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[OnTopTime]

^Holy Floating Museum, Batman!

Yeah, that was the last cruise of the A-7. And of course the Tomcats, Vikings, Intruders and Sea Kings are all gone too.

 

[KBayDog]

Yeah, that was the last cruise of the A-7. And of course the Tomcats, Vikings, Intruders and Sea Kings are all gone too.

Don't forget about Kennedy. She's gone too.

 

[helolumpy]

And soon, the P-3's....

What? Too soon?

 

[MIDNJAC]

Repost from the Picture Gallery thread- VP-8 CAC-5 fly-by of the JFK in the Red Sea, Feb. 1991. Sorry about the picture quality; it was the pre-digital era, and the TACCO window was scratched to hell (as per usual).

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Doing a carrier flyby with a prop feathered.....nice

 

[Brett327]

Doing a carrier flyby with a prop feathered.....nice

Fairly standard once on station - saves gas.

Brett

 

[ScreamingEagle]

It's not uncommon for the ship to let non-boat/big wing aircraft do an approach down to 1000 ft or so mid-cycle if nothing is going on. Next time you're doing (un)coordinated ops, ask and see what they say. Or, a flyby is always fun. I suspect most VP guys wouldn't think to ask, but everyone would get a kick it of that.

Brett

Sometimes they don't appeciate the request for a flyby. Years ago we were running a Harpoonex against the Ranger and got into visual range off the starboard beam (about 25 miles) without being intercepted. Neither Strike nor the Air Boss were receptive to our request for a flyby (although I admit I'm not sure what point in the launch-recovery cycle the ship was in at the time).

 

[ScreamingEagle]

Fairly standard once on station - saves gas.

Brett

Yep. Always start saving gas once onsta in case you have to stay longer than planned, and we used to shut down two whenever we could. Wonder if the P-8 will ever shut one down? Or just inflight refuel when they run low coming home?

 

[PropAddict]

Wonder if the P-8 will ever shut one down? Or just inflight refuel when they run low coming home?

IFR. Shutting down a turbofan saves no gas as it will incur a loss of thrust AND an increase in drag since you can't fx the fan.

I once asked a Tacamo guy if they ever shut one down for loiter and he looked at me like I was on crack.

 

[scoolbubba]

I know the P-8 is plumbed for IFR but I thought they nixed that?

In flight refueling...awesome. As if the first 10 hours of ISR weren't bad enough.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Fairly standard once on station - saves gas.

Brett

I figured as much, but it doesn't make for a very SH pass I'd imagine

 

[Pags]

I figured as much, but it doesn't make for a very SH pass I'd imagine

I think P-3s and SH passes are mutually exclusive

 

[Brett327]

I think P-3s and SH passes are mutually exclusive

It's all relative. Guys on the flight deck don't care how SH a pass is or who's doing it - they just a get a kick out of it.

Brett

 

[Pags]

It's all relative. Guys on the flight deck don't care how SH a pass is or who's doing it - they just a get a kick out of it.

Brett

Yeah, the P-3 shooter crew will get all sorts of excited.

 

[BusyBee604]

In flight refueling...awesome. As if the first 10 hours of ISR weren't bad enough.

Aw c'mon...didn't you join this elite fraternity to FLY?
BzB

 

[scoolbubba]

I start to lose my sanity around the 9+30 mark.