- Me
Reamer walks into the hanger bay suited up ready for a test flight.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Lt.!
· Great to see you Sir! ( salutes)
- Me
(Returns Salute) Hi Hitman what's up?
· I'm going to take my new Viper out for a test flight to make sure it's ready for our next mission.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Oh nothing just thought I would come and give my Viper a once over.
· How about I join you?
- Me
That sounds like a plan!!!
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Great I'll grab my flight gear.
- Me
I'll do my pre-flight and wait for you.
· The flight crew moves Reamers Viper into the launch tube.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
(Running while still getting flight suit on) OK!
· Let me get in and I'll do my pre-flight...
- Me
Reamer does a walk around and checks all six FireFox AIM-9000's.
· Everything looks great!!!
· I'm climbing in the cockpit to finish my pre-flight.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Looks in good shape.
· Let me climb up...
· (settles in the cockpit to finish preflight)
- Me
My Pre-flight's complete, I'm ready to launch!!!!!
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I'll see you out there.
- Me
Launching in 3, 2, 1........
· Roger that Hitman!!!
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Preflight is complete.
· I am ready for launch…
· (Hitman you are cleared for launch)
- Me
Wohoo....it feels great to be flying again....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Launching in 3.....2.....1... GO!!!!
- Me
The chief did a great job on my new bird.......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I am clear of the launch bay.
- Me
This thing feels just like my old one!!!!
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Chief is very good at what he does.
- Me
Thank the Gods....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
All right Lt, lets test it out...
- Me
Yeah....let’s push this thing.......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Ok are you ready!!
- Me
I'm going to head to the perimeter of the fleet and do a few rolls and what ever I feel like....
· Follow the leader.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Barrel Rolls are a good way to get going!
· I am right behind you!
- Me
Yeah that will test almost all the moving surfaces at once....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
You got that right!
- Me
Reamer pushes it to full throttle as if the Cylons were biting him.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Make sure every thing is tied down!
- Me
Hahahahaha what a ride......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
(Hitman follows)
· WOOOOHOOOO!!!
- Me
At least all the engines work.....
· OK I'll get serious now.
· Executing barrel rolls.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I never liked these.
· Reminds me of too much Ambrosia...
- Me
Yeah I hear ya, OK that's enough.....I'm breaking into a couple split Esses.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
You are looking great!!!
- Me
Too much of a good thing usually isn't good......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I don't think you lost a step Lt!
- Me
OK I'm going to pull up hard into a steep climb and see if it stalls.....
· Great, what a responsive bird.....
· This one is almost better than my old ride.....
· I ought to crash more often.......hehehehehahahahahahaha
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I told you Chief is good!
· Don't say that too loud!!
· HAHAHA!!
- Me
Hey, how about we try that new maneuver, the Starburst?
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
OK! Let's do it!
- Me
It's really simple, just follow me Hitman.....
· It's almost what I just did.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I am right here!
- Me
We start out flying straight and level.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Ok
· Then...
- Me
Then pull back hard on the stick and climb straight up.
· as you accelerate so you don't stall.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
OK! GOT IT!
· Of course yes…
- Me
OK, that's about high enough.
· Now, do a reverse half roll and go into a straight down dive. Like the Hammerhead.......
· Wow, what a rush.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Reverse half roll... got ya! ...
· WOAA! YES!!! LOVE IT!!!
· Now that is Frakkin' cool!!
· The rest of the squad is going to love this!
- Me
As you start to dive roll so you’re facing away from the direction we climbed at the start of the maneuver.
· But keep diving.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Got it… holding on is the hard part!
- Me
OK, now were at the bottom of the dive about where we began.
· Now just pull back on the stick and level out flying back the same way we started the maneuver.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Leveling out....
- Me
Great, now imagine we're traveling from the center of a wheel to the outer rim.
· As if to follow a spoke.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Ok. I see now!!
- Me
Each of our flights will be doing the same thing, but in different directions 72 degrees apart.
· It's kind of like shooting a Rocket in the air.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I get it now. I wasn't real sure at first but now....
· This is going to be Frakkin' epic!
- Me
When it explodes the debris goes in different directions and falls back to where the rocket was launched.
· Except we will go in different directions.
· It sounds strange at first.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Very cool.
· It does but now that I have done it, it will be great.
- Me
The important part is when each flight is speeding into the middle of the circle. We all pull up without crashing into each other.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I hope we can execute it precisely.
- Me
Then we all climb and then roll away from each other into a dive and head back away from the center the same way we started.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
It will take nerves of steel to stay in your seat.
· but well worth it I think
- Me
Yeah it will.....
· I showed the maneuver to Major Leonidas earlier today.
· He said the nuggets will be watching and leaning via Dradis.
· That was cool.......lets take a couple laps around the fleet
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Well this is going to look even better on DRADIS
· OK... Let’s Go!
· OH! And no more holding back...
- Me
I think so; it will be like we're drawing a flower or a five spoke mag wheel!!!!!!!
· Yeah.....full speed ahead Dam the Cylons.......hahahahahahaha
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
hahahahaha!!!
- Me
Oh I had to mention our friends........
· Look at that....10 O'clock.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
You seem to be a magnet…
· I see…
· I got your wing.
- Me
Yeah.....the Cylons are still listening in on our briefings or maybe it's the hanger deck.....
· Lets dust them off, they don't seem to know we're here yet.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I don't know...
· Its not even recycling day yet....
- Me
Let’s dive on them suckers.......Yeah.....
· Oh well, I need to test my guns anyway.....
· Moving targets are more fun.....
· Reamer lights em up.........guns blazing.....as he dives......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
You know it! (Guns Blazing) AHHHHHH!!!!
- Me
Re-cycle day was never better........hahahahahahaha
· Eat led sucker......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I love the smell of metal in the morning!!
- Me
Yeah....this one's breaking up........
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Nice shooting Lt. you have been keeping sharp!
- Me
Scrap in the wind........
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
All they are is scrap in the wind
- Me
Yeah I had a lots of sim time while my arm was healing.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Looks like the rest are buggin' out.
- Me
Hey what happened.....we scared them away.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
There is something wrong here.
· These metal heads never just leave.
- Me
We need to play well with others, but they don't stay long enough for the lesson.......LOL
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Oh well I guess that’s why I'm always in detention…
- Me
Well maybe they're planning something big.
· Yeah me too....
· I hope we see them again tomorrow night.
· Well that was a great test flight.....
· Lets head back to the Raven.
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
That was a great flight!
· You need to decompress and get ready for tomorrow.
· We need you to be sharp tomorrow.
- Me
Sounds good to me Hitman!!!! It's great to be back in the cockpit though......
· We need to always remember there's only one of each of us......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I can't think of any other place i would rather be.
- Me
The Cylons can afford to be sloppy, we can't......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
That is right. No resurrection ship out here for us.
· We have to be sharp ... like a razor.
- Me
We're coming up on the Raven........
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Always a good looking site to see.
- Me
Yeah I think my rack is calling me. I had a tough day.
· OK, I got the Ball............
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
See you inside,
- Me
Slowing down to landing speed........
· Perfect landing, look chief no skid marks........Yeah........
· Mag locks on.......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
(Raven to Hitman you are clear to land Call the Ball at your will)
· This is Hitman I got the Ball
· Reduce speed.....
· Skids down…
· Mag lock on…
- Me
Back in the hanger deck, Climbing out.......wow what a nice Viper....this one's a keeper!!!!
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
WOW! Nice flying Lt!! Tomorrow is going to be epic!
- Me
Yeah, tomorrow's going to be a great day I can feel it in my bones.....
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
I'm gonna hit the showers I'll see you tomorrow Lt.
- Me
Hey Chief, refuel and Re-arm our birds for tomorrow.......
- Eric "Hitman" Morelli
Nice Flying (waves)
- Me
Great flight Hitman, thanks for joining me!!!!!
· I got to go, I'll catch up with you later Hitman!!!!!!!
- 11:04 PM
