My first post!

[Josh Beagley]

Hey everyone,

This is my first post! Cheers and tears. Does everyone post here often? I don't know a single name yet, I just see 93,000 members and that's crazy. A little about me... I'm an A1C in the Air Force. Air Traffic Control (RAPCON) Stationed at Vance AFB, Oklahoma - one of the busiest pilot training bases in the world.

I was going to post a link, but I need a post count first.

Anyway, good meeting everyone.

Josh

 

[daveleau]

Nice meeting you, Josh. Please feel free to introduce yourself in the other introduction forum "New Member Intros".

I am in the USAF as well and attending a Baptist church too. I'm not too far away from you when I am not deployed. I am a B-52 navigator down at Barksdale.

Glad to see you on! God bless you.
Dave

 

[Josh Beagley]

Good meeting you too, I think I've seen some skulls come through our airspace before...

 

[daveleau]

Yep, that'd be my Squadron. You may have heard of some Dooms, and Tuffs, too.

 

[Fonzy]

nice to meet you josh.

 

[Billnew]

I was stationed At Davis Monthan,Az Where real pilots are educated.
Warthog's rule.(of course that was long ago, in Galaxy far,far....no, this galaxy)
A-10, the plane that you fly, not the computer you tell what to do.
Welcome.

 

[Josh Beagley]

Doom was the other I couldn't think of. I know I know, A-10s... My sunday school teacher flew those at Eielson. But they can't compare to a T-anything. My job is more interesting here because it's 1000 brand new pilots who get confused on the radio all the time, so we have to repeat ourselves over and over. But then a heavy B52 comes through and sounds like he's been at it 50 years. good times

 

[Fonzy]

and welcome

 

[daveleau]

I was stationed At Davis Monthan,Az Where real pilots are educated.
Warthog's rule.(of course that was long ago, in Galaxy far,far....no, this galaxy)
A-10, the plane that you fly, not the computer you tell what to do.
Welcome.

lol, there's an article that we laugh at in the most recent USAF safety journal titled "I have no HUD, how do I land?" For us, the pilots fastest computer is his slip stick (modified slide rule).

 

[Billnew]

Doom was the other I couldn't think of. I know I know, A-10s... My sunday school teacher flew those at Eielson. But they can't compare to a T-anything. My job is more interesting here because it's 1000 brand new pilots who get confused on the radio all the time, so we have to repeat ourselves over and over. But then a heavy B52 comes through and sounds like he's been at it 50 years. good times

I hated all the inflight emergencys. I was in Security.
"....Be advised you need to repond to INflight, A-10 blah,blah,blah, has a
warning light on."
Never heard the pilot radio traffic.
But still interesting times.

As I was saying, the A-10 is the closest to old fashion flying. You feel the controls. Not just a joystick to a computer. Up close and personal to the targets.
They are tough but they still crash hard. On a fatal crash sight in AZ.
the biggest piece was one piece of an engine.(Az ground is mostly sundried clay too)