Stupid Questions about Naval Aviation (Part 3)

[mad dog]

Is that like the Sherlock Holmes of Bahrain fame?

OK, I Googled "James Bond type bar in Hong Kong" since I couldn't remember the name of it...and found out it's the Bottoms Up Club that we visited...and then I Googled "Sherlock Holmes bar in Bahrain" that you mentioned. Yes, they do appear very similar...sort of that British/European atmosphere. I really got a kick out of chugging Carlsberg Beer out of teeny-tiny beer glasses...I know I had all the empties lined up being the anal retentive jack-hole that I am...

mad dog: "Extremely good looking barmaid! Please fetch me another round of 10 Carlsbergs! Please do not disturb my Lego Land ensemble of empty teeny-tiny beer glasses...I must admire my work here! Carry on!"

 

[Beans]

OK, I Googled "James Bond type bar in Hong Kong" since I couldn't remember the name of it...and found out it's the Bottoms Up Club that we visited...and then I Googled "Sherlock Holmes bar in Bahrain" that you mentioned. Yes, they do appear very similar...sort of that British/European atmosphere. I really got a kick out of chugging Carlsberg Beer out of teeny-tiny beer glasses...I know I had all the empties lined up being the anal retentive jack-hole that I am...

mad dog: "Extremely good looking barmaid! Please fetch me another round of 10 Carlsbergs! Please do not disturb my Lego Land ensemble of empty teeny-tiny beer glasses...I must admire my work here! Carry on!"

Shit you must drink a lot of coffee...

 

[armada1651]

Is that like the Sherlock Holmes of Bahrain fame?

JJ's is the only bar I need in Manama...you just have to know how to evade the nightly shore patrol rounds. It's risky these days, but worth it.

 

[mad dog]

Shit you must drink a lot of coffee...

Boatloads!

I started drinking coffee when I quit drinkin' al-kee-hall almost 8 years ago.

I need to throttle back on the coffee consumption...maybe next week.

 

[MIDNJAC]

JJ's is the only bar I need in Manama...you just have to know how to evade the nightly shore patrol rounds. It's risky these days, but worth it.

Reminds me of a time when I was stopped by local paul blart types (albeit in full middle eastern garb) in the parking lot of barasti/bar nasty. Apparently running is against the law in Dubai, and trying to catch up to my friends was no bueno. Had my license scanned, and they said they needed to "in case they found out that I had done anything else". That was the moment that I realized how great the US is, regardless of how much complaining we hear about our legal process. At least we have one.....

 

[jackjack]

So I did some Googling, and apparently the notion that lift is generated by air flowing faster over the top of the wing and thus creating lower pressure that way is a misconception: http://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/how-wings-really-work

This needs a video to show when there isn't enough lift too. Also aussie F-15 exchange

 

[Hopeful Hoya]

Just curious, when you are approaching the carrier, how do you get horizontal guidance? I know the ball gives you vertical guidance relative to the glide-slope and you are supposed to fly the ball and avoid looking at the deck, but then how are you aware of your position relative to the centerline?

 

[Brett327]

Lineup is part of your visual scan (meatball, lineup, AOA), so you're not just fixated on the ball during the pass. Looking long for lineup works best and helps avoid deck spotting.

 

[pilot_man]

I use T / Ball since I'm flying autos and am way less concerned about AOA since I'm trimmed to onspeed. Your lineup corrections come from Laser lineup and ILS / ACLS before the start and once you get to flying the ball you just have to make sure the T is a T and not some sort of leaning T. That's what looking long for lineup means. Actually I just put the VV in the crotch and work it towards the LA very slowly as I am spotting the deck.

 

[wlawr005]

Wait for it...

 

[MIDNJAC]

That's the other thing that I never used that a lot of guys swear by.....laser lineup

 

[sevenhelmet]

Laser lineup is nice to have, if for no other reason than to back yourself up. That said, I usually find myself trying to remember what red v. yellow means, and using ILS as a "refresher".

 

[Brett327]

Laser lineup is nice to have, if for no other reason than to back yourself up. That said, I usually find myself trying to remember what red v. yellow means, and using ILS as a "refresher".

I always remembered it by the "R-A-G" mneumonic.

 

[Treetop Flyer]

Laser line up? Is the laser coming from the jet or the boat?

 

[Random8145]

Thanks, mad dog, for getting this thread back on track. I am actually dumber for reading pages 64 and 65.