when you go through your military pilot flying critique, how can you push to b a fighter pilot,or is it luck?
350894
"Fighter Pilot" is an attitude.\n\nAre you 10 ft. tall and bulletproof?\nDo you feel like King Kong on cocaine?\n\nTwo "yes" answers equals a chance at the brass ring.\n\nHey, GOOD LUCK from a retired USAF MSgt.
401340
I've wanted to be just about everything at some time or another. An astronaut, a neurosurgeon, a fighter pilot, a cardiologist, an actress... I'm actually gonna give acting a try, the rest are very unlikely:) I suck at math, so the brain and heart thing are out. I could never be a fighter pilot. I'd be the idiot pressing all the buttons just to see what they do. I'd either end up ejecting when I don't need too, blowing myself up, and I wouldn't put inadvertantly starting a global war past me.LOL.
71489
is this a question about being a pilot? if not the only thing that matters is that your vison can be correceted to 20-20 or close to it with glasses.\n\nmsg me if you have more questions
486782
Good trying to join the MCorps, Marine Corps vet here.  Just keep studying and applying yourself.  Have someone call out questions to you till you get it right.  You can always take the test again for another bootcamp class.  Dont give up, because if that what you want to be, a Marine, they dont give up!  Keep excercising also, lots of physical endurance as well.  Good Luck!!!
450589
I usually soar without flapping my arms. However, I have found that I have very little control over where I fly. Often, I'm trying to get to a specific place that I cannot reach. I can usually see it, but don't know how to get there. It's usually windy and there is often a lot of resistance to the route I'm trying to take. Only once have I had an uninhibited flight in my dream. It was very exhilarating.
510197
Duh, the Navy.  The F-14 (now decompt) pilots were considered the best of the best.  Now we (the Navy) have the F18 E/Fs which are pretty bad A**.  I think we could spank them.
1025610
When you join the Air Force you can retrain into another career field before your first enlistment is up (actual time depends on the length of your first enlistment.)\n\nYou can also submit for retraining at anytime in your career, it is just not guaranteed like it is at the first re-enlistment.\n\nLook into the 1A3 career field, great outside jobs with that.
458561
Dont get hit...\nSpeed and technique..\nBasics Basics.. Basics...\nI won 3rd in sparring at the Texas State Finals this year in AOK or TKO...\nno matter... no biggie..\nAim your hits.... Never go directly to your target... \nfake him high.. kickem in the stomach...\nBack fist sidekick...\nBackfist round house...\nworks everytime ...\nPractice walking circles around a heavy back and keeping a good series going...\npreferably with the legs to build footwork..\nTrain to fight in a circle...\nnot back and forth.. \nIts better for a ring..\nPeople fly by and on out of the ring with those flying spinning back kicks....\nPractice...\nRecord yourself...\nWatch yourself on video...\nGo enter tournaments...\nFight as a beginner... so when you get to black belt you are accustomed to defeat and its not an ego killer... or too detrimental..\n3-4 hit combos...\nafter 3-4 shot.. get out quick...\nits like the german snipers in WW2 watching the GI's in the trench..\nthey passed the zippo to light cigs at night....\nsniper would see the first two.. and kill the 3rd one...\nby that time your enemy has evaded you and you must control your ego and pull back to try another tactic instead of going toe to toe in a MINI full contact as many continuous point sparring matches go.... Control your enemy...\nFake him.. make him go and commit to something that is stupid for him to do...\nget him defending one spot... then hit the spot you were really aiming at.... ART of WAR...\n\nIm tired of rambling\nPeace~~\n\nred_samurai_dragon
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Im not a pilot but I have played many games where landing was a big part.  I always just made sure im headed straight for the runway, comming to the runway stretch before I would touch down my speed would have to been just enough to keep me in the air but barely falling then when the time was right id let her down. Dont know if that helps :}
956317
Not a pilot (sorry!) but good for your son! Are you near a military base? If so, you may want to contact the local Public Affairs office and explain what your son is doing. They could put you in touch with pilots willing to talk to him...it also looks great on their EPRs for promotion, so I'm sure there are plenty of candidates. I would call PA first over individual squadrons, or people may find it a little odd.\n\nThis may sound a little funny, but if he's willing to talk to older people, you want want to contact your local VFW.
1174740
The percentage of commercial pilots who were military is not as high as answerer 1 states.  There are many flight schools in the USA. Pick up a FLYING magazine to get an idea of what is out there. Look at your local flight school and see if they have packages.  There are some cheaper flight schools in Oklahoma, that is where I trained for part of mine. Universities will suck you dry of $.  Find an accelerated, affordable, guaranteed program for a fixed price regardless of how many hours it takes. They will get you through quicker when their meter is running instead of running up your meter.  Do the training in chunks if you can't afford all of it. Get $3,000 cash and approach a flight school with a lump sum. Get things in writing. Finish your private, then move on to the Instrument. Build some time, get your commercial and get your CFI certificate as soon as possible. Flight instruction is the best way to build your time, your knowledge and your competency. You might try www.cfischool.com
535644
There was a 12 to 1 kill ratio favoring the Sabre in Korea. This is misleading though. Most of the Sabre drivers were experienced combat pilots from WWII. The Mig actually edged out the Sabre in performance though...especially in manueverability. Pilots being of equal skill (never happens) my money is on the Mig.
998594
Depending on your age, you can attend college on a ROTC scholarship and apply for naval aviation, go to college then apply for OCS/AOCS or apply for the Naval Academy and pray to be picked up for naval aviation.  There is an age cut-off of 26 at the time of comissioning to become a pilot. To fly jets takes about 2-2 1/2 years of school.  THEN, you go to the operational fleet for a tour, then usually a tour with a training squadron as an instructor pilot.  Then, back to the fleet, then apply for test pilot out of PAX River MD.  Most test pilots are LT (O-3) that are close to becoming LCDR (O-4) and above.  And, by the way, unlike some of your other answers, military jets  that are pre-production are not flown by only contracted test pilots.  That's why the Navy and Air Force HAVE test pilots.
150422
Well, first off, good to great math skills would be needed for calculations. A good memory, gotta remember where all those important buttons are and what they do. Good communication skills (in my opinion). And of course, you need to go to a Flying School.
769565
Let's see.  Which service is known for flying in the AIR?\n\nTo become an Air Force pilot, you must have a 4-year college degree.  The 3.5 GPA is in high school or in college?  \n\nIf you are still in high school, congratulations for thinking ahead.  Contact your high school counselor and/or the local Air Force Recruiter.  The Recruiter is the point-of-contact for the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC).  They can also direct you to the local contact for the Air Force Academy.\n\nIf you are in college, contact the Air Force Officer Training School (OTS) Recruiter.  They can get you scheduled for the proper tests (physical & mental) to verify qualifications for the Air Force.\n\nThe Air Force Recruiters are required by regulation to make sure each person that comes into their office understands what the highest (most difficult) program that they qualify for.\n\nGood Luck!
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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy has this to say on the subject of flying:\n \n\n    There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying.\n    The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.\n    Pick a nice day, it suggests, and try it.\n    The first part is easy.\n    All it requires is simply the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight, and willingness not to mind that it's going to hurt.\n    That is, it's going to hurt if you fail to miss the ground.\n    Most people fail to miss the ground, and if they are really trying properly, the likelihood is that they will fail to miss it fairly hard.\n    Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties.\n    One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won't. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.\n    It is notoriously difficult to prise your attention away from these three things during the split second you have at your disposal. Hence most people's failure, and their eventual disillusionment with this exhilarating and spectacular sport.\nIf, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momentarily distracted at the crucial moment by, say, a gorgeous pair of legs (tentacles, pseudopodia, according to phyllum and/or personal inclination) or a bomb going off in your vicinity, or by suddenly spotting an extremely rare species of beetle crawling along a nearby twig, then in your astonishment you will miss the ground completely and remain bobbing just a few inches above it in what might seem to be a slightly foolish manner.\n    This is a moment for superb and delicate concentration.\n    Bob and float, float and bob.\n    Ignore all considerations of your own weight and simply let yourself waft higher.\n    Do not listen to what anybody says to you at this point because they are unlikely to say anything helpful.\n    They are most likely to say something along the lines of, 'Good God, you can't possibly be flying!'\n    It is vitally important not to believe them or they will suddenly be right.\n    Waft higher and higher.\n    Try a few swoops, gentle ones at first, then drift above the treetops breathing regularly.\n    DO NOT WAVE AT ANYBODY.\n    When you have done this a few times you will find the moment of distraction rapidly becomes easier and easier to achieve.\n    You will then learn all sorts of things about how to control your flight, your speed, your manoeuvrability, and the trick usually lies in not thinking too hard about whatever you want to do, but just allowing it to happen as if it was going to anyway.\n    You will also learn about how to land properly, which is something you will almost certainly cock up, and cock up badly, on your first attempt.\nThere are private flying clubs you can join which help you achieve the all-important moment of distraction. They hire people with surprising bodies or opinions to leap out from behind bushes and exhibit and/or explain them at the critical moments. Few genuine hitch-hikers will be able to afford to join these clubs, but some may be able to get temporary employment at them.
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maybe a pilots license