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Bertie the Bunyip
 
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Default Carrier Landing Unlike any Other

Horvath wrote in :

On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:23:18 GMT, "JaxAshby"
wrote this crap:

I've flown in both VMA and VMF squadrons in the Corps with over 750
carrier landings. I also hold the record for the southernmost carrier
landing. Care to guess what latitude?

My most memorable carrier landing was when we were deploying out of
Norfolk aboard the Nimitz. I had leave when it depolyed so I wouldn't
be catching up with the ship until Naples. I figured I'd see the ship
out in my private plane, a Cessna 172 at the time.

I caught her three miles offshore and buzzed the island. I got the CAG
on the com and jokingly asked permission to do a few touch and goes on
the flight deck. He said since no planes were aboard I could have a go
at it. They brought the ship up to 35 knots into a 25 knot wind. I
could just about hover over the deck. I actually landed four times on
the deck, rolled to a stop and easily took off.

That's right, four unarrested carrier landings in a row. Another Naval
Aviation record! I flew back to Manassas and caught up with the ship
two weeks later in Naples by taking a MAC flight. The flight room was
full of pictures of the 172 landing and taking off. My fellow
aviators were quite taken back by my aeronautical prowess.

Jax


Well, if you were president, it would be impressive.


Well, if he had actualy done anything, it would be impressive (bush or
jaxhole or boob****


Bertie








 
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