Comments on: Flameout approach http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/08/06/flameout-approach-2/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:39:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nose http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/08/06/flameout-approach-2/comment-page-1/#comment-234537 Nose Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:48:14 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4710#comment-234537 Jay, It was, as Lex says, an overfly function on the inertial/GPS. We used to call it "dropping a mark" because it put an "X" on our NAV display and you could hook it and get Latimitude and Longimitude. With people like B2 working in acquisition, I'm not so sure that Trout streams weren't the reason for the function... PS Lex, I didn't know Mulk, but I knew lots who knew him (and unfortunately the guy who killed him) and I can tell he was a good guy. I love the picture in the NASKW O'Club bar. Did you overlap at 45 with Polecat and Mongo? Both CAG17 alums with me - great guys... Jay,

It was, as Lex says, an overfly function on the inertial/GPS. We used to call it “dropping a mark” because it put an “X” on our NAV display and you could hook it and get Latimitude and Longimitude.

With people like B2 working in acquisition, I’m not so sure that Trout streams weren’t the reason for the function…

PS Lex, I didn’t know Mulk, but I knew lots who knew him (and unfortunately the guy who killed him) and I can tell he was a good guy. I love the picture in the NASKW O’Club bar.

Did you overlap at 45 with Polecat and Mongo? Both CAG17 alums with me – great guys…

]]> By: HomefrontSix http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/08/06/flameout-approach-2/comment-page-1/#comment-234521 HomefrontSix Fri, 08 Aug 2008 02:50:30 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4710#comment-234521 marc ~ that made me laugh too. Definitely falls in to the "Thank you CPT Obvious" category. Lex ~ guys that MacGyver flew with in Alaska used their navigational equipment to record fishing/hunting spots too. One of the Blackhawk crews even bagged a moose and flew it back to the hangar while out on a mission. Which was great and all. Until the commander walked in to the hangar. Then? Not so much. marc ~ that made me laugh too. Definitely falls in to the “Thank you CPT Obvious” category.

Lex ~ guys that MacGyver flew with in Alaska used their navigational equipment to record fishing/hunting spots too. One of the Blackhawk crews even bagged a moose and flew it back to the hangar while out on a mission. Which was great and all. Until the commander walked in to the hangar.

Then? Not so much.

]]> By: marc http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/08/06/flameout-approach-2/comment-page-1/#comment-234493 marc Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:08:12 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4710#comment-234493 "OK now, get it stopped..." Funny. “OK now, get it stopped…”

Funny.

]]> By: lex http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/08/06/flameout-approach-2/comment-page-1/#comment-234492 lex Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:04:23 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4710#comment-234492 Jay, there's usually an overfly button you can press on your navigational display that leaves an INS "mark" on the lat/long. I used to use it flying over the Sierras when I espied a potentially juicy trout stream or lake. I don't think that's why they put it there, though. Jay, there’s usually an overfly button you can press on your navigational display that leaves an INS “mark” on the lat/long. I used to use it flying over the Sierras when I espied a potentially juicy trout stream or lake.

I don’t think that’s why they put it there, though.

]]> By: Marine6 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/08/06/flameout-approach-2/comment-page-1/#comment-234491 Marine6 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:01:34 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4710#comment-234491 I'm truly impressed with the airmanship displayed by Dash4. There's a remarkable number of things to consider and do in that situation, and a lot of stress because there are no mulligans. As Lex points out, you're gonna land, it's just a question of where and how. As to Dash 3, what can I say? He obviously is suffering from a near terminal case of diarrhea of the mouth. As the old saying goes, if you aren't part of the solution, you're part of the problem. I’m truly impressed with the airmanship displayed by Dash4. There’s a remarkable number of things to consider and do in that situation, and a lot of stress because there are no mulligans. As Lex points out, you’re gonna land, it’s just a question of where and how.

As to Dash 3, what can I say? He obviously is suffering from a near terminal case of diarrhea of the mouth. As the old saying goes, if you aren’t part of the solution, you’re part of the problem.

]]> By: FbL http://www.neptunuslex.com/2008/08/06/flameout-approach-2/comment-page-1/#comment-234488 FbL Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:42:04 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=4710#comment-234488 Thanks, guys! :) Thanks, guys! :)

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