Comments on: On the Ball http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/06/09/on-the-ball/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:16:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: b2 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/06/09/on-the-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-373714 b2 Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:19:09 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=9954#comment-373714 Growlers and Prowlers should never be in the same Airwing, should they? No bother..gotta go deposit a "growler". b2 Growlers and Prowlers should never be in the same Airwing, should they?

No bother..gotta go deposit a “growler”.

b2

]]> By: Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) Retired http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/06/09/on-the-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-373706 Glenn Cassel AMH1(AW) Retired Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:53:35 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=9954#comment-373706 As xairboss says, they will be referred to as "queers" by the deck handlers. The Prowler was a "queer A-6" when I was a young Fly One Blueshirt aboard Independence, way back in 19 and 74. As for passing gas, nothing could beat the KA-6D or an A-6E with a buddy store on the centerline and four drop tanks. When I was in VA-145 from 79 to 82, we carried 5 tankers and 10 bombers. Due to the jimmy influence we had one bomber in the port-forward corner of hangar bay 2 on Ranger as a parts locker. But the rest of them flew, because we busted our tails to keep them flying. During the hostage crisis cruise in 80 and 81, these old Grumman workhorses were the very tip of the spear. We also passed over 2 million pounds of fuel to each of the fighter outfits, VF-1, The Wolfpack and VF-2, The Bounty Hunters. The battle Group got an MUC and AIMD on Ranger got the Air Pac Black E. I was TAD to the Hydraulic and Pneumatic shop on that cruise. BTW, I retired out of VAQ-140, The Patriots. Just some ramblings from an almost senior citizen, Retired Airdale. As xairboss says, they will be referred to as “queers” by the deck handlers. The Prowler was a “queer A-6″ when I was a young Fly One Blueshirt aboard Independence, way back in 19 and 74.
As for passing gas, nothing could beat the KA-6D or an A-6E with a buddy store on the centerline and four drop tanks. When I was in VA-145 from 79 to 82, we carried 5 tankers and 10 bombers. Due to the jimmy influence we had one bomber in the port-forward corner of hangar bay 2 on Ranger as a parts locker. But the rest of them flew, because we busted our tails to keep them flying.
During the hostage crisis cruise in 80 and 81, these old Grumman workhorses were the very tip of the spear. We also passed over 2 million pounds of fuel to each of the fighter outfits, VF-1, The Wolfpack and VF-2, The Bounty Hunters.
The battle Group got an MUC and AIMD on Ranger got the Air Pac Black E. I was TAD to the Hydraulic and Pneumatic shop on that cruise.
BTW, I retired out of VAQ-140, The Patriots.
Just some ramblings from an almost senior citizen, Retired Airdale.

]]> By: Nose http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/06/09/on-the-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-373636 Nose Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:03:15 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=9954#comment-373636 Lex, I thought our careers pretty much overlapped. I must have missed it - when was the "C" cool???? Love, Nose Lex,

I thought our careers pretty much overlapped. I must have missed it – when was the “C” cool????

Love,
Nose

]]> By: Skippy-san http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/06/09/on-the-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-373622 Skippy-san Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:03:02 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=9954#comment-373622 Which still-even on a bad day-beats the hell out of most day jobs. ( Says me who got to ride along on Prowler pilot training hops in Fallon......). Which still-even on a bad day-beats the hell out of most day jobs. ( Says me who got to ride along on Prowler pilot training hops in Fallon……).

]]> By: chunk http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/06/09/on-the-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-373615 chunk Wed, 10 Jun 2009 02:26:15 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=9954#comment-373615 Wake me up when the bug can do ASW.... Wake me up when the bug can do ASW….

]]> By: xairboss http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/06/09/on-the-ball/comment-page-1/#comment-373606 xairboss Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:51:46 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=9954#comment-373606 Growlers, Grizleys, whatever. As soon as they deploy, the yellow shirts and boss will simply refer to them as "Queers", just like they did for the EKA-3 and EA-6B. You just gotta get over it and go flying. Growlers, Grizleys, whatever. As soon as they deploy, the yellow shirts and boss will simply refer to them as “Queers”, just like they did for the EKA-3 and EA-6B. You just gotta get over it and go flying.

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