X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from imr-db03.mx.aol.com ([205.188.91.97] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.4) with ESMTP id 5446660 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:13:31 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=205.188.91.97; envelope-from=Lehanover@aol.com Received: from mtaomg-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtaomg-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.51.139]) by imr-db03.mx.aol.com (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id q2IBCqlS013229 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:12:52 -0400 Received: from core-moc005b.r1000.mail.aol.com (core-moc005.r1000.mail.aol.com [172.29.195.17]) by mtaomg-da03.r1000.mx.aol.com (OMAG/Core Interface) with ESMTP id 4A38DE000081 for ; Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:12:52 -0400 (EDT) From: Lehanover@aol.com Message-ID: <8308.5d596137.3c971d34@aol.com> Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 07:12:52 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Ed Anderson's old "ride", off topic To: flyrotary@lancaironline.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="part1_8308.5d596137.3c971d34_boundary" X-Mailer: AOL 9.6 sub 5004 X-Originating-IP: [97.96.76.144] x-aol-global-disposition: G DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=mx.aol.com; s=20110426; t=1332069172; bh=I54UaPmVsyAddp0Oh2UZVQ/9PuYJmjZ6qeOR2Ny1p8E=; h=From:To:Subject:Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Content-Type; b=BIlQ0s/4ArBgVCw9dTyC+3KKb7hpzoOL4ri3d6Vg81VMJsg0X/YBvS+GfgxQ7a0/A G2ToPbJQQ6JTh05/kRqYnnalcM+qkJn4UitfB008F5znfwpKrqh9sjJRM0Ra/ONFjw 9uzfbbqlmMrB1yFj9+by19Ae64YwM7Zqopv+rWcY= X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 0:2:436487072:93952408 X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 0 x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d338b4f65c3342ca2 --part1_8308.5d596137.3c971d34_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The aircraft was actually developed for the Navy as the AD1 Sky Warrior. Then later mods for the Air Force as the RB66. I watched many launch and recover from the USS Forrestal. Look here: _http://www.vectorsite.net/avskywar.html_ (http://www.vectorsite.net/avskywar.html) Lynn E. Hanover AO3 USS Forrestal In a message dated 3/17/2012 7:00:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes: Actually, Bill, being the EW, I flew to the right and back of the pilot in the E model - so that was the seat cushion that needed replacing {:>). The interesting thing is that when the crap hits the fan, your training kicks in and you are so busy twisting knobs, making radio calls, listening to the radar and missile guidance signals to tell what mode they are in ....etc, that you really don't have time to get scared. Its not until you get back and down that the reaction kicks in. I guess in my case, at least, it was the old - it won't be me they get. I mean how could you really go back out day after day unless you believed that. But, after returning from that long 11 hour mission (several air refuelings), I got debriefed, got a bite to eat and hit the Officers club bar around 1100PM. Had a few drinks, went to the bungalo - slept 45 minutes, woke up wide awake and couldn't go back to sleep for 48 hours. Its when things get quite that the reflection takes ahold and you relive the incident - with enough time to get scared. Actually, I have been more scare flying my rotary powered aircraft - because in a 12 mile guild for example, you've got plenty of time to think {:>) Ed --part1_8308.5d596137.3c971d34_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
The aircraft was actually developed for the Navy as the AD1 Sky Warrio= r.=20 Then later mods for the Air Force as the RB66. I watched many launch and re= cover=20 from the USS Forrestal.
 
Look here: http://www.vectorsite.net/= avskywar.html
 
Lynn E. Hanover
AO3 USS Forrestal
 
In a message dated 3/17/2012 7:00:12 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,=20 eanderson@carolina.rr.com writes:
= Actually, Bill, being the EW,  I flew to the right and = back of=20 the pilot in
the E model - so that was the seat cushion that needed= =20 replacing {:>).

The interesting thing is that when the crap hit= s the=20 fan,  your training
kicks in and you are so busy twisting knobs,= =20 making radio calls, listening
to the radar and missile guidance signa= ls to=20 tell what mode they are in
....etc, that you really don't have time t= o get=20 scared.  Its not until you
get back and down that the reaction k= icks=20 in.  I guess in my case, at least,
it was the old - it won't be = me=20 they get.  I mean how could you really go
back out day after day= =20 unless you believed that.

But, after returning from that long 11 h= our=20 mission (several air
refuelings), I got debriefed, got a bite to eat = and=20 hit the Officers club
bar around 1100PM.  Had a few drinks, went= to=20 the bungalo - slept 45
minutes, woke up wide awake and couldn't go ba= ck to=20 sleep for 48 hours.  Its
when things get quite that the reflecti= on=20 takes ahold and you relive the
incident - with enough time to get=20 scared.

Actually, I have been more scare flying my rotary powered= =20 aircraft - because
in a 12 mile guild for example, you've got plenty = of=20 time to think=20 {:>)

Ed

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