Santa's Sleigh...Iraqi model

DaveNH · Jan 17, 2004

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Hey, Who's watching the camp fire?

And then the cabin burnt down. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

jinman · Jan 17, 2004

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( where's that pic from? CNN? )

I had it sent to me by a retired American Airlines pilot. I have no idea where he got it, but he knows half the pilots in the known unverse, so it could have come from the military or from a news service like CNN. Sorry I don't know more, I just thought it was a neat photo about the kinds of risks our troops encounter.

Docsknotinn · Jan 18, 2004

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I wonder if the home owners policy covers landings ? some one needs to tell those guys to be carefull playing on the roof ! /forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif Dave

billbobtlh · Jan 20, 2004

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Do you think there could still be a single coal much less a flame in that fire pit by the time he touched down.

BillG_in_TX · Jan 20, 2004

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It's real. /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Snopes comes through again. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

jinman · Jan 22, 2004

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Bill, based on your link, I guess I should have changed my title to Afghani instead of Iraqi. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

MossRoad · Jan 22, 2004

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Here's a link to another picture of it from a different angle and a story to go along. Keep these guys in your thoughts! /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

rdam · Jan 23, 2004

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( Assuming there were no mishaps, that was a great display of some precision Sikorsky stick work me thinks.

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Jim, where's that pic from? CNN? )

I'm not a pilot, but that's the first thing I thought of when I saw the picture. And, I'm pretty sure those helo's are **** near antiques

jinman · Jan 24, 2004

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I searched through my archives (an old shoebox /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif) and found a photo from my last cruise in the US Navy aboard the guided missile cruiser, USS Gridley (1980-'81). The attached photo shows a helicopter hovering over the fantail (rear end) of the cruiser during an underway replenishment. The top of the missile launcher is about 10' off the deck and I've seen these pilots hover down to about 5' over the deck of a moving ship which was rolling and pitching while making 7-10 knots through the water.

I believe the helo is called a Sea Knight and was the Navy's workhorse for delivering supplies and personnel between ships in the taskforce. On Sunday, they would bring a Chaplain over for church services and we referred to the helicopter as the "holy helo." /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I think the US Navy helo pilots have nerves of steel and my hat is off to them for taking the risks they took to keep food in our galley and mail in our post office. Having an internet connection or even a general purpose personal computer aboard ship was unheard of. Wow! How times have changed. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

BIGUN · Jan 24, 2004

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( Having an internet connection or even a general purpose personal computer aboard ship was unheard of. Wow! How times have changed. /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif )

Are personal computers with internet/email capability available to the average sailor onboard US ships? Seems like a security nightmare to me. Even with no intentional espionage it seems like a lot of real time information would get out. How do they control that?