Phast Phantom photo

Paul- How was the TA-4 (specifically, the TA-4J, right?) to fly around
the boat? What adjustments were made to the carqual syllabus vice the F-9?
BRBR

I answer-"I only flew the TA-4J, never been a F-9, so I'm not familiar with
that A/C around the boat. I just remember seeing the last few adding power
everytime they turned when taxiing.

The TA-4J was fine around the boat but remember, when I was doing that I had a
grand total of 4 traps under my belt from the T-2 onboard the 'Lex'. I was
'busy' whan around the boat in the 'dog', onboard Enterprise no less(BIG boat,
compared to the Lex.).
But when I flew the 'dog' again in VF-126, the T, E, F and F+ and M models, I
found them really forgiving, easy to fly. I would think they would be a neat
jet around the ship.


P. C. Chisholm
CDR, USN(ret.)
Old Phart Phormer Phantom, Turkey, Viper, Scooter and Combat Buckeye Phlyer