Aircraft Carrier landings in heavy seas

[Whiskey Wish]

A couple of videos showing landings of aircraft on the USS Nimitz in heavy seas. The deck is lifting 30 feet up and down while they are attempting to land jets and eventually it gets dark and they are still landing.
Good vids courtesy of the folks over at AtTalk.
10 minutes each.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg

Keep Your Powder Dry,
Dave.

[BeerSlayer1]

If I was on that ship they'd be calling me Ralph.........

[CaberTosser]

They must need tailored pants and underwear to accommodate the giant pair it takes to do that for a living.

[Selkirk]

Thanks Whiskey!

Excellent thread and great vids ... much appreciated!


Not many people know, but in the past (WWII, Korean War, etc.) Canada has had three aircraft carriers . . .


HMCS Bonaventure -



HMCS Magnificent -



HMCS Warrior -



Where are they now ... all in the scrap yard

TF

[Matt L.]

The amount of information those pilots have to process at once is absolutely astounding. Truly amazing what they do.

TF, thanks for that info, something I was not aware of.

[pottymouth]

Originally Posted by Matt L.

The amount of information those pilots have to process at once is absolutely astounding. Truly amazing what they do.

TF, thanks for that info, something I was not aware of.

That's a crazy look in the life of those pilots, The new glass cockpits, with technological advancements have all but , made the decision processes obsolite. The new birds fly, preform and react to the enviroment, way faster than the human brain can process, so basically humans are the as a backup to the computers.

[07icanam]

Thanks for posting, love watching the fighter jets, those pilots are simply amazing.

[genoel]

Pretty amazing. Its like trying to land in the dark during an earthquake! Not alot of other alternatives though.

[Loggrlee]

thanks for the pics triggerfinger, i knew we had one, didn't know there were three! wonder when the last one was decommissioned. Too bad the navy didn't keep them up./

[Matt L.]

Originally Posted by pottymouth

That's a crazy look in the life of those pilots, The new glass cockpits, with technological advancements have all but , made the decision processes obsolite. The new birds fly, preform and react to the enviroment, way faster than the human brain can process, so basically humans are the as a backup to the computers.

Oh no, trust me, there's still a helluva lot of stuff that goes into flying a jet fighter. Ask any CF-18 pilot.

[Ken07AOVette]

Those are awesome videos. Did anyone else watch Jetstream filmed at Cold Lake?

[catnthehat]

Crap, that is just GONZO nutz!!
And to think some people think the brother and sisters in my trade are crazy sometimes !!
Cat

[The cooter]

Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette

Those are awesome videos. Did anyone else watch Jetstream filmed at Cold Lake?

Yes, I did loved that show, I've been looking around to find the whole collection.