FunBobby 0 #1 March 12, 2005 Just got back from a week of flying at sea aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier. As much as many would say that there's something not quite right about our love of jumping out of "perfectly good airplanes," many others would say that there are many things that are definitely not right about carrier landings... flying a 40,000lb jet aircraft (40,000 pounds of aluminum, steel, jet fuel, and ordnance) hurtling towards a 100,000 ton mass of steel that's pitching, rolling, and heaving in heavy seas, and trying to hit a spot that's about thirty inches across, all at speeds of 120-150 mph. Add all the rotors, burbles, and wild aerodynamic effects of jet exhaust from aircraft on deck blowing aft, gusty winds, and things get more interesting. Then try doing that $h-t at night! Man oh man. Even after years of doing this, night landings still suck. Scary, scary, scary. Daytime, it's fun. Night time, it sucks. I did take some cool pics, tho. Here are a few... S-3B Viking F-14 Tomcat F/A-18F Rhino Another tomcat Enjoy... FunBobby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #2 March 12, 2005 Forbidden You don't have permission to access /40/0/20/10/292402010FMhTzF_fs.jpg on this server. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apache/2.0.50 Server at image40.webshots.com Port 80 Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #3 March 12, 2005 Hey Bobby, None of the links open, except for the attatchment There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunBobby 0 #4 March 12, 2005 Sunnava....... FunBobby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #5 March 12, 2005 QuoteSunnava....... I even got a free membership thingy, stayed logged in, clicked, and pow! Forbidden. It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunBobby 0 #6 March 12, 2005 Okay, let's try it this way...... Try now. FunBobby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 March 12, 2005 Open the link then hit refresh and it works. Is the last F-14 pic.. did he catch #4 or #3?Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #8 March 12, 2005 QuoteHey Bobby, None of the links open, except for the attatchment Quote The guy can land a ROCKET ...on a BOAT... in a STORM...at NIGHT! But gettin' a link to work...'nother story!.. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunBobby 0 #9 March 12, 2005 QuoteIs the last F-14 pic.. did he catch #4 or #3? He caught the 2 wire, actually. In the pic, the 4 wire is forward of the nose, the mainmounts are skidding across the 3, and the hook is starting to stretch the 2 wire near the left edge of the pic. FunBobby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FunBobby 0 #10 March 12, 2005 QuoteThe guy can land a ROCKET ...on a BOAT... in a STORM...at NIGHT! But gettin' a link to work...'nother story!.. Come on, flying is simple - up, down, left, right, faster, slower. What the heck does URL mean? Hyperlink? Is that something for a chain on Star Trek? Web site? Its that, uh, like where a spider makes its home? Thanks, by the way. FunBobby Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rickjump1 0 #11 March 12, 2005 Night carrier landings? Did some in WW Nam. We Army helicopter pilots would put all the tables together with a nice coat of beer and do (nonprecision) approaches (all we had was an ADF). If somebody got their first hit, they were required to drink a "green mother fucker" (shot of everything on the bar plus two shots of creame de menthe); don't remember anybody keeping it down. All of this transpired after a safety meeting in the mess hall with the usual warnings about too much drinking. Alas, times have changed.Do your part for global warming: ban beans and hold all popcorn farts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #12 March 12, 2005 Oh yeah...! Piece of Cake I'm sure... Up down left right fast slow... oh yeah...get shot at... "Nothin' to it!" Did ya see this one? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #13 March 12, 2005 quitcher gripin'...carrier landing at night...no big deal. I can do that. After all, I DO have a student pilot's medical cert in my purse...I can do anything! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #14 March 12, 2005 My twins with the Abraham Lincoln and builds the engines for the Hornets. CSA #699 Muff #3804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyanide41 0 #15 March 12, 2005 I like to watch the planes at nigh and especailly when they miss the cables. After burners look COOL, I was stationed on the George Washington as a Marine security guard. I would "guard" the captain during gerenal quarters drills and just watch planes take off and land for a few hours. JAMES Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shark 0 #16 March 12, 2005 Dude, WTF are you doing on the BEast coast?! The SoCal weather scare you away? So check this out.... went to [cough]MCAS[/cough] Miramar to visit a recon buddy. Haven't been there in years. His set up at the Q was sick, like a nice suite or something, but would you believe the O club was closed at 1959hrs? I heard that most of the squadrons are deployed but several rotorhead squadrons were resident. Apparently they don't drink ! Hey where did the Turkeys come from? VF-111? See you 'round the DZ, Pinoy Plier Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wrightskyguy 1 #17 March 12, 2005 Gosh Bobby, I never knew that you were a carrier pilot. How come you've never said anything? Maybe if you would have put the word out earlier, you would'nt still be a virgin. I'll tell the Palatka honeys. You're in there! XXXXO John John Wright World's most beloved skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #18 March 12, 2005 Thanks for doing what you do.Thanks for the pics too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
metalslug 36 #19 March 12, 2005 For those interested; This link has some info on the hand signals used on the flight deck and a short video clip. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jumpwally 0 #20 March 12, 2005 How in the hell did ya take the "on the ball" pic? Helmet cam? geezzzsmile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #21 March 12, 2005 I did a tandem jump with the first woman, Lynn Spruel (sp?), to land a fighter type aircraft aboard a carrier at night. After opening, her first comment was "well, that was OK but it doesn't even come close to a night trap in weather". The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites freeflir29 0 #22 March 12, 2005 QuoteLynn Spruel (sp?), to land a fighter type aircraft aboard a carrier at night. Wasn't she killed in a crash? Lost an engine at the last minute before landing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,026 #23 March 12, 2005 Here are some pictures I took on the Carl Vinson (CVN70) a few years ago. Unfortunately the night shots didn't come out too well.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites misskriss 0 #24 March 12, 2005 QuoteWasn't she killed in a crash? Lost an engine at the last minute before landing? You might be thinking of Kara Hultgreen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #25 March 12, 2005 Naw, that wasn't Lynn. Last time I talked to her she was a senior captain flying for, I think, Delta.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
jumpwally 0 #20 March 12, 2005 How in the hell did ya take the "on the ball" pic? Helmet cam? geezzzsmile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #21 March 12, 2005 I did a tandem jump with the first woman, Lynn Spruel (sp?), to land a fighter type aircraft aboard a carrier at night. After opening, her first comment was "well, that was OK but it doesn't even come close to a night trap in weather". The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #22 March 12, 2005 QuoteLynn Spruel (sp?), to land a fighter type aircraft aboard a carrier at night. Wasn't she killed in a crash? Lost an engine at the last minute before landing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #23 March 12, 2005 Here are some pictures I took on the Carl Vinson (CVN70) a few years ago. Unfortunately the night shots didn't come out too well.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #24 March 12, 2005 QuoteWasn't she killed in a crash? Lost an engine at the last minute before landing? You might be thinking of Kara Hultgreen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #25 March 12, 2005 Naw, that wasn't Lynn. Last time I talked to her she was a senior captain flying for, I think, Delta.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
