[Boatanchors] Winding coils

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Carl,

Now that has got to be just about the most terrifying, yet exciting, ride 
that mankind has yet to devise! Puts these theme park super roller coasters 
to shame, and some of them are enough to either cause your underwear to rip 
itself into shreds or give them a sort of "spotted" look! One can only 
imagine what it was like for you to be crushed into the seat when the 
catapult and tremendously powerful jet engines launched you off the carrier 
flight deck and then the lump that started in the pit of your stomach and 
worked its way up to the back of your throat as the jet landed and was 
abruptly stopped by the cables it snagged. Those pilots get my ultimate 
respect!

But then again, so do the Astronauts who used to get strapped onto a 
Redstone or Atlas missle, literally! Now it is that incredible Space 
Shuttle.


 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>; "Michael Tauson" 
<wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 7:47 AM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Winding coils


> Having been catapulted off and landed on carrier flight decks a few times 
> it adds a whole new dimension to the word "sudden" !
>
> And no, I wasnt a Navy pilot, just a captive passenger.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> To: "Michael Tauson" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
> Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Carl Nord WA1KPD" 
> <chnord at comcast.net>; "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Winding coils
>
>
>> Since you walked away Michael, they tell me it was still a good landing.
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Michael Tauson" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
>> To: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
>> Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>; "Carl Nord WA1KPD" 
>> <chnord at comcast.net>; "Peter Markavage" <manualman at juno.com>
>> Sent: Monday, July 07, 2008 10:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Winding coils
>>
>>
>>> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 3:58 PM, Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at usol.com> 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> The fall was a breeze, but that sudden stop is a real attention getter!
>>>
>>> I've made a few landings like that ... but they were in airplanes.  :-)
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Michael, WH7HG
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