Airdales

I was air crew because I did enroute care, but never haze gray and underway. I did fly aboard the Eisenhower to teach some classes, flew aboard and off via COD, and spent all of my waking time on vulture's row, loved it. What a ballet of organization.
 
Chuckman said:
I did fly aboard the Eisenhower to teach some classes, flew aboard and off via COD, and spent all of my waking time on vulture's row, loved it.
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I was in VA 34 on the Ike from 1986-1992 as the Flight deck troubleshooter LPO/AT troubleshooter/final checker. So if you were there at that time you would have watched me from Vultures Row

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vaskeet said:
I was in VA 34 on the Ike from 1986-1992 as the Flight deck troubleshooter LPO/AT troubleshooter/final checker. So if you were there at that time you would have watched me from Vultures Row

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I was aboard 2007 (I think. Maybe 2008). I had a great time, but then I knew I would have to be aboard for >6 months. I don't know how I'd feel about it if I had to be deployed at sea that long. Six month MEU floats are bad enough.

VA-34....A-6s, yeah?
 
Chuckman said:
I was aboard 2007 (I think. Maybe 2008). I had a great time, but then I knew I would have to be aboard for >6 months. I don't know how I'd feel about it if I had to be deployed at sea that long. Six month MEU floats are bad enough.

VA-34....A-6s, yeah?
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yes A-6s I was in VA-176 (A-6 Indy) VA 174 (A-7 training squadron) VA-34 (A-6 Ike ) VA -42 (instructor) and retired out of VAW-123 (E2C Hawkeye on The America and GW )
 
vaskeet said:
yes A-6s I was in VA-176 (A-6 Indy) VA 174 (A-7 training squadron) VA-34 (A-6 Ike ) VA -42 (instructor) and retired out of VAW-123 (E2C Hawkeye on The America and GW )
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An old buddy from college was a NFO in E2s, did three deployments, a deployment in each seat in the back. Have a good friend who was an A6 BN.
 
vaskeet said:
who was the a-6 BN as I may know him a-6s were a small community
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Jim Lymin

He was west coast for most of his flying (Whidbey Island?) then RAG instructor. This would have been 90-95ish, RAG toward the end. When they started transitioning to F-18s and doing away with the A-6s he went to Fallon, then to Pentagon to NAVAIR, then got out.
 
Chuckman said:
Jim Lymin

He was west coast for most of his flying (Whidbey Island?) then RAG instructor. This would have been 90-95ish, RAG toward the end. When they started transitioning to F-18s and doing away with the A-6s he went to Fallon, then to Pentagon to NAVAIR, then got out.
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92-95 I was a Framp instructor at VA 42 which was the east coast RAG I retired in 98
if you still have contact with him just mention a TC-4C or tick aircraft "With the acquisition of the TC-4C aircraft, VA-42 was able to provide more training on airborne radar operation for A-6A bombardier/navigators. The new aircraft was equipped with a complete A-6A cockpit console and weapon system, multiple bombardier/navigator stations, plus ECM equipment, and other radar operational capabilities."
 
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