Category Archives: UPT

“Oh, I Dropped the Little Bastard!”

Posted on 30/10/2019 by Cheeta17

We were ‘night flying’ one night when I was in UPT. Everything was going fine that night until a classmate reported that he only had ‘2 Green’ vs. “3 Green,” with his Gear Check. We needed ‘3 Green’ to be … Continue reading →

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Teaching A Lesson in Humility

Posted on 27/10/2019 by Cheeta17

After a check ride one day, this young lieutenant we had in “O” Flight, came back to the flight room, bitching about a couple grades he had received on specific maneuvers. I listened to him “hold court” in the corner … Continue reading →

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Buzzing Capt. C.

Posted on 23/12/2018 by Cheeta17

When we flew in the training command at the time, we operated off of both sides of the runway. Normally a runway has to be “clear” to land however we had a waiver that allowed us to operate with 3,000 … Continue reading →

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