Carrier Landing Clinic: Textbook Trap
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Published 2023-05-19
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Welcome aboard! Get ready! It's time to recover. Today, we are in the cockpit of an EA-18G Growler overhead the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) somewhere in the Pacific Ocean in 2017.
This is a "pinky" or sunset recovery. You will see me pass overhead the ship three times.
At time 0:14, I am in low holding (point 1) at angels four, waiting for my turn to recover. After the aircraft holding below me vacate their altitudes, I can follow them down to the overhead.
At time 2:30, I enter the spin pattern. My interval was waved off, was past the bow, and had yet turn downwind, so I spun it for the overhead.
At time 4:12, I broke on my interval. Only the tanker trapped behind me.
Time to get some grub before the night page. All in a day's work. I'm just happy to be here.
Fly Navy!
Chapters:
0+00 Port Holding
2+30 Spin Pattern
4+12 Overhead Break
8+36 The "Start"
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All Comments (21)
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This is what makes the internet magical. A 4K video of an "unscripted" carrier landing from behind the pilot's shoulder. An amazing time in which we live. Thanks for the video and your service.
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This is insane. I can hardly parallel park. Glad to have these guys in the skies.
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That aviator parked his jet smoother than most people park their cars in a mall parking lot. RESPECT ✊️
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Honestly, 8:26 is the most terrifying part of this video lol I'd be so worried about putting the gear over the edge of the deck. The amount of trust you have to have with your crewmates is amazing.
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A few things: - No annoying Van Halen music is a plus. - Narrating carrier ops is an innovation. You may be the first Naval aviator to do so. - It's amazing that we can find anybody to do this dangerous job. - It's reassuring to know that you're an instructor pilot now. The brain-drain is crushing us. - Go Navy!
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I have a cousin that flew F-18s back in the 90s. His call-sign was ELVIS... He grew-up in the Memphis area and sounded like Elvis when he talked. But when I asked him how he got the call-sign ELVIS, he said "because ELVIS is the king". So good and funny.
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I served in the Marine Corps as an Infantryman and I’ll tell you we appreciated you fly boys when you got us out of a jam with a CAS mission. Seeing the level of skill from that POV is amazing.
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.... i am a pilot, single engine, and i really liked that ride along. Thank you very much for making that possible. May GOD richly bless you.
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Old man now. Served as an AME2 on 3 Essex class carriers with VF-162 F8s during the Viet Nam War. Of course to me the flight deck seems so large with so many people wandering around. Thanks to your great videos and narration I now have an idea of what the pilots were doing back then. We lost a lot of good pilots during those war years.
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Driving on the carrier seems almost as nerve-wracking as landing on the carrier. People everywhere.... Great video!
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Growler Jams' narration is perfect. Not too little, but not too much. And dumbed down just enough for all us common people to understand. Keep it up.
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What surprised me most was how quickly everything is happening and the carrier, being absolutely huge, looking so small from your perspective. A fascinating insight into a fighter pilot's world landing on an aircraft carrier. What a privilege.Thankyou so much from Australia.👍🏽👍🏽 🇦🇺
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I am sooooo envious. I joined The Navy in 1965 and wanted to do what you do. I had my private pilot's license and about 1200 hours but they would not let me fly because I wore corrective lenses. They would allow me to be a navigator but I did not want to fry with someone that had less experience than I did. Thanks for the great videos. They are the best.
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Simply amazing, these Naval aviators are GOOD!! Thank goodness for directors on the deck! Great video.
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I really appreciate that inside look at carrier landings. I was an AMH-2 with VFA-192 (USS Midway) from 85'-90'. LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got to see the world three times over before I was 20 My last duty station was NAS Kingsville, you and I could talk about things we have in common for hours and hours. Thank you for your service brother.
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"Pail" I so appreciate your videos showing you at work. I've just finished work at an office desk staring at a computer screen almost all day long. It's a marvellous escape to watch you at your workplace, which is a totally amazing place to be
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I know that flying the AOA indicator on such a demanding approach is not easy - seeing you making it look effortless is a sign of excellent airmanship !
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Best carrier landing video I have seen to date: Simply explained everything going on and didn't assume we know things.
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This was brilliant my dad was a tailseat gunner in ww11 and got 3 air medals..he told me he hated flying but he was a really good shot..I never could best him on the skeet range..God bless you son and thank you for your service!
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My grandfather flew the Corsair FU4 during WW2 and my dad flew the F4 Phantom in Vietnam, watching you this morning brings back so many memories of hearing them talk about their careers. You make this look so effortless and easy, but we know how incredibly difficult it is to land a plane on a moving object with winds. That parking of your jet had gave me so much anxiety though. Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing this video with us.
