Gotta say: I cant say. Only thing I can allude to is it was during my time in Special Operations. Cant say where, when or for what...but it made my ass pucker and stomach lurch at the same time when we dropped in for a combat landing in under small arms fire (not heavy, but random). Nose of the plane was near straight down and ass straight up with last second hard flare as we hit dirt. Was pretty impressive maneuvering, albeit a pants-pissing moment if you weren't ready for it.....and I wasn't.
Sounds like pilots knew what they were doing and probably trained for such shit over and over. Or they had never thought of a situation like that and just said fuck it. But they have to calculate weight and other shit to make sure they don't get killed.
Gotta say: I cant say. Only thing I can allude to is it was during my time in Special Operations. Cant say where, when or for what...but it made my ass pucker and stomach lurch at the same time when we dropped in for a combat landing in under small arms fire (not heavy, but random). Nose of the plane was near straight down and ass straight up with last second hard flare as we hit dirt. Was pretty impressive maneuvering, albeit a pants-pissing moment if you weren't ready for it.....and I wasn't.
Tip of the spear, and thanks for maintaining the quiet professional.
Sounds like pilots knew what they were doing and probably trained for such shit over and over. Or they had never thought of a situation like that and just said fuck it. But they have to calculate weight and other shit to make sure they don't get killed.
Fair play mate. Massive respect to the boys and girls keeping us safe.
Upvote and thanks. Sounds hairy. I'd buy you a drink someday, in a better world.
I am hoping you get a gnarly JATO story in response....