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CAGE replied to the discussion Quick Guide for UPT Hopefuls to USAF Aircraft & Terms in the forum Air Force 8 months ago
Reply to Quick Guide for UPT Hopefuls to USAF Aircraft & Terms
Next up on the fighter list is the;
F-15E Strike Eagle
- Known as the “Strike” or “Dark Grey”
- This is a two seat aircraft with the pilot in the front seat and WSO or a weapon system operator in the back. Both are officers
- The strike is flown by several other NATO non-nato countries.
- This aircraft is also a multi role capability with both A-A and A-G.…
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CAGE replied to the discussion Can Guard Units Help Fight For You To Get a Medical Waiver? MHS Genesis Question in the forum Air Force 8 months ago
Reply to Can Guard Units Help Fight For You To Get a Medical Waiver? MHS Genesis Question
As above, yes, a unit can help you through the waiver process but it doesn’t mean it’ll get approved. It will still go through the respective state flight surgeon. If I could give any recommendations from experience in the guard, I would talk to that respective units flight doc about the issue and see their thoughts on the possibility and the…
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CAGE posted an update 8 months ago
8 months ago (edited)
Hey BogiDope community! Hope everyone got a lot of good information from the UPT webinar last evening! The video should be available soon in the webinar page of the site. Apologies to those who had issues with the link!
On another note, since our guest last night was a former CV-22 pilot, here is an article about the platform itself and what…
military.com
The Osprey's Safety Issues Spiked over Five Years and Caused Deaths. Pilots Still Want to Fly It
The Osprey is back in the air after being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight U.S. service members in Japan.
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CAGE posted an update 8 months ago
Don’t forget to tune in tonight while I speak with current UPT Instructor Pilot Trent Grabowski! 8pm EST, meeting links below!
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hqq-tqys-jzx
Or dial: +1 304-896-9068 PIN: 802320471
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CAGE posted an update 8 months ago
Hey Bogidope community! Just a reminder that this upcoming Tuesday, 26 Nov 2024 at 8pm EST, I will host a webinar with current UPT instructor Trent Grabowski! We will discuss;
- Current and future state of UPT
- Day in the life of a student
- Common student struggles
- What goes into the class ranking
- Q&A with remaining time
Looking forward to seeing you…
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Will this be recorded if we can’t make it?
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Yes there will be a recording that folks will be able to access after the event.
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CAGE replied to the discussion Quick Guide for UPT Hopefuls to USAF Aircraft & Terms in the forum Air Force 9 months ago
Reply to Quick Guide for UPT Hopefuls to USAF Aircraft & Terms
Next up on the fighter list…
F-35 Lightning
- Known as Panther or Puma to pilots and is 5th Gen
- These are prevalent in the USAF/Navy/Marines and will one day replace all F-16
- F-35A is the USAF variant
- F-35B is the Marine VTOL variant
- F-35C is the Navy & Marine variant for carrier use
- There are no 2seat F-35
- “TR” is similar to the “Block” system of the…
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CAGE started the discussion Quick Guide for UPT Hopefuls to USAF Aircraft & Terms in the forum Air Force 9 months ago
Quick Guide for UPT Hopefuls to USAF Aircraft & Terms
The goal of this discussion post is to give aspiring aviators a quick start guide to help them navigate aircraft, terms, to give a baseline understanding, and a good place to start before going to units to rush. I recommend deep diving on specific units you will be rushing and not just use this post alone.
I’ll start with fighters today so…
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CAGE posted an update 9 months ago
Good morning BogiDope community! CAGE here, I’ll be on the app quite a bit throughout the day so if you have any burning questions that need answered let me know!
To start off, here is a post from Defense News about the future of drones in the USAF/DOD and utilization with 5th generation aircraft. I think it’s safe to say those of you striving…
defensenews.com
Air Force buying more drone wingmen to develop operational tactics
Anduril's Fury and General Atomics' Gambit are in the running for the first iteration of the Air Force's drone wingman program.
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Reply to TBAS Scoring - Best Score or Latest Score?
Hello! Current information is that the TBAS also super scores so it’ll take the best from both attempts. Cheers!
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