[Strac6]

Watch the video at the link. It took incredible training, and loads of cojones, not to pull the ejection seat handles.

("Screwtops" is nickname of their squadron, like the "Grim Reapers", "Swordsmen", and "Red Rippers.")

[Strac6]

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5083537496001/pilots-honored-for-saving-plane-after-deck-mishap/?#sp=show-clips

[Gaffer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLU-J15kM9Y

For those of us Flash impaired.

[Arthur Wildfire! March]

A single sneeze and you’re dead. God played a hand too. Glad He was there for them.

FRegards ....

[rjsimmon]

It took incredible training, and loads of cojones, not to pull the ejection seat handles.

The Hawkeye does not have ejection seats.

[CGASMIA68]

There was a link posted here back some time when that occurred.
Not savey enough to find it?

Power Power and Full Power.

That Pilot done good

[moovova]

Go Navy!

[wastedyears]

The pucker factor was through the roof with that one.

[floralamiss]

Proud daughter of a proud 13th Bomb Squadron Grim Reaper, WWII and Korea. Gone, but not forgotten. Thank you, Daddy.

[paterfamilias]

BZ!

[wetgundog]

Great Flying and recovery skills.

Hand Salute!

VAW-116 aboard USS Coral Sea CVA-43
Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club 1968-69

[Lower Deck]

The did more than save the airplane. They likely saved the lives of everyone on it as well.

[mad_as_he$$]

Yes they saved the aircraft and their own asses. Many sailors were injured in the incident, remember them. Human error incident.

[blam]

I'm reminded of Doolittle's B-25 bombers that took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet on a unbelieveable bombing raid against Japan after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor 12-7-2041.

See the video below:

Doolittle Raid

BTW, John Birch, an American missionary in China helped crashed members of that raiding party escape from Japanese capture.

The Chinese Communists later killed John Birch. The John Birch Society was named after this man.

"The John Birch Society (JBS) is, in its own words, a conservative advocacy group supporting anti-communism and limited government.[2][3][4] It has been described as a radical right and far-right organization.[5][6][7][7][8]

[Don Corleone]

Its what they are trained to do. They did it well.

[Navy Patriot]

Now THAT’S my Navy!

[ThunderSleeps]

Funny they didn't mention the damage to the aircraft. Maintenance found the throttles jammed fully forward through the control console, and the pilot's & copilot's bottom seat cushions are missing... ;-)

Seriously though, great flying. As others have noted, SOP is for pilots to go full throttle as the wheels touch down - just in case of a missed cable or a broken cable as happened here. That was a bad one though 'cause it apparently broke *after* having arrested a lot of their speed. Much easier to deal with if it snaps right away. They had just the right touch on the controls and just enough airspeed to coax the aircraft back into the air. Hope no-one on deck was seriously injured. Broken cables happen. Everyone knows it, but they still catch some people.

[Banjoguy]

Yes, I agree..but the keyword is “training”. The throttle will be at full immediately after touchdown and the canted deck prevents collision with other aircraft on the flight deck. Good show by the crew for not panicking and attempting an eject.

[Albion Wilde]

Ping!