tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post1698948869577637965..comments2024-03-28T19:13:44.381-04:00Comments on HMS Defiant: SUPERVISORY PILOT IN OVERALL COMMANDHMS Defianthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-12180560199356731932016-01-14T13:01:10.390-05:002016-01-14T13:01:10.390-05:00Last night I somehow saw this. If you want to appr...Last night I somehow saw this. If you want to appreciate my stance on piloting, head over to you tube and watch: "stewardess lands plane" from the Aeroflot Training Center. It brought back memories of the kinds of commentary from FL390.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-6823574200725903132016-01-14T11:10:23.949-05:002016-01-14T11:10:23.949-05:00Oh no, of course not, and they don't get the s...Oh no, of course not, and they don't get the spiffy big watch either.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-2933114847049245312016-01-14T11:09:29.846-05:002016-01-14T11:09:29.846-05:00The Air Force does seem to lag the rest when it co...The Air Force does seem to lag the rest when it comes to accepting much of anything new under the sun and let's face it, enlisted pilots were flying aircraft right up to World War II. I remember reading an article decades ago about the test wannabe pilots in the Naval Air Service had to take in order to get admitted to the program. They passed it to Aeronautics professors at universities that couldn't pass the test. The new Secretary of the Navy told the idiots running the response to Pearl Harbor to come up with a new test. <br />Some people never get the word.HMS Defianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024721130102173694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-2580688271090109752016-01-14T10:10:55.433-05:002016-01-14T10:10:55.433-05:00The burning question is:"Do drone pilots get ...The burning question is:"Do drone pilots get to wear flight suits, scarves and leather jackets?".Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6198442674791729773.post-4513148237888430102016-01-14T08:18:08.607-05:002016-01-14T08:18:08.607-05:00Ah, my old service, continuing the fine peace-time...Ah, my old service, continuing the fine peace-time tradition of ensuring that only the most politically correct rise to the top.<br /><br />I sense a disturbance in the Force.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.com