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2 hours ago, aggie08 said:

F/A 18 just crashed a couple hundred yards from me into the San Diego Bay. Pilots ejected, no damage to anything onshore. Just trying to keep jet fuel away from the Naval dolphin pens that the jet missed by about 50 feet.

Woah. Shit yourself? 

Posted
2 hours ago, aggie08 said:

F/A 18 just crashed a couple hundred yards from me into the San Diego Bay. Pilots ejected, no damage to anything onshore. Just trying to keep jet fuel away from the Naval dolphin pens that the jet missed by about 50 feet.

How did you not record it? Man, you were are man on the spot and you did not record it?

I kid. You probably would have held your phone the wrong way.

:)

 

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3 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

How did you not record it? Man, you were are man on the spot and you did not record it?

I kid. You probably would have held your phone the wrong way.

:)

 

I was in a building on the waterfront. Definitely heard and felt it. Initially dismissed it as a jet going supersonic a little too low/close (not terribly uncommon by North Island), but then it went immediately silent.

From people who did see it, apparently the pilots ejected almost immediately after takeoff, then the plane when nose up into the clouds before plummeting straight down. Pretty damn fortunate for such minimal collateral damage punching out in what's a very crowded residential/business area. I wonder what the Navy protocol is for pilots in an malfunctioning aircraft over a population center. Maybe there was nothing else they could do.

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1 minute ago, aggie08 said:

I was in a building on the waterfront. Definitely heard and felt it. Initially dismissed it as a jet going supersonic a little too low/close (not terribly uncommon by North Island), but then it went immediately silent.

From people who did see it, apparently the pilots ejected almost immediately after takeoff, then the plane when nose up into the clouds before plummeting straight down. Pretty damn fortunate for such minimal collateral damage punching out in what's a very crowded residential/business area. I wonder what the Navy protocol is for pilots in an malfunctioning aircraft over a population center. Maybe there was nothing else they could do.

I always wondered about that. It is a very active runway for that close to a major city. Maybe some of our fellow pilots, I think one is Navy (Orions) can shed some light.

I used to sit at the Twin tower Marriott and watch the flights all day. They had bad ass ceviche. not dolphin.

 

Posted
31 minutes ago, aggie08 said:

I was in a building on the waterfront. Definitely heard and felt it. Initially dismissed it as a jet going supersonic a little too low/close (not terribly uncommon by North Island), but then it went immediately silent.

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Posted (edited)
38 minutes ago, InkaUtexas said:

@aggie08 where are you in this video?

 

 

I'm on that pier to the right a few times a week. Was in one of the first buildings as you walk off the pier today. That large ship in the right background (hard to see on the first rainy day we've had in months) is parked at the Navy's massive fuel pier, so obviously could have been much, much worse. And, like I said, another split second on that course and everybody's eating mine clearing dolphin sushi.

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5 hours ago, InkaUtexas said:

I always wondered about that. It is a very active runway for that close to a major city. Maybe some of our fellow pilots, I think one is Navy (Orions) can shed some light.

I used to sit at the Twin tower Marriott and watch the flights all day. They had bad ass ceviche. not dolphin.

 

Hell we couldn’t eject.  LOL.  Most guys I know would wait until the last possible moment while doing all they could to keep the jet from hitting people.  
 

Ask the jet jockey @USNALonghorn

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4 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Hell we couldn’t eject.  LOL.  Most guys I know would wait until the last possible moment while doing all they could to keep the jet from hitting people.  
 

Ask the jet jockey @USNALonghorn

That is what I understood. Point the nose away and pray.

Thank you Sir.

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47 minutes ago, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Hell we couldn’t eject.  LOL.   
 

Ask the jet jockey @USNALonghorn

Sorry... not trying to derail.

When I see your posts, I either smile or chuckle as I used to work with an Orion guy. 

He was a driver for one of our engine companies who sometimes struggled with his district knowledge. His nickname was Wrong Way Wayne... (say that 3x's). When sitting at the kitchen table or day room and a call coming in, the other crews (Medic Unit or Batt Chief and his aide) would say in unison, either "Left" or "Right" for which way the engine should turn upon exiting the station. He took it with good humor.

His position while in the Navy and flying? He was an Orion NAVIGATOR. 

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Posted
Sorry... not trying to derail.
When I see your posts, I either smile or chuckle as I used to work with an Orion guy. 
He was a driver for one of our engine companies who sometimes struggled with his district knowledge. His nickname was Wrong Way Wayne... (say that 3x's). When sitting at the kitchen table or day room and a call coming in, the other crews (Medic Unit or Batt Chief and his aide) would say in unison, either "Left" or "Right" for which way the engine should turn upon exiting the station. He took it with good humor.
His position while in the Navy and flying? He was an Orion NAVIGATOR. 

That totally makes sense. LOL

We had one who was the same way. Call sign became Magellan.
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Posted
18 hours ago, aggie08 said:

 Just trying to keep jet fuel away from the Naval dolphin pens that the jet missed by about 50 feet.

Didn't know that dolphins had a naval. Thought they were called blowhole.

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Posted
45 minutes ago, Hate said:

I will be flying into/out of Reagan 2 times in the next 3 weeks. It’s been nice knowing you. 

 

Can I have your Grateful Dead collection?

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On 2/13/2025 at 12:32 AM, InkaUtexas said:

I always wondered about that. It is a very active runway for that close to a major city. Maybe some of our fellow pilots, I think one is Navy (Orions) can shed some light.

I used to sit at the Twin tower Marriott and watch the flights all day. They had bad ass ceviche. not dolphin.

 

 

On 2/13/2025 at 5:35 AM, Leeroy Jenkins said:

Hell we couldn’t eject.  LOL.  Most guys I know would wait until the last possible moment while doing all they could to keep the jet from hitting people.  
 

Ask the jet jockey @USNALonghorn

It really depends on the issue. When the Hornet crashed into the apartment complex in Virginia Beach back in 2012, there was nothing pilot could do to control the aircraft. If both engines fail, all hydraulic power is lost. Without hydraulic power, toilet inputs become meaningless. I’m curious to see what comes out of this investigation.

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Posted
6 hours ago, USNALonghorn said:

Without hydraulic power, toilet inputs become meaningless.

When you lose hydraulics, thats when toilet inputs begin.

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