We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:56:45 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification I checked this story out with F/A-18 Jock Lex of Neptunus Lex. His take? Es verdad, good friend o' mine. Pretty amazing tale, innit? Indeed. Sometimes the aviators earn that extra pay that usually they have to back up to the table to collect. Note also the closing line at the bottom of the story... Me? I just love the professionalism that oozes throughout. And I suspect Oyster's Guardian Angel detachment was rather frazzled, too. After all, who's he think kept the thing from just blowing up? F/A-18 Hornet Night Barricade Epic Fying Story! A Navy Hornet launches at night... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:39:06 -0600 I was on that cruise in that squadron as a youngish sailor when that happened. It was quite a big deal. Quite a bit of damage and I'll never forget that big piece of rubber sticking out of that engine. An extremely good bit of aviating to get that jet back on deck and we all knew it. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-72008 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-72008 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:26:28 -0600 base pay they're not so sure of...]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-72003 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-72003 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:35:14 -0600 Why did I just *know* that was going to put Dusty into a low hover... and him not even a fling-wing flier? http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71995 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71995 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:18:46 -0600 Putz Alert! Putz Alert! "Sometimes the aviators earn that extra pay that usually they have to back up to the table to collect." Must. Control. Fist. Of. Death. Sheesh... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71994 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71994 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:13:00 -0600 yeah, we tell that story too -- from a slightly different perspective, naturally. Do you have any idea how hard it is to redirect malfunctioning jet engine exhaust? Carrier GAs have it *almost* as hard as I do. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71987 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71987 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:02:37 -0600 "The right motor, the one that kept running, has 340 major hits to all stages" were GAngel-parts.]]> http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71986 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71986 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:19:57 -0600 Yeah, that one's worth re-telling. Two or three times, in fact. Every farkin' week for the rest of his life! Heh. The GAs are an Equal Opportunity bunch... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71985 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71985 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:03:08 -0600 I love this story--it never gets old. Oyster used to be a semi-regular commenter over at Lex's. Haven't seen him for awhile, though... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71980 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2008/04/on_flight_pay_t.html#comment-71980 Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:15:17 -0600