Comments on: So Others May Live | Memorial Day 2008 http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/ Web 2.0 Integration in Southern California Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:31:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Charles http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/comment-page-1/#comment-430 Charles Thu, 10 Jun 2010 04:11:35 +0000 http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/#comment-430 Thanks Kevin - I'm a firm believer of that ancient saying that you're immortal as long as others remember you. Some days I consider myself lucky to have done what I did when I was young - I don't think I'd have the nerve later to sustain the momentum day after day of flight ops and stuff going sideways all the time... For what it's worth, I found my fair share of bent pins on my ejection seat. Once is too many, and I'll never forget a hotseat when I found one and downed the jet to get it replaced. I think we still launched thanks to PR1 White - just not first off the deck. Hey - I offered to swap seats with the TACCO since the crew was all fired up to launch with my seat crapped out. Unsurprisingly, there were no takers. ;-) Safety of flight - prechecks - all that stuff mitigates risk, it never eliminates it. Thanks Kevin – I’m a firm believer of that ancient saying that you’re immortal as long as others remember you. Some days I consider myself lucky to have done what I did when I was young – I don’t think I’d have the nerve later to sustain the momentum day after day of flight ops and stuff going sideways all the time…

For what it’s worth, I found my fair share of bent pins on my ejection seat. Once is too many, and I’ll never forget a hotseat when I found one and downed the jet to get it replaced. I think we still launched thanks to PR1 White – just not first off the deck.

Hey – I offered to swap seats with the TACCO since the crew was all fired up to launch with my seat crapped out. Unsurprisingly, there were no takers. ;-)

Safety of flight – prechecks – all that stuff mitigates risk, it never eliminates it.

]]> By: Kevin Diggins http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/comment-page-1/#comment-429 Kevin Diggins Wed, 09 Jun 2010 03:55:23 +0000 http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/#comment-429 Wendy was a student of mine at FASO on NASNI. One of the first of two west coast females to go through AW training. The other went on to be a SAR swimmer. I remember Wendy well, and was shocked and very sad about her loss. "General" Lee was about a week away from checking into my command (HS-8) when his helo went down during an FCF at HS-10. A horrible accident that changed the way we all fly. My partner-in-crime, and the funniest guy i ever knew, Grant Kerslake recently went down in a helo crash with all souls lost. The list goes on and on. These were friends and heroes and should all be remembered forever. Wendy was a student of mine at FASO on NASNI. One of the first of two west coast females to go through AW training. The other went on to be a SAR swimmer. I remember Wendy well, and was shocked and very sad about her loss.
“General” Lee was about a week away from checking into my command (HS-8) when his helo went down during an FCF at HS-10. A horrible accident that changed the way we all fly.
My partner-in-crime, and the funniest guy i ever knew, Grant Kerslake recently went down in a helo crash with all souls lost.
The list goes on and on.
These were friends and heroes and should all be remembered forever.

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]]> By: Charles http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/comment-page-1/#comment-401 Charles Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:46:49 +0000 http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/#comment-401 Diandra, thank you for the kind words. If there's anything about S-3B Viking aircrew you ever want to know, contact me. Diandra, thank you for the kind words. If there’s anything about S-3B Viking aircrew you ever want to know, contact me.

]]> By: Diandra http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/comment-page-1/#comment-393 Diandra Thu, 07 May 2009 11:34:54 +0000 http://charlesjeter.com/2008/05/26/so-others-may-live/#comment-393 This about made me cry. I'm wendys niece...Good post. This about made me cry. I’m wendys niece…Good post.

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