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To: TalBlack

No...never rescheduled. They weren’t returning to my part of the country. Maybe someday...

Interesting that you got to watch the arrested landing...it is good to have the gear on a plane to do that if needed.

On the aircraft carrier, we used to practice “rigging the barricade” to catch a plane with a malfunctioning (or missing) tail hook...


13 posted on 08/08/2025 7:14:44 AM PDT by rlmorel (Factio Communistica Sinensis Delenda Est.)
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To: rlmorel

The flame coming out the rear of the engine was twice as long as the jet itself. The Doc crew thought that abnormal. Whatever happened he needed the arresting wire to stop.


23 posted on 08/08/2025 9:56:09 AM PDT by TalBlack (Their god is government. Prepare for a religious war.https://freerepublic.com/perl/post?id=4322961%2)
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