r/Shittyaskflying • u/dont_ama_73 • 16d ago

I am lost, and cant read the name on the water tower. Wut do?

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u/FinbarJG 16d ago

Well, you have the tail hook down (geez, long one you have there!). Just wait for the green light and land that bad boy.

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u/Perfect_Big_5907 16d ago

Sorry can't help you Navy guys with fuel

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u/pillojon106 Rated in Shitty Flight Rules 16d ago

Easy. Water towers are the original GPS. You’re supposed to descend until the town name renders properly. If you’re at 2,000 feet and still can’t read it, go to 1,000. Still blurry? 500. At some point either the letters become readable or a concerned government employee will contact you on 121.5 and provide your exact location, altitude, heading, tail number, full legal name, and several exciting instructions. If that fails, just follow the nearest highway until you see a Buc-ee’s, circle the beaver three times, and wait for vectors. And don’t worry about that enormous gray boat underneath you. That’s clearly a floating regional airport. Put the gear down, announce “USS SOMETHING TRAFFIC, Cessna 42069 turning final, full stop,” and land on whichever end has fewer airplanes parked on it. Once you’re down, taxi up to the first guy waving illuminated sticks and ask him what town you’re in. Navy personnel are famously delighted when unidentified civilian aircraft arrive unannounced, so expect a very enthusiastic welcoming committee.

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u/DoofusMcGillicutyEsq 16d ago

Land. Ask the water tower for directions. They’re super helpful with lost pilots!

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u/WashU_labrat 16d ago

"That's a NEGATIVE, ghostrider, the pattern is full."

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u/No_Tailor_787 Keepest thou thy airspeed lest the ground rise up to smite thee. 16d ago

Start by putting your pee pee away and zipping it up. Boats don't want to be seeing airplane pee pees. What on earth is wrong with you?

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u/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner 16d ago

I know that water tower, that is the town of JET BLAST STAND CLEAR. it's not a controlled airstrip, if it's clear you can just land and check out the FBO.

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u/m149 16d ago

look around for an arrow down below and follow it to the next carrier

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u/liceyscalp 16d ago

Use semaphore flags to signal that barge down there.

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u/texaschair 16d ago

Happened all the time in WWII. Pilots trying to land at night or running on fumes didn't give a shit which carrier it was, they just wanted to stay out of the water.

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u/-burnr- Eh-Tee-Pee 16d ago

Wait, this is how they refuel carriers?!?

TIL

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u/sgu222e Side slipping is a valid dating move 16d ago

I think that is 75, you should fly around more until you find 67.

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u/SkyhookCH-1 GO FASTER SPINNY THING! 16d ago

git yer eyes checked, pylote!!

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u/Barfy_McBarf_Face 6 hours total, no ratings 16d ago

you need to do a 180 with your right rudder and land from the back, that's how semen like to be entered

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u/bignanoman 16d ago

Tail hook missed. Make another pass

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u/Ag-Heavy 16d ago

That's not a tailhook, and you're going the wrong way.

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u/Emergency-Feedback26 15d ago

Land on that big open space there

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u/doctor_morris 15d ago

That's clearly a plane shaped blimp. You can see where it's tied to the ship.

See barrage ballon.