The End of Summer Random Discussion for TPBM (29)

The Navy and Coast Guard history lesson is over for tonight. Time for me to go. Gates open at 0700 but practice doesn't start until 8...

JWright wrote in post #8711466
Time for me to go. Gates open at 0700 but practice doesn't start until 8...

Have fun. I like horse racing, post time is 1PM

JWright wrote in post #8711319
^^^Yeah, that... Yikes!!! Was the cause of the accident ever determined?

The OOD of the Belknap was found guilty of gross negligence. They had been along our starboard side and were tasked with assuming the role of plane guard as we shifted to flight operations. Instead of slowing down and allowing us to pass...then falling into position off the port quarter, the OOD decided to speed up, pass in front of us, execute a 180 degree turn, pass down our port side, make a second 180 degree turn and assume position. It would have worked had he done a 180 degree turn instead of a 200 degree turn.

Night John....I'm going to head to bed also. Evan has a game tomorrow, then a birthday party for a friend of his.

Nighters folks.

3Turner wrote in post #8711441
Dan, are you in the first picture? It was taken in 1984.
http://en.wikipedia.or​g …File:USCG_Citru​s-1984.jpg

Yeah.... I was on the Citrus from 1982 to 1988. In this pic, I'm on the helm.... again. If you look all the way up top, on the flying bridge, you'll see a guy standing there. That's an old friend of mine: Patrick McAndrews, aka PattyMac. We were supposed to clear the decks as the helo flew by for the photo op, but PattyMac was the lookout.... he had to be there.

There's another guy on the starboard bridge wing working the azimuth. I think that's QM2 Anjain working on a nav fix.

The distinctive A-frame was a part of the old Buoy Tender equipment and really served no purpose. It was later removed in the yards during a pretty extensive refit.

I have to show you a shot. Tif took it. It's something I would have NEVER thought of doing (the bride's parents are the ones in the foreground). I love it! It just chokes me up. *proud of offspring moment*

LISA nice job on the shot. I've been working on the reception shots from a couple weeks ago. Just got them converted to run through Noise Ninja, too tired to continue. Will finish in the morning.

*wipes keyboard rash from face and climbs up the the rafters*

Becky N wrote in post #8711505
LISA nice job on the shot. I've been working on the reception shots from a couple weeks ago. Just got them converted to run through Noise Ninja, too tired to continue. Will finish in the morning.

*wipes keyboard rash from face and climbs up the the rafters*

sweet! Can't wait to see them


G'night Bobert and Becky!

puddlepirate44 wrote in post #8711499
Yeah.... I was on the Citrus from 1982 to 1988. In this pic, I'm on the helm.... again. If you look all the way up top, on the flying bridge, you'll see a guy standing there. That's an old friend of mine: Patrick McAndrews, aka PattyMac. We were supposed to clear the decks as the helo flew by for the photo op, but PattyMac was the lookout.... he had to be there.

There's another guy on the starboard bridge wing working the azimuth. I think that's QM2 Anjain working on a nav fix.

The distinctive A-frame was a part of the old Buoy Tender equipment and really served no purpose. It was later removed in the yards during a pretty extensive refit.

That's cool, had you seen this photo?

Woolburr wrote in post #8711487
The OOD of the Belknap was found guilty of gross negligence. They had been along our starboard side and were tasked with assuming the role of plane guard as we shifted to flight operations. Instead of slowing down and allowing us to pass...then falling into position off the port quarter, the OOD decided to speed up, pass in front of us, execute a 180 degree turn, pass down our port side, make a second 180 degree turn and assume position. It would have worked had he done a 180 degree turn instead of a 200 degree turn.

Oops. Some people don't understand that ships don't maneuver like sports cars....

Permagrin wrote in post #8711504
I have to show you a shot. Tif took it. It's something I would have NEVER thought of doing (the bride's parents are the ones in the foreground). I love it! It just chokes me up. *proud of offspring moment*

Wow, that is sooooo good! Really emotional shot.

short5 wrote in post #8711510
That's cool, had you seen this photo?

Oh yeah. It was our press release photo for years, even after the aforementioned refit. After that three months in the yards, the ship hardly looked the same, but we still used that shot.

Night sleepies

short5 wrote in post #8711510
That's cool, had you seen this photo?

To be fair, this is the first time I've seen in online.

I was hoping to find a copy of our standard press release photo online. It was taken during a hurricane north of Scapa Flow. The shot is from dead head on...and features a wave breaking over the flight deck.