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#1 User is offline   JClark 

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Posted 27 August 2006 - 05:41 PM

How NOT to launch an aircraft off the flight deck in heavy seas:

http://instapinch.co...into_a_wave.WMV

From InstaPinch:

www.instapinch.com

And yes, look very closely...the Tracker made it :thumbsup:

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Posted 27 August 2006 - 06:34 PM

Oh, *man*! I bet that pilot had a few choice words for the launch officer ... :o
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Posted 27 August 2006 - 06:37 PM

No kidding...from the first splash, you swear that the Tracker just bored a hole in the ocean...and then you see it rising in the air. Ah, Naval Aviation...Bet those Air Force pukes never had to wash their landing gear in salt water during take-off :rofl: :rofl:

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Posted 27 August 2006 - 10:41 PM

Amazing! I've got to share that with the VMF-124 boys. :thumbsup:

:unsure: Okay, okay...I'm leaving now :D
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 09:59 AM

Reminds me of a cold-cat shot I saw on the Midway once, only our guys wound up in the water. Saved the men, lost the aircraft. Not a good way to start your day according to my aviator friends.

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 02:21 PM

Hope they had a change of shorts along with em.. Jeez :D
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Posted 28 August 2006 - 02:50 PM

Whoa! Some take off! I had to watch it twice to check that it actually managed to stay airborne. Probably some nice headwind that saved their butts....
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