[tanknetter]

Not sure whether I buy that or not. Carrier pilots deploy for 6-8 months every two years or so. The rest of the time is spent flying from land bases.

Friday nights hanging out in Virginia Beach can be really neat with all the F/A-18 traffic (formerly F-14 traffic. *sob*) in and out of Oceana.

[moehoward]

"...they are taught to land in to the wind only…"

"The rest of the time is spent flying from land bases."

Roger that. However most of the Navy pilots aren't trying to land a flying barn in a crosswind.

[Joe Boucher]

Use to live on Davis Island and watched the Phamtoms take off from McDill.
Would sail off the end of their runway.