Going to the boat
Nov 19, 2014 15:27:40 #
http://player.vimeo.com/video/31549908?autoplay=1
Going to the Boat - First Time
Here is a good birds eye view of what pilots see when they are landing on the deck of a carrier.
Most Marine pilots are required to do carrier quals, as all Navy pilots are required to do.
They begin with touch and go(arresting gear hook up), then proceed to catch an arresting gear wire on the ships surface.
Take note of the pilots description of the moving angle deck they have to land on....
Going to the Boat - First Time
Here is a good birds eye view of what pilots see when they are landing on the deck of a carrier.
Most Marine pilots are required to do carrier quals, as all Navy pilots are required to do.
They begin with touch and go(arresting gear hook up), then proceed to catch an arresting gear wire on the ships surface.
Take note of the pilots description of the moving angle deck they have to land on....
Nov 19, 2014 15:54:35 #
bcheary wrote:
Good one, Brian. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Nov 19, 2014 15:59:21 #
DOOK wrote:
Good one, Brian. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Thanks Earl. :-D
Nov 19, 2014 16:05:00 #
Nov 19, 2014 16:08:52 #
Nov 19, 2014 17:21:54 #
bcheary wrote:
I remember years back playing with one of those computer simulation airfare games and doing carrier landings in different weather conditions. Under the best conditions I either hit the back of the carrier or overshot the deck with power reduced too low to keep from going in the ocean. My palms were sweating just playing a damn game. :lol:
Nov 19, 2014 18:46:32 #
Nov 19, 2014 18:46:47 #
Don Craig wrote:
Excellent video. Thanks Brian. More to this than watching Top Gun :)
:thumbup: :thumbup: :-D
Nov 19, 2014 18:47:57 #
pounder35 wrote:
I remember years back playing with one of those computer simulation airfare games and doing carrier landings in different weather conditions. Under the best conditions I either hit the back of the carrier or overshot the deck with power reduced too low to keep from going in the ocean. My palms were sweating just playing a damn game. :lol:
:lol: :lol: :thumbup: :thumbup: I have done that just flying in a simulator for private pilot's ground school.
Nov 19, 2014 19:19:26 #
As an old submarine sailor, I 'm surprized to hear a carrier being called a boat.
Which led me to do a little research.
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197783,00.html
Which led me to do a little research.
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197783,00.html
Nov 19, 2014 19:31:29 #
tinosa wrote:
As an old submarine sailor, I 'm surprized to hear a carrier being called a boat.
Which led me to do a little research.
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197783,00.html
Which led me to do a little research.
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197783,00.html
:lol: :lol: Now that we have that sorted out I guess we should send it to the marines. :thumbup: :thumbup: :-D
Nov 19, 2014 19:43:01 #
Spending many years on a (couple) carrier.. I can tell you that the landing is sort of a controlled crash landing.. awesome to witness !!
Nov 19, 2014 19:48:15 #
Old Salt wrote:
Spending may years on a (couple) carrier.. I can tell you that the landing is sort of a controlled crash landing.. awesome to witness !!
I had the pleasure of spending the day out at sea on the old Forrestal carrier. Watching the take offs and landings was a thing to behold. Not to mention noisy. :-D
Nov 19, 2014 19:58:42 #
bcheary wrote:
I had the pleasure of spending the day out at sea on the old Forrestal carrier. Watching the take offs and landings was a thing to behold. Not to mention noisy. :-D
Never made it to the Forrestal (my uncle did ) two tours on the America, one on the Saratoga and also on board the Independence
Nov 19, 2014 20:11:40 #
tinosa wrote:
As an old submarine sailor, I 'm surprized to hear a carrier being called a boat.
Which led me to do a little research.
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197783,00.html
Which led me to do a little research.
http://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-197783,00.html
In my book anything on the surface is a boat. Anything on the bottom is a wreck. What's in between is a sub. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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