Susan Katz Keating: Milspotters' Challenge: Ordering Pizza From Aerial Delivery Crew?

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Milspotters' Challenge: Ordering Pizza From Aerial Delivery Crew?

Any thoughts, Dear Ones?

Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Eric Harris.

17 comments:

Susan Katz Keating said...: Anyone who guesses "casting a big bunny head shadow onto a giant rock" will be sent to replace Minicapt on Campfire Duty.; May 23, 2012 at 1:56 PM
Nick K said...: The old using a signal-mirror-to-show-aircraft-your-position/because-you're-bored trick. Signaling aircraft using a signal mirror requires one use the two fingers as a referance point to aim and flash sunflight in direction the aircraft over head.; May 23, 2012 at 2:06 PM
BillT said...: She's doing it wrong -- you only need to use your fingers when you're using a plain ol' mirror. The one in the pic is a purpose-built survival mirror, which only requires you to use one hand (in case you break your arm during the crash sequence). It gives you a glowing dot of sunlight as an aiming point when you look through the center of the orienting circle in the mirror.

With five seconds of practice, you can annoy an SAR pilot from 10 miles away.; May 23, 2012 at 3:06 PM
Nick K said...: She's using the fingers and the survival mirror together for increased accuracy.; May 23, 2012 at 3:46 PM
El jefe said...: At least she didn't break a fingernail when her plane went down. Don't try to tell me she is a real pilot.; May 23, 2012 at 4:33 PM
Minicapt said...: In the absence of El Capitan, the Squamish Chief, or Uluru … no big rock present.

Cheers; May 23, 2012 at 6:00 PM
Nick K said...: Of course I mean that she's trying to improve accuracy in the most jokingly way possible...; May 24, 2012 at 8:17 AM
El jefe said...: I am still lookin at those nails. Is that standard issue Airfarce pilot equipment?; May 24, 2012 at 11:10 AM
BillT said...: Heh -- Nick's right. With that "arm tucked close for a tight pic" pose, she's gonna be as accurate as a beach ball flung from a trebuchet.

She may be a C-17 pilot, el jefe. She looks to be about 5-foot-6, which would make her the right height for a hauler, but 8 inches too tall to be a fighter pilot...; May 24, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Nick K said...: Bill, she probably is, it would explain why there is a SSgt along with her, he's part of the aircrew (i.e. loadmaster).; May 24, 2012 at 4:29 PM
BillT said...: He's probably there to keep her from wandering into the impact area.

"Oh, look! Pickup trucks -- we're saved!"

"No, ma'am -- those are supposed to be the enemy technicals they told us about at the briefing 10 minutes ago."; May 25, 2012 at 11:20 AM
Poppin' Fresh said...: Whaddya mean, "...8 inches too short to be a fighter pilot"? At least *half* the USAF fighter pilots I know are taller than I am! And tougher, too!; May 25, 2012 at 11:29 AM
No One. Just, No One. said...: "We're lost. Ask that guy for directions."

"No. I'll find it. I know where I am."

"Give me the map."

"No! I know where I am!"; May 25, 2012 at 11:45 AM
BillT said...: "Now, pay close attention, Sergeant. You'll never be lost in the woods if you remember that moss always grows on the north side of the trees."

"The last time we saw wood, Ma'am, it was petrified."

"Oh, right. Well, then, pay close attention, Sergeant. You'll never be lost in the desert if you remember that moss always grows on the north side of your fingernails."; May 26, 2012 at 4:03 AM
Nick K said...: "Alright Sergeant, since I'm in charge, I'm gonna have you build a shelter, gather wood from the petrified forest, start a fire, find us some grub, and locate a good water source while I use this mirror to start signalling..."; May 27, 2012 at 10:03 AM
Old Timer said...: Hey what happened to carving giant signals in the dirt!

LAND ON THE X; May 27, 2012 at 3:55 PM
Nick K said...: Because people might confuse the X for buried treasure...; May 28, 2012 at 7:52 AM