John Carrier wrote:
"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message
ups.com...
years and years to earn...seconds to lose...

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SAN LUIS OBISPO - At a quarter past noon on Jan. 21, a U.S. Navy F-18
Super Hornet jet fighter flown by a combat-tested pilot named Richard
Webb appeared over the Edna Valley and streaked toward San Luis Obispo
County Regional Airport.

On its first pass, the Super Hornet screamed along at more than 650
miles an hour, just 96 feet above the main runway. Soon it circled
back, touched down on the tarmac for an instant, then went into a steep
climb, afterburner roaring, and disappeared in the skies.

SNIP

You're sure now. Not 95 feet, not 97, but precisely 96 feet?

I just wonder if something like that came via someone w/ access to the
info which I would assume came from the pilot in the aftermath of his
stunt? As how else could it be that specific -- unless we just chalk
it up to the LA Times staff writer's creative license?