tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post2583999901803270870..comments2024-03-28T08:25:03.174-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Preparing for launchPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5692162397600324052014-06-19T20:51:12.541-05:002014-06-19T20:51:12.541-05:00Oh, and don't turn down your speakers.... :)Oh, and don't turn down your speakers.... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21009914738131855942014-06-19T20:50:16.755-05:002014-06-19T20:50:16.755-05:00This was a nice day to go flying.
Consider doing ...This was a nice day to go flying.<br /><br />Consider doing that job, at night, in a sea state of 4 or so. Naval flight operations are a thing to behold. <br /><br />You get sent off the deck by a group of people but you return basically by your own hand...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2622388553259003452014-06-18T23:20:07.215-05:002014-06-18T23:20:07.215-05:00I was deployed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1993, an...I was deployed to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1993, and I got the opportunity to take a tour of the USS Nimitz, on station in the Persian Gulf.<br /><br />We flew from Riyadh on a C-2 Greyhound and trapped on the carrier, and then got a 4-hour tour of the ship, including a lot of time learning about flight ops.<br /><br />It is something to see. During flight ops, the deck is truly an intricately choreographed ballet, where a missed step can mean serious injury, equipment damage, or death.<br /><br />This old Army guy got a whole new understanding of what our interservice rivals do for a living, and a healthy dose of respect went with me.<br /><br />Then there was the cat shot off the deck to fly back to Riyadh...whoo hoo!Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09781711504345298784noreply@blogger.com