{"id":2613,"date":"2013-03-05T23:19:32","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T23:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/03\/05\/i-was-just-flying-along-especially-for-my-aviation-friends\/"},"modified":"2013-03-05T23:19:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T23:19:32","slug":"i-was-just-flying-along-especially-for-my-aviation-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/2013\/03\/05\/i-was-just-flying-along-especially-for-my-aviation-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"I Was, Just Flying Along-especially for my aviation friends"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThere I was, just flying along<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\tThere I was, just flying along, enjoying the flight at 20,000 ft, minding my own business
\n\t\"\"
\n\tAnd what’s so cool is they actually pay me to do this!<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tWhen\u2026\u2026Hmmm… What’s that strange sound? Something feels different! <\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tHey, why am I looking up?<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tWhoa there. What the hell?? Controls aren’t working.<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tTime for a mirror check… Hey, where’s the rest of my F-15?<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tUh oh, it’s over there… I think I’ve got a definite’\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. Aw, sh*t’ What the hell is going on here.<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tI gotta wonder, am I the first guy to ever experience a ‘cockpit-airframe separation anxiety attack’??<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tOK, enough is enough!… I’m outta’ here! But first, the canopy has to go.<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tPhew\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. At least that\u2019s now out of the way\u2026\u2026
\n\t\"\"
\n\tOK, now it’s my turn. I’m gonna be gone as soon as I find that frickin’ lower handle.<\/p>\n

\t\"\"
\n\tGot it\u2026\u2026 I\u2019m gone !!!!!! <\/p>\n

\tThis ‘incident’ caused the USAF to ground its fleet of F-15’s.<\/p>\n

\tHow about the guy who took these pictures? Just when it looks like it’s going to be just another ‘average day at the office’..
\n\tWhat caused a mid-air break up?<\/p>\n

\tThe main "longeron" (stringer) behind the cockpit failed due to corrosion.<\/p>\n

\tTalk about being in the right place at the right time (the photographer)…or the wrong place at the wrong time (the pilot)….. AMAZING PICTURES<\/p>\n

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