The Cool Video Thread

[Sludge]

Micro...

Have you seen the other videos from that same Y/T poster? The alert launch and deployment videos? Same type of cam and style... very well done.

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[Victory103]

These are very motivational for firing up FSX and hitting the deck. Did my first cruise on Big-E with CVW-17, good times.

[Sludge]

Victory...

These are very motivational for firing up FSX and hitting the deck. Did my first cruise on Big-E with CVW-17, good times.

No kidding. I did some cross-training with the BigE's Skipper/OpsO in CDC trying to fix their OTIXCS/Link system in summer 2003, when both our boats were in Portsmouth dry dock for PIA. When were you with the BigE?

On a smaller note, as EW divO, I'd get more free time than most, so I'd head up to the 08-level on the island to watch launch ops and still to this day it amazes me how flight deck personnel (esp. final checkers) could even think squatting down right next to a jet on full burner. I mean, the noise and vibration were rumbling through me up on Vulture Row.

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[Victory103]

I did the work-ups and Med cruise in '96 with my squadron, HS-15.

[Sludge]

Victory...

Oh OK. I know the Nav Av world is small, was just wondering, in case we might have crossed paths at some point.

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[Sludge]

Fellas...

Just found these videos. Enjoy. Check out the other vids from the Y/T author.

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[GOONIE]

Nice find Sludge!

The music definitely adds to the suspsense... "shake it off"

GOONIE

[pyroperson87]

Sweet vid!  Maybe someone with better knowledge of Hornet HUD symbology can help me out, but it looks like he's in A/A mode?  Is that common practice when hitting the tanker?  Is there a reason why it would be useful to do that?  The only thing I could think of was that having the range to the 135 displayed on the HUD would be nice.  Anybody have any insight?

[Sludge]

Pyro...

Yes, in US tactical refueling (non-close control) they go nose hot, so they can get steer guidance from radar and the HUD 'til they get tally on tanker. Then they have to go nose cold, switches safe before 0.5 NM and "pre-contact".

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[Sludge]

Fellas...

Check out this stuff from Megascenery. Wow, whole states now. They even fly the default Hornet in some of the videos, I really like this Florida video.

Might get it just to do some VFR flights, P'Cola to Eglin and Tyndall.

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[SpazSinbad]

T45 Goshawh Return To base, break ldg, Raw Footage

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"Uploaded on Feb 8, 2011 
ENd of acm flight returnig to base, Nas Boca chica, FL"

[Sludge]

Spaz...

Good video. HOLY SHITE, I think I met that LSO kid at 1:55, when I was at the Alliance airshow. Was yapping about my time in the Skypig (yes, they still call EA-6Bs that) community as a mechanic, and we get to talking about what LSOs do. He told me that they have A LOT of responsibility... starting with SAFE and CONSISTENT (his words, correcting my wrong idea) "bring aboard rate" and then how the entire airwing is graded as a whole from those rates. Forgot how intertwined everything is aboard ship and I've only been away from it for 10 years.

Anyway, was just a NO SHITE moment when I saw him spin around. Same haircut too. Funny.... such a small world, especially in Nav Av.

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[SpazSinbad]

Perhaps of interest about what a GOOD LSO can do (CDR 'Bug' Roach) in really difficult circumstances.

A6 Catches the Barricade Circa 1987 [1m52s]

"Uploaded on Jul 13, 2010 
After losing a wheel a crippled A6 Intruder catches the barricade in a tense emergency landing. The aircrew walked away from this unhurt. Note the exceptionally quick response of the deck crew."
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McNallyTV: U.S. Marine Captain Rand McNally "Atlas" crash lands on USS Ranger [19m 49s]

"Uploaded on Apr 22, 2011 
During a storm in the Indian Ocean, Atlas was down one set of landing gear. The rest of the squadron went and landed on a nearby island due to the storm, Atlas, had to dump his fuel and had one chance to land into the net. This is a great tribute to Bug Roach (Bug can be heard on the audio calmly talking the pilot down to the aircraft carrier) and his contribution to Naval Aviation. Footage is from March 9, 1991 [actually March 9, 1987 according to Feb 2013 (LSO) Paddles Monthly Newsletter]"

http://www.hrana.org/documents/PaddlesMonthlyMarch2013.pdf (1.7Mb)
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[SpazSinbad]

F/A-18 & EA-18G: Taking Today's Warfighter into Tomorrow NAVAIRSYSCOM

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"Published on Mar 12, 2013
Introduced in 1978 as a multi-mission aircraft, the F/A-18 Hornet was designed to be affordable in development and production, and even more importantly, affordable in life-cycle costs, where the key to success is improved reliability and maintainability. These goals have been achieved by this proven platform that will serve our nation well into the 21st century."

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