[Boatanchors] Winding coils

[Carl]

I grew up spending a lot of time as a kid at Coney Island on the Coasters, 
whips, Parachute Jump, etc so had a bit of feeling for the experience.

But nothing is like the real thing such as in the rear seat of a F-4 that 
was on afterburner seconds after clearing the deck of the USS Independence 
and broke the sound barrier while climbing.

Next thing I knew we were landing at Luanda, Angola were I had an Embassy 
service call. Job finished, took a Cessna trip to Nairobi for another job 
and then a chopper to another ship that was home until we met up with the 
Independence again.

That life style went on for about a year and I was glad to get into National 
with a bit more stability in life! And contain my need for speed to the drag 
strip.

In 83 I was an engineer rep and did sea trials on the Carl Vinson, CVN-70. 
More fun rides as the newly formed squadrons had landed a day out of Norfolk 
and were almost constantly in the air for familiarization with the brand new 
ship and each other. The skipper was fine with my joy riding during free 
time and I was treated extremely well having been ex Navy and had TS 
clearances just below nuclear.

Id do it again in a heartbeat.

I also made it a point to ride as many big roller coasters as possible 
during business trips around the country right up to 2002.

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>; "Michael Tauson" <wh7hg.hi at gmail.com>
Cc: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Winding coils


> 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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