Sounds to me that what you need is a POCKETWATCH. With cover! That hangs on a chain, and you pull it out, flip it open, and tuck it away. Very stylish, but then you'd need a fancy coat to go with it. How're your tailoring skills these days?
emmelman, immelman, doh. I think you're right about the visual spectacle, although it cracks me up, seeing how it's a move you can't really do once you get up to jet-speed, at least not for any use in a dog fight -- the g-forces are too severe at jet-speed. Though I did once spend half a day in a field in Sweden watching a jet do practice maneuvers overhead -- including barrel rolls, severe climbs, and other crazy maneuvers, including multiple sonic booms. (My sister and I are such geeks: every sonic boom made us do little cheers in between taking pictures, and I'm quite certain the pilot hung around longer just to show off.)
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Date: 8 Sep 2010 04:06 pm (UTC)emmelman, immelman, doh. I think you're right about the visual spectacle, although it cracks me up, seeing how it's a move you can't really do once you get up to jet-speed, at least not for any use in a dog fight -- the g-forces are too severe at jet-speed. Though I did once spend half a day in a field in Sweden watching a jet do practice maneuvers overhead -- including barrel rolls, severe climbs, and other crazy maneuvers, including multiple sonic booms. (My sister and I are such geeks: every sonic boom made us do little cheers in between taking pictures, and I'm quite certain the pilot hung around longer just to show off.)