Here's What it Takes to Become a Certified C2-A Pilot
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- An anxious student pilot is attempting to land a C2-A Greyhound on a U.S. aircraft carrier. It's part of a qualifications test she must pass ten times in order to be certified as a C2-A pilot.
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She openly admitted that she was "scared" and pushed through the anxiety. The instructor was calm and very professional which allowed her to figure it out herself. She did fantastic.
So did the CFI
i think anyone would have been scare if we were in her seat. well maybe who was not scare was the guy next to her. so calm
You should be Razor'd in on best techniques ,practices, conditions, and adjustments.. Laser focus. Not thinking about how you "feel". Things you have practiced 10,000 times.. you're not normally scared about. Know your job that well.. especailly when human life is involved.
In some ways being scared is a good thing. It means you're alert
@DolphinsWIthIgloos Fear is the enemy of concentration .. Practice is the enemy of insecurity and fear. I never "fear" not being able to tie my shoe- I'm that practiced at it- I can do it blindfolded in the dark. I drove a 9000 gallon truck of gasoline for my job for 5 years ... 1 gallon of gasoline = 3 sticks of dynamite in explosive power/27,000 sticks of dynamite. Going through traffic.. gasoline doesn't care whose fault the accident is caused by. I'm familiar with my faults.. or being unable to respond quickly enough to others faults being a lethal problem. The proper emotional status is hightened concern and full mental engagement.. scanning for problems.. constant adjustment. If you're frightened- white knuckling- You're concentrating on "what ifs" - not concentrating on adjusting and re-evaluation to your corrections. When I evaluated potential new drivers.. as a company trainer.. I looked for the vigilant, the attentive, those who scanned for problems like a Hawk-the responsive, the defensive. ...Those overwhelmed at the enormity and possible leathality of the task weren't prepared for the job. We didn't waste time on people who needed to be coaxed away from their fears.. they were concentrating on the wrong things.
This instructor looks like a nice guy and was very calm and his information was said in a nice way. Great instructor !!!
Looking wholly confident in her whilst shitting himself.
its like the guy from top gun, the co pilot one
I wish that I'd had an instructor like that when I started flight school
Flight instructors must have nerves of steel, coaching newbies to fly planes without bending them.
@@iqbalsolehudin3084 goose?
I love how everyone becomes a veteran or an expert when watching these types of videos.
lol RIght? All I have to say is I admire her teacher for being supportive and keeping a cool head.
V.A. 34 blueblasters 1977. Some of us are Vets.
@@gwest40 Dude, most people here couldn't qualify to put air in the tires.
Its not easy, and thats bc she had 9 traps already.
Semper Fidelis
Served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk in 1986-7, in Air Ops. Air Operations is also where I watched the movie, "Top Gun", for the first time, and hearing my Air Traffic Controller shipmate cry out, "MIRACLE TRAP" when Cougar landed his Tomcat, after being shaken up by the "MIG" (The MIG was actually a Northup F-5; a single seat fighter version of the T-38 Talon). My birthing space was 2 "bananas" behind secondary conn, on the 02 level, & you can always tell from our birthing space when a Greyhound/Hawkeye launched from the deck off the bow cat, by the propeller noise.
instill confidence in the student is the mark of a good instructor.
Not too much though because that’s when mistakes happen.
Vietnam pilots said they had more stress landing than actual bombing runs.
Phillip Anderson that’s nuts haha
I heard that that was verified by heart-rate monitor data.
Especially at night.
@@patricksheehan1073 k
@@blake86303 in bad weather
When hes got the trademark moustache, you know everything will be ok.
...a real She-Man............heheheheh.....
you are not pilot enough without that trademark mustache.
you made my day I laughed out loud that's hilarious.
Hmm LTJG. Goose might approve..
you made my day
thats a great explanation of the "meatball", so clearly done for the novice.
Congratulations & A Thumbs Up To The Instructor As Well! Calm & Cool With No Yelling Or Berating. Just What A Student Pilot Needs . . .
“Giggles” was not a student naval aviator. She already had earned her Wing of Gold, and in, unless the Navy has changed their training program, she had carrier qualified as a student in at least one training aircraft. When I went through, it was twice, once in basic and once in advanced.
When considering the variables involved, it's amazing it happens at all. Landing on a carrier is wizardry to me.
Congratulations!!!👍👍👍
I'm so jealous. Pure respect for this people. It's so satisfying watching someone succeed. Hats off!
The guy in the right seat must have iron balls
no stainless steel
she does too......!!
Gary Johnson, pretty sure she got no balls.
@@erikhjortsater5461 just figurative, I'm sure the size of balls or lack thereof, has anything to do with Naval aviation.
@Gary Johnson obviously you’re right, it wasn’t meant to come across as a super serious message.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Something a very small fraction of people know how to do and are brave enough to achieve.
When your instructor has confidence in you, you suddenly find confidence within yourself.
Great job Emily! Lol she's an instructor at my command right now, it's weird to think that just a few years ago she was still learning.
shes a reprobate
I've become fascinated by these C-2/E-2 vids, particularly with the pilots' using their right hand to control the throttles, their left hand the yoke, and their left thumb constantly adjusting the trim via the buttons on the left side of the yoke (not to mention their feet are working the pedals). Seems to me that it's a lot like patting your head and rubbing your stomach while riding a unicycle--but you fall into the ocean if you goof up. Mad respect to the pilots, the pilot-instructors, and the flight deck operations crews. And many thanks for the "meatball" explanation
@2:58 Look at that smile. Thats self esteem, thats the point of all the training. Just awesome.
Maybe her call sign should be "Giggles"! :)
She may be lighthearted but she's got huge balls. You can see it in her confidence and love of flying.
she is way behind the plane.....scary.
Hahah she is sweet
Hey, that's CAPTAIN Giggles to you!
@Entfernter Verwandter I agree, but she has exceptional courage.
She stated that she was "scared," yet she overcame her fears. Because the teacher was calm and professional, she was able to figure things out on her own. She performed an outstanding job.
I've been flying professionally for about 25 years and have worked with a wide range of instructors and guys like are the gold standard. Calm, helpful, and professional.
I couldn’t imagine how challenging that would be . I just watched a video of an SR 71 pilot saying how much he admire these pilots.
C2-A pilots or carrier?
I can’t imagine anything more difficult to do, congratulations.
jswaggart01 programming a game
@@user-vk8yq8oq7p HAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA
Ever heard about 747 that landed without any fuel on gocart track ?
being an infantryman in a combat zone is pretty difficult
@@user-vk8yq8oq7p I'd pay to see your average game programmer go through what she has since she signed up.
Great Instructor. Very professional and he has a feeling for how to connect with the person he is instructing. She picked up all he said and BOOM! Nailed it. Taxdollars very well invested.
Nice one CV Aviator! BZ to the Instructor. The definition of courage and confidence is the controlled mastering of nerves and fear!
I was attached to a fighter squadron onboard a carrier. Working on the flight deck was the most exciting job. That was my measurement. I with great respect honor all involved. The pilots were another breed and I salute you!!!
Congratulations, LTJG, on being carrier qualified for the Greyhound. Your service to the Navy and our nation is appreciated. A grateful LTC; a guy stuck on the ground.
Great video guys
The guardians of sky and sea...........Great student Pilot students of Greyhound US Aircraft............She bit scared but look at her grace, her dignity, her confidence and one day she will be just flying like an Eagle on this sea sky and have control on everything......Salute to this very young and dedicated pilot .......Emily..
The absolute best way to train is when you are 100% honest with the one training you. To acknowledge she was scared during her first landing attempt ever was a humility not seen often when bravado trumps honesty, that gives the trainer an imprecise measurement of his student's attitude and aptitude. Very cool video
Congratulations Emily! Props to the instructor for keeping her calm, focused and motivated ❤️
Ive flown with all those pilots, C-2 aircrewman was the best job i ever had. I’d expend hundreds of hours doing FCLP with all of them.
3000 hrs in one of them, cod, fighter, bomber, tanker whatever they all have to do a turnaround occasionally no matter how much experience theyve had, sometimes a 3 time. we once went for the 4th pass in a typhoon the deck was pitching so bad
same here 18months in the back seat hit the deck everyday during nam
Anyone that can do this is a real hero to me. And yes, everyone gets scared at times and not just rookies. Wait until rough weather at night with a touch of waves also.
Amazing that we have such brave and outstanding people to man all of these flight systems on a carrier. I am in such awe of them.
Much more impressed by the amount of salt in the comments; enough to feed a freaking continent.
And the instructor breaths a sight of relief.... Underwear still dry
Loved the smile as the aircraft pulled to a stop Great work!
This video was a joy to watch! Kuddos to both of them!
As a woman who is hopefully starting pilot training very soon, I hope to be as good as Emily. I've flown and landed a couple times and to a new pilot there is nothing scarier and that's just landing on the ground and not on a moving object. My hat's off to this girl she crushed it. (There are MANY go arounds in the commercial aviation world too when pilots miss their approach. Its part of the game.
Did you ever start pilot training? If so how’s it going?
Great job, ma'am, and congrats from Pensacola on #10. I can't imagine nailing that postage stamp, and this boat was in calm waters. How about a pitching ship? How about a pitching ship at night?? So proud of our military men and women.
Awsome effort by the flight crew and congrats on the certification. 👍
thats the mark of a good instructor pilot. no anger, just correction and praise
just wondering how many times the trainer has had to remind someone to keep their hands on the yoke during takeoff.
Ovaries of steel. Mad respect for all naval aviators
Great job, Emily! Belated Congrats!
Congratulations madam! Well done.
Thank you for your service.
Carrier landings are tough even in good weather. It takes a lot of skill. I’ve done a couple of landings in good weather on good sized runways (with the instructor in the seat next to me) and that was challenging. Congratulations to this pilot on completing this qualification.
0:30
yoke: am i joke to you?
Good for you kiddo. Follow your dream. May God be with you always.
Speaking as one from 1985 vintage, Here Comes the Pony!
Thanks for the bring Ma’m.
Everybody dissing on Emily. In 15 more years, she'll retire from the Navy with a great pension and start flying for FedEx. Then she'll have a paycheck fatter than that Greyhound.
in 15 years she'll be flying SpaceX Starships to Hilton hotels in lunar orbit
I would never diss on ANYONE who could do what she just did.
She also get pregnant while on deployment then have to be transferred home while a man then has to fill the role of the job that she was trained to do.
When you go for the f18 but you get stuck with the greyhound.
wal how do you know that?
She doesn't seems anxious to me. She looks very happy to fly, in control. Nice to see the joy after landing, changed to poker face in 2s
Her reactions are wrong as they delay her judgement. There is no time for giggling. Never ! not the time or the place, as she needs another few seconds to re-group. Scary to think she can now land on a carrier.
@@linanicolia1363 it's cool, i'm jealous too, nothing wrong with that
@@linanicolia1363 I too am horrified by the fact that someone who lands a plane GIGGLES! I can't stop shuddering in horror, how could such an HONORED SOLIDER giggle?!?!?!
@@linanicolia1363 by the nine divines, how could she giggle right after coming to a full stop, the absolute horror !!!!
Every young man should see this video.💪👍... These guys are awesome 👍..
Best job they ever had...💂😇
love the camaraderie everyone roots for their teammates
Well done Emily.
People in the comments: "im an expert at using the trolley when i go shopping, how can she be this bad at landing this plane?!"
"It's really easy in Flight Simulator."
out maid tac0
Yeah, I flew 500 knots into the carrier deck in flight sim, I'd consider that a succesful carrier landing.
@@pauljohnson3340 Even easier on Ace Combat... I use that and I feel like a King who knows how to fly everything x)
I know RIGHT ???!!!
Good job Emily! Congratulations!
...BIG COMPLIMENT for both Crewmembers !!! very cool instructorpilot !!! Kinde regards from Switzerland !!!
You know i think letting Mr Beast instruct in the right seat is taking these challenges to far
I'll give $10,000 to the 1st person who can do 10 perfect landings on this aircraft carrier
@@shahimagesyt first person to bomb a terrorist in Afghanistan wins 10k
remember, this is how to become a _certified_ c2-a pilot. not a c2-a pilot.
Regarding the comments about the pilot not holding the yoke.. Years ago, the holes in the seat tracks on the Cessna 152/172's would become enlarged, so that the pin wouldn't fully engage or "hold" when the seat was moved forward or back. Upon takeoff the pilots would be holding the yoke and throttle, and during rotation, the seat pin would come out of the seat rail causing the seat to go back and at the same time the pilot death clutching the yoke and throttle, causing a stall and crash. When I was in flight training we were told to keep fingers on the throttle and a light touch or hold on the yoke (which should be done anyways if it is trimmed properly) in case the mechanism holding the seat in place ever failed.
Massive respect to this pilot, woman and inspiration.
"Giggle...."
"Don't let go of the yoke."
:-|
darkmath100 thats why women shouldn't be pilots
lol agreed
As a private pilot has she even flown before???????? Like no one lets go of the yoke in critical phases of flight
This isn't your father's Navy wreck it ralph.
;-)
I was told by a flight surgeon that fighter pilots hold their hands on a handle (called "towel rail") to prevent them from pushing the stick down because the acceleration is so strong that it affects the vestibular system in the ear and makes you think the plane is pitching up.
I guess the C2 has a slower acceleration on the carrier since the instructing pilot tells her to hold the hand on the yoke during the whole take-off roll.
Pretty damn impressive!
A calm, professional instrutor who tried to reassure her through the flight! Fantastic pilot.
By the way, how come every single C2 pilot I've seen on CZcams has a glorious mustache? Is that a requirement or something?
Good job pilot !!!! Plus kudos to the trainer, the urge to grab the yoke from any rookie must be HUGE lol
The IP can also eject if she screws the pooch....
I'm an expert and a veteran because I'm watching these videos since 2012, now I 'm qualified to do this in real: I know all we need now
Outstanding job young lady!!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
well done Emily,i loved watching this video.
Nice work Emily
Imagine what it took during WWII, flying at night...
She did awesome , great instructor and she's adorable .
Its an great work and reminds me of famous landing scene in Top Gun too. ✨🌠
I took a 2 hour online course, now I'm a DR at the VA!
2:58 instructor: First trap done.
3:07 narrator: Emily just completed her 10th and final trap!
Yeah whoever produced is didn't do their 10 training videos to qualify :D
The amount of stick/yoke movement I see in a video every time I watch a Naval Aviator land on a carrier is just CRAZY. It also kind’ve reminds me of my attempts to enter/push the correct sequence of buttons in a required amount of time to get the vaunted “infinite lives” in order to beat the Contra video game. 🤣😂😅
Superb! Proud and only knew her for 3 minutes!
Way to go girl, Naval aviators are the best in the whole world.
Terry Bruce you’re wrong you loser. You can be the best in your class and still not get jet pipeline. It all depends on what the needs of the navy are on that particular week. They’re not always looking for fighter pilots, sometimes they need a lot of them, sometimes they need none.
Terry Bruce where were you stationed btw? & what squadron where you with?
Okay sure Terry Bruce. What did you fly?
the trainer pooped a diamond brick after that flight
Dang it! Man! No way for me to join the mustache club! I glad I was a PMC and I happily keep my membership card in the Tactical Beard club! However, the co-pilot guy has some nerves and balls for this job that's for sure! I appreciate it! Bravo Zulu man!
the instructor was so cold, give pilot in training a great confidence
All I wanted to do growing up was to be a fighter pilot, I was cursed with bad vision which automatically kicked me out of that running! lol it sucks:(
Me too. But I ended up being a tank gunner. Life was good... :)
Me too!!
Acc0rd79 try again n again!!! Never give up!!@
I'm sorry guy/gal. Focus that energy into something else you think you'd like.
Hope you still pursued your dreams and got your private pilots license!
Well done Madam!
Oh, THAT face of the instructor at 2:51 and a few seconds more.
I fly a 737 and it is sometimes difficult.
But this guys really perform well on this visual approach and tiny moving runway
Emily, if you're reading these comments, great work :)
Awesome
Love her honesty.
Glad I found a 3 minute video on being a naval aviator - now i can be one too!
At 0:50 the carrier landing is actually footage from the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (you can see the Rafale jets lined up on the right :)
Tanguy Godeau Yeah, it just shows you that the people making these programs often times don’t really care where the footage comes from. The History Channel is even worse when it comes to these things.
clacicle At least the pictures are marvellous ;)
Tanguy Godeau it still could be American after all we are allies and share some equipment
clacicle The purpose was to show the "meatball". We don't have a monopoly on that technology. It doesn't matter what nation it's from as long as the point was made, which it was.
well spotted all French aircraft so not on exchange, is there a dassault etendard there too. yes the Charles de Gaulle
0:33...telling her to keep her hand on the yoke during the launch? That can't be good...
Theres many things that go through catapault launch, sometimes you need a little reminder after accelerating to 130km/h in 3 seconds haha
That nervous laughter on launch. Spontaneous stress relief.
Congratulations!
Is it me or did that seem like that was her first flight?
K Weaver it is her first qual
Alexis Maldonado No, the narrator says its her 10th trap.
Before they go to the carrier, they simulate carrier landings on a runway and do that until they are good at it, but it isn't quite the same.
She's humble. She's expressing her feelings to the IP. She did wonderful!
10th and final trap, now she is qualified to land a plain on a carrier and Yes that was a carrier flight deck.
The greyhound “Basically an E-2 without the radar dish, and more seats for the the boys”
Actually the passenger seats on a Greyhound are infront of the cargo for a reason, usually the cargo is more valuable than the passengers, so they are big squishy airbags.
Man! She's good!
Good luck to her!
Well done.. Cheers from NZ 👍🇳🇿
She let go of the yoke. Good grief.
she was laughing. She probably wanted to cover her face, with her hands.....
The co-pilot sits next to her certainly looks worried and thinking about his wife & kids!
Just his immediate survival. No time for the family.
Nah. He's the FTU IP. Just another day at work for him.
Emily, you are awesome. What an inspiration you are. I'm a 777 pilot and no way do I have the skills to do that.
On a calm day, very hard. With high winds and a pitching and rolling deck, takes one heck of a pilot.
The missing co-pilot seat cushion has yet to be found.
excellent.....still missing....