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The Chamber of Horrors
OK I lied, it was not that bad– or was it– read and you decide. Periodically as an aircrew members we were required to undergo training in the altitude chamber. It was not something that any crew member relished. The goal was to ensure that we fully recognized the symptoms of oxygen depravation or hypoxia. This could only be done in a hypobaric chamber which could simulate conditions that a…
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Dropping the Hook
During my years flying the F4 there was only one time we had to use the tailhook to stop on the runway. Dropping the hook was a routine part of landing in the Navy and while it happened on occasion not normal for the Air Force.
The fact that there was a hook on an F4 was linked to its dual nature as both a Navy and Air Force fighter.
It was necessary to use the hook on aircraft carriers to stop…
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