Been There Done That (Carrier Test Pilot)

[@DrRich-mw4hu]

WOW! Amazing Man, humble, honest, and "Balls of Steel"!! Well done thank you 👀👍👍

[@markhills4468]

Hi, it was great hearing Bob Johnson talk. He mentioned that he could give a whole talk about the time he was with the Vigilante. Please ask him to give this talk coz I'd love to hear more about the Vigilante. Regard s Mark

[@marbleman52]

Hey...there's 'my' airplane...the A-3.! I was an AE3 ( Aviation Electrician's Mate , P.O. 3rd class ) in VAQ-33 based at N.A.S. Norfolk, Va. 1971-75. I became a 'plane captain' ( kinda like a Crew Chief in the Air Force ), for our A-3's. I loved those 'Whales'. We had 4 of them and each one had it's own personality and quirks. Our's were designated ERA-3B because they were full of ECM gear. They had a drag chute that was deployed upon landing ( we never deployed aboard ship ), and the pilots always knew when I had packed the chute because it opened up very quickly and they could really feel it 'pop'. I took the responsibility of "my" planes very seriously. Today, the A-3's are retired to the bone yard...much like myself..LOL..!!

[@patrickyoung3503]

Just fabelious to listen to an top experienced officer do a professional job as tho it was a 9 to 5 job awesome to say the least

[@simflier8298]

Your'e a Hero; thank you, Sir, for your service; enjoyed listening to your presentation; I learned so much

[@thatsme9875]

"here is the happy crew waiting for Jane Fonda" !! priceless !!

[@trevorburton2718]

What a brilliant talk and great guy.

[@nickdawn3985]

Fantastic videos! Thank you for sharing those.

[@thetreblerebel]

Good video. Great stories

[@thetreblerebel]

The A6 is one of my top favs its a killer. Intruder

[@nosaltadded2530]

I noticed that little WAV in the picture at on the right at 20:25. What sort of "fits" did she give you? An ABH would like to know.

[@robertkerr3059]

thanks for sharing but peeked my interest about the fits that WAVE gave you, what a way to set a hook, never met a navy female that was a specialist in defusing a situation. lets leave it at that.

[@ianmuir3640]

The first pilot to land a jet on an aircraft carrier was a Scotsman called Eric (Winkle) Brown Royal Navy

[@mikepaz4870]

That was neat

[@a320crew6]

Am too young but can I come on here? I'm only 63?

[@samuelsara9299]

Thank you all for your service. I know that there are good kids out there nowadays, but more and more I fear that they lack good role models in sufficient numbers....too much self centeredness and selfishness as a culture, all about feelings and "me" and selfies and staring at phones and silly videos. Too many distractions, too much indulgence. Again, not all, but it still bothers me a lot to see/hear the direction that we seem to be headed...

[@dks13827]

You almost killed yourself and crew in that storm.

[@nuniabiz7982]

dks13827 that wasn't the smartest thing but he is happy he did it! Those planes can sustain a lot of abuse, but never do that in a light GA aircraft or an airliner.