SMITTY'S RIDE

This is a picture that Ron Lohman took when we were making one of those out-of -trim dives with a LRRP team on an insertion.  This could have been at Recondo School or in support of some non-Delta LRRPs, but it was definitely an insertion.  Note the IAS of 115+ kts and rate of decent at 3000 fpm and the artificial horizon tipped almost to Cobra nose down attitude.    I think a lot of the guys will relate to this snap shot of the instrument panel during an insertion.  Ed Young and John Wehr were among those that showed me how to kick it out-of-trim and get it to fall like this without exceeding the redline on IAS.  I'm sure that I did some that were more than the 120 kts redline with descents in excess of 3000; especially if we were going to miss the hole on the first try!  Hope yall enjoy this one.  Please share with others.