Video quality: something you guys need to understand is the boat runs a lot of radar, which plays havoc with magnetic video recording. When we shot video from Vulture Row, we had to wrap our cameras in aluminum foil or it would look like, well, this. You'll notice the video is better when he's out away from the boat and deteriorates as he gets closer and is at its worst on deck. The T-45 doesn't come with digital 4K. :)
Thanks for explaining about the quality of the video due to radar interference, but even when away from the ship, when the video is at its very best, it still looks like 1970s monochrome technology. The water is only a shade or two of gray darker than the sky.
@@SogenOkami Taking into account the level of sophistication in general aviation technology, not to mention the advancement in video technology in the last 20 years, one would assume the military would be utilizing better video displays.
@@antoniog9814 The problem you're facing is no one cares because it's simply for documentation and review purposes, not for making RU-vid content. To upgrade the system, you can't just yank stuff out and tape new stuff in the same way we just buy a camera off Amazon and throw the old one away. Planes are only now including abstraction layers in their software where as this one is way before that time. It's be more an equivalent to us as building the camera, writing the software for it ourselves, and then testing to see if it can withstand all the electromagnetic radiation coming off that ship, and writing the drivers to connect it to a PC all ourselves. Or you can just use what's preinstalled that already works.
One improvement in this footage over all the other beautiful GoPro captures out there is the field of view, which in this video is closer to the human eye. Having a few hundred traps under my belt, the view of the carrier when the jet "rolls into the groove" in YT videos is usually distorted - the boat appears way too far away. I realize that the use of a wide angle lens increases the field of view and certainly gives the viewer a bigger picture of what is going on, but distances are exaggerated - tight formation doesn't appear so tight, cramped cockpits seem roomier, and flat horizons show some curvature. But in this video, when the ship comes into view (4:57, 10:46, etc.) the perspective seems about right.
I know that this comment will get eventually he forgotten about over time, but sometimes I like to go outside in the garden and completely bury myself in dirt and pretend I'm a carrot. 🥕
This pilot is attempting to qualify as a Naval Aviator. He is practicing one of the most difficult skills known to man; landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier. In order to perform this skill, the pilot has to land his bird at full afterburner; so he can get airborne if he misses the cable. You'll notice he bolted twice and had to go around before he caught the wire. Its extremely dangerous to do what they do. They are the best. Go Navy.
Hi didn’t bolter. They are doing carrier qualification. They touch and go with the hook up then get back into the pattern rinse and repeat until you get told to put the hook down.
In my day ( 1965-77) my 1st qual we had Platt only, and a dangerously underpowered T2A. First night Qual was on a carrier that had hydraulic cats, and it kinda hurt. Great flying guy. Thanks.
Slightly tense see Carrier landing bam, landed. Pilot obviously looking out of Port side of cockpit in a curved approach. This gives pilot a better view with the wing dropped than a long straight in run with the nose in the way. Learned in WWII with big engines in the way, it saves lives.
I took some flying lessons and managed to survive 3 solos before I pulled the plug on it. Landing on regular runway was hard for me. I took my 20 hours in a Cessna 150 and lived to talk about it. I can't imagine me trying to land anything bigger than an ultralight on a ship. I spent a lot of my time in vultures row when I was off duty. I was an AO TAD to AIMD.
That was great. You Naval aviators are the best in the world. You guy saved my life 4 times in Afghanistan. The air force did 1 time with an A 10 CAS. But F 18s killed them all every time.
@@stillamarine1001 bullshit. our record speaks for itself. we invade, and destroy third world countries. lets fight Russia, or China bitch. they'd kick our fucking ass. I was in the Corps once. I believed all the bullshit. WE AINT SHIT. we bomb innocent people from hundreds of miles away like cowards
I was less worried about the landing and more concerned about parking so close to the edge!!!... Damn that was close!... If anyone dings your car in a car park you have every right to show them your wings and tell them it's fault!... Phew!... lol!
Golf 12 Paddles.... Undergraduate CQ and Paddles already breaking his balls over centerline drift on just his second trap. Which he kind of has to, but man, the error for margin is very small right of the bat.
Whats more stressfull? Being the CQ student. Being the IP in back with CQ student in front. Being squadron commander if CQ'ing students Being Commander Air Group (CAG) on this rotation charged with CQ'ing nuggets. Being a maintainer of these T-45's that are being beat up? I am curious do students train with T-45's with stores, like simulated 'blue' stores. Tanks, bombs, rocket pods, AIM-9. All inert , of course. Or are T-45's at sea always clean? At what in student's academic syllabus does weapons employment, tactics, and cyclic operations take place? After T-45 the student has to Fleet Replacement Squadron to qualify on particular type. Correct?
I'm sorry, but the carrier's deck should be illuminated enough at night for pilots to see it. As in, less on moon lit evenings, more on super dark / bad weather. There's just no longer justification to make it SO dangerous when RADAR and IR make it visible to weapons ... and the only people it harms are those who're required to land on carriers.
His third go around was interesting he almost stalled it. So interesting to watch. The guy handles it very artfully and it makes me laugh how calm these guys are on the radio. I'd be white knuckled the entire way. Also make note the HUD doesn't show the aoa indexer which is a good quick way to know how to use your trim quickly. Of course the E bracket is primarily what they use.
I had no idea that the Goshawk could tool around that slow (Alpha was around 14.5). Dirty I guess. And oh that taxi was scary. I mean, you overrun the apron at a municipal airport and you may lay some tracks in the grass. Before you spun around all I saw was water. I understand that the nose wheel is back from the nose and the POV was higher up but it's still disconcerting. Very exciting to watch. Thank you.
@@LaggerYT1337 If you read pilot stories from Vietnam, people were turning their guard receiver volume down during larger operations because there were basically nothing but beacons from downed pilots transmitting over other beacons.
why do they turn so tightly on the last leg? it seems like they limit the amount of time to get stabilized on the glide slope. I don't see why they don't line up miles out and intersect the glide slope higher up
usually between 17-23 sec... this to facilitate plenty of aircraft in a short amount of time.. but at night or "bad weather" conditions, they usually do a case 3 or a long final approach...
Mike C ME FRICKIN TOO! Just gotta finish my 4 year BS and I'm going for it. If they really are short of Naval Aviators and in need of people, I'm able and more than willing? Hell, I'll go to great lengths just to get the opportunity.
Unknowen Privatarium oh no Obama is gone Trump is in so we're good. He doesn't embarrass us like the other guy did. Are you even American? ...if not I have to say butt the hell out.
I believe T-45C Goshawks weren’t fitted for ICLS, since they were rated for CASE I recoveries. They had land based ILS to substitute CASE III, better to punch on land in harsh conditions then over the drink.
@@Khasbin What I mean is some graphic arrows pointing one t a time and telling us what that is and what it is for. Or one graphic with each item labeled in an explanation box. follow me?
@@erbenton07Left Box is Speed (Knots) and the right box is Altitude (rounded to 10's of feet) Markers in he center are indication of pitch (Solid lines when positive, dahsed lines when negative... And always running through the center of the HUD) Little airplane shaped symbol is the Velocity Vector (Indicates where your aircraft is headed NOT where the nose is pointed) The decimal number next to "TCN" Ex. "1.0 TCN" is the distance from the Boats TACAN beacon.
Understand now video quality. My attention span is low - it looks like some editing would improve the flow of the story- well done for the accomplishment!
For some reason the Navy skimps on gun cameras. These shots are when they still used 3/4" video tape. The video might be better now, with digital. I retired, so I'm not sure what they use now.
They record through old potatoes. The latest jets are finally getting upgrades to full color HD displays for pilots to help identify targets better due to bad cam quality causing innocent casualties.
Goshawk is a Navy trainer and the Navy flies the Hornet, so unsurprisingly the differences are minimal. The easiest way to distinguish between those two are to listen to the ball call ("Goshawk" vs "Hornet" and "Rhino"). The speed on final is also different, the 'hawk seems to trap at 125ish kt when the Hornet should be 10-15 kt faster, I think.
