Last week, my government called:
I am an Aerospace Physiologist at [removed by request] on board Marine Corps Air Station [removed by request]. As the name/title implies, we are one of the training units of aviation physiology training for the Navy & Marine Corps. Part of that training is a G tolerance improvement program that we teach to Sailors and Marines whose outstanding job performance is rewarded with an opportunity for a one time only flight in the back seat of an F/A-18. We would like to use one or two portions of your video clip about your Blue Angels experience to show them the effects of G forces on someone who has never experienced aircraft induced G forces. Would it be possible to get a downloadable copy of your video?
Thank you for your consideration in assisting the Navy/Marine Corps' finest.
Respectfully,
[removed by request]
Years ago, when I posted my Blue Angels video, the world was a dial-up place. No more. Most of you... actually, considering the sloppy way I code these pages... all of you are on some sort of high speed circuit.
Now that the navy wants it, I've taken the opportunity to lovingly remaster it (as they say when they're trying to sell old TV shows on DVD) for broadband viewing and posted it to the site.
Click here to fly with me and the Navy's Blue Angels. What a ride!
Blogger's note: Since my original posting, the writer has asked if I would hide his name and base. Doing this for someone in the active military is the right thing. It is a real email, even without the name.
This is not a good sign. Here's the first email of the morning for me:
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