T-6 Study Guide Ready
2009-12-09 20:00:55
Well, I'm still working on that whole OTS journal thing, its almost ready. In the mean time I'm getting ready for UPT, and am studying the Ops Limits / Boldface for UPT, so I've put up a study guide like my one for IFS. I've had several people tell me that the IFS study guide helped them, so I hope this does too - check it out here. As always, please click on the ads on the bottom of the page to help me pay for the site - thanks!
Keywords: T-6, Study Guide, UPT, Ops Limits, BOLDFACE
2009-12-09 20:00:55
Well, I'm still working on that whole OTS journal thing, its almost ready. In the mean time I'm getting ready for UPT, and am studying the Ops Limits / Boldface for UPT, so I've put up a study guide like my one for IFS. I've had several people tell me that the IFS study guide helped them, so I hope this does too - check it out here. As always, please click on the ads on the bottom of the page to help me pay for the site - thanks!
Keywords: T-6, Study Guide, UPT, Ops Limits, BOLDFACE
IFS - Done-plete!
2009-12-07 14:06:04
Still working on that OTS journal, but in the mean time let me describe my 4 weeks at IFS for anyone who's about to go. Again, if this helps please click on the ads on my site because they help me pay for this.
As for IFS - it was a great 4 weeks that go by insanely fast. I had no prior flying time, and in four weeks (including the week of ground school) I had 20.5 hours at the stick - including a solo and a checkride. The cliché statement is true, if I can pass, so can you.
The only real gouge I can give you is to know the boldface and ops limits (check out the study guide to help you) and go in with an open mind. Even if you have some flying time, according to my friends there - some of whom were commercial airline pilots and CFIs - flying for the Air Force is different and so everyone has something to learn. If you hook a ride, learn from your mistake(s) and press on - more than likely this is a new thing for you so you can't expect to be perfect right out of the gate.
Unfortunately, some people do get released for being air sick, others for academics, and even still others who just can't handle flying. No one who fails to complete IFS for those reasons has their career in the Air Force end, provided there were no disciplinary problems - just their career as a flyer.
Only other advice I have is to not make a funny face in your ID photo...otherwise you get to meet the commander :)
Keywords: IFS, UPT, Air Force, DOSS, Pueblo CO
2009-12-07 14:06:04
Still working on that OTS journal, but in the mean time let me describe my 4 weeks at IFS for anyone who's about to go. Again, if this helps please click on the ads on my site because they help me pay for this.
As for IFS - it was a great 4 weeks that go by insanely fast. I had no prior flying time, and in four weeks (including the week of ground school) I had 20.5 hours at the stick - including a solo and a checkride. The cliché statement is true, if I can pass, so can you.
The only real gouge I can give you is to know the boldface and ops limits (check out the study guide to help you) and go in with an open mind. Even if you have some flying time, according to my friends there - some of whom were commercial airline pilots and CFIs - flying for the Air Force is different and so everyone has something to learn. If you hook a ride, learn from your mistake(s) and press on - more than likely this is a new thing for you so you can't expect to be perfect right out of the gate.
Unfortunately, some people do get released for being air sick, others for academics, and even still others who just can't handle flying. No one who fails to complete IFS for those reasons has their career in the Air Force end, provided there were no disciplinary problems - just their career as a flyer.
Only other advice I have is to not make a funny face in your ID photo...otherwise you get to meet the commander :)
Keywords: IFS, UPT, Air Force, DOSS, Pueblo CO
IFS Study Guide
2009-10-06 17:03:31
I'm off to IFS on 3 November; where I guess I'll start to learn how to fly. We've been told (and I've heard from everyone that has gone) that you need to know the Ops Limits and Boldface procedures by the time you get to Pueblo, because you're tested on it right away.
I'm kind of a nerd (probably already evidenced by the fact that I have this site :), and making study guides really helps me out so maybe it can help someone else too.
There are three parts - just a general multiple choice of all the ops limits, and then a fill in the blank for the testable portion of the ops limits test and boldface. Check it out, and if you see something you like / dislike let me know. I'll keep adding airframes as I progress through UPT; but pass this along to anyone you know who this might help.
I hate to ask; but if you could click on the ads on the page it would help me pay for the site - or even toss me $5 through PayPal - thanks!
Keywords: IFS, Study Guide, Test, Help, UPT, Doss IFS, Pueblo CO
2009-10-06 17:03:31
I'm off to IFS on 3 November; where I guess I'll start to learn how to fly. We've been told (and I've heard from everyone that has gone) that you need to know the Ops Limits and Boldface procedures by the time you get to Pueblo, because you're tested on it right away.
I'm kind of a nerd (probably already evidenced by the fact that I have this site :), and making study guides really helps me out so maybe it can help someone else too.
There are three parts - just a general multiple choice of all the ops limits, and then a fill in the blank for the testable portion of the ops limits test and boldface. Check it out, and if you see something you like / dislike let me know. I'll keep adding airframes as I progress through UPT; but pass this along to anyone you know who this might help.
I hate to ask; but if you could click on the ads on the page it would help me pay for the site - or even toss me $5 through PayPal - thanks!
Keywords: IFS, Study Guide, Test, Help, UPT, Doss IFS, Pueblo CO