You can see how the wake of the ship helps him line-up. Still very risky even on the glass-smooth water. Our friend the Commander lost two sons to the Mediterranean.
And remember: President GW Bush landed one of those bad boys on a carrier. He did. By himself. That gives him props with me, even if I didn't like all the big-government stuff he did.
At the risk of deflowering your comments, I simply can't see a carrier landing without thinking of that joke, "The three greatest things in life are a landing, an orgasm and a good bowel movement; a night carrier landing is one of the few things in life that gives you the chance to experience all three at once".
Yep, EASY day... Now try that night, blue water ops, and Case 3 :-)
ReplyDeleteYou can see how the wake of the ship helps him line-up. Still very risky even on the glass-smooth water. Our friend the Commander lost two sons to the Mediterranean.
ReplyDeleteAnd remember: President GW Bush landed one of those bad boys on a carrier. He did. By himself. That gives him props with me, even if I didn't like all the big-government stuff he did.
ReplyDeleteNaval carrier flight operations are truly impressive.
ReplyDeleteAt the risk of deflowering your comments, I simply can't see a carrier landing without thinking of that joke, "The three greatest things in life are a landing, an orgasm and a good bowel movement; a night carrier landing is one of the few things in life that gives you the chance to experience all three at once".
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Come on guys. How difficult can it be? They manage to teach Marines to do it.
ReplyDelete*heads for cover* ;-)