Posted on 05/24/2011 3:22:02 PM PDT by navysealdad
This is very unnerving, landing with deck pitching 30 feet, at night, low on fuel. Incredible. You will never forget viewing this. I have seen a lot of aviation videos but the two videos below are undoubtedly the best. Turn on your sound. I guarantee this will definitely hold your attention.
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This segment was a part of a 12 one hour series about life on the carrier during one cruise. I saw this several years ago but well remember the stories about many of the people seen in this segment.
The Skipper who made that last landing was retiring at the end of this cruise. The Female Ensign had had a 12 year career as an enlisted. She was divorced. Her ex husband was trying to keep her kids from joining her for the family cruise day.
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Went aboard Ranger once in San Diego. Thanks for your service.
I kid you not, “F”ing PBS has blocked the feed of this video to Chile! Anybody get a YouTube link?
The other weird thing was landing on something like an LSD or LPD. You had to make the approach at a 45 degree angle. It took effort to ignore the sea flowing by at that 45 degree angle and focus on your flight path relative to the ship, not the sea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6Gn3A-6zik
In the above video, notice the relation of the helo to the horizon, not the ship.
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Yes, ma’am, welcome aboard!
I have been saying the same thing.
It’s one thing to build a carrier...it’s quite another to conduct competent flight operations on them.
Ticonderoga CVA 14, Crash n Salvage “Hotsuit.” I’ve been on deck many times with drama like this...scary stuff.
Thank you for posting this. I again wonder where we get such awesome people.
Bump to watch later
WOW. Gonna send this to a friend that flew A-6 Intruders. He had one really scary night landing where he was called off 8 times. A night he will never forget. Good post.
From an old diesel submarine sailor.....that was excellent!
I was in the Navy in 67 - 70 serving in a Naval Air capacity. I sometimes flew in A-3’s, a mid-50’s fighter/bomber equipped to accomplish our Comms mission. The A-3 sometimes landed on carriers.
Once, we were returning to our base, Danang, when the pilot set down late on the runway and suddenly, we hit a restraining hook, with no foreknowledge. Talk about a shock!
I don’t know if the pilot just needed the monthly training check mark or if he set down too late; probably the former since he was a real cowboy. It was a lot of fun, actually.
fantastic....thx for posting....this is why I LOVE FR...
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