Well, F**k Me!

[Santa1503559644]

Since I couldn't find where I posted the my last 727 clip, and also this clip isn't only a 727, but has the special "fu** me!" moment, I've started a dedicated thread!

On behalf of noble reporters & presenters everywhere:

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[Austen]

I show the Spitfire one on most of the courses I run, But I'd never seen the B727 one before.

Gotta love the bank and climb-out

Austen.

[mello yello]

What was the Missing Man formation for in Sydney today?

They flew up the Paramatta River then one banked straight up while the rest flew in formation

???

[mello yello]

..ahhh just found it

...Aussie ace WWII pilot farewelled

[Santa1503559644]

I show the Spitfire one on most of the courses I run, But I'd never seen the B727 one before.

Gotta love the bank and climb-out

Austen.

I suppose you show

, rather less professional, one too?

[Nevyn72]

I suppose you show

, rather less professional, one too?

How about this one?

[50mxe20]

I suppose you show

, rather less professional, one too?

I was standing on "Short Beach" near Bremer Bay fishing one night (about 10 PM) and one of those (or similar) came over.

Scared the be-Jesus out of all of us. One of the teenagers hit the deck under the 4WD.

I thought it was an incoming missile.

[Santa1503559644]

I was standing on "Short Beach" near Bremer Bay fishing one night (about 10 PM) and one of those (or similar) came over.

Scared the be-Jesus out of all of us. One of the teenagers hit the deck under the 4WD.

I thought it was an incoming missile.

Sure it was a jet, and not an Orion?

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Please note: I said "Orion" not "Onion". If you believe you were buzzed by a low-flying onion, I'd like a little of what you were smoking, thanks!

[Cooksta59]

I was standing on "Short Beach" near Bremer Bay fishing one night (about 10 PM) and one of those (or similar) came over.

Scared the be-Jesus out of all of us. One of the teenagers hit the deck under the 4WD.

I thought it was an incoming missile.

Reminds me of a work mate some years ago who was in one of those enclosed footbridges over the Formula 1 track in adelaide when an F111 flew directly overhead.In his words..." I fell to my knees and went as close as I ever want to too sh*tting myself"

I was in the crowd on the main straight and never saw it coming, scared the daylights out of me too.

[50mxe20]

Reminds me of a work mate some years ago who was in one of those enclosed footbridges over the Formula 1 track in adelaide when an F111 flew directly overhead.In his words..." I fell to my knees and went as close as I ever want to too sh*tting myself"

I was in the crowd on the main straight and never saw it coming, scared the daylights out of me too.

I used to love going to those events in Adel. I remember you could feel the heat from the afterburner when it went over.

[Cooksta59]

I used to love going to those events in Adel. I remember you could feel the heat from the afterburner when it went over.

You should come over for the clipsal V8 supercars Lyle ...They rock.

[Dork(original)]

Here's one from me 747 Just makes it .Dork

[Charlie 75]

..ahhh just found it

...Aussie ace WWII pilot farewelled

I spent four years up in PNG in the mid 70's in ATC and Bobby Gibbes was a regular in the briefing office in Goroka. He was very active in opening up that part of PNG inland from Wewak and had a book written about him called "Sepik Pilot". He was a good pilot but sometimes didn't get his head around Controlled Airspace and quite often did his own thing causing much frustration in the tower.

Regarding low passes... I also spent two attachments to US Carrier Battlegroups in the Indian Ocean and once, while on the Flight Deck during a rehearsal for an airshow (in the middle of the ocean, mind you) I had my head down concentrating on my video camera when two FA-18s came over the deck in supersonic formation. Near soiled my trousers. I could see the shockwave passing over the water, after it passed through me.

[Santa1503559644]

Here's one from me 747 Just makes it .Dork

I thought I'd posted that one some time back? (Maybe I'm confusing it with the ridiculously early touchdown (KLM?) one? )

[Santa1503559644]

I spent four years up in PNG in the mid 70's in ATC and Bobby Gibbes was a regular in the briefing office in Goroka. He was very active in opening up that part of PNG inland from Wewak and had a book written about him called "Sepik Pilot". He was a good pilot but sometimes didn't get his head around Controlled Airspace and quite often did his own thing causing much frustration in the tower.

Regarding low passes... I also spent two attachments to US Carrier Battlegroups in the Indian Ocean and once, while on the Flight Deck during a rehearsal for an airshow (in the middle of the ocean, mind you) I had my head down concentrating on my video camera when two FA-18s came over the deck in supersonic formation. Near soiled my trousers. I could see the shockwave passing over the water, after it passed through me.

Heard many a tale that's not printable!

Just how low were the FA-18s?

Pretty incredible experience, no doubt.

[Santa1503559644]

BTW:

's a longer version of the 727 clip (with silly audio of 707 added for lunacy) - enjoy the climb rate!

(And too prove the 757 can compete in the climb stakes ... 757 attempting to go vertical)

[Charlie 75]

Heard many a tale that's not printable!

Just how low were the FA-18s?

Pretty incredible experience, no doubt.

Landing Deck height Santa. We were about 1000nm out in the Indian Ocean. They pretty well do want they want to do out there. They did a couple of supersonic passes while I was inside the operational areas (doing my job for once) and the entire superstructure shook with the shockwave.

And yes, of my 25 years in ATC that was absolutely the tops. One week on the USS Ranger (Top Gun was filmed on that one, and one week on the USS Constellation). We all have our opinions of the Septics but the way they ran that Battlegroup was inspirational. They do make mistakes but I am glad they are on our side.

I've still got all of that on video and it's outstanding.

This has got me thinking about the whole exercise and night ops had to be the most awesome. Out in the blackest of nights, black ocean everywhere and just two rows of lights on the landing deck. Full afterburner take-offs at night were amazing.

If I was a young bloke I would move heaven and earth to become a US Navy carrier pilot. It would have to be the biggest adrenalin rush on the planet.

Oh, by the way, I'm not going to bite on your gun control posts.

[Kent Rigel]

From a distant point of view Battleships, Aircraft Carriers and the Navy in general would seem obsolete in terms of mordern warfare to someone who isn't educated on such matters, and I'm in no way deluded to think I know even a fraction of what the military experience is, I do, however, enjoy learning and have over time come from being a blind hater of the military machine that 'crushes and destroys', to a passing admiration for the character it can create in many of the people who work in it and the machines that they build for it. And ironically it's the study of the history that so many point to as proof that the military is an end to itself and nothing more that really taught me not to stereotype it and dismiss it.

Each individual aircraft that the Airforce, of Australia or the USA, puts in the air is a marvel of maintainance, coordination, skill, effort and accomplishment. But the Navy is the ultimate example, each ship a virtual floating city, self contained in it's infrastructure, the community, the workplace, the organisation, the schedule and timetable the massive machine runs on... and deployed for months at a time. It's a thousand times more complex and difficult as the flight of a jet, and... then for the heck of it... the Navy also flies planes off it's ships because the entire experience wasn't hectic and hellbent enough already.

I'd really like to tour a US Naxy vessel or go to an Airshow one day and see some of these things for real instead of reading their specifications on Wikipedia.

[Santa1503559644]

Charlie & Alpha C. - I'd probably agree with you on a fair bit wrt US/AUS/UK Navy - precision, skill & discipline with which I am familiar.

And I too would have loved the opportunity to land jets on carriers!

BTW: Yes, I had noticed your restraint on those gun control posts...

[mello yello]

Oh, by the way, I'm not going to bite on your gun control posts.

Yes, I had noticed your restraint on those gun control posts...

I never heard it called that before

...you flyboys have kinky names for everything

Roger that Charlie Foxtrot Delta Dawn whats that flower you have on

[Austen]

...........I'd really like to tour a US Naxy vessel or go to an Airshow one day and see some of these things for real instead of reading their specifications on Wikipedia.

A large number of years ago I was working in Perth when the USS Carl Vinson was in town.

I was fortunate enough to get a tour of the ship, and it was something to behold. As it was parked a couple of miles offshore, we were transported there in smaller boats, and when we stepped off the launches and onto the ship it was like standing on dry land. There was no movement of the ship on the water at all. When I get home I'll see if I can dig out some of the photos I took..........

Austen.

[Charlie 75]

A large number of years ago I was working in Perth when the USS Carl Vinson was in town.

I was fortunate enough to get a tour of the ship, and it was something to behold. As it was parked a couple of miles offshore, we were transported there in smaller boats, and when we stepped off the launches and onto the ship it was like standing on dry land. There was no movement of the ship on the water at all. When I get home I'll see if I can dig out some of the photos I took..........

Austen.

And when you think how big and stable the ship was,,, consider this:

While on board one of the carriers I was told that they went through seas that were so rough the flight deck was dipping into the water.

Not for this little black duck (ooops, there I go being rascist again)

[50mxe20]

Not for this little black duck

Lionel???

[Santa1503559644]

A large number of years ago I was working in Perth when the USS Carl Vinson was in town.

I was fortunate enough to get a tour of the ship, and it was something to behold. As it was parked a couple of miles offshore, we were transported there in smaller boats, and when we stepped off the launches and onto the ship it was like standing on dry land. There was no movement of the ship on the water at all. When I get home I'll see if I can dig out some of the photos I took..........

Austen.

{2nd reply - first was zapped by the auto-censor which shut me out from the site! }

We get a large selection of the carriers over here from time to time - accompanied by the inevitable flood of seamen in search of Perth's famous girls. {Now Mel, if you don't bite on that one... }

[Mining Man]

{2nd reply - first was zapped by the auto-censor which shut me out from the site! }

We get a large selection of the carriers over here from time to time - accompanied by the inevitable flood of seamen in search of Perth's famous girls. {Now Mel, if you don't bite on that one... }

I remember in '03 (?? maybe late '02) when I was living in Perth, there was a pretty big one in town. Heard on the radio a plea from one of the local madams to the working girls in the Eastern states to come and lend a hand. A few of the mining boys weren't too happy about the competition...