Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Or delivering groceries
Greg B�tit, Vergennes, VT
>I made deployments with HC-6 flying off supply ships (AFS) in the Med. "Slipping the meat to the fleet". It was a fun mission, somebody had to do it.
Greg -who thought 5 traps on the wooden deck of the Lady Lex in a T-28 was 5 too many.
Re: Foreign Object Damage
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
>I never really cared for the term FOD for the stray bits and pieces that we picked up. FOD to be is descriptive of the Damage caused.
Before the item causes damage I think it should be called a FO as on foreign Object
With that said FOD is any item that is in the airplane that shouldn't be there, which in some cases includes the pilots ;~)
Todd O.
Re: Foreign Object Damage
Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio
>In the 60's, we referred to it as "Foreign Objects & Debris."
T2 Buckeye
Don Thompson - Cutler Ridge, Florida
>FWIW, I couldn't recall what one looked like, so I found this pic:
Re: Foreign Object Damage
Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(
>I never knew that Jim, but like that better than what is used today.
Never made sense to me. "Lets fo find some FOD" which meant, "Lets go look for stuff that will/could/can cause damage" but to me meant "Lets go inspect the airplanes for damage"
The damage was FOD, and what causedwas simply a Foreign Object or F-O for short.
Coarse, with that said, and what with my Infantry background if somebody said let's go look for some F-O's I'd interpert that as Foes and grab up my rifle.
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh well, what with the bajillions of Navy acronyms they all can't be spot on.
Todd O.
DEFINITELY a power tool
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>
Some of which acronyms
Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA
>have provided irreplaceable terms for non-military English. I am thinking not merely of SNAFU, but also the finer distinction made possible by FUBAR.
Out of respect for our non-U.S. cousins, a glossary (slightly cleaned up - this is a family forum):
SNAFU: Situation Normal, all fouled up
FUBAR: Fouled up beyond all recognition
Lady Lex...
Martin from Granbury
>I have 4 traps and 2 touch and go's on the Lex. It was my boat for initial qual in the T-2C as a student. It is now a museum down in Corpus Christi. Very small deck, expecially compared to the most recently commissioned carriers.
When your hook catches that wire for the first time, you are in awe. When you experience your first cat shot, you are in ecstasy. I have always said someone should make an amusement park ride that captures those feelings, but you could never duplicate the feeling of "I cheated death again".
I miss the cats and traps, too.
Re: Foreign Object Damage
Mike Real from Pittsburgh
>Hmmm, from my army days I would look for a F-O .....forward observer for the artillery