Think You Could Handle It?

[Swampfox21]

Id do it.... i know i would probley pass out though

 

[Cigary43]

I'd do it for sure,,,,but I'd like to have it video taped in case I pass out so I can see what it looked like.

 

[Volusianator]

The pilots wear a special "G" suit that forces the blood from the lower part of their body upward to help prevent passing out. That and training on how to breathe and tighten certain muscle groups enable them to do so.

I was fortunate to spend a week aboard an aircraft carrier and had some cool talks with F-18 pilots. I would take a ride with them in a heartbeat. I did get to do a carrier landing and takeoff on another trip aboard the carrier, not on an F-18 though. Still wicked cool.

Charlie I thought of you when I posted this and the conversation we had about your visit on that ship.

Me, yeah, I'd try it, and I think the passing out would be cool. I like how the pilot each time said, "you're back with me now"! How cool!