I used to walk 3 miles through deep soggy snow just to get a picture of a jet . With this marvelous technology of CZcams I just flew one . I am humbled and impressed , It might not seem like much to you , but It,s stuff of dreams to me .
I´m 46 and still dream everyday about carrier ops since i can remember. They're in every beat of my heart, and i´m writing this in 2022. As a brother of mine once wrote: "It might not seem like much to you, but it´s stuff of dreams to me."
Haha, that is what my husband said...so he inspired our son who is 23 and now flying the T-45C in Meridian, MS...A lot of hard work and we couldn't be prouder!
I'm just grateful that someone(s) took the time, trouble, whatever it was to them to do this. I know it's awesome to me and the entire country. A huge thanks to the US Navy for allowing this and the guys who did it!
Thank you for sharing this film, it is quite rare to get a pilots eye view of take off and landing on an aircraft carrier, and was very interesting. Thanks again.
Awesome video That's a hawk trainer jet. Is it RCAF USAF or BAF ? They use these to do initial training into the jet program for RCAF CF-18 C Hornet. Because there cheaper to operate and less $ is a pilot ejects
Read where a number of jet pilots leave the speedbrakes deployed on landing approach. Compensate with a higher throttle setting. Then if the aircraft is settling it is quicker to retract the boards than spool up the engine(s)
In the T45, speedbrakes are mandatory for landing. The engine has very slow throttle response, this is especially exacerbated by lower RPMs. By deploying the speedbrakes, the drag is increased and the pilot can maintain a higher throttle setting while maintaining the same airspeed (or in this case, AoA, since all approaches are constant AoA approaches). And yes, deploying the speedbrakes has the added benefit of instant airspeed should the pilot bolter and retract them.
I've always been fascinated by carrier launch and recovery operations. My favorite part of the Ace Combat video game series was always the carrier landing. Nice video!
I worked on the Eisenhower back in 1990-94 in the Arresting Gear and had a lot of the newbie pilots practicing and come down and watch next to us how the equipment worked during flight ops. Neat training tool back then. Nice video!! Sir/Maam I hope you stay safe!!
I rem VT-21 NAS Kingsville Tx, was there for 3 years, good times, we trained on the USS Lexington, we had TA4J,s back then, Thanks for posting, I loved it when I got back seat qual.
Then again I've seen plenty of fleet hornet drivers off centerline at full stop. Other than that it looked like a fair pass. I couldn't see the ball or the view from the LSO platform to be sure.
One of my good friends is a pilot in the Navy and the videos he has shown me scare the crap out of me. Especially landing on an air craft carrier. Takes great skill to accomplish this. Great Video btw
A ship is a vessel 70 feet or longer. Under 70 feet refered to as a boat. The term boat is slang, also applies to submarines, they are called boats too. Naval jargon.
Thank you so much for your video !! I've always wanted to be a Navy pilot ! I feel like I got a glimpse of my dream through your video. You made my day !
It seems to me that from the time the driver sits in his seat until he reemerges from the cockpit, about a million things could go wrong. Much respect to Navy pilots. They are a distinct cut above.
The 3 F/A-18F pilots and 3 WSO's I took fishing this weekend call it "the boat". Kinda like the propeller being called the screw. USN Submarines are always "the boat" and trust me, they're not riveted.
Thanks for posting this video. This was helpful to imagine the needs of Navy pilots and their aircraft, as they have to operate from such a difficult base, which, as in this video, during good weather, is challenging enough, but must be something else when the weather is not peachy keen.
It's a T-45 Goshawk, an Americanized version of a British design. The US Navy has used them since the 90s and wants to keep its fleet of over 200 in service until 2035.
The T45 'Goshawk' is yet another example of "if it looks right,it will be right" it is certainly one of the best looking of the BAe Hawks,though of course as a "Brit" I think the "Arrows" are the best! The Hawk does seem to be a very capable Aircraft,even up to being used in combat roles by some. It truly was a very brave leap of faith when the U.S.N. chose a non U.S. design,albeit they manage to negotiate that the bulk of the Aircraft be U.S. built.
one of my favourite birds!! I was frothing at the mouth waiting for that JBD to go down...thankyou so much for letting me enjoy this right here at home...always fantastic on a carrier. Please, no night landings in heavy seas with a dutch rolling deck o;
I was a engineer in the engine room on a LPH-3 so this was a cool vid to watch. never got a ride in one of theses jets. just made the steam for the catapult..... MM2
This will always be my one regret in life, that I didn't go for my childhood dream and become a Naval Aviator. I got my private pilots license at 19, then got side tracked in life. Didn't get a Bachelors degree until I was 33. To old to apply then. My little brother went on to become one though he fly's C-2 Greyhounds now. I guess those few flights I took him on when he was little inspired him enough. Until the day I die, I will regret not doing this!!! Go for your dreams no matter what.
That was so amazing, thanks for the great video, i have never seen anything up close like taht before, btw great cruiser landing, i want so bad to just go mach 1!!!!
Really cool. Would love to see an HD version of this if you could enhance the video to 720p or 1080i. Still amazing, and thanks for not messing with the natural audio.
I love the all British Aerospace Engineering Systems T1 Hawk a lovely aircraft to fly for a trainer its supreme. The Boeing/McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk just takes it to a whole new level as a carrier based trainer. Thank God they kept the beautifully made Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour it sounds great. Also knowing its Rolls-Royce must be a god send for pilot confidence. Reliability especially over the sea in a single engine Fighter Trainer. Excellent video "Thumbs up Add to Favourites" 5 stars I wish it was in 1080p HD those engines would have sounded even nicer.
absolutely AMAZING vid. the first person perspective is amazing and awe-inspiring!! also amazing that it only took around 2min40second for it to make a complete lap. this pilot is pro, you can tell. also VERY cool how crisp and perfect their taxiing is. they line it up PERFECTLY to the towing mechanism.
The pilot is not a pro. He is a rookie in training. Practicing carrier take offs and landings in a t-45 training aircraft. A 2 seat aircraft with the instructor in the back seat. Hence the single lap. The landing was very hard. No quite as smooth as he'd like. Eventually he will graduate to night takeoff and landings, then eventually upgraded to the f-18.
Noah Stone ohh alright. well thanks for the explanation bro. now that i watch it over, it did seem a lil rough. at what point do they land on a pitching deck in a storm with low visibility? know any good night carrier landings?
loved it. would have been even more interesting to have heard the pilot/ship communication, especially on final approach. he made that look a lot easier than i suspect it really was!
I heard you Navy guys slam on the deck, but holy crap!!! That looks like it would give you whip lash! That catapult launch was pretty fast, too. Fun times!
Thanks for the great video! I timed the 'lap' at 2:35. Does that sound about right? For comparison a 'lap' in my YAK-55 is a bit less than that. My TPA is 1k AGL. Curious what the TPA is for the T-45?
Yes. If you pause at 0:01 the wing has the U.S. emblem on it. Provided these aircraft weren't sold to other countries or being borrowed by other countries, I am inclined to believe this is an American Vessel. Also that the aircraft carrier is a Nimitz class vessel.
I'm an O-1 in Navy flight training. Only extra we get over base pay and housing is flight incentive pay which is about $125 a month to start, not much extra. If you're single and have your money in order, it's a pretty decent chunk of change. Little example, I'm looking at picking up a '10 M3 for an Ensign-mobile.
Well, I think it said that it doesn't happen to all pilots, but you obviously know more about it from experience than I do. You got to live what I dreamed about when I was a kid. When I was in elementary school they saved the issues of "Naval Aviation" that they library got specially for me, because no-one else wanted them. Now I wish I'd saved them. My dream never worked out though; oh well. =(
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I used to walk 3 miles through deep soggy snow just to get a picture of a jet .
With this marvelous technology of CZcams I just flew one .
I am humbled and impressed , It might not seem like much to you , but It,s stuff of dreams to me .
I'd guess you have a lot of kindred spirits here.
You should joint the air force as soon as possible
and you did it in flip flops to see them jets, not the New York Jets I hope!
You can also start playing DCS world ;)
I´m 46 and still dream everyday about carrier ops since i can remember. They're in every beat of my heart, and i´m writing this in 2022. As a brother of mine once wrote: "It might not seem like much to you, but it´s stuff of dreams to me."
Very big ship. Very small airport.
Haha, that is what my husband said...so he inspired our son who is 23 and now flying the T-45C in Meridian, MS...A lot of hard work and we couldn't be prouder!
Holy shit, such a huge aircraft carrier looks like a match box while landing!!!!!
I'm just grateful that someone(s) took the time, trouble, whatever it was to them to do this. I know it's awesome to me and the entire country.
A huge thanks to the US Navy for allowing this and the guys who did it!
Being the guy who filmed this, thank you very much the gratitude is appreciated!
Ya made it look easy! Good job, thanks for posting. Now lets try it at night...in the weather....
while blind folded and no hands
Thank you for sharing this film, it is quite rare to get a pilots eye view of take off and landing on an aircraft carrier, and was very interesting. Thanks again.
Seeing gigantic ocean from top like this required some balls.
Awesome video That's a hawk trainer jet. Is it RCAF USAF or BAF ? They use these to do initial training into the jet program for RCAF CF-18 C Hornet. Because there cheaper to operate and less $ is a pilot ejects
FYI, USAF flies T-38's as their advanced jet trainers. This is US Navy.
Giants2082 T-38 is a modified hawk...
T-38 is the trainer variant of the F-5, made by Northrop. The Goshawk is made by Boeing.
Read where a number of jet pilots leave the speedbrakes deployed on landing approach. Compensate with a higher throttle setting. Then if the aircraft is settling it is quicker to retract the boards than spool up the engine(s)
I imagine they could use that for a missed wire since they must throttle up until catch confirmation.
In the T45, speedbrakes are mandatory for landing. The engine has very slow throttle response, this is especially exacerbated by lower RPMs. By deploying the speedbrakes, the drag is increased and the pilot can maintain a higher throttle setting while maintaining the same airspeed (or in this case, AoA, since all approaches are constant AoA approaches). And yes, deploying the speedbrakes has the added benefit of instant airspeed should the pilot bolter and retract them.
I've always been fascinated by carrier launch and recovery operations. My favorite part of the Ace Combat video game series was always the carrier landing. Nice video!
I worked on the Eisenhower back in 1990-94 in the Arresting Gear and had a lot of the newbie pilots practicing and come down and watch next to us how the equipment worked during flight ops. Neat training tool back then. Nice video!! Sir/Maam I hope you stay safe!!
no gloves?
Where is the Bluetooth button?
Awesome video! Love seeing the process from the deck to the air and back.
I rem VT-21 NAS Kingsville Tx, was there for 3 years, good times, we trained on the USS Lexington, we had TA4J,s back then, Thanks for posting, I loved it when I got back seat qual.
Battlefield 3?
Plus the risk of actually dying.
Paddles called, He needs you on centerline Next time
+Sam Bryant Air Boss also called and then took his wings awhile back. Oops.
+Sam Bryant Little margin for error on aircraft carriers when it comes to sloppy landings, am I correct?
Then again I've seen plenty of fleet hornet drivers off centerline at full stop. Other than that it looked like a fair pass. I couldn't see the ball or the view from the LSO platform to be sure.
Great short approach and I'm sure he hit number 1 or two wire. The sea state and weather weren't great but at least it was light out.
you wouldn't know a fair pass from gas pass!!! LOL joking
One of my good friends is a pilot in the Navy and the videos he has shown me scare the crap out of me. Especially landing on an air craft carrier. Takes great skill to accomplish this.
Great Video btw
I know they've been doing this for 70 years but its still amazing, thanks for the video
BTW it's a ship NOT a BOAT!
Navy terms its called the boat.
In Oz it's a ship... a boat is something you go fishing in :)
Correct, a ship carries boats... but, submarines are called boats.
Cheers Russ :)
A ship is a vessel 70 feet or longer. Under 70 feet refered to as a boat. The term boat is slang, also applies to submarines, they are called boats too. Naval jargon.
battlefield 3 is so much better
wait until you get arma 3, then you'll change that statement.
This is a great video. Makes me fondly remember my years in F-8's and F-4's. Of course I don't miss night carrier ops.
Thank you so much for your video !! I've always wanted to be a Navy pilot ! I feel like I got a glimpse of my dream through your video. You made my day !
F.A.B.
Gotta thank you for showing this. Appreciate what you do, how you did it and for sharing it with us all. Blinding bit of video.
What a video! Loved it, almost as good as being there. These Guys are the Best. Go Navy!
Thanks for posting this one, it's great!
Cool ride! Love the T-45 (and the Hawk for that matter) - thx for sharing the experience. Thumbs up! :-)
It seems to me that from the time the driver sits in his seat until he reemerges from the cockpit, about a million things could go wrong. Much respect to Navy pilots. They are a distinct cut above.
The 3 F/A-18F pilots and 3 WSO's I took fishing this weekend call it "the boat". Kinda like the propeller being called the screw. USN Submarines are always "the boat" and trust me, they're not riveted.
Thanks for posting this video. This was helpful to imagine the needs of Navy pilots and their aircraft, as they have to operate from such a difficult base, which, as in this video, during good weather, is challenging enough, but must be something else when the weather is not peachy keen.
It's a T-45 Goshawk, an Americanized version of a British design. The US Navy has used them since the 90s and wants to keep its fleet of over 200 in service until 2035.
The T45 'Goshawk' is yet another example of "if it looks right,it will be right" it is certainly one of the best looking of the BAe Hawks,though of course as a "Brit" I think the "Arrows" are the best!
The Hawk does seem to be a very capable Aircraft,even up to being used in combat roles by some.
It truly was a very brave leap of faith when the U.S.N. chose a non U.S. design,albeit they manage to negotiate that the bulk of the Aircraft be U.S. built.
LOVED this video! Thx for posting!
It has be a lonely feeling flying out there in the middle of nowhere with your only lifeline that "tiny" little boat in the distance.
I've never seen an aircraft take-off from a carrier from the perspective of the pilot... Awesome!!!
Love it! Just the view and everything man just wow...
Excellent! Thanks for keeping the original sound track and not replacing it with cheesey music.
Great perspective! Thanks for sharing.
cool vid. remindes me of some on ramps to the 401 :) old school
Brilliant. Thanks!
One of the best video's, didn't ruin it with music. It felt very real...thank you-
Badass, just your turn after seemingly just launching off the carrier really puts it into perspective, respect.
one of my favourite birds!! I was frothing at the mouth waiting for that JBD to go down...thankyou so much for letting me enjoy this right here at home...always fantastic on a carrier. Please, no night landings in heavy seas with a dutch rolling deck o;
Thanx for making me feel like I was on board :)
Awesome video..Thanks for your service!!!
I work with bob. Flew F-14s, almost an astronaut (space shuttle blew up right before his turn). Now he does fiscal projections exactly.
If a bunch of video game/flight simulator geeks were discussing real piloting, it would sound like this:
Well, now you do! =) I should add that the T-45 is essentially a BAE Hawk, a British trainer, and a very good plane for it's intended purpose.
I was a engineer in the engine room on a LPH-3 so this was a cool vid to watch. never got a ride in one of theses jets. just made the steam for the catapult.....
MM2
I once did the same flight....exept mine was in a MH-53E and it took 15 min to make the lap. GO NAVY!
This will always be my one regret in life, that I didn't go for my childhood dream and become a Naval Aviator. I got my private pilots license at 19, then got side tracked in life. Didn't get a Bachelors degree until I was 33. To old to apply then. My little brother went on to become one though he fly's C-2 Greyhounds now. I guess those few flights I took him on when he was little inspired him enough. Until the day I die, I will regret not doing this!!! Go for your dreams no matter what.
awsome video!! love the little rearview mirror on the top right of the canopie used for paralle parking at star bucks
That was so amazing, thanks for the great video, i have never seen anything up close like taht before, btw great cruiser landing, i want so bad to just go mach 1!!!!
Really cool. Would love to see an HD version of this if you could enhance the video to 720p or 1080i. Still amazing, and thanks for not messing with the natural audio.
Commander: Bob, gonna need those flight reports by 3pm.
Bob: *sigh*
Insane job! Love it!
Outstanding, mate! Loved the video, "like" those basics: wind leg, base, final... :-)
Man I love that saying.
It means I've always succeeded in doing great landings ^^
Just out for an afternoon stroll. Amazing.
very cool... thank you .. and thank you for protecting our country and way of life.
Thanks for uploading! :D
I love the all British Aerospace Engineering Systems T1 Hawk a lovely aircraft to fly for a trainer its supreme. The Boeing/McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk just takes it to a whole new level as a carrier based trainer. Thank God they kept the beautifully made Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour it sounds great. Also knowing its Rolls-Royce must be a god send for pilot confidence. Reliability especially over the sea in a single engine Fighter Trainer. Excellent video "Thumbs up Add to Favourites" 5 stars I wish it was in 1080p HD those engines would have sounded even nicer.
It's good they still make fighter Jets with Ramming Spikes, for those close air to air combat situations.
Awesome I got goosebumps just watching the flight
absolutely AMAZING vid. the first person perspective is amazing and awe-inspiring!! also amazing that it only took around 2min40second for it to make a complete lap. this pilot is pro, you can tell. also VERY cool how crisp and perfect their taxiing is. they line it up PERFECTLY to the towing mechanism.
The pilot is not a pro. He is a rookie in training. Practicing carrier take offs and landings in a t-45 training aircraft. A 2 seat aircraft with the instructor in the back seat. Hence the single lap. The landing was very hard. No quite as smooth as he'd like. Eventually he will graduate to night takeoff and landings, then eventually upgraded to the f-18.
Noah Stone ohh alright. well thanks for the explanation bro. now that i watch it over, it did seem a lil rough. at what point do they land on a pitching deck in a storm with low visibility? know any good night carrier landings?
@@noahstone264 "hard". All navy carrier landings are controlled crashes... All of them are hard.. You dont flare...
It's no Super Hornet, but you say a prayer or two every time.
loved it. would have been even more interesting to have heard the pilot/ship communication, especially on final approach. he made that look a lot easier than i suspect it really was!
Awesome flying, what a job!
bloody great !!!
this is the best flight deck operations from cockpit i've ever seen...
By far more impressive than the 110 min of Top Gun
that is gnarly! love it.
I heard you Navy guys slam on the deck, but holy crap!!! That looks like it would give you whip lash! That catapult launch was pretty fast, too. Fun times!
Maverick has the ball.
Good video, thanks for posting!
i would of crahed that jet 1 milion times thanx for video :))
Thanks for the great video! I timed the 'lap' at 2:35. Does that sound about right? For comparison a 'lap' in my YAK-55 is a bit less than that. My TPA is 1k AGL. Curious what the TPA is for the T-45?
Yess thank you indeed and thumbs up for everything else hats off to yah.
I think "boat" is an understatement.
What an exhilarating video! Thank you for your service.
one of the coolest videos i have ever seen
A4 skyhawks. We had them on USS Hancock (CVA-19) Awesome.
I really enjoyed my time in the T2 on exchange in the states. Was the only jet cleared for tail slides - great fun !
Studs gettin' it done on the boat!
Yep, I remember when the T45C Goshawks came to our ship, USS John C. Stennis,CVN-74, to train... I think t'was back before 2010, out-to-sea... (?!)
Really amazing !!!
Yes. If you pause at 0:01 the wing has the U.S. emblem on it. Provided these aircraft weren't sold to other countries or being borrowed by other countries, I am inclined to believe this is an American Vessel. Also that the aircraft carrier is a Nimitz class vessel.
Talk about hittin the nail on the head....!!!!!
Nice Landing. and nice Take off. and good flying. :)
That's just incredible. Perhaps I will experience that in another lifetime.
I'm an O-1 in Navy flight training. Only extra we get over base pay and housing is flight incentive pay which is about $125 a month to start, not much extra. If you're single and have your money in order, it's a pretty decent chunk of change. Little example, I'm looking at picking up a '10 M3 for an Ensign-mobile.
Brilliant!!
This was AWESOME!!
Impeccable timing good sir.
A buddy of mine is at VMI training to do this. Thanks for sharing!
The Goshawk is strictly a training aircraft for the Navy, used to see them flying around when I was flying T-6's out of Pensacola.
I got a feeling I would do exeptionaly well at the 3 last things you mentioned. :)
Congrats on having the most hilarious avatar icon I've ever seen. I almost smashed my screen just now.
Well, I think it said that it doesn't happen to all pilots, but you obviously know more about it from experience than I do. You got to live what I dreamed about when I was a kid. When I was in elementary school they saved the issues of "Naval Aviation" that they library got specially for me, because no-one else wanted them. Now I wish I'd saved them. My dream never worked out though; oh well. =(
Thank you. No music .... Excellent choice