The Scariest Moments You've Had in Your Career as a Pilot

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I think most naval aviators would tell you that landing on the ship is usually the scariest thing and I had a couple of night landings in a snowstorm. My aviation stories about fear are almost all centered around sitting around the back of the ship waiting to land thinking I don't want to do this man. The carrier always for me proved to be the most scary and debilitating not because I was like born for combat or some great combat pilot.

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