That carrier break straight over the top of aircraft being launched from the cat below you is some of the best footage I have ever seen. Fantastic stuff.

You really have to admire a pilot that can land on a postage stamp in the middle of an ocean!👍

@johno9507

2 жыл бұрын

No no...The HMAS Melbourne was a postage stamp, US carriers are more like a large package.

@anomalyp8584

Жыл бұрын

what you call a stamp lol. An airfield is a stamp compared to the nation it's based in....

@_baller

Жыл бұрын

That's a big postage stamp

@RS-pq5mo

Жыл бұрын

@@anomalyp8584 Try finding it in the middle of the night with no city, road or airport lights for reference...

@anomalyp8584

Жыл бұрын

@@RS-pq5mo radar? IR? Vectoring?

Honking into the break while two guys are just coming off the cat in frame, epic capture!

@Peter_Riis_DK

Жыл бұрын

WTF?! 😅

This is absolutely insane to me. The amount of skill and training is astounding. WOW!

@raymondweaver8526

Жыл бұрын

Straight up guts

The clouds are beautiful, nice view. I loved it.

Landing on Carriers (at night as well) is what separates the Navy & Marine Corps pilots from the rest. And as badass as the Thunder Birds are from the Air force - the "Blue Angels" are on another level. Shout out to an old (F 14 Squadron / VF - 142 " Ghost Riders") out of Oceana Naval Air Station Va. Bch. , Va. Spent a few years growing up around those who - yas.

Wow that’s insane! The cockpit is remarkably small. A runway in the middle of the ocean -what a concept!!

@dave-d-grunt

Жыл бұрын

Controlled crash

Amazing! You guys make it look so easy. I wish I could be like you. Love all those call signs and unique helmet designs.

Been there. Honking into the brake as two come off the cat. Solid smooth landing. Sweet!

It's good to see the skull & crossbones still flying ! ! I was in VF-84 between 87 - 91 as a mech when the F-14 was still flying ! ! Squids ! !

It ceases to amaze me to witness these epic landings :)

@MeppyMan

Жыл бұрын

Never ceases?

@winkfinkerstien1957

Жыл бұрын

Wacky Packy.

@Peter_Riis_DK

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. It's been done a million times. 😁

Nice landing! It was also very nice moment to see the cat1 and cat3 launches during the break.

@yxeaviationphotog

2 жыл бұрын

Cat 2 and 3. Cat 1 has aircraft parked on it.

Ok. I love all about carriers, aircraftfigthers and pilots. Thank you once again Mr. Alex Bowman.

Amazing skill. My mentor in soaring was an ex carrier fighter pilot. Amazing guy. The best!!

So proud to be an American. A big thank you to the service men & women to bravely serve our country! 🇺🇸

Awaiting eagerly this video.

“ Tinder” is an epic call sign… what would be hilarious is if your wingman was “Grindr” or however you spell it.

My favorite squadron, The Jolly Rogers!

These frontal shots dude 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽

Alex... VERY cool to see that in daytime, calm seas anyways, the prop churn of the carrier gives you a sort of "white water" centerline for final to line up on, crab, follow in for the trap. Fly safe! :)

Saw your call sign in the thumbnail and realized I’ve been watching the guy who did IGN reacts to Top Gun Maverick.

A really good pilot coming downwind toward the ship, will know exactly where his cab will end up once he starts that turn based on the wind speed and direction. Other pilots will work it out as they descend; others will work it out much lower down the approach. I’ve worked with all manner of pilot and all are exceptional.

🇺🇸💯❤️ thank you for your service and being the best in the world ‼️

Nailed it like a boss! 👍💪

Gigantic meaty clackers ! I don’t know how these guys fly with those huge nuts. Much respect, over.

FE guys hooked you up with an awesome tape job

Ok-3 ! Nice calm seas

Very cool thanks! Nothing cooler than a fighter pilot!

Very good Alex

Wow.. Just wow.

WOW!!!!!! How cool is THAT!!!!!!!

I love flying you are amazing my friend

Most fun you can have with your pants on ... pretty good break at/near the bow.

Awsome pilot

Nice Really awesome video 👍👍

Awesome , Thanks 😊

Good morning boss I saw it on Instagram! good week .

A big thank you to the US Military 🪖 The world would be a very different place without you God bless the US 🇺🇸

@iatsd

Жыл бұрын

The world would indeed be a different place. Given the US has started more wars since 1950 than all other nations combined, there would be ~2.5 million more people alive today if the US had kept to itself like it pretends it does.

I got to do a landing on a carrier. It was in a C2 I think. We were faced backwards, so it wasn't much worse than a rollercoaster hitting the end of it's run. Fighter jets look way more violent.

Very nice

Epic! 🤘🏻🇺🇸

That call sign though 😂

Very Cool

just insane ^^

God these videos are epic. A great insight. Would you be able to make one of the entire recovery? I am not too much at home with the super hornet but what would you be doing at the UFC that late. Is that for PLM?

@AlexBowman_Ventures

2 жыл бұрын

I can probably do that. What part of the recovery would like to see? Anytime you execute a shit hot or break near the boat it is much easier (and safer in my opinion) to fly the approach turn with manual throttles because you have to bleed so much energy. Once at a decent position and energy state I clicked into auto throttles and selected PLM on the UFC. In a normal carrier pattern I would be slowed down soon enough to not have to select PLM this late in the approach! Nice catch!

@pieterras4592

2 жыл бұрын

@@AlexBowman_Ventures Well, unfortunately not many videos show the mechanics from coming into the stack, hawking the deck to then leave the stack, although yours shows an amazing part of it. I as just a boring airline pilot have done a lot of research on how cyclic ops works whilst being off during COVID and have had a lot of help from your (ex) colleagues. Most of the info given was related to the F/A-18C and I am not aware of how much procedures have changed. I made a video of it myself kzread.info/dash/bejne/mWpkspOfqsvJlLw.html which is probably just a laugh for you, but if you ever could and would be willing to make another video, then it would be amazing to see a video of a full case 1, from just before going BTN 16 when inbound to the boat. On a case III Have you ever flown Mode 1 or 1A Btw? Would be keen to hear about how often guys use it, or wether they rather stick with mode2.

Respect👍

The best

Retired CAF pilot here. Nice landing even if you did come in too low.

@MeppyMan

Жыл бұрын

Maybe why there was a cut?

He’s alive

Fascinating to see Cat 3 or 4 being used with aircraft in the break. Cant leave a lot of time for delay on those cats. Did that first aircraft launch from Cat 3/4 or Cat 2?

Cool stuff man ! Always wanted to for one of those bad boys , but life turned out differently cuz of the greediness of some of my siblings !

Nice 👍

Just subscribed. That would be an amazing job, how can you in all honesty accept a paycheck with a straight face!!!! I'd pay to do that just once!!! Keep it real!

Maverick brought me here. ✌🏼🌍

Bad ass!

I would be absolutely shitting myself. Hats off to these amazing pilots!

Hi! Please, what's the meaning of hitting the helmet and the cockpit glass? Thank you so much. Greetings from Spain! :)

Call sign 🔥😎

Wow! Jolly Roger!

Tinder, eh? I wonder how one earns that call sign? 😉 Keep living the dream, my guy!

The Jolly Sluggers!😅☠♠

so now in the interest of sick curiosity, we need to see your landing grades from the LSO, looked like an OK3 to me

@lucianolandi7307

Жыл бұрын

Exactly…

are you with VF 84? The jolly rogers?

I wonder what you did to get the name "Tinder"...

The F18 is the plane the Chair Force didn't want. Cracks me up.

@nocalsteve

Жыл бұрын

The Air Force chose the F-16 over the F-17. The F-18 is based on the F-17 but in the end is a completely different airplane.

Coffee for everyone! On the house!

Jose Jiminez, on approach...

Was that a third or fourth wire snag?

Great video. Still don't understand how pilots decelerate that quickly (on landing using arrestor gear) without losing their lunch.

Mr. Bowman, i've landed the FA18c over 100 times successfully in DCS World. What are my chances on a real FA18? Thank you

NICE TRAP!!!

Has the pattern changed? Looks deeper than 3/4 mile.

4 wire?

Lol “Tinder” I’d love to hear the story behind that callsign

Shit hot break. nice...

0:07 That's to tell everyone watching this video: "Watch, I'm going to blow your mind guys!" ;)

top gun maverick brought me here

when you rolled out into final approach was that a long groove?

@AlexBowman_Ventures

2 жыл бұрын

No. We shoot for 15-18sec groove length. 19-21sec would be a little long in the groove. (LIG)

You boys seen a aircraft carrier around here?

Good job Tinder

so how'd you get the name tinder?

0:16 SHAAAAAAARK!!!!

👍

Fear the Bones!

No crash = good landing

I never flew the F-18, but I did love the 14. It was my girl

That doesn't look too easy.

Call the ball...

What’s the landing speed?

We’ll done.

Really just wanna know why your call sign is “Tinder”

I have one question. At what speed do you land and break ?

@darrellbarfz8666

Жыл бұрын

9

Give me a mirror a sunny day and a case of beer. Only landing you'll be doing is crash landing boy. You hear me? Boy!

His call sign is tinder?

Dumb but serious question... why do you do a carrier break? Why not begin a straighter approach from further out? Do you always do one... even at night or in bad weather?

@AlexBowman_Ventures

Жыл бұрын

Carrier is more tactical, expedient, and efficient. It’s all about efficiency. At night and in bad wx we do straight ins.

@SWog617

Жыл бұрын

@@AlexBowman_Ventures Thanks, Alex.

@user-cx7bl2yf6s

Жыл бұрын

@@AlexBowman_Ventures vfa 14 video

3 wire!

Jolly Rogers??

Fly Navy.

Hoping other people caught his call sign... "Tinder" Goes to show call signs for fighter pilots aren't cool codenames, they are embarrassing nicknames that always have a humiliating story behind them LOL

@JoshuaTootell

2 жыл бұрын

Friend of mine got a call sign he liked, so he faked that he didn't like it long enough to make it stick 🤣

@tbuff91

Жыл бұрын

I like C.W. Lemoine call sign "Mover" because he accidentally peppered some cattle with his F-16 thinking they were insurgents. "Mooover" 😂

“Top gun; maverick”, might have been more authentic if it had been “Topgun ;tinder “

@nocalsteve

Жыл бұрын

If the original TopGun was made today it would have been TopGun:Grinder.