Any pilots?

[john m.]

Basically what the title says, just curious as to see if there is anyone on here who flys? I really have a passion for planes and have tried to look into flying, right now the most logical option for me is AFROTC at my school and fighting for a pilots slot. But I digress from the main topic so how many people here fly? Either for a living, fun, or getting their license?

[Underdawg736]

Re: Any pilots?

Not a pilot and not in the airforce but I can tell you that it will take about 7 years for you to get into the seat of a fighter jet! Coasting tens to hundreds of millions of dollars they make sure you know what you are doing before they even think about putting in the hot seat.

[akimel]

Re: Any pilots?

I don't fly, but I have a son in the Marine Corps who is in flight school at the Naval Air Base in Meridian, Mississippi. He is training for jets. If you want to fly jets, your best bet, so I am told, is the Navy, which evidently has more jet pilots than the Air Force. Of course, the Marines are always looking for a few good men.

[TLMitchell]

Re: Any pilots?

Basically what the title says, just curious as to see if there is anyone on here who flys? I really have a passion for planes and have tried to look into flying, right now the most logical option for me is AFROTC at my school and fighting for a pilots slot. But I digress from the main topic so how many people here fly? Either for a living, fun, or getting their license?

Airline Transport Rating, numerous Flight & Ground Instructor tickets and a stack of full logbooks, 'reformed' pro pilot with 21+ years as an ATC.

TL

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: Any pilots?

I don't fly, but I have a son in the Marine Corps who is in flight school at the Naval Air Base in Meridian, Mississippi. He is training for jets. If you want to fly jets, your best bet, so I am told, is the Navy, which evidently has more jet pilots than the Air Force. Of course, the Marines are always looking for a few good men.

I worked with a Marine Aviator years ago at my last job. He once shared his take with me on pilots from the different services (with an obvious bias to Marines):

Air Force: Fly by wire. Everything's automated. Pilot could step out for a smoke and his aircraft's computer would have his payload calculations finished for him when he returned.

Navy: 3 wire wonders (referring to the arrestor cables on a carrier's deck). Marines only need one.

Army: Eggbeater jockeys

Marines: Flying Leathernecks. The only aviators in the armed forces who can field strip their fighter and reassemble it under 2 minutes.

Blindfolded!

(we all shared a good laugh with that last line. Devil Dog bravado)

BTW, Marine squadrons are designated as VMAF. Someone told me that the MAF stands for Marines Attack/Fighter. The V stands for fixed wing, a visual representation of a fighter's delta shaped wings. Anyone know if this is true?

[Mikejl]

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I got my Pilots license back when I was in my mid twenties. Single engine land. I used to fly Cessna's out of Long Beach airport. I had a lot of fun taking friends for rides. It got too expensive for me and I slowly gave it up. I haven't flown for many years now.

Mike

[Nick Chapman]

Re: Any pilots?

I have my dispatch license. Basically I have the equivalent of a 737 pilot........on the ground No flight hours, but all the school work done

[john m.]

Re: Any pilots?

You did all the work and havent flown


anyone wanna take me up for a flight?

[akimel]

Re: Any pilots?

BTW, Marine squadrons are designated as VMAF. Someone told me that the MAF stands for Marines Attack/Fighter. The V stands for fixed wing, a visual representation of a fighter's delta shaped wings. Anyone know if this is true?

You are correct. The "V" stands for fixed wing. For example: VMAF-251 stands for Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251.

[Superior Shine]

Re: Any pilots?

I was in Civil Air Patrol as a kid. Took ground school. Been in and around planes and love'em.

One day I will get the license.

[Murr1525]

Re: Any pilots?

I was in Civil Air Patrol as a kid. Took ground school. Been in and around planes and love'em.

One day I will get the license.

You are going to walk up to the plane, and say this thing is too dirty to fly, then spend all your time polishing it.

[Nick Chapman]

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You did all the work and havent flown

Pretty much sums it up. Although I have absolutely no desire to fly a plane. Call me crazy, but I just don't trust myself in something I can't just pull over to the side of the road with

Although, I can ride in the cockpit during flight on a comercial aircraft

[john m.]

Re: Any pilots?

Pretty much sums it up. Although I have absolutely no desire to fly a plane. Call me crazy, but I just don't trust myself in something I can't just pull over to the side of the road with

Although, I can ride in the cockpit during flight on a comercial aircraft

I dont know if I would trust you either but thats cool you could be in the cockpit!

didnt realize there were so many people that fly on here! So whos taking me up?

[ClearlyCoated]

Re: Any pilots?

Pretty much sums it up. Although I have absolutely no desire to fly a plane. Call me crazy, but I just don't trust myself in something I can't just pull over to the side of the road with

Although, I can ride in the cockpit during flight on a comercial aircraft

I once heard that travel by plane is 1000 times safer than travel by car.

But of course if your engine quits while you're driving, you know you're not going to fall 40,000 feet!

[Nick Chapman]

Re: Any pilots?

I once heard that travel by plane is 1000 times safer than travel by car.

But of course if your engine quits while you're driving, you know you're not going to fall 40,000 feet!

Apparently you've never seen me drive