Thanks guys.


Today I had an instrument sim with GPS Approach followed by PAR and ASR. Cool! Since it's instruments, It is logged into flight book

I especially enjoyed PAR. PAR is like ILS but with verbal guidance by controller who uses precise radar. "On Glide Path - On Heading".

Baby Acro! Depart by West Point one Departure to West MOA. Recover by VOR-B. Broken Clouds from 1100 to 2200.

Aileron Roll - At 180-220 Knots with max power, pull 25 degrees nose high, pause and give full left without applying any pitch. Roll rate is fast. Stopping is dead on without need to stop roll by giving opposite aileron. I tried to stop ahead of wings level, but that was too soon. Stop exactly by wings level.

Spit-S - At 120-140 and power less than 80%, Pull to 25 nose high and do half aileron roll, pause and pull back on stick. Getting into stick-shaker and 3-4Gs is good.

Loop- Start at 230-250. Pull back on stick at 4Gs, apply rudder as needed. (Nose tries to go left) During pull, look at both wings and ball to see if wings level. Relax a bit while upside down due to speed of only 100-120. Continue as with Spit-S.

I'm one flight away from mid-phase check ride. Yesterday, I double-turned on flights. One flight right after another. Today, I double-turned on instrument sims. Tomorrow, I do a pre-check ride. Monday and Tuesday weather is not looking good. Wednesday is a holiday. That's a lot of time between not flying and getting evaluated....
After mid-phase, I'm one / two rides for area solo! That means I get to have over an hour of having fun in a plane that has similar performance as of P-51

Sounding great.
Good luck.


Wheels

Congrats on the solo!

Monday I have a midphase check ride. The weather is not looking too great so it might be pushed back. After which, advanced acro starts such as cuban-8 and cloverleaf. Area solo is next ride after.

Today we had a career day! Different pilots brief us about their planes and missions. Also, some bring their jets as a show and tell.


Black T-38 flown by U-2



Steam gauges!



Yes, airforce does have whirly birds

More steam gauges! And I think I saw a bullet hole patches from Vietnam. lol



They had display of C17, C130J/H?, 135, F-15, F-16 and others.

Awesome Sim!

Jason

Great photos Sim.


Wheels

Good stuff Sim, thanks.

Ah....my last active duty unit...love that paint scheme!

Don't you know, that's "T-38 Classic"...with a side of clip on GPS...ultra sophisticated!

[Crusty old gray beard IP]
Don't need no fancy GPS, back in my day we did fix to fixes with a pencil, didn't have tails on bearing pointers, only one radio, no TCAS, no RALT, no glass...you youngin's don't know how good you have it...
[/Crusty old gray beard IP]

Speaking of which, you guys at CAFB will be getting one of the oldest active duty T-38 IPs I've ever seen....instructing him right now. Fifty-seven years old...his total flying career is damn near double the amount of time I've been flying...and I can retire next year!

FC

PS Go with meat-eaters...you can do herbivores anytime.