Christmas Catapult Launch (original)

Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары

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This is a video of me taking a catapult shot on Christmas Day in a Navy C-2 Greyhound. It was filmed as we flew off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier a few years back. With a wingspan of 81', the C-2 ties with the E-2 Hawkeye as the biggest aircraft to currently fly on and off of U.S Navy aircraft carriers.
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  • @flyrobroy
    @flyrobroy3 ай бұрын

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  • @ryandouglas3312
    @ryandouglas33123 жыл бұрын

    Both these dudes look straight out of an 80's Vietnam movie. Lol. Well done.

  • @cjacob9875

    @cjacob9875

    2 жыл бұрын

    V

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    7 ай бұрын

    haha, we tried to have some fun on deployment, hence the mustaches!

  • @hobsonbeeman7529

    @hobsonbeeman7529

    6 ай бұрын

    Porn pilots from the 70s…..lol

  • @Simaraa87
    @Simaraa873 жыл бұрын

    “I swear I told my recruiting officer Fighter Pilot not Freighter Pilot” In all seriousness, these two guys are one of the many unsung heroes of the Navy. From parts, to people, to Christmas mail, nothing gets there without the COD.

  • @dalewright3667

    @dalewright3667

    3 жыл бұрын

    @4th Musketeer On board a carrier the COD is essential to resupply People parts some perishable foods. However The CH 46s did all the vertreps to the carrier and all of the other ships including mail perishable food passengers Etc. Nothing comes to the fleet unles its The C.O.D. E 2 GREYHOUND or the 46s Thanks shipmate

  • @velveetaslingshot

    @velveetaslingshot

    3 жыл бұрын

    I would fly anything.

  • @saratoga427

    @saratoga427

    3 жыл бұрын

    BTDT 1971USS SARATOGA CV60 STARBOARD BOW CAT> Oh yeah take your glasses off or they will be removed for you.

  • @anthonyzuk4223

    @anthonyzuk4223

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why SUCK and BLOW in the sky? (Jet) When you can SCREW in the SKY. (Helos)

  • @dalewright3667

    @dalewright3667

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@anthonyzuk4223 good one

  • @BillyBoggle
    @BillyBoggle3 жыл бұрын

    2 selfless beautiful brothers, thanks for being there at Christmas

  • @hawkeyeted
    @hawkeyeted3 жыл бұрын

    I worked on Hawkeyes for 20 years. "Pilots talking about pilot stuff" is usually a pretty short conversation. Most of the talk was about what we're eating for dinner after the flight.

  • @DiabloOutdoors

    @DiabloOutdoors

    3 жыл бұрын

    eating? drinking comes first!

  • @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13

    @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DiabloOutdoors no alcohol on the ships.

  • @DiabloOutdoors

    @DiabloOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 have you ever heard about the word "joke", lookup on the dictionary...

  • @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13

    @C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@DiabloOutdoors No jokes on the ships either.

  • @DiabloOutdoors

    @DiabloOutdoors

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 That's why you are forbidden to board any ship... Banana Fecteau.

  • @MrFaridNazmi
    @MrFaridNazmi3 жыл бұрын

    Great moustache comes with a great responsibility

  • @cjtathome

    @cjtathome

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don’t encourage this 🐛

  • @walterknight7110

    @walterknight7110

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @maxwellcrazycat9204

    @maxwellcrazycat9204

    3 жыл бұрын

    The moustache is strong in this one.

  • @storkflyer1

    @storkflyer1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm sure the co was "this crap again".

  • @dam1041960

    @dam1041960

    3 жыл бұрын

    But not as great as the col./ brig gen Robin Olds rip.

  • @deedubs602
    @deedubs6023 жыл бұрын

    Every pilot from now one should have a “stache” rating to help signify his flight qualifications!!

  • @davelewis2319

    @davelewis2319

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be cool, but it's more of a deployment thing. Our Khakis at 123 had some bad ass staches on the last deployment!

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davelewis2319 what he said👆🏼

  • @cwest1977

    @cwest1977

    3 жыл бұрын

    In the training squadrons the pilots grow staches for Carrier Qualifications.

  • @Cbow406

    @Cbow406

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep. My dad was a military pilot for 20 years. Has a bad ass stache. Mine sucks

  • @4u2h8me6

    @4u2h8me6

    3 жыл бұрын

    With great stashe, comes great responsibility!

  • @tscott6843
    @tscott68432 жыл бұрын

    I was a Marine and made great friends with several sailors. One thing they all had in common was they could tell stories forever. Literally there is not enough time in the universe they couldn’t fill with stories.

  • @WOODY11780

    @WOODY11780

    Жыл бұрын

    You were a Marine ??? .... Correction ;

  • @tscott6843

    @tscott6843

    Жыл бұрын

    @@WOODY11780 75-95.

  • @davidthegreat5230

    @davidthegreat5230

    Жыл бұрын

    really. all I know are former marines

  • @oldgoat142

    @oldgoat142

    11 ай бұрын

    I have a small poster showing an old, grizzled sailor and a very young sailor. The caption reads, "Son, if you don't do stupid shit when you're young, you'll never have good sea stories to tell when you're old."

  • @dadjake
    @dadjake3 жыл бұрын

    Dunno why, but I'm oddly fascinated by the fact that this multi-ton airplane gets launched in seconds, and this guy doesn't even blink... That's nuts.

  • @imsorryyoutube6774

    @imsorryyoutube6774

    2 жыл бұрын

    Probably not the best time to be blinking, though

  • @dadjake

    @dadjake

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@imsorryyoutube6774 absolutely 100% agree. That's be comically bad timing.

  • @TheBalcerman

    @TheBalcerman

    2 жыл бұрын

    well... in general this guy doesn't blink much. Blinking is too mainstream for him.

  • @vali.s5109

    @vali.s5109

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@TheBalcerman he doesn't need blinking, blinking needs him. Rocking a chad stache and balls of steel.

  • @ultra1obscene

    @ultra1obscene

    2 жыл бұрын

    watch how chill the black guy is, at the part where my pants would be wet he just casually looks out the side window

  • @HellCatRunner
    @HellCatRunner3 жыл бұрын

    Is it me, or is anyone else in love with the sound of turbo props.

  • @lordtule665

    @lordtule665

    3 жыл бұрын

    Especially the NP2000, much quieter than the 54460-1! Keep Buzzing!!

  • @raidergainzx5290

    @raidergainzx5290

    3 жыл бұрын

    Put me to sleep at night on ship

  • @jkara7843

    @jkara7843

    3 жыл бұрын

    You omit the smell...

  • @hawkeye0927

    @hawkeye0927

    3 жыл бұрын

    T-56 and 54460’s any day over this buzz....

  • @lordtule665

    @lordtule665

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Arthur Humphreys it's still the same T56 motor, Rolls Royce acquired Allison

  • @bendgeddes
    @bendgeddes3 жыл бұрын

    The co pilot is in the process of growing the mo’. Soon he will be fully qualified. 👍

  • @beertruk2429

    @beertruk2429

    3 жыл бұрын

    Another week or two and he should be signed up as fully qualified to 'grow the mo'.

  • @KC_Smooth

    @KC_Smooth

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gotta grow the mo 🎶

  • @FlickrFriedGizzard

    @FlickrFriedGizzard

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's one helluva mustache ride!

  • @simonvance8054

    @simonvance8054

    3 жыл бұрын

    Moustache Junior Grade

  • @geraldevans2535

    @geraldevans2535

    2 жыл бұрын

    Co pilot looks like he’s just along for the ride

  • @ItsMeHello555
    @ItsMeHello5552 жыл бұрын

    They spoke below about Christmas mail getting through! This was huge to my brother when he newly enlisted in the Navy, decades ago now. My mom and I made him dozens and dozens of homemade cookies and mailed them. We weren’t sure they’d make it, but they did! He asked for more very soon after too. My momma replied in a letter, you shouldn’t be eating all those cookies out there! He said he had only eaten a couple.. they were currency! He used them as bartering tools, favors! Lol. He was on the Nimitz, Yosemite, and I can’t recall all of them. He passed young in his 50’s, doing what he loved best… going fast! Thank you for this perspective and reminder of those times. He retired from the Navy.. dad retired from the Army. I have always appreciated the special breed of sacrificing humans. Where would we be without you… Thank you. ❤

  • @dpc111
    @dpc1112 жыл бұрын

    The salute in this case is part of "good to go" to the Cat Officer and must be clearly seen. Also allows hands on throttles.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nailed it. Can’t take those hands off the throttles while in tension on the cat…

  • @oceanic8424

    @oceanic8424

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@flyrobroy When do you transition to V-22 or variants?

  • @JustaPilot1

    @JustaPilot1

    2 жыл бұрын

    I got into a "heated" discussion about that with a gentleman. The usual "you don't salute with your left hand" BS. I finally asked, "how long did you serve on the flight deck?" His answer "never but...." at that point, I had already turned and walked away

  • @kenhurley4441

    @kenhurley4441

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Just a Pilot A "left-hand" salute is appropriate when the right hand is busy.

  • @JustaPilot1

    @JustaPilot1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kenhurley4441 FFS I know that. Did you actually read and understand my post?

  • @EagleAce421
    @EagleAce4213 жыл бұрын

    He even has 2 extra mustaches on top of his eyes.

  • @nocalsteve

    @nocalsteve

    3 жыл бұрын

    If he rubbed those any harder, the deck crew was going to think he was saluting. - LAUNCH - NOT Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

  • @billlee536

    @billlee536

    3 жыл бұрын

    He is very handsome !!

  • @keithkillam4678

    @keithkillam4678

    2 жыл бұрын

    Redundancy support. ;-)

  • @life_with_bernie

    @life_with_bernie

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hot spares

  • @VonSchpam

    @VonSchpam

    2 жыл бұрын

    Combat spares

  • @bradsparks6008
    @bradsparks60083 жыл бұрын

    I love how he quoted "With great moustache comes great responsibility" from the other video. Im growing mine out to improve my flying!

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hell yea.

  • @rsrt6910

    @rsrt6910

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me before the 'stache was a nobody. After I grew it out, I was given a license by the FAA to fly helicopters, and another by the NRC to operate commercial nuclear reactors.

  • @ilikemyowncomments9065

    @ilikemyowncomments9065

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rsrt6910 Lmao

  • @la_old_salt2241

    @la_old_salt2241

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't stop there, go handle bar and full beard. Just tell them you're a flying logger...

  • @bigbluenationsmith2489
    @bigbluenationsmith24892 жыл бұрын

    I try to thank all of the pilots I can for covering my team on the ground in northern Afghanistan from 03-04 September-May. Air Force and Navy pilots in Iraq as well. Iraq 05-06 February-August. If you flew over these areas and provided air support. Thank you for keeping me and my team safe. We were able to get back home.

  • @8180634

    @8180634

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you all for being on the ground over there keeping the rest of us safe over here!

  • @riosomar7826
    @riosomar78262 жыл бұрын

    C-2 Take off and landing as a passenger are the best experience happen in my career in the United States Navy, because not all sailors had a opportunity to ride C-2.

  • @Frosty_yo
    @Frosty_yo3 жыл бұрын

    3:58 I see you over there signal guy

  • @KY0UJlN
    @KY0UJlN3 жыл бұрын

    This is EXACTLY how I prepare to leave my depot in my delivery van

  • @himurakenshin6053

    @himurakenshin6053

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 The best comment everrrrr!!!!!!

  • @vvdvlas8397

    @vvdvlas8397

    3 жыл бұрын

    І на море! And to the sea!

  • @robboinnz

    @robboinnz

    3 жыл бұрын

    You made my day man! Just as I prepare for my work day in my home office...

  • @midnyte6195

    @midnyte6195

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lemme guess,for amazon prime?

  • @Gkitchens1

    @Gkitchens1

    3 жыл бұрын

    This is how i leave the driveway in my astro van.

  • @sophrapsune
    @sophrapsune2 жыл бұрын

    There’s something even more kick-arse about the cat launch of a turboprop than that of a fast jet.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    2 жыл бұрын

    oh yea...

  • @bradleybarnett9545
    @bradleybarnett95452 жыл бұрын

    You people who do this stuff are smarter & braver than I could ever be & you have worked harder than I ever could but, DAMN, you are so lucky! FLY NAVY!

  • @matt2887
    @matt28873 жыл бұрын

    This is the same pilot that didn’t blink landing on the aircraft carrier.

  • @moonman8055

    @moonman8055

    3 жыл бұрын

    Now he is leaving

  • @Mugdorna

    @Mugdorna

    3 жыл бұрын

    The "Rob Roy" on the back of his helmet might be a giveaway........

  • @CavZippo

    @CavZippo

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well if you blink, you've lost all chance to reacting to an emergency.

  • @DZ5G

    @DZ5G

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Matt And still hasn’t combed his mustache

  • @ElonMuckX

    @ElonMuckX

    3 жыл бұрын

    No need to blink when your landing in fair weather, calm seas, and plenty of sunshine. Now, let's see trap footage during heavy seas, gail force winds, sheets of rain, at 0300!!!

  • @donkoh5738
    @donkoh57383 жыл бұрын

    LoL, respects out to both those pilots ! Merry Christmas , peace

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Don, Merry Christmas!

  • @janetsabers4965

    @janetsabers4965

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a military wife my husband was career US Navy although he wasn't a pilot I just love watching these guys fly these Jets thank you to the men and women who serve our country on the ground and in the air

  • @Stargazzer811
    @Stargazzer8112 жыл бұрын

    What always amazes me is how much slower a cat launch seems like from the inside of an aircraft compared to outside it. On the deck, you blink and it's gone. Inside the cockpit it seems like it takes a solid minute. I know it doesn't of course, but it seems that way.

  • @c7adventures376
    @c7adventures3763 жыл бұрын

    Nice job sir. Thank you for your service. I greatly appreciate it. My father was a helicopter pilot back in the Venetian days. I think we are lucky to live in America and to have great service members that keep us all safe at night.

  • @jeffpara9113
    @jeffpara91133 жыл бұрын

    Why am I waiting for Leslie Neilson to come through that door and say "good luck - were all counting on you!"

  • @anthonyzuk4223

    @anthonyzuk4223

    3 жыл бұрын

    1st Officer roger???

  • @Rick_Sanchez_C137_

    @Rick_Sanchez_C137_

    3 жыл бұрын

    Because you are a true American! God bless you and Leslie Nielsen!

  • @Elfrontu_1972

    @Elfrontu_1972

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣

  • @ignatiusnoirant8174

    @ignatiusnoirant8174

    3 жыл бұрын

    Surely you can't be serious...........

  • @anthonyzuk4223

    @anthonyzuk4223

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ignatiusnoirant8174 Don't call me shirley

  • @maxd7480
    @maxd74803 жыл бұрын

    The moustache is back. Thank you. At least some beacon of light in these crazy times.

  • @donkoh5738

    @donkoh5738

    3 жыл бұрын

    woulda been sweet if he did a barrel roll too, while munching a bite outta a burger!

  • @todaywefly4370

    @todaywefly4370

    3 жыл бұрын

    Finally my time has come...after 60 years of holding the fort.

  • @mikeb.6735
    @mikeb.67352 жыл бұрын

    Aw, man! That 3-4 seconds of catapult must just rock your world! My favorite part of any flight is the take-off. Love being thrown back in my seat. Bet it's triple the fun with this setup!!! Salute to all who serve!!!

  • @bigredracingdog466

    @bigredracingdog466

    2 жыл бұрын

    At 2:11 you can see a flight deck crewman at left present the Weight Board to the pilots. The copilot points it out to the pilot who acknowledges with a thumbs up that the posted launch weight is correct. Every aircraft is launched according to its gross weight + aircraft type + wind over the deck. On a windy day a lightly-loaded C-2 with those huge wings will get a pretty soft launch. The hardest shots I had in the Phantom back in the day were on dead-calm days where the ship was making all the wind and the F-4 had a full load of Mk-82 bombs.

  • @michaeljohnson4258

    @michaeljohnson4258

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bigredracingdog466 I had a cat shot once while the ship was at anchor, why I have no idea. It was the hardest one I had in my 20 years flying. I thought I was going to go thru the back of the ejection seat.

  • @ssherrierable

    @ssherrierable

    2 жыл бұрын

    Like 1 second

  • @MarcosElMalo2
    @MarcosElMalo23 жыл бұрын

    “My eyebrows are so full and luxurious, I can’t stop touching them.”

  • @QueenDaenerysTargaryen

    @QueenDaenerysTargaryen

    3 жыл бұрын

    What?

  • @subicstationditosailor4053
    @subicstationditosailor40533 жыл бұрын

    Had to crank up the steam to get that mustache off the deck.

  • @supersoupss

    @supersoupss

    3 жыл бұрын

    thats the reason hes not in the smaller planes

  • @Wppk765

    @Wppk765

    3 жыл бұрын

    Flight deck to Engineering: we need more steam! Engineering: Reactor at 120%!

  • @ThorsHammer1

    @ThorsHammer1

    2 ай бұрын

    All the cargo is lined up behind the copilot to balance out the 'stache.

  • @JosephSmith72
    @JosephSmith722 жыл бұрын

    I was on the USS Midway (CV-41) during Operation Desert Shield and Storm. I was a QM on the bridge so I got to see all flight ops live. Grew up and still live in the "Cradle of Naval Aviation" in Pcola. My dad flew the Helo's and Phantoms way back in the day. This video brings back a lot of good memories for me. You don't realize it when you are in the military just how many awesome memories you make until you get out then all you do is pine for those days sometimes. God Bless you and thank you for your service shipmate, well done.

  • @brendanteamsters
    @brendanteamsters3 жыл бұрын

    “So she asked me about how big my prop was, and I said- don’t worry about that baby, I can thrust forward and reverse....”

  • @andrewferguson3535
    @andrewferguson35353 жыл бұрын

    Congratulations you’ve made watching a Greyhound interesting 🤙🎄

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Greyhound *

  • @andrewferguson3535

    @andrewferguson3535

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flyrobroy Thankyou mistake corrected and merry Christmas 🎄

  • @usernameunknkown

    @usernameunknkown

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lmao

  • @flyrobroy
    @flyrobroy6 ай бұрын

    Want some cool pilot merch for your collection? robroy.myspreadshop.com/all It's the best way to support my channel and my personal favorite is the "Mustachio" patch!

  • @joelj1355
    @joelj13552 жыл бұрын

    Love this stuff. Teamwork & serving your country.

  • @wilfredomendez3450
    @wilfredomendez34503 жыл бұрын

    I can feel the adrenaline rush, thanks for sharing and merry Christmas.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it! Yea, having both cameras really puts you in the cockpit...

  • @flyrobroy
    @flyrobroy3 жыл бұрын

    If you like this video, then you'll love my podcast 🤓 Apple Podcasts: apple.co/390kLGs Spotify: spoti.fi/3o3OyCC Google Podcasts: bit.ly/3bZrRgy

  • @adamdubin1276

    @adamdubin1276

    3 жыл бұрын

    You mean largest Aircraft to currently land and take off from an Aircraft carrier. The record for largest aircraft to successfully land on and take off from a carrier is the C-130 back in the sixties. upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/Lockheed_KC-130F_Hercules_aboard_USS_Forrestal_%28CVA-59%29_on_30_October_1963.jpg

  • @brucebmendoza

    @brucebmendoza

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/d3mGx5mRdbPLpbA.html

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@brucebmendoza Such a good video, thanks for sharing!

  • @PDXDrumr

    @PDXDrumr

    3 жыл бұрын

    Those cop moustache' are pretty technical.

  • @ThatHonestGuy

    @ThatHonestGuy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@PDXDrumr it's all to do with aerodynamics, it helps to take off with overloaded aircraft, the sheer masculinity of a cop moustache will help to fly.

  • @blacksheep25251
    @blacksheep25251 Жыл бұрын

    These heroes make it look SOOOO easy!! Cheers to ALL you who are serving or have served. Thank you!!!!

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Bradley!

  • @-The-Stranger-
    @-The-Stranger-2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video and did not disappoint. Appreciate you and your co-pilot's service.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Stranger!

  • @odgb00
    @odgb003 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the content. It brings back one of my fondest memories when I served. I'll never forget the sunset on the east med right before the next patrol launched and we got in line for our shot. If I get a chance to reflect before I die that I will always consider that a pinnacle moment in my life. Kind of extraordinary for a Seabee really. Still have my holdback fitting as well. Thank you for your service. Be well, stay safe CODS ROCK!

  • @tsbrownie
    @tsbrownie3 жыл бұрын

    Post take off checklist: Engines running. Check. No water in cockpit. Check.

  • @dinkmartini3236

    @dinkmartini3236

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shorts? Relatively clean.

  • @THEbadlnb

    @THEbadlnb

    3 жыл бұрын

    Takes being “Feet Wet” to a whole other level.

  • @anthonyzuk4223

    @anthonyzuk4223

    3 жыл бұрын

    WE OK Our tail is dry.

  • @flyrobroy
    @flyrobroy7 ай бұрын

    Are you an aircraft owner and need to sell your plane? I'll make an awesome video of your airplane to post on my KZread channel to help get it SOLD! Send me an email if you want to learn more: rob@royalaviationgroup.com

  • @darrenholst7948
    @darrenholst79482 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you for your service. FLY NAVY!

  • @cooperjackson614
    @cooperjackson6143 жыл бұрын

    My buddy Dean was working the flight deck of the Nimitz back in the 80s and lost half his foot when the Jet Blast Door suffered hydraulic failure and collapsed with his foot hanging over the opening. Flight decks are one of the most dangerous work environments on earth. Great vid.

  • @Andrew-vw5vb

    @Andrew-vw5vb

    Жыл бұрын

    "My friend got shot in the face. Anyways how are those new Nikes dude?"

  • @cooperjackson614

    @cooperjackson614

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Andrew-vw5vb He gets a discount, so it all evens out.

  • @brianpenn6782
    @brianpenn67823 жыл бұрын

    Awesome clip. Thank you sharing. And thank you for being out there while the rest of us are here at home. Merry Christmas.

  • @bluevictory1010
    @bluevictory10103 жыл бұрын

    Pilot saying, "I'll take a subway sandwich to go please and my co-pilot will have the same, thank you."😁 Many thanks to both of you gentlemen for serving our country! 👍🙌💓🇺🇸

  • @BitwiseMobile
    @BitwiseMobile2 жыл бұрын

    I worked nights in AIMD, and the sound of morning flight ops was always my lullaby. I can still remember the sound of a JBD being raised and lowered, as well as the sound of the shuttle when it comes back after the launch. To this day I can't sleep unless there is some kind of background noise.

  • @blackline9

    @blackline9

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup, my berthing was right below and between the main Cats. You could tell what plane was launching when they went to military power. The first time I was in berthing and heard the Cat shuttle being pulled back and then released we were in dry dock. My first time on ship. I thought something major had broken and we should be getting out of those spaces! I was such a newbie!!

  • @Nigel2Zoom
    @Nigel2Zoom3 жыл бұрын

    Loved to see the Cod coming, that meant we were getting mail! Back before you could Skype or email from the ship, snail mail from loved ones was what kept you going. I saw the Cod do a deck run on Nimitz after all of the Airwing's Squadrons left on the day before we sailed into Norfolk. No catapult just started at the fantail and hauled azz down the deck. Awesome sight!

  • @fredflintstone7840
    @fredflintstone78403 жыл бұрын

    Still haven't blinked since last landing! My salute to all naval aviators

  • @iamthemoss
    @iamthemoss Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your service gents. Awesome video.

  • @magneticflux7833
    @magneticflux78333 жыл бұрын

    I could actually watch this all day. What a freaked cool job.

  • @subicstationditosailor4053
    @subicstationditosailor40533 жыл бұрын

    It looks like the pilot is a Lt. but the mustache is a Vice Admiral.

  • @bwyseymail

    @bwyseymail

    3 жыл бұрын

    With the emphasis on the Vice.

  • @piotrd.4850

    @piotrd.4850

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@bwyseymail gotta love english language - it's so puncapable....

  • @raleighkellyc9375

    @raleighkellyc9375

    3 жыл бұрын

    Good eye

  • @McGyver777ATGMAIL
    @McGyver777ATGMAIL3 жыл бұрын

    I agree with 'Stach statement but raise you with "One beard to rule them all."

  • @edmundkockenlocker4672

    @edmundkockenlocker4672

    3 жыл бұрын

    I didn't think 'staches' were allowed in the navy. I thought it was beards or none at all. 🤔🤨

  • @wonniewarrior

    @wonniewarrior

    3 жыл бұрын

    'When 2 beards meet, the bigger beard has right of way' was a Meme I like of 2 grizzled veterans in Afghanistan.

  • @McGyver777ATGMAIL

    @McGyver777ATGMAIL

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@wonniewarrior "It is not the smaller beard that gives way to the bigger beard, it is the man behind the beard, that gives way to the man behind the greater beard." (I swear you could start a religion like this. This would be scripture Follicle, Chapter One Verse One. The Church of the Norris.)

  • @bastahoobi

    @bastahoobi

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@edmundkockenlocker4672 The mustache is the only facial hair allowed in the military unless regulations have changed since I was in. I believe one reason is that in the case of a chemical attack a beard might prevent proper sealing of a face mask. There may be other reasons though.

  • @nunyabiz8149
    @nunyabiz81493 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your service..... Men and women like you give me the confidence this country is well defended.

  • @user-kn6sz8ji1j

    @user-kn6sz8ji1j

    Жыл бұрын

    Well defended yes....well led...I'm afraid not.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    7 ай бұрын

    Thanks brother.

  • @markjames1908
    @markjames1908 Жыл бұрын

    I seriously love these videos, thanks for posting man!

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Mark - I appreciate the kind words! And thanks for subscribing 🤙🏼

  • @kevinm.n.5158
    @kevinm.n.51583 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for not ruining it with music! Great video

  • @richardregel8189
    @richardregel81893 жыл бұрын

    Any time , anywhere and hauling anything. Thanks for holding the line gentlemen and Merry Christmas to you and your shipmates.

  • @randy6334
    @randy63343 жыл бұрын

    Good little pilot. What an exciting life for a young person.

  • @warrens.5933
    @warrens.59332 жыл бұрын

    This is dope, thanks for posting these vids!

  • @Zak6959
    @Zak69593 жыл бұрын

    “I’m going to McDonald’s, anybody want anything? “

  • @RichM1983
    @RichM19833 жыл бұрын

    What an incredible process! Thanks for sharing and for your service!

  • @adamdiaz1320
    @adamdiaz13203 жыл бұрын

    I'm assuming so you can keep your hands on the throttle levers to ensure their at full power

  • @jonjon7311
    @jonjon73112 жыл бұрын

    That really is quite incredible. Sat there one second. Flying the next. Amazing !! 😍

  • @pking147king6
    @pking147king63 жыл бұрын

    What all you guys did (and still do) out there in the ocean is simply amazing. Thank you twice. Once for all you did and once again for sharing some of the best parts of it with all us normal people stuck here on land.

  • @paulmendonca4766
    @paulmendonca47663 жыл бұрын

    Take off check list. Eye brows. Check!

  • @dmcd7333
    @dmcd73332 жыл бұрын

    You guys always make that look easy! The acceleration alone is faster than a supercar. even with a twin props. Keep the content coming.

  • @ubroberts5541

    @ubroberts5541

    2 жыл бұрын

    The launch system will propel anything at the same speed off the deck. Props or jets.

  • @gulfcoastliving3186
    @gulfcoastliving31863 жыл бұрын

    What a wild ride. Thanks for sharing and thank you for serving our great country!

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @johnulmer6715
    @johnulmer6715 Жыл бұрын

    After my stint in the Army, I joined the National Guard and was attached to an aviation unit, Hueys and OH 58s( I know I'm old) but I became friends with the pilots, and they all had "the stach"! Pilots!!! Always though about maybe trying for flight school but could never grow a great stach! Well that and I don't have 20/20 vision. I truly get a kick out of your vids. Thanks for your service and keep em coming!

  • @Bond-fx7si
    @Bond-fx7si3 жыл бұрын

    Kick ass video. It’s incredible watching the whole team work. Merry Xmas

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Merry Christmas!

  • @nengamulaz127
    @nengamulaz1273 жыл бұрын

    What a great pair!Boy I love the Grayhound and that distinctive sound from the props!

  • @Investor9872
    @Investor9872 Жыл бұрын

    Great launch gentlemen. Merry Christmas!

  • @detesla9575
    @detesla95752 жыл бұрын

    The copilot is cool as hell. Looks like a guy who have absolute control!

  • @jetrickgordo4026
    @jetrickgordo40263 жыл бұрын

    I feel like I'm watching a buddy cop movie where white pilot is the crazy one and the black pilot is the serious chief.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Lolz

  • @davidfrost1428

    @davidfrost1428

    3 жыл бұрын

    I’m thinking the black guy is a check pilot.

  • @angelajohnson6659

    @angelajohnson6659

    3 жыл бұрын

    Guess you could call the movie Lethal Mustache! Starring Lanny Dover and Del Lipson!writing this two days after Christmas while staying inside and practicing social distancing! Stay safe people and God bless America as we go into another year!my fiancé lost his only sister in November and he is really going through!

  • @jetrickgordo4026

    @jetrickgordo4026

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@angelajohnson6659 Great name! And condolences. Ahh.. That sucks to hear ma'am. Greetings and best wishes from the other side of the globe, may 2021 look kindly upon us.

  • @t.r.4496

    @t.r.4496

    3 жыл бұрын

    New season of Reno 911.

  • @JasonSmith-cz8yj
    @JasonSmith-cz8yj3 жыл бұрын

    I feel like a man just watching this. Time to go drive my forklift.

  • @jasonbroughton533
    @jasonbroughton5332 жыл бұрын

    That probably is a rush every time! Never gets old!

  • @humanbeing8338
    @humanbeing83382 жыл бұрын

    Amazing, mesmerizing, thrilling and what else can I say!!!!!

  • @cynthiacler9284
    @cynthiacler92843 жыл бұрын

    Such a handsome pilot. Stay safe and thank you for your service.

  • @dennisx4492
    @dennisx44923 жыл бұрын

    I've probably watched this video a dozen times and it never gets old!

  • @joelsterling3735
    @joelsterling37353 жыл бұрын

    Good to see Farva left the Super Trooper squad and made something of himself. 👍

  • @riddlemark7009
    @riddlemark70092 жыл бұрын

    Been out there with y'all on one of your escorts .Have upmost respect for y'all being out there doing your job when your heart is home with your family on Xmas. Stay Strong

  • @angelathrall3896
    @angelathrall38963 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for posting! As a contractor on CVNs 70, 72, and 74, great to see what all the support work is about.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all you’ve done for us Angela!!

  • @angelathrall3896

    @angelathrall3896

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@flyrobroy It's an honor, Sir.

  • @toneyhodges7183
    @toneyhodges71833 жыл бұрын

    Wow. This looks like a great time. Thank you to all of our military for protecting us. God Bless 🙏🙏🙏

  • @mikeizzano172
    @mikeizzano1722 жыл бұрын

    I’m back Rob , I enjoy these type clips, I worked the flight deck on the Wasp , Intrepid , and the Saratoga . HS 5 helicopters , I’m older now but still get my pictures out to go back in my head .I was a plane captain doing preflights and daily inspections and of course signing my name on the sheets.I took my job serious and all the pilots trusted me , I’m proud of that ! Served 1968 / 1972 and still honor my oath .

  • @janwitts2688
    @janwitts2688 Жыл бұрын

    A better advert for USN than any of the others I have seen for years

  • @TheCaptain0117
    @TheCaptain01173 жыл бұрын

    Thats Moustache is the power source for all that skills and bravery 👍 Interestingly Moustache is respected across cultures & nations!

  • @kevinquinn7645

    @kevinquinn7645

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's like a hirsute mjolnir judging who is worthy.

  • @BackcountrywithShaughn
    @BackcountrywithShaughn3 жыл бұрын

    First let me thank you very much for your service sir, much appreciated! Second, everyone knows that true power is granted to the chosen few who wear the stache with honor, you definitely should go with handlebars for future flights, I understand it helps add extra lift and additional control surfaces. 👍 Thanks for sharing the posts and commentary par excellent! PS, watching the C-2 shimmy at full throttle on the catapult made me wonder how it must actually feel? Have a great rest of your week~

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ha! Perfectly said. If they let me grow out handlebars then I probably would 🥸

  • @shanejones9764
    @shanejones97642 жыл бұрын

    Now that’s some good stuff Rob! Keep rocking!

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Shane!

  • @peterrussell663
    @peterrussell6632 жыл бұрын

    Cool to see it from this angle🤩. Did a trap and launch in a C2 on USS John F Kennedy in the Mediterranean in 1997 while doing a photo-shoot on the US Navy - what an exhilarating experience!

  • @zulgadams5837
    @zulgadams58373 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! And Merry Christmas to you and the entire carrier!

  • @michaellloyd4654
    @michaellloyd46543 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure that mustache is the pilot and the other two are just there to admire its skill.

  • @gormalfun99

    @gormalfun99

    2 жыл бұрын

    Lol

  • @sophrapsune

    @sophrapsune

    2 жыл бұрын

    Turn off the targeting computer and use the Moustache, Luke.

  • @douglasstevens5470
    @douglasstevens54702 жыл бұрын

    I flew CODs with VRC 30 in the early 90's Loved the job! Flew one around the world in 90 & 91. Best job I ever had!

  • @TheSecurdisc
    @TheSecurdisc2 жыл бұрын

    Two very cool guys...great VID🇬🇧

  • @Socaltrainwatcher
    @Socaltrainwatcher3 жыл бұрын

    Great to see the view out of the front window. I've had the pleasure of riding in the back of a C2 on to a carrier and off of one.

  • @azjoe_6310
    @azjoe_63103 жыл бұрын

    The other lieutenant seems to have a "cool cat", "what, me worry" look about him. He must have great confidence in you. Great flying, sir.

  • @rb9998
    @rb99982 жыл бұрын

    Getting it done in the sun. Thank you for your service!!!!

  • @henridelatourdauvergne2019
    @henridelatourdauvergne20198 ай бұрын

    When I see you, I remember your colleagues from the 70s with whom we used to chat in the bars on the quays of Toulon in the south of France or in the canteens on their ships! Good luck to you all, brothers in arms of our respective navies!

  • @fprintf
    @fprintf3 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Makes me wonder what my life would have been like had I made it through AOCS back in '89.

  • @tuddrussell
    @tuddrussell3 жыл бұрын

    The ability of our Navy to do this still amazes me to this day. Good job Squids.

  • @aaronsloan638

    @aaronsloan638

    2 жыл бұрын

    🇺🇸⚓

  • @k.b.142
    @k.b.1423 жыл бұрын

    I never get tired of this video.Thankyou

  • @robertclymer6948
    @robertclymer69483 жыл бұрын

    Awesome!! Never get tired of your videos Rob. Please keep em coming sir.

  • @flyrobroy

    @flyrobroy

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Robert!

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