I lived closer to Ratt city. Sadly I found quite a few of my friends in the section of those who passed away. Like I say Senior year half way through my step dad purchased a home on Lake Washington. There were stipulations in the contract that to get the house work had to be done the seller did not want to do. I made new friends and left some old ones behind. I too was in the Air Force but not all airman are pilots. But I enjoyed the story of pilot training. I have a lot of respect for those dudes. I get sick on roller coasters. But I did get my one shot at being a jet pilot. Early one morning I reported to work at the Emergency room. I was told to put on a flight jacket and report to hanger two. I was loaded on a helicopter and all they said was there were pilots down.
Up in the air they loaded me on a bucket and I was supposed to look for any sign of pilots. It was foggy and windy and cold and the water was murky and muddy. We hadn't gone far and I was freezing to death when I spotted a log in the water. I thought I saw something move. Heroes are not made sometimes being in the right place is all it takes to be considered a hero. When I waved my arms and signaled to stop I heard someone up above cursing and saying, "We checked that this morning we are wasting time." Another guy said if this dummy is wrong---We have to check it!" The pilot lay over the top of the log. Six months later he told me had we gone on he would have been dead. The second pilot had died of the cold and drifted away.
It was a trainer jet and the co-pilot was on his first flight. He rejected too late. They were being led in by radar the vision so bad when suddenly the pilot saw water. He told me they wouldn't tell him who the radar tech was and he spent months in recovery. My gift from him. He came one morning to the Hospital with a flight jacket and stuck his neck out on the line to let me fly in a jet as co-pilot. I vomit at carnival rides. Three states in about fifteen minutes with my eyes closed and dizzy he said you can take the controls. I will talk you through it. I have control as instructor there is nothing you can do that I cannot correct. All I know is that when we landed I threw all up over hanger two. Left the flight jacket behind full of vomit I would love to have as a souvenir. Guys I respect everything you did in the War. I never earned my wings but a lot of Airman cannot say they have been up on a jet. I don't know if he put me on because most of the time my eyes were closed but he said we did the sound barrier thing.
Up in the air they loaded me on a bucket and I was supposed to look for any sign of pilots. It was foggy and windy and cold and the water was murky and muddy. We hadn't gone far and I was freezing to death when I spotted a log in the water. I thought I saw something move. Heroes are not made sometimes being in the right place is all it takes to be considered a hero. When I waved my arms and signaled to stop I heard someone up above cursing and saying, "We checked that this morning we are wasting time." Another guy said if this dummy is wrong---We have to check it!" The pilot lay over the top of the log. Six months later he told me had we gone on he would have been dead. The second pilot had died of the cold and drifted away.
It was a trainer jet and the co-pilot was on his first flight. He rejected too late. They were being led in by radar the vision so bad when suddenly the pilot saw water. He told me they wouldn't tell him who the radar tech was and he spent months in recovery. My gift from him. He came one morning to the Hospital with a flight jacket and stuck his neck out on the line to let me fly in a jet as co-pilot. I vomit at carnival rides. Three states in about fifteen minutes with my eyes closed and dizzy he said you can take the controls. I will talk you through it. I have control as instructor there is nothing you can do that I cannot correct. All I know is that when we landed I threw all up over hanger two. Left the flight jacket behind full of vomit I would love to have as a souvenir. Guys I respect everything you did in the War. I never earned my wings but a lot of Airman cannot say they have been up on a jet. I don't know if he put me on because most of the time my eyes were closed but he said we did the sound barrier thing.
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