U-2 Carrier Ops-
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U-2 Carrier Ops-
Most unusual (scroll down for video): http://defensetech.org/2011/12/06/video ... rrier-ops/
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Wow. That's really something considering the production they make out of landing one on a two mile long runway.
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Navy pilots vs. Air Force pilots, I guess.... 'Flare to land, squat to pee!' and all that malarkey.....ahramin wrote:Wow. That's really something considering the production they make out of landing one on a two mile long runway.
Say, what's that mountain goat doing up here in the mist?
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ahramin wrote:Wow. That's really something considering the production they make out of landing one on a two mile long runway.
I imagine they let one pilot become the "expert" at carrier ops. And I guess his initial response might have been... "You want me to do WHAT?"
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I land like that all the time, nice to know it has its place.