i was thinking that if you were a marine corp pilot, which i had assume you were...playing a driving video game must pale in comparison. [8D]

 

It's funny you say that. I have found that my students that played a lot of video games, and that are good at them, are often the better pilots. Makes sense if you think about it, it's a matter of hand/eye coordination. When we fly at night on NVG's, I always think of it as a video game, an I tell my students to think of it that way. It helps them relax, and they often fly a little better.

Same skills, totally different skill set, if you know what I mean. It's a cool job though...for now.

Mac

 

wow..it sounds like a cool job...

im afraid that i dont know much about aeronautics...what do these planes look like?

 

If you want to read a little more about it, it's a CH-53E. I did a search and that was the page I found. There are many more like it.

I don't know why we use the term "plane" all the time. Technically it is a plane, but I know that we don't like the army term, "chopper".

Let me know what you think. Like I said its a cool job for now.

Mac

 

damn..that thing cost 26 million dollars??


like i said, i dont know a great deal about our various aircraft...i had assumed it was a plane of sorts..helicopter didnt cross my mind...and with the internal and external load, it weighs some 130,000 lbs? kind of the bumble bee theory...

is that webpage made to give you guys a link when people like me ask quetions?

 

The page is an easy way to answer lots of questions, yes, I think it is more of a recruiting tool than anything.

Mac

 

my neighbots son, who i watch from time to time when they have to run out, has a play station 2 and he has the new Gran Turismo game, and it is great fun getting to beat up my car, without actually beating up my car...

 

none of my cars are ever on video games!! [:@]