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  • GoPappy

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    I cannot image how difficult that is, especially in rough seas. Those guys have my respect, for sure. Must have balls the size of the Liberty Bell.
     

    birddog

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    Aside from being exposed to civilian aviation when I was a kid, I never had much interest in aviation other than my own desire to get some stick time in civilian aircraft. The first time I saw a CAS mission up close and personal changed my world and I’ve been fascinated by military aviation ever since. Particularly WW2 era aviation.
     

    Frank59

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    Awesome! Both my son in laws served on the Eisenhower back in the 90s. Every Christmas one of them gets loaded on alcohol and loves to tell me the same story about the other son in law not following protocol during preparation for a takeoff and getting blown across the flight deck by a jet blast.
     

    GoPappy

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    I know a current Captain who as a Lt, suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm tossed carrier at sea. Diagnosed with night-blindness, he transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corp. Married a super hot Marine attorney

    When I learned to fly civilian aircraft (single engine fixed wing), my instructor told me we were going to learn how to do an engine-out night landing. Here are the instructions:

    "If you lose engine power at night, perform the following steps:

    1. Adjust attitude to get the aircraft into a glide. Watch your airspeed indicator and maintain glide.
    2. Watch your altimeter.
    3. When your altimeter indicates you are about 200 feet above the surface, flip your landing lights on.
    4. If you like what you see, set flaps to full and give it a go.
    5. If you don't, flip them off."

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    seeker_two

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    That place east of Waco....
    I know a current Captain who as a Lt, suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm tossed carrier at sea. Diagnosed with night-blindness, he transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corp. Married a super hot Marine attorney
    I think I know who you're talking about....I have an old buddy from my SEAL days that met him during one of his NCIS gigs.....

    Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk
     

    majormadmax

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    I know a current Captain who as a Lt, suffered a crash while landing his Tomcat on a storm tossed carrier at sea. Diagnosed with night-blindness, he transferred to the Navy's Judge Advocate General Corp. Married a super hot Marine attorney

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    jjkukla

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    My Brother is a recently retired skipper of an F18 squadron. Last summer he invited me along on a Tiger Cruise from Pearl Harbor to San Diego, one of the best weeks of my life. I even got to stand out on the back of the boat while they were retrieving aircraft.... I hope I never forget that experience!
     
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