I used to walk 3 miles through deep soggy snow just to get a picture of a jet . With this marvelous technology of RU-vid I just flew one . I am humbled and impressed , It might not seem like much to you , but It,s stuff of dreams to me .
I´m 46 and still dream everyday about carrier ops since i can remember. They're in every beat of my heart, and i´m writing this in 2022. As a brother of mine once wrote: "It might not seem like much to you, but it´s stuff of dreams to me."
Haha, that is what my husband said...so he inspired our son who is 23 and now flying the T-45C in Meridian, MS...A lot of hard work and we couldn't be prouder!
Thank you for sharing this film, it is quite rare to get a pilots eye view of take off and landing on an aircraft carrier, and was very interesting. Thanks again.
I'm just grateful that someone(s) took the time, trouble, whatever it was to them to do this. I know it's awesome to me and the entire country. A huge thanks to the US Navy for allowing this and the guys who did it!
I worked on the Eisenhower back in 1990-94 in the Arresting Gear and had a lot of the newbie pilots practicing and come down and watch next to us how the equipment worked during flight ops. Neat training tool back then. Nice video!! Sir/Maam I hope you stay safe!!
Awesome video That's a hawk trainer jet. Is it RCAF USAF or BAF ? They use these to do initial training into the jet program for RCAF CF-18 C Hornet. Because there cheaper to operate and less $ is a pilot ejects
I rem VT-21 NAS Kingsville Tx, was there for 3 years, good times, we trained on the USS Lexington, we had TA4J,s back then, Thanks for posting, I loved it when I got back seat qual.
One of my good friends is a pilot in the Navy and the videos he has shown me scare the crap out of me. Especially landing on an air craft carrier. Takes great skill to accomplish this. Great Video btw
Read where a number of jet pilots leave the speedbrakes deployed on landing approach. Compensate with a higher throttle setting. Then if the aircraft is settling it is quicker to retract the boards than spool up the engine(s)
In the T45, speedbrakes are mandatory for landing. The engine has very slow throttle response, this is especially exacerbated by lower RPMs. By deploying the speedbrakes, the drag is increased and the pilot can maintain a higher throttle setting while maintaining the same airspeed (or in this case, AoA, since all approaches are constant AoA approaches). And yes, deploying the speedbrakes has the added benefit of instant airspeed should the pilot bolter and retract them.
I've always been fascinated by carrier launch and recovery operations. My favorite part of the Ace Combat video game series was always the carrier landing. Nice video!
Really cool. Would love to see an HD version of this if you could enhance the video to 720p or 1080i. Still amazing, and thanks for not messing with the natural audio.
Then again I've seen plenty of fleet hornet drivers off centerline at full stop. Other than that it looked like a fair pass. I couldn't see the ball or the view from the LSO platform to be sure.
A ship is a vessel 70 feet or longer. Under 70 feet refered to as a boat. The term boat is slang, also applies to submarines, they are called boats too. Naval jargon.
It seems to me that from the time the driver sits in his seat until he reemerges from the cockpit, about a million things could go wrong. Much respect to Navy pilots. They are a distinct cut above.
Thank you so much for your video !! I've always wanted to be a Navy pilot ! I feel like I got a glimpse of my dream through your video. You made my day !
It's a T-45 Goshawk, an Americanized version of a British design. The US Navy has used them since the 90s and wants to keep its fleet of over 200 in service until 2035.
I was a engineer in the engine room on a LPH-3 so this was a cool vid to watch. never got a ride in one of theses jets. just made the steam for the catapult..... MM2
Thanks for posting this video. This was helpful to imagine the needs of Navy pilots and their aircraft, as they have to operate from such a difficult base, which, as in this video, during good weather, is challenging enough, but must be something else when the weather is not peachy keen.
This will always be my one regret in life, that I didn't go for my childhood dream and become a Naval Aviator. I got my private pilots license at 19, then got side tracked in life. Didn't get a Bachelors degree until I was 33. To old to apply then. My little brother went on to become one though he fly's C-2 Greyhounds now. I guess those few flights I took him on when he was little inspired him enough. Until the day I die, I will regret not doing this!!! Go for your dreams no matter what.
The T45 'Goshawk' is yet another example of "if it looks right,it will be right" it is certainly one of the best looking of the BAe Hawks,though of course as a "Brit" I think the "Arrows" are the best! The Hawk does seem to be a very capable Aircraft,even up to being used in combat roles by some. It truly was a very brave leap of faith when the U.S.N. chose a non U.S. design,albeit they manage to negotiate that the bulk of the Aircraft be U.S. built.
one of my favourite birds!! I was frothing at the mouth waiting for that JBD to go down...thankyou so much for letting me enjoy this right here at home...always fantastic on a carrier. Please, no night landings in heavy seas with a dutch rolling deck o;
I'm an O-1 in Navy flight training. Only extra we get over base pay and housing is flight incentive pay which is about $125 a month to start, not much extra. If you're single and have your money in order, it's a pretty decent chunk of change. Little example, I'm looking at picking up a '10 M3 for an Ensign-mobile.
I heard you Navy guys slam on the deck, but holy crap!!! That looks like it would give you whip lash! That catapult launch was pretty fast, too. Fun times!
Well, I think it said that it doesn't happen to all pilots, but you obviously know more about it from experience than I do. You got to live what I dreamed about when I was a kid. When I was in elementary school they saved the issues of "Naval Aviation" that they library got specially for me, because no-one else wanted them. Now I wish I'd saved them. My dream never worked out though; oh well. =(
absolutely AMAZING vid. the first person perspective is amazing and awe-inspiring!! also amazing that it only took around 2min40second for it to make a complete lap. this pilot is pro, you can tell. also VERY cool how crisp and perfect their taxiing is. they line it up PERFECTLY to the towing mechanism.
The pilot is not a pro. He is a rookie in training. Practicing carrier take offs and landings in a t-45 training aircraft. A 2 seat aircraft with the instructor in the back seat. Hence the single lap. The landing was very hard. No quite as smooth as he'd like. Eventually he will graduate to night takeoff and landings, then eventually upgraded to the f-18.
Noah Stone ohh alright. well thanks for the explanation bro. now that i watch it over, it did seem a lil rough. at what point do they land on a pitching deck in a storm with low visibility? know any good night carrier landings?
loved it. would have been even more interesting to have heard the pilot/ship communication, especially on final approach. he made that look a lot easier than i suspect it really was!
Thanks for the great video! I timed the 'lap' at 2:35. Does that sound about right? For comparison a 'lap' in my YAK-55 is a bit less than that. My TPA is 1k AGL. Curious what the TPA is for the T-45?
Yes. If you pause at 0:01 the wing has the U.S. emblem on it. Provided these aircraft weren't sold to other countries or being borrowed by other countries, I am inclined to believe this is an American Vessel. Also that the aircraft carrier is a Nimitz class vessel.
It depends, certain types of aircraft have certain types of cockpit sizes. If you don't care about actually piloting the aircraft you can become a flight officer as they tend to be less strict on physical qualifications (sight, size, etc.), those are the guys in the backseat of the 2 seater fighter jets. They do a range of things from navigating, counter-measures, monitoring radar, weapons, comms, throwing up, screaming, burning up 150+ extra lbs of flight fuel.
I love the all British Aerospace Engineering Systems T1 Hawk a lovely aircraft to fly for a trainer its supreme. The Boeing/McDonnell Douglas T-45 Goshawk just takes it to a whole new level as a carrier based trainer. Thank God they kept the beautifully made Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour it sounds great. Also knowing its Rolls-Royce must be a god send for pilot confidence. Reliability especially over the sea in a single engine Fighter Trainer. Excellent video "Thumbs up Add to Favourites" 5 stars I wish it was in 1080p HD those engines would have sounded even nicer.
First: One of the most brilliant aviation clips I ever saw; deepest compliments from a pilot! Second: Ony a question (which maybe only the pilot can answer): What is this periodically up-and-down swelling noise; cannot be the main engine, or is it in a kind of auto-throttle mode? Thanks for a brief comment and - again - CHAPEAU for this magnificent contribution!
The 3 F/A-18F pilots and 3 WSO's I took fishing this weekend call it "the boat". Kinda like the propeller being called the screw. USN Submarines are always "the boat" and trust me, they're not riveted.
That was so amazing, thanks for the great video, i have never seen anything up close like taht before, btw great cruiser landing, i want so bad to just go mach 1!!!!
The carrier itself has missile (Sea Sparrow) capabilities, and gun capabilities with Phalanx and Marines on board with a variety of weapons. It may be that a "Plane Guard" Frigate is part of the work ups, now. I retired in 1996, so things definitely may have changed.
Apologies if this has been asked before, but there didn't seem to be much wake or evidence the ship was moving too fast at all. Was she stationary? Or just sort of Idling along?!? Great video. If you're still flying, stay safe.
Just rode Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point for the first time a couple weeks ago, and I'll bet those takeoffs would make it look like nothing. Respect.
Yes I know that, I was referring to landing planes on aircraft carriers. The requirements to be an officer are the same for pretty much any branch, although the physical requirements are much higher for the Marines but that's besides the point.
For some of us fans of Top Gun, Speed and Angles, and the video games: This Lap around the boat is as good as it gets. Thank you, mdeos, for this great porn.
