A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane)

ASpilot2be · January 6th, 2007, 03:15

Meet the HC-144

It may be new, but it will never surpass the rock solid C-130

surreal1221 · January 6th, 2007, 03:46

Smooth!

And I agree with you on the Herc.

frog_flyer · January 7th, 2007, 16:17

Turbo props are so sexy.

I'd have a great opportunity in the coast guard if my college had more minorities. Oh well.

H46Bubba · January 8th, 2007, 11:21

Not gonna work. Their gonna have to do better to replace the mighty Herc!

Champcar · January 8th, 2007, 14:17

Need to get rid of the Falcon's. Know a few guys that fly for Cost Guard and all they ever say is that they have NO idea why the Coast Guard has those.

frog_flyer · January 8th, 2007, 14:45

No, they fly twice as fast as the hercs and can cover a helluva lot of coast line.

Just another fixed wing slot, fine by me.

Champcar · January 8th, 2007, 15:30

Best thing about the Cost Guard is they dont discriminate against people with poor vision.

ETAV8R · January 23rd, 2007, 03:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Champcar

Best thing about the Cost Guard is they dont discriminate against people with poor vision.

They dont? I thought their aviators were trained with the squidos and us jarines down at pensicola. When I got my specs back in 93 there was no naval aviator training open to those with corrected vision. That very much killed my goals of becoming one.

And yes, the herc is awesome.

Flysher · January 23rd, 2007, 05:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Champcar

Best thing about the Cost Guard is they dont discriminate against people with poor vision.

interesting, none whatsoever? Im 20/400 uncorrected...

falconvalley · January 24th, 2007, 01:33

http://www.gocoastguard.com/faq.html

"Qualifications for Coast Guard pilots:
A qualification for Flight School includes passing a Class 1 Flight Physical. Two big issues aside from being in good physical health are dental and vision requirements. The dental exam will check for cavities and other problems with teeth and gums that may be affected by changes in air pressure while engaged in flight. Basically you will be required to have no dental problems and no cavities. Vision requirements are also very stringent. Eyesight should be 20/20 if not, it must be correctable to 20/20, no exceptions. Uncorrected visual acuity must be better than 20/50 in either eye. There are other limitations imposed based on the type and strength of the lens prescription. In addition, normal color perception, depth perception and field of vision are also required."

Don't know if their initial physical is more intense than recurrents like the AF. The AF vision requirements look similar on the surface. In fact, the AF says 20/20 corrected 20/70 uncorrected, but the initial physical goes deeper. Doesn't mean that you will pass the vision part if you have 20/15 uncorrected.

Champcar, what does the Coast Guard look at with vision, exactly? Just acuity?

January 6th, 2007, 03:15	#1
ASpilot2be Old Skool Join Date: May 2005 Location: Paradise:) Posts: 4,599	A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) Meet the HC-144 It may be new, but it will never surpass the rock solid C-130 __________________ Last edited by ASpilot2be; January 6th, 2007 at 03:59.

January 6th, 2007, 03:46	#2
surreal1221 Old Skool Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Alpha Tango Lima Posts: 9,739	Re: A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) Smooth! And I agree with you on the Herc. __________________ AGI.MEI.CFI.CFII.FO.CRJ2 \| Josh \| The TRoP \| Rmble On \| ALPA \| Last edited by surreal1221; January 6th, 2007 at 05:43.

January 7th, 2007, 16:17	#3
frog_flyer Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FTW Posts: 4,054 Blog Entries: 1	Re: A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) Turbo props are so sexy. I'd have a great opportunity in the coast guard if my college had more minorities. Oh well. __________________ "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor 210TT 20 ME

January 8th, 2007, 11:21	#4
H46Bubba Old Skool Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: CVG Posts: 4,322	Re: A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) Not gonna work. Their gonna have to do better to replace the mighty Herc!

January 8th, 2007, 14:17	#5
Champcar Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ROC Posts: 2,225	Re: A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) Need to get rid of the Falcon's. Know a few guys that fly for Cost Guard and all they ever say is that they have NO idea why the Coast Guard has those. __________________

January 8th, 2007, 14:45	#6
frog_flyer Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: FTW Posts: 4,054 Blog Entries: 1	Re: A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) No, they fly twice as fast as the hercs and can cover a helluva lot of coast line. Just another fixed wing slot, fine by me. __________________ "There needs to be more drinking here on JC. We need more ******* partying!" -Doug Taylor 210TT 20 ME

January 8th, 2007, 15:30	#7
Champcar Old Skool Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ROC Posts: 2,225	Re: A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) Best thing about the Cost Guard is they dont discriminate against people with poor vision. __________________

January 24th, 2007, 01:33	#10
falconvalley Old Skool Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: KMKE Posts: 1,960	Re: A Gorgeous Airplane(New Coast Guard plane) http://www.gocoastguard.com/faq.html "Qualifications for Coast Guard pilots: A qualification for Flight School includes passing a Class 1 Flight Physical. Two big issues aside from being in good physical health are dental and vision requirements. The dental exam will check for cavities and other problems with teeth and gums that may be affected by changes in air pressure while engaged in flight. Basically you will be required to have no dental problems and no cavities. Vision requirements are also very stringent. Eyesight should be 20/20 if not, it must be correctable to 20/20, no exceptions. Uncorrected visual acuity must be better than 20/50 in either eye. There are other limitations imposed based on the type and strength of the lens prescription. In addition, normal color perception, depth perception and field of vision are also required." Don't know if their initial physical is more intense than recurrents like the AF. The AF vision requirements look similar on the surface. In fact, the AF says 20/20 corrected 20/70 uncorrected, but the initial physical goes deeper. Doesn't mean that you will pass the vision part if you have 20/15 uncorrected. Champcar, what does the Coast Guard look at with vision, exactly? Just acuity? __________________ British Airways flight asks for push back clearance from terminal. Control Tower replies: "And where is the world's most experienced airline going today without filing a flight plan?"

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