Recent content by 77hallett

I cannot wait to leave New Mexico. This state is rampant with criminals and a government that simply does not care. This will continue to occur.

Close, I’m a Loadmaster on the HC-130J. Thank you sir. Hope your weekend was good. Only a couple more years until I can hit the button 🤙🏽

Nothing like a night tactical sortie to celebrate. Cheers!

It’s spring time guys, which calls for better flying weather. Squadrons get behind on their flying hour programs during the winter months and need to catch back up. Red Flag is currently going on at Nellis. There’s an AR track on the California side of the lake that is constantly used. There’s...

Great shots of mine (brown metal flake) and my dads (pink) jets. Thanks guys 🤙🏽

Currently in Rio Rancho New Mexico, but will be going back to Tucson in about a year and change.

We picked up a Keystone Carbon 358 this last spring. Typical things like trim coming undone due to the small staples that are used, but nothing significant. Probably the best purchase we have made considering we are at numerous MX tracks over the weekends with the boy. Simi RV always has killer...

Agreed. Albeit O-Plans (without getting into classified stuff) have had little change over the years. And with our 5th gen capes I’m curious as to how we would be able to fully operate in a GPS denied environment. In my opinion that’s where the Vipers and Strike eagles will come out an play...

The dilemma that RF had was “do they want to develop fighter pilots or missile truck drivers?” They chose the former by restricting the BVR engagements. However, in a head to head fight, the 35 will beat the 16 almost every time. Due mostly to their sensors, data link, etc. What a lot of people...

Another not so mentioned program would be Sikorsky and their hissy fit over the contract with Boeing for the newest Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH), as well as cost overruns and weapons issues. We would be much better off with Boeings HH-47. But I’m not salty.

Albeit true during OIF/OEF, our RPA program is shrinking exponentially. Leadership is seeing first hand the value of manned aircraft and the training it takes to operate them in their fullest capacities since the Ukraine/Russia conflict popped off. The acquisition process for the DoD is fucked...

Just to your last bit sir, outdated is a misnomer. Our aircraft go through constant block upgrades to stay relevant. Realistically all we truly need to accomplish, and are doing well at it, is staying ahead of our near peer adversaries.

Anyways… the guy almost got two swings under canopy. So that’s good news. By the looks/sounds of how it transpired, clearly a thrust issue. After initial contact it’s very probable that something could have come loose causing it to spool up and throw the nose down. As for the F-16/F-35...

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2010 - 2014 Little Rock AFB, 2012 deployment to Bagram. 2014 - 2018 Davis Monthan AFB, 2015 & 2017 deployment to Diyarbakir, Turkey (OIR) 2018 - 2021 Nellis AFB 2022 - Present Kirtland AFB About 2,200 hours in multiple variants of the Herk with about 500 being combat hours in Iraq, Afghanistan...