WOW!! Reminds me of days deployed Flight Surgeon with HM12 (Airborne Mine Countermeasures Squadron) 1973-1976 flying RH53D’s. Those guys (pilots and aircrews) were the REAL pioneers, tasked with developing complex, unproven, and highly dangerous procedures, all to assure safe passage of shipping in high risk areas.

The hms 53s are my favorite helicopter thank you for posting this the first time seeing a sea dragon hms 53 was in the mid eighties at scottsdale airfair at scottsdale municipal airpark the pure size of the helicopter fascinated me and sitting inside it was the highlight of my day thank you again for posting this the helicopter i i seen was stationed at naval air station Moffit outside of frisco

Our enemies are evil and trying to take us down. Keep up the great work boys!

I've never seen anything as complicated and dangerous for a crew as this! Air operations require more agility and uncomplicatedness to make things more efficient and safer. Considering that this is a sonar for searching for enemy submarines under the surface of the water, I believe that such complication and slowness put the helicopter in a vulnerable situation.

@AKorigami

Жыл бұрын

lt is a mine abatement device...

@RobertoRMOLA

Жыл бұрын

@@AKorigami For mine, yes. For "abatement"(?), no: according to manufacturer (Northrop-Grumman) it is a sonar and laser scanner.

@Sanwizard1

Жыл бұрын

Maybe make it wireless? Duh?

Recovery was kickin his ass...

The MH-53 and Ch-53 helicopters are beautiful, and I want them to be back in operation for many more decades. They must never be unnecessarily replaced by the king stallion!

@mikeoxhardt5312

3 жыл бұрын

Says the man who’s never had the displeasure of working on them

@jeremybassett4362

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah okay buddy. Try maintaining them.

@almostdk

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremybassett4362 lolololol Heard that

Go Navy! I was attached to vf 171 det key west in the late 70s during the Cuban boat lift. I hitched a ride on a marine ch 46 and navy ch 53. Those were the days y'all.

Holy crap, that is some ‘mandrolic’ stuff right there. Them boys earn their money - respect.

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Our aircrewman work mighty hard to stream and recover the Q!

This is too cool love to see more videos like this wild to see what you all do .. thanks

Fascinating - thank you for your service!

Some old 53's that prolly need replacing and updating,Vanguard deployed with us to the Persian Gulf on the USS TRIPOLI where i was ABH3 yellow shirt (spot 7/8) back in 91when wee found a mine the wrong way.All those minesweepers on deck and the dang navigator drove us right into one blowing a 20 ft by 30ft hole under the waterline.Loudest alarm clock i ever had but would do it all over in a heartbeat .

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

I miss the Dragon too.. A fun machine!

@hammerslamper4125

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah I was heading out that way.

MAN !!! Please don't as old as I am, (70) as I can't tell what I'm looking at. Perhaps a scroll across the bottom of the screen would be of benefit. EXCELLENT STUFF THOUGH AND GOD BLESS YOU . Jim Grant

Hooray! Blackhawks miss my squadron. Keep up the good work!!!

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Once a Blackhawk, always a Blackhawk!

Hope you are always evolving and trying new things when it comes to this. I’m surprised someone who invented this contraption did not take into consideration “prop wash”. For what it’s worth I’d trade trolling that thing for a helicopter ride any day. Go Navy!!!

It’s cool to see this in action. I do maintenance on the gear shown where I’m stationed, but I’ve yet to see it in ops inside. Pretty cool!

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all your hard work keeping our AMCM gear safe for flight!!

@cgstever91

2 жыл бұрын

i used to maintain that gear cool to still see it in action

A very demanding mission, I would volunteer for full set 103’s all day over a Q as Ramp. Stay safe Blackhawks!

@5oclockshadow2

Жыл бұрын

F that noise! God I hated 103s! Swinging floats, twisted lines, cancer chisels. No thank you.

Cool! Love the MH-53 😎👍

Would love to see a MK 103 stream

It’s about time .

Aircrew: We got the wings like that from MCM.

I feel for the crewmwmbers having to struggle as much as they did. It didn’t appear to be lack of training on their part. Rather a pita design.

There is gotta be a better way of deploying and recovering this gadget. Iam a retired engineer and these two brave souls looks like two rough necks on an oil rig deck except that there are a few hundreds feet up on a bouncy hilo (without the pay or safety concerns bless our mil).

My first job in the navy and I hated it 😂 super dangerous! Respect these guys and gals out there doing god’s work 🙏🏽

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service and keeping us flying!

@penelopelgoss2520

2 жыл бұрын

It looks REALLY dangerous when the equipment is so out of control. Isn't there a better way? Holy cow!

Is this me or does this look like they are fishing for some sort of Kraken or Kaiju? 😂 JK on a serious note this is high level stuff. One wrong move that goes past serious safety protocols and ....

Just another day.... Stay safe Brothers

A rube goldberg mechanism. Could they have designed something more difficult?

Miss those days!

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Me too..

@patrickfoster6268

Жыл бұрын

Good seeing you here Jim. Go Vangaurd! So many memories and miss this job so much. I was just showing one of my daughters this video.

This looks incredible, wonder who designed the capture and release system.

@danig75

Жыл бұрын

6th grade students for a county science fair

@aqueousone

Жыл бұрын

Looks like some of Rube Goldberg’s work.

@danielcarlson800

9 ай бұрын

Sikorsky

Try easy fwd 2 kts once the fish comes out of the water. Keep the davit out 1 wingspan until stable and level w/cradle. Roll back the davit , set the catch. Great job. Stay safe

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Good times..

@penelopelgoss2520

2 жыл бұрын

OMG! Holy heck. That was a nightmare watching him attempt to recover the equipment. Is it always so hard?

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

@@penelopelgoss2520 The aircrew featured in this video did an exceptional job recovering the gear both safely and without wasting any time. To the untrained eye it can look dangerous but this video is a great example of how it’s done!

i know i'm just an armchair pilot ignorant to all the facts, but this process seems rather clumsy, unsafe, and overly complicated. I appreciate what their trying to do but there must be a way to simplify this process. Can someone explain why its being done like this?

@thejuicef5

3 жыл бұрын

It’s really not that complicated once you’ve done it a few times. There are a few hazards but we have controls in place to minimize anything going wrong. Plus it’s fun. There is probably a way to simplify it, like having it all go out at the push of a button, but that would cost a ton to develop and that’s just more things that can go wrong.

@bfarm44

Жыл бұрын

Because it isn’t broken, don’t fix it

Seems a pretty haphazzard way to recover the equipment to back on board....must be a better design to stop all that flailing arpund and having to re-winch out and back in...?

❤❤

Hell of a way to make a living !

That water is so blue

Looks easy doesn't it?? What could possibly go wrong? Extremely Dangerous mission you, can slip and get tangled up. Or fall from 165 ft into the ocean Navy its not a job its an adventure

I hope that helo has a hover in place autopilot. The pilots must get bored hovering.

They say no machine can replace the mind numbing pace of manual drudgery as this

Биба и Боба в армии)

wow

Someone needs to go back to drawing board on this whole fubar system!

Gotta keep the US borders wide open. Thanks!

That’s my old squadron. 89-92

Things have changed a little since I flew ... we deployed the "Squeaky 14" then but the setup was similar.

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

AN/ASQ-24C is coming soon..

@penelopelgoss2520

2 жыл бұрын

@@photo01aviation Will it be safer to deploy and recover?

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

@@penelopelgoss2520 The Charlie is essentially the same towed body as a Bravo, just slightly longer.

That is 1 piece of equipment we did’nt have.what does it do?if you can tell me without killing me.😉

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

AS/AQS-24B sonar

Interesting, but needs some redesign I believe.

Похоже, они хотели тунца поймать троллингом , на обед 🙈🙈

Draggon your asses into the sea is what this thing will do...F that. Good luck guys.

Anybody step on that ramp and end up streamed i.e. dangling by thier gunners belt?

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

I'm sure it could happen, but I have not heard of it

That piece of expensive tech is FUBAR for sure after that.

The launch looked pretty straightforward…but the retrieval was a shit show.

this operation is a total cluster fk

That process is terrible. Guy nearly falls out getting device to release, wires everwhere. The whole thing needs simplification.

Archaic delivery and recovery. So much for that 110K plus piece of equipment banging all over the place. True insanity whoever developed the recovery system. Truly sad. The individual who is actually attempting to physically recover the equipment is obviously to me in a situation to become injured multiple times throughout the recovery process. God bless the teams who spend their days training deploying and recovering these systems.

@photo01aviation

2 жыл бұрын

Perhaps the video makes streaming and recovering the Q look a little more dramatic than it truly is, but the hard work and highly realistic that our skilled aircrew put in prepare them well for the job. While many jobs in military aviation are certainly dangerous, the entire AMCM community has made towing the AN/AQS-24B sonar a highly safe and effective task so we can keep the sea lanes clear!

@BigShastaKen

Жыл бұрын

LOL....110K isn't even close. Trust me I know first hand. It's also built for this environment.

As others have stated this is a really embarassing and clumsy design. That guy having to lean out and launch by hand while it swings around is not great.

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I have not seen anything so poorly engineered for the deployment and recovery of a Sonar (l assume) device EVER. I am embarrassed that Chinese and Russians are seeing such POOR LEVELS OF TECHNICALLY being used by the U.S. Navy!!!!!! EMBARRASSING !!! I dare say that a team of College Seniors graduating with mechanical engineering degrees could ABSOLUTELY design something FAR FAR BETTER AND SAFER, FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND THE HUMAN ASSETS than this piece of junk. The WHOLE SITUATION was DANGEROUS ..... for the likelihood of damaging EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT . . . AND, for the EXCELLENT LIKELIHOOD of a service member getting seriously hurt or disabled! That whole situation is a medical claim in the making. This video was EYE OPENING . . . in a VERY NEGATIVE WAY !!! _____________________

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