Mid-Air at Mountain Home, four 'chutes spotted, 5/17/26

My first bomb…. According to range control:

“12 o’clock LOOOOOOOOOOONG”

***you normally pickle, pause then pull, I nosewheelsteering, pause, pull (oh crap), pickle. Launched that puppy at 4 g’s!!!

A solid 3 miles off the range.

Had several students squeezing the black out of the stick while arming up which put a bomb at the roll in, a coupla miles short of the target.

All public land open to camping…
 
Tools said:
My first bomb…. According to range control:

“12 o’clock LOOOOOOOOOOONG”

***you normally pickle, pause then pull, I nosewheelsteering, pause, pull (oh crap), pickle. Launched that puppy at 4 g’s!!!

A solid 3 miles off the range.

Had several students squeezing the black out of the stick while arming up which put a bomb at the roll in, a coupla miles short of the target.

All public land open to camping…
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And just like that, the war began....
:devil:
 
It's a well-known fact in Naval Aviation circles that Growlers are shy and spook easily, necessitating a potential mate to sneak up from behind and upon making contact hold on with all ability. Sadly for this mate, there was premature ejection.

All kidding aside, you couldn't ask for a better outcome. Many families are thanking their Higher Powers this week. A lot of luck is causal to the safety of those aviators.
 
KE5BM said:
It's a well-known fact in Naval Aviation circles that Growlers are shy and spook easily, necessitating a potential mate to sneak up from behind and upon making contact hold on with all ability. Sadly for this mate, there was premature ejection.

All kidding aside, you couldn't ask for a better outcome. Many families are thanking their Higher Powers this week. A lot of luck is causal to the safety of those aviators.
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Since they are all alive I don’t think this is to soon:

If they get to come back to flight status I think someone in their unit should vote to change the callsign to PEGS for the giver especially if it ends up being a woman. That would be some funny stuff
 
I always liked the fact that there's no communication between the front and back seats in the SR-71. There's a light on the panel in front of the rear guy that says "The pilot has ejected, you may wish to consider doing the same."
 
ateamer said:
More like half of that.
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F/A18 about $34 million EA18G about $125 million. EA-18G jamming pods vary in price depending on the specific model, but advanced units like the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) cost approximately \(\$43\) million per pod. The EA-18G can be fitted with up to five jamming pods.
 
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brien23 said:
F/A18 about $34 million EA18G about $125 million. EA-18G jamming pods vary in price depending on the specific model, but advanced units like the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) cost approximately \(\$43\) million per pod. The EA-18G can be fitted with up to five jamming pods.
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Unlikely that they’re flying an airshow with the pods installed.
 
flyingron said:
I always liked the fact that there's no communication between the front and back seats in the SR-71. There's a light on the panel in front of the rear guy that says "The pilot has ejected, you may wish to consider doing the same."
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Does it mention that the pilot is now 100 miles behind the gib?
 
flyingron said:
I always liked the fact that there's no communication between the front and back seats in the SR-71. There's a light on the panel in front of the rear guy that says "The pilot has ejected, you may wish to consider doing the same."
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Seems apocryphal. This story refers to communication between the pilot and back seater.

theaviationgeekclub.com

SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when He and his RSO were almost forced to ditch their Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Plane after an Engine Fire - The Aviation Geek Club

SR-71 Pilot tells the story of when He and his RSO were almost forced to ditch their Blackbird Mach 3 Spy Plane after an Engine Fire
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The other possibility is some sort of last minute unbriefed non standard attempt at a lead change.

That would fall on the lead’s shoulder for either calling it or allowing it.

This seems less likely, but in the interest of considering everything.
 
Obviously "Wrecking Ball" lost situational awareness and tried to get back into position. Rookie mistake in formation flying. It appears that the Zappers should get a safety stand down.
 
brien23 said:
F/A18 about $34 million EA18G about $125 million. EA-18G jamming pods vary in price depending on the specific model, but advanced units like the AN/ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) cost approximately \(\$43\) million per pod. The EA-18G can be fitted with up to five jamming pods.
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That $34M figure sounds familiar, and I believe that was for the now-retired F/A-18A-D Hornet (though USMC still operates a small number), though to be fair that is $34M in 80's and early 90's dollars. The Super Hornet, that the Growler was built upon, is somewhere closer to $85M last time I saw it written somewhere. Just a small point of clarification, not that it really matters.
 
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