Whitingorbust
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"Independence Day"- Hornets vs. Aliens, great stuff.
When do you learn how to eject the parachute out of your F/A-18?
When do you learn how to eject the parachute out of your F/A-18?
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Best Naval Aviation movies
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Final Countdown
Just watched Final Countdown, my favorite Naval Aviation movie. I'm a civilian pilot, not a military aviator, but wanted to confirm that when they gave the signal "buster" to the pilots that meant they wanted them at max power. Is that correct?
Just watched Final Countdown, my favorite Naval Aviation movie. I'm a civilian pilot, not a military aviator, but wanted to confirm that when they gave the signal "buster" to the pilots that meant they wanted them at max power. Is that correct?
Xtndr50boom
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Iron Eagle 2 was the debut of the Mig-29!
So you're telling me I've refueled Mig-29s before? Man, oh man! Why didn't anybody tell me? :icon_wink
Xtndr50boom
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As fast as possible, really. The answers are all right here, my friend. I got them from a buddy in the jewish house
http://www.tailhook.org/AVSLANG.htm
Indeed, a call to "Buster" meant to go full Mil/as fast as possible leaving use of burner to pilot's discretion (ie don't run out of fuel).
A call of "Gate" meant to use Afterburner even if you ran out of fuel (ie High allowable risk to intercept whatever you were being vectored on). Really a relic of the Cold War when getting into position to take on a cruise missile launched from a Soviet bomber was critical due to the narrow optimum launch window. We practiced it in the full mission simulators, but I never heard it used in the fleet. I did heard Buster used quite a bit, even by the Boss when he had a ready deck and no customers.
It would be interesting to hear from Uncle Fester or any other E-2 Bubba as to what they thought the terms meant.
Redux
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And we never DID manage to locate Mr. "Roger Ball" at any Tailhook I've ever attended, no matter how many pages were made for him !!!
bucks87
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You must be a COMMUNIST!!!
Xtndr50boom
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Nyet, comrade...errr, fellow loyal capitalist. I am as American as this apple pie making establishment!
I knew "Buster" but never heard it actually used in the Fleet. I never heard of "Gate" before; I'm not sure it's even still in the brevity terms manual. The Zoomies keep trying to make it all Air Forcey.
I'm reviving this thread. I just purchased "The Hunters" on DVD from Amazon..the total plus shipping was like 9 bucks.
Anybody seen it? Thoughts? Looks legit. Cool F-86 shots..and Korean War theater.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051750/
Anybody seen it? Thoughts? Looks legit. Cool F-86 shots..and Korean War theater.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051750/
I watched a movie on AMC (might have been TCM) that was about the beginnings of Naval Aviation. I don't recall what it was, but it was awesome.
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