Iphrofayela Yomsebenzi: I-Navy Plane Captain

ABAORD USS CARL VINSON, ELwandle - Ngokufana nabatshalizimali abaphumelelayo, izindlu zegolide ze-Gold Eagle zihlanganiswe neCarrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 futhi zangena emkhunjini we-USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) zithola izabelo ezivulekile zomsebenzi abakwenzayo kanye nesikhathi bazinikezela emisebenzini yabo eyabelwe.

Ngaphandle kwalokho okubizwa ngokuthi ama-brown, izikhulu zendiza zichithe izinsuku eziningi, ukusebenza kanzima nazo zonke izici zolwazi lwabo kanye nolwazi lwabo ekuqinisekiseni izindiza eziyizinkulungwane zama-dollar kanye nabagibeli bezindiza bazibuyisela endaweni ephephile nsuku zonke.

Ngokusho kweSikhungo Sokuphepha, i-aircraft yanamuhla yendiza yinkimbinkimbi, futhi izikhulu zendiza zivame ukumela umthombo wobuchwepheshe ekuhloleni kwansuku zonke nokuguqula.

Ukuthembela kuyisihluthulelo. Abaqhubi bezindiza kumele bathemba ukuthi zonke izinto zihlolwe kahle, kusho i-Aviation Structural Mechanic yesiKlasi lesi-3 iKeston Raymond, i-Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 8. Uzizwa kahle uma wazi ukuthi uthola ithemba lawo.

Izigijimi zichitha amahora angu-12 kuya kwangu-15 ngosuku ngezindiza zabo. Ngaphandle kokuhlola okuqhubekayo, amahembe obhontshisi ahlola amazinga amanzi, ulungiselele i-cockpit yezindiza futhi uqinisekise ukuthi akukho lutho lwamazwe angaphandle olungonakalisa "inyoni." Ngaphambi kokuba unikeze indiza kuleyo pilot, izinduna zezindiza zisebenza njengesethi yokugcina.

Bakha ama-jets futhi basenze silungele ukuhamba, kusho uLieutenant Eric Taylor, omunye weFighter / Attack Squadron (VFA) ama-147s F / A-18 abashayeli bezindiza.

Ngaphandle kwabo, asikwazi ukwenza imisebenzi yethu. Asikwazanga ukuhamba ngendiza.

Ngezinye izikhathi umthwalo wemfanelo ungase ube mkhulu, kusho uTerrero. Izindiza zezindiza zifana nokuphepha kwezindiza. Nginombono omuhle wokuthi yini eyenzeka nge-F / A-18 yami.

Nakuba izindiza ze-Navy zivame ukuba ezinye zezinsizakalo ezincane kakhulu ezigciniwe, umthwalo wemfanelo ungaba omkhulu.

Indiza, umshayeli wezindiza kanye nenjongo ingakwazi ukuphumula emaphethweni abo.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umphathi wezindiza ukhulu kangakanani, ulawula i-jet, kusho abadlali bama-Aviation Machanists uMate Airman Xavier Terrero, oyedwa wezindiza ze-VFA-146s.

Ngemuva kokuvuka emkhakheni wezinhlaka ze-squadrons, bachitha noma yikuphi izinyanga eziyisithupha ukuya ngonyaka begcwalisa imisebenzi yamaphathi wezindiza ngaphambi kokuba bathuthele emsebenzini onomphela ngaphakathi kweqembu.

Ukunikezwa okwesikhashana emkhakheni wezinhlaka ze-squadrons unikeza abafana abancane umbono wokuthi i-squadron isebenza kanjani ukuthi isekela kanjani i-Navys mission, kusho uTaylor.

Abasolwandle basebenzisa ubuncane bezinsuku ezingu-90 befunda ukungena nokuphuma ngaphambi kokuba bathole isihloko esihloniphekile somphathi wezindiza, futhi babe namagama abo kanye namadolobha abo abahlala kuwo ngesisu esiswini.

(Ukuqeqeshwa kokuqala) kubanika ulwazi kanye nolwazi lwezindiza okungaphezulu nangaphezulu (abanye) abahamba ngokuqondile ukusebenza emsebenzini wabo, kusho i-Aviation Ordnanceman 1st Class (AW) Dru Bond.

I-Terrero ibilokhu ibe yisiphephelo sezindiza cishe izinyanga eziyisithupha futhi maduzane uzoqhubeka nomsebenzi wakhe njengama-machinist aviation. Ngomnyaka ka-19 nje kuphela, iTerreros isebenza njengomphathi wezindiza engamniki nje inzuzo ngaphezu kontanga yakhe, kodwa iningi lezindaba ezitshelayo.

Ngakhula, ngilalele izindaba zami; manje ngifika ukumtshela mina, kusho uTerrero. Ukusebenza njengomphathi wezindiza bekuyisikhathi esihle sokufunda. Ukugula njalo kube ngumphathi wendiza.