What're They Doing? F/A-18 Pilot Breaks Down Carrier Landings
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- A deeper look at two popular CZcams videos featuring day landings on aircraft carriers. If the terms mentioned in this video seem foreign you may want to check out The Fighter Pilot Podcast episodes 13-15 (not 15 and 16 as incorrectly stated in the video) available here on CZcams and on our website: fighterpilotpodcast.com.
Best air show I ever saw was way back in my navy days. Our Canadian destroyer was sailing guard ship on a US aircraft carrier. All day and night it was constant launch and recovery and it was absolutely amazing to see.
What destroyer were you on?
I've seen both of these great videos before but listening to the commentary you've added is so cool. Such a great additional perspective on these videos!
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These are great videos. The thorough explanation truly gives you a sense of what the pilot is going through.
That's the idea!
@Belching Beaver especially considering that the video is not in my language and the translated subtitles are incomprehensible
@@wingstrongwingstrong what is your language? I'll translate. CZcamss autocaptions are shit.
@@OvelNick Thank you, this is no longer relevant
In the second video the thumb movement at 9:03 was for uncaging the HUD and not ATC i think, watch the HUD repeater on the left DDI going from caged to uncaged.
Ah yes, good catch. My mistake.
Dang ...great commentary ...I subscribed. I'm an older VFR private pilot & you fighter pilots are my hero's. I never fail to be "wowed" by these video's.
Superb explanation of action in the cockpit! Worked 23 1/2 years in Air Force Air Traffic Control facilities and many times early in my career had more than 15 to 20 fighters in the pattern at the same time conducting low approaches, touch and goes, and flop and stops!
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Hawk eye props always terrified me. That huuuuuummmmmmm coming from somewhere behind you while you handled maintenance on your aircraft, followed by “props on the move”. You tend to get a lot skinnier, a lot shorter, and a lot closer to your aircraft until you turn and located the sound’s location.
You know how a dog shakes its body when it comes out of water? I still got that shake with the first hummer after we set sail; even after 26 years. Sometimes more than once during CQ.
Absolutely,I was a director on the flight deck and that hum was always terrifying, especially when the pitch of the hum changed.
Read your comment and was interested to know what the Hawkeye sounded like so googled it. Sounds like 1000 pissed off bees! How the hell could you hear anything on deck?
@@Axl_Pose you didn’t. everything was hand signals and some people had headsets in their cranials.
When it was at night, and the pilots were at idle, the pitch of the props was neutral. So there was no prop wash to tell you which hummer was spinning. You never went through the prop arc, EVEN in broad daylight when it wasn't spinning. That habit helps you NOT WALK THRU IT ANYTIME, EVER!
Thanks all for the ride along. Enjoyed your observations.
Seen these videos several times, but had no idea what I was missing. Love the commentary, very insightful, keep it up.
This is a great video. So I was in the Navy as an Interior Communications Electrician In V-2. I controlled and operated the ILARTS and IFLOS(Meatball). I enjoyed hearing this from the pilots perspective. thank you
I spent 2 years on the flight deck of the USS Harry S. Truman and I hadn't seen a lot of 1 wires. A TON of 2s and 3s and a few 4s but I still find it amazing that the men and women who fly these huge and complex machines even land on pitching decks. Never got old to me. I am sure the pilots felt differently though lol
Watched this again after a while. This is a perfect example of great narrative and no music. Love it.
I love watching videos like this, it’s nice seeing the DDIs, HSIs, HUDs and other gear I fixed while in the Navy in use.
Now that i have the opportunity to ask some who knows about the tech on hornets :D i gotta ask, i just started playing DCS wolrd like 3 days ago. Im only now getting familiar with MK83 2000lbs bombs. And earlier i was playing, i couldnt drop the bombs in CCIP mode because the line and cross indicator on the HUD was fixated on a point on the ground. It wouldnt even drop the bombs when i pressed weapons release button. Now, i suspect it was an INS problem and i have a few questions if you dont mind.
1. When starting up the aircraft why does it take 8 mins to ket the INS do its thing in ground mode, and why cant you put it into NAV mode immideatly?
2. I did a carrier launch on that particular flight earlier and i could not get rid of WING UNLK message on the left DDI, even in flight long after unfolding the wings.
That WING UNLK message blocked the part of the HSI where the countdown is to see if Ground Ok 0.5 to put INS into NAV mode, so i just guessed it was ready and put it into NAV. If i did that too early, could that have messed with my bombings in CCIP mode?
Sry if these questions are really dumb, as said, im only on day 3 of learning to fly the Aircraft in DCS😂😂
Id love to hear from someone who knows his way around the tech in real life about what i did wrong, cheers
@@carloS-jy1fl 1. System needs to align. Takes a while.
2. Push the button back in after unfolding.
@@crimsonsnow2469 thanks mate!
@@carloS-jy1fl Hope you enjoy your journey with the hornet.
Great commentary on the landings. I'm a former red shirt from the USS Kitty Hawk, your explanation of what all the different colors on the flight deck personnel was probably very informative to everyone who was not ever on a carrier. I have seen hundreds of carrier landings in person but it was great seeing it from the pilots perspective. Something you may not know is that we flight deck guys used to also grade the landings, unofficially of course, but just for our own amusement. BTW, when the redshirt gave the pilot the hands up signal, another red shirt was putting the safety pins back in the armament to electrically and mechanically prevent any ordinance from accidentally being fired on the deck.
Also note, he's parked aimed square off the ship so any weapons malfunction will not hit the ship or anything on deck. (we learned that lesson the hard way.)
@@jfbeam I assume you are referring to the Forrestal disaster? And yes, that did change a lot of the way we did things on deck.
One of the best carrier landing videos I have ever watched. Please do more of these informative vids. Well done!
Thanks, James. There are a few more on our channel but, yes, I need to do some new ones.
Awesome video! I remembered more than I thought lol. I used to spend hours on the Flag Bridge of the Saratoga (CV-60) watching flight ops (I worked in N2 for CCDG-8). Got busted by the Admiral himself sitting in the Admiral's chair on the bridge (Staffs didn't use the flag bridge in the late 80's). He got a kick out of how high I jumped out of the seat lol. That Admiral's name was Mike Boorda. Yeah... that Admiral Boorda. Thanks for the breakdown - enjoyed it! 🤠
Keep’em coming, really enjoy these narration videos.
Hey that's my buddy! NoPRO is a great dude and even better hornet pilot.
That says a lot. 🤩
What an awesome summary with a voice so calm and easy to follow. Very well done. Instructive and entertaining.
Awesome! I was stationed on the USS Ranger CV-61 from 1989-Dec. 1992. I was in V-1 Div. Fly 3. I am a yellow shirt. Very fun job...it would be awesome to talk to you about all the different jobs on the flight deck and the interactions I had with pilots before take off, on the CAT, and after recovery. Also, what it is like to put an F-14 on the CAT and put it in tension, and the constant ducking, rolling, and keeping your balance during rough weather and a pitching deck. It looks like to me that the yellow shirt no longer puts the "bird" in tension anymore, then passes it off to the shooter? One guy does it all? Is that correct? Not sure if I am seeing that correctly when it comes to the new carriers and flight ops videos I have been watching. By the way the Airwings were VF-1, VF-2, VA-145? and not sure of the other airwing. Anyway, cool video and I am having major flashbacks now...THANKS!
Love the narration. Thanks for adding the narration to the videos. The little items you point out and what might be running through the pilots mind and deck personnel is just great. Keep them coming thanks
Outstanding! Two comments, if you don't mind. The de-arm area pointing over the starboard side is absolute. Yellow shirts sometimes have to fight with the SAR bird in starboard delta to remain clear. Forward firing ordnance, especially in the case of AIM-9s, doesn't care if that bird is a friendly. The deck crew and flight deck control call the 6 pack, the area of the flight deck close to the foul line and between el1 and el2 where aircraft are parked with tails facing port. We don't have a 6 pack during recovery. The area up by the Belknap pole (nav pole, crunch pole) is the point. The deck edge between el1 and el2 is the corral. Aircraft parked to the right of cat1 (more forward of the point) are on the 1 row. Thanks for your excellent video breakdown.
Wow! Break BEFORE the stern. I'm impressed. I've seen a break AT the LSO platform and it was a scramble for him to get to a good start at the 90.
I was 17 years old in 1974. My first ship.was the USS ORISKANY CV-34. Best time of my life. I worked I. Fly1 on flight deck
Cold warrior. Respect.
Fantastic video. Really glad l found the Fighter Pilots Podcast. You're a natural at content delivery Vincent. Love what you guys do.
Si, Christchurch, New Zealand
Really enjoying the behind the scenes uploads.
Great as always 👍
Absolutely love these breakdown videos! Keep ‘em coming! 🤙
I served alongside VF-2 on the USS Constellation in 1999 and 2001 when they were still flying Tomcats. Great video!
Thanks, Daniel!
Learn something new every day! I always thought the burble was created by the island blocking the wind.
Great video Vincent, it's always good to have a pilot break it down to 🇺🇸
Sweet. Seen these videos many times. A lot you don’t notice if you haven’t done it. Thanks
That was very to cool to hear all the details of a landing. What a rodeo!
there's literally nothing more badass than being a fighter pilot. just imagine being able to fly through the sky like that. incredible.
Absolutely 💯
great upload, seen these clips before and wondered what they were doing
I noticed the airconditioned helmet now in use. We never had that feature when I was a Navy Pilot. When did we get those? Long in the groove, high all the way. Extra credit for tight Burner Break. (OK) Three wire. To the viewers, an OK 3 is the best one can do, except for a very rare OK Underlined pass, usually reserved for exceptional passes with aircraft or crew issues. Nice video BTW.
Must've been after my time too because I never saw (or heard of) AC helmets...
@@FighterPilotPodcast That is actually a video cable for the JHMCS. You'll see the visor is much bigger. There is displays inside the visor, so when you turn your head, you still have info.
That’s the JHMCS helmet
This is GREAT... so nice of you to let us understand such details... Really appreciate it.. !!!!
Surely. 👍
Awesome job! VF-11 AO, FID '91. Loved every minute of it!
Awesome commentary!
Very informative. Thanks for the explanations about the deck crew colours, I have often wondered.
Glad to help, Barry.
Fly 2 director CVA42 also a pilot. Never had so much fun. Flight quarters to dark, could not get enough ! After dark long gone. Want no part of that hell . Well done, Thanks for the show
You carrier pilots are all a bit crazy to do your jobs. It’s a super risky maneuver and takes a tremendous amount of focus and balls to do it. I salute you! Thank you for your service.
Let’s go with “and guts to do it” as many pilots are increasingly female. 😉
@@FighterPilotPodcast I am not making a gender distinction. I have respect for all carrier pilots, regardless of their gender. With that said, if you feel like acknowledging your female colleagues by modifying language queues, go right ahead. But I stand by my original statement of having balls to do what you guys and gals do. It’s a compliment either way.
P.S. - I refuse to bow down to the woke mob or social Left wing social police.
@@gfresh353 got it
Very nice. Thank you, sir. From another country, thank you for your services.
Wow! ...I trained as a commercial pilot and I've been watching clips like that being totally befuddled by what's going on in them. Feel that I will get a lot more out of these vids in the future. Thank You!
When we used to catch the 1 wire after barely missing the ROUND DOWN, the landing was often referred as a TAXI 1 WIRE, b/c you had to "TAXI" up to it in order to "CATCH" it.
That's pretty sure to be a 'no grade.'
@@FighterPilotPodcast All depends on how much you scared the LSO. If you answered the power calls promptly and still had the come-down-in-close a No Grade would be appropriate. If you delayed adding power this could be a Cut pass. Having been an LSO I can assure you the controlling LSO's pulse rate spiked too.
First viewing of FPP - great job (Subscribed) looking forward to watching many more. Thanks
Glad to have you! In 2023 our episodes will pivot to including video so you're joining us at a good time.
Nice job explaining the technical aspects. Amazing stuff.
Thanks, Bill. Professional young women & men are doing this very thing somewhere around the world at this moment.
Great explanation! Very enjoyable content. You have earned a new subscriber from a long time Air Force family.
This is an awesome video to help explain carrier landings, thanks for this!
Cheers Jello.
Watched these a bunch of times but you gave it more with the explanations.
Ps love your podcast 👏
Phenomenal video!! So interesting. It all happens so fast.
Awesome!! Learned a lot about Carrier Landings!! Thank you
I spent 3 years on the USS Eisenhower attached to VA-12 and there is no other place on this planet like the flight deck of an aircraft carrier and I miss it everyday!
unfortunately I have seen a few aircraft that were forced to take the barrier. Fortunately one of those aircraft was an A-7 that was in tanker configuration and the drop tanks saved the aircraft from a lot of damage because the landing gear would not come down!
Do u ever get a woo-hoo moment when u take off on your flight. It must b a real thrilling moment.
Just saw you on Carrier on PBS America
a former marine here...never went "on float"....should have at least once. very interesting and informative videos!
My goodness, Naval Aviators are super stars in my book. 1, 2 , 4 or 3 wire just glad it went well.
Easy to follow, well explained.. Cheers mate, gripped and ripped.
Sorry Jell-o my original post was a mistake, I watched this podcast and apparently a ad video came up afterwards trying to sell me on a Navy SEAL rat move that's indefensible and all the guy kept saying was trust me trust me which generated my response unfortunately it showed up on this video my mistake.
Oh by the way when you say trust me I believe you cuz you've been there you've done that...!
Keep up the good work I love your podcasts...!
Just here from ward Carroll’s tail hook conference video, looking forward to more!
Welcome!
Great video. I posted the original video on my news feed. It was nice to see it again with a play by play explanation. Hope you don't mind I am going to put this on my news feed as well.
Excellent. Interesting facts and knowledge. Our carrier pilots must be the best in the world. How can anybody do that. No room for error. Amazing. Thank you US Navy. Brave and smart guys 'n gals.
awesome description… thanks for the insight👌
great job at walking us through what you carrier pilots go through...thanks
Very interesting commentary. Thanks.
I'd love a video breaking down the gestures they use to talk to eachother in the air, like tapping the helmet then canopy before a break
Incredibly interesting watching your videos
Thanks!
Excellent video and commentry. Thank you.
god I miss my days on deck, former red shirt of squadron and ships company... the smell of jp5 exhaust mixed with sea air and machinery oil..
haze gray and underway was on IKE air dept and maintained the meatball
I used to fly F-16s in the civil war for the confederates in 1865
Great videos! One question ive never seen addressed: why is it so bad to catch any of the other wires besides the 3? Do they all operate the same way? Does catching another wire cause any other issues besides landing at the wrong spot? Thanks
Each wire is mechanically the same, but the 3-wire is perfection. Any other is not.
@@FighterPilotPodcast Perfect answer. I used to sleep and work abreast the # 3 Wire Machinery room on America (CV-66). Course you know what people on the 03 level get when an aircraft lands. I have tried to describe it, but.. . This was about the grading. You should explain the grading system, the debrief and the board kept in the Ready Room that tells the world how you are doing. Especially if you were last.
@@jw6857 Good point.
oohh man,that's what i wanted to ask too..perfection in bad weather?why?hell even a missed approach shouldn't be too bad than crashing into the carrier or something on it...i think this is overrated about the 3rd wire...i thought something else about that.you know we humans have some differences in perception and for some ppl the 3rd wire may be too easy to catch,but for some the 2nd will be easyer...i think the most fair should be 1234 every wire but the 4th should be good...i am not a pilot,i am just a big aviation fan and i don't know how it is in the navy...the rules and what not...maybe there is a sensible reason for that 3rd stupid wire every navy pilot talks about...its going to be kind of a mystery for us until explained in details...we should just trust them its the best wire to catch and that's that :) p.s. i really liked the detailed explanation of the landing..so much info for so short time...THANKS
@@martinrezzy I believe they aim for the 3 wire to limit the chance that you undershoot on the approach.
Great video. Love the insight. Spent some time on the flight deck of my 1st ship, CV-62 out of Yokosuka. I was a mouse house, flight deck radio tech. and used to watch flight ops from Vulture’s Row for hours. Good times.
That's fascinating to hear about. Glad I somehow found this vid/channel. Cool stuff.
I was in the US Navy for 8 years, just as long as our highly trained pilots land successful, we are good.
Awesome video... Commissioned the Abe CVN 72 back in 89. V1 division / Fly 2 PO / Roof Rat!! ☺
Amazing! Thank you for sharing the info!
Loved to ear your comments. Thanks.
Really interesting commentary, thanks for putting this together!
Great video sir as always
Great review Jello! These videos reviews are awesome.
Thanks!
Great to hear your comments on the pilots actions as they happen. Subscribed and thumbs up. Want to see more :)
Thanks very much!
Very informative commentary! Txs ,Vincent.Loving the podcast! Keep the knowledge coming...i'm soaking it up like a sponge... :-)
If I was 18 again ...I'd soo be on an Aircraft Deck. Love what these Guys Do !
Love days. Nights kinda suck. Wish I could do it 9-5 M-F.
Well explanation of the operation. Thanks for the service. I know you are one of those
Indeed.
Keep’em coming, really enjoy these narration videos :-)
Thanks, Soren. Haven't done one in awhile--need to get back to it...
Great video- love your channel & videos. Amazing content & you do a wonderful job explaining everything. In the second clip, I think “poop” of the pukin dogs is probably gonna park (given his state of 5.9). I’m pretty sure looking at the IFEI, it’s probably not CQ’s, though you’d certainly know better. I wondered why the flight deck was so barren, aside from the one F/A-18E on the bow parked & the ‘obligatory’ F/A-18 parked by the LSO‘s. I’ve asked around as it’s a a older video. Was told maybe had something to do with deteriorating weather & a possible storm ahead.
Brings back memories........ AT1 Woods, VF 124 Gunfighters, NAS Miramar, F14 Tomcat " Anytime Baby".
Then you'll be happy to know a new show we're working on, the 'F-14 Tomcast' debuts later this month. 😎
Todd, AT2 Laughlin. VF-124 FRAMP instructor ‘83-‘86. Topgun filming, the halcyon days of NAVAIR.
Great vid! Really appreciate the insight and explanation!
An instructor at the Naval Academy told my son when he was a Midshipman that the two hardest jobs he had in the Navy was making a night landing on an aircraft carrier and trying to find a parking spot in Annapolis.
a like from me - this morning I flew my remote control F-A/18C Blue Angel.
It is my most advanced rc plane so far and I'm working hard to master it.
I have a 400 foot paved runway to land on and sometimes need all of it to get her down. It reminds me of landing on a carrier deck - except I don't have a tail hook or brakes.
Nice! My brothers and I flew RC quite often as kids and my oldest still dabbles in it. Sounds like the days of innocence are over now with all the FAA "drone" involvement.
i dig the squadrons nicknames...was wondering if you could do a slide show of them..most likely it would be lengthy..but i bet folks will enjoy it too..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Navy_aircraft_squadrons
2 is known as the Bounty Hunters, but 'Bullet' is their tactical callsign. some of the names are pretty cool, many have a very long history.
Sometimes, I wish I could like twice. Awesome!
Hah. The proverbial "two thumbs up!" 🤩
Ahh...the dreaded Burble! On my sim, I always struggled with it, especially at max trap weight. Tended to float when light. Took lots of practice to manage it. Gave a feel of what you dealt with in RL though.
I noticed the burble in the A-7E but not really much in the Hornet.
Also heard Enterprise (CVN-65) had more turbulence due to the square Island. Bet that was a delight for low at the Ramp.
Incredible
I wish I'd done that as a career instead of RAF Radar tech !!!!!!!
However we did get to see a free air show every day.
Now I fly tow planes to launch gliders which is super fun plus my PPL stays ultra current 👍✅😎
I love these videos. Keep them coming! :)
A #1 wire might suck, but at least he's safely back on deck😏
Great video! Great job by pilots!!
Wow! Great video and explanation of what you guys do. Thanks for sharing. 🇺🇸🚒
It is all about how long it takes you to clear the Deck, others are waiting to land, 3rd Wire OK Pass and instant Right turn to parking Lot! short or long you have to slowly Taxi
really great explanation of all those tiny specials, very apreciated, thanks.
Hardest job in show business: landing on a carrier when the deck is going up and down by 10 feet..At night...when you're almost out of fuel...then you get a wave off with no fuel almost and you have to refuel and land...In a storm. HARD JOB.
Shows you just how detail oriented these guys are. The average person would think as long as you made it aboard without tearing something up it was a great landing. These guys are disappointed if they dint catch the correct wire out of 4. Mind you thats 4, roughly 50 feet apart, and about a thousand exterior variables to account for including weather, movement of ship and your 60 foot long, 45 foot wide, >70k lbs aircraft. Outstanding physical and mental awareness and competency.