---------------------------------------------------------- TeamGrumman-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 02/17/12: 5 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:48 AM - Re: Acceleration (lmassaro) 2. 09:27 AM - Re: Re: Acceleration and wild rides (Linn Walters) 3. 12:39 PM - Re: AG5B Alternator Light (busdriver) 4. 01:17 PM - Re: Re: AG5B Alternator Light (Bob Steward) 5. 02:03 PM - Re: AG5B Alternator Light (busdriver) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:48:07 AM PST US Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Re: Acceleration From: "lmassaro" Whatever the acceleration is, its a kick in the ass. Unfortunately, never had the opportunity to cat or trap in a fighter, but have done it four times in a C-2 while a tech rep on USS Stennis and USS Carl Vinson. I assume it is a much more benign catapult than an F/A-18, but let me tell you, it is an e-ticket ride. Sitting backwards in the cargo space during the cat adds an interesting twist. Trapping is pretty boring IMHO. Funny side story. On one cat, the one of the cargo crew immediately unclipped their harness. Well, the C-2 pilot decided to fly back to San Diego (about 80 nm) at about 200 MSL. He pushed over and I watched the crewmember go airborne then come crashing down. Funny. Good thing he was wearing headgear. Lawrence Massaro 9186M 1992 AG-5B KRNM 626FT 1991 AG-5B KAUN Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366470#366470 ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 09:27:44 AM PST US From: Linn Walters Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Re: Acceleration and wild rides I was a Navy TACAN tech on San Clemente Island. The carriers used to do quals steaming between SCI and Catalina. The TACAN on the carrier (forget the name) went down while their techs were gone, and I got the repair call. A Lieutenant picked me up in an F-4 along with my tools and a short (really short) trip to a trap on the carrier. I really thought we crashed and the airplane was totalled! Repaired the antenna (what a view of the deck ops!!!), had lunch, and a shot in a different F-4, different Lieutenant ... maybe the first one was totalled??? :-) I got to roll and loop the F-4 on a much longer trip back to the island. I need to tell you that at that point in my aviation hobby all I knew about were radio control airplanes. But what a ride it was. Linn On 2/17/2012 9:47 AM, lmassaro wrote: > --> TeamGrumman-List message posted by: "lmassaro" > > Whatever the acceleration is, its a kick in the ass. > > Unfortunately, never had the opportunity to cat or trap in a fighter, but have done it four times in a C-2 while a tech rep on USS Stennis and USS Carl Vinson. I assume it is a much more benign catapult than an F/A-18, but let me tell you, it is an e-ticket ride. Sitting backwards in the cargo space during the cat adds an interesting twist. Trapping is pretty boring IMHO. > > Funny side story. On one cat, the one of the cargo crew immediately unclipped their harness. Well, the C-2 pilot decided to fly back to San Diego (about 80 nm) at about 200 MSL. He pushed over and I watched the crewmember go airborne then come crashing down. Funny. Good thing he was wearing headgear. > > Lawrence Massaro > 9186M 1992 AG-5B KRNM > 626FT 1991 AG-5B KAUN > > > Read this topic online here: > > http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366470#366470 > > ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 12:39:54 PM PST US Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Re: AG5B Alternator Light From: "busdriver" Alternator light update- Removed the cowling for annual today and found the "AUX" wire pulled loose from the alternator. I have looked through every diagram I have and cannot find definitively where to hook it back up. I assume it hooks to one of the "Field" wires that have the jumper between them? Thank you in advance for any info you can provide. -Curt Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366498#366498 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 01:17:54 PM PST US Subject: Re: TeamGrumman-List: Re: AG5B Alternator Light From: Bob Steward It attaches to the output post, along with the big wire. Or at least it does on the 12v, Ford alternators. Would have to pull the wiring diagram for the AG-5B. If you have just the wire, then the ring lug ought to still be on the post where it attaches. --Bob Steward Birmingham, AL Sent from Samsung mobile ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:03:58 PM PST US Subject: TeamGrumman-List: Re: AG5B Alternator Light From: "busdriver" Thanks Bob, I guess I'll find out when I pull the alternator. Hopefully they didn't just crimp it in with another wire on the same connector. -Curt Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=366506#366506 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message teamgrumman-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/TeamGrumman-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/teamgrumman-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/teamgrumman-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.