F/A 18 down in San Diego Bay

[luvflyin]

Seems like that photo is missing something...

They’re both out in that one. Here’s one where it looks like back seat is already out and the front seat is starting on the way up.

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[Skip Miller]

An 18? They probably already have everything they want or need.

Now they are just looking for spare parts!

-Skip

 

[DaleB]

Now they are just looking for spare parts!

-Skip

I was thinking of the pods and associated systems, not the airframe.

 

[Mikey52]

Oh... I've seen that more than a couple of times, believe me. I was talking about a new version, y'know... though I don't think the water off San Diego is all that clear. Probably best to just watch sonar from above and drop a charge.

Is that like fishing with dynamite?

 

[Mutts]

Glad they are ok. That video of it hitting the water straight in reminded me of the "Flying Sub" from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Yeah showing my age.

 

[Omalley1537]

Is that like fishing with dynamite?

Had a guy do that where I grew up. Instead of getting fish, it floated up under his rowboat and he found himself swimming with a rowboat in multiple pieces…

 

[35 AoA]

Not sure if @35 AoA is in VAQ-135 but is a Growler guy. Hopefully you weren’t visiting North Island today??

As Pugs pointed out, wasn’t me. Small community though, I instructed with one of them and instructed the other, a while back. Glad they are ok!

 

[luvflyin]

As Pugs pointed out, wasn’t me. Small community though, I instructed with one of them and instructed the other, a while back. Glad they are ok!

Any speculation on what might/could have happened. What’s bouncing around in my head is they were either doing a practice approach and intended to ‘miss’ or planned a full stop and something went wrong and they had to miss. Either way, when pushing the levers forward, the engines went nips up.

 

[35 AoA]

Any speculation on what might/could have happened. What’s bouncing around in my head is they were either doing a practice approach and intended to ‘miss’ or planned a full stop and something went wrong and they had to miss. Either way, when pushing the levers forward, the engines went nips up.

Can’t really speculate here.