Jul 13, 2018 12:13 PM
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Dottygreencamo
Like a glove
TheGifEnthusiast
Aaaand safe! v
Solares33
Wasn't that at El-Toro airbase?
KevinRPD
Solid Code 2 right there.
Whiskeyfists
Like a glove....
IAmWAYTooOldForThisShite
Like a boss! https://media.giphy.com/media/4VBeazMYHNbUs/giphy.gif
ifIScreamIntoTheVoid
I don't think that's what's supposed to happen...
IAmTheLoehrinator
v
Jayfourke
Flying is for droids!
heebiejeepie
That'll work.
Spitfire2865
Another happy landing.
dropbear128
This looks like it's the FA-18 crash from the 1988 MCAS El Toro Air Show. I recall the Pilot had spinal injuries from it.
fpdad1
Colonel Jerry Caddick was the pilot I believe.
lenomdeplume
Code 2, flyable.
matches0526
Nailed IT
Andyatlast
More about the crash. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-05-04/news/mn-31193_1_air-show-crash
paulpounder
You just witnessed the birth of a new safety officer.
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
*Landing gear salesman slaps runway*
mcgravin
I think it was the plane that slapped the runway, actually.
DoingItWrongSince1980
You can fit so many shat bricks on this bad boy.
saltandsunshine
RandAIFlagg
this bitch can fit so many landings
OwlFarm
rabbiebabbie
seenunseen
That pilot can no longer shit because of the pucker factor
icameheretolaughbutleftdisappointed
IDidntWantToDoThis
Don't trust him! I hear he has a drinking problem.
IUpvoteForFood
Hekatombe
Justusfora11
“Like a glove” ~probably the pilot after jumping out
RxFukitall
That or "save me Tom cruise!"
Looks like MCAS El Toro airshow, back in the 80's. Engines flamed out.
TsubakiTragic
Too low and/or no power.
TCGView
Was the plane salvageable at all?
BROWBUBBAJONES
Hello AAA ?? i need a tow for my F-18
whackadoodledoo
nailed it!
735824
Bondo to the rescue!
stopitcharlesgetoutofmyhead
Remarkable work from the pilot, to be fair. Went from "he ded" to "he whiplashd" in about 5 seconds
58d8fee2
I'm not so sure about that. I saw a very similar crash at the Dayton Air Show a few years ago, and the pilot died.
Thethingfromtheshadows
The pilot did survive but his injuries were severe (I don't recall exactly but he had alot of fractures).
Lucky.
morbidcurioffulous
I know nothing about flying, but I feel like if he didn't point the plane directly at the ground this might not have happened to start with?
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
Airspeed is your friend. W/O airspeed, you're not flying, your stailling. And how you gain airspeed? Point it at the ground.
BigBadBillyBoy
But not at the closest piece of ground. You pick some ground over there.
So I don't really see why we're complementing this dude.
Gomer592
probably from the 5+min befor this gif, no one would ever be there with engines running
FlightRisk3154
I think the guy above you is the only one who is serious. My inexperienced guess is he did a manuvuer too low to the ground.
tyrfin
Yeah, he pulled about fifty feet too low.
StephenDaniels
That was a crash during an airshow. There was no emergency, the pilot just misjudged how close he was to the ground.
TheGrassyKnoll17
I feel like that constitutes an emergency
OP makes it sound like that was an emergency approach because of no gear. It wasn't the guy just crashed.
MoldyCrapBatman
And he's safe on third
LetMeGoogleThatShtForYou
According to my old sarge, as long as he's wearing a pt belt he's invincible.
JohnSelth
https://youtu.be/EmcBBwnjo5U
SingularWit
Holy cow, stolen base! Takin' a pretty big lead out there, almost darin 'em to try and pick'm off...pitcher glances over, winds-up and it's
LaBotte
But who's on third ?
I don't know.
Naturally
IWasToldThereWouldBePie
No, who's on first.
OpinionsAreLikeAssholes
Well, that's gonna require an incident report.
90% of the time report will say pilot error
chylde
Well, a log book entry at the very least.
AnAverageJho
Just write it off as a "near miss"
LudeJaw
You know that shit happened on a Friday too.
PecsPewper
and most likely that aircraft will never fly again.
kamikazekitten
“Just blame it on the maintenance crew.”
thatguyfawks
OMG, this!
Badsequence
Along with a change of boxers for the pilot!
SlyJanitor
SoooooooOoOoOooOoOoOoOoOOoOoOoOoO worth that paperwork
apolloin
Should buff right out.
whyareallthecoolusernamestaken
Naah, just a hard landing
Frederf
Altitude tank ran dry, ground crew to blame
biblioteker
Bravo, well done. I'm stealing that.
reineseele
i wonder if you can bill the pilot for effin it up. or if they got insurance against that.
hydrocarbon82
In a few cases they have in Russia, sometimes pilot sometimes commander/general.
Camelspotting
No government employee has that kind of money.
Jandegrote
I mean i did hear that if you have 20 dollar and no debt you are richer than the avg american, if thats true you can't pay for that damage.
AjaxOathbreaker
You can insure military aircraft, getting shot at and all
cbale2000
He probably got yelled at for not bailing out like he should have.
GunnarrTheMadd
He seemed a little low for bailing out.
Gnashes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_seat#Zero-zero_ejection_seat
JLewizS
Well if the landing gear didn't come down the pilot is not at fault here.
Unless the gear worked fine and this was just a failed maneuver.
Shirzen
That wasn't an attempt at landing with gear. If he'd deployed it, the gear would have crumpled under the jet. This was a controlled crash
Even that's a stretch. I think the pilot reacted well to a very bad situation. Maybe gauges were wrong, maybe pilot was wrong, but he landed
TheMetaphoricalTaserFace
The landing gear isnt the problem here
Fairemont
I think that'll buff out.
ChrisTallant
Did the pilot eject? If not, will this one count against them? (I read recently where there is a limit to ejections...)
Mediathug
Yes. “If you keep fucking up, it costs too much so you’re gonna have to kill yoself at some point thanyouverymuch”
Treblaine
It depends. If you're unlucky enough to have your spine crush under compression of the first ejection the limit is 1 ejection.
bax498
The RAF have a 3 ejection limit, using the ejection seat can shorten you by upto an inch per operation and cause crazy damage to your body.
If you get to your ejection limit they stick you on a desk job. They’re built to get you from the aircraft in 1.5 seconds. Crazy speed.
1.5 seconds from sitting behind a flight yolk to shooting through the sky.. yeah that might need a chiropractor.
LurkingUntilImUseful
There are no a limit to ejections, at least in the States. Source: Was an Egress Craftsman for 6 years in the USAF.
HsuDoNihm
Yarp: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-a-fighter-pilot-can-only-eject-from-an-aircraft-a-limited-number-of-times-in-their-career
Lol.. love the “spider in the cockpit” cartoon.. but it was similar to this, just from a different perspective. Thanks so much!
2/ I should caveat that with; ejecting is not easy on the body and physically a certain individual may have limiting factors placed on them.
youareagreatguybut
Still easier on body than dying. This guys was really lucky, that could go horribly wrong really quick.
Lucky and skilled. Good combo.
Dottygreencamo
Like a glove
TheGifEnthusiast
Aaaand safe!
v
Solares33
Wasn't that at El-Toro airbase?
KevinRPD
Solid Code 2 right there.
Whiskeyfists
Like a glove....
IAmWAYTooOldForThisShite
Like a boss! https://media.giphy.com/media/4VBeazMYHNbUs/giphy.gif
ifIScreamIntoTheVoid
I don't think that's what's supposed to happen...
IAmTheLoehrinator
Jayfourke
Flying is for droids!
heebiejeepie
That'll work.
Spitfire2865
Another happy landing.
dropbear128
This looks like it's the FA-18 crash from the 1988 MCAS El Toro Air Show. I recall the Pilot had spinal injuries from it.
fpdad1
Colonel Jerry Caddick was the pilot I believe.
lenomdeplume
Code 2, flyable.
matches0526
Nailed IT
Andyatlast
More about the crash. http://articles.latimes.com/1993-05-04/news/mn-31193_1_air-show-crash
paulpounder
You just witnessed the birth of a new safety officer.
NoUserNamesLeftToChooseFrom
*Landing gear salesman slaps runway*
mcgravin
I think it was the plane that slapped the runway, actually.
DoingItWrongSince1980
You can fit so many shat bricks on this bad boy.
saltandsunshine
RandAIFlagg
this bitch can fit so many landings
OwlFarm
rabbiebabbie
seenunseen
That pilot can no longer shit because of the pucker factor
icameheretolaughbutleftdisappointed
IDidntWantToDoThis
Don't trust him! I hear he has a drinking problem.
IUpvoteForFood
Hekatombe
Justusfora11
“Like a glove” ~probably the pilot after jumping out
RxFukitall
That or "save me Tom cruise!"
fpdad1
Looks like MCAS El Toro airshow, back in the 80's. Engines flamed out.
TsubakiTragic
Too low and/or no power.
TCGView
Was the plane salvageable at all?
BROWBUBBAJONES
Hello AAA ?? i need a tow for my F-18
whackadoodledoo
nailed it!
735824
Bondo to the rescue!
stopitcharlesgetoutofmyhead
Remarkable work from the pilot, to be fair. Went from "he ded" to "he whiplashd" in about 5 seconds
58d8fee2
I'm not so sure about that. I saw a very similar crash at the Dayton Air Show a few years ago, and the pilot died.
Thethingfromtheshadows
The pilot did survive but his injuries were severe (I don't recall exactly but he had alot of fractures).
58d8fee2
Lucky.
morbidcurioffulous
I know nothing about flying, but I feel like if he didn't point the plane directly at the ground this might not have happened to start with?
DontNeedAWeatherManToKnowWhichWayTheWindBlows
Airspeed is your friend. W/O airspeed, you're not flying, your stailling. And how you gain airspeed? Point it at the ground.
BigBadBillyBoy
But not at the closest piece of ground. You pick some ground over there.
morbidcurioffulous
So I don't really see why we're complementing this dude.
Gomer592
probably from the 5+min befor this gif, no one would ever be there with engines running
FlightRisk3154
I think the guy above you is the only one who is serious. My inexperienced guess is he did a manuvuer too low to the ground.
tyrfin
Yeah, he pulled about fifty feet too low.
StephenDaniels
That was a crash during an airshow. There was no emergency, the pilot just misjudged how close he was to the ground.
TheGrassyKnoll17
I feel like that constitutes an emergency
StephenDaniels
OP makes it sound like that was an emergency approach because of no gear. It wasn't the guy just crashed.
MoldyCrapBatman
And he's safe on third
LetMeGoogleThatShtForYou
According to my old sarge, as long as he's wearing a pt belt he's invincible.
JohnSelth
https://youtu.be/EmcBBwnjo5U
SingularWit
Holy cow, stolen base! Takin' a pretty big lead out there, almost darin 'em to try and pick'm off...pitcher glances over, winds-up and it's
LaBotte
But who's on third ?
SingularWit
I don't know.
LaBotte
Naturally
IWasToldThereWouldBePie
No, who's on first.
OpinionsAreLikeAssholes
Well, that's gonna require an incident report.
paulpounder
90% of the time report will say pilot error
chylde
Well, a log book entry at the very least.
AnAverageJho
Just write it off as a "near miss"
LudeJaw
You know that shit happened on a Friday too.
PecsPewper
and most likely that aircraft will never fly again.
kamikazekitten
“Just blame it on the maintenance crew.”
thatguyfawks
OMG, this!
Badsequence
Along with a change of boxers for the pilot!
SlyJanitor
SoooooooOoOoOooOoOoOoOoOOoOoOoOoO worth that paperwork
apolloin
Should buff right out.
whyareallthecoolusernamestaken
Naah, just a hard landing
Frederf
Altitude tank ran dry, ground crew to blame
biblioteker
Bravo, well done. I'm stealing that.
reineseele
i wonder if you can bill the pilot for effin it up. or if they got insurance against that.
hydrocarbon82
In a few cases they have in Russia, sometimes pilot sometimes commander/general.
Camelspotting
No government employee has that kind of money.
Jandegrote
I mean i did hear that if you have 20 dollar and no debt you are richer than the avg american, if thats true you can't pay for that damage.
AjaxOathbreaker
You can insure military aircraft, getting shot at and all
cbale2000
He probably got yelled at for not bailing out like he should have.
GunnarrTheMadd
He seemed a little low for bailing out.
Gnashes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ejection_seat#Zero-zero_ejection_seat
JLewizS
Well if the landing gear didn't come down the pilot is not at fault here.
cbale2000
Unless the gear worked fine and this was just a failed maneuver.
Shirzen
That wasn't an attempt at landing with gear. If he'd deployed it, the gear would have crumpled under the jet. This was a controlled crash
Shirzen
Even that's a stretch. I think the pilot reacted well to a very bad situation. Maybe gauges were wrong, maybe pilot was wrong, but he landed
TheMetaphoricalTaserFace
The landing gear isnt the problem here
Fairemont
I think that'll buff out.
ChrisTallant
Did the pilot eject? If not, will this one count against them? (I read recently where there is a limit to ejections...)
Mediathug
Yes. “If you keep fucking up, it costs too much so you’re gonna have to kill yoself at some point thanyouverymuch”
Treblaine
It depends. If you're unlucky enough to have your spine crush under compression of the first ejection the limit is 1 ejection.
bax498
The RAF have a 3 ejection limit, using the ejection seat can shorten you by upto an inch per operation and cause crazy damage to your body.
bax498
If you get to your ejection limit they stick you on a desk job. They’re built to get you from the aircraft in 1.5 seconds. Crazy speed.
ChrisTallant
1.5 seconds from sitting behind a flight yolk to shooting through the sky.. yeah that might need a chiropractor.
LurkingUntilImUseful
There are no a limit to ejections, at least in the States. Source: Was an Egress Craftsman for 6 years in the USAF.
HsuDoNihm
Yarp: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-a-fighter-pilot-can-only-eject-from-an-aircraft-a-limited-number-of-times-in-their-career
ChrisTallant
Lol.. love the “spider in the cockpit” cartoon.. but it was similar to this, just from a different perspective. Thanks so much!
LurkingUntilImUseful
2/ I should caveat that with; ejecting is not easy on the body and physically a certain individual may have limiting factors placed on them.
youareagreatguybut
Still easier on body than dying. This guys was really lucky, that could go horribly wrong really quick.
HsuDoNihm
Lucky and skilled. Good combo.