You mean the pilot didn’t explain “touch and goes”?
Try being on the bridge when a boiler goes high water, you lose power, and you can’t wave a c-2 off approach in time. brrr.
It was sorta like this: 1st) You know that sound in the movies when something looses power - bwaaaaooooumph. 2nd) pitch black 3rd) ‘crap wave him off, wave him off’ trying to find the mc button to the tower 3rd) engine sounds, screech, screech, engine sounds 4th) Did he make it, was anyone hurt, anyone else in the pattern...somebody get a mop...
You airdale types make me laugh...;-)
I believe the next time Iran wants to get froggy with us in the Gulf...
There will be lots of business in the salvage and scrap metal industry for everyone interested...
Won’t be anything with USN on it either...
We all need to relax and listen to your hearts...We will deal with these creetin’s soon enough...
Just be glad to ROE’s that give commanders on the scene initial measures to protect their commands and crews when the Iranians do get stupid again...
It’ll be up to Mr. Teleprompter to decidde what kind of follow-thru will be forthcoming, if that...
I have a high degree of confidence in our forces in theater, and we will wake up to interesting headlines the next morning...
The best Carriers I ever operated with were the Coral Sea and the Midway...Never had a lick of problems with them from what I recall, and it was a joy to watch their backs as they gave us control over the skies above us skimmers...
Relax folks...They’ve got this!!!