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Does this site have many actual real time A-10 Crew Chiefs/Pilots/Support folks??? I'm feeling kind of alone with all of my questions and comments.

Only saying this because I was a member at F-16.net and most of the folks there were current DCCs/pilots.etc. Seems most of the folks posting here were at one time involved with the Hawg....lol.

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SoWW #2485
Cave Putorium!

Prior active duty current reserves crew chief here...

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Sorry...has-been retired pilot puke here.

Coach

Current Crew Chief here (since 1999, but I'm going to be cross training in May)

Still active ... 10 years in the hog. ALO now.

Retired in 04 after 14 years on the Hawg, 9 as a crew chief/flight chief/pro-super and 5 working for ACC in the SPO. Helped design the PE system turning the A-10A into the A-10C.

Working the F-16 for the past 5 years.

Haven't touched an A-10 since 95. Retired in 08 and now I am a humble state employee handing out unemployment bennies to those less fortunate than myself.

If I hadn't taken an 11 year break in service, I could have retired in '06. Now I have 7 years to go for my 20...ugh. Kinda weird coming back in as a 39 year old SSgt, and now being a 44 year old TSgt still crewing jets as a DCC. The cool thing is going back to an older airframe and getting back to what I originally learned when I first went through tech school in 1986 (the Phabulous Phantom) instead of the electro gee-whiz stuff that was in the F-16C I worked for 6 years. I'm really digging the Hog.

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SoWW #2485
Cave Putorium!

As far as I know, Last Raven is still a Hawg CC.

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\"Those who hammer their guns into plows
will plow for those who do not.\"
- Thomas Jefferson

I spent the first 4 years of my AF career as an A-10 crew chief. I was at D-M in the late 70's to early 80's. Worked on them when they were still new.

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Gravity's not just a good idea.......its the LAW!

Current Crew Chief. Been on the Hog since 1992. I'm a 38 year old MSgt so i'm with ya grandpa!!

Okay, y'all done bitching about your age? Started on the Hog in '77 at the Beach back when the cockpit had more blank panels than avionics...no GPS/INS, no ILS, no chaff/flare, no LASTE, no VHF (well, there was the Wilcox 807 but it didn't work worth a shit) no ALR-69 and TACAN was THE nav system. Retired as a ProSuper and then went on to CFT with Lear and later, L-3 bringing you many of the Gee Whiz mods you see today. Left the Hog in 08 to work the dark side.

OC
With an emphasis on OLD

Old Load Toad here. Haven't loaded the Hog since I retrained to CATM in 1980.

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Slow is Fast, Fast is Slow
Violence may not be the best option, but it IS an option

One thing I've noticed a lot since we began our transition to the Hog, we've become a bit closer to our Toads since we both seem to have so much to do to make her go. With the F-16 it was like "load it up and get the heck outta here!"...now it's a bit different with the big gun and all. These jets are giving me a new respect for our Toads.

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SoWW #2485
Cave Putorium!

Retired Load Toad. worked on the A-10 at Eielson and the Twin Bases.

When were you in the 81st Testicle Biter Wing?

I was with the 581st AGS from 1986-92 and finished finished my last 8 months with the 81st EMS leaving in December 1992.

You got there after I left. I was there 82-85 and spent all three years in EMS.

was the can man 2 years ago in the 25th. 4 years in depot. back in the 51st now triing to back out to the 25th

I'm an Irrelevant pointy nosed needle burner. Red x-ing JASDF 15-Js for a living these days. but somehow fell out of a jet 1 year ago shattering my leg in the process. 2 more months till the last screws come out.... then its back to flying! DAMN YOU GRAVITY!

In the meantime....

Currently teaching the Japanese army and Marines at Camp Fuji/JA GSDF School how to integrate, Metal birds, Homesick rocks and Terra Firma in a Beautiful masterpiece of whoopass!

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\"A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week. \"

George S. Patton

Current A-10 Avionics Specialist working in the 25th AMU in Osan....been on the aircraft most of my 17 year career. Will be ending my career on this beautiful aircraft also. Heading to wonderful Spangdahlem next.

I thought you were flying civilian jetliners? When did you switch and btw try to not be so clumsy around aircraft, LAMO. Hope you heal up good as new.