V-22

[satpak77]

Gv

you are correct sir....

FY94 unit cost here

40.1 M

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/v-22.htm

observe Cheney was anti-Osprey under his last administration, wonder how this thing is gonna make it to active duty with him in office...who knows...

 

[satpak77]

McGorkle comments

http://www.defense.gov/transcripts/2001/t01192001_t119mv22.html

"The flight crew, as most of you know, all served, all four of them, on the Multi-Service Operational Test Team, the MOTT. And the combination represented what I think was our most experienced MV-22 crew that could be assembled. I've run through the flight times with you before in here with Lieutenant Colonel Murphy with over 300 hours in the MV-22, 280 in the simulator; Colonel Sweaney, 280 in the MV-22 and almost 200 in the simulator. And then Staff Sergeant Runnels and Sergeant Buyck both had well over 200 hours in the MV-22.

The aircraft information that I haven't provided to you before: was a Lot 2, a low-rate initial production aircraft. It was number 18. It was accepted from the manufacturer on 26 August 2000; had 160 total hours prior to this mishap; was properly certified safe for flight. And we've checked the aircraft log book and aircraft discrepancy book and have determined that they were properly maintained. And it was a normal configuration for a fam [familiarization]-and- instrument flight.

So the overview: exceptional flight crew; well briefed for instrument-fam warm-up; a new airplane, and weather was not a factor. It was VFR [Visual Flight Rules]."

 

[flint4xx]

Stop dreaming dude, your employer will never get one.

 

[satpak77]

Stop dreaming dude, your employer will never get one.

no, we are too busy buying leased ATR's that are broken all the time

I am having fun in the 350, if somebody can't have fun flying a King Air, they need a head examination

you make Capt yet

 

[flint4xx]

Not yet. Another 1-2 years I guess. I am thinking about buying my own Cessna though, so I can command something...

I've only worked 9 days this month. I'm gettin' lazy.

Say, what are you doing snoopping on the helicopter forum, anyhow?

 

[Birdstrike]

I am thinking about buying my own Cessna though, so I can command something...

Great line.

 

[satpak77]

I've only worked 9 days this month. I'm gettin' lazy.

he11, I worked 4 weekends last month

they also sent 2 newbies to me, one of them thought "PAPI" meant father in Spanish, the other one wanted to lean out the PT-6 via the condition levers, to improve the fuel burn



"you're not stupid, are you?" <----- wonder if that was a rude response

12 more years....12 more years.....12 more....

 

[flint4xx]

the other one wanted to lean out the PT-6 via the condition levers, to improve the fuel burn

Did you let him?

And tell Ixxxxxmann F.Y. for me.

 

[satpak77]

i will pass the pleasantries