tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8422386169960126203..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Weekend Wings #26: SurvivorsPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25503544386679796752008-08-08T02:49:00.000-05:002008-08-08T02:49:00.000-05:00Hehe. The Tai Tapu springs are on a farm on the Ca...Hehe. The Tai Tapu springs are on a farm on the Canterbury Plains at least 15 miles from the nearest volcano. I used to shoot Ducks on a farm opposite where the springs were.<BR/>A DAIRY FARM. Cow dung, Nitrates, ect. A fool and his money.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33428523489765851642008-08-03T23:49:00.000-05:002008-08-03T23:49:00.000-05:00My goodness, what a wonderfully written post. I m...My goodness, what a wonderfully written post. I might point out that the MiG-29 pilot was so monumentally lucky as to defy belief: When a parachute opens, the shock of the pilot slowing down suddenly causes it to partially collapse, and then reinflate as it stabilizes. It was only by timing this sudden deceleration exactly right, that the pilot survived. Also, the video of the LAPES (low-altitude parachute extraction system) trial with the jeep that runs for its life, is something I've looked for off and on for a long time, and which I greatly enjoyed seeing again. Finally, there is an F-18 in the Canadian Forces which has been successfully ejected from twice, and thence repaired and returned to service. I don't know if this is unique, but it must certainly be unusual! -JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-20146432852911349492008-08-03T21:57:00.000-05:002008-08-03T21:57:00.000-05:00Great story as always thanks.Great story as always thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5352176547895552662008-08-03T19:43:00.000-05:002008-08-03T19:43:00.000-05:00Images of all those paratroopers always reminds me...Images of all those paratroopers always reminds me of sea urchins.<BR/><BR/>Great post, with great videos, Peter!phlegmfatalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636803080525003892noreply@blogger.com