Did you guys ever use the wipers? I guess I could ask our squadron S-3 bubba's. Our skipper is a prior ES-3 driver while we have two other former S-3 pilot's.
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Did you guys ever use the wipers? I guess I could ask our squadron S-3 bubba's. Our skipper is a prior ES-3 driver while we have two other former S-3 pilot's.
Riper Snifle
OCC 194 TBS C 03-07
Cool video's. 
The wipers were absolutely useless in flight and not very good on deck either. Once, after a trap in a very nasty thunderstorm I really needed them, it was raining so hard I couldn't see the yellow shirt w/o them.
when i started the video, it freaked the dog out...it was looking around for a vacuum to hide from.
LOL, my dog is afraid of the vacuum too, but luckily I have some nice headphones!
And cool videos...!
Back in the day, the attachment bolt was used as a bomb sight because the little flip up thing intended to be a sight was useless as the wipers were on rain. Later, a former squadronmate developed a better sight I think was retrofited on all Hoovers.
You guys crack me up .... "Wipers"??? ...... please, the only time I used "wipers" was for .... well, you know what for .....
Try well over 200 night traps --- every one stark terror; first to last --- with no needles, no ACLS, no Nuthin' .... except a substandard CCA with some controller who was IUT'ing on his job..... and then come talk to "us" guys about your "been there, done that" stories. Until then, ZZZZZZzzzzzzzz....................... :sleep_125
Or better yet, try the WW2 or Korean War guys --- they have some credibility AND nighttime @ the boat "horror stories" ....
Try well over 200 night traps --- every one stark terror; first to last --- with no needles, no ACLS, no Nuthin' .... except a substandard CCA with some controller who was IUT'ing on his job..... and then come talk to "us" guys about your "been there, done that" stories. Until then, ZZZZZZzzzzzzzz....................... :sleep_125
Or better yet, try the WW2 or Korean War guys --- they have some credibility AND nighttime @ the boat "horror stories" ....
Actually it is a Prowler. I should know it was my camera and I was the flying it while my ECMO 1 was filming.
You guys crack me up .... "Wipers"??? ...... please, the only time I used "wipers" was for .... well, you know what for .....
Try well over 200 night traps --- every one stark terror; first to last --- with no needles, no ACLS, no Nuthin' .... except a substandard CCA with some controller who was IUT'ing on his job..... and then come talk to "us" guys about your "been there, done that" stories. Until then, ZZZZZZzzzzzzzz....................... :sleep_125
Or better yet, try the WW2 or Korean War guys --- they have some credibility AND nighttime @ the boat "horror stories" ....
You're so salty.:icon_smil
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