Re: Questions Regarding Becoming a Marine Fighter Pilot. ? Thanks!

On 2 Dec 2003 06:18:49 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Lee Shores)
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>How many Gs can a pilot withstand before blacking out?
Determine the G Force necessary to Gray-out.  Add .5

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>If an ejection seat failed, how would one get out of the plane?
Before or after impact with the ground??

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>What's the caliber of an M-16?  
.223  (couldn't come up with a smart-ass answer for this)

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>Do all fighter pilots carry a sidearm?
Only the really cool ones..

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>What's the order of rank for pilots?
All pilots are rank - to some degree or another.

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>Thanks!!!!
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>Suppose after college someone wants to become a Marine Fighter Pilot:
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>How long would that take?
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>Where would the fighter pilot training take place?  Anywhere in
>Colorado?
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>If they were shot down, what would a common rifle and sidearm be of
>the Taliban?
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>At what altitude does a parachute automatically open?
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>What's the equivalent horse power of a fighter jet?
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>Two any two-pilot or pilot/navigator planes take off from aircraft
>carriers?  If so, what planes?
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>Suppose they opt to fly missions from Aircraft carriers.  How long
>would this take? (Basic training, flight school, etc.)
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>What would they be commissioned as, if they went ROTC in college?
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>What's the standard Marine sidearm?  What's the preferred sidearm? 
>What do they train with?  What's the pilot's standard sidearm?
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>What plane(s) would they be flying from an aircraft carrier for
>bombing missions?  What are the most advanced planes and what are the
>preferred planes?
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>How long is the landing deck on an aircraft carrier?
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>What would the typical fighter jet be armed with for a bombing
>mission?