[MurderDeathKill]

slinkyaroo, on 22 July 2010 - 05:50 PM, said:

Oh. Mr VIP Sky Jockey. Do you also do aeromedevac?



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Yes, VIP indeed! There's some aeromedevac down this particular track. The scope of "planes I can fly in the future" is getting a little more specific now, and I'm waiting to see how flying multi-engine, crewed aircraft feels before I start making assessments about where I want to be down the line.

[CptObvious]

Whens my incentive flight!?!

[MurderDeathKill]

I dunno, when do I get modded

First chance I get, I swears. Course it'll be a while..... but yeah. Still. First chance I get.

[CptObvious]

No worries. By then I might be part of yer air crew.

[Iron__Man]

i've been thinking about getitng a commercial license, but im thinking military. what are the requirements to be approved for flight duty? im not to familiar with them for the airforce, and im too lazy at the moment to search through a recruitment website. so could ya tell me what it takes to get passed (meaning physical requirements, etc.) for something like a c-130, or regular blackhawk or even cargo copters like chinooks? im open to either fixed or helicopter. i have experience flying (not landing), but taking off a piper cub, and flying, yes. also been on a few aerobatic flights. i also had jrotc experience and i know it helps get you in to door, but i wear glasses now and i cant remember if that totally nixes flight programs.

[MurderDeathKill]

For AF/Navy/Marine, all the flying requirements are basically the same. Army's weird. But for the sane services, your vision needs to be correctable to 20/20 and within a certain range, which I'm not exactly sure... your eyes can't be too bad. On top of general vision, there's color-aptitude and depth-perception tests as well, which a surprising number of people have trouble with. If you go through one of the service academies and you're interested in flying, typically they'll hook you up with laser surgery if your eyes can take it -- and most can.

In terms of prior flying ability, you don't need any whatsoever. The program is designed to take you from a zero to a Zemke. I had no prior experience, and now I can fly cloverleaf maneuvers in close formation. The advantage you'll have is that you'll do much better in the screening programs, like IFS and whatever the Navy does, and you might even learn faster in UPT as well.


This site actually explains all the medical quals, so, give it a look if you're interested in that.