Ejection... Cutting it fine

[BOAC]

I think if you look at his posting history he seemed to have one of those 'bad turns' on 7 Dec. - maybe the medication needed stepping up?

[Skeleton]

or the whisky intake lowering........

[Tankertrashnav]

L-M and I were involved with a dispute with the mods when they closed a whole thread which they thought was boring, even though it had several posts a day (cryptic clue thread). L-M told me he sent a PM to one mod accusing him of acting like the Stasi, so I guess he's a marked man. Shame.

[BOAC]

so I guess he's a marked man

- he'll be well used to that feeling

I'm sure he'll be back.

[Wander00]

Could start a new thread - "Bring Back LM"

I'll get my coat.................

[ancientaviator62]

wander00,
I will second that. There must be room on these forums for all spectrum of opinion subject to the usual caveats of common courtesy and decency.

[BOAC]

subject to the usual caveats of common courtesy and decency.

- if you follow my guidance in post #82 you will see that may well be where he 'banged out' when the medication failed. Have you looked?

[newt]

So how long is he banned for? A few days, months or for ever?

[Tigger_Too]

Interesting that there are now four club members on this thread.

Six! 480 kts; 200 ft descending; roll rate of 300 degrees per second.

[Tashengurt]

Come on then all you MB tie owners. How about some tales?

[mickjoebill]

Change in weight and balance with the removal of crew doesn't seem to have an effect??


Mickjoebill

[Jobza Guddun]

[Come on then all you MB tie owners. How about some tales? ]

Completely agree tash. Come on gents (and ladies), lets have another epic running on here!

[wiggy]

Certainly no tails from me today , I'll be too busy toasting M-B in an hour or two

[Pontius]

7

I thought it was compulsory for Bona Mates.

[jimgriff]

One is informed that auto eject is fitted to the F-35. Computer will decide to bang out pilot when in hover mode only!

Edited to add- If it decides it is needed!!

[mmitch]

I can just imagine the lawyers putting small print under the caption.
mmitch.

[JimmAttrill]

Of course there was S/Ldr Austin of 4Sqn Harriers in Denmark 1971 who ejected after his engine ran down (a common problem at the time). The ejection wound up the engine again and as he had left the throttle fully open trying to relight the thing went straight up due to no weight in the nose. The eject beeper was going but nobody really believed it. I think an F104G was scrambled to possibly shoot it down in case it landed in East Germany. It eventually did a very nice landing until it ran into an embankment. I think it was XV782 or 3. We had changed the engine the week before so were a bit hacked off. He bought the ground crew a few beers over this one.

I think the aircraft flew for 45 mins without a pilot which was a bit of a record at the time.

[SLLC]

I got one of the ties from a Bona jet excursion. I was only informed afterwards that whilst I was pulling the handle with the right hand, I had also gone for a re-light with the left; I had no recollection of that - but that's the sim training for you. I was actually looking at the handle today whilst packing to move house - the pin is bent through 45 degrees as a result of holding onto it so bloody hard as the seat separated. Might account for the slightly sore back at the time. My other recollection is doing the brief descent and (terrible) landing without being able to breath (they reckon due to the fractured spine). That's not in the drills however harsh your survival officer is! Not a great day at work, but better than the alternative - thanks MB.

[taxydual]

Now there's a first!

Drone Pilot Ejects From Office Chair - The Global Edition

[Kluseau]

Now there's a first!

Drone Pilot Ejects From Office Chair - The Global Edition

“We should have suspected a problem when he [VanWatermulen] showed up for the mission in a lambskin leather bomber jacket and helmet.”

Tempting to wonder whether this story had been on the editor's virtual desk since 1 April...