He’ll never be over Macho Grande.
Yes.
At least someone here today cares.
Thank you.
Macho Grande, I remember it well.
There I was at 20,000 feet, in an inverted spin, flamed out, no way of ejecting, and thank God, my instructor pilot recovered at 8,000 feet. Captain Arthur Sprott saved the day.
He was demonstrating the inverted (upside down) spin to me, a syllabus option, time permitting. We got both engines, (T-37B) started and flew home to base!
End of story, Macho Grande, eh?
Major Sprott was lost in Vietnam, flying an A-1 Skyraider in a close air support mission.
RIP Major Arthur Sprott. From his student who, eventually logged 20,900 hours. J-3 Cub, T-37B, T-33A, B-52, F84F, B-727, B-737, B-747-400, B-757, B-767, B-777, Dc-8, DC-10, Piper Aztec. (not quite in order, but close.)
Happy New Year to all of my Freeper Friends and God Bless all who fly!
Bat Guano