Great video, this just proves the only thing more impressive than flight ops on the ship is night flight ops on the ship. Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!
Nope, no night optics, and you wouldn't want them, depth perception is already bad enough at night. Besides, you don't need them...yes, former Hawkeye pilot here.@@staycxld
Great job - best vid I've seen showing an E-2 landing with comms. Former E-2 pilot here. IRL you can see a little more but it's still really dark. This video doesn't even show haw hard the pilots have to work in the "stack" before they "push".
As a "Fat Kid" myself, I always respected the E-2 dudes for flying real "working" yoke-and-rudder passes with a big gust-sensitive aircraft. No mode-1 and few gizmos to help ease the workload. It always looked like a handful - much respect! My only critique is that personally, I don't like LSO phrases like "right for lineup" coming from anyone except the LSO while on the ball. Minor quibble and perhaps it was a culture thing for the S-3's I flew. But I could be mistaken - perhaps the pilot at the controls verbalized it (no problem in that case) while I assumed the co-pilot said it.
@@WarHoover Yes that was the right seat guy. The difference is in the E-2 he is also a pilot, and often times a senior one. I never minded the help. I wouldn't like it coming from an NFO. I even had senior right seat guys ride the throttles with their left hand and make small adjustments. That was only when I was very junior, of course.
I literally watched both of your videos multiple times over and over lol. I know to you guys it's just another day doing flight ops (day or night) but to anyone who's never been on the deck of a aircraft carrier (especially as a pilot) it's absolutely sick how coordinated the operation is.
incredible stuff to watch, went like clockwork, a hair high and right, but well within references. hats off to the men and women who do this, it's a heck of a job.
From the intercom conversation I would guess this is a non CAPC (Carrier Aircraft Plane Commander) making their first or among their night traps. There is an interesting comment many will have missed. At 4:05 the CAPC advises "a little right for line-up" at 4:09 he advises "Don't let the burble get you." If you freeze the video at 4:09 you will see that the aircraft is passing through line-up left to right and and is about 1/2 to 3/4 of a ball high. Since we can't see the Angle of Attack repeater we don't know about the approach speed. The pilot is 4 seconds away from touch down and has at least 2 of 3 factors that need attention at a very critical part of the approach. For the E-2 this is the most demanding (and potentially dangerous) parts of the approach. As an E-2 CAPC my brain is telling me - if I try to correct for the high ball with a power reduction there is a distinct chance the burble will cause a rapid sink rate and come down at the ramp. With an axial wind this line-up will work okay. I will maintain power settings and tweak the nose down ever so slightly. (Again, this is without knowing the angle of attack.) This is a perfect illustration of what makes the E-2 difficult to land well. Little deviations from ideal can gang up on you and turn an otherwise great approach into a can of worms. GJD - thanks for posting and causing my blood pressure to spike. 😰
I'm no pilot but I caught the ball coming low again in the last second before touchdown. Definitely overcorrecting in the last 5 seconds can be worse than doing nothing at all
it sounds like the first officer was the Pilot Flying, the encouraging words from the captain during the approach reminded me of when i was a FO on the 737 good luck for you both
if I could give that two thumbs up I would. As a PPL holder and bit of a plane nut this was the best vid, top one!! I thought my first solo and cross country was cool, to do a night carrier landing has to be the pinnacle of flying
Landing on a dark carrier deck like this is like being in a dark warehouse and having someone hold a lit match across the floor next to the door and telling you to throw door key in the dark and make it go into the key hole… 😳
Wow! It's SCARY DARK landing on a carrier at night! And this appeared to be in relatively good weather! Night carrier traps are probably the hardest thing to do in aviation!
Ik a guy in the day , flew F14s off a carrier . Said the first thing, on a( Night landing ) they did after u squared everything away. Was to give u a shot of whiskey , for the nerves. After seeing this I get it !
All that and no 12,000 foot runway or droge chute...sorry AF...FLY NAVY. My dad flew these...he mostly wasn't fond of night traps, especially during darken ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. They had like 2 red lights, and the ball...
WOW! Talk about being dark! Are y'all wearing night vision or is this strictly naked eye? Awesome landing, and thank y'all sooooo much for y'alls service!!! THAT'S MONEY, DUDE!!! LOL!
@@gjd8047 MAD respect for y’all! That’s definitely a skill not just anyone can do. I know it’ll never happen, but I’d love to be back- or side-seat on one of these landings!!!
Can I ask how old this video is? My wife and I are both AC’s and we’re both pretty convinced this just might be my voice on the other side of the freq.
I hope in fact you had some visual instead of poor GoPro recording quality at night. Anyway awesome job! I can't see shit, suppose when you saw lights on carrier it's to late to correct and go around is only option
Hello GJD, would it possible to contact you regarding one of your videos i.e via mail? I would love to discuss a permission to use it if this is possible. Greetings!
It’s the overhead escape hatch in the aft portion of the aircraft. The NFOs remove the hatch prior to takeoff and landing in case of an emergency where we end up in the water and need to egress.
You need at least 3/4 of a mile visibility to be able to pick up the meatball at CATCC (Carrier Air Traffic Control Center) drop off. Rain is the biggest enemy as you are fighting the low visibility but also the rain off the windscreen. I can't watch one of these videos without a heart rate increase. I am proud to have flown the E-2 but am very glad I will never have to make another low visibility night trap.
RADALT is a RADAR Altimeter. Naval aircraft have a traditional altimeter as well as a RADAR altimeter (determines altitude by bouncing radio waves from the aircraft to the surface and measuring the return time) that works below 5000 ft. The whooping sound you hear at 4:02 is the RADALT going off to let us know we're passing 200 ft.
Great video, this just proves the only thing more impressive than flight ops on the ship is night flight ops on the ship. Thanks to all now serving, those who have, and those who will in the future. FLY NAVY!!!
As my dad used to day, that's pretty much the most exciting thing you'll ever do with your pants on...
Amazing how the carrier just appears out of the dark and you're using a strip of lights to land. Great job
Pretty sure they're on night optics bro
The tac an tells you exactly where the ship is
@@staycxld nope
@@staycxld They're on instruments, something called ACLS which continuously shows their line-up.
Nope, no night optics, and you wouldn't want them, depth perception is already bad enough at night. Besides, you don't need them...yes, former Hawkeye pilot here.@@staycxld
Loved the subtitles that were moved around for the different people. Lots going on in that last couple minutes of flight.
Carrier night landing, in the dark gives a whole new meaning to "pucker power".
I don't know how you aviators do it but you have my total respect.
Great job - best vid I've seen showing an E-2 landing with comms. Former E-2 pilot here. IRL you can see a little more but it's still really dark. This video doesn't even show haw hard the pilots have to work in the "stack" before they "push".
Then you know "pulling the hatch" means it's time to quit fooling around.
As a "Fat Kid" myself, I always respected the E-2 dudes for flying real "working" yoke-and-rudder passes with a big gust-sensitive aircraft. No mode-1 and few gizmos to help ease the workload. It always looked like a handful - much respect!
My only critique is that personally, I don't like LSO phrases like "right for lineup" coming from anyone except the LSO while on the ball. Minor quibble and perhaps it was a culture thing for the S-3's I flew. But I could be mistaken - perhaps the pilot at the controls verbalized it (no problem in that case) while I assumed the co-pilot said it.
@@WarHoover Yes that was the right seat guy. The difference is in the E-2 he is also a pilot, and often times a senior one. I never minded the help. I wouldn't like it coming from an NFO. I even had senior right seat guys ride the throttles with their left hand and make small adjustments. That was only when I was very junior, of course.
Lost ALL orientation watching this in full screen. Full applause for you when you said, "Money!!" ...Nice.
I literally watched both of your videos multiple times over and over lol. I know to you guys it's just another day doing flight ops (day or night) but to anyone who's never been on the deck of a aircraft carrier (especially as a pilot) it's absolutely sick how coordinated the operation is.
I'm only watching on a screen and my palms are sweaty! Wow. Nice work.
I am telling you, these Navy fly boys have Balls! I couldn't even see the ball till just a few moments before touch down and I have a pilots license!
I'm a sport pilot, but landing at night with E-2C on the deck... it's different level of flying 😁 RESPECT 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Wow...just, wow. 👏👏👏👏
I can't imagine the pucker factor landing at night in inclement weather with rough seas... Respect. Thank you for your service!
I dont know if its the camera but it only shows how insanely difficult to land on an aircraft carrier at night. Kudos.
incredible stuff to watch, went like clockwork, a hair high and right, but well within references. hats off to the men and women who do this, it's a heck of a job.
Outstanding job! Damn good eyesight.
I've seen just about every carrier takeoff/landing on CZcams and you guys are the best !! Fantastic video, can't wait to see more
Awesome job!
Magnifique merci pour le partage de la vidéo Salutations de la Suisse
best navy in the world right here
Its just mindblowing. Huge respect.
From the intercom conversation I would guess this is a non CAPC (Carrier Aircraft Plane Commander) making their first or among their night traps. There is an interesting comment many will have missed. At 4:05 the CAPC advises "a little right for line-up" at 4:09 he advises "Don't let the burble get you." If you freeze the video at 4:09 you will see that the aircraft is passing through line-up left to right and and is about 1/2 to 3/4 of a ball high. Since we can't see the Angle of Attack repeater we don't know about the approach speed. The pilot is 4 seconds away from touch down and has at least 2 of 3 factors that need attention at a very critical part of the approach. For the E-2 this is the most demanding (and potentially dangerous) parts of the approach. As an E-2 CAPC my brain is telling me - if I try to correct for the high ball with a power reduction there is a distinct chance the burble will cause a rapid sink rate and come down at the ramp. With an axial wind this line-up will work okay. I will maintain power settings and tweak the nose down ever so slightly. (Again, this is without knowing the angle of attack.) This is a perfect illustration of what makes the E-2 difficult to land well. Little deviations from ideal can gang up on you and turn an otherwise great approach into a can of worms. GJD - thanks for posting and causing my blood pressure to spike. 😰
I'm no pilot but I caught the ball coming low again in the last second before touchdown. Definitely overcorrecting in the last 5 seconds can be worse than doing nothing at all
it sounds like the first officer was the Pilot Flying, the encouraging words from the captain during the approach reminded me of when i was a FO on the 737
good luck for you both
They are big and brass. Great job.
Thank you for the view and audio.Tons of respect
if I could give that two thumbs up I would. As a PPL holder and bit of a plane nut this was the best vid, top one!! I thought my first solo and cross country was cool, to do a night carrier landing has to be the pinnacle of flying
Very cool. Thank you for your service.
Landing on a dark carrier deck like this is like being in a dark warehouse and having someone hold a lit match across the floor next to the door and telling you to throw door key in the dark and make it go into the key hole… 😳
That is an amazing bit of video.
Beautiful approach to the crew and landing
it's so surreal to land on a postage stamp at night. awesome
That's some crazy sh*t! I'll stick with SONAR ty!
Your talent shines, sir!
Moooooooooooooore!!!!! Every flight please!! These are gooooood!
AMAZING landing man! Cheers.
That's just amazing.
Thank you very much for the captions.
And for the video.
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Фантастика!
Wow! It's SCARY DARK landing on a carrier at night! And this appeared to be in relatively good weather! Night carrier traps are probably the hardest thing to do in aviation!
just wow!
Well that's pretty terrifying.
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Amazing. Now imagine a F14 at night and a storm
We put 14s away decades ago -- move on
Such brave people.The human can be trained to do almost anything.
Imagine during a storm at night!
Amazing 😮
unfuckingreal dude! anyone with little knowledge on aviation knows how hard that was.
now that's just insane! you can't even see the people outside!
Let’s gooo
New GJD upload
Ik a guy in the day , flew F14s off a carrier . Said the first thing, on a( Night landing ) they did after u squared everything away. Was to give u a shot of whiskey , for the nerves. After seeing this I get it !
Amazing
Amazing!
I do believe I would be more afraid of working on deck at night than to be in the plane.
Ho. Lee. Chit. !!!
You guys are badass
in the groove
Worthy!
GREAT VIDEO POST MORE
Man oh man.
Fine flying
That's probably the scariest thing I've seen on CZcams.
Awesome!
Awesome asf!
Wow!
Not a whole lot of light, is there? Whew!
Doin this in the day in clouds in a Cessna 172 is tough. This is just amazingly tough.
Flying skills fit only for the young and the brave.
Wow.
Gggity. Keep it up.
Blurred avionics or just compression artifacts? Lovely video.
Slick
Nice video, can you let me repost your videos?, obviously I’ll give you the credits and I’m gonna recommend my audience to follow you 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Naval Aviation at it best
Carrier Landing at night on a moving ship
Air Force don't like that
woah
Call the Ball
All that and no 12,000 foot runway or droge chute...sorry AF...FLY NAVY. My dad flew these...he mostly wasn't fond of night traps, especially during darken ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. They had like 2 red lights, and the ball...
I just noticed that you landed 4 months later
Hi,rio de janeiro-brazil.
Unreal!!! Next life I'm begging God to give me a bigger brain... ALOT bigger brain.
Its awesome. But i hve question, you have night vision for landind? Or only with your own eyes?
No NVGs for us. All naked eye.
fuck yes
WOW! Talk about being dark! Are y'all wearing night vision or is this strictly naked eye? Awesome landing, and thank y'all sooooo much for y'alls service!!! THAT'S MONEY, DUDE!!! LOL!
My dad did it with Mark 1 eyeballs in same type in Vietnam...
@@gregalbert4033 I thank your dad for his service too!
It’s all naked eye.
@@gjd8047 MAD respect for y’all! That’s definitely a skill not just anyone can do. I know it’ll never happen, but I’d love to be back- or side-seat on one of these landings!!!
Bruh i can`t see shit
How this is possible best pilot
IFR!!!
Can I ask how old this video is? My wife and I are both AC’s and we’re both pretty convinced this just might be my voice on the other side of the freq.
This is from either late 2019 or early 2020 on Ike, I can’t remember exactly.
@@gjd8047 Great ship there. My father-in law loved it so much he did two tours aboard as Commo, and retired from her in '93.
I need a flashlight, i wont be able to see the controls.
I hope in fact you had some visual instead of poor GoPro recording quality at night. Anyway awesome job! I can't see shit, suppose when you saw lights on carrier it's to late to correct and go around is only option
Very impressive, but turn up the contrast in the game options and you can just see the carrier
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You'll learn kiddo🍻
What's it mean when pilot says "Betas?" at 4:20?
Hello GJD, would it possible to contact you regarding one of your videos i.e via mail? I would love to discuss a permission to use it if this is possible. Greetings!
I HATED night landings....on LAND! I can't imagine how I would have felt landing at night on a bobbing carrier.
amazing. 3.7 is for 3,700 lb of fuel left?
Correct
mamamia!...
Merica
I thought the red lights were the aircraft carrier. Fuck. That.
Non-rate here brother was a shellback I was hoping to see the touchdown...at night...
What is the "hatch"?
It’s the overhead escape hatch in the aft portion of the aircraft. The NFOs remove the hatch prior to takeoff and landing in case of an emergency where we end up in the water and need to egress.
It possible to landing at night when fog weather?
You need at least 3/4 of a mile visibility to be able to pick up the meatball at CATCC (Carrier Air Traffic Control Center) drop off. Rain is the biggest enemy as you are fighting the low visibility but also the rain off the windscreen. I can't watch one of these videos without a heart rate increase. I am proud to have flown the E-2 but am very glad I will never have to make another low visibility night trap.
@@brucelaughton3108 Is talking to CATCC on the boat the same as talking to a PAR controller on land? Sounds very similar.
@@yxeaviationphotog Yes, they are providing similar input to drop you off on glide slope and glide path.
What is that sound at 4:02?
Minimums?
Radar/radio altimeter warning you're 200ft above the ground.
Hey! I love your videos, Do you have an instagram account where i can see more? Thanks
Who is paddles?? 3:49
“RADALT HOLDING 200” can you explain what RADALT is please..?
RADALT is a RADAR Altimeter. Naval aircraft have a traditional altimeter as well as a RADAR altimeter (determines altitude by bouncing radio waves from the aircraft to the surface and measuring the return time) that works below 5000 ft. The whooping sound you hear at 4:02 is the RADALT going off to let us know we're passing 200 ft.