MasterBates
Well-Known Member
I can think of two guys who got the kiss of death from two different mishaps in my last squadron alone.
One was a ground mishap that they (AMB) really, REALLY reached on to be able to assign a causal factor beyond "don't underestimate the ability of an ADAN to hook up a fresh water hose to a salt water spigot".
From my experience dealing with Tailhook, knowing a fair amount of Jet dudes, and having been Hummer and Helo guy..
VFA/VAQ and VA/VF/VS are/were far more forgiving of mistakes in the air that result in bent/lost airframes. Whe I was a H2P, my HAC got his balls hammered for hitting a seagull.. In the GCA pattern. In actual IMC. For not "Seeing and Avoiding". Seriously. And all that was was a busted windshield.
One was a ground mishap that they (AMB) really, REALLY reached on to be able to assign a causal factor beyond "don't underestimate the ability of an ADAN to hook up a fresh water hose to a salt water spigot".
From my experience dealing with Tailhook, knowing a fair amount of Jet dudes, and having been Hummer and Helo guy..
VFA/VAQ and VA/VF/VS are/were far more forgiving of mistakes in the air that result in bent/lost airframes. Whe I was a H2P, my HAC got his balls hammered for hitting a seagull.. In the GCA pattern. In actual IMC. For not "Seeing and Avoiding". Seriously. And all that was was a busted windshield.