I believe he's referring to the blocked PAT in OT at Navy some years ago. If not he's referring to Navy has never lost in Tulsa.
Ooooooooooooooh, I can't let this pass. The fact that USN pilots are trained one year more than Airedale pilots apparently means nothing. Question: How many AF pilots want to land on the deck of an aircraft carrier.....at night? Answer: The same amount of TD passes thrown Sat. by the Middies-none, zip, zilch, bupkus. BTW: thanks for your service to our country TUP. TU Football: 1st,last,always!
No crosswind, no flare, full after burner, and four wires... Plus they're getting a PAR. Not saying it isn't dangerous (or fun), but just remember, when they do land they're stuck on a boat in the middle of nowhere with 5000 other dudes... And thanks!
No crosswind because their "runway" is always into the wind since it's a boat, no flare (the part where the plane arrests it's descent before actually touching down) because they have to hit the deck in order to dissipate energy and catch those four wires (they have tail hooks that will catch a wire in order to stop), full after burner is full power landing (most aircraft require lots of power finesse when on short final to maintain proper airspeed) in case they miss the wire and have to go around. A PAR is precision approach radar, so there's a controller telling them over the radio "on glidepath, on course" about every two seconds guiding them to the carrier.
Santa Claus does more with less. I get what you're saying now.
