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Awesome F-18 POV Video

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BrewskiJr
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Awesome video if you have any interest in the air force or flying

Feb 14 2013 12:40AM
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BrewskiJr
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Fixed size?
Feb 14 2013 12:41AM
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fujarome
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it's amazing how everything functions on an aircraft carrier. How well coordinated and organized it is for such a tight space with so much going on.
Feb 14 2013 12:55AM
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Kreech
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Hornets are so badass
Feb 14 2013 1:20AM
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Jeebus.
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Damn, they slap a GroPro on everything nowadays.
Feb 14 2013 1:21AM
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LoathesRaisins
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Feb 14 2013 1:23AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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lrn2embed
Feb 14 2013 1:25AM
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1337
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Seriously, jets are so fucking cool. I'd love to design them, they're unbelievably crazy machines. A ride in one would be fun, although im not a fan of roller coasters
Feb 14 2013 1:32AM
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BrewskiJr
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I applied for a job to be Contract Negotiator that negotiates Air Force Jet contracts for the Department of Defense. So next time the government spends 50billion on a B-52, it could be me who saved a couple billion in taxpayer monies. It would be such a cool job even though its a longshot
Feb 14 2013 1:38AM
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1337
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that would be sick! good luck man
Feb 14 2013 1:40AM
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Dustin.
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If you like money, that job is awesome. If you hate suicide, that job blows hardcore. It is the most dull and incredibly boring job next to paint dryer. Not trying to be a dick, but if you are seriously considering contracting as a career I'd put forward this advice from hundreds of others in that exact field who hate it. But you do make bank as a civilian.
Feb 14 2013 1:45AM
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volvotom
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Which GS level was it?


Most stuff like that is hard to get without previous experience in the field.... good luck though.

Also relevant: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/09/1168141/-Flying-the-B-52-Part-1
The guy who writes that blog is really awesome. He flies freight now, but was a T-38 trainer and B-52 commander for Strategic Air Command and in the first (original?) Gulf War. He is also a skilled writer and storyteller.
Feb 14 2013 1:55AM
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BrewskiJr
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GS-09.

I talked to a guy in great depth about getting in without a MBA (which is "Mandatory"). He went to my University and graduated in the same program as I am about to graduate with. He didnt have an MBA and eventually convinced a lot of higher ups to bring him on. He came into my negotiation class and talked about how the class he had took/I was currently taking changed his career path towards a career for the DOD. The course really did shift my way of thinking and I think it would be so awesome to do this as a career. I'm hoping knowing him (5-6 years as a contract negotiator) gets at least a phone interview with someone even though I don't have an MBA (don't plan on it either).

It's going to be an exciting month as I am expecting to hear back from a handful of companies about a job after college. Wish me luck NS!
Feb 14 2013 2:07AM
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volvotom
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Gs-9 is high for right out of undergrad.

I'm looking at working for HHS hopefully on ACA when I finish my grad school program in Public Health - Policy later this year (that is if I don't go for a Doctorate).

From my experience with applying for government jobs and internships that fall within OPM, if you don't meet the qualifications they just drop you, although each listing usually includes several "or" alternatives.


Feb 14 2013 2:35AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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thanks, i just wasted an hour of time watching f18 videos on youtube because of this thread.
Feb 14 2013 7:50AM
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Stainr
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haha i would do dirty things to get a ride in one /pukn for sure.
Feb 14 2013 8:25AM
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BrewskiJr
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Yeah I know. It's a long shot but I talked to the I know who does it and I'm just going to try and do exactly what he did to get the job. I meet all the other requirements except for the MBA.
Feb 14 2013 8:57AM
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Barefootin_Fiend
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for real. actually, there's probably not much I wouldn't do in exchange for an f18 ride. I'm guessing that it probably costs upwards of $15,000-$30,000. if I ever win the lottery, I'm blowing some cash on one of these rides. chub city.
Feb 14 2013 9:22AM
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Ski_the_east01
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Fucking awesome. My only lifetime dream was to pilot one of these bad ass machines - wish I pursued it, but after hearing what a good high school friend went through (now flies f-18's) it's literally insane and consumes your entire life

Gotta be the coolest job on the planet tho right?

I really wish I was a pilot back in the golden days of dogfights though..watching the old clips that the history channel shows gave me soooo much respect for those pilots..some of the most kick ass men to ever walk the planet
Feb 14 2013 10:08AM
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Fluttershy
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id love to be able to pilot one of these things some day. too bad that goal is nearly unattainable
Feb 14 2013 12:26PM
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Dustin.
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Never say never - Justin Bieber
Feb 14 2013 12:37PM
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theBearJew
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that was awesome.
Feb 14 2013 1:00PM
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Dirty_Bit
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I saw "18" and "POV" and thought this would be something else
Feb 14 2013 1:04PM
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Jeebus.
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Lost
Feb 14 2013 1:18PM
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DIX~
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Loled at the huge 69 on the tower thingo. Would be so awesome to fly one of these things
Feb 14 2013 2:30PM
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Dobies.
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that is an unreal badass job. Correct me if i'm wrong but pilots have to be extremely smart right?
Feb 14 2013 3:23PM
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ryano
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so much. its like one of those dream jobs..
Feb 14 2013 3:36PM
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fujarome
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NS watches far too much porn. The plane is an F/A-18, and it's a POV video.


I know a few Air Force fighter pilots and all of that will say that it is without a doubt the best thing they've ever done. Flying the newest, fastest, and most advanced fighters out there...


And why pay $15,000 for a ride when you can buy your own fighter for a little over $100k?
Feb 14 2013 3:40PM
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Dustin.
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More like you have to be able to be smart under pressure. Common sense and calm under pressure is key. Smart yes, there is an unreal amount of knowledge we have to know by heart. However, pulling that obscure factoid out when the shit hits the fan to keep yourself from dying is what makes a fighter pilot's job more difficult. You're alone in a lot of models, you're going fast, as a wingman you're supposed to be ready to take the lead at any time, and you have 690 other things to do and think about already.

All pilots are typically smart guys, but just like anything else each mission takes a specific skill set and certain people are a much better fit.
Feb 14 2013 4:04PM
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_DUSTY_
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I've got a friend at RMC (canadian) trying to get into pilot training and he didn't make it first year and he is a pretty smart guy (high 80's in highschool.) It would be such a sick job sadly it's very hard to get into, especially in Canada.
Feb 14 2013 4:10PM
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oakskier
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does this 100k fighter come with an engine? or wings?
Feb 14 2013 4:11PM
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TinyTigers
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Just found out I got a slot to go to pilot training!!! fucking stoked.
Feb 14 2013 4:13PM
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El_Barto.
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L-39 is one of my goals. Hope to be in one by the time im 40.

Not quite an F15 but luckily i wont know the difference
Feb 14 2013 4:15PM
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volvotom
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My dad's friend used to own one of these: Click for larger image
French Fouga, watched him to a runway fly-by once at speed, it was nuts to watch.
Feb 14 2013 4:16PM
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fujarome
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oh yeah, wings, engines and everything.


I know for a fact that right now the Nigerian Air Force is auctioning off a lot of their old fighters. Mig-21s and others. Plus the Ukrainians are always dumping su-27s
Feb 14 2013 4:17PM
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oakskier
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I am impressed. Did not think 100k could go that far haha. I dont know how safe id feel in a plane that cost that much, but that is a different matter
Feb 14 2013 4:18PM
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nagger
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this is sick but why does the other airplane link up with the jet
Feb 14 2013 4:20PM
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nagger
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holy shit that thing stops fast
Feb 14 2013 4:22PM
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last_tango
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color blind and depth perception issues here.
Feb 14 2013 4:25PM
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Alex.B
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This is one of those times I really wish I wasn't color blind.
Feb 14 2013 4:27PM
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Ski_the_east01
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Those things aren't exactly the prius's of the sky..their fuel range is 800(?) miles so they often require mid air refueling for long missions
Feb 14 2013 4:31PM
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_DUSTY_
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Feb 14 2013 4:36PM
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flexpattern
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I have always wanted to be a fighter pilot but I have the eyesight of a mole.
Feb 14 2013 5:06PM
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Dobies.
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yeah makes sense. There is loads of smart people in this world, but add a stressful environment and people become emotionally compromised and are useless.
Feb 14 2013 5:12PM
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Nick_P
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Flying is one of the most fun things someone could ever do. I decided I didn't want a desk job and went into flight training. Best decision I could have made. Been tons of fun so far.
Feb 14 2013 7:38PM
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volvotom
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It's partially genetic. Certain people thrive under stressful conditions while others collapse. The NYTimes had a great article about it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/10/magazine/why-can-some-kids-handle-pressure-while-others-fall-apart.html?ref=magazine&_r=1&

USAF and Army are doing research into it among pilots. Other researchers have already done research about it in civilian pilots.
Feb 14 2013 7:52PM
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1337
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that or designing lamborghinis, which are usually modeled after jets (at least the reventon and aventador, unfff sexy beasts)
Feb 14 2013 8:24PM
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volvotom
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Really hard to break into the auto design world. My cousin was in a transportation design program at Art Center in Pasadena, it's one of only handful of auto design programs in the US, also very hard to get into and to do well in.
Feb 14 2013 8:31PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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lambo can say what they want, there's definitely missiles in that car
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Feb 14 2013 9:37PM
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Chunter
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God if I ever get drafted I'm going to make it a mission to fly. I would have enlisted but its such a big committment over everything else I don't think could take it for that long. Hopefully one day I'll at least get a ride in one.
Feb 14 2013 9:51PM
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NinetyFour
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I think it's super lame that flying doesn't have a better video presence and things more like "edits" understandable though due to high costs. But seriously incredible machines like these don't get enough exposure:



Like FUUUUUUUUU! Inverted flatspin!!??11??!11 That's some under appreciated shit right there. How about some of this action from the WAC:



Oh yeah, torque roll? Bitches, no problem. These guys are madly underrated.

If only I could convince my dad to step us up to something aerobatic. He wants it, I know it, but will he ever do it.... That's the real question. I still get to enjoy this whip for the summer at the cost of fuel/maintenance though which is opportunity enough for me :D

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Feb 14 2013 10:09PM
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