Going to the boat
Nov 19, 2014 20:51:04 #
Old Salt wrote:
Never made it to the Forrestal (my uncle did ) two tours on the America, one on the Saratoga and also on board the Independence
Thank you for your service to our country. :thumbup: :thumbup: :-D
Nov 19, 2014 22:31:10 #
bcheary wrote:
They also practice catching the wire on land. As crew, I made lots of cat shots and arrested landing. Fun, fun......
Nov 19, 2014 22:31:43 #
Nov 19, 2014 22:48:53 #
traveler90712 wrote:
They also practice catching the wire on land. As crew, I made lots of cat shots and arrested landing. Fun, fun......
:thumbup: :thumbup: Thank you for your service to our country. :-D
Nov 20, 2014 05:58:43 #
Nov 20, 2014 06:30:31 #
bcheary wrote:
Boy, you sure know how to wake old memories don't you?
I can still remember my first "arrested" landing. What the pilots didn't mention was the "pucker factor". Your butt muscles tighten up so much in anticipation of the trap that you couldn't stick a needle up there!
In our Vietnam days, we always had to be ready for a blue water trap. I made quite a few with either Bingo Fuel or battle damage. I even had to go into the J-bar (the net) once with my F4 having my starboard engine out and my port engine surging. combine that with wing leading edge slat damage and it wasn't a controlled crash, it was dumb luck. After I boltered on my first pass, the LSO had me do a longer downwind so the J-bar could be rigged on the flight deck. After "landing", My RIO and I got extracted from the nylon webbing, walked away and looked back at my "handiwork". Collapsed starboard main gear, sheared of nose gear, starboard wing slats gone.
But, as my flight instructor always said, "any landing you can walk away from is a good one". Amen to that one Commander Jenkins.
Nov 20, 2014 08:06:26 #
Nov 20, 2014 08:08:52 #
bcheary wrote:
I have a buddy that is on a carrier right now driving F/A 18s.....He loves it. I love everything Aviation so thanks for that post.
Mike
Nov 20, 2014 09:03:31 #
Nov 20, 2014 09:18:16 #
bcheary wrote:
From your first line I'm led to assume that you haven't been around the piers to much.Calling a carrier a boat is like calling a 150 ft yatch a rowboat.
Nov 20, 2014 09:22:39 #
I was on a tanker (USS TRUCKEE AO 147) and we would refuel the Forrestal at sea. That in itself was awesome for an 18 year old sailor.
Nov 20, 2014 09:28:20 #
tusketwedge wrote:
From your first line I'm led to assume that you haven't been around the piers to much.Calling a carrier a boat is like calling a 150 ft yatch a rowboat.
When we deployed, we always said, we're going to the boat.
Nov 20, 2014 10:19:52 #
Mahalo Brian. You can almost feel the stomach being forced up as the aircraft comes to a complete instant stop. No wonder they call it a "controlled crash".
Nov 20, 2014 10:36:25 #
bcheary wrote:
Great share, thanks :-D
Nov 20, 2014 10:46:15 #
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