willc
New Member
Just a funny story for all you military aviators that know about the meaning of callsigns.
Okay, so my buddy who is about two weeks ahead of me in flight school is on an out and in to Arcadiana, LA from Pensacola, FL. We are both flying the mighty T-2 Buckeye (yes, they are still flying). He gets out to Arcadiana just fine and goes to strap in for the flight back. When he gets in he scoots his but back into the seat and then slides down. As he begins to cinch his lap belts he hears a pop and a hisss sound. Looks to his left and his O2 hose and Composite Disconnect have separated. EP is to secure the O2, he does and comes up on ICS to tell the IP. He only then notices that his leg strap is wraped around the Manual Overide Handle (MOR), which by the way, in this aircraft is safety wired down. So he now has released his O2 and is essentially released from the ejection seat with only the parachute strapped to his back. He unhooked himself from the chute and egressed from the jet. (though the story has morphed into him walking into the FBO with the parachute dragging behind)
Needless to say the IP saftied the aft ejection seat and flew home by himself leaving my buddy in the middle of LA waiting for a rescue aircraft. By the time he got home (8 hours later) I had heard the story and immediatly started thinking of callsigns. So, I came up with IROK. For you military aviators this should ring a bell. It is the after ejection parachute descent procedures: Inflate (LPU) Raft Options Koch fittings. The callsign has officially stuck, now that the CO is calling him by it.
Anyways, it was a potentially serious situation that fortunately wasn't serious. Just thought I would share. Anyone want to share their callsign or a freinds?
Okay, so my buddy who is about two weeks ahead of me in flight school is on an out and in to Arcadiana, LA from Pensacola, FL. We are both flying the mighty T-2 Buckeye (yes, they are still flying). He gets out to Arcadiana just fine and goes to strap in for the flight back. When he gets in he scoots his but back into the seat and then slides down. As he begins to cinch his lap belts he hears a pop and a hisss sound. Looks to his left and his O2 hose and Composite Disconnect have separated. EP is to secure the O2, he does and comes up on ICS to tell the IP. He only then notices that his leg strap is wraped around the Manual Overide Handle (MOR), which by the way, in this aircraft is safety wired down. So he now has released his O2 and is essentially released from the ejection seat with only the parachute strapped to his back. He unhooked himself from the chute and egressed from the jet. (though the story has morphed into him walking into the FBO with the parachute dragging behind)
Needless to say the IP saftied the aft ejection seat and flew home by himself leaving my buddy in the middle of LA waiting for a rescue aircraft. By the time he got home (8 hours later) I had heard the story and immediatly started thinking of callsigns. So, I came up with IROK. For you military aviators this should ring a bell. It is the after ejection parachute descent procedures: Inflate (LPU) Raft Options Koch fittings. The callsign has officially stuck, now that the CO is calling him by it.
Anyways, it was a potentially serious situation that fortunately wasn't serious. Just thought I would share. Anyone want to share their callsign or a freinds?
