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Just received from (you guessed it) an ex navy pilot!
Subject: Aviator
Naval Aviator:
On a carrier, the Naval Aviator looks over at the Catapult Officer
("Shooter") who gives the run up engines signal by rotating his finger
above his
head.. The pilot pushes the throttle forward, verifies all flight
controls are
operational, checks all gauges, and gives the Cat officer a brisk salute,
continuing the Navy / Marine tradition of asking permission to leave
the ship. The
Cat officer drops to one knee while swooping his arm forward and pointing
down deck, granting that permission. The pilot is immediately
catapulted and
becomes airborne.
Air Force Pilot :
We've all seen Air Force pilots at the air force base look up just before
taxiing for takeoff and the ground crew waits until the pilot's thumb is
sticking straight up. The crew chief then confirms that he sees the
thumb, salutes,
and the Air Force pilot then takes off. This time-tested tradition is the
last link in the Air Force safety net to confirm that the pilot does
not have
his thumb up his ass.
Army Aviator
Pongo)
If you've ever seen an Army helicopter pilot preparing for takeoff, you
will
note that the pilot gives the ground guy a thumbs up before he is given
hover and takeoff signals. There are two theories about the origin of this
gesture. One is that it is to show that the pilot has identified which
of his
fingers is the thumb so that he will be able to properly operate his
controls. The
most compelling theory says that this is to show the ground crewman
that the
pilot indeed knows which direction is up.
Sincerely Quilljar
'Fly Navy, sail Air Force and shoot Pongoes'
Just received from (you guessed it) an ex navy pilot!
Subject: Aviator
Naval Aviator:
On a carrier, the Naval Aviator looks over at the Catapult Officer
("Shooter") who gives the run up engines signal by rotating his finger
above his
head.. The pilot pushes the throttle forward, verifies all flight
controls are
operational, checks all gauges, and gives the Cat officer a brisk salute,
continuing the Navy / Marine tradition of asking permission to leave
the ship. The
Cat officer drops to one knee while swooping his arm forward and pointing
down deck, granting that permission. The pilot is immediately
catapulted and
becomes airborne.
Air Force Pilot :
We've all seen Air Force pilots at the air force base look up just before
taxiing for takeoff and the ground crew waits until the pilot's thumb is
sticking straight up. The crew chief then confirms that he sees the
thumb, salutes,
and the Air Force pilot then takes off. This time-tested tradition is the
last link in the Air Force safety net to confirm that the pilot does
not have
his thumb up his ass.
Army Aviator
Pongo)If you've ever seen an Army helicopter pilot preparing for takeoff, you
will
note that the pilot gives the ground guy a thumbs up before he is given
hover and takeoff signals. There are two theories about the origin of this
gesture. One is that it is to show that the pilot has identified which
of his
fingers is the thumb so that he will be able to properly operate his
controls. The
most compelling theory says that this is to show the ground crewman
that the
pilot indeed knows which direction is up.
Sincerely Quilljar
'Fly Navy, sail Air Force and shoot Pongoes'
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