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I Have The Balls !!!!!!!!!
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The following was forwarded to me from a QB aviator who has a son
> > (pilot) on the carrier Abraham Lincoln. The email below explains briefly
> > the procedure of a plane approaching a carrier for landing. The pilot is
> > asked by the air controller to "call the ball".
> >
> > For those not familiar with naval aviation lingo; There is a visual aid
> > used on carriers to let pilots know if they are on the proper glide
>slope
> > to land on the deck. The part that appears to move up and down depending
> > on how you're doing on the glide slope looks like a ball or "meat ball".
> > The fact that you have a visual on the approach aid dictates a call to
>the
> > controller on the ship.
> >
> > The standard response from the pilot of plane carrying the President
>would
> > have been "Lincoln, Navy One, 22,500 lbs, Roger Ball" meaning I have the
> > ball in sight and am on glide path (for a safe landing-the weight is
>given
> > for setting the correct braking tension of the arresting gear cables).
> >
> > The President's recent approach to the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln
> > resulted in the following: "Navy One" was on final approach for trap
> > aboard CVN ABRAHAM LINCOLN... the President making the radio call said:
> > "Lincoln, Navy One, 22,500 lbs, I have the balls." Since this was a
>very
> > special day for the carrier crew, all of the radio exchanges were being
> > piped
> > out over the ships PA system.
> >
> > The President's call brought down the house in wild cheers. No wonder
>the
> > military
> > appreciates and loves this man after their last wimpy leader!
> >
> >
> > Dan Pike, QB 11893
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> > (pilot) on the carrier Abraham Lincoln. The email below explains briefly
> > the procedure of a plane approaching a carrier for landing. The pilot is
> > asked by the air controller to "call the ball".
> >
> > For those not familiar with naval aviation lingo; There is a visual aid
> > used on carriers to let pilots know if they are on the proper glide
>slope
> > to land on the deck. The part that appears to move up and down depending
> > on how you're doing on the glide slope looks like a ball or "meat ball".
> > The fact that you have a visual on the approach aid dictates a call to
>the
> > controller on the ship.
> >
> > The standard response from the pilot of plane carrying the President
>would
> > have been "Lincoln, Navy One, 22,500 lbs, Roger Ball" meaning I have the
> > ball in sight and am on glide path (for a safe landing-the weight is
>given
> > for setting the correct braking tension of the arresting gear cables).
> >
> > The President's recent approach to the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln
> > resulted in the following: "Navy One" was on final approach for trap
> > aboard CVN ABRAHAM LINCOLN... the President making the radio call said:
> > "Lincoln, Navy One, 22,500 lbs, I have the balls." Since this was a
>very
> > special day for the carrier crew, all of the radio exchanges were being
> > piped
> > out over the ships PA system.
> >
> > The President's call brought down the house in wild cheers. No wonder
>the
> > military
> > appreciates and loves this man after their last wimpy leader!
> >
> >
> > Dan Pike, QB 11893
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Bush is a better man that Clinton will ever hope to be, irregardless of what he does during his time as President.
"SOCIETY PREPARES THE CRIME, THE CRIMINAL COMMITS IT"
81st FA BN WWII...Thanks Dad
U!S!A! ALL THE WAY!!