Not understanding AoA indicators...
08-12-2015, 05:46 AM
#142
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"Not many GA pilots land on carrier decks (BTW which could easily be done in my 182 without an AOA gauge)."
Ok. Might go like this then:
Paddles: In the Groove, call the ball.
CessnaAce: Negative Ball. AOA disabled. No further call-outs necessary…harrumph!
Paddles: Rog.
CessnaAce: Paddles be advised; I’m gonna catch the 3 with my left wheel fairing, perform a 180, and will be ready for immediate launch on Cat1. Please clear the deck.
Paddles: Roger. Will have Tower instruct pattern aircraft go Delta Clean.
Meanwhile: (LSO’s all huddled up slapping each other’s backs with big proud smiles) That’s our Ace!
Ok. Might go like this then:
Paddles: In the Groove, call the ball.
CessnaAce: Negative Ball. AOA disabled. No further call-outs necessary…harrumph!
Paddles: Rog.
CessnaAce: Paddles be advised; I’m gonna catch the 3 with my left wheel fairing, perform a 180, and will be ready for immediate launch on Cat1. Please clear the deck.
Paddles: Roger. Will have Tower instruct pattern aircraft go Delta Clean.
Meanwhile: (LSO’s all huddled up slapping each other’s backs with big proud smiles) That’s our Ace!
09-02-2015, 02:22 PM
#143
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Originally Posted by SayAlt
I'd really like to watch Doc try to land his 182 on a carrier...at night during blue water ops with a pitching deck in bad Wx. Easy peezy, right doc?? You can do it, hotshot. No sweat. Heck, we should start calling you Maverick. 
A South Vietnamese Air Force Officer Was Responsible for One of the Craziest Carrier Landings of All Time | The Tactical Air Network.
Video of the event:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so9XRUbBGj8
Don't feel threatened, big guy Alt. I'd bet a lot of pros here wouldn't take my bird into a 1400 foot field. A little practice and they all could. It's a different skill. We can all be aviators, right?
Originally Posted by JamesNoBrakes
If I'm not mistaken, he's kind of known for being an a-hole.
Didn't he also fly with a broken arm? Some of the stuff going on during those days isn't exactly what you'd want to brag about when you are concerned about safety...
Didn't he also fly with a broken arm? Some of the stuff going on during those days isn't exactly what you'd want to brag about when you are concerned about safety...
09-02-2015, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Hetman
I don't think he's an a-hole. He means well; he just doesn't know enough to know what he doesn't know. It gets a little annoying sometimes when he tries to lecture professionals about their profession, but beyond that he is pretty harmless.
Maverick also works.Don't make me give you a lecture about proper respect.
09-02-2015, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by cardiomd
Often people's "feats" don't really align with expectations of their gallantry. RIP Neil Armstrong, but a lot of people have written that he was a jerk too.
09-02-2015, 05:43 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
I think he just wanted privacy, which some people interpreted as a snub. We imagine that famous people have a "duty" to be outgoing and talkative, as our reward for admiring them.
Armstrong was supposedly a nice guy and humble, but wanted to live a quiet life, not signing autographs all the time.
09-02-2015, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by cardiomd
Don't feel threatened, Alt.
09-02-2015, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
I think he just wanted privacy, which some people interpreted as a snub. ̶W̶e̶ Some folks imagine that famous people have a "duty" to be outgoing and talkative, as ̶o̶u̶r̶ their reward for admiring them.
This. Fixed.
09-03-2015, 03:47 AM
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When Glamorous Glennis died, he remarried.
It appears Yeager is the only person who likes her.
His own kids filed a lawsuit against him, because she was blocking the estate (for herself, of course).
Different Long story short: 30 years ago, my squadron invited Yeager to be a guest speaker at a dinner.
He wanted $2000 plus transportation.
By chance, we ran into Yeager's old squadron mate Bud Anderson.
Anderson did it for the price of a steak dinner at the O-club.
I had just finished reading "The Right Stuff."
Yeager went from Hero to Zero.
It appears Yeager is the only person who likes her.
His own kids filed a lawsuit against him, because she was blocking the estate (for herself, of course).
Different Long story short: 30 years ago, my squadron invited Yeager to be a guest speaker at a dinner.
He wanted $2000 plus transportation.
By chance, we ran into Yeager's old squadron mate Bud Anderson.
Anderson did it for the price of a steak dinner at the O-club.
I had just finished reading "The Right Stuff."
Yeager went from Hero to Zero.
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