Primary Target (1999)
“The ball rose to the proper position and continued to rise. He tweaked the throttle back and made a slight lineup correction.
"One-Oh-Seven, paddles. Check your gear down." In astonishment, Kaywood noticed the flashing WHEELS light as he slapped the landing-gear handle down. "Shit!" Terrific.
"Keep it together," Hoffman coached. "You're doin' fine." "Yeah, I'm cookin' now." Kaywood fumed. "Sterling performance." Distracted by his embarrassing mistake, he glanced at the gear indicator and allowe...d the Tomcat to drift left as it slowed and settled below the glidepath.
"Power," the LSO said firmly. "Powwweeer." Lowering the starboard wing, Kaywood inched the throttle forward as the airplane began to drift back to the right. "Lineup." Reverting to body English, the senior LSO instinctively attempted to control the movement of the airplane by moving his body in the desired direction. "Watch your lineup." Approaching the round-down, Kaywood began focusing on lineup and ignored everything else as the F-14 settled toward the water.MoreLess
"One-Oh-Seven, paddles. Check your gear down." In astonishment, Kaywood noticed the flashing WHEELS light as he slapped the landing-gear handle down. "Shit!" Terrific.
"Keep it together," Hoffman coached. "You're doin' fine." "Yeah, I'm cookin' now." Kaywood fumed. "Sterling performance." Distracted by his embarrassing mistake, he glanced at the gear indicator and allowe...d the Tomcat to drift left as it slowed and settled below the glidepath.
"Power," the LSO said firmly. "Powwweeer." Lowering the starboard wing, Kaywood inched the throttle forward as the airplane began to drift back to the right. "Lineup." Reverting to body English, the senior LSO instinctively attempted to control the movement of the airplane by moving his body in the desired direction. "Watch your lineup." Approaching the round-down, Kaywood began focusing on lineup and ignored everything else as the F-14 settled toward the water.MoreLess
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