance in Oz. Now semi retired in Indonesia but still enjoy the puddle-jumpers. beech 36 and aerostar.
08-30-2010, 02:39 AM
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Posted a while back in here, but to update, I'm now out at MCAS Miramar learning to fly the F/A-18C. Quite the improvement over the T-45C I must say! Cool to see a couple other Naval Aviators/NFO's around (as well as you AF types as well of course 
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08-31-2010, 12:57 AM
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10-31-2010, 01:34 PM
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Hornets don't age like fine wines... G-limits and then the boneyard are the aging process for the plastic jets (and aluminium ones, too!).
Though, for the Hornet, g-limits don't work well, so they usually skip that part. 3G breaks aren't all that much fun... and take up a lot of airspace!!
New jets are nice... my first squadron had 5 brand new jets from the production line (4 with sequential BUNOs). They didn't break and we rarely lost a sortie. On the boat we went 299 sorties in a row without losing one to a down jet. My second squadron wasn't so fortunate and, of course, my RAG time was the worst for old, broken jets.
Though, for the Hornet, g-limits don't work well, so they usually skip that part. 3G breaks aren't all that much fun... and take up a lot of airspace!!
New jets are nice... my first squadron had 5 brand new jets from the production line (4 with sequential BUNOs). They didn't break and we rarely lost a sortie. On the boat we went 299 sorties in a row without losing one to a down jet. My second squadron wasn't so fortunate and, of course, my RAG time was the worst for old, broken jets.
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Hornets don't age like fine wines... G-limits and then the boneyard are the aging process for the plastic jets (and aluminium ones, too!).
Though, for the Hornet, g-limits don't work well, so they usually skip that part. 3G breaks aren't all that much fun... and take up a lot of airspace!!
New jets are nice... my first squadron had 5 brand new jets from the production line (4 with sequential BUNOs). They didn't break and we rarely lost a sortie. On the boat we went 299 sorties in a row without losing one to a down jet. My second squadron wasn't so fortunate and, of course, my RAG time was the worst for old, broken jets.
Though, for the Hornet, g-limits don't work well, so they usually skip that part. 3G breaks aren't all that much fun... and take up a lot of airspace!!
New jets are nice... my first squadron had 5 brand new jets from the production line (4 with sequential BUNOs). They didn't break and we rarely lost a sortie. On the boat we went 299 sorties in a row without losing one to a down jet. My second squadron wasn't so fortunate and, of course, my RAG time was the worst for old, broken jets.
Gotta say, I think I was somewhere around grade school the last time there were new Prowlers rolling off the lines
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11-14-2010, 12:25 PM
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I won't lie that mx is a battle for us, but we also have the oldest Hornets in the inventory here (@ the FRS/RAG) so that is certainly a factor. If you google (or are aware of) "center barrel replacement" you can see what is currently being done to bump up the life of these birds....pretty cool stuff going on at the depot anyway. As for G limits, we really don't use any (beyond the limiter) except for the FLE-red jets, and those typically dont fly dynamic flights. Double bubble only on the yellow birds, which pretty much makes the G-limiter agree with FLE/lifetime restrictions. With the MAW commanding General looking out over the flight line, SH breaks aren't really that "cool" to do here anyway.....350 into the break w/ the 10% rule works just fine and yields a pretty consistent abeam distance.
Gotta say, I think I was somewhere around grade school the last time there were new Prowlers rolling off the lines
Gotta say, I think I was somewhere around grade school the last time there were new Prowlers rolling off the lines
What do you think about that F-35 coming in within a few years?
11-14-2010, 12:43 PM
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F-35 should be a pretty amazing advance in technology....have flown the demo simulator a couple of times, and I was quite impressed, both in terms of the capabilities of the aircraft, as well as with the interface between the jet and pilot. I'm not counting on seeing it until maybe the end of my career, though if rumors are accurate, my community (legacy Hornet) may be the first to get it. That being said, I will probably without much question, transition to Super Hornets well before that becomes a reality.
11-22-2010, 09:20 PM
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We have a small handfull of A+'s (no A++ though), but primarily C/D jets, mostly earlier block.
F-35 should be a pretty amazing advance in technology....have flown the demo simulator a couple of times, and I was quite impressed, both in terms of the capabilities of the aircraft, as well as with the interface between the jet and pilot. I'm not counting on seeing it until maybe the end of my career, though if rumors are accurate, my community (legacy Hornet) may be the first to get it. That being said, I will probably without much question, transition to Super Hornets well before that becomes a reality.
F-35 should be a pretty amazing advance in technology....have flown the demo simulator a couple of times, and I was quite impressed, both in terms of the capabilities of the aircraft, as well as with the interface between the jet and pilot. I'm not counting on seeing it until maybe the end of my career, though if rumors are accurate, my community (legacy Hornet) may be the first to get it. That being said, I will probably without much question, transition to Super Hornets well before that becomes a reality.
Honestly speaking, I don't think the F-35 is the right choice for the Navy, not that it isn't a good jet, but rather it doesn't fit what they're missing. With all this talk of sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, I think a long range stealth capable interceptor like the F-14 is really whats needed. The Navy, had (for 30 years) a low and high mix like the AF has (Falcon/Lightning and Raptor/Eagle), and I think we already have enough of the low-fighters with the legacy Hornet (even though I think the SH is all of what the original Hornet should have been).
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How do you feel about its capabilities as a stealth combat fighter?
Honestly speaking, I don't think the F-35 is the right choice for the Navy, not that it isn't a good jet, but rather it doesn't fit what they're missing. With all this talk of sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, I think a long range stealth capable interceptor like the F-14 is really whats needed. The Navy, had (for 30 years) a low and high mix like the AF has (Falcon/Lightning and Raptor/Eagle), and I think we already have enough of the low-fighters with the legacy Hornet (even though I think the SH is all of what the original Hornet should have been).
Honestly speaking, I don't think the F-35 is the right choice for the Navy, not that it isn't a good jet, but rather it doesn't fit what they're missing. With all this talk of sea-skimming anti-ship missiles, I think a long range stealth capable interceptor like the F-14 is really whats needed. The Navy, had (for 30 years) a low and high mix like the AF has (Falcon/Lightning and Raptor/Eagle), and I think we already have enough of the low-fighters with the legacy Hornet (even though I think the SH is all of what the original Hornet should have been).
