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Wanted: F-4 or FA-18 Tailhook.

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zipmartin

zipmartin

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Brett327 said:
Whole lot of bravado and bullshit in that article. While they did do a bunch of crazy/stupid shit back in the day, I’ve never heard of anyone doing that. Color me skeptical.
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Actually, this would occur several times during a cruise. Happened to me once when somehow the snubber pressure went to zero and I kitty-car boltered several times. The flight deck crew would really give you a hard time after finally trapping......something to the effect of being a "shitty" pilot....with big grins on their faces of course.
 
Max the Mad Russian

Max the Mad Russian

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zipmartin said:
"Barney" Rubel was a senior in college and I was a freshman when we were getting our private pilot's licenses under the same instructor. When I showed up as an FRP at VA-174, he was an instructor there.
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Yes he wrote he received commission via NROTC and then had tough time in 1973 in Med as A-7 pilot on his first tour embarked on Indy Boat. Russian CG Crozny with 16 huge sea skimmers was there then and scared them. I was on Grozny in 1987 and found that the only thing that was realy scaring was her boilers that could easily infest the entire Baltic Sea's skies with thick black smoke absolutely hostile to breath even inside the ship's hull :D
 
Judge Q

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The P-3 is heavier than the EA-6B but I don't see any toilet paper holding the wires up. The P-3 must not have a hook skip problem.

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If anyone is interested (OP? Max?) I have recently come into a large number of pristine P-3 tailhooks I would be willing to sell for a nominal fee plus shipping and handling. This is an exclusive offer you should be eager to jump on.

Checks payable to cash.
 
Gatordev

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This toilet paper story reminds me of a squadronmate who had to bring back a helo to the ship with most of a roll of toilet paper wrapped around the HF long-wire and the tail-driveshaft section. And then had to land it right in front of the OIC who was standing LSO (small-boy) for the recovery. Oops.
 
brownshoe

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zipmartin said:
"Barney" Rubel was a senior in college and I was a freshman when we were getting our private pilot's licenses under the same instructor. When I showed up as an FRP at VA-174, he was an instructor there.
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VA-174... hangar 67, Cecil? You old fart! :) (Oh wait, hangar 67? Me too!)

How ya doin, Zip?

Steve
 
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DanMa1156

DanMa1156

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HSMPBR said:
I get what you’re doing, but…

It’s more of a bellyhook really ?
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If you're referring to the RAST or the cargo hook, I was only being completely facetious and hadn't considered either one of them. I'm an S dude, so no RAST here!
 
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