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....or see how high it bounces from the armored deck.
-- Mike Kanze "Do witches run spell-checkers?" - Old word processing joke "Jim Carriere" wrote in message ... WaltBJ wrote: ... "You're flying Js; I heard they had real good radar." He replied "Yeah, it's good all right, until you make 4 or 5 carrier landings with it." Sort of like tossing your 36 inch TV down the stairs, I suppose. For some reason I can't stop laughing about this. The way you put it, it makes a lot of sense, only the TV is a lot cheaper and it you don't open it up to work on it on a windy day next to the ocean. |
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....And you guys get to endure hyper-long missions with beaucoup night visits
to the tanker especially when some supposed ally refuses you basing or overflight rights. (ref. OPERATION EL DORADO CANYON, B-2 missions to worldwide targets out of Whiteman AFB, etc.) Meanwhile we're readying our second or third launches (more DFC / Air Medal / Strike Flight award opportunities), grabbing sliders and autodog in the Dirty Shirt mess, watching the latest skin flicks in our staterooms, or snoring in our racks. -- Mike Kanze "Do witches run spell-checkers?" - Old word processing joke "Ed Rasimus" wrote in message ... On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 01:52:59 -0500, Jim Carriere wrote: WaltBJ wrote: ... "You're flying Js; I heard they had real good radar." He replied "Yeah, it's good all right, until you make 4 or 5 carrier landings with it." Sort of like tossing your 36 inch TV down the stairs, I suppose. For some reason I can't stop laughing about this. The way you put it, it makes a lot of sense, only the TV is a lot cheaper and it you don't open it up to work on it on a windy day next to the ocean. And, our airplanes are cleaner. And, we don't wear colored T-shirts. And, after flying we get to sit around and have a couple of beers (cold!) and don't have to do it lurking in a closet-sized-sleeps-four stateroom. And, we can leave the water running when we shower. Plus, our televisions show more than one channel and don't have continual reruns of aircraft taking off and landing. We flare because we can. Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org |
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" Looking back on it all, I have to wonder how they kept any of the
avionics up after just one trap. Jake A tribute to the phixers. We worked extremely hard to keep it all running. Hated taking the turtleback off the F4 to get at the avionics. |
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Ed- Four days on Forrestal in the Med was enough for me BRBR
Thanks to the Rippers for a great time! BRBR \ When were you there? I was onboard FID during my F-14 DH tour with the 'lead zippers' as our sister squdron. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer |
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On 29 Oct 2004 13:34:04 GMT, (Pechs1) wrote:
Ed- Four days on Forrestal in the Med was enough for me BRBR Thanks to the Rippers for a great time! BRBR \ When were you there? I was onboard FID during my F-14 DH tour with the 'lead zippers' as our sister squdron. P. C. Chisholm CDR, USN(ret.) Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer You're a mere youth. The Rippers were still flying F-4s when I was aboard. Would have been '76 or '77 during a "Flat Iron" exercise. My squadron at Torrejon was participating as well as all of the Spanish Air Defense system with their new gee-whiz computerized GCI called "Combat Grande". We alternated between attacking the CVBG and being attacked by them. I was the wing project officer and when Forrestal invited a couple of F-4 guys from Torrejon aboard, I put my name in first. (Courtesy be damned, I ain't gonna miss a chance to go for a ride on a boat!) Had a great time with all the usual tour stuff including visits to PriFly, LSO platform, the "box" between the forward cats, and a couple of F-4 rides (****ed about there being no stick in the back seat.) Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (USAF-Ret) "When Thunder Rolled" www.thunderchief.org |
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Ed Rasimus wrote in message . ..
Actually in 23 years in the tactical community I never wore an ascot--not even once. I did have a scarf in several squadrons, but it was simply draped around the neck (and not outside the collar)--added a dashing, devil-may-care touch when talking up the fighter-pilot-groupies at the club after a hard day of flaring. Ditto, and I hated them with a passion! Especially the fancy synthetic ones that were hot and/or itchy - which is why I usually "forgot" mine, or had it cut down to a one-inch strip that I wore outside the collar. I hated the feel of that fake, useless "scarf" around my neck. Worse than a tie! I always thought that if we were going to wear scarves, make them out of terrycloth so they could be used for something, like cleaning your visor or glasses. I did find a good use for them, however - tied to my luggage they make for a quick ID at the airport baggage carousel... And why couldn't we wear nice, useful squadron ballcaps (that would actually be functional hats) instead of those stupid c*unt caps that always ended up with a fold in the middle from being stuffed into a flightsuit pocket, then needed an oilchange! When I was on the PACAF Gunsmoke team in 83 we had a bunch of caps made up for all the air and ground crew, and they were SO much better than those idiotic caps. Grrrr... Kirk |
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And why couldn't we wear nice, useful squadron ballcaps (that would
actually be functional hats) instead of those stupid c*unt caps that always ended up with a fold in the middle from being stuffed into a flightsuit pocket, then needed an oilchange! I can't remember if it was in this NG or elsewhere, but I remember hearing of an instance of someone at the CAG level having a civilian tailor craft a white double-knit ****cutter (garrison cap to uninitiated) to wear with the Tropical White Long uniform. Can anyone expand / clarify? -- Mike Kanze "Do witches run spell-checkers?" - Old word processing joke "Kirk Stant" wrote in message om... Ed Rasimus wrote in message . .. Actually in 23 years in the tactical community I never wore an ascot--not even once. I did have a scarf in several squadrons, but it was simply draped around the neck (and not outside the collar)--added a dashing, devil-may-care touch when talking up the fighter-pilot-groupies at the club after a hard day of flaring. Ditto, and I hated them with a passion! Especially the fancy synthetic ones that were hot and/or itchy - which is why I usually "forgot" mine, or had it cut down to a one-inch strip that I wore outside the collar. I hated the feel of that fake, useless "scarf" around my neck. Worse than a tie! I always thought that if we were going to wear scarves, make them out of terrycloth so they could be used for something, like cleaning your visor or glasses. I did find a good use for them, however - tied to my luggage they make for a quick ID at the airport baggage carousel... And why couldn't we wear nice, useful squadron ballcaps (that would actually be functional hats) instead of those stupid c*unt caps that always ended up with a fold in the middle from being stuffed into a flightsuit pocket, then needed an oilchange! When I was on the PACAF Gunsmoke team in 83 we had a bunch of caps made up for all the air and ground crew, and they were SO much better than those idiotic caps. Grrrr... Kirk |
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"Kirk Stant" wrote:
And why couldn't we wear nice, useful squadron ballcaps (that would actually be functional hats) instead of those stupid c*unt caps that always ended up with a fold in the middle from being stuffed into a flightsuit pocket, then needed an oilchange! Everybody's different, I guess. I liked the "fore-and-aft" cap _much_ better than a ballcap. No wearing a cover indoors, so with a ballcap you put it down and forgot it. You could just loop your pcutter over your belt and keep it close. The pcutter also fit into a pocket in my G-suit when it was time to go zooming. With regard to oilchange, the saltier the better! Plus, whoever saw a ballcap with an aviator's tuck? |
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Once upon a long, long time ago (even before short-sleeved khaki shirts were
allowed), CPO's still wore dungarees, Aviation Greens were worn with matching green elastique blouse instead of flight jacket, Stewards and Chaplains wore gray, white garrison caps were worn with Tropical White Long and Short, and personnel who rated so many awards and decorations that they sagged the dress uniform could wear a sash. I had a CO who would buy a new set of gold buttons, scrub the quartermaster off with steel wool and NeverDull, then take them to a jeweler for 24K gold plating. All his white uniforms were skarkskin, too. Rick (Who only goes back to flathats and flag officers with beards) "Mike Kanze" wrote in message ... And why couldn't we wear nice, useful squadron ballcaps (that would actually be functional hats) instead of those stupid c*unt caps that always ended up with a fold in the middle from being stuffed into a flightsuit pocket, then needed an oilchange! I can't remember if it was in this NG or elsewhere, but I remember hearing of an instance of someone at the CAG level having a civilian tailor craft a white double-knit ****cutter (garrison cap to uninitiated) to wear with the Tropical White Long uniform. Can anyone expand / clarify? -- Mike Kanze "Do witches run spell-checkers?" - Old word processing joke "Kirk Stant" wrote in message om... Ed Rasimus wrote in message . .. Actually in 23 years in the tactical community I never wore an ascot--not even once. I did have a scarf in several squadrons, but it was simply draped around the neck (and not outside the collar)--added a dashing, devil-may-care touch when talking up the fighter-pilot-groupies at the club after a hard day of flaring. Ditto, and I hated them with a passion! Especially the fancy synthetic ones that were hot and/or itchy - which is why I usually "forgot" mine, or had it cut down to a one-inch strip that I wore outside the collar. I hated the feel of that fake, useless "scarf" around my neck. Worse than a tie! I always thought that if we were going to wear scarves, make them out of terrycloth so they could be used for something, like cleaning your visor or glasses. I did find a good use for them, however - tied to my luggage they make for a quick ID at the airport baggage carousel... And why couldn't we wear nice, useful squadron ballcaps (that would actually be functional hats) instead of those stupid c*unt caps that always ended up with a fold in the middle from being stuffed into a flightsuit pocket, then needed an oilchange! When I was on the PACAF Gunsmoke team in 83 we had a bunch of caps made up for all the air and ground crew, and they were SO much better than those idiotic caps. Grrrr... Kirk |
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