I'm just grateful that someone(s) took the time, trouble, whatever it was to them to do this. I know it's awesome to me and the entire country. A huge thanks to the US Navy for allowing this and the guys who did it!
I used to walk 3 miles through deep soggy snow just to get a picture of a jet . With this marvelous technology of UA-cam I just flew one . I am humbled and impressed , It might not seem like much to you , but It,s stuff of dreams to me .
I´m 46 and still dream everyday about carrier ops since i can remember. They're in every beat of my heart, and i´m writing this in 2022. As a brother of mine once wrote: "It might not seem like much to you, but it´s stuff of dreams to me."
Haha, that is what my husband said...so he inspired our son who is 23 and now flying the T-45C in Meridian, MS...A lot of hard work and we couldn't be prouder!
I've always been fascinated by carrier launch and recovery operations. My favorite part of the Ace Combat video game series was always the carrier landing. Nice video!
I rem VT-21 NAS Kingsville Tx, was there for 3 years, good times, we trained on the USS Lexington, we had TA4J,s back then, Thanks for posting, I loved it when I got back seat qual.
Read where a number of jet pilots leave the speedbrakes deployed on landing approach. Compensate with a higher throttle setting. Then if the aircraft is settling it is quicker to retract the boards than spool up the engine(s)
In the T45, speedbrakes are mandatory for landing. The engine has very slow throttle response, this is especially exacerbated by lower RPMs. By deploying the speedbrakes, the drag is increased and the pilot can maintain a higher throttle setting while maintaining the same airspeed (or in this case, AoA, since all approaches are constant AoA approaches). And yes, deploying the speedbrakes has the added benefit of instant airspeed should the pilot bolter and retract them.
One of my good friends is a pilot in the Navy and the videos he has shown me scare the crap out of me. Especially landing on an air craft carrier. Takes great skill to accomplish this. Great Video btw
Awesome video That's a hawk trainer jet. Is it RCAF USAF or BAF ? They use these to do initial training into the jet program for RCAF CF-18 C Hornet. Because there cheaper to operate and less $ is a pilot ejects
It's a T-45 Goshawk, an Americanized version of a British design. The US Navy has used them since the 90s and wants to keep its fleet of over 200 in service until 2035.
It seems to me that from the time the driver sits in his seat until he reemerges from the cockpit, about a million things could go wrong. Much respect to Navy pilots. They are a distinct cut above.
Thank you for sharing this film, it is quite rare to get a pilots eye view of take off and landing on an aircraft carrier, and was very interesting. Thanks again.
The T45 'Goshawk' is yet another example of "if it looks right,it will be right" it is certainly one of the best looking of the BAe Hawks,though of course as a "Brit" I think the "Arrows" are the best! The Hawk does seem to be a very capable Aircraft,even up to being used in combat roles by some. It truly was a very brave leap of faith when the U.S.N. chose a non U.S. design,albeit they manage to negotiate that the bulk of the Aircraft be U.S. built.
A ship is a vessel 70 feet or longer. Under 70 feet refered to as a boat. The term boat is slang, also applies to submarines, they are called boats too. Naval jargon.
I was a engineer in the engine room on a LPH-3 so this was a cool vid to watch. never got a ride in one of theses jets. just made the steam for the catapult..... MM2
The 3 F/A-18F pilots and 3 WSO's I took fishing this weekend call it "the boat". Kinda like the propeller being called the screw. USN Submarines are always "the boat" and trust me, they're not riveted.
Thanks for posting this video. This was helpful to imagine the needs of Navy pilots and their aircraft, as they have to operate from such a difficult base, which, as in this video, during good weather, is challenging enough, but must be something else when the weather is not peachy keen.
I heard you Navy guys slam on the deck, but holy crap!!! That looks like it would give you whip lash! That catapult launch was pretty fast, too. Fun times!
The carrier itself has missile (Sea Sparrow) capabilities, and gun capabilities with Phalanx and Marines on board with a variety of weapons. It may be that a "Plane Guard" Frigate is part of the work ups, now. I retired in 1996, so things definitely may have changed.
A lot of civilian airline pilots are ex military also. You still have to get all the licenses and ratings yourself though. Some aviation-centered colleges have accelerated degree programs offering everything up through a multi-engine rating in about 4 to 5 years time, but those colleges generally have very expensive tuition. Also keep in mind if something happens preventing you from flying, an Aeronautics degree is going to be useless, I'd recommend something like aerospace engineering.
Well, I think it said that it doesn't happen to all pilots, but you obviously know more about it from experience than I do. You got to live what I dreamed about when I was a kid. When I was in elementary school they saved the issues of "Naval Aviation" that they library got specially for me, because no-one else wanted them. Now I wish I'd saved them. My dream never worked out though; oh well. =(
loved it. would have been even more interesting to have heard the pilot/ship communication, especially on final approach. he made that look a lot easier than i suspect it really was!
Thank you so much for your video !! I've always wanted to be a Navy pilot ! I feel like I got a glimpse of my dream through your video. You made my day !
They're part of the ejection system. When the pilot ejects, those "metal things" fragment and fly into the pilot at high speed. So when the search and rescue people are looking for him, they can use a metal detector like a homing device. Or, if the pilot is in pieces, they can locate all the body parts and sew them back on. I thought everyone knew that!
Ah, once upon a time they had the USS Lexington....I qual'd on that in the T-2C and TA-4J. It was a training carrier, but it wasn't cost effective. It was also rather small. Carriers actually often go out on workups with few or no aircraft. They never deploy without them, of course, but that's different.
Depends. Starting salary for a flight school graduate ( Rank Lieutenant), is $5,000 a month, 10 years of experience is 6,000 dollars, and over 20 years may go to $8,000, depending on your rank and position.
For some of us fans of Top Gun, Speed and Angles, and the video games: This Lap around the boat is as good as it gets. Thank you, mdeos, for this great porn.
Just rode Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point for the first time a couple weeks ago, and I'll bet those takeoffs would make it look like nothing. Respect.
Yea, tried to get my russian contacts to arrange that in exchange for some.... lets say financial benefits but that didnt helped either. But i made several flight with a Mig 29UB and Mig25. I loved the Foxbat most of all the planes I have ever flewn with.
FOX BAT IS A FAST BUGATTI ........ LOLZ....... BUT MIG 29 IS GOOD PLUS SU 30 MKI FLANKER IS JUST TOO DAMN AWSM....... TOP OF THE LINE .......... NO AIRCRAFT CAN MATCH IT'Z STANDARDS ...... SUPER MENUVERABLE PLUS THRUST VECTORING IS LIKE A FERRARI WITH WINGS..... :d
Maaann,I know very little about the working of this, but when those training planes land they tend to miss hard which you can hear while inside the boat...then night ops its even worse...
The "metal things", if you are talking about the zig zag pattern above the pilots head is a plastic explosive that shatters the canopy when travelling at slow speed to allow the pilot to pass through it without having his head caved in!.
The aircraft are used to drop warheads on enemy foreheads and, rarely, combat other aircraft... The carrier has other ships to protect it from submarines, vessels and various forms of missiles. I'm pretty sure someone thought of this a looooong time before any of us were around to comment on it on UA-cam.
Apologies if this has been asked before, but there didn't seem to be much wake or evidence the ship was moving too fast at all. Was she stationary? Or just sort of Idling along?!? Great video. If you're still flying, stay safe.
The U.S. Navy often refers to it's individual ships as "The Boat". If a USN Sailor says "I'm gonna be on the boat for the next few months", he or she is referring to a deployment aboard a ship. A "ship" is merely a type of boat. A "Boat" is defined as any vessel, of any size, designed to float or plane on a body of water. A "ship" is a large boat. You're BOTH right, but both wrong for arguing about something so silly!
There's a hook on the back of the jet that catches one of a few cables that are laid across the landing strip, slowing it down faster than flaps alone.
There is a limit to how horizontal you can be and still be able to look behind you. The idea behind "G" tolerance can be thought of as how high the column of blood is that the heart has to support to get oxygen to the brain. Reduce the height of that column of blood and "G" tolerance increases. For example, in an F-16, the upper body is tilted back 30 degrees and the feet are almost on a level with the hips. This reduces the height of the column of blood, better G tolerance.
According to my knowledge this is an explosive cord that fractures the glass so that the pilot will eject through it.The system you refer to is an alternative one that jettisons the canopy with its frame.This system uses charges that launch the canopy and are not visible. See this and read the description too... watch?v=R1C9o0iwtQ4
It's something like 6G's if I remember. Your vision goes a little gray around the edges. It's considered quite a rush, second only to landing the thing again. Not that I've tried it myself!
Very big ship. Very small airport.
I'm just grateful that someone(s) took the time, trouble, whatever it was to them to do this. I know it's awesome to me and the entire country.
A huge thanks to the US Navy for allowing this and the guys who did it!
Being the guy who filmed this, thank you very much the gratitude is appreciated!
I used to walk 3 miles through deep soggy snow just to get a picture of a jet .
With this marvelous technology of UA-cam I just flew one .
I am humbled and impressed , It might not seem like much to you , but It,s stuff of dreams to me .
I'd guess you have a lot of kindred spirits here.
You should joint the air force as soon as possible
and you did it in flip flops to see them jets, not the New York Jets I hope!
You can also start playing DCS world ;)
I´m 46 and still dream everyday about carrier ops since i can remember. They're in every beat of my heart, and i´m writing this in 2022. As a brother of mine once wrote: "It might not seem like much to you, but it´s stuff of dreams to me."
Haha, that is what my husband said...so he inspired our son who is 23 and now flying the T-45C in Meridian, MS...A lot of hard work and we couldn't be prouder!
Holy shit, such a huge aircraft carrier looks like a match box while landing!!!!!
I've always been fascinated by carrier launch and recovery operations. My favorite part of the Ace Combat video game series was always the carrier landing. Nice video!
I rem VT-21 NAS Kingsville Tx, was there for 3 years, good times, we trained on the USS Lexington, we had TA4J,s back then, Thanks for posting, I loved it when I got back seat qual.
Read where a number of jet pilots leave the speedbrakes deployed on landing approach. Compensate with a higher throttle setting. Then if the aircraft is settling it is quicker to retract the boards than spool up the engine(s)
I imagine they could use that for a missed wire since they must throttle up until catch confirmation.
In the T45, speedbrakes are mandatory for landing. The engine has very slow throttle response, this is especially exacerbated by lower RPMs. By deploying the speedbrakes, the drag is increased and the pilot can maintain a higher throttle setting while maintaining the same airspeed (or in this case, AoA, since all approaches are constant AoA approaches). And yes, deploying the speedbrakes has the added benefit of instant airspeed should the pilot bolter and retract them.
One of my good friends is a pilot in the Navy and the videos he has shown me scare the crap out of me. Especially landing on an air craft carrier. Takes great skill to accomplish this.
Great Video btw
Awesome video That's a hawk trainer jet. Is it RCAF USAF or BAF ? They use these to do initial training into the jet program for RCAF CF-18 C Hornet. Because there cheaper to operate and less $ is a pilot ejects
FYI, USAF flies T-38's as their advanced jet trainers. This is US Navy.
Giants2082 T-38 is a modified hawk...
T-38 is the trainer variant of the F-5, made by Northrop. The Goshawk is made by Boeing.
It's a T-45 Goshawk, an Americanized version of a British design. The US Navy has used them since the 90s and wants to keep its fleet of over 200 in service until 2035.
Where is the Bluetooth button?
It seems to me that from the time the driver sits in his seat until he reemerges from the cockpit, about a million things could go wrong. Much respect to Navy pilots. They are a distinct cut above.
Battlefield 3?
Plus the risk of actually dying.
Thank you for sharing this film, it is quite rare to get a pilots eye view of take off and landing on an aircraft carrier, and was very interesting. Thanks again.
F.A.B.
Gotta thank you for showing this. Appreciate what you do, how you did it and for sharing it with us all. Blinding bit of video.
The T45 'Goshawk' is yet another example of "if it looks right,it will be right" it is certainly one of the best looking of the BAe Hawks,though of course as a "Brit" I think the "Arrows" are the best!
The Hawk does seem to be a very capable Aircraft,even up to being used in combat roles by some.
It truly was a very brave leap of faith when the U.S.N. chose a non U.S. design,albeit they manage to negotiate that the bulk of the Aircraft be U.S. built.
BTW it's a ship NOT a BOAT!
Navy terms its called the boat.
In Oz it's a ship... a boat is something you go fishing in :)
Correct, a ship carries boats... but, submarines are called boats.
Cheers Russ :)
A ship is a vessel 70 feet or longer. Under 70 feet refered to as a boat. The term boat is slang, also applies to submarines, they are called boats too. Naval jargon.
I know they've been doing this for 70 years but its still amazing, thanks for the video
battlefield 3 is so much better
wait until you get arma 3, then you'll change that statement.
I work with bob. Flew F-14s, almost an astronaut (space shuttle blew up right before his turn). Now he does fiscal projections exactly.
I was a engineer in the engine room on a LPH-3 so this was a cool vid to watch. never got a ride in one of theses jets. just made the steam for the catapult.....
MM2
The 3 F/A-18F pilots and 3 WSO's I took fishing this weekend call it "the boat". Kinda like the propeller being called the screw. USN Submarines are always "the boat" and trust me, they're not riveted.
Well, now you do! =) I should add that the T-45 is essentially a BAE Hawk, a British trainer, and a very good plane for it's intended purpose.
This is a great video. Makes me fondly remember my years in F-8's and F-4's. Of course I don't miss night carrier ops.
If a bunch of video game/flight simulator geeks were discussing real piloting, it would sound like this:
Commander: Bob, gonna need those flight reports by 3pm.
Bob: *sigh*
It's no Super Hornet, but you say a prayer or two every time.
Thanks for posting this video. This was helpful to imagine the needs of Navy pilots and their aircraft, as they have to operate from such a difficult base, which, as in this video, during good weather, is challenging enough, but must be something else when the weather is not peachy keen.
Badass, just your turn after seemingly just launching off the carrier really puts it into perspective, respect.
I heard you Navy guys slam on the deck, but holy crap!!! That looks like it would give you whip lash! That catapult launch was pretty fast, too. Fun times!
The carrier itself has missile (Sea Sparrow) capabilities, and gun capabilities with Phalanx and Marines on board with a variety of weapons. It may be that a "Plane Guard" Frigate is part of the work ups, now. I retired in 1996, so things definitely may have changed.
Holy shit... being catapulted must be one of the most freaking awesome (and scary) things you could do in your life
A lot of civilian airline pilots are ex military also. You still have to get all the licenses and ratings yourself though. Some aviation-centered colleges have accelerated degree programs offering everything up through a multi-engine rating in about 4 to 5 years time, but those colleges generally have very expensive tuition. Also keep in mind if something happens preventing you from flying, an Aeronautics degree is going to be useless, I'd recommend something like aerospace engineering.
Well, I think it said that it doesn't happen to all pilots, but you obviously know more about it from experience than I do. You got to live what I dreamed about when I was a kid. When I was in elementary school they saved the issues of "Naval Aviation" that they library got specially for me, because no-one else wanted them. Now I wish I'd saved them. My dream never worked out though; oh well. =(
loved it. would have been even more interesting to have heard the pilot/ship communication, especially on final approach. he made that look a lot easier than i suspect it really was!
The Goshawk is strictly a training aircraft for the Navy, used to see them flying around when I was flying T-6's out of Pensacola.
I once did the same flight....exept mine was in a MH-53E and it took 15 min to make the lap. GO NAVY!
Now there's a flight log: 1 takeoff, 1 landing, 4 minutes of flight, engine checks out
Thank you so much for your video !! I've always wanted to be a Navy pilot ! I feel like I got a glimpse of my dream through your video. You made my day !
Cool ride! Love the T-45 (and the Hawk for that matter) - thx for sharing the experience. Thumbs up! :-)
They're part of the ejection system. When the pilot ejects, those "metal things" fragment and fly into the pilot at high speed. So when the search and rescue people are looking for him, they can use a metal detector like a homing device. Or, if the pilot is in pieces, they can locate all the body parts and sew them back on. I thought everyone knew that!
That's just incredible. Perhaps I will experience that in another lifetime.
Excellent! Thanks for keeping the original sound track and not replacing it with cheesey music.
By far more impressive than the 110 min of Top Gun
"Will it blend?" is now replaced by the new phenomenon "Will it turn left?" In the next installment we discover if this is possible in NASCAR.
One of the best video's, didn't ruin it with music. It felt very real...thank you-
Ah, once upon a time they had the USS Lexington....I qual'd on that in the T-2C and TA-4J. It was a training carrier, but it wasn't cost effective. It was also rather small. Carriers actually often go out on workups with few or no aircraft. They never deploy without them, of course, but that's different.
Depends. Starting salary for a flight school graduate ( Rank Lieutenant), is $5,000 a month, 10 years of experience is 6,000 dollars, and over 20 years may go to $8,000, depending on your rank and position.
this is the best flight deck operations from cockpit i've ever seen...
if you pause it then play the theme it goes perfectly nice work
I really enjoyed my time in the T2 on exchange in the states. Was the only jet cleared for tail slides - great fun !
There's usually one of you in every thread of anything military.
"OMG HE'S FIRING BULLETS! WASTING TAX DOLLARS!"
FYI it's a McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk trainer (modified BAE Hawk), and probably flying from the USS Roosevelt or Truman
Yep, I remember when the T45C Goshawks came to our ship, USS John C. Stennis,CVN-74, to train... I think t'was back before 2010, out-to-sea... (?!)
I always thought that it was such a badass moment how before the CAT shot, pilots shoot a salute to the ground crew.
This video seriously needs a HD version!
cool vid. remindes me of some on ramps to the 401 :) old school
For some of us fans of Top Gun, Speed and Angles, and the video games: This Lap around the boat is as good as it gets. Thank you, mdeos, for this great porn.
I think "boat" is an understatement.
Just rode Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point for the first time a couple weeks ago, and I'll bet those takeoffs would make it look like nothing. Respect.
I was lucky enough to fly in various aircraft as a backseater, but a catshot would be the my biggest dream. The force must be neat.
trust me itz damn neat in a MIG 29 navy version :)
Yea, tried to get my russian contacts to arrange that in exchange for some.... lets say financial benefits but that didnt helped either. But i made several flight with a Mig 29UB and Mig25. I loved the Foxbat most of all the planes I have ever flewn with.
FOX BAT IS A FAST BUGATTI ........ LOLZ....... BUT MIG 29 IS GOOD PLUS SU 30 MKI FLANKER IS JUST TOO DAMN AWSM....... TOP OF THE LINE .......... NO AIRCRAFT CAN MATCH IT'Z STANDARDS ...... SUPER MENUVERABLE PLUS THRUST VECTORING IS LIKE A FERRARI WITH WINGS..... :d
this would beat riding a roller coaster any day of the week.
Maaann,I know very little about the working of this, but when those training planes land they tend to miss hard which you can hear while inside the boat...then night ops its even worse...
The aircraft in this video is a US Navy T-45 "Goshawk" which is the navalized version of the British Hawk.
The "metal things", if you are talking about the zig zag pattern above the pilots head is a plastic explosive that shatters the canopy when travelling at slow speed to allow the pilot to pass through it without having his head caved in!.
Yess thank you indeed and thumbs up for everything else hats off to yah.
The aircraft are used to drop warheads on enemy foreheads and, rarely, combat other aircraft... The carrier has other ships to protect it from submarines, vessels and various forms of missiles. I'm pretty sure someone thought of this a looooong time before any of us were around to comment on it on UA-cam.
Apologies if this has been asked before, but there didn't seem to be much wake or evidence the ship was moving too fast at all. Was she stationary? Or just sort of Idling along?!? Great video. If you're still flying, stay safe.
awsome video!! love the little rearview mirror on the top right of the canopie used for paralle parking at star bucks
Right for line-up!!! Try it at night sometime... blue water ops and a pitching deck!
The U.S. Navy often refers to it's individual ships as "The Boat". If a USN Sailor says "I'm gonna be on the boat for the next few months", he or she is referring to a deployment aboard a ship. A "ship" is merely a type of boat. A "Boat" is defined as any vessel, of any size, designed to float or plane on a body of water. A "ship" is a large boat. You're BOTH right, but both wrong for arguing about something so silly!
There's a hook on the back of the jet that catches one of a few cables that are laid across the landing strip, slowing it down faster than flaps alone.
gotta slam the throttles full power when u touch, instead of 0% like a land based landing, thats really unique for pilots
BOAT ?? Man that is a US Navy vessel called a Ship ! A boat is what you use to go fishing in.
Talk about hittin the nail on the head....!!!!!
Outstanding, mate! Loved the video, "like" those basics: wind leg, base, final... :-)
There is a limit to how horizontal you can be and still be able to look behind you. The idea behind "G" tolerance can be thought of as how high the column of blood is that the heart has to support to get oxygen to the brain. Reduce the height of that column of blood and "G" tolerance increases. For example, in an F-16, the upper body is tilted back 30 degrees and the feet are almost on a level with the hips. This reduces the height of the column of blood, better G tolerance.
"Left closed traffic approved, runway boat, cleared for takeoff"
Wheres the danger zone music ! Seriously though, thanks for posting, good insight into the real world of carrier ops pilots and crew.
Man I love that saying.
It means I've always succeeded in doing great landings ^^
the military pay charts are available online. it will usually be an o-1 or o-2 piloting this aircraft.
According to my knowledge this is an explosive cord that fractures the glass so that the pilot will eject through it.The system you refer to is an alternative one that jettisons the canopy with its frame.This system uses charges that launch the canopy and are not visible.
See this and read the description too...
watch?v=R1C9o0iwtQ4
lucky bastards flying those magnificent planes
AV8's are more typically found on the Helicopter class carriers. LHD's. If you look at the shadow when he lands, it looks more like a Prowler to me.
Great video! For a minute it felt like I was in the cockpit, until it was time to land. My approach speed is about 35 knots.
Its an aircraft carrier-capable trainer for junior naval aviators, T-45 Goshawk.
Not a fighter, but a trainer. That's a T-45 Goshawk. Used for carrier training of Naval Pilots.
Thank you. No music .... Excellent choice
Studs gettin' it done on the boat!
I think I saw a skier when you were on short final. Awesome vid!
Those are T-45 Goshawks that the US Navy uses for advanced jet training.
Congrats on having the most hilarious avatar icon I've ever seen. I almost smashed my screen just now.
Made it look so easy... Like taking a cycle out for a ride...!!!
I am honored to be recommended this by Chuck Norris! Good choice ;)
What an exhilarating video! Thank you for your service.
This is exactly how I dreamed it would be.
The F-14 Tomcat has been retired fom service since 2006.
A buddy of mine is at VMI training to do this. Thanks for sharing!
It's something like 6G's if I remember. Your vision goes a little gray around the edges. It's considered quite a rush, second only to landing the thing again. Not that I've tried it myself!