Thank you for your service you did an amazing job and we are so grateful for your sacrifice! Please stay safe and God bless former Navy brat/dad was a test pilot
I respect and admire officers who treat their subordinates with good leadership without losing the nicely and respectfully touch, there's nothing better than that in the service.
I wrote the initial PC (Plane Captain) and AO (Aviation Ordnance) training syllabus at Boeing Aerospace for the first F/A-18E/F's back in the late 90's. Then I went to China Lake and taught it to the Navy.... wonderful time in my life. Love this jet!
Right on! You did well and I thank you. I was the Maintenance Master Chief at VFA-122 when we re-commissioned the squadron to train pilots for the FA-18E/F and was part of the Fleet OPEVAL working with VX-9 at China Lake. Also was the MMCPO of CVW-14, which included VFA-115 on the USS Lincoln for its first full deployment. I loved that aircraft and all the great people surrounding it.
Forget being a pilot which most of us fantasise about, working on the deck of a U.S. carrier must be one of the most thrilling and responsible jobs out there! I could watch stuff like this all day and not get bored. Great upload. Thanks
I love this stuff! And to think i spent 7 1/2 years as an Air Force electronic tech slaving over a hot soldering iron ! I did get to learn to fly a Cessna 150. Also had two missions aboard an SR-71 Blackbird. But those Navy folks get all the glory!
@@floydrasmussen255 SR-71 ...? Bloody hell ... I take it you were in the back seat ... ... or was it in the trainer one, which are almost as rare as the A-12 'Oxcart', which was ithe SR-71's predecessor ...
The officers know that it's the enlisted that makes the machine run. I never realized it took that long to get a plane in the air. I am former Air Force but I give much respect for what these guys do, especially on a hot tarmac and a pitching deck.
because of you and the other deck hands and other personnel on that magnificent vessel we have the greatest military in the world. Thank you many times over.
Well done. As a retired AFCM I held many qualifications from signing an Aircraft Safe for Flight A-sheet to Quality Assurance representative on three different platforms and held four different NECs. All that said, my most cherished qualification was my Plane Captain certification I first earned in my first year of service.
GO pro, cell phones no such things back in time, only my memories i can hear noises, the taste of the air at sea every time i want to i just have to close my eyes, i will never forget these years at sea....
As a retired Marine 0369MSgt, this video brought back so many memories of a 19yo PFC getting assigned to the Marine Department, USS Enterprise CVA (N) 65 on March, 1965. From then until May, 1967 I watch flight ops from the 03 level day and night. Man what a sight to see. I remember befriending the only Marine aviation onboard for combat ops over North and South Vietnam. I'm not sure but he may have gone down during a sortie. I cannot begin to measure the amount of respect I have for all whom work on "The Most Dangerous Place To Work in the World" and that is the flight deck of a air craft carrier. As an observer from the 03; I've seen stuff down in the flight deck that would keep one up at night. A JOB WELL DONE! Semper Fi
Cool. Infantry Platoon Sergeant of rifle platoon in Vietnam at age 22 was the greatest (1969). I lost Marines in combat and I have 2 Purple Hearts. I love being a Marine still, "once a Marine, always a Marine". I grew up in the Corps from 18 to 39 and everyday was a highlight. Thanks for letting me share bro. Take care always.
@@DevilDawg-mk7tg Heck yeah, nice work, and thanks for your time, both in combat and now sharing little bit about it Heard Marines usually get bad knee issues from ops, that true for you?
The scenery... Standing on a flight deck, the water all around, the massive power of the nuclear reactor propelling the carrier onward and whilst all of this, having a little chat with your workmates. This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on youtube. Thank you for uploading and not spoiling it all with music. This moment, preserved in this video, is priceless. All the videos about carriers are topped off with workstress and here you have a little glimpse into the real daily worklife on a carrier. Priceless.
ya you don't remember levitating do you? 3 electromagnetic wheels spinning, 2 spinning 1 direction, the most inner spinning the opposite direction. blah blah blah. i know it is sickening. knowing how to develop the future
This stuff should be on a TV channel of it's own. I could watch it for hours. Amazing stuff. The carrier is like a small Earth...except everyone is useful...knows what they are doing...and get along XD
@@Soflogamer I've lost my family down here, up there, everywhere. if he's my brother, why do I get the feeling he wants me dead like every other species in existence. knowledge is dangerous in this life, UFO Technology can get a guy written off if the intel is not written down so some other sick bastard can steal the intel and make an absolute fortune. good thing I haven't detailed all the intel nor really written anything down huh. this way, when the freak show gets loose, y'all can think y'all gonna get a clean getaway when y'all murder my now pathetic dream I have no family
Long time F-16 crew chief, worked with a lot of the Hornet guys off the Bush when they'd divert to Turkey back in 2017. After this video, I understand some of the procedures that Naval maintainers do that seem a little "odd" when they're performed in a hard stand on dry land. Wouldn't mind shadowing a crew on a deck some day. Respect among brothers in aviation, safe travels. Also, 402 was the tail number of my last jet before I moved to the phase dock... so that is pretty neat.
Great watching the guy doing all the hand signals, and all the other crew doing checks. Love the US Navy Carrier ops. Thanks for sharing!, Total Respect, from Scotland.
I was a Plane Captain in 1968-69 VA 43 in Oceana training aviators for Vietnam in A-4s. It seemed a lot simpler and faster, but it wasn’t at sea. And I suspect the plane was less complicated. Good times! I was 19.
All you did was gas the jets. Where’s the adrenaline rush? And y’all are always in our way lol. I’m an AO. Red and grapes always got beef on the boat lol
From one Gunslinger to another...thanks for a great vid.. I loved it! During my time with the Gunslingers we had just gotten back from the Tonkin Gulf and had transitioned to A7-E. Great days at NAS Cecil Field when we were home. Great stuff.
I was a flight deck coordinator for VFA132 (now decommissioned) onboard Coral Sea CVA-43 (also decommissioned) did I mention I am 72 years old. It's been a long time since I last worked on the flight deck but I still miss it even to this day.
As a member of the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), I spent countless off-duty hours on the 0-? level (can't recall which one) watching flight ops. The piolots and flight deck crews performed like a well oiled machine. What an experience!
VF-74 Bedevilers, 1973, CVA 59, Carrier Quals, brown shirt. You guys have a lot more hand signs than we had. Your pin bags are smaller and way more organized than ours. I got hit in the face with a flying pin bag, one day. Thanks for the memories! Carrying tie-down chains is gooood exercise.
Home ported together at NAS Oceana but in separate Carrier Air Wings. I served with the 31st attached to the 11th while the gunslingers of the 105th are with Carrier air wing 3. Every time I watch one of these videos it makes me regret my decision to leave the service even more
So thankful for the service these young men and women do for our country. It’s due to their service that we ENJOY our FREEDOM! Proud to call these United States of America my home!!
-Hello your video is absolutely beautiful and sublime in faith, there's no music that hides the real sounds that you hear on the flight deck, we really see all your maneuvers to attract a plane on the flight deck and all your procedures before the catapulcation of the plane, your video is a pure beauty, really, I love and I adhere, former soldier !!!!
@@andreasbiesenbach9947 communicating with the pilot on start up sequence. What stage he should be at based on the flight deck's current state. The first motions are engine start up. The rest is telling the pilot what's happening around the aircraft, like the pilot can't see or tell if the chains holding the front landing gear are on or off, so he has to watch that guy's motions to tell him what's next.
Such an awesome video! Cool as shit too for the Brown shirt. This is something he’ll be able to show his grandkids one day exactly what he used to do in the Navy. Thanks to the poster!
Absolutely amazing video! Much respect to all of you Navy guys and gals. Being born and raised in a Navy town I opted for the USAF. Being a CC on F-16's it was always strange seeing so many people involved in a launch as well as the lack of direct comms with the pilot. Even during a Red-Flag exercises the Navy folks still did it this way. I can understand why as keeping ones proficiency in carrier ops is paramount. It's curious though seeing the Navy QC doing checks over the plane before taxi whereas in the AF the CC(plane captain) was the final authority. There were final checks at the EOR just prior to takeoff but they were done by everyday line personnel such as CC, Weapons or Avio. We NEVER saw QC unless there was an audit or spot check. Cheers!
Those white shirt final checkers aren't QA, they're troubleshooters. Troubleshooters (or shooters) are experienced in-platform final checkers who get pulled from the maintenance shops. They're typically E-5 with plenty of experience not just launching and recovering as final checkers, but also doing their inrate maintenance in their respective shops. The plane captain cannot be relied upon to final check aircraft because they're typically the most junior guys in the squadron.
It is very rare for a fighter pilot officer to talk to support personnel. The vast majority are arrogant and arrogant. This teamwork conversation is legend.
Not the officers I served with, I was in a helicopter squadron stationed in NAS JAX back in the day, we went to sea on the USS AMERICA when it deployed. The officers and enlisted men were on the same basketball team, we got along well in our squadron.
VFA-105 was my sister squadron when I was in VFA-37 back 97-98. VFA-105 had a couple chicks in the AE shop and they were both banging the Chief of the shop and they found out about each other. It did not go over very well and I could hear the catfight all the way nextdoor in my hangar!
Awesome video . Love videos of carrier flight ops . It is refreshing to read comments and people are only add positive comments and not the usual trolls .
Someone once said that movement of Aircraft on an Aircraft Carrier is like a well choreographed Ballet , well i can see what they mean , i knew there was different colours shirts and each had a specific job but the, Brow Shirt guy and those hand signals wow well done guys keep up good work fascinating
Brown shirt hands them off to a yellow shirt who hands them off to a crew of white and green shirts who then hands them off to the final yellow shirt, who throws the plane off the ship onto the next mission.
Vfa 105 was my sister squadron in 70 -72 on the Saratoga. I was in VA 37 flying the old a7a. Ae shop, with, slick, jc, grif, Seger, barney, benny and others. Chief Mac was the shop chief.
Imagine being under operational pressure to launch 12-20 aircraft....!! And, almost immediately after, recovering the ones coming on deck! Working on any flight deck for any period of time will make the rest of your life almost "irrelevant".
It's a shit life for the PC. Carrying 60 lbs of chains while ducking and dodging jet blast for 12 hours/7 days a week is shit. A maintenance master chief can make the PC hand wipe dirty planes when not prepping an AC. The people were great but the amount of shit work thrown at the line shack was crap.
travis garbett I see these comments a lot. It's the coolest job in the world- when you watch it on a nice day on a 15 minute TH-cam video. I seem to remember having to do this in the gulf and having it feel like 140F with the float coat, boots, and some hot jet exhaust hovering around the deck just for laughs. There's also the sore neck you have at the end of the day from looking in every direction all day long ha ha. Have you actually been on the flight deck? ABH here.
@@TOhara-eb2lp I was a PC for VFA-213 from 05 - 10 and deployed twice. These videos show the easy part of working the flight deck and not the bullshit that goes with prepping it for the next flight or the next days flight ops. I don't ever regret those days but I wouldn't want to do them again.
travis garbett A few years ago a friend of mine was looking at these jobs on the Navy website while thinking about joining up. He asked me if the ABF's were the stupid ones since all they did was pump fuel (never mind dealing with impurities). I have no regrets but I told him that we were all equally stupid for being up there in the first place :-)
I was in 105 from 91 to 95. Did cruises on the Kennedy and IKE in 105 with lot 13 "C" models. We actually have a 105 "E" model jet "650" in San Antonio for SLM. I will check the side number and report back. We will get her fixed up and to you here pretty quick. It has a crazy logo I never saw before. Interesting there boys. Fascinating launch sequence. I have launched 1000's of Hornets in my days. When did emergency aux scoop come into play here? Isn't that an 84 or 336 day requirement? I can't remember now. I got out in 95 and went directly to McDonnell Douglas flight test. We never did that one. Just wait until you start getting Block 3 upgrade jets back. Vastly different jets there boys.. Delivery ?? ahh 22-23 maybe.
I did this as a yellow shirt (not pictured in this video). Be careful what you wish for. When I was in the gulf (more than once) it felt like it was between 120F and 135F all day long. It's harder at night (no lights) and very dangerous. I saw a number of accidents and injuries.
Hey Toni O'Hara. Yeah it's definitely a reality check. My nephew says the same thing you do. He also said that the challenges and rewards are worth it but it is very dangerous and you have to stay focused. It's not as fun as the videos make it look.
Pamela Raffel Is he on the flight deck right now, or was he in the past? What does/did he do up there? It's very cool and fun when you see it on a 15 minute TH-cam but in reality....well you get it :-)
Thanks for the comments I am the brown shirt in this video btw. Working the deck was an amazing adrenaline rush.
Thank you for your service you did an amazing job and we are so grateful for your sacrifice! Please stay safe and God bless former Navy brat/dad was a test pilot
@@lionessa4806 it was alot of fun being up there even tho the temp was blazing hot.
Thank you for your service. Go Navy
Outstanding job!!! I am a former Gunslinger and PC for aircraft 402. I made the transition from the A-7's to the 18's in 1990.
@@michaelperkins455
Michael, helluva show you guys put on.
Can I ask you what the hip-slung tool bags are called, and are they a navy issue item?
I respect and admire officers who treat their subordinates with good leadership without losing the nicely and respectfully touch, there's nothing better than that in the service.
He was a truly good officer! Genuinely cared.
@@Impulsed7, our CO on the Saratoga back in 1980 was like that. I still say he was the best CO I ever served under. I was ship's company in AIMD.
Бля !!! У них самолет железний !!! А у нас на "Кузе" фанерние из папьемаше...😁😁😁💪
Зато не тонут !!!👎
Yeah, they leave their egos in the trash bin.
I wrote the initial PC (Plane Captain) and AO (Aviation Ordnance) training syllabus at Boeing Aerospace for the first F/A-18E/F's back in the late 90's. Then I went to China Lake and taught it to the Navy.... wonderful time in my life. Love this jet!
That's pretty cool to hear.
@@jasonsong86 Thanks man. Did you get to work on any platforms? I was fortunate enough to work on the F4, F-14, F-18 and P3.... I loved squadron life.
@@coaltrain hahah. No. I am too old to join the Navy. I am just very interested in the operation.
I spent 4 years at China Lake, with VX-5, from 73-77. Loved it!
Right on! You did well and I thank you. I was the Maintenance Master Chief at VFA-122 when we re-commissioned the squadron to train pilots for the FA-18E/F and was part of the Fleet OPEVAL working with VX-9 at China Lake. Also was the MMCPO of CVW-14, which included VFA-115 on the USS Lincoln for its first full deployment. I loved that aircraft and all the great people surrounding it.
Man, I can watch this stuff all day long, and night, and then again.
Ger Bargerbos meeeee too brother. 👍
its one year later are you still watching or are you training
Deployment kinda sucks, no internet, no youtube...
10-4
Me too
Forget being a pilot which most of us fantasise about, working on the deck of a U.S. carrier must be one of the most thrilling and responsible jobs out there! I could watch stuff like this all day and not get bored. Great upload. Thanks
I love this stuff! And to think i spent 7 1/2 years as an Air Force electronic tech slaving over a hot soldering iron ! I did get to learn to fly a Cessna 150. Also had two missions aboard an SR-71 Blackbird. But those Navy folks get all the glory!
@@floydrasmussen255
SR-71 ...? Bloody hell ...
I take it you were in the back seat ...
... or was it in the trainer one, which are almost as rare as the A-12 'Oxcart', which was ithe SR-71's predecessor ...
@@nigelft no they let the guy who was a electronic tech fly the SR-71
I was o.n the uss enterprise and I was a green shirt
Hard to believe these are mostly kids ! Way to go guys stay safe , and THANK YOU for your service and sacrifices!!!!!!
Yes, I was a plane captain at 20 years old working the Eisenhower back in the 90's
Yeah this work isn't cut out for anyone over 30
Oh they're far from "kids" ! Those are well trained young men & women 👍💥
@@daveblevins3322 20 year olds are kids when your 62 !
Amazing, Thank you for showing us some of the Checklist/ Safety Procedures...it takes an amazing TEAM! GO NAVY!
The officers know that it's the enlisted that makes the machine run. I never realized it took that long to get a plane in the air. I am former Air Force but I give much respect for what these guys do, especially on a hot tarmac and a pitching deck.
Thanks for not adding music.
Thanks
Yes! No need for any music!
@PCTech Guy Well it is everyone's freedom to sail international waters and fly in that airspace.
I like to add my own music and that's why I want all of the sound
@@lottnio8207 the trick is is to put the right music with the action that's all you got to do,
I have TOTAL respect for everyone that works the flight deck. Without them, the aviators go nowhere!
because of you and the other deck hands and other personnel on that magnificent vessel we have the greatest military in the world. Thank you many times over.
Well done. As a retired AFCM I held many qualifications from signing an Aircraft Safe for Flight A-sheet to Quality Assurance representative on three different platforms and held four different NECs. All that said, my most cherished qualification was my Plane Captain certification I first earned in my first year of service.
GO pro, cell phones no such things back in time, only my memories i can hear noises, the taste of the air at sea every time i want to i just have to close my eyes, i will never forget these years at sea....
As a retired Marine 0369MSgt, this video brought back so many memories of a 19yo PFC getting assigned to the Marine Department, USS Enterprise CVA (N) 65 on March, 1965. From then until May, 1967 I watch flight ops from the 03 level day and night. Man what a sight to see. I remember befriending the only Marine aviation onboard for combat ops over North and South Vietnam. I'm not sure but he may have gone down during a sortie. I cannot begin to measure the amount of respect I have for all whom work on "The Most Dangerous Place To Work in the World" and that is the flight deck of a air craft carrier. As an observer from the 03; I've seen stuff down in the flight deck that would keep one up at night. A JOB WELL DONE! Semper Fi
Do you mind sharing a couple?
Just some young un over here thats a bit curious
ShadowsClaws24 Before I do I need to know if you work on the Fight Deck....don't need ships name or location? Because I share too from back then bro.
@@DevilDawg-mk7tg Nah man, just figured you had some 'career highlights' I might be interested in hearing about
Cool. Infantry Platoon Sergeant of rifle platoon in Vietnam at age 22 was the greatest (1969). I lost Marines in combat and I have 2 Purple Hearts. I love being a Marine still, "once a Marine, always a Marine". I grew up in the Corps from 18 to 39 and everyday was a highlight. Thanks for letting me share bro. Take care always.
@@DevilDawg-mk7tg Heck yeah, nice work, and thanks for your time, both in combat and now sharing little bit about it
Heard Marines usually get bad knee issues from ops, that true for you?
Nothing but respect for this pilot and crew coming from a retired Airmen!
The scenery... Standing on a flight deck, the water all around, the massive power of the nuclear reactor propelling the carrier onward and whilst all of this, having a little chat with your workmates. This is one of the best videos I have ever seen on youtube. Thank you for uploading and not spoiling it all with music. This moment, preserved in this video, is priceless. All the videos about carriers are topped off with workstress and here you have a little glimpse into the real daily worklife on a carrier. Priceless.
ya you don't remember levitating do you? 3 electromagnetic wheels spinning, 2 spinning 1 direction, the most inner spinning the opposite direction. blah blah blah. i know it is sickening. knowing how to develop the future
Pretty sure you just further secured my choice of one day becoming a NA
Awesome watching the deck crew, its like a ballet. All comes together as one!! JUST AWESOME!!
iam 80 years old. I was a flight deck troubleshooter for va-23 I loved it. I still miss the flight deck.Everyone on the flight deck is a stud.
Hey Brent. flight deck troubleshooter VAQ-130 1970. From the fantail to the cats. What a trip! Thanks for your service.
This stuff should be on a TV channel of it's own. I could watch it for hours. Amazing stuff. The carrier is like a small Earth...except everyone is useful...knows what they are doing...and get along XD
GODS OWN LUNATICS Plot twist: he’s actually your brother
@@Soflogamer I've lost my family down here, up there, everywhere. if he's my brother, why do I get the feeling he wants me dead like every other species in existence. knowledge is dangerous in this life, UFO Technology can get a guy written off if the intel is not written down so some other sick bastard can steal the intel and make an absolute fortune. good thing I haven't detailed all the intel nor really written anything down huh. this way, when the freak show gets loose, y'all can think y'all gonna get a clean getaway when y'all murder my now pathetic dream
I have no family
just a bunch of sick disturbing images being broadcast thru-out the fake internet
The CIA told me to go fuck myself.
GODS OWN LUNATICS I was joking, and I can’t tell if you’re joking, if you are joking, then too far, if you’re not joking, your absolute batshit crazy
Yes, call it "Organised Chaos" 👻 Ghost riders
Long time F-16 crew chief, worked with a lot of the Hornet guys off the Bush when they'd divert to Turkey back in 2017. After this video, I understand some of the procedures that Naval maintainers do that seem a little "odd" when they're performed in a hard stand on dry land. Wouldn't mind shadowing a crew on a deck some day. Respect among brothers in aviation, safe travels.
Also, 402 was the tail number of my last jet before I moved to the phase dock... so that is pretty neat.
Great watching the guy doing all the hand signals, and all the other crew doing checks. Love the US Navy Carrier ops. Thanks for sharing!, Total Respect, from Scotland.
I was a Plane Captain in 1968-69 VA 43 in Oceana training aviators for Vietnam in A-4s. It seemed a lot simpler and faster, but it wasn’t at sea. And I suspect the plane was less complicated. Good times! I was 19.
That means you will already know all the hand signals. Aft SAS Red Shirt.
It would be educational to annotate what all of the hand/arm signals meant. Fascinating how info is communicated! Great vid! Thanks!
You can search them up
I was a grape and it was an adrenaline rush every time I stepped on the deck, truly appreciated every second of it, well, 99% of it :)
You was a "grape"? I can believe that. There's a lot of fruits in the Navy.
@@LeonAllanDavisWhat are you 14? Go back to Nickelodeon you're out of your element here.
@@bill2953 Always fun to trigger a Snowflake. Now go back to your Safeplace.
All you did was gas the jets. Where’s the adrenaline rush? And y’all are always in our way lol. I’m an AO. Red and grapes always got beef on the boat lol
U fueled our planes lol
From one Gunslinger to another...thanks for a great vid.. I loved it! During my time with the Gunslingers we had just gotten back from the Tonkin Gulf and had transitioned to A7-E. Great days at NAS Cecil Field when we were home. Great stuff.
Gun Slinger thanks for sharing your story!
I was a flight deck coordinator for VFA132 (now decommissioned) onboard Coral Sea CVA-43 (also decommissioned) did I mention I am 72 years old. It's been a long time since I last worked on the flight deck but I still miss it even to this day.
As a member of the Marine Detachment aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), I spent countless off-duty hours on the 0-? level (can't recall which one) watching flight ops. The piolots and flight deck crews performed like a well oiled machine. What an experience!
Flight deck is 0-4 (fourth deck is the flight deck) I’m a sailor on CVN-74 at the moment. ‘Preciate your service as well chuck. God speed
You mean vulture’s row?
A lot of time carrying those chains. PC, AD in shop, then Final Checker, VAW-122, '75-'79. Ahhh to be young again. Great video!!
That's how it's done folks! Fluid motions, punctual. You guys rock
Would you mind explaining someone from private sectors what the motions mean? :)
VF-74 Bedevilers, 1973, CVA 59, Carrier Quals, brown shirt. You guys have a lot more hand signs than we had. Your pin bags are smaller and way more organized than ours. I got hit in the face with a flying pin bag, one day. Thanks for the memories! Carrying tie-down chains is gooood exercise.
Awesome! Much respect for all of those who serve on carriers. EX USAF Crew Chief.
Fascinating to watch the different tasks of those involved with the launch.
proud as can be of that flight deck crew those kids are awesome.
Home ported together at NAS Oceana but in separate Carrier Air Wings. I served with the 31st attached to the 11th while the gunslingers of the 105th are with Carrier air wing 3. Every time I watch one of these videos it makes me regret my decision to leave the service even more
So thankful for the service these young men and women do for our country. It’s due to their service that we ENJOY our FREEDOM! Proud to call these United States of America my home!!
This was an awesome glimpse into all the work that goes into getting a fighter jet in the air...all round well done!
It's a privilege to watch these service men and women at the greatest job ever.
You never see this! Awesome video, all the safety checks. Professionalism and its best ✊🏽. Thanks for sharing 🫡.
I am awed by how many signals the brown shirt gives & the confidence with which he gives them
-Hello your video is absolutely beautiful and sublime in faith, there's no music that hides the real sounds that you hear on the flight deck, we really see all your maneuvers to attract a plane on the flight deck and all your procedures before the catapulcation of the plane, your video is a pure beauty, really, I love and I adhere, former soldier !!!!
Everybody gangster till man starts doing this 1:42
What is he doing?
@@andreasbiesenbach9947 communicating with the pilot on start up sequence. What stage he should be at based on the flight deck's current state. The first motions are engine start up. The rest is telling the pilot what's happening around the aircraft, like the pilot can't see or tell if the chains holding the front landing gear are on or off, so he has to watch that guy's motions to tell him what's next.
Bro he's vibin'
Love the pov, especially during the pre-flight check out of the plane. Very cool.
Absolutely one of the best videos posted on TH-cam. Outstanding. And, extremely appreciative of your service.
Such an awesome video! Cool as shit too for the Brown shirt. This is something he’ll be able to show his grandkids one day exactly what he used to do in the Navy. Thanks to the poster!
Hats off to these young men getting the job done!!! Go Navy!!
Served aboard USS ORISKANY three tours 1970/72 plane captain VFP-63
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Thank you for an INCREDIBLE VIDEO!!! THE BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN and THANK YOU FOR SERVING...The hand signals are kool by the Marshaller!!
now that is a awesome pilot..just chillin shooting the shit with the guys
Most of 105's pilots were that way, up to and including the CO while I was there. Great squadron when it came to E-5 and below, and O-1 and above...
@@Impulsed7 havve a question, what are those white shirts in the video
@@dc-bueno.2262 Quality assurance. They make sure everyone else did their jobs right & the jet's good-to-go.
@@mnr497 ty!!!
I was a gear head, fascinated by my big Turkey... I spent more time with black shoes than I did with my RIO... and I was with my RIO a lot.
Absolutely amazing video! Much respect to all of you Navy guys and gals. Being born and raised in a Navy town I opted for the USAF. Being a CC on F-16's it was always strange seeing so many people involved in a launch as well as the lack of direct comms with the pilot. Even during a Red-Flag exercises the Navy folks still did it this way. I can understand why as keeping ones proficiency in carrier ops is paramount. It's curious though seeing the Navy QC doing checks over the plane before taxi whereas in the AF the CC(plane captain) was the final authority. There were final checks at the EOR just prior to takeoff but they were done by everyday line personnel such as CC, Weapons or Avio. We NEVER saw QC unless there was an audit or spot check. Cheers!
Those white shirt final checkers aren't QA, they're troubleshooters. Troubleshooters (or shooters) are experienced in-platform final checkers who get pulled from the maintenance shops. They're typically E-5 with plenty of experience not just launching and recovering as final checkers, but also doing their inrate maintenance in their respective shops. The plane captain cannot be relied upon to final check aircraft because they're typically the most junior guys in the squadron.
@@tfwwhennofitlitgf3300 Thanks for the clarification. Cheers!
Pittsburgh PA in the house !!! Thanks for your service !! Mt Lebanon watching you
Been there, done that. USS ESSEX CVS-9, 3/64-8/65. V-4 division. Much respect to everyone who makes those operations work day and night.
It is very rare for a fighter pilot officer to talk to support personnel. The vast majority are arrogant and arrogant. This teamwork conversation is legend.
Not the officers I served with, I was in a helicopter squadron stationed in NAS JAX back in the day, we went to sea on the USS AMERICA when it deployed. The officers and enlisted men were on the same basketball team, we got along well in our squadron.
And you know this how?
I like it how they call him sir and have so much respect 👍🏻🇩🇪
Look at how much thrust it's kicking out the back on the ocean! Wow!
Mad respect for our military.
VFA-105 was my sister squadron when I was in VFA-37 back 97-98. VFA-105 had a couple chicks in the AE shop and they were both banging the Chief of the shop and they found out about each other. It did not go over very well and I could hear the catfight all the way nextdoor in my hangar!
Awesome video . Love videos of carrier flight ops . It is refreshing to read comments and people are only add positive comments and not the usual trolls .
Awesome vids my dad was on the USS America and I have great appreciation for these guys
Someone once said that movement of Aircraft on an Aircraft Carrier is like a well choreographed Ballet , well i can see what they mean , i knew there was different colours shirts and each had a specific job but the, Brow Shirt guy and those hand signals wow well done guys keep up good work fascinating
Brown shirt hands them off to a yellow shirt who hands them off to a crew of white and green shirts who then hands them off to the final yellow shirt, who throws the plane off the ship onto the next mission.
Vfa 105 was my sister squadron in 70 -72 on the Saratoga. I was in VA 37 flying the old a7a. Ae shop, with, slick, jc, grif, Seger, barney, benny and others. Chief Mac was the shop chief.
Thanks for the video... AND your service!
I don't like go pros on helmets but this cameraman was conscious and keeping his head still.
Beautiful! Great crew.
Thanks for sharing!
VS-33 AT2 Final Checker/Troubleshooter 1989 - 1995 , Nimitz, Lincoln, Kitty Hawk.
Thanks for the upload and for not adding music. Loved this glimpse of your life!
Впредполетной подготовке есть всегда что-то завораживающее.
Plane captain for Vfa 86 for two years . Miss those days . 2013-2022 AO2(AW)Asbury
Great video man, I love it!
Awesome video thanks for your service!
From Prep to Launch the best Video I have seen!!
I feel like I'm back in the Navy watching this. All I need is the smell of salt air and jet exhaust.
There is little more satisfying than watching a professional team at work. Have some banter then BAM. All business
That WAS AMAZING thank you so much for sharing
Thats the best carrier deck and launch video I've seen. Great job getting so much good video and thanks for posting.
Imagine being under operational pressure to launch 12-20 aircraft....!! And, almost immediately after, recovering the ones coming on deck! Working on any flight deck for any period of time will make the rest of your life almost "irrelevant".
USS Antietam CV-36 '51--52...Task Force 77
That must be a heavy jet, with all tanks filled up. Thx for sharing. Love this vid, respects from Belgium.
It's going on a "buddy store" flight: air-to-air refueling.
Workin' for the old machine, right there. Good times.
Brilliant and I to could watch this stuff all day long!
Great teamwork!
Oh man I remember those days. Uss Carl Vinson, that flight deck is a serious business you could easily get killed up there if u become complacent
Such a cool video. Thanks for sharing.
That was a nice final check, thanks for posting this!
It's really something how all this comes together. Like a we'll oil machine. Thanks for the video and service to our Country.
The back and knee VA claims must be enormous for carrier deck crew
Great footage! Tks for sharing!
great seeing my old squadron, thanks!
I worked with some guys in VA-105 in AIMD on the Saratoga in '79 & '80.
Love the respect of crew.
So much credit too these guys. Thanks bubba
One of the best videos on you tube.
Stuff working in an office.....this is the ultimate job. Carrier Life!
It's a shit life for the PC. Carrying 60 lbs of chains while ducking and dodging jet blast for 12 hours/7 days a week is shit. A maintenance master chief can make the PC hand wipe dirty planes when not prepping an AC. The people were great but the amount of shit work thrown at the line shack was crap.
Some people rather be out doing manual labor 🤷♀️
travis garbett I see these comments a lot. It's the coolest job in the world- when you watch it on a nice day on a 15 minute TH-cam video. I seem to remember having to do this in the gulf and having it feel like 140F with the float coat, boots, and some hot jet exhaust hovering around the deck just for laughs. There's also the sore neck you have at the end of the day from looking in every direction all day long ha ha. Have you actually been on the flight deck? ABH here.
@@TOhara-eb2lp I was a PC for VFA-213 from 05 - 10 and deployed twice. These videos show the easy part of working the flight deck and not the bullshit that goes with prepping it for the next flight or the next days flight ops. I don't ever regret those days but I wouldn't want to do them again.
travis garbett A few years ago a friend of mine was looking at these jobs on the Navy website while thinking about joining up. He asked me if the ABF's were the stupid ones since all they did was pump fuel (never mind dealing with impurities). I have no regrets but I told him that we were all equally stupid for being up there in the first place :-)
I was in 105 from 91 to 95. Did cruises on the Kennedy and IKE in 105 with lot 13 "C" models. We actually have a 105 "E" model jet "650" in San Antonio for SLM. I will check the side number and report back. We will get her fixed up and to you here pretty quick. It has a crazy logo I never saw before. Interesting there boys. Fascinating launch sequence. I have launched 1000's of Hornets in my days. When did emergency aux scoop come into play here? Isn't that an 84 or 336 day requirement? I can't remember now. I got out in 95 and went directly to McDonnell Douglas flight test. We never did that one. Just wait until you start getting Block 3 upgrade jets back. Vastly different jets there boys.. Delivery ?? ahh 22-23 maybe.
Dale?
thanks for no stupid music background you are right up an personal with jet aircraft a dangerous job thank you for serving our country USN man
Awesome video, thank you.
Nothing like the loud whine of an APU, jet engines, and the smell of JP5 fuel to get your morning started!!!
Damn this makes me miss the flight deck life. No better job than being a flight deck t/s and final checker
Much respect and gratitude I hope you all have a Merry Christmas
Anglo-saxon masters of the seas and skies! Respect from your humble NATO ally - Bulgaria
Wow. I missed my calling. Flight deck is where it's at. If I were a young woman this is where I'd want to be. Thanks for this vid. Beautifully shot!
I did this as a yellow shirt (not pictured in this video). Be careful what you wish for. When I was in the gulf (more than once) it felt like it was between 120F and 135F all day long. It's harder at night (no lights) and very dangerous. I saw a number of accidents and injuries.
Hey Toni O'Hara. Yeah it's definitely a reality check. My nephew says the same thing you do. He also said that the challenges and rewards are worth it but it is very dangerous and you have to stay focused. It's not as fun as the videos make it look.
Pamela Raffel Is he on the flight deck right now, or was he in the past? What does/did he do up there? It's very cool and fun when you see it on a 15 minute TH-cam but in reality....well you get it :-)
Hey Toni O'hara. He's a grape I think.
The most beautiful video 😍
incredible filming
It’s crazy how that’s work , i love this video, God Bless Navy and the pilots ✊✊✊✊✊