Hey buckeye I don't agree with you, I was a graduate of Basic Flight Engineer in 1980 with a 97 % average and they told me it was the highest they ever had in the history of the school. By the way I was a C141 FE and many times the crew chiefs couldn,t even put the emergency hatch on right. One time walking out to the plane at Hickam the left wing was almost touching the ground, believe or not the crew chief put all the fuel in the left wing. Dumb, he said that was all right. I was a AGE tech.
I don't think the best Flight Engineer's come from crew chief We given orders double check everything .Was a highly specialized generator techniciian , honor graduate of class in 1980, average 97% , was promoted by the Chief engineer to Tsgt , at 25 (reserves) , many of the candidate made fun of the fact I was an AGE mechanic but I had the last laugh only 8 out 14 graduated. I was one because I studied 8 hrs a day after class ,I shut down the library with the librarian at midnight at Altus.
Helos is the way to go. The fixed winged FE job is pretty boring, on the kc10 all you do is orbit and offload gas to a bunch of unappreciative receivers always wanting more. On the c5 you will be a scanner bitch for a year or more and then their mission is marginal. c130s community treat the FEs like shizzle. and the gunner is not merging. If you mean FE's can do a gunners job thats true. But a gunner can't do an FE's job. gunner is FE's extra duty..
LOL..KC10 eng here, we get to fly to a lot of cool places, and we got a lot of ex MH53 engineers in the squadron, and they have some crazy stories. If you want an adrenaline rush, helos are the way to go. KC10's aren't that bad, if you want to fly all over the place
The video missed the part where the flight engineer(who really doesn't want to fly that day)nitpicks a bunch a nonsense write ups so they don't have to fly.
If you want to be a good flight engineer be a mechanic first. I spent 7 years as a Flying Crew Chief and the smartest F/E's I ever met were all prior crew chiefs. They had better system knowledge and troubleshooting capabilities.
that is true, it is tough making it through the school if you are not prior maintenance, prior F15 engine troop here. It can be done though if you are not maintenance, just extra studying
It was a good gig. Certainly made other airframes easy after going through the 2 year training program. Be ready to get into books though, this program has one of the highest washout rates in the AF. Good ol freddy likes to break in Utaphao, Clark, Bangkok and such for some reason :)
I can attest, FE's are some great people. Being a former 621 AMOG Aerial Porter, Being a friend and team player with the Loads and FE's are key to making a mission smooth and successful.
Yea! I'm a 130 engineer. Do yourself a favor get college done or go to a civilian flight school get your ratings b/c F.E's do most of the work. Pilots just strap in and go. Engineers only make about a quarter of what the pilots make. Besides you have to have a feeder amaintenance career field is not for everyone. If you want to be a aircrew member be a load master or boom operator and go to school.
Ah, come on Eng! Don't sugar coat it for these impressionable young kids! I mean, the Herk is where it's at for Engineers. You can't possibly be serious encouraging folks to be a load!!! As an old KC-135 FCC I assume you were just joking about the boom job as well! (Actually, that C-5 desk looks nice but there sure are a lot of buttons, swithces and such!!)
I went through FE school with a bunch of Herc guys and the instructors came from that frame too, great guys all of them, I didn't get them though, got the KC10 so now I am passing gas
Yeah, just wait till you get to MEPS. What you want usually doesn't fit into the Air Force's plans. I had to be a crew chief on 15's for four years before I got to cross train into flight engineer. That career field is merging now with Aerial Gunner
Good video. I'm sure the Airforce is good but look into the Coast Guard it's easy to get where you want to go with your career if you are a hard worker. We are Aircrew and Maintenance crew on our aircraft. You start flying as soon as you graduate either AMT or AET school
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jimm964 2 months ago
Hey buckeye I don't agree with you, I was a graduate of Basic Flight Engineer in 1980 with a 97 % average and they told me it was the highest they ever had in the history of the school. By the way I was a C141 FE and many times the crew chiefs couldn,t even put the emergency hatch on right. One time walking out to the plane at Hickam the left wing was almost touching the ground, believe or not the crew chief put all the fuel in the left wing. Dumb, he said that was all right. I was a AGE tech.
eduardalet 1 year ago
I don't think the best Flight Engineer's come from crew chief We given orders double check everything .Was a highly specialized generator techniciian , honor graduate of class in 1980, average 97% , was promoted by the Chief engineer to Tsgt , at 25 (reserves) , many of the candidate made fun of the fact I was an AGE mechanic but I had the last laugh only 8 out 14 graduated. I was one because I studied 8 hrs a day after class ,I shut down the library with the librarian at midnight at Altus.
eduardalet 2 years ago
Helos is the way to go. The fixed winged FE job is pretty boring, on the kc10 all you do is orbit and offload gas to a bunch of unappreciative receivers always wanting more. On the c5 you will be a scanner bitch for a year or more and then their mission is marginal. c130s community treat the FEs like shizzle. and the gunner is not merging. If you mean FE's can do a gunners job thats true. But a gunner can't do an FE's job. gunner is FE's extra duty..
OPSECHUNTER 3 years ago
LOL..KC10 eng here, we get to fly to a lot of cool places, and we got a lot of ex MH53 engineers in the squadron, and they have some crazy stories. If you want an adrenaline rush, helos are the way to go. KC10's aren't that bad, if you want to fly all over the place
BigBaze27 3 years ago
The video missed the part where the flight engineer(who really doesn't want to fly that day)nitpicks a bunch a nonsense write ups so they don't have to fly.
Opiate364 3 years ago
If you want to be a good flight engineer be a mechanic first. I spent 7 years as a Flying Crew Chief and the smartest F/E's I ever met were all prior crew chiefs. They had better system knowledge and troubleshooting capabilities.
obuckeyeh 3 years ago 2
that is true, it is tough making it through the school if you are not prior maintenance, prior F15 engine troop here. It can be done though if you are not maintenance, just extra studying
BigBaze27 3 years ago
It was a good gig. Certainly made other airframes easy after going through the 2 year training program. Be ready to get into books though, this program has one of the highest washout rates in the AF. Good ol freddy likes to break in Utaphao, Clark, Bangkok and such for some reason :)
jizmchoker 3 years ago
Cool! I am going to FE school this April...can't wait
BigBaze27 3 years ago
I can attest, FE's are some great people. Being a former 621 AMOG Aerial Porter, Being a friend and team player with the Loads and FE's are key to making a mission smooth and successful.
PaganEgyptian 4 years ago
Yea! I'm a 130 engineer. Do yourself a favor get college done or go to a civilian flight school get your ratings b/c F.E's do most of the work. Pilots just strap in and go. Engineers only make about a quarter of what the pilots make. Besides you have to have a feeder amaintenance career field is not for everyone. If you want to be a aircrew member be a load master or boom operator and go to school.
130hengineer 4 years ago
Ah, come on Eng! Don't sugar coat it for these impressionable young kids! I mean, the Herk is where it's at for Engineers. You can't possibly be serious encouraging folks to be a load!!! As an old KC-135 FCC I assume you were just joking about the boom job as well! (Actually, that C-5 desk looks nice but there sure are a lot of buttons, swithces and such!!)
130HEng 4 years ago
I would like the Herc, but I sat in the FE seat the other day at our airshow, and I am 6'5, and there is not a whole lot of leg room!
BigBaze27 3 years ago
I went through FE school with a bunch of Herc guys and the instructors came from that frame too, great guys all of them, I didn't get them though, got the KC10 so now I am passing gas
BigBaze27 3 years ago
good video
wolves26 4 years ago
WOW! Cool. I am going to take ASVAB and go to MEPS Soon. I want to be a Flight engineer, among many other options!
Good vid!
Super73VW 5 years ago
Yeah, just wait till you get to MEPS. What you want usually doesn't fit into the Air Force's plans. I had to be a crew chief on 15's for four years before I got to cross train into flight engineer. That career field is merging now with Aerial Gunner
Aviation95 4 years ago
Good video. I'm sure the Airforce is good but look into the Coast Guard it's easy to get where you want to go with your career if you are a hard worker. We are Aircrew and Maintenance crew on our aircraft. You start flying as soon as you graduate either AMT or AET school
my3933 4 years ago