Toones, thanks for the info. For a minute I thought you were a Toonces from one of my old squadrons.

I didn't really mention helos too much because I think the tiltrotor time actually makes me a better fixed wing pilot than a helicopter pilot. We always like to portray the platform as an airplane than can land vertically, not a fast helicopter.

Your comment about having a decent resume but no one to appreciate it strikes true. I wish sometimes we could have a chief pilot or two ride along with us on a cross country. I flew out of JFK a couple of days ago, mixed in with some heavies, and I definitely felt like a fixed wing guy.

I'll keep working towards building my experience base and see what the future holds.