Comments on: Tailhooks http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/06/tailhooks/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:07:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: OldT6Pilot http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/06/tailhooks/comment-page-1/#comment-437106 OldT6Pilot Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:37:35 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10905#comment-437106 Not the kind of hood ornament you like to see..... Not the kind of hood ornament you like to see…..

]]> By: MajHarvey http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/06/tailhooks/comment-page-1/#comment-437103 MajHarvey Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:25:48 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10905#comment-437103 I don't even know what you said there, but it sounds tragic. I'm sure all the Lex Babes skipped right over this one. I don’t even know what you said there, but it sounds tragic.

I’m sure all the Lex Babes skipped right over this one.

]]> By: Scott http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/06/tailhooks/comment-page-1/#comment-437099 Scott Fri, 07 Aug 2009 22:01:27 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10905#comment-437099 That was it. Ron Ziolowski was a great guy. Gave me one of the finest ass chewings I ever got. At the end, I had the feeling that under the circumstances I faced, he would have done the same thing. But I still needed to learn to not get myself in that situation again. Not to pick a fight with the CV-666 command history, but I agree with B2. That story sounds like it was hung up in the catwalk, then fell off. I heard they had to cut the CDP, because trying to get the sling on it and haul it back up with Tilly was too dangerous. That was it. Ron Ziolowski was a great guy. Gave me one of the finest ass chewings I ever got. At the end, I had the feeling that under the circumstances I faced, he would have done the same thing. But I still needed to learn to not get myself in that situation again.

Not to pick a fight with the CV-666 command history, but I agree with B2. That story sounds like it was hung up in the catwalk, then fell off. I heard they had to cut the CDP, because trying to get the sling on it and haul it back up with Tilly was too dangerous.

]]> By: STEVEC http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/06/tailhooks/comment-page-1/#comment-437094 STEVEC Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:25:46 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10905#comment-437094 B2's story brings to mind the video special "Carrier - Fortress at Sea" in which the safety officer (?) shows several videos of ejections, including his own, and said 'If you are going to punch out, do it in time to get out successfully.' By the time the jet is hanging off the deck edge it would seem to be a little late. (Acknowledging that a lot was no doubt happening very quickly to the guy or guys in the cockpits just prior to the over the side part. Tough job.) B2′s story brings to mind the video special “Carrier – Fortress at Sea” in which the safety officer (?) shows several videos of ejections, including his own, and said ‘If you are going to punch out, do it in time to get out successfully.’ By the time the jet is hanging off the deck edge it would seem to be a little late. (Acknowledging that a lot was no doubt happening very quickly to the guy or guys in the cockpits just prior to the over the side part. Tough job.)

]]> By: b2 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/06/tailhooks/comment-page-1/#comment-437070 b2 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:44:47 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10905#comment-437070 "Following post-deployment standdown, America conducted carrier qualifications off the Virginia capes, and then entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for an availability. Upon the conclusion of that period of repairs and alterations, the carrier conducted post-availability sea trials on 19 and 20 September 1978, and conducted carrier qualifications with CVW between 12 and 20 October. Tragedy marred the last day of operations, when a Lockheed S-3 Viking antisubmarine aircraft went over the side upon landing; hung by the safety nets momentarily, the aircraft plunged into the sea soon thereafter. Although the pilots, Lt. Comdr. Ziolowski and Lt. (j.g.) Renshaw ejected clear of the plane, they were not recovered." Not a pretty sight. As I heard it "Momentarily" was over 30 minutes. More than enough time to go swimming. Dammed if you do and dammed if you don't. b2 “Following post-deployment standdown, America conducted carrier qualifications off the Virginia capes, and then entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for an availability. Upon the conclusion of that period of repairs and alterations, the carrier conducted post-availability sea trials on 19 and 20 September 1978, and conducted carrier qualifications with CVW between 12 and 20 October. Tragedy marred the last day of operations, when a Lockheed S-3 Viking antisubmarine aircraft went over the side upon landing; hung by the safety nets momentarily, the aircraft plunged into the sea soon thereafter. Although the pilots, Lt. Comdr. Ziolowski and Lt. (j.g.) Renshaw ejected clear of the plane, they were not recovered.”

Not a pretty sight. As I heard it “Momentarily” was over 30 minutes. More than enough time to go swimming.

Dammed if you do and dammed if you don’t.

b2

]]> By: lex http://www.neptunuslex.com/2009/08/06/tailhooks/comment-page-1/#comment-437025 lex Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:20:11 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/?p=10905#comment-437025 Looked for it, but couldn't tell - the date was <a href="http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Aircraft_by_Type/F9F%20Panther.htm" rel="nofollow">24 May 1966</a> (scroll down toward the bottom or search on "142979"). Looked for it, but couldn’t tell – the date was 24 May 1966 (scroll down toward the bottom or search on “142979″).

]]>