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We used a Bic lighter.

To add to the dogpile....Rescue Swimmers are a small subset of all the designated Naval Aircrewmen out there. So to assume that all who wear the NAC are also Rescue Swimmers is a gross generalization.

The weather was crap today...I wonder how much demo flying they got to do.

I am actually enjoying the civilized exchange between Flash and Phrog....don't encourage them to stop now...

Don't want to dogpile on Otto, but a similar situation caused me to fail a NATOPS check ride. The guy giving me my check was the saltiest E-6 I had ever met. He knew the airplane inside and out, crewed in H-2's in VN, and all of us NFG's were in awe of him. He didn't suffer fools either. He...

True. Not letting down one's buddies is usually what drives folks to multiple tours in combat zones. BUT that bond CAN be broken (usually when somebody shows to be only looking out for themselves) and when it is, the loner had best be careful. Yes. See above.

Back when the Navy did anti-submarine warfare, OceanO info was fairly important in helping to plan sub prosecution.

When everybody is special, then nobody is...

Now that is the Helo Dunker I remember. A giant 55-gallon drum turned on its side. You can even see that the victims have already grabbed on to their reference points.

This was a big no-no when I went through RSS. Use of the appropriate disentanglement procedures was drilled and drilled. When asked why we don't just cut 'em out, the answer was "because when you cut one line, now you have two". Which, the thinking was, leads to more possible ways to get tangled up.

He appears to be prior-enlisted, so I should hope so. Or can you earn a MUC as a Mid?

This stuff only happened while we were in "working" ports. It was during my time in the Helo Hole at Cubi where I learned of the time-honored Naval Aviator breakfast: Beer, Barf, and a Cigar. The alternate breakfast if you were flying that day: Coke, Smoke, and a Puke.

That same summer the Connie's BG was steaming around the Gulf of Oman and some other parts of the Western Paciifc. We cut off an exercise near DG to steam north in reaction to TWA 847.

The most enjoyable aspect of flying in helos was being able to stop, backup, and take another look at the naked woman laying on the beach. The Search and Rescue stuff was fun too.

Really?!? I did read the whole f**king sentence, did you? There it is right up there (I actually included the two sentences before it so as to keep the context) and I am just not seeing a point made that folks don't have a RIGHT to serve (which was MY point, in case you missed it). Care to point...

Does ANY US Citizen have a RIGHT to serve? The last time I checked, military service was not a RIGHT but a PRIVILEGE.

Anyone with an open mind who has flown both care to chime in?

Actually you can. The Convair and the Lockheed look nothing alike.

A little aircraft sight recognition quiz for you: Can you name the manufacturer and designation of this VTOL aircraft?

Diggin' around the office I came across a few stragglers. Some early Eighties stuff: 1.) SH-2F at a fuel stop at Lemoore. Notice the A-7's in the background. Also notice the A-5... 2.) Something to make A4's day...building in the background is the then unoccupied hangars for the LAMPS MK III...

This is bad gouge. There ARE sew-on equivalents for Army badges.

Hear, Hear! I once changed a training opportunity for the reserves based on the wishes of a female...we parted ways like three months later but not before it put me in a position to lose out on five years of flight status.

This just makes me want to see the picture all the more....

I would think it would be easier to install a mobile device style for vBulletin. Something that will detect the device and display the appropriate style. http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=174375

37 transitioned to H-60's in such a fashion as to not qualify them as the longest lived...HSL-33 was the answer I was looking for @ 20 years, 10 months.

Correct! Visit the Naval History Center website?

OK. Two trivia questions, both Navy Helo related: 1.) What was the shortest lived helicopter squadron (Established to Disestablished)? Redesignated squadrons don't count. 2.) What was the longest lived H-2 squadron (Established to Disestablished)? Again, redesignated squadrons don't count.

Half a credit since I can't feed a cookie to my computer. I'll give you another one...gotta try to make it Google-proof though...check back here in a bit.

Nothing like a compressor blade making its way through the rest of the engine to make for an interesting day.

Your link has a nice exposition as to why Pepsi needed a promotional opportunity. But the main reason why is only briefly mentioned. The commercial allowed Top Gun to be the first movie video ever to sell for under $20 (which is close to $40 in today's dollars). Indeed the article mentioned that...

Trivia Question (for the youngsters anyways): Do you know WHY that Pepsi commercial was placed at the beginning of your VHS copy of Top Gun?

You would think the attention-to-detail that they were taught during Navy basic training would help them get it right.

Works fine on Firefox 3.5.6....

Why would I ask that? I don't give a shit to know what you care about. My goal was to stomp on the narrow-minded, misguided, self-serving idea that Christmas is an "American" holiday. But just for the fun of the argument, what does socialism (which is a type of government/politics) have to do...

Really?!? Try visiting Great Britain, Germany, Hungary, or the Czech Republic during Christmastime and see if you still believe that. It is probably safe to say that most of our "American" Christmas traditions come from other countries. And before anybody asks, yes, I have been to all of these...

That would have been cool too. Gotta show the taxpayers just how badass this airplane is.

Too bad a four-ship MV-22 flyover couldn't have two of 'em in airplane mode and the other two in helicopter mode...

I am saddened to hear of another fellow Aviator making the ultimate sacrifice. My thoughts and prayers go out to his family. Rest In Peace Major, you will be missed around these here parts. I also don't want to forget the eight other souls who made the sacrifice as well.

The book far outshines the film.

Yes. Because they hate the US and will not be happy until all of us infidels have been wiped from the face of the earth.

D models. You gotta read the book about the planning/events for this SAR effort. Lots of things done right, just a couple more things done wrong. I was surprised to learn that the pentagon started planning that rescue the day after those folks were taken hostage. Took 'em a year to work it up...

OK. So the water temp under 60 thing had to have been a Squadron SOP in my day. I never liked flying with a wet suit on underneath the bag. I felt spring-loaded.

As alluded to in these posts, isn't there an SOP that states when to don some manner of cold-water protective gear? I remember in the RAG and Fleet briefing rooms, a big circle around the reported ocean temp. When it dipped below 60 degrees, it was mandatory wet suit/dry suit (your choice) time...

What those of you who think you can do it for "real" without a practice run, will be surprised by the noise of your rescuing helo. You will also be surprised at how much rotor wash induced salt water spray hurts your eyes and face. It is very hard to even open your eyes to see the horse collar...

You edited this on me. I was going to respond to your original comment that what would have more teeth legally is that this is a "private club" of sorts...and they can discriminate all day long...within reason of course ;) But your current quote above takes the wind out of that sail...:icon_tong

Even though it is a choice, isn't religion one of the protected classes as it pertains to discrimination lawsuits? Just like gender and ethnicity?

The first question I usually ask is what is your budget? Then the simplest advice is to buy as much laptop as your budget allows. You know, buy as much RAM/CPU/HDD as you can afford. As far as makes, in my professional career I have had the fewest problems with Toshibas and HP/Compaqs.

The Navy Historical Center disagrees with the Navy Band: Here is the link: http://www.history.navy.mil/trivia/trivia01.htm

I was always under the impression that there was no OFFICIAL Navy service song (Anchors Aweigh being an UNOFFICIAL one)...the bold part of your comment above leads me to believe that the Navy has an OFFICIAL service song. Is that the case?

To further the O - E Class Divide? ;)