tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post4461323661485374841..comments2024-03-27T06:40:56.148-04:00Comments on EagleSpeak: One good bookMark Tempesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18172703868541571574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-17140635199709077912010-05-08T22:39:38.577-04:002010-05-08T22:39:38.577-04:00I am a former flight deck rat. I worked on reconn...I am a former flight deck rat. I worked on reconn systems on F-14s. He's part of the catapult crew. The thing in his lap is not a book, it's a control panel that helps set the cats to the right steam pressure for each airplane.SparkLog 1524https://www.blogger.com/profile/03603382481608979586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-21337444086521141522010-05-07T13:25:44.612-04:002010-05-07T13:25:44.612-04:00Im pretty sure it's a chart of weight and stea...Im pretty sure it's a chart of weight and steam pressures.Themav1977https://www.blogger.com/profile/02175525736667113596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-74944490200338187242010-05-07T09:02:51.559-04:002010-05-07T09:02:51.559-04:00Yeah, looks like a manual of some kind.
Granted, ...Yeah, looks like a manual of some kind.<br /><br />Granted, it's just on fraction of a second in time, but I'm just shocked that he isn't even glancing up.Spadenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-34591802436028198792010-05-07T08:51:13.874-04:002010-05-07T08:51:13.874-04:00Just a wild guess as I'm not a carrier guy eit...Just a wild guess as I'm not a carrier guy either, but I do know that the cat's have specific settings for each aircraft type. There's a big grey box in front of him. I could indeed be a checklist. If it's important, I would assume that it's tethered.<br /><br />As for FOD, I was kind of surprised at all the "stuff" on the deck just aft of his position...Diogeneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049673282089075860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5438008.post-31381180334282814692010-05-07T07:50:41.058-04:002010-05-07T07:50:41.058-04:00Uhhh... launching checklist?Uhhh... launching checklist?Ken Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05964472361213569789noreply@blogger.com