Now listen fellas,
I just got off of active duty in July. I was an Aircraft Recovery Specialist in Miramar. I will settle this once and for all. E-28 gear IS Bi-Directional. There is not enough tension to cause damage if you do cut the deck pendant "wire". There is no need to cut it because we have retrieve engines to retract the cable. That is how we get it back into battery for the next aircraft. I will call my buddies in Beufort to get the rest of the scoop. And yes ARFF members do make up a lot of things. They truly enjoy embellishing. It gives them a sencee of accomplishment for a job they rarely do. I am a volunteer firefighter and am not putting down fellow firefighters. But ARFF Marines will tell you when you get to know them that they dont do to much.