Let's go for a RIDE!!!

jps · Post by **jps** » Sat Sep 08, 2007 4:32 pm

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM9t_bbkeQc&mode=related&search=

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 5:12 am

The pilot's effortless calm is what makes it. What supreme talent!

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:31 am

Can you imagine the force of that take off???

Just watching it made me feel queasey.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:40 am

I would have blacked out at that point, the initial climb to 4000' in about 1/2 second!!!

bassduke49 · Post by **bassduke49** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 2:36 pm

Back in 1972, when I was a sinuous 140 pounder, a steely-eyed defender of all that was right and good about this country, I flew three combat missions in Vietnam in the OV-10 Bronco in the forward air controller (FAC) duty. When over safe ground, the pilot treated me to several loops with six-G pullouts. Didn't black out completely, but "grayed out" with tunnel vision. Didn't hurl, either. I loved aerobatics; loops, rolls, barrel rolls, Cuban eights, etc. If I tried it now, it would probably kill me.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 6:40 pm

All I know is the pilots love to make the photogs loose their lunch - our two guys that went up did. I can only imagine the power of that takeoff or the other hi-G pulls. Looks like the guy passed out at the end, or at least really had enough by then.

RIP U.S. Navy Lt. Cdr. Kevin J. "Kojack" Davis!!