2/05/10
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As of this afternoon, I am a carrier qualified aviator. 5 traps yesterday and 5 today got me a qual on the USS Stennis off the coast of San Diego. Just thought I'd post a "yay me" thread
Good job.
flyingmaniac
Well-Known Member
That's great!
So the next time I get on a carrier, your one less pilot out there trying to kill me in the daytime.
Well talk about the night landings later.
Congrats!
So the next time I get on a carrier, your one less pilot out there trying to kill me in the daytime.
Well talk about the night landings later.
Congrats!
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
As of this afternoon, I am a carrier qualified aviator. 5 traps yesterday and 5 today got me a qual on the USS Stennis off the coast of San Diego. Just thought I'd post a "yay me" thread
F/A-18E? If so, you're my hero, seriously. If it's the "F" model, yeah that's okay too!
Good Job....Hell that's a Great Job....I remember watching the guys trap during carrier quals and I kept think these guys are crazy....Fun times in Vulture's Row!!!
USS Ranger (CV-61) '92-'93
aloft
New Member
Um, probably a T-45....but still a kickass accomplishment! :clap:F/A-18E? If so, you're my hero, seriously. If it's the "F" model, yeah that's okay too!
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
I wasn't being serious...
Just because you live in a city with an AF base and you're in CAP doesn't mean that you're the only one with knowledge of military flight training.
Having said that the above wasn't mean in an invective manner... just stating fact.
Lastly, I just happen to really like the Super Hornet "E" model, every one here knows that, so it's kinda just a running joke.
I'm sure that the OP got it, even if you didn't!
Aero_Engineer
Well-Known Member
Good Job
As of this afternoon, I am a carrier qualified aviator. 5 traps yesterday and 5 today got me a qual on the USS Stennis off the coast of San Diego. Just thought I'd post a "yay me" thread
Excellent! Pics when you get 'em!
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Are you sure it wasn't a B-25 from the Doolittle raid? Aloft man, please corerct me if I'm wrong okay...
///AMG
Well-Known Member
Funny you say that, cause I'm convinced the guys and gals out working the flight deck are really the crazy ones! Seriously though, without the 40-odd folks out there working their butts off for 12-15 hrs straight, none of us would have ever gotten airborne. Gives a new meaning to the word trust as well when they are taxiing you around on deck....they will taxi your nose gear within inches of the edge to fit you in a tight spot (as I'm sure you saw). Also gives a whole lot of new respect for the term "taipipe courtesy" knowing you could literally blow someone over the side in a blink of an eye. No idea how they do it, but I was impressed!
I must say that all in all, there couldn't have been a better way to spend my 27th birthday
Maximilian_Jenius
Super User
Funny you say that, cause I'm convinced the guys and gals out working the flight deck are really the crazy ones! Seriously though, without the 40-odd folks out there working their butts off for 12-15 hrs straight, none of us would have ever gotten airborne. Gives a new meaning to the word trust as well when they are taxiing you around on deck....they will taxi your nose gear within inches of the edge to fit you in a tight spot (as I'm sure you saw). Also gives a whole lot of new respect for the term "taipipe courtesy" knowing you could literally blow someone over the side in a blink of an eye. No idea how they do it, but I was impressed!
I must say that all in all, there couldn't have been a better way to spend my 27th birthday
What plane will ultimately be your assignment when you're done?