Tackling Naval Aviation's #1 Safety Priority: PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES

摘要

I thought I noticed movement in the mirror while taking off for an early morning functional check flight (FCF) in an A-4 Skyhawk out of Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Ceiba, Puerto Rico. A short time later, I again caught movement and realized something with a large wingspan was alive in the back cockpit. A bat was hanging from the aft clock, flexing its wings in irritation at its rude awakening. In my time as a pilot, I have angered my share of naval flight officers and weapon systems officers, but never as much as I did this back-seater.