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Flight School Life: Living Arrangements
When you're moving every year, how do you figure out where and who to live with?
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How to Succeed in Flight School
Whether you dream of becoming Top Stick at the Navy Fighter Weapons School or an international long-haul pilot for Delta Airlines, everyone starts somewhere. And that “somewhere” for most people is in flight school, being reminded by your instructor that you forgot the base leg radio call for the fifth
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Navy Primary Flight Training: Contacts
Contacts Phase is the first phase of Navy Primary Flight Training. It’s where you learn the basics of flying the Navy way and where you can start your grades off on the right foot. Although under the Charlie syllabus Contacts is only worth 25%, it still provides a great
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Navy Primary Flight Training: Preparation
If you’re even vaguely familiar with the current state of Navy Flight School, you’re probably well aware of the various bottlenecks currently plaguing NIFE and Primary. While waiting to start training there’s definitely some ways you can spend your time to maximize your performance once the inaugural
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Navy Flight School: NIFE Phase 3
Phase 3: Flight Side In case you missed my write up of Phases 1 and 2, you can access them here and here. What NIFE is doing (and really well—I might add) is providing a great example of what the rest of Navy Primary and Advanced flight training will
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Navy Flight School: NIFE Phase 2
In case you missed it from my first post covering Phase I, the US Navy moved from the old program known as API and is now using NIFE (Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation) as the first stop in the journey to becoming a Naval Aviator / Flight Officer. This post will cover
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Navy Flight School: NIFE Phase 1
Congratulations on finally making it to Pensacola, Florida to start flight school. The cradle of Naval Aviation and home to hundreds of newly minted Ensigns buying brand new Tacomas and engagement rings. I’m kidding, obviously. Everyone knows if you’re smart you get legally married immediately for the BAH