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At 06:42 AM 2/18/02 -0800, Paul M. Anton wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > From: Carpenter, Reggie P. CDR (CVW17) >Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 > >Subject: Pilot's account of a recent Hornet barricade* recovery in the >Pacific > >* a barricade is a huge net that is 20 ft high and stretches across the >carrier in the landing area to 'catch' airplanes that must land in >extreme cases such as this. > >how rare? in my 3 yrs as CO of IKE, I watched 36,000 >landings - none into the barricade! Ya know, Paul, I've always wanted to put a hook on my `coupe. It'd attach to the main spar, where the wheels do. There would be a catch on the tail cone that would hold it up for flight. Then you'd drop it right where they do in a carrier landing. If I was close to where there was aircraft carriers, I'd be tempted to try it. `Course they'd just call me a terrorist not-a-days, not an old crackpot. Still think it'd be neat. Percy in Portland ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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