navy reserve training for c130s
05-17-2014, 05:26 PM
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navy reserve training for c130s
Folks,
Been retired and out of it (mostly) since '94. I remember 130 training for navy (tacamo then) and marines was always done at Little Rock. My son is about to transition to FTS for 130s and was told he would do Fort Worth for about a month. Has the training changed/been truncated that they can get away for a month away from base to fly a brand new airplane? I remember RAGS going from 5 months to 8 months back in the day. Is this really quality training comparable to Little Rock or a diff animal altogether? Any drawbacks/advantages to the new system?
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Been retired and out of it (mostly) since '94. I remember 130 training for navy (tacamo then) and marines was always done at Little Rock. My son is about to transition to FTS for 130s and was told he would do Fort Worth for about a month. Has the training changed/been truncated that they can get away for a month away from base to fly a brand new airplane? I remember RAGS going from 5 months to 8 months back in the day. Is this really quality training comparable to Little Rock or a diff animal altogether? Any drawbacks/advantages to the new system?
TIA
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05-18-2014, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Pilot7576
Folks,
Been retired and out of it (mostly) since '94. I remember 130 training for navy (tacamo then) and marines was always done at Little Rock. My son is about to transition to FTS for 130s and was told he would do Fort Worth for about a month. Has the training changed/been truncated that they can get away for a month away from base to fly a brand new airplane? I remember RAGS going from 5 months to 8 months back in the day. Is this really quality training comparable to Little Rock or a diff animal altogether? Any drawbacks/advantages to the new system?
TIA
Pilot7576
Been retired and out of it (mostly) since '94. I remember 130 training for navy (tacamo then) and marines was always done at Little Rock. My son is about to transition to FTS for 130s and was told he would do Fort Worth for about a month. Has the training changed/been truncated that they can get away for a month away from base to fly a brand new airplane? I remember RAGS going from 5 months to 8 months back in the day. Is this really quality training comparable to Little Rock or a diff animal altogether? Any drawbacks/advantages to the new system?
TIA
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05-18-2014, 05:27 AM
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Grumble...
Thanks for the quick reply...makes sense with the mission. I guess he'll have his hands full with the transition...at least he won't have to spend months away from home.
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Thanks for the quick reply...makes sense with the mission. I guess he'll have his hands full with the transition...at least he won't have to spend months away from home.
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05-18-2014, 09:04 AM
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7576,
Training is airline style training. LR flew AF airplanes with AF checklists and AF rules. Even commercial sim vendors training was lacking. In FW they fly a T model sim using Navy checklist. Way more focused training. PM me if you have questions. Very familiar.
Training is airline style training. LR flew AF airplanes with AF checklists and AF rules. Even commercial sim vendors training was lacking. In FW they fly a T model sim using Navy checklist. Way more focused training. PM me if you have questions. Very familiar.
05-19-2014, 02:50 PM
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Both maintenance and aircrew training (pilot/flight engineer/loadmaster) training are all done at the ALTC in Fort Worth. Depending on what curriculum he is going through depends on the length of training. 4 weeks is short for an FTS.
05-19-2014, 03:22 PM
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He quoted me "about a month" in FT Worth followed by a week somewhere in CA for DH school. To me, "about a month" is anywhere from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 weeks...he's just happy to stay in a cockpit and build some heavy ME time....
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He quoted me "about a month" in FT Worth followed by a week somewhere in CA for DH school. To me, "about a month" is anywhere from 3 1/2 to 4 1/2 weeks...he's just happy to stay in a cockpit and build some heavy ME time....
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05-20-2014, 07:49 AM
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Without getting too specific, his background is H60s and T6s. He's been the high time guy for the most part in his sqn. He got FTS for VR off the Xmas board and will start training June/July. He was hoping for 73s out of San Diego, but a former VR commodore told him that the 130s were doing a lot more flying than the 73s. He hopes to get enough heavy multi time to qualify for Fedex.
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Without getting too specific, his background is H60s and T6s. He's been the high time guy for the most part in his sqn. He got FTS for VR off the Xmas board and will start training June/July. He was hoping for 73s out of San Diego, but a former VR commodore told him that the 130s were doing a lot more flying than the 73s. He hopes to get enough heavy multi time to qualify for Fedex.
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05-20-2014, 12:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Grumble
Correct. He's going to TX. All he needs is a NATOPS qual, everything else he'll get will be OJT. The Air Force runs an RTU, this means the full spectrum of C-130 flying (and USAF pain). VR does nothing tactical and in true Navy fashion all schools are "Big Boy" rules. Show up, execute, leave. Drawbacks? Can't think of any. Advantages? Quality of life, less time away from home, quality training, etc.
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