Speaking of mach 1.

Could Maverick hear Goose when they were supersonic?

The AETC production scorecard….as scored by the players.

This AFA discussion is probably the most robust conversation about what has been going on in the pilot production process. Its long and full of very polite talking but still informative.

Now….relize it’s the Generals grading their own work in a public setting so…standy for a spicy take…

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2024 Air, Space & Cyber—Pilot Shortage: A Chronic Problem - Air & Space Forces Association

Air Force and defense leaders shared valuable insights during the "Pilot Shortage: A Chronic Problem" panel at AFA's 2024 Air, Space & Cyber Conference.

Base, Gear, Stop Highway.

F-35 landing on a highway. I’m trying to imagine us shutting down the 101 so I can do some touch and go’s.

https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3895003/us-air-force-f-35s-make-historic-first-on-highway-in-finland/

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US Air Force F-35s make historic first on highway in Finland

During an exercise, U.S. Air Force Airmen expanded on ACE capabilities by learning austere environment aircraft landing and takeoff operations and techniques from their Finnish counterparts.

Hello everyone! I was selected for a pilot slot on the most recent active duty board and wanted to share some stats that I have for anyone who’s interested.

• I don’t know how many people applied, but there are 82 people in a group chat of all the rated selects (Pilot, CSO, AMB, & RPA) and 49 in a group chat of the pilot selects, so I’d…

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OTS UPT win!

Shout out to @Jeremy who was selected to attend OTS with a follow-on to UPT. Enjoy brother! You’ll love the office!

Congrats to @GregLab on being selected to fly the mighty C-5 Galaxy (a.k.s. “FRED”) at Westover ARB, MA!

Congratulations to @Alana Future KC-135 pilot with at Grissom ARB IN!

Alana’s got a great story. Enlisted to Officer, then MX Officer to Pilot. A great example of commitment and hard work. See you in the airspace soon!

Thoughts on a BogiDope Podcast? 🤔

We’re always looking for new ways to bring value to the military aviation community, and one idea that keeps coming up is launching a podcast.

Our very own @SIC , a longtime BogiDope coach and proud holder of the “King of Dad Jokes” crown 👑, is leading the charge. But we need your help to shape the podcast’s…

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The BogiDope Team is expanding. Help us welcome @CAGE (Travis “CAGE” Dancer) to the BogiDope coaching staff. Cage is a former enlisted mechanic turned ANG F-16 instructor pilot. He’s sat on numerous UPT hiring boards and brings a wealth of wisdom regarding the hiring process to the BogiDope community. Most importantly, he’s passionate…

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Breaking: NOLA interview invites going out. Congrats to our folks who have gotten the call!