"NoPoliticsHere" wrote in message

I'll admit that the only cockpit I've ever even SAT in was in a Herc
that was parked at an airshow. But as far as ever being able to fly
an F-14 in carrier operations, we'll never know. Maybe I'm a cocky
s.o.b. but I suspect I'd have had no problems, if I'd chosen that
route--always had great vision, kept very fit, good reflexes/coord., never
had an auto accident, and damn few--very few--tickets, so I'm also
disciplined to obey rules.

Well, hell, dawg. Call up the Navy and ask 'em to hand you the keys to a
Tomcat. Sheesh...decent driving record, good vision, fit, obeys rules. I'd
be surprised if they didn't commission you and let you bypass most of that
training and flight school nonsense altogether.

Truth is, I'd have been more interested in flying the bigger stuff anyway.

*chuckle* Most aviators feel the same way. Those little Tomcats are just
too small, but there's just so much competition getting into the P-3 and
KC-135 fleets. The only people who fly fighter planes off of carriers these
days are the poor sucks who washed out of cargo plane school.

-c