tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869473517329839057.post2107156241778659561..comments2024-01-27T00:36:28.960-06:00Comments on An Ordinary American: F-111 makes a gear-up landing using a tailhook.An Ordinary Americanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17848364015817985349noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869473517329839057.post-85969169486149009232011-07-16T19:51:31.276-05:002011-07-16T19:51:31.276-05:00NFO--I BET you've seen some rather, er, uh. . ...NFO--I BET you've seen some rather, er, uh. . . <i>interesting</i> controlled crashes on carriers.<br /><br />We used to rib the Navy flyers about "you crash your airplanes, we land ours," but make no mistake about it: I haven't met too many USAF flyers that relished the thought of landing on a pitching, rolling runway in the middle of the night during a rain storm.<br /><br />An Ordinary Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848364015817985349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869473517329839057.post-52553661917441935562011-07-16T13:52:59.088-05:002011-07-16T13:52:59.088-05:00I had a flight instructor that told me "any l...I had a flight instructor that told me "any landing you can walk away from is a good one". THAT was a good one!Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775073594938909298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8869473517329839057.post-88625855160724067642011-07-14T18:09:53.535-05:002011-07-14T18:09:53.535-05:00And that airplane flew again too! :-) Actually, t...And that airplane flew again too! :-) Actually, that landing didn't look as bad as a few I've seen on the carrier!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.com