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Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Ok here's the rundown, im seeing a lot of mixed answers from past years but I need an answer from the current climate of WOFT for a high schooler who is about to graduate. My qualifications are high for a highschooler and I pass up most qualifications that the WOFT official page has listed as MOST PREFERRED (I should also clarify that I'm not here to brag, I'm obviously not the best applicant in the world I just need people who are brutally honest). I'm only lacking in having a lot of college credits but I've only ever taken AP classes in school, have been able to maintain a 4.0+ GPA, and have captained for varsity LaCrosse (Leadership experience). I also have my PPL, 75 Flight Hours, and have been in an aviation class for 2 years that is considered the best in the state of Texas. My LORs are from the best leadership I have encountered pulling a Lt. Colonel and a CW5 and 3 united airline pilots, 1 of which was a navy pilot. As far as the scoring that the army is looking for I got a 98 AFQT, 134 GT, and a 70 SIFT. I could've done better on the SIFT but I was rushing during the test which caused dumb mistakes. I'm not gonna be that guy to talk about the ever since I was a boy BS, but I want this more than I can describe. I want the career, and I want the struggles, this is straight up my passion and I'm gonna cowboy up 'til I get accepted. I just need someone to level with me on the situation, and any ideas from past experiences would be helpful for resume or essay.

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

Does anyone know if there’s anyone running a Part 141 rotor-wing school near Bozeman or Billings or anywhere surrounding or in between? Can’t seem to find much info and what I do see seems to be conflicting most of the time.

Saturday, March 21, 2026

Good day everyone. Brand new on here. Im in the process of TSA approval for the foreign student program. canadian living in Vancouver, looking at several flight schools in Washington. do you have any recommendations.? Which school get you thru training several hours per day vs once hour per day ? Glacier or Heli NW

Friday, March 20, 2026

HI, I'm Wing Commander Ajith presently serving as an engineering officer related to avionics maintenance in Sri Lanka Air Force. At present we use Honeywell ART-2100 (RDR-2100) Weather Radars in our helicopter fleet. However, we plan to migrate to another type of Weather Radar as ART-2100 is an old version. The suggested type is Garmin GWX 75 and I would like to obtain some user experience prior to taking a decision. 1. What is the most suitable replacement for ART-2100? Is there any new version released by Honeywell? 2. Comparing GWX 75 with ART-2100 What is the most advance in performance? What is the most user friendly and easy to maintain? What is the cost effective ? 3. Share some user experience with both ART-2100 and GWX 75 Sharing your user experience with regard to this is highly appreciated as it will be most helpful for me in taking a decision. Thanks in advance.

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

For sale, 2 almost new nomex flight suits, size 42, navy blue color. Also 1 Army flight jacket, 1 Navy, size 42. Best offer

Friday, March 6, 2026

After taking the Sift test myself I was curious as to how my score compared to everyone else. I couldn’t find anything because the army doesn’t release that information, however, the army did release just enough to do some simple math. The average score on the SIFT test is reported to be a 50 with a standard deviation of 10. Using basic statistics and the use of a Z score, I was able to compile an estimate of how each score faired. 20 top .13% 25 top .62% 30 top 2.28% 35 top 6.68% 40 top 15.87% 45 top 30.85% 50 top 50% 55 top 69.15% 60 top 84.14% 65 top 93.32% 70 top 97.72% 75 top 99.38% 80 top 99.87% You’re welcome and tail winds.

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

How to assemble a bench test for testing and repair ICS AUDIO CONTROLLER ON AGUSTA BELL AB212 HELICOPTER ??

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Looking to sell an xl hgu 56. I used the helmet with a high impedance mic and it worked well. I have not tested the low impedance mic currently installed. CEPs included as well as a GoPro Mount that clips into the quick release nvg. I stripped the helmet down to the shell before painting. Could easily be done again if you wanted to change the color. I was only able to post a few photos have more for anyone interested. Feel free to reach out with any questions. Looking to get 825 for the helmet plus shipping.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Hey! Still running this operation? Would like to learn more!

Thursday, February 26, 2026

Do you still have this operation?