Well Erik is back home and he brought with him the FANTASTIC news that he earned his Carrier Qualification (CQ). It was a stressful and exciting time for him since hooking a wire while he was controlling the stick is kind of a big deal.
He earned the qual while out in Jacksonville for the week, amidst crappy weather and other operational antics. He can tell the story sometime, but I warn you he speaks in an aviation language that is riddled with acronyms and terms that just don't make sense. "I was trying to catch an ace, but I got the three instead because I was trying to fly high on the ball, but not clara high. KFDGJISDFGJL. Actually, my first pass was bad because of the burble purple nurple and I thought I might DQ. I was bummed my HUD tape didn't work. ASDGKJSILRGJA."
Hmm... it all sort of makes sense to me when he tells the story with a gleam in his eye.
Hmm... it all sort of makes sense to me when he tells the story with a gleam in his eye.
And let's also hold a moment of silence for the boat 'stache as it departed Erik's upper lip this weekend and went on its way to caterpillar heaven. He was not allowed to trim it lest it upset "the boat gods" so we are very happy that he CQ'd for this reason, too. But it was a good 'stache and an honorable 'stache and will (not) be missed.
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