Jack Sawyer Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I spent a month here in Jever in the USAF with my squadron of F-111's. That was YIKES! 33 years ago. Good grief I hate getting old. I actually worked in these hangars. One poor guy, a crew chief I don't remember from which country, was told not to inspect the brakes on an F-4 as it had very hot brakes. Well he did and he lost half his face when the wheel exploded. We all pitched in for his reconstructive surgery and he eventually was ok. It was a nice base, the food and beer was excellent and it was Christmastime in the snow. I loved it! This flight was a test flight for me as I didn't have a lot of time. Ok, ETNJ, Jever to EDWI, Wilhelmshaven You guys didn't REALLY want to see my terrible GeeBee style landing did ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripcord Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I'll be stopping in there in my Luftwaffe F-4 a bit later. Great shots, Jack. Now you just need to find a decent F-111 and you will be in great shape! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernd1151 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 47 minutes ago, Ripcord said: I'll be stopping in there in my Luftwaffe F-4 a bit later. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Stirring images! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 You guys didn't REALLY want to see my terrible GeeBee style landing did ya? - Of course we do Jack , we always like to see the good and bad landings . Cheers John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 Thanks fellas! And my landing, well it was so bad I didn't V key it. I'll tell ya what happened though. I came in at a real bad angle, but I had get-on-the-ground-itis. And this is a VERY hard plane to get right before approach, you must set up a good approach with this thing because it's so darned unforgiving. So I landed at an angle, slid and skidded sideways all the way down the runway at about 120 kts! It was a mess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bermuda425 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Coco fall shotz from this neat landscape with lots of obstacles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Excellent shots Jack. I hope they have repaired the runway in time for all the other traffic that is due later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 28 minutes ago, VH-KDK said: Excellent shots Jack. I hope they have repaired the runway in time for all the other traffic that is due later. It was so bad I almost had a "yard sale," that's where the plane breaks up from the monumental stresses of a hack landing! 51 minutes ago, Bermuda425 said: Coco fall shotz from this neat landscape with lots of obstacles! Thanks much Erik! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Just now, Jack Sawyer said: It was so bad I almost had a "yard sale," that's where the plane breaks up from the monumental stresses of a hack landing! Don't worry too much, too many of my landings end up like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Fine set these. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyager Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Our youth time ... mostly in the middle of aviation is always punctual, following of new places, and we carrying in the luggage of memory... those memories. Great screenshots Jack! Voyager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dolf8857 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Must be a wild trip from Fast Jack, great shots pal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 1 hour ago, dolf8857 said: Must be a wild trip from Fast Jack, great shots pal! Thanks Gerold, GEN was well worth the money. It's beautiful and there's so many things to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btaylo24 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 There are AI F-111 at www,militaryaiworks.com, you could add them to the base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Harmes Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Great shots Jack! Very interesting story too. Geez I feel for that crew chief. Ouch. I never knew you worked on F-111s. One of my favourite aircraft. On 14/11/2016 at 0:11 PM, Jack Sawyer said: Thanks fellas! And my landing, well it was so bad I didn't V key it. I'll tell ya what happened though. I came in at a real bad angle, but I had get-on-the-ground-itis. And this is a VERY hard plane to get right before approach, you must set up a good approach with this thing because it's so darned unforgiving. So I landed at an angle, slid and skidded sideways all the way down the runway at about 120 kts! It was a mess! I haven't actually driven the T-38 for a little while, but I have been flying the F-5E in DCS World a lot. Boy that thing is touchy on the brakes. Almost every landing I have skidded sideways down the runway, just hoping the tyres don't grip and turn me in to a fireball. And that's with a good approach. Now I have actually read the forums and (a bit of) the manual, and discovered I need to use the braking chute to slow down a lot before touching the brakes, so I have now made several successful landings. Boy that thing makes me nervous when it touches down though. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 1 hour ago, scottharmes6 said: Great shots Jack! Very interesting story too. Geez I feel for that crew chief. Ouch. I never knew you worked on F-111s. One of my favourite aircraft. I haven't actually driven the T-38 for a little while, but I have been flying the F-5E in DCS World a lot. Boy that thing is touchy on the brakes. Almost every landing I have skidded sideways down the runway, just hoping the tyres don't grip and turn me in to a fireball. And that's with a good approach. Now I have actually read the forums and (a bit of) the manual, and discovered I need to use the braking chute to slow down a lot before touching the brakes, so I have now made several successful landings. Boy that thing makes me nervous when it touches down though. Cheers, Hi Scott. Yes, that poor guy had quite an ordeal. I think he was American, and if I remember correctly they sent him to Wilfred Hall in San Antonio where he spent a year. It was huge news in Jever on base that month and we all felt sorry for him. Hot brakes on an F-4 are nothing to mess with. Yeah, I worked autopilot/instruments for eight years on the Aardvarks. It was great, I got out after eight years when they sent them all to the bone yard at Davis. So by your description and from what I read too this little rocket with wings is not easy to land. I don't understand why they would use it as a trainer. But it sure is fun. I flew this thing at Mach 1 all over Palm Springs looking for that casino. It was a fast flight, the Orbx scenery went whizzing by only slightly slower than slew speed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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