Feet Wet(aviator talk for reaching the safety of water) is a chronicle of adventure, heroism, courage, and humor, with some of the most exciting passages ever written on flying. In his remarkable careerfrom "nugget" to competent jet aviator, to test pilot,
Feet Wet(aviator talk for reaching the safety of water) is a chronicle of adventure, heroism, courage, and humor, with some of the most exciting passages ever written on flying.
In his remarkable careerfrom “nugget” to competent jet aviator, to test pilot, to Vietnam fighter pilot, to air wing commander, to head of “Fightertown, USA”Paul Gillcrist flew the F-8 Crusader, F-4 Phantom, F-14 Tomcat, and a myriad of other tactical aircraft.
He took part in the Navy’s transition to jet aircraft, when accident rates were high and many feared that jets would not be able to operate in the harsh, demanding environment of “blue water ops.”
Gillcrist saw the introduction of critical innovationsthe angled deck, steam catapult, optical landing systemthat saved carrier jet aviation from extinction. Few aviators have had such varied and fascinating experiences, and few could write about them with such eloquence.
From his magical first flight the sheer ecstasy of being airborne, to the heart-pounding excitement of his first night “trap,” the terror of ejecting from a test plane spinning out of control, to dodging SAMs and jousting with MiGs over HanoiGillcrist takes the reader into his world and vividly conveys what all pilots live forthe tremendous “high” of all-out flying. As part of his absorbing stories.
Gillcrist shares technical information on carrier aviation; the reader sees, step-by-step, how an airplane is launched, and then trapped again on a small deck aboard a moving shipthis, the most difficult feat in aviation. Gillcrist retired in 1985 after a 33-year career as a naval aviator.
He commanded a fighter squadron, a carrier air wing, a major jet base, and as a flag officer, the Pacific Fleet fighter wing. He flew 167 combat missions in three Vietnam combat deployments, for which he was awarded seventeen combat decorations.[AuthorName]By Paul T. Gillcrist[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]27 images[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Reflections of a Carrier Pilot[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]27 images[/ColorPattern]
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