Crater Lake Trip

[RandyHamilton]

Jim,



Great pictures... Good luck with the selection board.

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Figured last year was it..... 34. 6% advancement... ... . Dept LPO, 4th NAM, MTS... . Flag letter... . bla, bla... who knows! We'll see if a better page 4 and another EP do anything!



Glad you guys liked the pics



Jim

 

[RandyHamilton]

Figured last year was it..... 34. 6% advancement... ... . Dept LPO, 4th NAM, MTS... . Flag letter... . bla, bla... who knows! We'll see if a better page 4 and another EP do anything!



Glad you guys liked the pics



Jim

Some of the selections (and lack thereof) makes one wonder if the boards don't consist of drunken thumbless monkeys tossing darts over their shoulder at a moving board.



As an aside, a good buddy of mine used to call it (not being selected) "celebrating passover" as it took him 7 years of being board eligible before being selected.



As for me, I spent my first ten years getting into trouble and my last ten trying to live it down,,, I was a young man,, oh well,, live and learn. It was a great experience for me and the friends you make in the Military are the ones who will "help you hide the bodies" !!!

 

[Mike Ellis]

Randy Hamilton wrote:

Did you by chance fly in the Electric A-6B off those CV's? Those boys are BAD A&& both passive and active... .

ALQ-99 - the world's finest RF sledgehammer. "When you care enough to send the best, send an EA-6 - it'll do the rest. "



Hats off to you Jim, keep up the good work bud! When I'm back at work Monday morning flying my cubicle :{ :{ I'll be thinking of those nifty pictures.

 

[GAmes]

Back in '92 my co-pilot talked me into flying below the rim in an AH-64A. I was scared to death of an engine failure and having to try to explain the loss of a $17m helicopter to an accident board. Sure wish I had pictures.



Good luck with your promotion board. One theory I've heard is that the reason pictures are required in your file. One of the members of the board takes them to the top of the building and throws them over. Those landing face up get promoted. :-laf

 

[Jim Fulmer]

Back in '92 my co-pilot talked me into flying below the rim in an AH-64A. I was scared to death of an engine failure and having to try to explain the loss of a $17m helicopter to an accident board. Sure wish I had pictures.

I'd bet, that place as much as I love it gives me the creeps, probably because of the depth.



Below the rim on a 46... . sweating it! Hope you'll didn't get a chip light!



There are a few things about the E-6, it's over powered and forgiving!



Jim

 

[RandyHamilton]

Randy Hamilton wrote:







ALQ-99 - the world's finest RF sledgehammer. "When you care enough to send the best, send an EA-6 - it'll do the rest. "

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OMG,, Yes,,, even in training scenarios I've seen ONE of them do a number on the Aegis Combat System and I was on the receiving end. We knew he was there cause that was the ONE place where we couldn't see ANYTHING!!Glad they are on our side!! American knowhow and technology at it's best. .

 

[Jim Fulmer]

I've got one of those tapes from a plane during the Gulf War (91' version) were they were flying low and Iraqs' fired Sams at them, they jammed the signals and the Sams flew right back in to the ground!



Jim