Japanese designate new field for FCLP

[Harrier Dude]

Almost same-same, Devril(sic)-Dog Sailwor (sic) Man ....

Lantau is built on bedrock ...

Kansai is built on shifting bottom with much sinking going on .. and on ... and on ... and much hissing as wrell (sic).

Ahhhhhhhhhh ... so.

I still like Kansai better than doing the "Tokyo shuffle" on my way to Okinawa. I'm going back for a breif TAD later this month and plan on using Kansai. I'll let you know if it's sinking noticeably.

What I meant about Lantau is that it was made out of the bay. I see what you mean difference-wise, though.

 

[gaijin6423]

I'd thought the Japanese had arrested/compensated for Kansai's sinking. Something about giant pistons, anchored in the ocean floor? I could be wrong.

 

[A4sForever]

I'd thought the Japanese had arrested/compensated for Kansai's sinking. Something about giant pistons, anchored in the ocean floor? I could be wrong.

They did, they are, and they will ..... but it's all bandaids designed to ameliorate the original poor construction. You can see some of the ramp pads "shift" (ala IAH) when a heavy taxis over them.

The beat goes on ... and so does the LIP (local indigenous personnel) denial and hissing.

 

[gaijin6423]

Roger, thanks. To hear the Discovery/Science/National Geographic channel talk about it, everything is hunky-dory. Or is that hunky-DOLLY?

Damn you lound eye!

 

[FLYTPAY]

Also, this was the first I had heard about CVW 5 wanting to get a different location for FCLP's. I can completely understand why, with Iwo Jima being so far away from Atsugi, though. Those dets to Iwo Jima were pretty col though, becasue they were so different than anything else we ever did. We would pack up and go there for 3 or 4 days and there was literally nothing to do there after work but go hiking and get drunk, which is what we did. Every time we went there we would make the trek to the top of Mount Suribachi, which was a very emotional experience. It was crazy standing up there, looking around the entire island as it is in complete silence, knowing what once happened there and how many lives were lost on that small island.

Anyone have FCLP pix from Iwo Jima? Ken, did you take any pics there? Find anything interesting when exploring?

 

[HeyJoe]

Anyone have FCLP pix from Iwo Jima? Ken, did you take any pics there? Find anything interesting when exploring?

Navy did...

080313-N-5277R-002 IWO JIMA, Japan (March 13, 2008) An F/A-18 Super Hornet assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 flies over Air Station Iwo To during a Field Carrier Landing Practice evolution. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Barry Riley (Released)

080313-N-5277R-003 IWO JIMA, Japan (March 13, 2008) Japan Self-Defense Forces Capt. Tetsuichi Kawakami, left, commanding officer of Air Station Iwo To, and Vice Adm. Tom Kilcline, commander officer of Naval Air Forces U.S. Pacific Fleet, stand on Mount Suribachi and discuss the battle for Iwo Jima. Kilcline visited the island to observe Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 during their field carrier landing practice. During his trip, Kilcline also visited many of the historic memorials, shrines and caves on the island. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Barry Riley (Released)

080313-N-5277R-004 IWO JIMA, Japan (March 13, 2008) Commander, Naval Air Forces, Vice Adm. Tom Kilcline pays respect to a memorial shrine atop Mount Suribachi during a visit to Air Station Iwo To. Kilcline visited the island to observe Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 during their Flight Carrier Landing Practice. Kilcline also visited many of the historic island‚'s memorials, shrines and caves. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Seaman Barry Riley (Released)

 

[whalepelt]

This used to be my wallpaper:

030116-N-1541K-028 At sea with USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Jan. 16, 2003 -- F-14 Tomcats assigned to the Black Knights of Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VF-154) fly by Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima Island. VF-154 is part of Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) embarked aboard Kitty Hawk, conducting Carrier Readiness Certifications. Kitty Hawk is the NavyÕs only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier and operates out of Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Greg Kausner. (RELEASED)