Max the Mad Russian
Hands off Ukraine! Feet too
It took 50-60 years of experience and who knows how much landing mishaps to curve that rule in stone, right? All this time we Russians were searching for our naval fortune being mostly submerged...
Actually as OOD, I corrected Paddles more than a few times when he said "wave off for winds" or some other lie to cover the mistake of a senior officer / COD trying to trap. The TR's CO during my time didn't go with that horse and laid blame where it belonged.Rule #7...Paddles is always right.
When the LSOs waved them off while stating we were out of crosswind limits but the winds were actually straight up and down the angle, yes it infers fault. We had the relative winds as read on the angle deck/LSO platform on a big ass gauge right in front of our eyes while conning. Our Captain didn't like this deflecting blame so the OODs were directed to correct the LSO when they told this little fib to make the senior/COD pilots feel better.Waving someone off for winds doesn't infer that anyone is at fault for anything. Wind moves.
Cool story though.
Hahahaha!!! Stirring that pot Max....Is average COD pilot somehow worse in landing skills than say fighter jock? Or fat widebody Greyhound has much troubled landing behavior?
Let's laugh together, ok?Hahahaha!!! Stirring that pot Max....
So people kissed their asses
When the LSOs waved them off while stating we were out of crosswind limits but the winds were actually straight up and down the angle, yes it infers fault. We had the relative winds as read on the angle deck/LSO platform on a big ass gauge right in front of our eyes while conning. Our Captain didn't like this deflecting blame so the OODs were directed to correct the LSO when they told this little fib to make the senior/COD pilots feel better.
Sorry, you're sarcasm aside, but I've heard your little saying many times and also seen/heard LSOs being called out for being wrong many times. In fact, their was one CAG 8 LSO that made so many stupid calls during a fleet CQ in Vacapes during my time onboard TR that Capt. Abbot decided he was not allowed to wave planes on his ship any more.
I have never claimed to have an extensive knowledge of waving aircraft, just like you don't have an extensive knowledge of landing them. You wearing your Centurion patch?"Paddles is always right" doesn't actually mean paddles is always right. It means don't argue with him so, as professionals, we don't embarrass ourselves by getting in a petty he saw/she saw in the ready room. (Or, better yet a stupid unprofessional game of "what are the winds" over tower.)
If it doesn't affect safety of flight ops, OODs should be seen and not heard. But please feel free to tell us more about your extensive knowledge of waving aircraft... Sounds like you were one cool dude.