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"John Carrier" wrote:
Implying that I just barely grabbed it (as opposed to being settled on the main mounts prior to picking up the wire). Most (all?) aircraft touch down tailhook first. Oh hell - sorry. I wasn't casting aspersions on your skill at the ramp, I thought you were alluding to something I heard of as an "airborne engagement". It's supposed to be a murderous thump. I don't know quite enough about the geometry over the wire to make any other conclusions. I just didn't know what "caught it on the fly" meant. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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No offense taken.
John "John S. Shinal" wrote in message ... "John Carrier" wrote: Implying that I just barely grabbed it (as opposed to being settled on the main mounts prior to picking up the wire). Most (all?) aircraft touch down tailhook first. Oh hell - sorry. I wasn't casting aspersions on your skill at the ramp, I thought you were alluding to something I heard of as an "airborne engagement". It's supposed to be a murderous thump. I don't know quite enough about the geometry over the wire to make any other conclusions. I just didn't know what "caught it on the fly" meant. ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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