Made the first two Med Cruises on her. VA - 35, 1975 - 1978. Slept in a compartment under No 3 Wire. Worked as QA on Flight Deck. The Med in the winter was miserable. And Naples was the A Hole of Italy. Liked Morocco. Good ship, my last one before I retired.
Wow! Just WOW!! Amazing spot to watch the cat guys work from and see the wing go OVERHEAD... have seen plenty of cat launch footage but THIS is now my favourite. Also great to see up close the red shirt hand signals while the ordy ‘s pull the safety fuses. Only thing couldn’t see was the cat launch button press, but hey I would hit 5 thumbs up on this if I could 👋 👋 👋 👋 👋 Thank you for sharing!
The “shooters” job is one of the most important jobs on the flight deck. And also one of the most dangerous jobs as well. Most of these sailors are 26 years old or younger and responsible for multi million dollar aircraft. Takes a lot of nerve and balls of steel and confidence to do what he does. Lots of respect goes out to my fellow sailors. Every different colored shirt has a specific job on the flight deck. Awesome job gentlemen, well done
Brings back memories from my time with HS5 night dippers I remember being next to our Hilo hold and watching flight ops I always had much respect for the flight deck crew
Much respect to you guys that do this work. I wanted to go in the Navy & be a catapult operator when I withdrew from high school and obtained my GED, but the recruiting officer said that I was too big and that my ASVAB Test scores were not high enough with a GED. When I tried to enlist some years later, I was told that the Navy was not accepting recruits with GED's. After that I never tried again.
The choreography that goes on is unbelievable. How so many people with different jobs working pretty much with hand signals and you gotta be perfect every time. And to do it at night... its hard not to be proud of our military. 🇺🇸
What a great video - the hand signals and the teamwork are fascinating to watch. Dangerous, difficult jobs……I hope those young people working here appreciate what important & great work they did.
That is so cool to watch. I thought that baseball players used a lot of hand signals. They got nothing on Navy air men and women. Just such an amazing process to witness!
And white with black check marks are the individual squadron final checker, troubleshooters...the last line of maintenance before aircraft take to the skies. Red can also be the ships company Crash,Fire, Rescue. Ship and squadron safety personnel wear white and medical is white with the obvious Red Cross.
The red shirt signals at 8:10 were fascinating. I’m assuming that he has to oversee arming the weapons on board so he has to take emphasis away from the director or shooter, check everyone is aware he’s arming weapons, then he gives signal to arm followed by handing back and moving to the next aircraft. I notice everyone has their hands up while he’s doing his thing, including the pilots. I’m sure someone on here will correct me if I’ve made the wrong assumption.
It's very interesting. I've been on the flight deck twice during flight ops and found it a scary place. Watched a lot of launches and traps from vultures row. We were always a lot busier. These videos all appear to be very relaxed.
Green shirt waist Cats 1968 Vietnam cruise USS America. Pretty close to being there watching this video. About the only thing missing is the smell of JP5 Jet fuel and the feel of 30 knots of wind down the deck. In those days it took 4 sailors to hook up one F4J. Also there was a safety PO to double check everything.
The closest I got to an Aircraft launch was as close as the yellow shirt. I thought it would be cool to not have ear protection just to get the full effect, then I got to hear and feel the full afterburner of an F14 Tomcat. I was an IDIOT that day and will never do that again.
Incredible. Never realized how complicated it was to launch and cable capture a plane for landing. Outstanding jobs guys. Luv & very thankful for you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Cool videos man! I used to be a Plane Captain and Trouble Shooter on the flight deck for VFA-151 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln 2004-2008. Three WestPacs and all the work ups and COMPTUEX's. I spent a lot of time up on deck. Working on the flight deck wasn't always fun but, I can't deny it was pretty awesome sometimes.
Keep in mind that this footage is filmed using a wide angle lens. You can tell by watching the horizon curve a bit as the camera pans. So, these folks are actually a bit closer to the aircraft than it seems on the video.
they are using the aircrafts weight to set up the catapults to launch these f 18 weights are all different depending upon aircraft set up and fuel weights
First off, I was a flight deck yellow shirt so I can't give you perfect details but I know what is going on. The gray box on the hatch in front of the guy sitting down is wind direction and speed. If you pause the video at 1:24, you'll see a small board on the hatch with "winds" on top, aircraft on the left, and head on the right. This is a quick references for the green shirt setting the launch requirements. The guy in the green Jersey (Center Operator) is in V-2 and is responsible for the cat is setup for the right aircraft weight, wind speed, and wind direction to make sure the correct setting on the cats (catapults). The only officer in the video is the catapult officer wearing yellow jersey and khaki pants talking the the center deck operator. The book on his lap is a chart for weights and winds. At 6:51 in the distance between the center deck operator and the F/A-18 another green shirt is showing the cat officer the plane's launch weight of the plane on the box he is holding above his head. If you look at the bottom right of the screen, you'll see the cat officer giving the "weight board" operator a thumbs up and the weight board operator returns with a thumbs up acknowledging he agreed with the weight. You can't tell in the video but the weight board operator also did the same routine with the pilot. The cat officer is going to the center deck to have the center deck operator to compare the numbers in the book. They agree with what the charts stating for the correct, wind direction, wind speed, plane weight for the correct steam pressure for the cat. The deck center operator has a headset in his cranial. He is telling the “below deck” guys who are operating the cats directly below him the correct steam pressure to launch the plane. Too much and it will rip the nose gear off and too little and will launch the plane into the water. So in reality, are they are talking about are numbers that wouldn't make sense to anyone but those who work with the cats.
Radek Grec yea it would be cool but it would be better if they had built in subtitles I’d use TH-cam’s but they are really bad half of the time you can’t even tell what TH-cam is trying to sub title
@@demoscottgaminglounge6315 somewhat right the weights are informed guesses the weight operator gets the right weight which I used to do green shirt the CSV is what's set which comes from wind aircraft type and weight also the number of wind correction the officer you see gives us but there's a lot to it just like the person I answered I wouldn't know the ins and outside of his job either
Russian Carrier: “Son, you’re going to have to clear that ski jump. Good luck. American Carrier: Are you sure he doesn’t want drop-tanks or a few extra AMRAAMS?
3 aircraft in nearly 10 minutes, 4th aircraft at 11 minutes. Please tell me this is a training evo for the shooter. This cannot be typical rate of launches.
Secret Squirrel I would not be surprised if this was the rate at which they launched, the pre flight checks are there for a reason, especially for jets
My bro was on the Saratoga CV-60 during the Gulf War days. His recollection to landings as his rack was near the flight deck was close to this from his explanations.
Astonishing to find such prehistoric technology at the heart of one of the world's most advanced fighting machines. Haven't these people heard of computers?
Все понятно. Ребята хорошо работают но с бумагами путаются. Я наоборот плохо работаю но с бумагами отлично. Great video. Thanks no music/ Good guys, My dad from Navy. Respect for guys on the flight desk.
Nothing left to chance. Dozens of equipment checks happening below-deck and every man serving his purpose topside. Taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier ain't like dusting crops, boy.
Is that guy sitting there while aircraft are landing? A crash landing could come down on top of him.He wouldn't stand a chance! Talk about raw courage!
Can you imagine! That kid is probably fresh out of tech school and he's got guys yelling at him in each ear hole. Meanwhile he knows the calculations must be spot on for the safety of that million dollar plus jet and the two pilots inside. No thanks. Did 8 years in the Air Force as a medic. That was enough.
You know what I just noticed...no one on the deck seems to be over weight. That can solve the navy's problem...if you start getting fat go work on a flight deck.
Is this all practice...planes then land and do it over again? Or are they flying on some sort of missions? I don't think I could this day in and day out....lots of stress! 🇺🇸👍
I couldn’t help but notice that Hornets that took off later were blowing more soot out of the tailpipes than the Super Hornets that took off before them. I would assume this is because the Super Hornet has newer, cleaner burning engines than the Hornet does.
No you don't. Be careful what you wish for. USS Kitty Hawk Aviation Boatwainsmate 3rd class Air Department. Every deployment someone dies or gets hurt in accident or worse suicide.
This illustrates perfectly the difference in the airforce and the Navy. The Airforce may be a little more cush but no where near as dynamic and exciting.
I kind of wish there were annotations or something that translated all the different hand signals. Like, I'm assuming that at 6:31, the yellow vest is doing a final check to make sure there are no personnel dangerously close to the plane. If someone could fill me in on some different signals that'd be great.
editsbyshock I think different colors have different jobs, and I think yellow is in charge since that guy is the shooter, but I'm no expert, I'd be interested to know too.
editsbyshock I think different colors have different jobs, and I think yellow is in charge since that guy is the shooter, but I'm no expert, I'd be interested to know too.
editsbyshock This is basically what happens in sequence when the plane is coming into place (if someone who actually did this corrects me, that would be fine since I have never been on a carrier ... but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night). Ordinance guys (red) would do a last minute check of the weapons. When they are clear, the topside Petty Officer (green) goes to the nose gear and makes sure that the catapult is connected. He'll usually give hand signals for the plane to move into position, which are relayed by a handler (director -- yellow, yellow helmet). Once the connection has been made and the slack is taken up (which is the last thing the TPO does before coming out from under the plane), he gives the thumbs up to the handler (director). The handler then "gives" the plane to the shooter, who is also in yellow but a green helmet. The shooter is the guy who kept coming over to check on things. The center deck guys monitor the crosswinds (the wind gauge is on the hatch) and sets the catapult based on the weight of the plane. The paper has one column of weight and the other of plane type, and where they meet is the setting they dial in. If everyone is thumbs up, then the shooter then gives the pilot the signal to go to military power by holding 2 fingers up and shaking them. The pilot revs up the engines and when he is ready to go, salutes the shooter. The shooter then does one final check by looking down the track, checking the launch controller is good, the center deck is good, and both of the safety's are good (they are the two in white at the rear of the plane, crouched over holding their thumbs up). If all are thumbs up, he gives the launch signal, and the launch controller launches the plane. Colors: Yellow -- Shooters and handlers (directors), Green -- Maintenance/TPO (makes sure everything is connected right and working right), Red -- Ordinance and Crash/Fire, White -- Safety and Medical ... for the most part.
Craig Prusansky the TPO (an ABE) doing the "nose gear" is actually checking the holdback bar (the bar behind the "nose gear"). If that bar wasn't there, when the pilot throttled up,the plane would just roll out of the shuttle on the catapult. Aside from that, you got just about everything spot on.
I found all this very interesting. I suppose there is a policy for what objects those people are allowed to carry around since anything not heavy enough could be sucked by one of those turbofans? For example, I wasn't able to confirm but that notebook with the weight/adjustments tables should have been tied with a rope or something right?
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That’s cool I want to work on a job like that.
That video is so HD, I can smell the steam and the graphite grease. Enterprise CVN-65, 1972.
Made the first two Med Cruises on her. VA - 35, 1975 - 1978. Slept in a compartment under No 3 Wire. Worked as QA on Flight Deck. The Med in the winter was miserable. And Naples was the A Hole of Italy. Liked Morocco. Good ship, my last one before I retired.
Leny that’s called you are smiling your Pencil and you left the noodles on to high lol
"Where no man has gone before....."
I know that's not the case, but still
Brings back memories, USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN-71, 85-88
They’ll run out of fuel before they launch them.
im surprised that aircraft carrier can still float due to the weight of those guys balls.
Papa Musk of course,the person getting trained,on the right, has no balls.he is a she
this is such funny oroginal comment props from russiv thank you make putin proud thank
There’s always this comment
This is the most overused old comment. get an original comment not something every single video like this has thousands of
@@zz-ic6dx Nothing original...
Guess that catapult would rip my cessna 152 apart on launch.?
Legit tear the front half off
Possible but the catapults are set for strength so it can be lowered for lighter or heavier aircraft
Launch power can be adjusted.
max power for the cessna, 400 knot takeoff should be good
yunder instructions unclear: Cessna no longer in existence
I was a fly 2 blue shirt on the FDR,1976/77,thanks for the memories, some good,some bad.
Wow! Just WOW!! Amazing spot to watch the cat guys work from and see the wing go OVERHEAD...
have seen plenty of cat launch footage but THIS is now my favourite.
Also great to see up close the red shirt hand signals while the ordy ‘s pull the safety fuses.
Only thing couldn’t see was the cat launch button press, but hey I would hit 5 thumbs up on this if I could 👋 👋 👋 👋 👋
Thank you for sharing!
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The “shooters” job is one of the most important jobs on the flight deck. And also one of the most dangerous jobs as well. Most of these sailors are 26 years old or younger and responsible for multi million dollar aircraft. Takes a lot of nerve and balls of steel and confidence to do what he does. Lots of respect goes out to my fellow sailors. Every different colored shirt has a specific job on the flight deck. Awesome job gentlemen, well done
Really anyone can do this job with a little training. The colleges really have you fooled don't they!
I ducked in my seat at 6:40.
Sameee
Matanuska same
You said more than a lot of the narrators we listen to. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE YOU,VE BEEN UP THERE!
Brings back memories from my time with HS5 night dippers I remember being next to our Hilo hold and watching flight ops I always had much respect for the flight deck crew
5:18 Left jet leaves
Joseph Johnson thanks
Thank you
Thanks
Much respect to you guys that do this work. I wanted to go in the Navy & be a catapult operator when I withdrew from high school and obtained my GED, but the recruiting officer said that I was too big and that my ASVAB Test scores were not high enough with a GED. When I tried to enlist some years later, I was told that the Navy was not accepting recruits with GED's.
After that I never tried again.
The choreography that goes on is unbelievable. How so many people with different jobs working pretty much with hand signals and you gotta be perfect every time. And to do it at night... its hard not to be proud of our military. 🇺🇸
What a great video - the hand signals and the teamwork are fascinating to watch. Dangerous, difficult jobs……I hope those young people working here appreciate what important & great work they did.
6:40 right jet leaves
Glad to see some type of decal on the Hornet. I always loved the Jolly Roger on the Tomcat.
That is so cool to watch. I thought that baseball players used a lot of hand signals. They got nothing on Navy air men and women. Just such an amazing process to witness!
Thank you for your service! Great stuff. It’s always cool to watch the best in the world share their office .... Godspeed!
And white with black check marks are the individual squadron final checker, troubleshooters...the last line of maintenance before aircraft take to the skies. Red can also be the ships company Crash,Fire, Rescue. Ship and squadron safety personnel wear white and medical is white with the obvious Red Cross.
Fantastic POV perspective. Close to the deck seems to be important, as the wings pass overhead. Thanks for your dedication and service!
The red shirt signals at 8:10 were fascinating.
I’m assuming that he has to oversee arming the weapons on board so he has to take emphasis away from the director or shooter, check everyone is aware he’s arming weapons, then he gives signal to arm followed by handing back and moving to the next aircraft. I notice everyone has their hands up while he’s doing his thing, including the pilots.
I’m sure someone on here will correct me if I’ve made the wrong assumption.
You are correct. Don’t want the aircrew to inadvertently press “the wrong button”.😬
Fascinating to watch the launch of these aircraft. Zero to v-e-r-y fast in milliseconds. I love it.
This is absolutely ridiculous! Such a cool video thanks for sharing! Had no idea a service member would be sitting right there during this process.
It's very interesting. I've been on the flight deck twice during flight ops and found it a scary place. Watched a lot of launches and traps from vultures row. We were always a lot busier. These videos all appear to be very relaxed.
Green shirt waist Cats 1968 Vietnam cruise USS America. Pretty close to being there watching this video. About the only thing missing is the smell of JP5 Jet fuel and the feel of 30 knots of wind down the deck. In those days it took 4 sailors to hook up one F4J.
Also there was a safety PO to double check everything.
The closest I got to an Aircraft launch was as close as the yellow shirt. I thought it would be cool to not have ear protection just to get the full effect, then I got to hear and feel the full afterburner of an F14 Tomcat. I was an IDIOT that day and will never do that again.
Back when I worked up there CV-61 and CV-67 I truly learned what the word AWESOME! meant.
Incredible. Never realized how complicated it was to launch and cable capture a plane for landing. Outstanding jobs guys. Luv & very thankful for you. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I came across a photo from 1983 aboard USS Lexington where the catapult operator had a seat back! They had it easy in those days!
No room for screwups. Kudos to flight deck crew
Great job guys and girls. You are truly the best, making the operation on the flight deck go. God bless u all.
The most amazing demonstration of team work. Semper Fi guys.
Cool videos man! I used to be a Plane Captain and Trouble Shooter on the flight deck for VFA-151 aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln 2004-2008. Three WestPacs and all the work ups and COMPTUEX's. I spent a lot of time up on deck. Working on the flight deck wasn't always fun but, I can't deny it was pretty awesome sometimes.
Hi! How much time catapult need to be warmed before first launch?
2012 -2013 Cruise on the IKE. My last deployment.. What Memories with VFA 103, VICTORY!!!!
no way would i have a red shirt on the Enterprise!
Hahaha, star trek joke!?!
@Icruz210 Red Shirt Beams down. Has no last name. You know they ain't coming back...
It's a joke...
@@MasterChief-sl9ro Sure he has a name...Ens. Expendible.
@Icruz210 Ordinance. for one thing.
sam signorell: An "Ordie!"
seeing that sidewinder pass over his head wooohh.
Thats not a sidewinder. Its a GBU ordnance
Lol clearly not a sidewinder. Looks more like GBU-56..
There is indeed an AIM-9X sidewinder on the wingtip at 6:40.
Keep in mind that this footage is filmed using a wide angle lens. You can tell by watching the horizon curve a bit as the camera pans. So, these folks are actually a bit closer to the aircraft than it seems on the video.
Best seat in the fleet. Thank you NAVY and to all who serve.
Awesome video. I would love to see it with the commentary explaining what all those officers are doing.
they are using the aircrafts weight to set up the catapults to launch these f 18 weights are all different depending upon aircraft set up and fuel weights
First off, I was a flight deck yellow shirt so I can't give you perfect details but I know what is going on.
The gray box on the hatch in front of the guy sitting down is wind direction and speed. If you pause the video at 1:24, you'll see a small board on the hatch with "winds" on top, aircraft on the left, and head on the right. This is a quick references for the green shirt setting the launch requirements. The guy in the green Jersey (Center Operator) is in V-2 and is responsible for the cat is setup for the right aircraft weight, wind speed, and wind direction to make sure the correct setting on the cats (catapults).
The only officer in the video is the catapult officer wearing yellow jersey and khaki pants talking the the center deck operator. The book on his lap is a chart for weights and winds. At 6:51 in the distance between the center deck operator and the F/A-18 another green shirt is showing the cat officer the plane's launch weight of the plane on the box he is holding above his head. If you look at the bottom right of the screen, you'll see the cat officer giving the "weight board" operator a thumbs up and the weight board operator returns with a thumbs up acknowledging he agreed with the weight. You can't tell in the video but the weight board operator also did the same routine with the pilot.
The cat officer is going to the center deck to have the center deck operator to compare the numbers in the book. They agree with what the charts stating for the correct, wind direction, wind speed, plane weight for the correct steam pressure for the cat. The deck center operator has a headset in his cranial. He is telling the “below deck” guys who are operating the cats directly below him the correct steam pressure to launch the plane. Too much and it will rip the nose gear off and too little and will launch the plane into the water.
So in reality, are they are talking about are numbers that wouldn't make sense to anyone but those who work with the cats.
Radek Grec yea it would be cool but it would be better if they had built in subtitles I’d use TH-cam’s but they are really bad half of the time you can’t even tell what TH-cam is trying to sub title
@@demoscottgaminglounge6315 somewhat right the weights are informed guesses the weight operator gets the right weight which I used to do green shirt the CSV is what's set which comes from wind aircraft type and weight also the number of wind correction the officer you see gives us but there's a lot to it just like the person I answered I wouldn't know the ins and outside of his job either
@@carew97 steam pressure psi doesn't change setting for any launch not even for no loads only the elongs change and CSV setting
Honor, courage, pride and bravery for our country. Our love for the United States of America 🇺🇸
100% awsome. Taking democracy to the world one cat shoot at a time. Awsome work and thank you for your service.
under instruction operator in training! Best place ever for on site training, i'd never get bored of that
Russian Carrier:
“Son, you’re going to have to clear that ski jump. Good luck.
American Carrier: Are you sure he doesn’t want drop-tanks or a few extra AMRAAMS?
Ive fueled that 201 many times! Just recently otw home from the middle east!
3 aircraft in nearly 10 minutes, 4th aircraft at 11 minutes. Please tell me this is a training evo for the shooter. This cannot be typical rate of launches.
Secret Squirrel I would not be surprised if this was the rate at which they launched, the pre flight checks are there for a reason, especially for jets
My bro was on the Saratoga CV-60 during the Gulf War days. His recollection to landings as his rack was near the flight deck was close to this from his explanations.
Very cool job, thank you for your service!
Astonishing to find such prehistoric technology at the heart of one of the world's most advanced fighting machines.
Haven't these people heard of computers?
as being former Navy, I find this fascinating...Wish Canada had a carrier...
Все понятно. Ребята хорошо работают но с бумагами путаются. Я наоборот плохо работаю но с бумагами отлично. Great video. Thanks no music/ Good guys, My dad from Navy. Respect for guys on the flight desk.
10:50: Navy hair salon
That was awesome! I wish I was on carriers but being a DOC I was a grunt!!!
Such a cool vid. Wish there were more like it!
amazing how fast they do their jobs! Murica!
Nothing left to chance. Dozens of equipment checks happening below-deck and every man serving his purpose topside.
Taking off from the deck of an aircraft carrier ain't like dusting crops, boy.
Good training, he doesnt look to see if the plane got airborne, he is immediately on to the next launch.
Howard Maryon-Davis the he is a she..on th right
I bet this is how the inside of a PlayStation works when u eject a disc. Seems accurate with the whole pshhhhh sound during the video
Excellent footage..can't get any closer!
WOW!! Thank you for your service boys! I got your backs!
Females too
VWGTI the person being in serviced on this is female
Having a job like this would complete my life
Super easy to qualify
You know it 🙏👍
@@christianrosa1120 I'm too old now ☹
CVN-80
Red Shirt
No last name
You know they ain't coming back
6:40 Right in the action zone.
or is it the danger zone ;)
SanFranciscoBay *Top Gun theme song starts playing*
5:21 LMAO I HANGED MY HEAD THINKING IT WAS GOING TO HIT ME 😂
And thank you for your service!
Center deck is hi tech these days. We had knobs on a rotating matching switchboard with console on cv63
Is that guy sitting there while aircraft are landing? A crash landing could come down on top of him.He wouldn't stand a chance! Talk about raw courage!
HB: No. This position is for launches only. Anyway, the landing area is several hundred feet aft of this position.
Wow....remarkable.....!
That's nuts
Great to see. always wanted to know how they work. really interesting
Can you imagine! That kid is probably fresh out of tech school and he's got guys yelling at him in each ear hole. Meanwhile he knows the calculations must be spot on for the safety of that million dollar plus jet and the two pilots inside. No thanks. Did 8 years in the Air Force as a medic. That was enough.
Holy crap that looks dangerous ... but exciting!
My dad worked as a welder building these ships. Maybe this one...
Fantastic videos! Greetings from Hungary!
Regards: Zoltan
You know what I just noticed...no one on the deck seems to be over weight. That can solve the navy's problem...if you start getting fat go work on a flight deck.
Average work day deployed is 12 on and 12 off. Some work 16 to 20 seven days a week. We got a day off once during a 30 day period.
So cool to watch. Thank you!
The Hand signals at 8:10 are amazing..
Aviation ordnance Asking for control I got control arming basically activating the ammunition then giving away control
and all without using words just hand signals..
the worlds best athletes there. wow!
Wings overhead...freaky...I commend all you who serve...24/7...Thank you...
Is this all practice...planes then land and do it over again? Or are they flying on some sort of missions?
I don't think I could this day in and day out....lots of stress!
🇺🇸👍
I couldn’t help but notice that Hornets that took off later were blowing more soot out of the tailpipes than the Super Hornets that took off before them. I would assume this is because the Super Hornet has newer, cleaner burning engines than the Hornet does.
Miss the roof, I was CAT 3 on the Stennis.
Great video. My old job way back when.
one of mine biggest dream is join a tripe on a aircraft carrier its most be one of the best work place just to visit :D
No you don't. Be careful what you wish for. USS Kitty Hawk Aviation Boatwainsmate 3rd class Air Department. Every deployment someone dies or gets hurt in accident or worse suicide.
best spotterplace ever !!
This illustrates perfectly the difference in the airforce and the Navy. The Airforce may be a little more cush but no where near as dynamic and exciting.
No lol. It does not illustrate that at all. Not every person in the Navy works abord the flight deck of a carrier...
@@CrowT lol I was gonna say there's cooks electricians engineers people that work on the mail some work with trash etc etc
Yep . . . YOU ~ ROCK ! !
what a difficult job , 100% professionals
When we're not tired lol yes just humans as well so there's that
So do their color jackets mean anything
I kind of wish there were annotations or something that translated all the different hand signals.
Like, I'm assuming that at 6:31, the yellow vest is doing a final check to make sure there are no personnel dangerously close to the plane. If someone could fill me in on some different signals that'd be great.
editsbyshock I think different colors have different jobs, and I think yellow is in charge since that guy is the shooter, but I'm no expert, I'd be interested to know too.
editsbyshock I think different colors have different jobs, and I think yellow is in charge since that guy is the shooter, but I'm no expert, I'd be interested to know too.
editsbyshock This is basically what happens in sequence when the plane is coming into place (if someone who actually did this corrects me, that would be fine since I have never been on a carrier ... but I did stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night). Ordinance guys (red) would do a last minute check of the weapons. When they are clear, the topside Petty Officer (green) goes to the nose gear and makes sure that the catapult is connected. He'll usually give hand signals for the plane to move into position, which are relayed by a handler (director -- yellow, yellow helmet). Once the connection has been made and the slack is taken up (which is the last thing the TPO does before coming out from under the plane), he gives the thumbs up to the handler (director). The handler then "gives" the plane to the shooter, who is also in yellow but a green helmet. The shooter is the guy who kept coming over to check on things. The center deck guys monitor the crosswinds (the wind gauge is on the hatch) and sets the catapult based on the weight of the plane. The paper has one column of weight and the other of plane type, and where they meet is the setting they dial in. If everyone is thumbs up, then the shooter then gives the pilot the signal to go to military power by holding 2 fingers up and shaking them. The pilot revs up the engines and when he is ready to go, salutes the shooter. The shooter then does one final check by looking down the track, checking the launch controller is good, the center deck is good, and both of the safety's are good (they are the two in white at the rear of the plane, crouched over holding their thumbs up). If all are thumbs up, he gives the launch signal, and the launch controller launches the plane.
Colors: Yellow -- Shooters and handlers (directors), Green -- Maintenance/TPO (makes sure everything is connected right and working right), Red -- Ordinance and Crash/Fire, White -- Safety and Medical ... for the most part.
If you personally know anybody in the navy who happens to be an ABH, all the hand signals are in their "H manual"
Craig Prusansky the TPO (an ABE) doing the "nose gear" is actually checking the holdback bar (the bar behind the "nose gear"). If that bar wasn't there, when the pilot throttled up,the plane would just roll out of the shuttle on the catapult. Aside from that, you got just about everything spot on.
What would be good here is a written description under each person that is giving hand signals stating what they are saying.
What's the turn time from when the aircraft enters the deck to launch. How many can be launched within a good window?
ahhh memories... JP4...JBD's..very hot air..
So can some explain why this is not always used in launches?
My dude all in the 📸
That's bad ass.
They are brave soldiers.
*sailors
Gotta love the Carrier number tho '69" nice
Wow....very cool perspective!!!!
I found all this very interesting. I suppose there is a policy for what objects those people are allowed to carry around since anything not heavy enough could be sucked by one of those turbofans? For example, I wasn't able to confirm but that notebook with the weight/adjustments tables should have been tied with a rope or something right?
Center deck binder goes back in the hatch or they can carry it but yeah mostly stuff is heavy enough where it's not to be sucked in by intakes lol
Takes me back! Aviation Ordnanceman, CAG arm & Dr-arm crew, waist cat, USS Coral Sea 68-69 westpac.
I was 6531 at KMCAS `73-`75 VMFA 235. Aviation ordnance,F-4`s Kaneohe Bay Hawaii.
Why is the eye in the sky always sitting on the flight deck spinning with its engines on? Wouldn't it make sense to launch that bird first?
Turbine Jet engine requires more time for warm up
WOW very very close under wing
One of the best
Must be tough to work on the flight deck during a driving rain.