Only cool in the sense it was very breezy in the cockpit for the ride home.
It's Monday...time for another Sierra Hotel installment of not so great moments in aviation.
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In November 2002, an F-14D from VF-213 squadron, was giving a Familiarization Flight to an officer from one of the Aegis Class Cruisers. Unfortunately sometime during the flight; the passenger's harness straps were not properly adjusted, and while in a negative G push, he began to float out of his seat. In a regrettable attempt to readjust his position, he reached down and grabbed the yellow and black stripped handle.
Within a millisecond, the now ballistic passenger was no longer in the Tomcat. Thankfully, his chute deployed properly, and he touched down with nothing more than minor injuries. The ejected passenger was rescued in a short amount of time, and the Tomcat was recovered without further incident, after a nice sunny convertible ride back to NAS Fallon.
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