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Brownshoes In Action Comix

Ward Carroll

"The kind real aviators like"

The LSO debrief was a bit unorthodox as the young aviator In question was forced to empty his navbag ...

"What's this? Does this tape belong to you?"

Bingo ...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

The CAG LSO noticed a disturbing trend In one of the second-cruise lieutenants ...

"Just like his last ten passes: low flat all the way, overpowered in close, four-wire on the fly, no-grade."

It was only a hunch ...

"Yeah. I listen to it during alerts. What about it?"

"SDO, play this tape backwards, if you please."

(Fortunately, the Coffee Mess Officer had had the foresight to procure a tape deck for the ready room with backwards-play capability.)

Subliminal messages were the culprit ...

"Thanks, Paddles. I owe you one."

"Just keep it off the ramp and stick with safe music, shipmate."