Subdeacon Joe Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Partial ejection from an A-6. As explained by Gallagher, when the pilot moved the stick forward: “ I felt the familiar sensation of negative “G”, and then something strange happened: my head touched the canopy. For a brief moment I thought that I had failed to tighten my lap belts, but I knew that wasn’t true. Before I could complete that thought, there was a loud bang, followed by wind, noise, disorientation and more wind, wind, wind. Confusion reigned in my mind as I was forced back against my seat, head against the headrest, arms out behind me, the wind roaring in my head, pounding against my body. “Did the canopy blow off? Did I eject? Did my windscreen implode?” All of these questions occurred to me amidst the pandemonium in my mind and over my body. These questions were quickly answered, and replaced by a thousand more, as I looked down and saw a sight that I will never forget: the top of the canopy, close enough to touch, and through the canopy I could see the top of my pilot’s helmet. It took a few moments for this image to sink into my suddenly overloaded brain. This was worse than I ever could have imagined – I was sitting on top of a flying A-6!” Someone's Guardian Angel was sweating bullets and working overtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 Yeah, that's the whole bad day / good day conundrum right there. A good day because he made it through safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted August 7, 2014 Share Posted August 7, 2014 "I was sitting on top of a flying A-6!” Better than sitting on top of a crashing A-6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 7, 2014 Author Share Posted August 7, 2014 "I was sitting on top of a flying A-6!” Better than sitting on top of a crashing A-6. Gotta point there, Bob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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