The ONLY Thing Every Pilot Must Know

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    Welcome aboard an EA-18G Growler catapult shot off the TR (CVN-71) somewhere in the Arabian Gulf. This was a MAX power Case I launch off catapult 2.
    You can see that catapult 1 (the catapult immediately to my right) was undergoing maintenance, so the handler had jets stacked on it. Space is a premium on the flight deck.
    After I launch, you see me execute a clearing turn to the right, then back to the left. This "clearing turn" is a visual signal to other aircraft in the pattern of my intention to depart the pattern. No comms required.
    As you can see, I need to find a better place to put my charts.
    Fly Navy!
    Chapters:
    0:00 CVN-71 Flight Deck Catapult 2
    1:54 Fly Navy
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  • @nommadd5758
    @nommadd5758 11 місяців тому +202

    "Look Mom, no hands. Double signature move!" 😂

    • @deepblueacc
      @deepblueacc 9 місяців тому

      Takeoff and land, no hands.

  • @boabybawsac8876
    @boabybawsac8876 11 місяців тому +290

    Step 3 - Communicate.
    Deny it ever happened, tell no one.
    Love it 😂❤

    • @michaeljohnson4258
      @michaeljohnson4258 11 місяців тому +1

      Even though it is right there on the PLAT camera for the whole ship to see.

    • @michaelrice500
      @michaelrice500 11 місяців тому +1

      @@michaeljohnson4258 STEADFASTLY deny it ever happened. Of course.

    • @a320nick
      @a320nick 9 місяців тому +1

      Nah, that's Exonerate...! Which you must do because it was not your fault..!
      F18 love it!!
      It wasn't my fault, that I turned 69 but, if there is a spare seat for a three thousand hour pilot then - "give me a call, I'll fly with ya!"🇺🇸/🇬🇧

  • @karinnovak5145
    @karinnovak5145 11 місяців тому +65

    Step 3 really had me laughing: deny it ever happened, tell no one😂. Your humor makes these voiceovers so special 😉. And of course your flying skills-right hand/left hand/no hand👏(who needs hands except for the signature moves 😁). Thanks Pail, we really appreciate your good work👍!

  • @paulmartos7730
    @paulmartos7730 10 місяців тому +10

    Those 3 steps -- aviate, navigate and communicate -- are fundamental. I learned to fly light airplanes nearly 50 years ago and that was stressed by the FAA and every instructor I met. You didn't have to be a steely-eyed, square-jawed hero pilot to survive an emergency; you just needed to understand that best chance of survival -- and a surprisingly good one -- was to keep control of the airplane.

  • @robertnixon3816
    @robertnixon3816 11 місяців тому +82

    Amazing! One of the best voiceovers yet! Not only a master of your craft but perhaps the best "salesman" of naval aviation! Fly navy!

    • @nightflight1454
      @nightflight1454 11 місяців тому +4

      He's likely a great instructor..that's a coveted secondary assignment, I would think ..everybody wants to keep flying an airplane instead of a desk

  • @rickysneaks7424
    @rickysneaks7424 10 місяців тому +16

    I honestly don't know why our airpower didn't make films like this back then. Other than the documentary type films.
    This is so beneficial in getting our youth involved back into air power. The more that try out, the greater the turnout.
    Thanks "Pail". I truly appreciate what you're doing.

    • @stevepreskitt283
      @stevepreskitt283 3 дні тому

      Because we didn't have GoPros, mostly. I remember when NASCAR started allowing networks to put TV cameras in the cars in 1979, and the special video camera developed for it took up the entire passenger side of the cabin and weighed 50+ pounds. 😀 It wasn't until the early 2000s that cameras got small/light enough to stick in a cockpit without getting in the way.

  • @jonwatkins254
    @jonwatkins254 11 місяців тому +38

    I can tell you as a 76 year old ex Army Aviator the map goes out the window. Your videos are Great!

    • @wretchedexcess1654
      @wretchedexcess1654 11 місяців тому +3

      Yes, especially when the cockpit window is open, upper cabin door is up, ramp tongue is in and ramp is down at level.
      If fortunate, the unfolded at this point map, get's into the drive shaft hub at the aft xmsn and is exploded into confetti, that trails out behind the acft.
      They are great videos, for a Navy guy...

    • @danielkaiselgruber1750
      @danielkaiselgruber1750 11 місяців тому +1

      @@wretchedexcess1654 Sounds like a good way to retrofit chaff dispensers.

    • @BeckVMH
      @BeckVMH 8 місяців тому +1

      Thank you for your service sir.

    • @jebb125
      @jebb125 4 місяці тому

      LOLL know how many maps I lost?? plenty when i put them on the window/ entry and selected it open in the RV1D

  • @rover__sh_ot12
    @rover__sh_ot12 11 місяців тому +49

    You motivate me to join my country's navy as an aviator... thanks for posting this
    God bless America ❤from India 🇮🇳

  • @stevestubberfield3528
    @stevestubberfield3528 11 місяців тому +27

    0 to 184 in 2 seconds that must be a thrill every time you do it, I can only imagine what it must be like. Great video again with the voiceover keep them coming and stay safe.

    • @GrowlerJams
      @GrowlerJams  11 місяців тому +12

      Fly Navy!

    • @oldfrend
      @oldfrend 11 місяців тому +6

      i have friends who have teslas and i just got a ride in a model S that can do 0-60 in about 3 second. i felt like my guts were about to fly out of my mouth. i can't imagine accelerating 3 times faster than that!

    • @nightflight1454
      @nightflight1454 11 місяців тому

      Where else do you get to do that ?...that's why they live in cramped quarters for months on-board a carrier instead of rolling out on a long runway to their wife and kids every night ...that's why they wear the wings of gold instead of the wings of lead...

  • @jaredsterenchock219
    @jaredsterenchock219 11 місяців тому +22

    Love every episode. Fighter pilot was Always my dream as a kid so you're allowing me to see it through your eyes. Im So thankful!!!!

  • @acftmxman
    @acftmxman 11 місяців тому +9

    Pail, enjoyed the jam! My old flight instructor told me something similar three decades ago. With you it is charts, with me it was the pre take off checklist. Damn thing always got away from me after take off. After performing a clearing turn before “maneuvers”, that’s when it would fly back up in my face to say “how ya doin”. That’s when having the visor down on the brain bucket is a good thing. All the best! Mark- Fly Navy!

  • @iamrichrocker
    @iamrichrocker 11 місяців тому +10

    you folks are the best recruiters that i know of..stay safe..and thank you to all of you..maybe someday they will give the military and veterans more than one day to celebrate you all..

  • @spiff1003
    @spiff1003 10 місяців тому +5

    "Look mom! No hands! :D That was a funny one! :)

  • @steini6771
    @steini6771 11 місяців тому +3

    Just came back home from a local one-hour flight and open my computer to my fav channel. Showered and cranked a beer. The beginning of the weekend suddenly turned super duper. Thanks, Growler -

    • @GrowlerJams
      @GrowlerJams  11 місяців тому +1

      Cracking a beer at 1000, shipmate? Fly Navy!

    • @johnmarlin4661
      @johnmarlin4661 11 місяців тому +1

      For those unable to fly Navy the ride at Disneyland (California 's rollercoaster) feels the very same as an actual Cat Shot without the vertical spin at the end LOL.Thanks Pail for the gouge , an old time Fat Spad NFO said that.

  • @ThankYou-bn6bp
    @ThankYou-bn6bp 11 місяців тому +12

    Thank you Pail. Your video is one of the rare peaceful moments for me these days. I pray that in the very near future, I can enjoy your video and a relaxing Saturday morning, without having to work, travel, or accommodating guests.

    • @johng.2321
      @johng.2321 11 місяців тому +3

      What a nice comment. Nice to see that for a change.

  • @richardclark6753
    @richardclark6753 11 місяців тому +9

    Wow. 184 mph is some push off of mum. Loved the lesson Pail. Absolutely love these jams. All the best from the UK.👍

    • @nightflight1454
      @nightflight1454 11 місяців тому +1

      I got this crazy idea that those kind of repetitive sudden G forces are fine when you are sporting a pair of balls made of steel ,but it's not good for the lady drivers...I bet that we aren't allowed to talk about that

    • @MDE123
      @MDE123 11 місяців тому +1

      US carriers are "mom" British carriers are "mum" 😏

    • @nightflight1454
      @nightflight1454 11 місяців тому

      @Mark Ellinghaus Her majesty ship ..now that Charles is king ,Is it his majesty ship now ? I know you all aren't going to allow any ships to be named after Carmella...right?

    • @richardclark6753
      @richardclark6753 11 місяців тому +1

      @@nightflight1454 only the tugboats. The real ugly tugboats

    • @nightflight1454
      @nightflight1454 11 місяців тому +1

      @@richardclark6753 ...perfect ! Lol

  • @ero1456
    @ero1456 11 місяців тому +6

    Thanks for posting.

  • @FD1CE
    @FD1CE 11 місяців тому +7

    Wow love how you narrate and teach at the same time. So exciting!
    It was actually your "communicate" part after years in YT :)

    • @nightflight1454
      @nightflight1454 11 місяців тому

      I would have loved to have had a flight instructor like pail when i got my ppl and instrument rating.l don't know this ,but getting to be a t-45 instructor as a secondary is a coveted assignment I would think .When my step father ,who was an E-2 pilot in Vietnam came back, they sent him to Pensacola to be a swimming instructor in the tank as a secondary ,I'm sure he would have rather been a flight instructor ,but it was better than flying a desk .

  • @pollylewis9611
    @pollylewis9611 11 місяців тому +5

    This is awesome, nice left handed move, I'll never tell anyone that's great (still made me jump), thanks Pail!

  • @peteschiavoni
    @peteschiavoni 11 місяців тому +2

    😂😂😂 Awesome Jam Pail!! I really enjoy you tossing in your humor and personality. I had to crack up when you said “it never happened”. We had a similar term in the squadron”you lie, I’ll swear to it”.
    Military humor is the best
    Fly Navy!!’

  • @rickyrodriguez5744
    @rickyrodriguez5744 11 місяців тому +1

    Excellent! I’m glad He’s on our side!

  • @jmoore6561
    @jmoore6561 11 місяців тому +1

    These clips and narration are EXCELLENT! Thank you so much!

  • @thomassmartin9728
    @thomassmartin9728 11 місяців тому

    I can never get enough of this guy !!! He's a brown shoe all the way. His laid back style is so rare .

  • @dannylaw7367
    @dannylaw7367 11 місяців тому +4

    Beautiful job as usual.

  • @theflyingfool
    @theflyingfool 11 місяців тому +2

    Love it! I'd never thought of Communicate as not doing so! Will remember that next time I'm in the air.

  • @entropyachieved750
    @entropyachieved750 11 місяців тому +1

    Love the commentary, love the jams

  • @teresahixson8716
    @teresahixson8716 11 місяців тому +8

    Watching this for a second time waiting in line at "Thunderation" while on vacation and Lord, I've got about 20 people crowded up to me trying to watch and listen to this video, Pail ! Now your famous in SDC too. Hahahaha. I loved this video, Sir. You are so cool and I'm so proud of you. 🇺🇲❤️🇺🇲 🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻
    Fly Navy 💫
    P.S by the time I actually got to post this, we had started asking people who wanted to watch it where they were from. One guy said he knew you because you were a Growler pilot on the same aircraft carrier that he was on, the furthest person was from Germany and my daughter and I figured we gave out your channel name to well over 100 people, including the guys putting us on Thunderation. 😂😂😂 #TeamPail

  • @x3racer86
    @x3racer86 3 місяці тому

    Thank you Pail. Awesome stuff and great advice!!

  • @mikel3188
    @mikel3188 11 місяців тому +2

    Great video once again. I love these, keep them coming.

  • @gtarick1225
    @gtarick1225 11 місяців тому +4

    Bad case of "map lap"... Excellent recovery! Although a signature move/hip thrust of those maps back up onto the dash would of been mind blowing.

  • @sonny5069
    @sonny5069 11 місяців тому +1

    Absolute perfection!!!! when he speaks it's a poem? Because it's REAL!!!!! It's a matter of ......

  • @memmu2913
    @memmu2913 18 днів тому

    💕 💕 💕
    Your jams made my day!
    Thank you!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

  • @Scott-kd4gs
    @Scott-kd4gs 11 місяців тому

    Love it! Every pilot needs a sense of humour. Keep it coming and stick with it.

  • @LexatNews
    @LexatNews 11 місяців тому +2

    thanks for these always nice to hear you describe and of course the signature moves are always appreciated

  • @timd1833
    @timd1833 11 місяців тому +3

    I get a rush just watching your cat launches, I can imagine what it's like in person! 😬

  • @balken5
    @balken5 8 місяців тому +1

    My signature move was when my flight instructor exited my Piper Tomahawk at the fuel island and instructed me to go solo and perform a few touch and gos. I about crapped my pants. First solo, base, and final felt like the first trap. I have so much respect and admiration of what you do and have accomplished in your life and career.

  • @sonora108
    @sonora108 11 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful move, like it never happened before. Another great video and thanks to you so much Jams,
    From old retired flight deck coordinator ADCS.

  • @daniel2001
    @daniel2001 11 місяців тому

    Fascinating to go frame by frame as the catapault is fired. It looks like you get bounced around the cockpit before even making 1 foot of forward movement (relative to the deck). Intense & fascinating. Thanks for uploading, smooth operator.

  • @memmu2913
    @memmu2913 8 днів тому

    I love your voice!! 💕💕💕 It's so calming and smooth. You made my day, Thank You very very much!! 💜 💜

  • @justincase5847
    @justincase5847 Місяць тому

    Solid work! A great pilot is built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, laughter, esprit de corp, and a dislike for the same people…you embody that definition. Keep banging off the stops my man. 🍻

  • @BoatTopper
    @BoatTopper 11 місяців тому

    LUV!!! These voice overs! I find myself working "your" signature move in my truck ;)

  • @dalegribble1945
    @dalegribble1945 9 місяців тому

    Awesome stuff! Always interesting and requires close to zero braincells to watch. Thank you so much for doing all the work, hope you fly over soon!!!

  • @UKAviationMovies
    @UKAviationMovies 11 місяців тому

    So awesome to ride along with you on this cat shot! Thanks for the upload 😎

  • @76notam
    @76notam 11 місяців тому

    good job Voiceover...and right for ANC ...fly safe 😉🤙 :)

  • @michaelnation6335
    @michaelnation6335 11 місяців тому

    Thanks Pail ... Love the humor dude!

  • @SpiritHawk7
    @SpiritHawk7 10 місяців тому

    Love this little clip! Excellent.

  • @archangel7987
    @archangel7987 9 місяців тому

    You have the nicest voice! It’s so calming! just recently found your channel! Love it!

  • @johnmcdonald1948
    @johnmcdonald1948 24 дні тому

    One of my aviation influences was Bob Hoover. I met him once at EAA. Someone asked Bob how he had survived many test flight incidents. He replied that he learned to 'fly through the crash'. Stating the obvious, but another way of saying : FLY the airplane, then deal with the anomaly. Hoover was the real deal.

  • @Tamu095
    @Tamu095 2 місяці тому +1

    Absolute wild man!

    • @Tamu095
      @Tamu095 2 місяці тому

      Question, how much is your training consists of air ground combat? Percentage is good.

  • @viking-norge115
    @viking-norge115 11 місяців тому +1

    Dear friend , you made my day one more time !... fly safe !!!!!

  • @memmu2913
    @memmu2913 6 місяців тому

    Thank You for your excellent yt channel, it has given a lot for many of us 💖 💖 💖

  • @steveaustin6467
    @steveaustin6467 11 місяців тому

    always navigating to pails amazing videos, keeping our sky's safe....amazing ....

  • @michaelpass2176
    @michaelpass2176 10 місяців тому

    Good evening from Idaho, happy flying. I surely miss.😊

  • @anthonyscott5134
    @anthonyscott5134 11 місяців тому

    😂 Dude! You’re a trip! Love it ma man! Keep em comin!

  • @rp6523
    @rp6523 9 місяців тому

    Double signature move after take off. Hard core!

  • @jimworley7385
    @jimworley7385 11 місяців тому

    Love these postings Pail! Go Navy!

  • @CocoDave37
    @CocoDave37 25 днів тому

    Pail, I can't get enuf! You are awesome and have the "right stuff" !!!

  • @CharlesLambert137
    @CharlesLambert137 11 місяців тому

    Thanks for the laughs! God Bless US Navy!

  • @akarhu
    @akarhu 11 місяців тому +3

    Haha, nice one! Reminds me of something that would have happened to me on one of my quite the first glider solos, unless I denied it ever happening!
    During the initial climb under aerotow, I hit some (well known local) wind rotor hard and unprepared. I smacked my head against the canopy. Also, my water bottle and some assorted items launched straight up from the cockpit's side pocket, in which I totally did not stow such items. They ricocheted from the plexiglass and distributed themselves around my right shin area. Which you can't quite reach from the normal flying position, much less with your (normally) non-flying left hand. Of course, with any right rudder input, they progressed their way towards the pedal in question and its exposed linkage and cabling.
    I had to compromise between two options: preferring to fly left-toes-in, so that I could try to kick back the water bottle and the assorted items with my momentarily free right leg, and not to fly too... noticeably, as to not have the tow pilot to question my solo status.
    Great videos, thank you for making the stories behind available!

    • @GrowlerJams
      @GrowlerJams  11 місяців тому +1

      Heck of a flight. Cheers!

  • @Junkboyjude
    @Junkboyjude 2 місяці тому

    Man you have the baddest job on the planet. Awesome

  • @Fubar684
    @Fubar684 10 місяців тому

    Always dig the hand salute before takeoff.

  • @Q3ark
    @Q3ark 11 місяців тому

    Double signature move? You're off the freaking chain!!

  • @meteor1237
    @meteor1237 10 місяців тому

    Only thing I ever flew was a Cesena 150 and a Piper Cherokee; LOL! But it's so fun to watch these and see that the basic flying essentials apply everywhere; aviate, navigate and communicate. Signature Move!

  • @williammcguire5685
    @williammcguire5685 11 місяців тому

    You got good stuff sailor keep it coming.

  • @peterciszewski1034
    @peterciszewski1034 9 місяців тому

    Double signature move! I watch your vids for those signature moves! Awesome content!

    • @GrowlerJams
      @GrowlerJams  9 місяців тому

      Glad you like them!

    • @peterciszewski1034
      @peterciszewski1034 9 місяців тому

      @@GrowlerJams an idea: some merch dedicated to signature moves? I'll be the first one to buy😁

  • @Aeronaut1975
    @Aeronaut1975 11 місяців тому

    Nice video, and great commentary!

  • @johningram9081
    @johningram9081 11 місяців тому

    Can't imagine ever not getting a pucker thrill from that nor landing. Naval aviators are some rare breeds. Thx for video and whether are not you are Father Happy Dad Day.

  • @tonyarcher8530
    @tonyarcher8530 11 місяців тому

    You are absolutely wonderful. Fantastic commentary. oh ! Shh ! don't tell anyone.

  • @roloduarte3100
    @roloduarte3100 11 місяців тому

    Awesome! You rock bro. 🔥

  • @mrtrusty101
    @mrtrusty101 11 місяців тому

    Hahaha love the commentary, flying with the left haha and the sig-move, deny and tell no one lol. I can watch and listen all day mate, cheers from Australia

  • @fightingtwozeroone
    @fightingtwozeroone 11 місяців тому

    Double signature move is epic, sir

  • @KG-xf9ew
    @KG-xf9ew 11 місяців тому +5

    HAHAHA great video. Awesome to see a Top Gun type of aviator without the ridiculous ego. Just a cool dude letting cool stuff speak for itself.

  • @toms1348
    @toms1348 11 місяців тому

    Thanks!

  • @1911localfightforfreedom
    @1911localfightforfreedom 11 місяців тому

    That would be a thrill of a lifetime. Pail no Fail💪

  • @paullandreville5394
    @paullandreville5394 11 місяців тому

    Another great video Sir.

    • @GrowlerJams
      @GrowlerJams  11 місяців тому

      I appreciate that. Cheers!!

  • @LawrenceNicklin
    @LawrenceNicklin 11 місяців тому

    Still loving the commentary. Thanks for sharing

  • @YellowstoneBrew
    @YellowstoneBrew 7 місяців тому

    Such a good job with your videos! Thanks

  • @robcreel6681
    @robcreel6681 11 місяців тому

    Short & sweet!

  • @MrFilmtech
    @MrFilmtech 11 місяців тому

    Nicely narrated!👍👍

  • @glockparaastra
    @glockparaastra 9 місяців тому

    No loose items in the cockpit! We won’t tell anyone! 😂 Thanks Cdr!

  • @RFGSwiss
    @RFGSwiss 11 місяців тому

    love this stuff!

  • @alpham777
    @alpham777 11 місяців тому

    Ever since I learned this about 5 years ago I apply it to almost everything in life.

  • @linwer
    @linwer 11 місяців тому

    ¡Gracias!

  • @MrPossumeyes
    @MrPossumeyes 11 місяців тому

    Sooo good. Fly Navy!

  • @jeepmilitia2361
    @jeepmilitia2361 11 місяців тому

    Awesome video, always good stuff!! I fly off Roosevelt in DCS, pretty sweet for a civilian here, lol..

  • @madatlas3806
    @madatlas3806 Місяць тому

    Your commentary is priceless. If I had to choose someone to narrate my life, it's you 😂

  • @DCSHacks
    @DCSHacks 11 місяців тому

    Short but perfectly formed!

  • @martinross5521
    @martinross5521 11 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic - thank you for the crystal clear message. Now I have the routine for when I drop the map while driving our VW Caddy. Fly Navy, drive Volkswagen!

  • @thomasmaier7053
    @thomasmaier7053 11 місяців тому

    You're just fun to listen to. Nice left hand flying there

  • @rkyleporter
    @rkyleporter 11 місяців тому

    Double signature move!

  • @jpturner171
    @jpturner171 11 місяців тому +1

    Semper Fi and Happy Father’s Day to all followers of this AWSOME Channel!
    FLY NAVY ✈️
    USNA ‘79

  • @paulpease8254
    @paulpease8254 4 місяці тому +1

    There’s a statistic about eating while driving, more accidents are caused by reacting to spilled/dropped food than actually the distraction of eating. When you drop that french fry remember this lesson folks.

  • @marcuss3238
    @marcuss3238 9 місяців тому

    this is the best thing I've ever seen on the internet

  • @CarstenBauer
    @CarstenBauer 11 місяців тому

    Love it! Thanks

  • @toomanywaystofall
    @toomanywaystofall 11 місяців тому

    love the fast movers, find that piece of sky... 🎵r0ck0n gRowLeR jamS 🎵

  • @6Sally5
    @6Sally5 11 місяців тому +1

    Smooooth….and hilarious! 😂 When I was still a student pilot, cleared for solos, I very confidently took off for some pattern work. I got about 200’ off the runway when my seat in the Cessna 150 slid ALL the way back! As I am 5’6”, I was completely stretched out trying to “Aviate”…which by some miracle, I was successful. Got my seat pulled back up. Went around the pattern and landed full stop. Told no one, but learned a very good lesson for preflight check of seat locked in position!

  • @donnievinson9478
    @donnievinson9478 11 місяців тому

    I was anxious waiting for you to gooooo.

  • @stevemassarone1470
    @stevemassarone1470 11 місяців тому

    Just Awsome simply the best in the world!

  • @sue-ellencallaghan8238
    @sue-ellencallaghan8238 11 місяців тому

    😀smooth as...love it.

  • @P51
    @P51 11 місяців тому +1

    I'll just bet you're a great instructor