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Looked like asphalt,crumbled like pastry. If that farmer hadn't been passing and kindly offered to tow us out we may have had to settle in for the winter. God bless the Norwegians!
Completed shoulder widening, new concrete roadside barriers, drainage improvements, and re-paving along a section of Highway 97 at Cuisson Creek.
Hill Aerospace Museum
Skyhook Recovery System
I was a 2/LT right out of Air Intelligence School and assigned to the 3 TFW at Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of Viet Nam in 1968. Word came down that the Air Rescue Service was going to demonstrate the Fulton "Skyhook" Recovery System for all assigned flying personnel and that they would like to have a volunteer to be the "dummy" to be picked-up. This seemed like a great opportunity for me. As luck would have it, a TSgt on base also volunteered and lost the flip of the coin to see who would get picked-up. Two days before the demonstration was to take place, the TSgt was in the base hospital with a severe case of the flu, and my boss called and said "you're now the dummy". That's the first and only time that my boss called me a "dummy" and I was overjoyed!
The afternoon of the day before the demonstration, the Air Rescue C-130 arrived and I was asked to attend the briefing for the guy who was going to be "picked-up". I was informed that I would be just like a downed crewmember and would have to read the directions that would be dropped with the recovery kit. The next morning I was taken to the other side of the base where the whole wing was assembled to watch the show. The C-130 dropped the recovery kit with the Air Rescue coordinator briefing all-present as to what was taking place. When the kit hit the ground I was told to get over there and get with the program. After releasing the parachute from the kit. I got out the instructions and proceeded from there. The recovery "suit" I put on was designed for all geographical locations, including the North and South Poles. It became a contest to see if I could deploy the system and get recovered before I died of heat exhaustion. The real work is the deployment and filling-up of the balloon and the securing of the balloon to the recovery suit without it "getting away." It might be helpful at this point to mention that the deployment of a very large balloon 1500 feet into the air that does not look anything like any bird found on earth tends to alert the enemy that are looking for you of a possible location (like, here I am!!).
The actual "pick-up" is smooth and so quick that you don't have any time to analyze what is really going on. You next find yourself at 1500 feet in the air and going 150MPH and praying to God that the rope doesn't snap (this all happens in less than 3 seconds!) I took just 6 minutes to winch me into the back end to the C-130, but it seemed like a lot longer than that.
Randall A Roberts, LTCOL, USA Retired
1. The Fulton Recovery package is delivered to the downed crewmember.
2. The crewmember must read the directions, assemble and inflate the balloon.
3. The crewmember dons the recovery suit, attaches it to the balloon and awaits pickup.
4. The moment of pickup, next stop 1500 feet above the ground at a speed of 150mph being pulled behind the C-130. All this in less than 3 seconds!
Allotted time for Skyhook procedure is 12 minutes.
2/52 - My poor dog She had knee surgery yesterday and we just brought her home tonight. She has to be confined to the bathroom and only go outside on a leash for 8 weeks - it is currently 20 degrees outside with snow on the ground, and I am 8 months pregnant. So we will be having a baby before the recovery period is up- talk about 'imperfect'!
Maurice Buckley,Altobridge; Des Farren, Servusnet and Pat Lucey, Aspiracon at the it@cork Recovery Through Technology Conference held at the Radisson Blu Hotel
Pic: GMC Photography
Paul Stoddard comes out to see the damage after one of the cars spun in practice for the Minardi 2-seater race at Rockingham
Hill Aerospace Museum
Skyhook Recovery System
I was a 2/LT right out of Air Intelligence School and assigned to the 3 TFW at Bien Hoa Air Base, Republic of Viet Nam in 1968. Word came down that the Air Rescue Service was going to demonstrate the Fulton "Skyhook" Recovery System for all assigned flying personnel and that they would like to have a volunteer to be the "dummy" to be picked-up. This seemed like a great opportunity for me. As luck would have it, a TSgt on base also volunteered and lost the flip of the coin to see who would get picked-up. Two days before the demonstration was to take place, the TSgt was in the base hospital with a severe case of the flu, and my boss called and said "you're now the dummy". That's the first and only time that my boss called me a "dummy" and I was overjoyed!
The afternoon of the day before the demonstration, the Air Rescue C-130 arrived and I was asked to attend the briefing for the guy who was going to be "picked-up". I was informed that I would be just like a downed crewmember and would have to read the directions that would be dropped with the recovery kit. The next morning I was taken to the other side of the base where the whole wing was assembled to watch the show. The C-130 dropped the recovery kit with the Air Rescue coordinator briefing all-present as to what was taking place. When the kit hit the ground I was told to get over there and get with the program. After releasing the parachute from the kit. I got out the instructions and proceeded from there. The recovery "suit" I put on was designed for all geographical locations, including the North and South Poles. It became a contest to see if I could deploy the system and get recovered before I died of heat exhaustion. The real work is the deployment and filling-up of the balloon and the securing of the balloon to the recovery suit without it "getting away." It might be helpful at this point to mention that the deployment of a very large balloon 1500 feet into the air that does not look anything like any bird found on earth tends to alert the enemy that are looking for you of a possible location (like, here I am!!).
The actual "pick-up" is smooth and so quick that you don't have any time to analyze what is really going on. You next find yourself at 1500 feet in the air and going 150MPH and praying to God that the rope doesn't snap (this all happens in less than 3 seconds!) I took just 6 minutes to winch me into the back end to the C-130, but it seemed like a lot longer than that.
Randall A Roberts, LTCOL, USA Retired
1. The Fulton Recovery package is delivered to the downed crewmember.
2. The crewmember must read the directions, assemble and inflate the balloon.
3. The crewmember dons the recovery suit, attaches it to the balloon and awaits pickup.
4. The moment of pickup, next stop 1500 feet above the ground at a speed of 150mph being pulled behind the C-130. All this in less than 3 seconds!
Allotted time for Skyhook procedure is 12 minutes.
I was away from my apt for 17 hours yesterday due to the shoot in Portland. Today was nice, I went on a 5 mile walk/run with a friend then she made leftovers for dinner. After that I hung out with another friend at work, then two other friends at night..
by then everything started going downhill as everyone we all knew became emotional all at once.
i just need a hug.
(taken on time, edited the following day)
The largest Recovery Walk in 12 years. More than 20,000 people celebrated RECOVERY Sept. 12, 2013 at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.
The recovery of a lorry that went over the bridge in Cullybackey sometime in the 90s. Thankfully, no casualties.
Tow and recovery vehicle used by the USAF. Made by the Kaiser Auto company in 1978. Now owned by an individual it runs well but does require some major maintenance.
medical science, along with personal testimony from recovering addicts, is showing that regular exercise can be effective in breaking and managing the cycle of dependence.
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