First real navy flight

[Punx Clever]

Had my first real navy flight today.  Man talk about a reality check!

Going from a 180hp Cessna with a piston engine and fixed pitch prop to a 425 hp, 1015ft-lb turboprop T-34c was a huge change.  That turbine picks up quick, and has power to spare! Not to mention how touchy the damn thing is.  Then, on top of that you are dealing with three trim controls, with a stick that is infinitely more touchy than the ol' yoke on the cessna.

Put all that together and I'm being modest saying i was behind the aircraft.  Makes the Duc seem like a child's toy.  On the other hand, it was fun as hell! The IP demoed some acrobatics and even a spin for me.  I never realized just exactly what a spin was until today.  You are quite literally SPINNING!

Good times!

[Bick]

 

[orangelion03]

Excellent!

So where in the program do you fly the T-6 Tex2?

[Punx Clever]

Heh, I don't.  The Texan II is replacing the Turbo-mentor... but the turbo-mentor is still the primary navy trainer.  Not sure what I would do with double the power, ejection seats, and a HUD!

[ducpainter]

Heh, I don't.  The Texan II is replacing the Turbo-mentor... but the turbo-mentor is still the primary navy trainer.  Not sure what I would do with double the power, ejection seats, and a HUD!

Go faster?

[Slide Panda]

Try not to barf?

They'll teach you, in baby steps. Just imagine what'll be like when they stick you in a T-45

[El Matador]

Heh, I don't.  The Texan II is replacing the Turbo-mentor... but the turbo-mentor is still the primary navy trainer.  Not sure what I would do with double the power, ejection seats, and a HUD!

Fly it off a cliff in Colorado?

[Airborne]

Congrats! and I thought my first time jumping from a 172 to a bonanza was a big difference... definitely gives your mind a swift kick in the ass when your already on the downwind lowering the gear when it feels like you just took off.

Currently on the Stennis for PIA cert'ing CATS.

Heres to riding the big steamy shotguns. Fly Navy

[Bick]

Fly Navy

Flying with no 12 hour bottle-to-throttle rule?

Go Army!

My new crew chief is a bit of a princess.

[orangelion03]

My new crew chief is a bit of a princess.

Aint they all?  You'd think they own the damned bird.

[NorDog]

Had my first real navy flight today.  Man talk about a reality check!

Going from a 180hp Cessna with a piston engine and fixed pitch prop to a 425 hp, 1015ft-lb turboprop T-34c was a huge change. 

I know a guy with a 620 Capirex who did over Mach 1 in a Cessna.

[Bick]

I know a guy with a 620 Capirex who did over Mach 1 in a Cessna.

You can get up to speed faster when you take off from a treadmill. 

[Drunken Monkey]

I was amazed by the difference from the crusty old 172s when I got my first flight in a Marchetti.

Which is a level of magnitude less impressive than a t34.

Very Jealous. Especially since Uncle Sam's paying 

Keep posting your 'AARs' 

[Speedbag]

Flying with no 12 hour bottle-to-throttle rule?

Go Army!

My new crew chief is a bit of a princess.

Rawr.

[Punx Clever]

Fly it off a cliff in Colorado?

You've got it all wrong! The motorcycles go off the cliff into the air, and the airplanes go into the cliff from the air!

Flying with no 12 hour bottle-to-throttle rule?

Go Army!

My new crew chief is a bit of a princess.

Nonono, the beer comes after the flight.  And flying in the army would entail wearing one of those gay little berets... though the apache would be a kick in the pants.