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Hi!

My name is Jack, and I am from San Diego! I am in college, almost a sophmore. I am attending an online university called Western Governors University. I am getting my bachelors in accounting, and am hoping to have my degree by the end of 2012 or so. So roughly two years.

The reason I joined this site, is that I'm hopefully going to take flying lessons next year in my own Cessna 150, from a friend of my Dad's who flew F-4s with my Dad in the CA ANG at March back in the day, who is a CFI.

My plan A is that I am going to apply with the 144th up at Fresno to fly F-16's, and then from there transfer to the detachment at March ARB, so I can fly closer to home.

Plan B, if I like flying but don't really want to fly, is to go active and be a WSO in something like the F-15E or the B-1.

This should happen in about 4 years, so hopefully this will sound feasbile. Right now, I am working at my Dad's adjusting firm in downtown, and I am also a dressage rider, riding horses 2-3 times a week.

I am hoping that some of the skills I've learned at least mentally under saddle, will come in handy as a pilot. For example, I'm thinking of the time I rode without stirrups, but yet held my posititon, not panicking, because I was too busy solving the problem at hand with my horse!

One last little tibit before I end this message. I met this guy at the Reno Air Races 2004, whose nickname is Mad Uek, a German AF pilot. Turns out, my dad converted his unit to F-4s 30 years ago when he was in germany with USAFE. He let me sit in the front seat of the F-4F 72-1174, and let me turn on the fuel switch for the engines!

When I went with my Mom to Germany last year, we stopped in Wittmund where he lives. He got us onto the acutal base, and we got to see the F-4s fly at night and in the day! What an incredible sight, those afterburners! Anyways, he got me into the sim room and checked me out in the F-4. Afterwards I asked how I did and he said "You were a great [Link pending approval];

The amazing part about this is, that he retired in '05, and hadn't flown the pattern at Wittmund for 5 years, but yet he gave me the readouts of the headings perfectly. By the way, I didn't crash the jet in the sim at all.

Sorry for the long intro, just thought you'd like a little background information. My dad, who was an F-4 pilot has inspired me to hopefully, become a figher pilot, or depending on how flying lessons turn out, a back seater in the F-15.

Jack

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Salute!

Way to go!

Get with greekness or delta about an alternative plan.

Others here have made it into the Viper via various means.

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Gums wrote:

Salute!

Way to go!

Get with greekness or delta about an alternative plan.

Others here have made it into the Viper via various means.

Gums [Link pending approval]

Hi Gums!

Thanks! I'll get in touch with them soon. Also, this might be wishful thinking on my part, but if in two and a half years, the HIANG has any F-22 slots open, I would probably like to go for one of those. If not, I'll fall back to the Viper.

I really think I would like to fly, so I doubt I'll do Plan C, however, it is always a possibility. I thought that perhaps the Guard would be a good way to go, as I could still work for my dad's adjusting office as an adjuster in whatever state I fly F-16s for.

Jack

Forum: Introduce Yourself

Greetings from San Diego!