Old Navy brat here! This was SO AWESOME! Our piolets are the BEST! Thank you for the thrill of the launch, thank you for your service & may the Lord always bless you, be by your side!
I was raised an Air Force brat, but I am never short of amazement of what these Navy pilots do! I have had enough challenges flying a plane off and onto a strip of land that stayed in one place. I cannot even imagine what it takes to hit a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean with a heavy jet! Well done Navy!
I loved it. I love the take off. My favorite part of the flight. What I appreciate about pilots is the training. No waste of unnecessary chatter, calm voice. Know the steps and pay attention to details. No place for sloppy distracted people. That’s the kind of work environment I like.
I adjust my body position while driving all the time. I hear a voice from the backseat. My 11-year old says, "signature move". I say, "no big deal". 😎 He's well trained...
@@williamtharp7070 Did it again today! Afterwards TY “ PAIL” for putting a 😎on my face while driving in FL traffic. Neighbor in front of me with NAVY Tag. Got him to roll his window down” Live your tag ! Fly Navy!” Is what I said to him. He loved it! SO Fly Navy!!🇺🇸❤️❗️💕🛫
I find this also incredibly amazing, and the pilot is sitting there so calm like he’s about to open a beer. I’m sitting on my couch almost ready to have a heart attack watching this. Thank you for your service!
My dad is turning 84 and he was a jet mechanic, I never get tired of hearing about the stories he had, a few were horrible but he always seemed to end with a joke that one of his friends had told him! God bless you for your service!
Pure unadulterated Navy catapult launch.....Great voice over.....no music....very satisfying to watch. Thank you so much for showing the public and some of us black shoe USN vets this slice of life of a Naval Aviator!
This is so cool. My son is a growler pilot VAQ-130 Zapper. These videos help me truly understand his work as a navy aviator. I’m an awe of the work these great sailors do day in and out during a long deployment. Thank you for these videos. I can’t wait to see him return from deployment on the Mighty Ike. Go Navy, Beat Army USNA ‘90.
Yeah don't spread the information of active duty military assets on the internet. No one cares how proud you are of your children, but every former and active duty servicemember cringes at the sight of comments like this. Keep it to yourself, for your family's sake
I sometimes mimic the signature move with the driver side grab handle in my F150. Sadly, it is the closest I will come to flying a jet off a carrier. THANK YOU to all the fine men and women in the service!
The running commentary is SOOO COOL! As a submariner, we often heard about things that the carriers were doing but never /rarely got to participate. What a marvelous example of engineering! When I got time, I would watch some of the other carrier based videos, but they never (or rarely) had the running commentary, so necessary for a total outsider to understand what is going on during that marvelous ballet on the flight deck. VERY IMPRESSED! Thanks for all your work on the videos. Thanks for proudly serving! FLY NAVY!
@@GrowlerJams I second the motion, nothing better than the running commentary. love it! Hey Pail, I was having a discussion with a friend re: g force on catapult launch. I'm saying something like 4 gs. buddy says more like 2. ???? Also what is max take off weight for FA18?
Could listen to this buy for hours...... Such a laid back relaxed manner for a guy in a high intensity job. I'm English so obviously believe our pilots are the best in the World.... But this guy is one Americas finest sons and a credit to your nation!
His commentary is dubbed in during editing but neat videos tho. After 800 or so cat shots(F-4 and F-14), still gives me Willys to see shot hands off.. -Retired USN Phantom and Turkey Phyler...
Are’s are the best but whenever I watch a WW11 movie I acknowledge the fact that Your pilots were the first in and how much America is indebted to all of your Naval Aviators. “ Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.” - Churchills address to The House of Commons. I never knew until recently that he was referring to Naval Aviators! I think how the original settlers broke away from England to establish The 13 colonies, got in a war with them, and eventually we needed Englands help. I had a passenger on my flight wearing a short that said “ if you are reading this thank a teacher, if you are reading it in English thank a Veteran! “ A big thank you to yours and mine.
I tried to become a naval aviator while in engineering school at age 18 in 1970. I already had a private pilot's license. But the Viet Nam war was soon to end in a few years. A Naval aviator came to the airport at Melbourne, Fl. with his T-34 and gave us aerobatic airplane rides, so long as we took the written exam. After graduation, I went to Lakewood N.J. to take a Navy physical exam. While there I met several Navy aviators all complaining that they were getting practically no flying time because the war was winding down. Right then and there I knew my future was going to take a different turn. Timing is everything. I love this channel.
@@zq3yp Back in my day, FIT was an engineering school but it also had a separate flight school that competed with Embry-Riddle. There were a few other smaller FBOs at Melbourne Airport. That airport has certainly grown. The Navy recruiter did some amazing things with the T-34, which was a beefed-up Bonanza with a stick instead of a yoke. If anything, he showed me how to use proper rudder control when doing a wingover. The good old days. My dad was a Chief Petty Officer during WWII. I grew up loving the Navy. I still like the Blues over the Thunderbirds, but both are great flying teams. I hope you enjoyed having your pilot's license. Be safe. Go Navy.
@@GrowlerJams Same with me. Wanted to join RCAF here in Montreal in the 70's...No sir, you have eyeglasses, so no pilot career ...And at that time, even commercial pilots were not allowed to wear eyeglasses. Became a dental surgeon....Now retired at 62....Life is unfair ;) I fly R/C airplanes....and watch your channel LOL!!! Thanks again for posting these excellent voice over videos...
12 hour shifts 6 days a week sounds easy, have you ever been a chef in a michelin star restaurant, try working 16 or 17 hours a day for 6 days a week. you get way less sleep.
Seeing this a year later. Truly remarkable seeing all the intricacies of taking off. Thank you for your service, proud of all the Military protecting America & its allies. Be glad to buy you a beer.
Lot's of mad respect for you and to you! I will say you make it seem so easy. Carrier aviation is ball/breast breaker. Cat launches and traps, and 12 hours on and 12 off, six days a week, with planes taking off and landing over your head while you're racked out, gets old. There is an element of "what else are you gonna do?" but it does wear on you. Then add the responsibilities to the CAG and all of the other military responsibilities just adds more stress. Once you're off the deck, add the stresses of tanking, ordinance release, combat aviation. So many eyes on every trap and grades. Mess up a time or two, and you're out. Not whining-just point out the realities to people who think once a nugget is qualed, it's all gravy after that. It's a tough and unforgiving mistress.
Love this video, just how he explained what was happening was so calm , made the experience way more enjoyable, god bless and thank you for your service😊
I served in the U.S. Army 68 to 71, but two of my big Brothers served on Aircraft Carriers including the Wasp, Antietam, and Hornet, in the U.S. Navy in the late 50's and 60's. I enjoy you're videos very much.
Great video Pilot, I could watch these every day. I learn something new every video. Looks like the jet is hard to taxi on board the ship. Good job, Fly Navy.
Great job. Feel like I’m in the cockpit with you. You are so calm and descriptive with the whole operation! Thank you for sharing. P,ease keep the videos coming.
Thanks for showing the procedures from in side your fighter jet on all involved to get you positioned and ready for take off. Love those directors and spotters who help you , they have an important job and team work with you and them . Thank you sir snd for serving blessing to you your comrades and all on the aircraft carriers and their families. Keeping all in prayer .👍🙏❤️
Besides the skills he needs to fly this buggy he is the most patient man I've ever seen. I would go bonkers sitting there waiting for my turn. Very well done video without annoying music.
Great video and easy for people to understand....i was the Fuels QA supervisor on the USS Saratoga.youve got to have that clean fuel with no water or sediment in it...Mr Flatley was one of my COs.went on 4 med. Cruises In my fitst enlistment..i loved working on deck.anytime that i ever spoke to any pilot they were very respectful and never looked down on us.there were times i worked 18 hrs on deck..i slept like a baby everynight and now i can barely sleep 3 hrs.from the first time i put my foot on the deck i knew thats where i had to be....and you probably know this already but mr Flatley was the only person to ever land a C130 on the flight deck of the Forrestal.i had many chats with him in the passageways...take care and thanks for your service
Man you're lucky. I love tge f22 so much. I love the way the 35 looks though....it's beautiful. But I'm just stuck on the 22's...I wish I could see them at an airshow.
I got to go to the 1999 FLL Air and Sea Show. The T-Birds performed. Fantastic. Also got to see The Blues one year there. Go Navy! “ Pails” channel is the absolute best!!😂
Well done with the VO! Always love how you call out your "signature move" lol. Thanks for talking about your watch and how the launches affect mechanical timepieces!
Wow! That was so frightening, yet you performed with ease! Just so proud of our airmen/airwomen! You are the best in the world. I am a retired Flight Attendant and had the joy and security at that time to fly with almost all military pilots. You kept me safe for a lifetime. Not one emergency, except medical, in all those years. Just so proud. Keep yourself safe from the many bad players. Keep those skills and instincts sharp and return safely to those who love you. Can’t find by you a beer button???
Thank you for this the opportunity to see this! Simply Amazing! God bless our troops and gad bless America! (Buddy I would be honored to buy you a beer)
Man the level of SA the ground dudes have is impressive. Like 150% more than what us base tarmac guys have with all the tight spaces, jet blast and cat zones. I could see all the chiefs and directors with their heads on a swivel. Very professional. Go ground crew! We Rock! 😊👊🏽
Love the content. As a civilian, this really helps me appreciate what you folks do, day in and day out. I always thought of carrier decks as being huge, but after watching you taxi with each of the directors, I realize that deck can sure be crowded and tight. Everyone must have their "A" game on for sure! Thank you for your service to our country and thanks for making this video available.
My father was USNA class of 54'. He was a submariner for 26 years, culminating his career as CO Squadron 2 in Groton, CT. with three divisions of 7 nuclear subs each, one of the largest squadrons in the navy at the time. Two of my uncles were also navy. Flight surgeons during the 60's/70's serving on the Ranger, KittyHawk and Enterprise. Fly Navy!
Being a Retired Navy Corpsman, I salute you Sir! Navy Aviators, Marine and Air Force Pilots, you gentlemen save mine and many Marines’ asses in the Vietnam War. I was there ‘66 - ‘67 up north DMZ area. Thank You Sir! I enjoyed your pre-launch narrative.
Enjoy your videos. Takes me back to my A-6 days on NIMITZ and SARATOGA. As a BN instructor in VA-42 I made several CQ dets and was able to teach young pilots about CV ops. So many videos have wrong information, but yours are right on. I miss my flying days and the people with whom I served. Thanks again for your videos.
Oh the flightdeck is time for the [insert time] launch. I am always amazed how much trust our Commissioned Officers posess for our Enlisted deck crewmen. As well we Enlistedmen trust the authority and leadership skills of our Commissioned Officers not to get us killed. Press on United States Navy 🇺🇸
Retired Senior Chief on board Ballistic Missile Subs. I loved submarine life but if I hadn't been assigned to the silent service, I would have gone to carriers as a second choice. Great video as always. Go Navy.
I've been watching the carrier launch and landings on UA-cam for a couple of months now and find them mesmerising! Everyone works so well to ensure everything goes smoothly. This video was fantastic seeing the launch from the pilot's point of view. Terrific narration. Thanks Growler Jams. Going to watch the landing video now.😊🇦🇺
Wow, that was amazing and very interesting! I don’t know why this showed up in my feed; I mainly watch stuff about crochet, foreign films, cats and cooking. Thank you for the clear explanations of such complex sequences & team coordination. The confluence of skill, nerve, and training is something to behold.
Awesome, these are the best videos I’ve watched with the voiceovers you really feel as if your in the back seat looking over the pilots shoulder with a commentary that’s so easy to listen to and informative. Keep up the good work in making these videos and also protecting us from the dangers of war. Keep safe and thank you your all worth your weight in gold.
Enjoy your step by step narration. I served as an AT with VA 66 on the IKE in 78-79s her first med cruise. That flight deck looks nice from up there. I saw it a lot lower. BZ to you and your fellow shipmates. Stay safe and Fly Nave all the way!
Just loved this video... I'm a retired veteran from the Women's Royal Army Corp and it's great to have a birds eye view of how other defences in the military work. Keep up the good work people and keep safe
Love hearing you use Port & Starboard. Tip: Easily remember what side is what. Left and Port both have 4 letters. Right and Starboard have more. Easy peasy Old Salt Wisdom. Go Navy. Fly Navy…
Your videos are so incredibly cool and so well done! I admire and respect all that you and the entire crew of your ship do to be ready and keep us safe. Thank you all for your service! Go Navy!
The detail in these videos is beyond anything. The focus and attention paid is surgical. Yes, that's obvious to those who work this operation, but to everyone else -- like me -- It's completely mind blowing. No ducking around. You have absolutely got to be 100 percent. America has much to be proud of: the incredible men and women in this service.
Don’t know how much rehearsal time you put into your voice over but the timing is spot on and perfectly delivered. That last ‘signature move’ was great!
He makes it sound so easy! Awesome video with easy and smooth explanations. I learned these jets have rear view mirrors that need to be adjusted for each pilot. When I saw that I remembered my dad always grumbling when he climbed into the family car that my 5’2 inch mother always moved the seat up right to the windshield so she could reach the pedals and never put it back, plus she adjusted all the mirrors. 😂😂. 😂 Great job and no cheesy Danger Zone music!
Thank you so much Sir. The voice over is awesome and I truly hope these videos do inspire some young aspiring pilot out there.. If I seen this when I was 18-22 it would have changed the course of my career. But that was over 25 years ago and wasn't possible like it is today.. Thank you to the NAVY for having a such professional showing us a sneak peek into a fighter pilots world.
Damn I love these vids. Always learn some thing new from them and let’s face it- ‘MERICA right? Thanks for taking so much time out of your schedule to put these together. And of course, thank you for your service shipmate.
My brother was on the Roosevelt back in the nineties. I was privileged and honored to go on a family day cruise and later on a tiger cruise. To stand on the flight deck watching F14’s launch and then air show was unbelievable. FLY NAVY
I was in the navy 1980 - 1983 assigned to Helicopter Squadron Three (HS-3 HS-3 Tridents) out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida and USS Forrestal (CVA-59) out of Mayport Naval Station Florida and I worked on flight deck launching/recovering. I find it cool to see a launch for the pilot's perspective.
Great voice over, calming and quiet, I would trust you implicitly for anything! As a 68 yr old female UK citizen i guess its good knowing you're ready to go because we do need you on the same side as our own pilots. Your knowledge and ability from training are amazing. Thank you for your service 😊
Very good running commentary! You not only see what your doing but get the explaination too! These voice overs are great! I would imagine there are future pilots in the pipeline because of what you do. Thank you and fly Navy!
Once again excellent. We've seen cat launches over and over yet these give you a view those every day videos don't. Narration helps the less educated absorb exactly what's going on and why. Keep doing what you're doing here brother. Really enjoy watching all of your videos! #flynavy
Hey Brother! I'm USMC Amtrac... Thank You so Much! This was Great> I was able to sit in the cock pit once and turn on screen it was GREAT!!!! Thank You for sharing!!!!
Just found this in my newsfeed, and I wasn't disappointed! You absolutely crushed it! ❤ That soft spoken voiceover was super sexy, and reminded me of the tiger being the symbol for "power under control". I'm retired and a grandmother now, but all my life I've loved aircraft, and always wanted to fly in a jet since childhood. I lived out my dream in another way, being an adventure training instructor for RAF cadets for 11 years. Those were such inspiring days. 🤸🏻 Kudos to you for living out your dream, and to helping us mere mortals live out ours, albeit in an armchair way. 😂✈️🚀✨🇬🇧🇺🇸
See your using a mechanical watch, never let you down, as long as you remember to give it a wind every now and again. That was a bloody eye-opener of a ride, and thank you for all you do. Greetings from an ex British soldier, too a guardian of the skies.
Old Navy brat here! This was SO AWESOME! Our piolets are the BEST! Thank you for the thrill of the launch, thank you for your service & may the Lord always bless you, be by your side!
I was raised an Air Force brat, but I am never short of amazement of what these Navy pilots do! I have had enough challenges flying a plane off and onto a strip of land that stayed in one place. I cannot even imagine what it takes to hit a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean with a heavy jet! Well done Navy!
And thank you for your service!
Certainly beats the FB-111A
I had a Navy carrier pilot in training tell me the deck looked like small matchbox when approaching for a landing.
I thought they were called Avaitors in the Navy?
@Ronald-hx6zn lol! I flew the F-111 F model. Faster than sound by 3x...but you never heard that. Lol.
My son is an Army Fister. Pilots, Crew-and JTACs are incredible human beings! God bless and thank you for your service
My grandson Flys APACHE HELICOPTORS
I loved it. I love the take off. My favorite part of the flight. What I appreciate about pilots is the training. No waste of unnecessary chatter, calm voice. Know the steps and pay attention to details. No place for sloppy distracted people. That’s the kind of work environment I like.
Try a max climb in an F-111F.
Sweet ecstacy....
I adjust my body position while driving all the time. I hear a voice from the backseat. My 11-year old says, "signature move". I say, "no big deal". 😎 He's well trained...
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I found myself saying it last week sitting at a traffic light. Then busted out laughing! Go Navy!
PROUD AGAIN! 🇺🇸 💯!
No you don’t
@@williamtharp7070 Did it again today! Afterwards TY “ PAIL” for putting a 😎on my face while driving in FL traffic. Neighbor in front of me with NAVY Tag. Got him to roll his window down” Live your tag ! Fly Navy!” Is what I said to him. He loved it! SO Fly Navy!!🇺🇸❤️❗️💕🛫
I find this also incredibly amazing, and the pilot is sitting there so calm like he’s about to open a beer. I’m sitting on my couch almost ready to have a heart attack watching this. Thank you for your service!
I’ve been holding my breath
That F-4 was amazing
I so wish I was in that jet with you. Um, does it have a back seat??? I can fly a Cessna, but I can't even imagine what it's like to fly like that!!!❤
Wow! Admirable fly well
Yeah me too! I was sitting up straight and holding my breath 😮
My dad is turning 84 and he was a jet mechanic, I never get tired of hearing about the stories he had, a few were horrible but he always seemed to end with a joke that one of his friends had told him! God bless you for your service!
My father was in USAF, an electrician on the F-14s I never tire nor lose the excitement of watching these heroes! GOD bless you everyone!
@ …..hmmm? If I can remember correctly it was 50th FMS???
Erm...the USAF never operated the F-14, mate...
@ ……. Uhh….who said they did?
@@orscrub3161 You did when you typed this: "My father was in USAF, an electrician on the F-14s"
@@davewalkden7248 ….read again, he worked on them, not operated
My grandson just graduated Army flight school. He flys an Apache helicoptor. He's headed to S Korea for two years. GOD bless these pilots one and all
(Rightfully) proud grandmother! 😊
Tell him to not fk around and put VIP call signs to the ATC and to keep it below 180 feet. This will prevent disasters. Thanks.
God Bless him....Much success!
Discipline...beyond my comprehension. Love you all, appreciate the discipline you live every day.
That's AI
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Pure unadulterated Navy catapult launch.....Great voice over.....no music....very satisfying to watch. Thank you so much for showing the public and some of us black shoe USN vets this slice of life of a Naval Aviator!
Cheers!
This is so cool. My son is a growler pilot VAQ-130 Zapper. These videos help me truly understand his work as a navy aviator. I’m an awe of the work these great sailors do day in and out during a long deployment. Thank you for these videos. I can’t wait to see him return from deployment on the Mighty Ike. Go Navy, Beat Army USNA ‘90.
Welcome home. Hope you got to see him.
The controlled chaos of the flight deck is something everybody should get to see live ..
Thank you for raising a son who is protecting us🇺🇸🇺🇸
It is a fine tuned machine with many moving parts all working towards one goal, launch them & trap them safely. Naval Aviator '62-68
Yeah don't spread the information of active duty military assets on the internet. No one cares how proud you are of your children, but every former and active duty servicemember cringes at the sight of comments like this. Keep it to yourself, for your family's sake
Much prefer this super-soothing style of narration.
Not like Maverick, more like Venus Flytrap, WKRP, jazz DJ & jet pilot.
@@brandonbowerstx as long as it is not Les Nessman!
Totally agree. I really enjoy his narration style overall. I think he would be an excellent instructor.
Bob Ross with airplanes.
Dude is the king of ASMR and he doesn't even know it.
I’m a 73 year old woman and I just love this stuff. From my teens to this day, I had always hoped to be at least once ride in a fighter jet.
Im with you, love it! Anything military I love. War movies especially WWII, its my jam!
Thanks for the video sir, @GrowlerJams, very cool😎
@@ruthmccoy8853Heaven Knows, Mister Allison (1957),
starring Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr is one of my favorite WWII films.
I'm a 63 yo man and I would lose my lunch. 🤣
@ you just wouldn’t eat for your first ride!!
@@KarenGeary-gu5hg Oh girl Me Too!!
Your dead pan ('signature move') comedy and facts are hypnotic! Thank you for your service mate!
They always have such smooth, calm, soothing voices.😮
I sometimes mimic the signature move with the driver side grab handle in my F150. Sadly, it is the closest I will come to flying a jet off a carrier. THANK YOU to all the fine men and women in the service!
Cheers!
I mean... You could play a flight simulator. You could even play one in VR. That's a lot closer than driving a pickup truck.
Cool, I wondered what thing was for. My new habit starts today!
@@RedTail1-1yeah, but there’s no grab handle for that signature move!
vtol vr has grab handles that work
The running commentary is SOOO COOL! As a submariner, we often heard about things that the carriers were doing but never /rarely got to participate. What a marvelous example of engineering! When I got time, I would watch some of the other carrier based videos, but they never (or rarely) had the running commentary, so necessary for a total outsider to understand what is going on during that marvelous ballet on the flight deck. VERY IMPRESSED! Thanks for all your work on the videos. Thanks for proudly serving! FLY NAVY!
Fly Navy, shipmate.
@@GrowlerJams I second the motion, nothing better than the running commentary. love it!
Hey Pail, I was having a discussion with a friend re: g force on catapult launch. I'm saying something like 4 gs. buddy says more like 2. ???? Also what is max take off weight for FA18?
Love the ASMR commentary. FLYSUBS shipmate.
Really enjoy these Growler Jams!
Learning so much in an interesting presentation.
Fly Navy!
I’m having such a frustrating day due to health problems. I knew rewatching “Pails” video I would calm down and smile ! Thank you!👏🥰
THANKYOU for your service.
Could listen to this buy for hours...... Such a laid back relaxed manner for a guy in a high intensity job. I'm English so obviously believe our pilots are the best in the World.... But this guy is one Americas finest sons and a credit to your nation!
His commentary is dubbed in during editing but neat videos tho. After 800 or so cat shots(F-4 and F-14), still gives me Willys to see shot hands off..
-Retired USN Phantom and Turkey Phyler...
Are’s are the best but whenever I watch a WW11 movie I acknowledge the fact that Your pilots were the first in and how much America is indebted to all of your Naval Aviators. “ Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few.” - Churchills address to The House of Commons. I never knew until recently that he was referring to Naval Aviators! I think how the original settlers broke away from England to establish The 13 colonies, got in a war with them, and eventually we needed Englands help. I had a passenger on my flight wearing a short that said “ if you are reading this thank a teacher, if you are reading it in English thank a Veteran! “ A big thank you to yours and mine.
Old DD-945 signalman here. We did a lot of lifeguard duty for the bird farmers in the day. Love the, "Push the botton, fly Navy".
946 here 2 DMZ gunline tours
Dang brother,I miss directing on the flight deck and waking up to the smell of jet exhaust and fuel
I tried to become a naval aviator while in engineering school at age 18 in 1970. I already had a private pilot's license. But the Viet Nam war was soon to end in a few years. A Naval aviator came to the airport at Melbourne, Fl. with his T-34 and gave us aerobatic airplane rides, so long as we took the written exam. After graduation, I went to Lakewood N.J. to take a Navy physical exam. While there I met several Navy aviators all complaining that they were getting practically no flying time because the war was winding down. Right then and there I knew my future was going to take a different turn. Timing is everything. I love this channel.
I hear that. Fly Navy.
Same thing happened to me when they were drawing down in 1990......Had to fly helicopters instead.
thats so cool, I got my license In Melbourne!
@@zq3yp Back in my day, FIT was an engineering school but it also had a separate flight school that competed with Embry-Riddle. There were a few other smaller FBOs at Melbourne Airport. That airport has certainly grown.
The Navy recruiter did some amazing things with the T-34, which was a beefed-up Bonanza with a stick instead of a yoke. If anything, he showed me how to use proper rudder control when doing a wingover. The good old days. My dad was a Chief Petty Officer during WWII. I grew up loving the Navy. I still like the Blues over the Thunderbirds, but both are great flying teams. I hope you enjoyed having your pilot's license. Be safe. Go Navy.
@@GrowlerJams Same with me. Wanted to join RCAF here in Montreal in the 70's...No sir, you have eyeglasses, so no pilot career ...And at that time, even commercial pilots were not allowed to wear eyeglasses. Became a dental surgeon....Now retired at 62....Life is unfair ;) I fly R/C airplanes....and watch your channel LOL!!! Thanks again for posting these excellent voice over videos...
Nice to listen to him narrate all that is going on. 12 hour shifts 6 days a week. Unreal. No end to take off and landings. Great job and well done.
12 hour shifts 6 days a week sounds easy, have you ever been a chef in a michelin star restaurant, try working 16 or 17 hours a day for 6 days a week. you get way less sleep.
@@jamiew1664 There's always some tough guy in the comments bragging about how much more he works lol
Seeing this a year later. Truly remarkable seeing all the intricacies of taking off. Thank you for your service, proud of all the Military protecting America & its allies. Be glad to buy you a beer.
Lot's of mad respect for you and to you! I will say you make it seem so easy. Carrier aviation is ball/breast breaker. Cat launches and traps, and 12 hours on and 12 off, six days a week, with planes taking off and landing over your head while you're racked out, gets old. There is an element of "what else are you gonna do?" but it does wear on you. Then add the responsibilities to the CAG and all of the other military responsibilities just adds more stress. Once you're off the deck, add the stresses of tanking, ordinance release, combat aviation. So many eyes on every trap and grades. Mess up a time or two, and you're out. Not whining-just point out the realities to people who think once a nugget is qualed, it's all gravy after that. It's a tough and unforgiving mistress.
Cheers!
It is easy. That is how learning something works. You learn it, it becomes easy.
He's done it again. Undefeated at posting great videos. Also, Bob Ross.
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He’s the Bob Ross of getting yeeted off a boat in a fighter jet.
Which is like Bob Ross^2.
Signature move.
@@PKM_69 Do you know who Bob Ross is?
@@PKM_69 : "Happy little clouds!"
Love this video, just how he explained what was happening was so calm , made the experience way more enjoyable, god bless and thank you for your service😊
Involved process! Very interesting! Much respect to all of our Navy aviators!
I never thought about the precision of the crew to direct a plane to cat. Thanks for explaining that and the narrative. Very interesting.
I served in the U.S. Army 68 to 71, but two of my big Brothers served on Aircraft Carriers including the Wasp, Antietam, and Hornet, in the U.S. Navy in the late 50's and 60's. I enjoy you're videos very much.
Thank you for your service.
Great video Pilot, I could watch these every day. I learn something new every video. Looks like the jet is hard to taxi on board the ship. Good job, Fly Navy.
Fly Navy, Donnie.
Great job. Feel like I’m in the cockpit with you. You are so calm and descriptive with the whole operation! Thank you for sharing. P,ease keep the videos coming.
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Thanks for showing the procedures from in side your fighter jet on all involved to get you positioned and ready for take off. Love those directors and spotters who help you , they have an important job and team work with you and them . Thank you sir snd for serving blessing to you your comrades and all on the aircraft carriers and their families. Keeping all in prayer .👍🙏❤️
Fantastic, USAF here, crew chief on F-15 in Iceland. I went up and this is the most amazing job. 🤘🤘🔥🔥
Besides the skills he needs to fly this buggy he is the most patient man I've ever seen. I would go bonkers sitting there waiting for my turn. Very well done video without annoying music.
Catapult will soil your shorts for sure. Grab those canopy handles, lol
“Buy me a beer “I would buy you a bar if I had the money. Love the videos.
Great video and easy for people to understand....i was the Fuels QA supervisor on the USS Saratoga.youve got to have that clean fuel with no water or sediment in it...Mr Flatley was one of my COs.went on 4 med. Cruises
In my fitst enlistment..i loved working on deck.anytime that i ever spoke to any pilot they were very respectful and never looked down on us.there were times i worked 18 hrs on deck..i slept like a baby everynight and now i can barely sleep 3 hrs.from the first time i put my foot on the deck i knew thats where i had to be....and you probably know this already but mr Flatley was the only person to ever land a C130 on the flight deck of the Forrestal.i had many chats with him in the passageways...take care and thanks for your service
TYFYS.
It was my pleasure
That last signature move call was incredible
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What does he mean by signature move?
@@rudolphguarnacci197 when he grabs the handle on the left side of the wind screen at about 10 o'clock
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Gotcha. Thanks.
@@rudolphguarnacci197 just a bum shuffle
Super narration! I sleep much better at night knowing these guys are up above doing their jobs and looking after us down below...thanks mom.
WOW . This would be a dream come true. Thank EVERYONE OF OF OUR SERVICE PEOPLE. THANKS .!!!!
Just got back from seeing blue angles , f22 , f35 at Ft. Lauderdale air show. Now growler Jams . The day keeps getting better.
Nice.
Man you're lucky. I love tge f22 so much. I love the way the 35 looks though....it's beautiful. But I'm just stuck on the 22's...I wish I could see them at an airshow.
I got to go to the 1999 FLL Air and Sea Show. The T-Birds performed. Fantastic. Also got to see The Blues one year there. Go Navy! “ Pails” channel is the absolute best!!😂
Well done with the VO! Always love how you call out your "signature move" lol. Thanks for talking about your watch and how the launches affect mechanical timepieces!
Cheers!
@@GrowlerJams What kind of watch? I like that face color. Thanks for he videos and everything you do!
Swiss Tungsten Sapphire
Thanks! Most of us will never see the view this way that you do on a daily basis. This is best it will ever see. Thank you again!😊
Wow! That was so frightening, yet you performed with ease! Just so proud of our airmen/airwomen! You are the best in the world.
I am a retired Flight Attendant and had the joy and security at that time to fly with almost all military pilots. You kept me safe for a lifetime. Not one emergency, except medical, in all those years.
Just so proud. Keep yourself safe from the many bad players. Keep those skills and instincts sharp and return safely to those who love you.
Can’t find by you a beer button???
Thank you for this the opportunity to see this! Simply Amazing! God bless our troops and gad bless America! (Buddy I would be honored to buy you a beer)
So glad you tube looped me into this channel. So proud of our sailors and soldiers. The skill and knowledge here is over the top!!!
Welcome Aboard!
Man the level of SA the ground dudes have is impressive. Like 150% more than what us base tarmac guys have with all the tight spaces, jet blast and cat zones. I could see all the chiefs and directors with their heads on a swivel. Very professional. Go ground crew! We Rock! 😊👊🏽
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Love the content. As a civilian, this really helps me appreciate what you folks do, day in and day out. I always thought of carrier decks as being huge, but after watching you taxi with each of the directors, I realize that deck can sure be crowded and tight. Everyone must have their "A" game on for sure! Thank you for your service to our country and thanks for making this video available.
That voice .... so soothing, and calm. Great sense of humor, with adjusting the mirror,camera "still there " ❤
My father was USNA class of 54'. He was a submariner for 26 years, culminating his career as CO Squadron 2 in Groton, CT. with three divisions of 7 nuclear subs each, one of the largest squadrons in the navy at the time. Two of my uncles were also navy. Flight surgeons during the 60's/70's serving on the Ranger, KittyHawk and Enterprise. Fly Navy!
Submarines are more reliable than aircraft. We know this because there are more aircraft in the oceans than there are submarines in the sky. 😁
@@braveworld2707 :) :)
Being a Retired Navy Corpsman, I salute you Sir! Navy Aviators, Marine and Air Force Pilots, you gentlemen save mine and many Marines’ asses in the Vietnam War. I was there ‘66 - ‘67 up north DMZ area. Thank You Sir!
I enjoyed your pre-launch narrative.
TYFYS
Enjoy your videos. Takes me back to my A-6 days on NIMITZ and SARATOGA. As a BN instructor in VA-42 I made several CQ dets and was able to teach young pilots about CV ops. So many videos have wrong information, but yours are right on. I miss my flying days and the people with whom I served. Thanks again for your videos.
Cheers!
WOW amazing, thanks for sharing this incredible video, felt like I was sitting in the jet with you.
My brother was a plank holder on the Big Stick.
Thank you so much for your service. God Bless.
Oh the flightdeck is time for the [insert time] launch. I am always amazed how much trust our Commissioned Officers posess for our Enlisted deck crewmen. As well we Enlistedmen trust the authority and leadership skills of our Commissioned Officers not to get us killed. Press on United States Navy 🇺🇸
Teamwork strong.😊
Never gets boring, always interesting to see.
The launch is incredible to watch.
Retired Senior Chief on board Ballistic Missile Subs. I loved submarine life but if I hadn't been assigned to the silent service, I would have gone to carriers as a second choice. Great video as always. Go Navy.
To my Retired Bubblehead shipmate. I could have never done what you did as a Submariner. Be proud of your Dolphins. Bravo Zulu.
I've been watching the carrier launch and landings on UA-cam for a couple of months now and find them mesmerising! Everyone works so well to ensure everything goes smoothly. This video was fantastic seeing the launch from the pilot's point of view. Terrific narration. Thanks Growler Jams. Going to watch the landing video now.😊🇦🇺
Wow, that was amazing and very interesting! I don’t know why this showed up in my feed; I mainly watch stuff about crochet, foreign films, cats and cooking.
Thank you for the clear explanations of such complex sequences & team coordination. The confluence of skill, nerve, and training is something to behold.
Let's get this pilot a million subscribers people.
now 2?
Yes! He deserves 2 million!
Awesome, these are the best videos I’ve watched with the voiceovers you really feel as if your in the back seat looking over the pilots shoulder with a commentary that’s so easy to listen to and informative. Keep up the good work in making these videos and also protecting us from the dangers of war. Keep safe and thank you your all worth your weight in gold.
Thanks, Steve.
Yes, not like those obnoxious videos where people think WE like looking at their face while THEY just run off at the mouth.
He is setting on jet engines and it is very loud
Stay safe out there and thank you for your service.
Enjoy your step by step narration. I served as an AT with VA 66 on the IKE in 78-79s her first med cruise. That flight deck looks nice from up there. I saw it a lot lower. BZ to you and your fellow shipmates. Stay safe and Fly Nave all the way!
TYFYS
Very cool & calm. Thanks for your service. You keep us and "mom" protected. Be safe.
Just loved this video... I'm a retired veteran from the Women's Royal Army Corp and it's great to have a birds eye view of how other defences in the military work. Keep up the good work people and keep safe
Love hearing you use Port & Starboard. Tip: Easily remember what side is what. Left and Port both have 4 letters. Right and Starboard have more. Easy peasy Old Salt Wisdom. Go Navy. Fly Navy…
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H.U.D. As awesome as ever
Just AWESOME in every way possible, the skill of the pilot, and the skill of all the crew working in perfect harmony. Great video Sir!
Thank you very much!
I was an Avionics tech on the Midway. USMC 79-80.
I never saw a lauch from this angle.
Great job.
TYFYS.
My son is training to be a Navy pilot. These vids are so interesting and ... calming. Thank you.
Beers on Me... Well Done! 👍😎
Your videos are so incredibly cool and so well done! I admire and respect all that you and the entire crew of your ship do to be ready and keep us safe. Thank you all for your service! Go Navy!
Cheers!
The detail in these videos is beyond anything. The focus and attention paid is surgical. Yes, that's obvious to those who work this operation, but to everyone else -- like me -- It's completely mind blowing. No ducking around. You have absolutely got to be 100 percent. America has much to be proud of: the incredible men and women in this service.
Cheers!
I'm so amazed 👏 Thank you everyone for your service ❤️
Amazing brain-power and bravery. Thank you all for your service! 💪🤸♂️🤗
Thank you for continously sharing these amazing, awesome videos!!
That was awesome.Thank you for your service
Don’t know how much rehearsal time you put into your voice over but the timing is spot on and perfectly delivered. That last ‘signature move’ was great!
It’s a lot of work.
@@GrowlerJams Thank you for doing all of your hardwork for us, the peanut gallery but really thanks you Pail
What a calm and soothing voice you have.
Thank you for your service. 🇺🇸
He makes it sound so easy! Awesome video with easy and smooth explanations. I learned these jets have rear view mirrors that need to be adjusted for each pilot. When I saw that I remembered my dad always grumbling when he climbed into the family car that my 5’2 inch mother always moved the seat up right to the windshield so she could reach the pedals and never put it back, plus she adjusted all the mirrors. 😂😂. 😂 Great job and no cheesy Danger Zone music!
Thank you so much Sir.
The voice over is awesome and I truly hope these videos do inspire some young aspiring pilot out there..
If I seen this when I was 18-22 it would have changed the course of my career. But that was over 25 years ago and wasn't possible like it is today..
Thank you to the NAVY for having a such professional showing us a sneak peek into a fighter pilots world.
Damn I love these vids. Always learn some thing new from them and let’s face it- ‘MERICA right? Thanks for taking so much time out of your schedule to put these together. And of course, thank you for your service shipmate.
‘Merica!
@@GrowlerJams couldn’t find you on Patreon and I don’t think I can set up a recurring payment on UA-cam can I? Happy to buy you a 🍺!
I’m thinking about setting that up soon, Chris.
This was a very informative and fascinating learning experience, Sir. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.❤
Incredible to watch all that goes into a launch. Thank you for your service!
My brother was on the Roosevelt back in the nineties. I was privileged and honored to go on a family day cruise and later on a tiger cruise. To stand on the flight deck watching F14’s launch and then air show was unbelievable. FLY NAVY
Cool video and cool commentary, shipmate. Been many moons for me. Fair winds!😜😎🤙🏽👍
Absolutely love the voice-over talent.
All the Respect to you … all pilots and including all the crew ❤
I was in the navy 1980 - 1983 assigned to Helicopter Squadron Three (HS-3 HS-3 Tridents) out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville Florida and USS Forrestal (CVA-59) out of Mayport Naval Station Florida and I worked on flight deck launching/recovering.
I find it cool to see a launch for the pilot's perspective.
Great voice over, calming and quiet, I would trust you implicitly for anything! As a 68 yr old female UK citizen i guess its good knowing you're ready to go because we do need you on the same side as our own pilots. Your knowledge and ability from training are amazing. Thank you for your service 😊
Thank you kindly.
Very good running commentary! You not only see what your doing but get the explaination too! These voice overs are great! I would imagine there are future pilots in the pipeline because of what you do. Thank you and fly Navy!
Fly Navy.
Great job explaining your actions before your shot to the skies.
Once again excellent. We've seen cat launches over and over yet these give you a view those every day videos don't. Narration helps the less educated absorb exactly what's going on and why. Keep doing what you're doing here brother. Really enjoy watching all of your videos! #flynavy
Fly Navy.
Hey Brother! I'm USMC Amtrac... Thank You so Much! This was Great> I was able to sit in the cock pit once and turn on screen it was GREAT!!!! Thank You for sharing!!!!
Just found this in my newsfeed, and I wasn't disappointed!
You absolutely crushed it! ❤
That soft spoken voiceover was super sexy, and reminded me of the tiger being the symbol for "power under control".
I'm retired and a grandmother now, but all my life I've loved aircraft, and always wanted to fly in a jet since childhood.
I lived out my dream in another way, being an adventure training instructor for RAF cadets for 11 years. Those were such inspiring days. 🤸🏻
Kudos to you for living out your dream, and to helping us mere mortals live out ours, albeit in an armchair way. 😂✈️🚀✨🇬🇧🇺🇸
Cheers!
Even on my crappiest days, I always feel great after watching Growler Jams. Look forward to every episode.
The bob Ross of fighter jets. Thumbs up .
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Great info of what happens during a launch
See your using a mechanical watch, never let you down, as long as you remember to give it a wind every now and again. That was a bloody eye-opener of a ride, and thank you for all you do. Greetings from an ex British soldier, too a guardian of the skies.
Cheers!
Thank you for your service! You are amazing. God bless.