It’s a great picture, but given the height and span of the GGB it isn’t all that great of a feat.
Particularly for someone trained to land on an aircraft carrier AND fly demo team precision maneuvers with less than 2’ distance between other aircraft.
What’s most impressive is the timing of the picture. Must have been measured in the milliseconds.
sure, but I would say in this instance the photographer did the harder task!
Talked to a retired airline pilot last week and asked him about the lack of hands on flying abilities we hear about by airline pilots today.
He said it is often Navy pilots who don’t know how to crab as they are taught to land in to the wind only and not serious cross winds,
Carriers heahd in to the wind for take offs and landings.
Once upon a time, my brother-in-law flew an A-6 off the Eisenhower. Just a few weeks ago, I was with him and my sister at a grocery store. He parked that minivan like an 100-year-old lady with cataracts...crooked, over the lines, etc. So funny. My sister said, “I don’t get it...you landed an A-6 on an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean at night...how can you NOT park this car?” His response: “this isn’t an A-6. I’m not on a carrier. It’s daytime”. :P I am still laughing. :)
From my perspective, the pass over the Golden Gate seems a tad riskier.