AF carrier landings

John2375 · November 25th, 2005, 17:26

Curiosity question: I seem to recall (an astronaut I think but I can't find the info again) somebody from the Air Force who did some sort of exchange program w/the Navy - or maybe it was attending the Naval War College (??) and anyway, although they were career-USAF, they'd logged a few (15-20 or something like that) carrier landings...it would seem if I'm remembering this correctly would be a rather unusual situation -

another question for anyone who might know: Who's in line to fly the new F/A-22? Is it very experienced USAF pilots only, or are people coming out of classes able to bid into the Raptor?

aloft · November 25th, 2005, 21:37

The AF and Navy exchange pilots all the time. A friend of mine is a Navy S-3 driver, currently flying A-10s at Davis Monthan AFB.

Only experienced F-15 pilots are transitioning to the F-22 at this time (according to another bud of mine, an F-15 driver in the 1st FW at Langley AFB, the first operational unit to fly the Raptor.)

"Unusual" is your avatar pic....when/where was that taken???

John2375 · November 26th, 2005, 12:17

Hey - Thanks for the info! I think it was Charlie Precourt, a retired astronaut, whom I thinking of but not sure.
The avatar: I found here: http://www.blueangels.org/Tbirds/Tbirds.html
Every so often the T-Birds and Blues get together and have a heated game of softball and do some flying together...that page has pics from other years...this was from the Nellis 1999 re-union, and the Canadian Snowbirds joined them and so that's the Delta formation w/2 from each...pretty cool I thought!

FlyingNole · November 26th, 2005, 16:29

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Originally Posted by John2375

Hey - Thanks for the info! I think it was Charlie Precourt, a retired astronaut, whom I thinking of but not sure.
The avatar: I found here: http://www.blueangels.org/Tbirds/Tbirds.html
Every so often the T-Birds and Blues get together and have a heated game of softball and do some flying together...that page has pics from other years...this was from the Nellis 1999 re-union, and the Canadian Snowbirds joined them and so that's the Delta formation w/2 from each...pretty cool I thought!

Wow, I thought they never performed together....Cool.

usnseallt82 · November 27th, 2005, 16:29

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Originally Posted by John2375

Every so often the T-Birds and Blues get together and have a heated game of softball and do some flying together

They got together this year in Pensacola as well. All three demonstration teams fooled around in the air together. Pretty neat to watch but the traffic around the base those days was horrible.

November 25th, 2005, 17:26	#1
John2375 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 131	AF carrier landings Curiosity question: I seem to recall (an astronaut I think but I can't find the info again) somebody from the Air Force who did some sort of exchange program w/the Navy - or maybe it was attending the Naval War College (??) and anyway, although they were career-USAF, they'd logged a few (15-20 or something like that) carrier landings...it would seem if I'm remembering this correctly would be a rather unusual situation - another question for anyone who might know: Who's in line to fly the new F/A-22? Is it very experienced USAF pilots only, or are people coming out of classes able to bid into the Raptor?

November 25th, 2005, 21:37	#2
aloft Old Skool Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your OODA loop Posts: 6,862	The AF and Navy exchange pilots all the time. A friend of mine is a Navy S-3 driver, currently flying A-10s at Davis Monthan AFB. Only experienced F-15 pilots are transitioning to the F-22 at this time (according to another bud of mine, an F-15 driver in the 1st FW at Langley AFB, the first operational unit to fly the Raptor.) "Unusual" is your avatar pic....when/where was that taken??? __________________ Commercial Pilot, ASEL/AMEL/IA 900+ TT/25 ME Mountain-qualified Search & Rescue/Disaster Relief Mission Pilot, Civil Air Patrol B.S., Psychology, Univ of Utah

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November 26th, 2005, 12:17	#3
John2375 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Bradenton, FL Posts: 131	Hey - Thanks for the info! I think it was Charlie Precourt, a retired astronaut, whom I thinking of but not sure. The avatar: I found here: http://www.blueangels.org/Tbirds/Tbirds.html Every so often the T-Birds and Blues get together and have a heated game of softball and do some flying together...that page has pics from other years...this was from the Nellis 1999 re-union, and the Canadian Snowbirds joined them and so that's the Delta formation w/2 from each...pretty cool I thought!