The narration makes all the difference in the enjoyability of the video. It's like hearing a song being sung acoustically vs. having a whole band behind you, it's just better that way.
They all OVERCHARGE.. I can teach most anyone. Not that anyone is asking.. But I started my "heavy duty" career in the US Army. Ft. Riley 2-63rd Armor. M60A1 Tanker. 19E then got into trucking and a few years of operating equipment too.
As an Air Force guy, I was lucky enough to spend a week on the mighty TR back in Aug 2001. Right before the world changed. I got two Traps and a Cat Shot. What a ride. Deck operations is the most dangerous work environment I have ever seen...and that was in the Day time!
I was on that very ship in ‘97 with VFA-37 Bulls. Where they parked the Growler is where they used to park the Tomcats back in the days. That voiceover was epic. Thank you, shipmates for your sacrifice.
parking that near the edge on a calm day was scary enough, I can't even begin to imagine what that would be like in a real combat situation or in really rough weather. It's impressive enough as it is, I never imagined there were so many hand=offs to follow on deck after the landing, thank you, that was really so well done
Watching these vids has me amazed at the complexity of coordination and management that has to go into running operations on the deck. Really makes me curious how crazy that setting would get in a true combat situation or even (god forbid) while under fire.
The taxi close to the edge on a dark night is the worst. That is why you stay completely strapped in with the ejection seat armed. I am damn proud of these wonderful men and women. And very grateful for their service, many times in very demanding conditions.
the seat is armed, means you can eject at any time if something goes wrong. only once the plane is chocked and chained, and the pilot is preparing to get out of the cockpit, is the seat disarmed because its potentially dangerous to try and climb out with an armed seat.@@OFFGRID_Trucker
@@OFFGRID_Trucker They're not wired to be able to disarm the seat. Prior to climbing out a crewman will insert a pin with a 'Remove before flight' tag on it which safes the seat so that the pilot can't accidentally trigger the seat. Same as the 'Red shirts' inserting similar pins into the missiles and weapon mounts to safe all the weapons.
@@OFFGRID_TruckerAn armed ejection seat is good IF you’re properly strapped in, but have you ever seen what happens when one goes off when the person is NOT strapped in, or is simply leaning over it when it accidentally fires? Yeah, not good. You go anywhere near the cockpit and ejection seat, you check and make sure the safety pins (plural) are in.
Ex RCAF fighter pilot. Always wanted to fly off carriers because that is the ultimate, the pinnacle of aviation in my opinion. Love your videos and your excellent "golf tournament announcer" voice and the signature moves! Thank you for your service. Wish I could be on board with you.
Yeah that will never ever happen in Canada. Don't have Aircraft carries only itty bitty little boats. that Canada won't hesitate to deploy all 3 of them if need be.
@@mallinois4978 Yeah, but the guy who gets the most number 3 wires wins the Kewpie doll, or as Pail says "the beer". Question: Is the no. 4 wire set to stop the jet quicker because it's closer to the end of the ship, or are all cables set for the same weight for a specific aircraft? Thanks in advance.
So cool to see this from the pilots perspective. I was a troubleshooter/final checker in the 90s and only ever saw this from the flight deck. Thanks for the content.
Did the exact same job mid to late 80's. One of the most dangerous jobs on the planet--- working & flying on/off a carrier at sea. I always liked it best at night in darkness. Orchestrated, controlled chaos! Love it, miss it. You all stay safe!
Holy bat crap, Pail !! I thought the landing was scary enough but when you got that thing over the edge, I squealed a lil. Not gonna lie. You're the best, my friend !! 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲. Fly Navy 💫
If anyone ever questions why we spend so much on defense....this is why. We spend so much because we're the only country on the planet with floating cities capable of going everywhere in the world, and bringing armies of aircraft, subs, and naval vessels with them. We have this capability because if we don't, the world changes, shipping internationally would deteriorate into an almost impossibly high risk industry where the costs and risk of piracy rapidly outpace the profit, countries without strong manufacturing bases would de-industrialize as they can no longer acquire the products, materials, and parts necessary to maintain modernity... And that's just the beginning. This is what our Navy does, they make sure the whole world plays nice with one anothers freedom to trade. Easily the most important role in the world, and almost always overlooked by everyone. Thank you for your service, every last one of you in every branch.
😮😮😮Woah Nellie. THAT was nerve racking. And such a responsibility for the directors to keep you out of the ocean. Thank you so much for the video for your service. 👏👏
Nice memories with this jam I remember like it would have been yesterday when I watched this for the first time. I'm smiling, I began to smile from the first second I heard your voice. I love this sunny jam. I had a feeling I opened a box of old memories that I didn't even remember to be in the box. I was watching this jam over and over again and enjoyed it a lot. 💞💞💞
The director standing so close to the edge must have nerves of steel. I'm afraid I would get so focused on directing traffic that I would forget to watch where I was going, especially when it's windy and/or raining. Kudos to all of the crew.
At 2:58 you can hear the other F-18 landing on the ship. This is so coordinated and such clear communication. I love it. You've got to have trust, though. Geez!
Man the absolute coordination between all of you to maneuver those birds in such a limited area. As Darth Vader would say, Most Impressive. Thanks again for another amazing VO
You know, you're undermining the argument that "landing on an aircraft carrier is one of the most difficult things a person can do" when you continually make it look that easy in these videos.. 😄 It's so very cool to be able to watch this.
Thank you for another great narrated video! You must have been the last plane on the deck. A fantail taxi at night must be really scary. Keep up the great posts.
Thanks for the video Pail. Spent most of my career in ops on aircraft carriers and was aircrew in S-3 Vikings. Love seeing the well oiled machine of a flight deck. Fair winds and following seas!
Wow, just WOW! What a spectacular video! I have never been in a fighter jet on a carrier until now. This makes my heart swell with pride seeing how our fighting forces go about their routines in such a relaxed and confident manner. You make this look so easy when we know it's not. The years of behind the scenes training it takes to do this would never be known if it wasn't for UA-cam and channels like this giving us landlubbers a peek into a world we will never set foot into.Growler Jams has just shot into my all time favorites list along with cat videos. GO NAVY!
Trust and skill, skill and trust. The temptation to look at where you think you should be going, and not where the director knows you should be going must be overwhelming. My only experience of something similar was seeing trucks being loaded onto a stern only loading ferry in Italy. The deck crew knew exactly what they were doing, but first time drivers who kept checking their mirrors got a whistle blown at them, but if they kept doing it the greatest ignominy was to have the deck crew jump on the step and steer the truck themselves. I'd like to see one of your deck crew do the same!
Man i felt nervous watching you taxi so close to edge... nerves of steel. So grateful for our men and women in the services... thank you for your protection
Fantastic word-through this ops. As a ret USAF RNB, I often wanted to fly in my decades of flight...on trap! Great info for all of us lov'n aviation. Thanks.
For me, it was the best short film-like entertainment of the day. The work you do is a very special profession and deserves great respect. Best regards from Turkey...
That was another great video. My dad watched that with me he's a former f 8 pilot. He said that could get very nerve-racking at times. Your videos make him feel like he's back in the seat. Thanks for what you do, fly navy!!!!!!
That’s so wild how tight it is on deck. Pail, what do you find the most sphincter tightening part of flying,taxiing, or just being on a carrier? Thanks for sharing!! Fly Navy!!!
Well done once again Commander. It is amazing, even being a big boy with cool toys, how Mom is always a very important individual. She is, and always will be a rock, or in this case, a huge piece of American steel. Thanks again for your service. Drinks are on me. Keep on Jammin' down the highway, or should I say, the flight deck.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Looks like great fun you have flying a fighter jet. Also the amount of personnel on a active flight deck is astonishing. You are all true professionals. Thanks for serving.
Taxing on the land can be tricky at times with room for some error. Hats off to you and your fellow naval aviators, taxing on the deck with a couple feet between you and water! Rock star pilot stuff. Salute!!
These are so much fun! “Little signature move, no big deal” The narration makes all the difference in the enjoyability of the video. This is so coordinated and such clear communication.
Airline pilot here. Sooooo envious of your massive sky view, and SINGLE PILOT. Don't get me wrong, two crew for airliners is the way to go, and I don't begrudge the guy/girl with me at all. But I could really do with a little blast of 'just flying' as opposed to endless threat briefs, challenge/response, 'shared mental model', and all that stuff. Sometimes you just need a little break from routine, these videos are just.....awesome. Sky, sun, sea, jets......I can just about smell the sea air, the grease and exhaust fumes.......golden. Thanks.
Just a fan-tail-tastic vid, Pail! This private pilot has the utmost respect for your skills and expertise, and much gratitude for how you share them - Go Navy! Cheers from 🇨🇦 ❤️
Navy pilots are awesome. Got a buddy here in town that flew the FA18 on and off of carriers and anyone that can do that has my undying admiration and gratitude. Thanks for your service men and women of our armed forces.
Anyone else watching that landing and thinking “If the Wright Brothers only knew what Aviation would become”……. Love Growler and peace, love, reality to all x
Love your videos . And love the super hornet . I can just fall asleep just listening to your voice . There’s a certain calming to your voice . Thank you for your services ..
Awesome video! Loved the lead in. As always, watching you fly the landing pattern to a successful trap is a pleasure to see and best of all, to hear you describe what's happening. Don't ever stop sharing with us, all that you are doing while maneuvering because that's the gravy on these videos. Can't wait for the next one! Keep them coming!
You have such good commentary skills. As a civilian Flight Instructor I so appreciate it. This is how I wish I sounded when giving a flight lesson or ground school. Thank You!!
Great Video ! Somethings never change,wind waves,yellow shirts. I was a Brown shirt. When not flying, chains, wing struts, tie-down on the fan tail, talk to pilot about the a/c . "fly navy"...😊
I am absolutely loving your videos! I have been "flying" F/A-18s in DCS for a few years now with a group of friends and your videos have given me a much needed dose of reality to the seriousness of carrier operations! Keep up the good work. Fly Navy!
Only 50 years ago if you were piloting an RA5C your cockpit would be waaaaay in front of the nose gear and you could have a special fun time as following director you would be over the flight deck edge as you turn to park, even on a nice sunny day it was scary, ahhhh to good old days. Thanks for the flight deck tour very interesting.
It was more fun in a Tomcat than Rhino- much bigger jet sticking out behind you for pilot (well mostly the Yellowshirts to consider) but much better and easier control of NWS (more powerful actuator and more precise steering due to full throw rudder pedals vs Hornet style toy pedals. Good times! For some reason the bow scared me more than the fantail at night.
Every time I park my jet right on centreline in a taxi out position it feels a little bit like this … minus the ocean all around me and a literal drop off beside my gear 😅 hats off to you, you make it look quite easy while I’m sure it’s not!
I absolutely love the NO BIG DEAL!!😅 Tell that to my wife because I have been watching your videos for well over 2 hours, closer to 3!! The USN has CHANGED A LOT since my days 75-78. I was stationed on a floating gas station humpin and pumpin! I was an MS3 so I took care of DA BOYS! I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR "PLAY BY PLAY" especially for that airborne gas station!! GREAT FLYING!! GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP THOSE FINGERS AND TOES WIGGLING! GO NAVY!
Man, the skill and talent of all involved amazes me! It must be like landing on a popsicle stick at 180 knots in the middle of nowhere! Really amazing! 😎✈
I'm awake now! LOL Wiggling fingers and toes... Watching that bow approach as the 4 wire spooled out was a sphincter-tightening moment - more so to me than the taxiing - LOL.
The narration makes all the difference in the enjoyability of the video. It's like hearing a song being sung acoustically vs. having a whole band behind you, it's just better that way.
Well said.
Oh dam IAR, he spoke to you!! Lol!
in my country , people that talk like they sing , we call singers
Very cool. Thanks for sharing that. I’ve taxied into some tight spots, but never like that!
Soothing voice like Bob Ross
"Anybody got the number for that truck driving school?" 😅
Classic!
They all OVERCHARGE.. I can teach most anyone. Not that anyone is asking.. But I started my "heavy duty" career in the US Army. Ft. Riley 2-63rd Armor. M60A1 Tanker. 19E then got into trucking and a few years of operating equipment too.
@@OFFGRID_Trucker I can tell you one that doesn't over charge.
My trainer in cdl school also was a flight instructor. Lol
Truck Master I think it is. Might need that.
Sorry, You're not qualified 😅
Most people have no idea how nerve
racking just taxiing around the flight deck is. You folks are serious rock stars!!
Imagine one of the flight directors momentarily got his left and right mixed up!
It looked horribly scary to me... One little mistake and ...
It’s ‘racking’ - Nerve Racking. That’s all I got, 😂
@@Benzos6149 thanks for the correction. I learn something new every day
And those firefighters in their spacesuits!😂😂
“Little signature move, no big deal” 😂😂 More voiceovers please. This is next level bro!
Distinct paucity of signature moves whilst taxiing. Almost like that's the hardest part!
Ha!!!! This is soooo beyond next level!!!! Absolute solid gold content!!!!!!!!
As an Air Force guy, I was lucky enough to spend a week on the mighty TR back in Aug 2001. Right before the world changed. I got two Traps and a Cat Shot. What a ride. Deck operations is the most dangerous work environment I have ever seen...and that was in the Day time!
I was on that very ship in ‘97 with VFA-37 Bulls. Where they parked the Growler is where they used to park the Tomcats back in the days. That voiceover was epic. Thank you, shipmates for your sacrifice.
Thank you for your service as well.
THANKYOU for not putting annoying music in your vid.
;)
These are so much fun! Love that you narrate, and don’t have music blaring. Don’t change a thing.
parking that near the edge on a calm day was scary enough, I can't even begin to imagine what that would be like in a real combat situation or in really rough weather. It's impressive enough as it is, I never imagined there were so many hand=offs to follow on deck after the landing, thank you, that was really so well done
Thanks!
Watching these vids has me amazed at the complexity of coordination and management that has to go into running operations on the deck. Really makes me curious how crazy that setting would get in a true combat situation or even (god forbid) while under fire.
@@sirjugglesThe exact same. We train like we fight.
A Thousand feet of flight deck needs all of those hand-offs. And, as others have said, the narration is killer.
The taxi close to the edge on a dark night is the worst. That is why you stay completely strapped in with the ejection seat armed. I am damn proud of these wonderful men and women. And very grateful for their service, many times in very demanding conditions.
Huh.. I understand keeping strapped in, but why would they wire up the seat to be able to disarm it..?
the seat is armed, means you can eject at any time if something goes wrong. only once the plane is chocked and chained, and the pilot is preparing to get out of the cockpit, is the seat disarmed because its potentially dangerous to try and climb out with an armed seat.@@OFFGRID_Trucker
@@OFFGRID_Trucker They're not wired to be able to disarm the seat. Prior to climbing out a crewman will insert a pin with a 'Remove before flight' tag on it which safes the seat so that the pilot can't accidentally trigger the seat. Same as the 'Red shirts' inserting similar pins into the missiles and weapon mounts to safe all the weapons.
@@DieyoungDiefastIf I recall correctly there’s three such pins.
@@OFFGRID_TruckerAn armed ejection seat is good IF you’re properly strapped in, but have you ever seen what happens when one goes off when the person is NOT strapped in, or is simply leaning over it when it accidentally fires? Yeah, not good.
You go anywhere near the cockpit and ejection seat, you check and make sure the safety pins (plural) are in.
Ex RCAF fighter pilot. Always wanted to fly off carriers because that is the ultimate, the pinnacle of aviation in my opinion. Love your videos and your excellent "golf tournament announcer" voice and the signature moves! Thank you for your service. Wish I could be on board with you.
Yeah that will never ever happen in Canada. Don't have Aircraft carries only itty bitty little boats. that Canada won't hesitate to deploy all 3 of them if need be.
Bagotville? Out west?
@@tinman3505 haha FU
Hmm… Is Bob Ross is still alive?
@@deanf7086 I think he passed...but his style lives on
Without a doubt the best documentary on the flight deck ops I’ve seen.
Outstanding voice-over. I sleep safely knowing you are 'in the air.' Also, the ground crew are pivotal to your success.
Dude is the Bob Ross of carrier landings and take offs.
As soon as I heard the very long "uuughhh" I knew it was the number four wire, even before you said it. Thank you again.
Shame.
4 is only one away from 3 and they all work just fine .
@@mallinois4978 Yeah, but the guy who gets the most number 3 wires wins the Kewpie doll, or as Pail says "the beer". Question: Is the no. 4 wire set to stop the jet quicker because it's closer to the end of the ship, or are all cables set for the same weight for a specific aircraft? Thanks in advance.
So cool to see this from the pilots perspective. I was a troubleshooter/final checker in the 90s and only ever saw this from the flight deck. Thanks for the content.
You bet!
Did the exact same job mid to late 80's. One of the most dangerous jobs on the planet--- working & flying on/off a carrier at sea. I always liked it best at night in darkness. Orchestrated, controlled chaos! Love it, miss it. You all stay safe!
My pops was WW II bomber pilot. No comparison, but I can't get enuf
Holy bat crap, Pail !! I thought the landing was scary enough but when you got that thing over the edge, I squealed a lil. Not gonna lie.
You're the best, my friend !!
🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻 🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲. Fly Navy 💫
If anyone ever questions why we spend so much on defense....this is why. We spend so much because we're the only country on the planet with floating cities capable of going everywhere in the world, and bringing armies of aircraft, subs, and naval vessels with them. We have this capability because if we don't, the world changes, shipping internationally would deteriorate into an almost impossibly high risk industry where the costs and risk of piracy rapidly outpace the profit, countries without strong manufacturing bases would de-industrialize as they can no longer acquire the products, materials, and parts necessary to maintain modernity... And that's just the beginning. This is what our Navy does, they make sure the whole world plays nice with one anothers freedom to trade. Easily the most important role in the world, and almost always overlooked by everyone.
Thank you for your service, every last one of you in every branch.
Hope a feeling to sneeze never comes as you park near the edge of the ship! 👍🇺🇸
Funny!
Brilliant video again Pail. My God the size of that deck and everything so organised. Really Really enjoyed it. Thank you sir. Tom, Galway Ireland. 😊
😮😮😮Woah Nellie. THAT was nerve racking. And such a responsibility for the directors to keep you out of the ocean. Thank you so much for the video for your service. 👏👏
“Keep you out of the ocean” Great way to put it!
Nice memories with this jam
I remember like it would have been yesterday when I watched this for the first time. I'm smiling, I began to smile from the first second I heard your voice. I love this sunny jam. I had a feeling I opened a box of old memories that I didn't even remember to be in the box. I was watching this jam over and over again and enjoyed it a lot. 💞💞💞
The trust between pilots and deck crew is strong. Keep up the great work.
The narration is amazing. Definitely shows how intricate the whole process is.
Cheers!
The director standing so close to the edge must have nerves of steel. I'm afraid I would get so focused on directing traffic that I would forget to watch where I was going, especially when it's windy and/or raining. Kudos to all of the crew.
Thanks Pail for another great video. As always, we thank you for your service. Fly Navy!!
At 2:58 you can hear the other F-18 landing on the ship. This is so coordinated and such clear communication. I love it. You've got to have trust, though. Geez!
Man the absolute coordination between all of you to maneuver those birds in such a limited area. As Darth Vader would say, Most Impressive. Thanks again for another amazing VO
One of the very few creators I confidently updoot before even watching the video (so I don't forget).
You know, you're undermining the argument that "landing on an aircraft carrier is one of the most difficult things a person can do" when you continually make it look that easy in these videos.. 😄 It's so very cool to be able to watch this.
Thank you for another great narrated video! You must have been the last plane on the deck.
A fantail taxi at night must be really scary.
Keep up the great posts.
Maybe the second to last on deck, there was that flyover by the next one in the pattern.
Thank you, Pail, for another superb voice over. And thank you for your service!
The skil of Naval aviator is unmatched . Oh by the way my son is a E-8 stationed Norfolk. Great video
Thanks for the video Pail. Spent most of my career in ops on aircraft carriers and was aircrew in S-3 Vikings. Love seeing the well oiled machine of a flight deck. Fair winds and following seas!
Wow, just WOW! What a spectacular video! I have never been in a fighter jet on a carrier until now. This makes my heart swell with pride seeing how our fighting forces go about their routines in such a relaxed and confident manner. You make this look so easy when we know it's not. The years of behind the scenes training it takes to do this would never be known if it wasn't for UA-cam and channels like this giving us landlubbers a peek into a world we will never set foot into.Growler Jams has just shot into my all time favorites list along with cat videos. GO NAVY!
Welcome aboard.
I absolutely love how he narrates these.
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That's incredible skill Pail, I was a little nervous, as you turned at the back of the ship. Well done, awesome video.
Keep this coming Growler!!!! Anyone know anyone that has PTSD besides myself from war!! Because this is therapy!!!!!!!!! His voice is AWESOME!!!
The level of trust that only within the military community can be grown .....
Hearing what you and the ground crew are doing helps a lot so we are not just watching but understanding and learning. Thank you Sir for all you do.
Cheers!
That. Was. Awesome. So much respect for you talented aviators!
Fantastic and love the quip "the number of the truck driving school"...straight from Top Gun! Pail you rock!! Thanks!
this is so relaxing, you are the bob ross of fighter aircrafts
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This analogy is so accurate
@@mrjaycam18 Very much so!
So proud of you guys, what a wonderful experience
Trust and skill, skill and trust. The temptation to look at where you think you should be going, and not where the director knows you should be going must be overwhelming. My only experience of something similar was seeing trucks being loaded onto a stern only loading ferry in Italy. The deck crew knew exactly what they were doing, but first time drivers who kept checking their mirrors got a whistle blown at them, but if they kept doing it the greatest ignominy was to have the deck crew jump on the step and steer the truck themselves. I'd like to see one of your deck crew do the same!
Holy ship! Its like sitting inside your head and hearing/feeling your every thought. What a trip!!!
I love the flight deck directions you explain. So much going on don't know how you guys do it. Quite a symphony! As always subbed & upped!
Cold one on me. Thanks for living my dream and sharing.
Thank you!!
I love the colorful terminology in naval aviation eg 'conga line', 'Mom', the Six Pack, the Junk Yard, Bomb Farm, etc.
Man i felt nervous watching you taxi so close to edge... nerves of steel. So grateful for our men and women in the services... thank you for your protection
"anybody got the number of the truck driver school?" yeeaaahhh. You got it good.
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Fantastic word-through this ops. As a ret USAF RNB, I often wanted to fly in my decades of flight...on trap! Great info for all of us lov'n aviation. Thanks.
For me, it was the best short film-like entertainment of the day. The work you do is a very special profession and deserves great respect. Best regards from Turkey...
Great stuff, keep them coming !
That was another great video. My dad watched that with me he's a former f 8 pilot. He said that could get very nerve-racking at times. Your videos make him feel like he's back in the seat. Thanks for what you do, fly navy!!!!!!
Fly Navy!!
That’s so wild how tight it is on deck. Pail, what do you find the most sphincter tightening part of flying,taxiing, or just being on a carrier? Thanks for sharing!! Fly Navy!!!
Night landings for sure...or landings in generally poor weather. Gets sketchy.
Well done once again Commander. It is amazing, even being a big boy with cool toys, how Mom is always a very important individual. She is, and always will be a rock, or in this case, a huge piece of American steel. Thanks again for your service. Drinks are on me. Keep on Jammin' down the highway, or should I say, the flight deck.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
These aviators are on a different level! Semper Fi Sir!
Cheers!
Looks like great fun you have flying a fighter jet. Also the amount of personnel on a active flight deck is astonishing. You are all true professionals. Thanks for serving.
Cheers!
I don't know if you're still an active duty aviator, but i recon you'd be the best possible kindergarten bed time story teller!!!!
😂
Love the accurate, continuous description of action and rationale! Makes for a very "real" observational experience. Thanks!
Cheers!
Taxing on the land can be tricky at times with room for some error. Hats off to you and your fellow naval aviators, taxing on the deck with a couple feet between you and water! Rock star pilot stuff. Salute!!
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Always impressive. Thank you for your service!
The only thing more badass than a fighter pilot, is a fighter pilot that can land on a carrier. Respect! Thanks for what you do!
These are so much fun! “Little signature move, no big deal” The narration makes all the difference in the enjoyability of the video. This is so coordinated and such clear communication.
Airline pilot here. Sooooo envious of your massive sky view, and SINGLE PILOT. Don't get me wrong, two crew for airliners is the way to go, and I don't begrudge the guy/girl with me at all. But I could really do with a little blast of 'just flying' as opposed to endless threat briefs, challenge/response, 'shared mental model', and all that stuff. Sometimes you just need a little break from routine, these videos are just.....awesome. Sky, sun, sea, jets......I can just about smell the sea air, the grease and exhaust fumes.......golden. Thanks.
Fly Navy!!
Put out informative and entertaining content and look how the channel grows!
Cheers!
Just a fan-tail-tastic vid, Pail! This private pilot has the utmost respect for your skills and expertise, and much gratitude for how you share them - Go Navy! Cheers from 🇨🇦 ❤️
Thanks, Leighton. Cheers!
Navy pilots are awesome. Got a buddy here in town that flew the FA18 on and off of carriers and anyone that can do that has my undying admiration and gratitude. Thanks for your service men and women of our armed forces.
Cheers!
This is so cool, you made all that look easy! Thank you for all your hard work from sunny scotland 👊
Enjoy the sun. 😉
Anyone else watching that landing and thinking “If the Wright Brothers only knew what Aviation would become”……. Love Growler and peace, love, reality to all x
Thank you sir for keeping the memories alive for us veterans.
Love your videos . And love the super hornet . I can just fall asleep just listening to your voice . There’s a certain calming to your voice . Thank you for your services ..
Thanks for sharing these. They are fun and fascinating.
The mark of a master is to make difficult things look easy.
Really enjoy the videos.
¡Gracias!
Thank you!
Wow..seen many aviation videos, military and commercial. But this one was unique..thanks 👌
Cheers!
Thanks
Thank you!
I really like and appreciate your videos.
Thanks for putting the effort in to do these informative piedes.
Glad you like them!
Awesome video! Loved the lead in. As always, watching you fly the landing pattern to a successful trap is a pleasure to see and best of all, to hear you describe what's happening. Don't ever stop sharing with us, all that you are doing while maneuvering because that's the gravy on these videos. Can't wait for the next one! Keep them coming!
You have such good commentary skills. As a civilian Flight Instructor I so appreciate it. This is how I wish I sounded when giving a flight lesson or ground school. Thank You!!
That was narration, but with story telling style. My favourite so far.
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Great Video ! Somethings never change,wind waves,yellow shirts. I was a Brown shirt. When not flying, chains, wing struts, tie-down on the fan tail, talk to pilot about the a/c . "fly navy"...😊
I was pulling my big Expedition into a small parking space today. I did your quick signature move for good luck, and it workes. Thanks.
😂
I love the soothing Bob Ross narration. Could watch these for hours
I am absolutely loving your videos! I have been "flying" F/A-18s in DCS for a few years now with a group of friends and your videos have given me a much needed dose of reality to the seriousness of carrier operations! Keep up the good work. Fly Navy!
Hands down the most amazing, advanced, most awesome stuff on you tube. Thx PAIL.
Cheers!
Only 50 years ago if you were piloting an RA5C your cockpit would be waaaaay in front of the nose gear and you could have a special fun time as following director you would be over the flight deck edge as you turn to park, even on a nice sunny day it was scary, ahhhh to good old days. Thanks for the flight deck tour very interesting.
Vigilante for the WIN!!!
It was more fun in a Tomcat than Rhino- much bigger jet sticking out behind you for pilot (well mostly the Yellowshirts to consider) but much better and easier control of NWS (more powerful actuator and more precise steering due to full throw rudder pedals vs Hornet style toy pedals.
Good times! For some reason the bow scared me more than the fantail at night.
Amazingly, hypnotically, insanely too cool ! Can’t imagine how you make this look so easy.. thank you, Sir 🫡
Cheers.
I'll buy you a beer any day. Thanks for your service keeping us free!
Every time I park my jet right on centreline in a taxi out position it feels a little bit like this … minus the ocean all around me and a literal drop off beside my gear 😅 hats off to you, you make it look quite easy while I’m sure it’s not!
Non flyer, love anything aviation, USAF retiree here, After 2 of your vid’s, I’m now a subscriber
Welcome aboard.
I absolutely love the NO BIG DEAL!!😅 Tell that to my wife because I have been watching your videos for well over 2 hours, closer to 3!! The USN has CHANGED A LOT since my days 75-78. I was stationed on a floating gas station humpin and pumpin! I was an MS3 so I took care of DA BOYS! I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR "PLAY BY PLAY" especially for that airborne gas station!! GREAT FLYING!! GOD BLESS YOU AND KEEP THOSE FINGERS AND TOES WIGGLING! GO NAVY!
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You are not gonna need a bigger boat.
Seriously, what an awesome video! Thank you for sharing and stay safe out there. God bless the USA! 🇺🇸
Man, the skill and talent of all involved amazes me! It must be like landing on a popsicle stick at 180 knots in the middle of nowhere! Really amazing! 😎✈
Thanks!
Thank you!
These videos are amazing! Total Respect!!!
I appreciate that!
Absolutely loved you talking us through the landing and taxiing sequence!
I'm awake now! LOL Wiggling fingers and toes... Watching that bow approach as the 4 wire spooled out was a sphincter-tightening moment - more so to me than the taxiing - LOL.