Any advice for a civilian trying to get a foot in the door? I’m likely most interested in WO, Guard or Reserve but also entertaining AD. I have yet to take the ASVAB and SIFT but have excellent and decent AFOQT and ASTB scores respectively, so hoping the biggest hurdle will be just getting them arranged. I’m trying to understand if…

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That’s exactly the reason I took it to the track. The physics of a car-on-bike collision aren’t in the rider’s favor. And, to your point, it’s always a Nissan. As for Altima’s of the sky, we do have Cubs and aerobatic planes that don’t broadcast; no better way to keep your local class E airport fun 😉

I raced the SV650. Middleweight class;…

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My crazy hobbies in the past have been motorcycle road racing (think crotch rockets) and enduro mountain biking. Lately I’ve been trying to reduce the statistics going against me, so, outside of flying, mostly the craziest thing I do is backpacking. Depending on the course, I suppose a round of golf could be considered “crazy”.

To your point,…

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The cheapest rudder pedals and stick will do. There’s a cheap logitech stick I use and thrustmaster pedals on amazon. Budget 100-200.

I’ve found Anki as a game changer for FAA ratings/checkrides. I would be curious if someone made a deck for the AFOQT but I could not find any based on that search term.

The only downside is decks are a bit of a pain to make manually.