Of course he puts the trainee closer to the blast zone....

@michaelhawker2642

7 жыл бұрын

The trainee is actually a plane captain who has no bidness being on the cat A) he has no responsiblity for the aircraft once it's turned over to the yellowshirts, and B) his gogglrs should have been firmly attached to his cranial, not creating a FOD hazard to the aircraft behind the JBD

@WesleyHoward83

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, unfortunately the newer style goggles come off much easier than the older styles did. The straps disconnect from the goggles themselves, and there's no way to 100% secure them.

@Davi3038849844

6 жыл бұрын

Isn't it quite deafening being beside the tail of a jet?

@Davi3038849844

6 жыл бұрын

but the ears are in pain when the jet blows with ears and mickey mouse ears?, i've never worn earplugs during air shows, and two a-4 skyhawks made a low pass over me two times during my cousin naval academy commencement. As soon as they moved away. howitzers salute went off. That was an acustic hell. I've never heard any kind of gun before. Howitzer blank fire so loud. No earplugs, earrape, i was filming, didn't cover the ears.

@Davi3038849844

6 жыл бұрын

the loudest fighter i've heard was an f-5 tiger II earpiercing, must being nearly loud as f-18 atlhough, f-18s are powered by turbofan engines instead of turbojets.

Now, if that guy was on a skate board...

@GrinFlash007

5 жыл бұрын

He could do some serious grind on that raised platform.

@TransferAir

5 жыл бұрын

He literally would have break the world record of a highest, fastest Launch-Ramp Jump! ... maybe with landing into the ocean! 😆👍🏼

@largol33t1

5 жыл бұрын

He'd outrun a Ferrari :D

@quinnsmithy8778

4 жыл бұрын

siiiiiiiiick

@UpcomingJedi

4 жыл бұрын

I would not be surprised if your comment gives Beto Orourke an idea for his next Grand Entrance on his skateboard.

The first time I did a final check on one of our A-6E's the guy who trained me said "grab that f-ing pad eye and don't let go until that bird's f-ing gone!" Good advice that I carried on when I did my solo, eventually it became second nature. I worked on the roof at night after that which adds a whole new set of complications. Darkness and shadows will really mess with your head and the constant stinging in the eyes from spent JP-5 didn't help. I never got seriously injured on the deck, about the closest I came (both incidents happened at night) was walking into an open deck well which hurt like a mother (flashlight batteries went dead) and the second was not during flight ops when I was carrying a very heavy piece of electronic equipment on my shoulder and walked right into the leading edge of a Hornet wing. Broke the bridge of my nose that left a nice scar and dropped the equipment on the deck. I always joked that drop-check probably fixed it. Would I do it again? In a hot second! Even being over 50 I remember every hand signal and in what order events happened. I would love to work the roof again for just one day. Admittedly after 12-hours, I would need a wheelchair, ice bags, a bucket of Ibuprofen and a bottle of good scotch after flight ops. And the kids can carry the chains!!

@Fear_the_Doughnut

3 жыл бұрын

Hated working on the roof at night, that's a big reason I asked to go back to corrosion control from airframes. You don't have to go to the roof much.

@ziggzaggzip8241

3 жыл бұрын

Bravo Zulu shipmate.

@mag9ca

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks to all of you for your service. Go Navy!

@mobulusmoby3864

2 жыл бұрын

I always admired the deck gangs... Worked hard! I was on the Saratoga, 41 years ago. I was always running into tailfins on F-4 Phantoms, and tripping over tie-down chains, on the hangar deck... They were smart enough to keep me off the flight deck! Lol!

@roguespearsf

2 жыл бұрын

OK POG, tell me about when you kicked doors... Oh wait

I was on that deployment, in that squadron. It wasn't a prank. It was a line rat that didn't listen and thought he had what it takes to sit up on the cat. He was told not to go inboard of station 5, and did. That was the result.

@danielwatts7375

6 жыл бұрын

Brett Wheeler I would've chewed the final checker's ass for letting that happen. When I trained other checkers, they were within arm's reach at all times.

@miljourk

6 жыл бұрын

The line rat wanted to that to happen. But he went to far in... The final checker did get in huge trouble... I was there when this happen. Tho I don't remember the line rat name...

@Station7Jason

6 жыл бұрын

bullshit i know a prank when i see one, former purple shirt

@dominiquestephenson1541

6 жыл бұрын

I can hear the Air Boss right now...”is he hurt? If not, get that guy up here right now!” Don’t know bout these days but back in the 80’s nobody wanted to get hauled up to see Bull in Pri-Fly!

@buklau1985

5 жыл бұрын

Those prowlers do pack one mean punch when taking off. More powerful than a rhino tanker with afterburners. I know by experience, V-2 waist cats on the shitty kitty baby!! I remember someone brought an ipod in there pocket and it flew out and they called a fod walkdown...i was like what are we looking for...an ipod wtf!? It was an night also. We have never found that guys ipod but flight ops must go on. RIP some squadrons dude ipod. They always say no fod in pockets. I aint gonna lie i always bring my lighter and pack of smokes with me and I be the guy under the plane who last touch the plane before it takes off as tspo LOL. Good times while it lasted.

@rodeo1way I was the qualified shooter (white shirt), and this being the final launch off the boat, the plane captain (brown shirt) wanted to experience the launch. So, I brought him up, gave him instruction, and let him go. In hindsight, I would still have him that close, but I should have been up there with him, helping him hold on. Guess I had too much faith that he seen me do it enough times and knew to duck down. Oh well.

@MrNicoJac

3 жыл бұрын

I know I'm literally a decade late (that's the algorithm for you I gues😆) But I hope you can answer my question: Wouldn't the exhaust fumes be WAY too hot to stand in?? 👀

@WesleyHoward83

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrNicoJac if you were standing DIRECTLY behind the exhaust, then yeah it would be unbearable. You definitely do still feel the heat right there, but not nearly as bad and when the carrier is launching aircraft, it's turned into the wind and cruising, so the wind across the deck helps direct the exhaust away.

@thatwellhungasian6925

2 жыл бұрын

Just commenting to come back later.

@ItAbel-xy3xk

2 жыл бұрын

wow

@daykilling9242

2 жыл бұрын

hello this is a reply from 11 years in the future

haha... this wasn't a flight deck failure. it's those prick shooter playing a trick on the new shooters in training. same thing happened to me. The guy told me to get closer, and that is was ok. haha... right when when the jet took off, I looked up to see a fireball coming right at me. I actually tumble alot more then the guy in this video. I part of vaq 141 shadowhawks. 2005 training deployment.

@ryandoe11

8 жыл бұрын

lol your a dumbass this is actually a job, not a one time thing they did to fuck with someone...

@spedtrap9215

7 жыл бұрын

You are so right in the Marines we call it AXE Qual. same in the Army. In tanks we tell them a M1 tank can't pivot turn which it can, they take off their hat to put on the CVC Helmet and pull the tank out and as they do we throw their hat under the tracks, then center the tank track on the had. They pivot turn and grind it into the ground, or you send them to Admin to pick up and I-D-10-t(idiot) form or B-A-1100-n(balloon) form. If you watch other videos you will see they have one person on each side as safety checks, if there is a third he is in training.

@bigbigmurphy

7 жыл бұрын

Tire is low, need some PE-PSI. XD.

@revmatch2648

7 жыл бұрын

hahaha OHHH the confustion!... Just as good as getting mad at the new guy forget to grab the keys! hahahah

@declanmark2809

6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha, thats amazing... well respect to you man.

I think that's hardly a fail. Slid about 20' and came up walking before hitting the blast deflector. Maybe not by the book, but definitely not a fail. I have a friend that actually got blown off the fantail, luckily the propwash had all the bubbles in it that softened the landing. Obviously he survived that episode.

@georgeblank2648

2 жыл бұрын

Why is it obvious he survived?

@ffjsb

2 жыл бұрын

@@georgeblank2648 "...luckily the wake had all the bubbles in it that softened the landing."

@The_BIG_salad

Жыл бұрын

I got blown over your mom's fantail once. Obviously I survived.

@user-yi2bn5ky5q

14 күн бұрын

It’s a fail regardless. The trainer and trainee were too far apart from each other. And if it was done properly, he wouldn’t have slid at all. Stating that he slid 20’ and didn’t hit anything and was still able to walk away, doesn’t constitute that it “was hardly a fail”.

@ffjsb

11 күн бұрын

@@user-yi2bn5ky5q WRONG. Never was he in any danger whatsoever.

While an EA-6B Plane Captain (brown shirt) working the roof (flight deck) of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower) in the mid-80s, I got caught behind the JBD (Jet Blast Deflector, the panel that lifts up out of the deck behind the launching aircraft) when an F-14 was launching. I was getting fried and let go of the pad-eye (bowl shaped indentation with a metal cross inside used to tie-down aircraft) and was blown almost to the fantail (Rear edge of the flight deck)before I was able to grab another to keep from going overboard. I had second degree burns on my wrist, forehead, and back. They gave me two aspirin and sent me back to work.

@alphamale1865

8 жыл бұрын

+Rock Cowles i was on the IKE 85-88 ABF spent most my time on the flight deck

@theoriginalbadbob

8 жыл бұрын

I first worked on the flight deck on the Constellation, as a green-shirt electronics troubleshooter, when we took her around Cape Horn in 1962. The Connie's JBD was as pictured in this video. I used to stand behind it when a plane was launched. The jet blast was directed up, by the JBD, and went over my head. What a trip. The next carrier flight deck that I worked on was the Ticonderoga, an Essex-class that was so old, it took two Kamikaze hits in January, 1945. The first flight ops I experienced, on the Tico, were at night. As I used to stand behind F-8 Crusaders, at afterburner, on the Connie, I thought that standing behind an A-4 Skyhawk wouldn't be a problem, even after I saw, to my surprise, the JBD come straight up out of the deck and it had baffles, not a solid steel surface. When the A-4 went to military power, because the baffles redirected the exhaust gases at a 45 degree angle, I was blown perpendicular to the starboard side of the ship. I was flying through the air like Superman, heading for the side of the ship. I flew past the Island, and I'm sure I surprised the crap out of the guys behind those windows. I was about 4 feet above the deck, not losing any "altitude," and I could see that if I didn't do something, I would fly over the side and probably be reduced to chum by the props. I saw the chain guard rail approaching, and grabbed the top chain. My upper body was hanging over the side, while my lower body was hanging over the ship. I was balanced on my belly on the chain. I quickly got all the way back on the ship and never did that again.

@RockCowles

7 жыл бұрын

Scott Long you got there right after us. 1981-1984.

@markschenher4559

7 жыл бұрын

I was on The Eisenhower 84-88, Reactor. I miss it like a tooth ache

@GaryJkenny

5 жыл бұрын

The LOVE Boat..... CVN. 69 79. THRU 82 I.O. 80 SIX PACK CRUISE WHAT A MOTHER. ARTIC CIRCLE..BLUE NOSE BLUE BALLS CERTIFICATE... SHELLBACK.... THOSE WERE THE DAYS WHEN WE WERE YOUNG.... 2019 &SHE IS STILL TRUCKING ON I LIKE IKE CVAN 69.... CAPT MAULDING... SCAULDING JIM ROT IN HELL YOU FUCK

Even though it's at full thrust on the catapult, we are far forward enough for it to not hit us. It's when it takes off down the catapult do you feel it. The exhaust of a Prowler blows down and out, while the other aircraft on board mostly blow straight out. That's why we have to hold on. The farther inboard of the aircraft we are, the more we'll feel it when it takes off.

As a former Final Checker on an aircraft carrier I can tell you the work on deck of an aircraft carrier can be really dangerous! Stay safe y'all!🙏🙏🙏

@gbonkers666

4 ай бұрын

Probably more dangerous than actually being in combat. DId you guys really get a little bit extra each paycheck for work on the Roof?

When I was on a carrier... one of those type fails ended up throwing the guy against the jet blast deflector, up 50 ft and then he crashed to the deck near the #4 wire. Unfortunately fatal. Carrier flight deck during flight ops is one of the most dangerous places on the planet. One mistake can easily kill you and others.

@Tank50us

5 жыл бұрын

and note that the people who get killed are the ones not paying attention, or are goofing off a bit too much.

@richardpavlik5585

4 жыл бұрын

Must of of been an f-14.

@radioactive9861

3 жыл бұрын

F Huber, I've heard that...'the deck of an aircraft carrier is the most dangerous 4.5 acres in the world'.

@fbueller

3 жыл бұрын

#truth

@jerryherrin6470

2 жыл бұрын

@david toler Any way you can stop being bitter about the failed insurrectionist, with skin thinner than my micrometer can measure, failing to overthrow democracy?

He's lucky his goggles didn't end up getting sucked into the starboard intake of that Super Hornet behind them.

The jet blast, even from smaller jets is incredibly powerful. That thrust is what makes it jet engine. I love planes but I'd rather have any other duty rather than carrier duty. I was shore based at NAS JAX FLA '73>'77. But since we deployed overseas at least once a year it was considered sea duty. I heard horror stories from guys that had served aboard carriers that it sucked. They're designed to be working 24/7. They never got any time off. ✌🇺🇸

even if this was a prank it wouldn't be funny. his goggles nearly went straight into the air intake of the f18 sat waiting behind.....

@tlew1588

6 жыл бұрын

Clorox Bleach No offense. That's why the world is full of stupid ppl. Fact check ppl we can do dis

@michaelesposito2629

3 жыл бұрын

@@regulator5521 you’re 19 now. Are you smarter yet?

@j-moyourdoggydogdo4468

3 жыл бұрын

Ok Karen

@CaptJLPicard92

3 жыл бұрын

Nathan is correct. Those goggles became FOD and could have basically blown the F18 up as it took off if not noticed in time to stop the launch.

@Sgt6217

2 жыл бұрын

@@CaptJLPicard92 The goggles should have not come off if the cranial was put together correctly

it has been 25 yeas since i was on a carrier i would like to be on the flight deck once more nothing like it during a cat shot. i was a ABF. true there is no way to really tell what it is like. i really miss the F-14s at night with full afterburners

@rexbentley8332

6 жыл бұрын

No way I'ld be in today's Navy. I'ld be in the brig in the first 10 minutes.

@Maxid1

6 жыл бұрын

Scott Long It's been 37 years for me. It's funny, I read your comment and thought that was a long time, and then I did the math for me.

@tlew1588

6 жыл бұрын

Shit I'll never forget. Watching E/A 18s roll out from the flight line at sunset. Top Gun style

@The.Drunk-Koala

6 жыл бұрын

Maxid1 surrre, you look young, did you join when.u were 5?

@DaggerOneMike

5 жыл бұрын

Why in the Natops F-14B manual does it say that full afterburner is not allowed for Cat launch? We pretty much all have seen F-14's full burner on launch... or was it the upgraded engines on later models that just weren't allowed?

WOW! Great video and educational. Thanks! A jet blast deflector (JBD) or blast fence is a safety device that redirects the high energy exhaust from a jet engine to prevent damage and injury.

@richardpavlik5585

4 жыл бұрын

They should of made him get the flight deck wrench instead.

I always felt the Prowlers were the loudest on the deck. Made my teeth rattle. I miss the flight deck.

@ashokiimc

3 жыл бұрын

Tomcats were quite loud as well, I think the loudest of em all was the Phantom

@JGW845

2 жыл бұрын

The loudest in my day was the RA-5C "Vigilante." Same twin J-79's as the F-4B's but made a howling sound. The entire forward section of the ship would shake when a "vigi" was launched. The vertical stabilizer was so tall it was hinged and had to be folded to be brought into the hanger deck. (Go Gators!)

I did this job (final checker) on USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42 with VF-41 F-4N in 1975. Not nearly as big as this ship. I would have been much closer to the JBD. I had to check to see if afterburners were working and "turkey feathers" were "puckered". I did not let go of the padeye until the blast had cleared.

Apparently you don't understand how aircraft maintenance on an aircraft carrier works. The last minute checks with the aircraft on the catapult are very necessary. That's because that's the only time the wings are in the spread & locked position, and the aircraft is brought to full military power. If there is a problem with the flight controls or a hydraulic/fuel leak at full power, this is the only opportunity to see those problems.

@Fear_the_Doughnut

3 жыл бұрын

Another thing I was thankful for, you never have to hook a helo to the cat. HS-12 Uss Midway 84-88

@Darknamja

3 жыл бұрын

We, landlubbers, call those EOR checks which are a whole lot safer. Hats off to you guys. 😎

When I watch this kinda stuff what I think about is my time on an Air Force flight line, keeping those babies in the air. It was always exciting, and always a challenge with huge rewards. I can barely imagine working the flight deck of a modern carrier. What an adrenalin rush that must be, what a strong sense of mission and pride. Kudos to my Navy brothers- and sisters-in-arms.

@timanderson5543

2 жыл бұрын

One must watch your back and have your head on a swivel at all times or get hurt.

@vpr961 My time in the Navy came to an end a couple years ago. I did 8 years though. That is me in the video though, the white jersey closest to the camera.

Great video post Wes. Good to find these On here when I start missing the Navy.

this must be a very unhealthy job..breathing the jet exhausts every day

@WesleyHoward83

8 жыл бұрын

+bobl78 Yeah, I'd imagine that's true. However, it's pretty windy up there, so fresh air is constantly rushing around you. I know there's been times were I was slammed with exhaust, and I just had to move a little bit to get out of it.

@mindyschocolate

8 жыл бұрын

Unless you're in the Coral/ EL 2 area. I hate being in there. My eyes burn so bad and get bloodshot I look like an addict.

@gtc1961

8 жыл бұрын

+bobl78 Probably much worse living in a city. The planes are "on" for very short periods of time.

@ThePrissyMommyLife

8 жыл бұрын

+Wesley Howard Wow! That is just So Cool!

@anotsosexysaxman5914

7 жыл бұрын

better than living in mexico city lol

That ea- 6b was the loudest planes we had on our ship. Retired uss enterprise sailor 1980 to 1985.

@rldabomb33

Жыл бұрын

Probably the loudest ever in the Navy..

he zigged when he should have zagged

@michaelo1929

3 жыл бұрын

🤣

Thank you for your service. my grandpa was a mechanic for 22 years in the Air Force,

I know a guy who got blown over - there are nets just over the edge and he landed in it, so he was able to survive.

Went into the Navy for this experience ... but as a medical corpsman I never saw any sea duty, even had carriers on my dream sheet. But only got shore duty at hospitals. Have to say it was a disappointment. I will never forget watching the tomcats taking off at night from Miramar, the sound and sight of full afterburners just incredible .. was out there prior to my enlistment .. grew up near an air guard base and watching the F4 phantoms was equally awesome if not better

@PhysifistEngineering

2 жыл бұрын

I was a C130 jet engine mechanic at VMGR-352 out of Miramar. Sometimes I miss the tarmac.

@rldabomb33

Жыл бұрын

Be greatful you never stepped on the ship. After 2 weeks you’ll be sick of it… and then you realize its 6 months long.. i was lucky enough to be on the shitty kitty.. could only go out 3 months at a time but we would go twice a year do almost the same thing,,,

Nothing beats 'on-the-job' experience. :)

Those EA-8 are very dangerous even at idle , I've seen one knock a purple shirt right off the flight deck. Me and my shipmates almost went into the drink while working on our super hornet the yellow shirt turned the jet exhaust twords us, tools and people almost went overboard. Finally the yellow shirt saw us and redirected the aircraft. I also saw a new line rat try to run under a prowler like it was a hornet, it knocked him down and pushed him down the deck Lol that's flight deck life.

@jdarksword

8 жыл бұрын

+richard byers umm its an EA-6B not EA-8

@delayed_control

7 жыл бұрын

BEWARE OF ROTORS AND JET BLAST

@dominiquestephenson1541

6 жыл бұрын

m4ti140 - I feared those props WAY more than any jet blast or intake.- TPO, Waist Cats, Connie....

@TheTruthIsGonnaHurt

6 жыл бұрын

And we all know what happened to the red shirt. 😏

@The_BIG_salad

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you guys were blowing each other a lot on that cruise.

Great video.. Thank you for your service !!! Glad you made it home safe.

He broke his character and reentered it so smoothly you couldn't tell

This new amusement park ride is called a "jet-blast walk-run-tumble-walk"😀😀

They've already started replacing the Prowler. I wouldn't be surprised if most, if not all, of the Prowler squadrons have been converted. Heck, the first Growlers started arriving at the training squadron in 2008 right before I got out.

Thank you for the explanation of the positions, I always wondered! 👍

EA-6s sure emitted an ear-splitting shriek! It was an unholy racket that could even be painful inside the Enterprise hangar bay.

Holy cow! How fortunate for that man to have survived this. You guys have an extremely dangerous job.

i love prowlers just got out after working on them for 6 1/2 years loved every minute. my older brother was asking me earlier today about this stuff and how loud it was and he started laughing at me cause i didnt know how to explain it. between the noise level itself and the fact that every bone in your body feels like its shaking loose... i just couldnt figure out how to explain it to him... i loved that feeling

@vjt989

10 жыл бұрын

I slapped my brother in the face.. told him that's what it felt like

@TecumsehDrummer1996

9 жыл бұрын

Prowlers always mademy teeth hurt when they went full power on the cats! I was E2C Hawkeyes and C2's (Hummers)

@jwilson2793

6 жыл бұрын

Kyle Ratcliffe frankly the Prowlers were my second favorite carrier aircraft growing up (behind the Tomcat of course) I love the unusual look especially with the 4-seat layout.

@aname5455

6 жыл бұрын

Kyle Ratcliffe And try not to open your mouth. Right? The sound invades through your mouth as well. I was on the Nimitz 37 years ago. NHRA “Top Fuel” is about as close as you’ll get. “Hookin up”!

@pgtmr2713

6 жыл бұрын

It's beyond sound, shoelaces vibrating is how I describe it.

During my time aboard the USS Enterprise 1963 thru 1965 V2 division # 4 cat , the launching of aircraft has completely changed since the redesign of the shuttle that now accepts the nose gear . We had bridle cables that looped around the shuttle , then cable ends were connected to clevis’s built into each side of the fuselage . The savings on this redesign must have been tremendous as these expensive bridle cables were usually discarded after several launches . Two guys were needed to hold the bridle in place until tension was placed by the shuttle . Then the two hookup guys ran out . It’s so interesting to see how things have changed through the years !

Thanks for the explanation of the crew.

to all servicemen and women that comment on this page. Thank you so much for all you've endured and sacrificed to protect everything great about our country. thank you and God Bless you all.

I’m sure that was a breaking in a new crew member, no damage was done

14 years later and it decided to show this to us again

I was on a retired carrier on vacation last summer and saw those, now I know what they are. Thanks!

It's all fun and games until the man got his body stuck inside that "ramp- shield" thing

@CupidGaming522

3 жыл бұрын

To help you out: the "ramp-shield" is called the JBD. Jet Blast Deflector.

@papyfun5097

3 жыл бұрын

yeah ive been wondering what would happen if you got stuck under the deflector

@abandonedaccount123

3 жыл бұрын

@@papyfun5097 d e a t h

@stevehammond9156

2 жыл бұрын

It is called a JBD (Jet Blast Deflector)

@jeremyhess7977

2 жыл бұрын

JBDs sometimes fail too...and when they do, there's a pretty high likelihood that death or severe injury will soon follow. Stay the fuck away from intakes, exhaust, catapults, arresting wires, JBDs, and anyone who looks like a dangerous shit bag.

That dude was literally blown away from the power of that jet!

Ouch! That non skid is unforgiving and damn painful to "skid" on. Lol, the stupid crap we do on board when we are bored out of our minds! Man I miss it (not the chow at least) and thank you guys for carrying on the great Navy tradition. Be safe outthere and keep kicking butt! CV-62 and CV-63, a long time ago V-2.

Apparently everyone in the comments was there, it was the actual guy himself. Truly amazing

@obviouslynottito

5 ай бұрын

i was in the army and i am in fact the seaman getting tossed. it was wild but i learned my lesson. most of the videos you see on the internet are of me.

I like how he rolls out of it onto his feet. "I uh... meant to do that guys... What?"

Stay tuned to the new title next month! I'm taking suggestions ;-)

@cosmosaviatoric

3 жыл бұрын

yes, hello from 9 years after man!

Excellent Info, Wesley Howard. Thanks.

Thank you for explaining it in the description, I was so confused at first

When I first saw where he was positioned I thought, "Uh oh!" LOL Good vid. :) Former Prowler AT Shooter. VAQ-132 (Desert Storm), VAQ-129 and VAQ-137 (210 LPO).

@ut000bs

3 жыл бұрын

Wow…11 years ago. 😉🙋‍♂️🖖

@dramasham

2 жыл бұрын

@@ut000bs good 😅🌹

@Masterchief68

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure a little too much inboard!

I wish there was some way you get the sound you actually hear when you're shooting a Prowler off the pointy end. Let's see. Imagine you rip the mufflers off 40 cars and wind em up, detonate 100lbs of C-4, and have 100 guys with bass drums surrounding you and all this going off at the same time. Even your heart doesn't know what speed it's supposed to beat at. I loved it.

@Skankhunter420

2 жыл бұрын

100 lbs of C-4? That's a lot.

@ut000bs

2 жыл бұрын

@@Skankhunter420 the sound drowns out Hornets in full afterburner.

@LunaticTheCat

2 жыл бұрын

There actually is a way to record the sound. Check out this video of a Falcon Heavy launch where the sound is recorded in a way that sounds like you're there. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6Gjs9OHqbWyaLw.html

@LunaticTheCat

2 жыл бұрын

Listen with headphones on

Thank you for the great explanation.

14 years ago, wow. When utube was showing fun cool vids from around the world.

CVN-68/84-86. Either way it looked like a good recovery to me. I certainly wouldn't call it a fail. I say the Air Boss gets to call this one and I'm sure he did.

Those were the loudest freaking birds I ever was around!

@grumpy_9826

6 жыл бұрын

They were loud but A-3's had a peircing sound to them. If I was forward when they brought one to the cat I'd try to get behind the island with the ordnance. Just seemed to burn through the mouse ears and I had lots of extra foam in mine.

@grumpy_9826

6 жыл бұрын

Come to think of it, you're probably right on that. Good call. Only was around Harriers once and that was on Det to Cubi Point. They really did pain the ears even with the extra stuffing I had in my mouse ears. I was around the A-3's when we were at sea. Always had one along from the VQ-1 Det at Atsugi.

@BiggieTSkinny

6 жыл бұрын

Grumpy_98 you mean A-6 ?

@nihilpeel9627

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't see any birds, I doubt you would have been able to hear them anyways with the plane making all the noise...smooth ear brain

@bobmarlowe3390

2 жыл бұрын

I remember when the Harriers from the British carriers came over to Cecil Field when they visited. Those things are extremely loud.

Great video. I really love to watch aircraft marshalling. I only wish I understood better the sequence of it all and what each hand signal means. I think I pretty much have it figured out but it happens so fast.

thank you for the explanation. good stuff

When I was on the Enterprise in the 70's the EA-6 squadron would do high power turn ups right above our line shack. We would dog the hatch and wear our cranials but the noise was overwhelming and almost unbearable. I'll never forget those days. Thirty five years ago and I still miss it.

@olentangy74

3 жыл бұрын

@@merlinthegray I was a big ST and Enterprise fan in high school. I never dreamed I would serve aboard the real thing, lol.

@stevenjolls8968

3 жыл бұрын

It was the late 60’s on the BiG E for me. Do I miss it? Hell yea! Retired now.

This is a year later but maybe somebody will know this. How much gas do these planes hold and how many gallons per minute do they suck at 'full military power' which one assumes equals afterburners. Also, are these pilots really the prima donnas they're made out to be? I can't believe anyone would look down upon the crews that let them fly. Full respect for your astonishingly dangerous service...

@WesleyHoward83

8 жыл бұрын

+William Moser I'd been a long time, but I believe the internal tanks can carry about 15,000 lbs of fuel. There can also be up to 5 external drop tanks, though typically there's only 2 used, and I believe they are about 2,000 lbs each. I couldn't tell you how much fuel they use at full military. Most pilots and ECMO's (the other guys in the cockpit) are pretty cool and chill. They treated us with respect, and would even joke around with us. Hell, I have a picture of a CO carry 6 tie down chains! There are the occasional "better than you" clowns, and you just deal with them. Nothing like those stuck up kids in Top Gun, which, btw, is the worst movie ever made.

@ThePrissyMommyLife

8 жыл бұрын

+Wesley Howard That is awesome! Thank you for your service! You are so knowledgeable and really explained everything so well! :)

@docwill184

8 жыл бұрын

+Wesley Howard. LOL, "...worst movie ever..."

@dominiquestephenson1541

6 жыл бұрын

I was a Waist Cat green shirt so I can’t answer the fuel questions, (ask a grape)...no burners on subsonic Prowlers or Intruders, still these birds were some of the loudest and most powerful “feeling” Aircraft to launch! Most (FLEET) aircrews I knew were totally professional and demanded the same of everyone around them. Someone fucks off somebody could die. They had a very tough road to get to the fleet and not much slackin off once there. No prima donnas but definitely cocky and confident. Lots of ways to die in Naval Aviation! Lots of ongoing performance measurements, “friendly” squadron competitions and critical oversight of aircrew performance while “on the boat”. Frontline unit service and infrequent adversary air contact generally sobers things up. Those Bears, Badgers, MiGs and Sukhoi’s came out for a reason.

I would really like to know the long term health effects of those guys breathing all that exhaust.

I miss the Prowlers! My favorite plane to launch!

@tyberious3023

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah but landing that hunk of steel is a different story

Been there, done that.

Cool. He stood up and his buddy grabbed him so quick and so smooth it almost looked planned. lol Saw the goggles.

I was final check/ troubleshoote on F/A-18s for 6 months on the USS Midway, that was a Badass job. Especially watching the Whale A-3 Sky Warrior launch off the port CAT and watch bodies go tumbling

youtube recommended me this after 12 years

YT: Why don’t you take a look at this 12 years old video? Me: Why would I ... ok.

What's that long stick in front of the cockpit window for?

@WesleyHoward83

7 жыл бұрын

In flight refueling probe!

@msazak

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much.

@jakeredfern8307

7 жыл бұрын

Mustafa SAZAK it's for air to air refuelling mate.

@Broadwaymungo

7 жыл бұрын

Mustafa SAZAK s

@msazak

7 жыл бұрын

I guess what you say is in your dreams and you're reflecting here. Rude guy...

So proud of you brother!

12 years ago and still in my recommendation

Brown shirt is the owner of the plane.

@triroo107

6 жыл бұрын

Turdshirt don’t own shit, wash it wipe it down put fuel in it, give me a fucking break Hump chains and maybe you will be a Plane Captain, that shithead would be working the recycling compressor or burn bag detail. That shit wouldn’t fly in my line shack, his ass would be in court after flight ops was over, old school pink belly or a lube job if he flipped over. Navy is way to soft now, the crazy Vietnam Vets sailors would have killed him. Probably a WOG

As everyone here seems to be a shooter and or pilot, I'll admit that I'm an aircraft carrier. Seen this many times during the last 30 years on my deck.

@nevergiveafuck404

2 жыл бұрын

My Grandfather was a PT Boat

After 13 years, here we are again

That just brought up a flashback of 2 of my friends getting there legs cut off in a JBD. It wasn't even flight ops they were doing routine maintenance on good Friday in 2000 while the Stennis was inport in San Diego.

Is it a EA-6B?

@ZackSabbath

10 жыл бұрын

looks like it.

@alexmun133

9 жыл бұрын

pretty sure it's a lambo dude

@BMAD_Christoph27

9 жыл бұрын

nah, there are no Hexagons.

@dominiquestephenson1541

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, it is the spectacular Prowler....”first to launch” (besides the eight ballers).

FOD WALK!

@DocterGoodness It's called a JBD, or jet blast deflector. Kind of does what the name suggests.

I was just noting it as it's one of my favorite airframes, I honestly didn't notice the difference.

Oh son, I could explain the intricate workings of the aircraft carrier flight operations until I'm blue in the face, but I'm not sure it would ever sink in. With 8 years of Naval Aviation experience, I'm pretty sure I know what I'm talking about. Maybe if you ever spent time in the military, you might understand a little more, but unfortunately for you, the minimum ASVAB score is 32, so that probably isn't an option for you. Now go troll someone else's video and foxtrot oscar.

@DRPowell

3 жыл бұрын

Wesley Howard - Yours is an old post but it reminded me of something that happened while I was in DEP. The recruiter wanted me to take the nuke test. On he way back to the bus station, the duty driver dropped two guys off at the airport. He came back to the van chuckling. He said “I’ve been doing this for two years and have never seen two guys too stupid for the Navy!”

@ChazCharlie1

3 жыл бұрын

Should you use aircraft carrier and sink in the same sentence?

If I was captain of that ship I would reduce the rank of the final check "shooter" and the safety observer. On the flight deck there is absolutely no room for horseplay. If I was an Admiral I would tell that ship captain I expect it will never happen again. Without military discipline this is what you get.

Man...you guys have great stories to tell....me ? I just did KP & CQ runner in the army...🤪😜🤪😜 big WOOP !

@vpr961 Thanks for the comment. We all appreciate hearing stuff like this. =)

Trust me, they were his goggles. The only part that is fastened to the rear of the cranial was the strap. The goggles can still come off of the strap.

Got blown away and turned it into a recovery by standing up and walking off mid gust. Pretty slick there.

I was onboard the USS Dwight D Einsenhower and the E/A-18 growler engine exhaust took out the white shirts on the port wing and sent them about 10 metres down the deck. I was working on the catapult at the time.

Never gets old

well, that’s what the blast deflectors are for. to keep him from being jetisoned out to sea. a friend of mine was lubing the high power once and “somebody” picked it over; it jetisoned his left leg, from the knee down, about 100 yards out to sea...

Yikes! I'm glad that guy didn't fall down behind the blast shield!

@klingonradar Sometimes, though that non-skid can be unforgiving. I did that when we were up off the coast of Alaska, and it had been raining and cold. The deck was slippery, so I got up close, and as soon as the jet started taking off, I turned around and sat down, and the jet exhaust pushed me about 10 feet down the deck while I was sitting. It was a blast. Although, it didn't work as well the second time, and it hurt like hell.

They only time I was allowed on the flight deck, I was glued to the G3 Gunner. I was so close people thought we were Siamese Twins

Meanwhile youtube recommend this after 14 years

My workstation was directly under the JBD (jet blast deflector) at Catapault 1. Our standard ear protection was 1) earphones playing music, covered by 2) foam earplugs, covered by 3) standard issue ear guards filled with foam. You could not stand to enter that space during airops off Cat 1 without them. Not because of the jet blast, which was loud but bearable -- but because of the hydraulics of that JBD...every time they cut in and locked, it was like getting blind-sided with a hammer!

Miss that job! I remember taking one of our JOs up on the cat for a launch. It was raining and he did not turn his head when the prowler launched. Yes, he was blind due to the water spay on his goggles. He left his month open and got a fresh drink of water. Miss that job and specifically the prowler.

That guy just stand up and walk away like nothing happened. Genius

He recovered that so good tho.

thanks for all the explanation. Very interesting. Thanks fpor posting.

I was on an FFG in Mayport. I walked over to the Saratoga one afternoon and was able to get their guys to give me a couple of gallons of pastel green for the finishing touches on a berthing. It was windy that day. I had to really focus while going up the brow. Carriers can be quite dangerous.

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