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JEP · August 27th, 2004, 13:22

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Well this guy was from a carrier.

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Really, I never would have known that being that I was stationed on an aircraft carrier myself. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
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It is not always normal for them to divert to the island for landing.

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There was no real mention of the pilot having to divert. It is however normal for them to leave the ship before it gets into port or fly out to the ship once it has left. When we would depart for a cruise, the air wing would always meet up with is after we were well underway and the reverse could be said when we were coming home.
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So im assuming that the reason he didnt decide to go around was because of that.

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That's a pretty big assumption to make. I was just wondering (aloud) as to "at what point do you realize the brakes are not working and your options are.....go around or eject"

August 27th, 2004, 13:22	#21
JEP Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Eden Prairie, MN (KFCM) (KMSP) Posts: 10,556 Blog Entries: 1	Re: Navy jet rolls into S.D. Bay on landing [ QUOTE ] Well this guy was from a carrier. [/ QUOTE ] Really, I never would have known that being that I was stationed on an aircraft carrier myself. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] [ QUOTE ] It is not always normal for them to divert to the island for landing. [/ QUOTE ] There was no real mention of the pilot having to divert. It is however normal for them to leave the ship before it gets into port or fly out to the ship once it has left. When we would depart for a cruise, the air wing would always meet up with is after we were well underway and the reverse could be said when we were coming home. [ QUOTE ] So im assuming that the reason he didnt decide to go around was because of that. [/ QUOTE ] That's a pretty big assumption to make. I was just wondering (aloud) as to "at what point do you realize the brakes are not working and your options are.....go around or eject"