MOVING DECK LANDINGS -Aircraft Carrier: USS NIMITZ
DOES THIS BRING BACK FOND MEMORIES TO SOME OF US?
This is very unnerving, landing with deck pitching 30 feet, at night, low on fuel. Incredible. You will never forget viewing this. I have seen a lot of aviation emails but the two videos below are undoubtedly the best.
Turn on your sound and go full screen.
This will definitely hold your attention.
These videos show the difference between Naval Aviation and any other kind. The links below are two outstanding videos about F-18 carrier operations aboard the USS Nimitz during weather that causes a severely pitching deck, which you can see in the videos. It's more dangerous than most combat missions and the tension in the pilots and crew is very apparent.. Watch Part 1 first, then Part 2. Great videos.
Part One
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs
Part Two
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg
Contributed by empehi66
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That was amazing and scary. I have always had a respect for our Navy pilots, but it has just increased after watching those videos. Thanks for sharing.
Gaye in PA
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Glad you enjoyed it. I've watched it several times now. Mesmerizing to me and gives me a new appreciation for how dangerous, aside from combat, just the training can be.
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Pam
Thanks for these videos, Pam. My son spent 2 1/2 years attached to #69 - the Eisenhower - aircraft carrier, including two deployments to the middle east. His quarters were just below the deck, and he sent one video of life on board. When the planes took off it was so loud and the room shook so much that he couldn't talk and be heard. He told us to imagine sleeping when the planes took off every several minutes all night long, every night.
We were fortunate enough to have gone on a "tiger cruise" on his ship, for families and friends of the Navy personnel who are attached to that ship. It is a day I will never forget. We boarded the Eisenhower in predawn dark and debarked from his port for the whole day under way on the ocean. About 6,000 service men and women make the ship a city when deployed, and family and friends on this trip totaled about the same. Imagine the logistics of meals! We had a demonstration of the planes taking off and landing. I had to put my arms over my chest at the same time as I covered my ears (even with ear plugs) because the sound and the percussion was so great when a plane took off. During the demonstration, among the other capabilities shown, we saw two planes go through the sound barrier right in front of us - and we could see the white ring around the plane as the barrier was broken. You can check out those photos on the internet. Truly amazing!!!
The power and might of this country as shown in just one aircraft carrier was truly awesome. Just watching the planes take off and land while on the ocean was incredible. Our trip was on a beautiful day, so I am so appreciative of the skill and daring of these pilots under difficult circumstances.
It is humbling to see what we never even imagine is happening every day to keep us protected as a nation. We have some pretty amazing Americans out there, though they think what they are doing is 'just normal.'
Thanks again.
MC
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Glad you enjoyed it. I've watched it several times now. Mesmerizing to me and gives me a new appreciation for how dangerous, aside from combat, just the training can be.
Pam
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MC -- love this story!
Judy Halligan Willingham '66
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* Jim Seaman MPHS 66 served on a carrier during Vietnam.
* John Heckler MPHS 67 recently went on a Tiger Cruise on his son's ship.
Anyone else serve on a carrier? (Or, as we Marines call them BGB's - Big Grey Boats) - just to make the Navy mad.
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The last photo is photo shoped. I fly Air Force C-17's often and they are too large to land on a carrier. Good photo, though.
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