Carrier Landing Clinic: Textbook Trap
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Welcome aboard! Get ready! It's time to recover. Today, we are in the cockpit of an EA-18G Growler overhead the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) somewhere in the Pacific Ocean in 2017.
This is a "pinky" or sunset recovery. You will see me pass overhead the ship three times.
At time 0:14, I am in low holding (point 1) at angels four, waiting for my turn to recover. After the aircraft holding below me vacate their altitudes, I can follow them down to the overhead.
At time 2:30, I enter the spin pattern. My interval was waved off, was past the bow, and had yet turn downwind, so I spun it for the overhead.
At time 4:12, I broke on my interval. Only the tanker trapped behind me.
Time to get some grub before the night page. All in a day's work. I'm just happy to be here.
Fly Navy!
Chapters:
0+00 Port Holding
2+30 Spin Pattern
4+12 Overhead Break
8+36 The "Start"
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*A few things:* - No annoying Van Halen music is a plus. - Narrating carrier ops is an innovation. You may be the first Naval aviator to do so. - It's amazing that we can find anybody to do this dangerous job. - It's reassuring to know that you're an instructor pilot now. The brain-drain is crushing us. - Go Navy!
Van Halen is not annoying, Prince is.
10,000 additional points for NO "MUSIC"! Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Prob a fantastic job but requires 100% from college to service duty and when flying there prob isn't an off day. Oh and don't forget the tours of duty plus other duties. Only those who want to be the best need apply
@@philwhipple4557 milli vanilli is real !!
Studs are lucky to have this info. This guy is a talking Nat ops Lots of stuff going on
This is insane. I can hardly parallel park. Glad to have these guys in the skies.
Good One! Hahaha. Yeah, myself, I hate parking Garages, there are pillars everywhere! Thanks from Sweden.
In Europe we’re good at it
@@MJC69800 Because we pay a pretty penny to take driving lessons, which people don't seem to have to do here in the US. I have my Europe and US driver's licenses, so I know the difference.
In fairness, if you had missiles then parking would be easier.
@@redcapote4760 You have to pay a fair amount to take driving lessons here
A thousand people all had to cooperate, AND perform a number of moves in synchronicity for just 1 pilot to land. An aircraft carrier is the definition of teamwork. Together we can really do anything.
Honestly, 8:26 is the most terrifying part of this video lol I'd be so worried about putting the gear over the edge of the deck. The amount of trust you have to have with your crewmates is amazing.
Agreed! "...it is a little bit of an uncomfortable feeling", says "Pale". These pilots are the best in the world. Go Navy!
As someone who knows next to nothing about flight, this makes me more nervous than the flying 😵💫
Their eyes are fixated on the yellow shirts, 100% trust.
I don't even have to check, I know you must be talking about that bit of parking at the end. :o
I have a cousin that flew F-18s back in the 90s. His call-sign was ELVIS... He grew-up in the Memphis area and sounded like Elvis when he talked. But when I asked him how he got the call-sign ELVIS, he said "because ELVIS is the king". So good and funny.
Hahah nice!!
How do ya land at Night ?
@tomperock1615 same as day tine its just darker
@tomperock1615 My answer would be wet and dirty from the waist down!
I wonder how many A.F. Majors have had the call sign Woody?
I am sooooo envious. I joined The Navy in 1965 and wanted to do what you do. I had my private pilot's license and about 1200 hours but they would not let me fly because I wore corrective lenses. They would allow me to be a navigator but I did not want to fry with someone that had less experience than I did. Thanks for the great videos. They are the best.
Cheers!
Growler Jams' narration is perfect. Not too little, but not too much. And dumbed down just enough for all us common people to understand. Keep it up.
What surprised me most was how quickly everything is happening and the carrier, being absolutely huge, looking so small from your perspective. A fascinating insight into a fighter pilot's world landing on an aircraft carrier. What a privilege.Thankyou so much from Australia.👍🏽👍🏽 🇦🇺
Cheers!
Look 😊
Old man now. Served as an AME2 on 3 Essex class carriers with VF-162 F8s during the Viet Nam War. Of course to me the flight deck seems so large with so many people wandering around. Thanks to your great videos and narration I now have an idea of what the pilots were doing back then. We lost a lot of good pilots during those war years.
Fun to see what we all saw from their prospective. Never steamed an "Essex" but loved my "Forrestal". Sad none of those are left.
We're older, but perhaps just a tad bit wiser thx to time in the trenches and experience. Thanks for your service!🫡🍺👍
F-8....such a beast & sexy fighter!
People like you made all this possible.
Thank you for your service.Sorry the govt treated you bad
Driving on the carrier seems almost as nerve-wracking as landing on the carrier. People everywhere.... Great video!
that last 180 would have me sweating. i just perfected parrallel parking i cant imagine trying to do that while in a multi million dollar jet, with water on one side and lives on the other
One of the coolest videos I've ever seen. The narration is PHENOMENAL! Navigating the deck with all of those people and other planes was more stressful than the flying for me. More, please!
Thanks!
Bob Ross comparison is right on. So calm and competent. He reminds me of Texas Bee Lady.
My grandfather flew the Corsair FU4 during WW2 and my dad flew the F4 Phantom in Vietnam, watching you this morning brings back so many memories of hearing them talk about their careers. You make this look so effortless and easy, but we know how incredibly difficult it is to land a plane on a moving object with winds. That parking of your jet had gave me so much anxiety though. Thank you for your service and thank you for sharing this video with us.
Cheers!
From what I understand the Corsair was called the “Ensign Eliminator” because you could not see the flight deck when landing. I can't imagine how difficult that would be.
@@hanc37Thats why the marines used it mainly for cas missions and was usually not used on carriers, the bearcat and hellcat got the carrier ops (wildcat and avenger during the peak of ww2)
Much Respect to your people brother 🫡
@@GrowlerJams Thanks for your kind reply! I forgot to tell you I was a US Navy Scholarship student in college in 1970's! An E&3. I didn't like Nursing when I got in floor because it didn't seem to be very CARING ! I got an Honorable Discharge and became a Special Education teacher 37 years,31 years at the Preschool level! I used to tell my fellow teachers, "I should have stayed in the Navy, at least I would have had a helmet and a flack jacket! Probably need a Armor Piercing Jacket now! That's called MASH humor because if you didn't laugh, you would NEVER STOP CRYING! I got the US Army Nurse Corps scholarship too but we had better luck in the US NAVY! My Great Uncle died on a beach in Anzio,Italy FIGHTING AGAINST FASCISTS! He was a Staff Sgt in the US Army. My cousin was in the Army too! He died at age 52 years from Agent Orange / Cancer on his neck. He went in front of the troops and put up wires to help troops communicate! GO NAVY! ⚓⛵⚓ German -Swiss American 💙🌊Western MARYLANDER here!
I know that flying the AOA indicator on such a demanding approach is not easy - seeing you making it look effortless is a sign of excellent airmanship !
How any pilot must feel coming into land on a ship in a 40 knt wind with 6 or 7 metre swells is totally beyond me ! These guys are Angels indeed ! God Bless and Protect them from harm ! Amen .
Does anyone else come back to watch this to just chill? I'm on my PC and cranking music, but when I need a chill-ass break, I pull this vid. It's just so baller and relaxing.
It’s Pail’s voice. So soothing.
What band were you listening to?
I’m not sure what’s the best part of you video Pail. 1. Your silky voice narration. 2. Perfect trap 4. Amazing high quality video, or 5. We all got to see Five Signature Moves being performed brilliantly. Many thanks Pail, this is amazing. Thanks for taking the time to do a awesome voice over. Awesome to watch as I am a DCS F/A-18C nerd.
Your* silky voice[...]
I Used to have the Abacus Flight Deck 6 Add-On for MSFS You could Launch off the Carrier flight Deck and Catch the Wire ! LoMac had the Russian Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Now I Gotta get DCS !!!
@@robertmetzger6467 yeah, DCS has come along way since LoMAC. Spoilt for choice really, have F/A-18C and F-14 A/B both are amazing. Treat yourself to the Supercarrier as well. Remember using the Flight Deck Addons. Think ended up using virtual LSO addon with the VRS SuperBug. Once DCS announced F/A-18C with realistic carrier ops being an ex-player of Jane’s FA18, MSFS went straight into the bin. The content Pail is able to put on display, my goodness. Just really awesome amazing stuff
I love that the most uncomfortable part of landing a super hornet on a carrier is when he's parking and close to the edge of the ship. This guy can circle a carrier and land on it apparently as easily as I can circle my neighborhood and "land" my car in the driveway. Just amazing to me that people do this for a living.
.... i am a pilot, single engine, and i really liked that ride along. Thank you very much for making that possible. May GOD richly bless you.
Thank you for the ride along, Sir! Dad flew a Navy Corsair in WWII in the South Pacific. I toured the Midway Carrier docked in San Diego a few years ago, it was amazing! I saw a corsair up close on the lower deck, had an emotional moment imagining dad in the cockpit! Thank you for your service to our great country!! 👍
"Pail" I so appreciate your videos showing you at work. I've just finished work at an office desk staring at a computer screen almost all day long. It's a marvellous escape to watch you at your workplace, which is a totally amazing place to be
Just love the way you make it look so easy. Sure looks mighty close when you turn near the edge. Great narration!
Very nice pail from a former Marine F 4 Pilot . Just excellent to show exactly how it works and the precision that is involved
Howdy, Just wanted to say thank you for sharing this video. Back in the 70's i was attached to VA-34 BLUEBLASTERS A6 out of Oceana, Va. We were operating off the JFK-67 and moved over to the Eisenhower. Broke that carrier in brand new. Got to land on the decks quite a few times. Thank you for the great memories. Be safe always. Dan
Thanks for your service growler!!! and to the flight deck crew that gets everyone to and from sortie’s safely 🙏🏻💯
I cannot enphasize how amazing these videos are, both the commentary and the quality of the video😊😊
I love the deck choreography and how each director smoothly hands you off to the next one. Highly organized!
I had no idea each landing used a host of directors - this is so choreographed, must take a lot of walk-throughs & a ton of training for any new directors. I can hear it now, "you want me stand where?" And "make that pilot trust that I won't drive him off the deck?" Open bar after.... 1) each shift rotation? 2) After each successful landing? 3) During each approach? 4) Any time I'm communicating with the pilot? 5) A/c sighting, toast 🍺?
its like a ballet
Best carrier landing video I have seen to date: Simply explained everything going on and didn't assume we know things.
Excellent from start to finish. Thank you for your service.
Amazing - my Dad was on the Ranger , my Uncle on the Yorktown . Dad never talked about his experiences and sadly Uncle never made it home . I've been discovering these videos and liking the dancing shooter videos . Thanks for posting ..
Awesome. Thanks. My sole visit to a carrier, was on the John F. Kennedy (CV67) I was a videographer for MTV. We were there for fleet week. So that we could steam past the Statue of Liberty, were at a coast guard station(early!) , a CH-60,collected us,and flown to the ship. It was a moment. Thankfully, I even managed to get a hat! Fly Navy!
Are hats still $5?
It's an Honor watching your Vids. I sleep better at Night knowing Brave Men and Women like Yourself are on Point. God Bless You.
So many signature moves that went unmentioned! 😁 Another great explanation of a complex process - thanks!
Would be interested to learn if someone feels like explaining!
@@DJSt3rling Half the fun is figuring it out!
I have it on good authority that they're no big deal
@@DJSt3rling Grabbing the handle with his left hand and using it to lift himself slightly to reposition in the seat.
Superb flight mate! Loved every second of that. 😊
You boys are amazing. Thanks for all you do for us
Very cool to see see the Hawkeye you were talking about, coming in at the very end!! These vids are such an amazing "moment in time" of your life...Especially for those of us that have always dreamed of being Navy pilots!!
I think the E-2C Hawkeye would be a great plane to fly. It has such an important role in the fleet.
This was brilliant my dad was a tailseat gunner in ww11 and got 3 air medals..he told me he hated flying but he was a really good shot..I never could best him on the skeet range..God bless you son and thank you for your service!
That was very good. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Thank you for posting. Best wishes from Cornwall UK.👍👍👍👍👍
I remember the story that I heard when I was in the Navy about the Army pilot back during the Vietnam war who had to make an emergency landing on a carrier. He said that Naval aviators are insane because they will land on a snowflake in the middle of an ice storm and the middle of Antarctica.
Love that you included the taxi process as well
Great video Pail, very nice narration, great landing. I witnessed literally thousands of these as a Flight Deck Troubleshooter in VAQ-138 in 1981-2 with Prowlers. We worked in whatever weather there was, daytime and nights, some were 4 event days, some were 12 events. It's been 40+ years since then, but not much has changed. We only had 4 planes in the squadron, so we maintainers were always busy fixing our jets. We managed to accomplish a 94% sortie completion rate on the '82 cruise on the JFK in the Med and IO, and got a commendation for it from the 2 star. Great times with some lifelong Brothers. I'd do it all over again. FLY NAVY.
Fly Navy.
It takes lots of skill, dedication and experience to make it look so easy. Thankyou sir, fab narration 😊
wow excellent voice over describing what you're doing. Very clear. Even though I am an Air Force brat, still enjoy seeing the precision the Navy Carriers do routinely.
Such a privilege to be able to watch this!!!
Great presentation of the landing! I would imagine it takes a lot of work to have the skills you possess as a navy pilot. I am very impressed & proud of this!
Great experience. Thank you for your service 🇺🇸
Great video with the commentary. I also like the left DDI and engine/fuel display are visible. Awesome stuff! It's incredible how the deck is crowded!
Another great touchdown.Go Navy!
I really appreciate that inside look at carrier landings. I was an AMH-2 with VFA-192 (USS Midway) from 85'-90'. LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got to see the world three times over before I was 20 My last duty station was NAS Kingsville, you and I could talk about things we have in common for hours and hours. Thank you for your service brother.
Cheers!
@@GrowlerJams When I was at Kingsville in 1990, we were told that Kingsville was closing down and many of us were given new orders mine were to NAS Miramar. I didn't think the base was still active. Also, I never would have imagined that a F/A-18 would take the place of an EA-6B. Because I was a glider pilot before I went into the Navy my division officer took me up and let me fly the hornet, briefly.
Thank you for your service from Central Europe. A BIG thank you ...
Thanks! I enlisted in the Navy Nuclear Power Program in December of 1960. In boot camp I met several guys who were just like me and we became instant friends. They told me about the NAVCAD program and that they would be headed to Pensacola for training. Man, did I want to go, but my 9901 code essentially kept me on a 6 year enlistment for nuclear power engineering with my ultimate assignment to submarines. Try as I might I couldn't switch. Then one day they were gone and I was deeply saddened. Later I did earn my private pilot's license while still in the USN but...
Good for you earning your license! 👍 My brother was a nuke too on the TR(CVN-71)
Outstanding! You truly have one of the best channels on KZhead!
Is he calling the ship MOM?
The narration makes the difference ! The step by step puts the audience inside the helmet 👍
WHOOOH!!! My stomach is in the water behind the ship!!! Goodness!!! What kind of beer? Thanks for taking us along and thank you for your service!!! ❤❤❤
really great video and agai n it's great to see the displays. Most other pilot videos do not capture this. Thank you Pail.
This is always soooo cool !!! Can't thank you enough for these voice over videos !
I live in Virginia Beach quite near Naval Air Station Oceana and now I see what our guys are doing when they head out to sea from here. Thanks for a great video. I also watch the pilots doing touch and goes at Fentress. And finally, they are always ready to talk with us about their flying experience.
Stay safe out there Pail. Glad to have you instructing. Up and coming pilots are in good hands
Got back aboard the boat like it was just another day at the office.
My favourite Navy's fighter pilot !... take care of you !.. best regards from France !
Cheers!
Just brilliant, as ever, thanks Pail! 🙏
WOW!! That is "The Best" display of the details of a carrier landing and taxiing around the flight deck. THANK YOU!
Glad you liked it!
I love these ride alongs. Nice calm PIC voice... ...not yelling and screaming like me, at the other traffic about me.
Great video, Fly Navy.
Amazing video. Almost like being there. Thanks for all the hard work you put into your channel and your career. Your videos are both informative and interesting. Thanks again and stay safe. You are appreciated.
Out of everything I witnessed here the left turn during taxi with the nose just over the edge made me pucker the most!!!
Another amazing video detailing a certain aspect of naval flight ops aboard a carrier. Thank for putting in the work to bring this point of view to us. I firmly believe that Navy fighter pilots have the best job in the world, Air Force being a close second.
I was a line rat, and a plane captain in HS7 in the early 2000's, before I decide to crossrate over to Corpsman. I did two deployments on the USS Harry S Truman, and enjoyed every minute of it.
Incredible video, absolutely loved it along with the commentary
I'm so glad we got people like you doing this. Awesome work Pail.
The REAL MAVERICK!!👏🏻
Amazing voice-over! Last night I bought a carrier in MSFS 2020 and attempted (the key word here) to land a T-45C from your current duty station on the carrier. Mind you that the carrier was not moving like yours was, but after several attempts to line up, I landed but missed all three wires lol! I tell my viewers about your channel so they can see how a professional does it. I'll keep practicing but I know I'll never be as good as you, even virtually!
Sir you need to try DCS - Digital Combat Simulator… in my opinion a way better option if you like military aircrafts, theres less aircrafts to fly but the attention to detail is incredible
@@dreamchasers1590 I would but I'm limited to an Xbox Series S for the time being. Eventually if I can get a really good computer together, I'll certainly look into DCS.
MSFS is great for sightseeing, but that's about it. Military aircraft few in number and not entirely realistic. Don't waste your time learning to land on a non-moving carrier. It's totally unrealistic.
@@lawrencequave7361 sometimes having fun isn't that bad is it?
BOLTER, BOLTER, POWER and GO !
These guys are next level. Thank you for all you do!
These are so amazing. Keep them up Growler
Amazing content. It would be cool to see a video of you explaining what your path was to becoming a pilot. your channel is very motivating
Pail’s a hero of the skies, with nerves made of steel, Guided by the stars, with an unwavering zeal. Through turbulence and storm, he'll navigate true, To land on the deck, where the brave and skilled watches over you. In the annals of history, his story is told, Of a Navy pilot daring, of courage untold. With wings as his badge, he conquers the sky, A symbol of bravery, forever soaring high
beautiful landing !!!! Thank you for sharing this with us!!
You have a talent for engaging commentary! Adds so much to the video.
I've seen milkmen doing crazier stuff than this naval aviator is doing. He makes landing on a carrier seem about as exciting as a taxman stamping tax returns. The mark of a true craftsman who understands everything about the job at hand. I now think I could land a fighter jet onto an aircraft carrier myself. Not that it would be a wise thing to allow me to try that, I know a lot more at least than before I saw this video. Wonderful content. Totally love it.
Have you done any videos of Case II or III recovery and/or night aproaches? It'd be great to hear your narrative under those conditions.
Haven’t done those yet.
@@GrowlerJams, We'll dammit mister, get on it then!!😉
Great video Pail. Love those carrier landings.
Outstanding explanation of how to do a Case 1. The DCS folks are gonna love this!! ...and everyone else too :)
So enjoyed the Jam so cool, hey my friend last month flew the F-104 Starfighter training and 5 days ago flew the Marchetti S211 as a new Captain so cool, Captain Kevin so blessed thank you for your service and the videos 🦅🦅
I’m ex Royal Navy from many years ago. This is a lovely reminder if my high adrenaline days as a handler/director on flight deck party. We had F4’s Buccaneers and the old guppies ( Gannet) all museum pieces now .
Love your PALS TECHS! I always loved being a part of CATCC, and the aviation side of the boat while attached to the surface ship. It was always a pleasure working on PALS, keeping it up, and most importantly keeping the confidence in the pilots that it was dead on, and ready to go for there safety.
Really enjoyed that virtual adventure. thank you... "Fighterpilot!!!" More... longer flights...Skilled manoeuvres. Please! Please! Please!
Thank you for your service!
Man, I love hearing the narration with these videos. It offers such a unique perspective that you never get to experience.
Thanks!
This is really awesome. I've been getting into DCS F/A-18C so I'm looking all the setup on all of the DDIs. HUD, FCS, and HSI on the bottom with TACAN on and the course line set. Very cool, thanks!
Rewatching this after flying half a year in DCS and noticed just how cool it is that you put your hand on the handhold and elbow over the sidewall. It's like having your hand on a van's door waiting on a red light! Hell yeah!
Takes a special aviator to do what you are doing.great video.
Yeah! Thanks for the ride along. It's just amazing you can land that plane in a place that looks like a postage stamp surrounded by water. Thanks! 👍
Cheers!
Awesome footage sir! Thank you for your service 🫡🇺🇸
That was awesome! I imagined myself driving and communicating every move I make…receipt for distracted driving disaster. And you’re making a carrier landing. Great video!
Cheers!
An outstanding piece of film to watch. A very good, clear and detailed narration. Thankyou
I always imagined carrier landings being challenging enough on a straight in approach. The added complexity of holding patterns and unexpected go arounds above a moving airport is just mental. I'll bet you're going to miss this stuff when you go to flight instructor. Congrats none the less
I was an ACLS technician aboard the USS Midway, 1977-79. Always got Outstandings from pilots during zone inspections. “What’s this space?” It’s the ACLS computer room, sir. “Outstanding!” Pilots nod at each other and exit.
So very cool! TY for your service and your videos!
I just want to say thanks for posting these videos. This has been my dream job for a very long time and unfortunately I missed my chance. I wanted so bad to be a fighter pilot but some dumb old man told me "they don't let girls fly those planes" and I believed him because he was my AFJROTC flight instructor and that was in the internet stone age so I couldn't look it up to verify. Also I was a kid, so I didn't question him. Turns out they DO let girls fly those planes! Anyways, I'm so happy I found your channel. Makes me feel like I'm not completely missing out. Thanks buddy. Go Navy!
Hard to believe how small the carrier looks with the vast ocean for the back drop Props to the men and women who make this happen and the pilots that make it look like a walk in the park Thanks for your service
I really do appreciate this work Pail.
Cheers!