F 14 Carrier Ops

[@johnrowland2773]

Props to the RIO for having the foresight to record things like this for posterity, back before KZbin and Go Pros.

[@nunyabusiness896]

I'd think it would be more about getting permission to show certain things on video. The military is notoriously sensitive about performance capabilities of equipment and procedures, etc.

[@austinpowers8550]

You do realize that f-14's were still flying a few years after KZbin came out right? Also he does have a digital camera. What do you think he's recording with a giant camcorder? It's really not that hard to do 2 minutes of research. You could've typed in when was the f-14 retired and saw that you were wrong.

[@gamin002]

@@austinpowers8550 1. F-14's retired service in late 2006 however KZbin came to the internet December 2005 there was less than a year since when KZbin came out and when tomcats retire service and 2. You could have read the description for 30 seconds as it says this was recorded in February 2002 or almost 4 years before KZbin was a thing.

[@friendlyreptile9931]

@@gamin002 In the US :D

[@AtlasFox]

@@austinpowers8550 lol he recorded all this in 2002. "You do realize"

[@theonefrancis696]

Hard to believe this jewel is no longer in service.

[@mace7684]

tbh its not that hard to believe, and it still is in service just not for the us

[@nunyabusiness896]

@@mace7684 *Because* it's still in service in Iran is the exact reason there *aren't* any flyable ones in the US. Fingers crossed they just lied about shredding them so Iran would stop looking for parts and one day a hanger full of pristine operable F-14s will be opened up.

[@geemanbmw]

​@@nunyabusiness8968:31 I either read or seen a video that said about the F-14s being scraped and shredded and that the Department of Defense had kept 6 complete D models , now as to the validity to this is another story

[@Kraken9911]

That feeling when lining up for the cat and all the F18's staring you down just waiting to take over the entire fleet.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

That look is actually one of awe and envy.

[@ironroad18]

Sir, thank you for sharing this piece of military and aviation history with us.

[@mikejohnson5900]

What a real beast the F-14 was. Anyone that in them in carrier operations should be proud!

[@bigfefu]

tomcats forever!!!

[@CristianValenzuela2155]

Tomcats forever man!

[@robertferguson9764]

Too late,there history

[@TangoDelta8111]

My favorite jet. I’m 60 and still have a model of the tomcat. Coolest plane ever built!

[@renegadebiker24]

Ahhh, the good ole days on board the USS Nimitz, and seeing flight ops. It looks like one of the sister squadrons, VF211 Fighting Checkmates were on deck for this video from NAS Miramar. My old squadron was VF24 Fighting Renegades.

[@wmo43]

Excellent video. There is a bit of a strange noise in the audio, but thank you for leaving the original audio and not ruining the video with some crappy song.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Thanks! That noise is the interference from the ship's rotating radars. Video-tape cameras did not handle it well.

[@user-kn5wh5cg2g]

wmo43 the shitty music spoils good vids. Love hearing the jets and crew talking.

[@marilyn3583]

RADAR effects magnetic tape but barely effects digital video that's more common now. You notice it's only when the plane is aboard. It's the ship's RADAR. Probably someone already said that.

[@randymyers6439]

I can remember setting in the barracks at Pearl listening to the stereo when someone fired up the ship's radar for practice and sequencing the music and listening to that noise. Supposedly you weren't allowed to fire up the radar because of all the communications around the harbor. I know at my building was the main com center and the ct's and et's were constantly complaining especially when a carrier was parked hotel dock which was just below my office building.

[@kennyb7883]

that buzzing sound is from other radars mainly ships radar. when its quite out on deck if you have fillings in your mouth you can hear it in your head.

[@jdizzy01]

My favorite jet of all time. Thanks so much for allowing me to live vicariously through this footage.

[@aximusroh6453]

Yes an awesome plane!

[@simonhouel1984]

Damn that break turn was right on top of the boat and he never got wings leveled. Impressing !

[@justicewarrior9187]

This is the pinnacle of dream career for me! If I could choose between being Jeff Besos, multi Billionaire or this I would choose this any day! One of the luckiest guys alive this pilot is

[@k.h.1587]

But if you were Jeff besos you could buy a decommissioned fighter, f5, a4, even a mig29, training and fly it yourself. No vigorous and sketchy carrier qualification needed. As time goes on im sure older f15 and f16 will come available, but not likely an f14 because of the damn Iranians. Maybe even legacy hornets will become available. Rich guys can fly warbirds, and a mig29 is no slouch. There is also an f4 phantom for sale as well. Me personally I would go for an F5, agile little fucker, or an A4. Was good enough for the blue angels, viper and jester, and John McCain, though he got shot down. It isn't like you'd be taking a demilitarized warbird into combat or anything.

[@u171098atgmail]

he's not a pilot, he's the guy riding in the back with nothing to do..

[@Shane67000]

@@u171098atgmail naw he operates probably 80% of the shit in that aircraft. Really important job and from what I've heard from actual rio's, super fun

[@spartan9458]

@@Shane67000 @Glenn Philips yeah being RIO in an F14 was a NECESSARY job, you COULD NOT send out an F14 without a RIO. He operates the targeting pod, and radar and Radar guided missile firing, Also need the RIO for flight pre-checks. Unlike a WIZO in a Hornet, which is not necessary for almost anything; you don't need anyone but the pilot. But the Older F14 you really need a RIO, it was designed that way. Less was automated and the lack of Fly-By-Wire FLCS. There are pluses and minuses to this of course. Correct me if I missed something or am wrong about something. My current understanding is from what I've seen, and my experience in DCS: World Combat Flight Simulator.

[@floppa1-166]

@@u171098atgmail what the f*ck is wrong with you? RESPECT THE RIO! He operates the AWG-9 radar, locks targets and fires them too, so without him you can’t fire radar guided weapons or drop LGBs.

[@justicewarrior9187]

Most beautiful plane ever!!!

[@jackmorrison8269]

The Tomcat drove carriers. Even Nimitz has F14 wings.

[@tassisbass]

Legends of Naval Air Combat Aviation!! Love the TomCat!!!

[@scottbanasiewicz1814]

Love the PC coverage in beginning!! These videos are gold Virus!! I appreciate all the work you put in to post these for everyone. ⚓🏴‍☠️

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Thanks Brother!

[@checkeredflagfilms]

I'm guessing this camera was back in the 'tape' era...and the g-force literally pulled the tape off the record head at launch.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Exactly right--MiniDV.

[@keiko909]

@@TomcatCockpitPOV ah mini DV. Those were the days

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

@I Sanchez I love the GoPros and wish we had them back in the day! Compact, wide angle, no tapes!

[@JaxRwld]

I could watch this type of footage all day. Thanks for uploading.

[@robertferguson9764]

Not me,I worked on em for 10 years!!! On 4 carriers day and nite,glad I retired!!! Was in vf 111,vf51,vf1 all at nas Miramar sandiego

[@lorenzocagnin1528]

F14 best ever... From Italy!!

[@bobgreer3452]

This video RULES........I cant get enough, Thank You for this Thank You!!!!!!!!

[@smacman68]

I spent four years on the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) as a red shirt. I was in the G-3 division which is the magazines where all the weapons are stored, assembled, placed on special carriers (maintained by the G-1 guys, I think) sent up to the deck (that is the G-4 division's job) I began as a mag rat and then went to the QA where I would go up to the flight/hangar deck to troubleshoot and repair things. The guys who actually load the weapons on the birds would sometimes break an electrical connector, damage a stabilizer fin or some other minor damage and I would repair it if I could, or DQ it and send it back down. Several seeker heads on the Sidewinders and Sparrows would get smacked and broken. Flight ops are very hard on men and equipment.

[@SDsc0rch]

IYAOYAS

[@markhogan9435]

I would sharpen my buck knife on the tips of the missiles while waiting for my F14 to return. Plain capt with Black Aces....

[@Galf506]

@@markhogan9435 why you lyiinnnn why you alwayssss lyiiiinnnn'

[@markhogan9435]

506...what are you talking about

[@Galf506]

@@markhogan9435 just stating the obvious, since no pilot would ever do, or be allowed to do, that shit. On heat seekers you ruin the seeker head, which is not cheap yeah, while on radar seekers you would damage the fragile nosecone which is just an areodynamic shield for the radar head, nothing that would sharpen any knife. So yeah SORRY if I just called you out on your very, very easy to see through bullshit.

[@Landshark928]

Missing the F14 so bad! What a sexy allrounder!!!

[@Crymeariver227]

Loved watching this from your perspective Virus, specifically with the camera facing you during take off.👍

[@Jamesrw2002]

VF-211! I was in CVW-1 with you guys on your last Tomcat Cruise with HS-11 on the E!

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

James Walsh Awesome! I was gone by the time they moved to the Big E, but lots of my friends were there.

[@needsmoreboosters4264]

More engine = more better. Even the Rhinos will never be as awesome as the Tomcat.

[@nyanates]

Them’s fightin’ words, boi.

[@skeetrr61]

12 hrs in tomcats, loved it!!!

[@danielkbarton]

Great raw video, thanks for posting it Sailor!

[@CrpMag]

Thank you so much for sharing this!

[@Trojan0304]

Thank you for awesome cockpit vid & your service

[@codypayton2842]

Ahhh I miss the tomcats. Wish we woulda just modernized em lol. Great video, I like how you're not running Danger Zone or somethin in it. Makes the quality a helluva lot better :D

[@Jacobruxo]

Thank you sir! Hope to see more Tomcat videos from you soon!

[@jimmyjimbo61]

Carrier quals. Anytime that they land and then pull up to the cat and shoot again like in this video, they're getting traps and launches. cool video.

[@erichanhauser3190]

Awesome video. F-14 my favorite of all time. F-4 & F-15 tie for second.

[@XCimenaticGaming]

Thank-you for your service!

[@Razor_6]

My fav airplane! Should be rebuilt as sixth generation in stealth technology! Called Super Tomcat! 💪

[@bargunner]

Amazing break! Right over the deck. Sierra Hotel

[@danielqualtire8488]

Outstanding stuff Virus! Thank you sir!

[@gregf-stormvejr6892]

this video might be 6+ years old, but damn she is still a beauty.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Thanks! Actually the video was uploaded 6 years ago, but it's about 20 years old!

[@OfficialUSKRprogram]

Looking at the carrier landing, I thought I had issues with the (DCS) tomcat, especially after leveling the wings the aircraft tends to pitch up, and that messes up most of my approaches, seeing this clip however, I can see that #1 the "15 to 18 seconds in the groove" thing is bullshit, and #2 the tomcat just does that. It just pitches up after leveling the wings and you gotta deal with it. This video helped me tremendously. Thank you.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

DCS is pretty accurate--but I do find the Dutch roll to be a bit exaggerated (or maybe I need more practice!).

[@bpaudert]

Dutch roll was an AFCS effect. All the post-2000 Tomcats were DFCS and automatically compensated. And, 18 seconds is not BS but the 15 seconds was not overly common. I would guess the average boat pass was 17-20 seconds.

[@Nyctophiliac.]

Senko being a gigachad F14 pilot

[@angelmarte6971]

BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT....Up There with The Best.....NAVAL AVIATION BABY......AD1 (AW/SW/AC) ANGEL MARTE....20 YRS ACTIVE DUTY.....

[@Inspadave]

How come in all the F-14 videos on KZbin you never see it in its natural environment; up on jacks in the hangar bay with no less than eight drip pans underneath.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Inspadave Good point - it takes a lot of work to be the sexiest jet ever.

[@Inspadave]

@@TomcatCockpitPOV More work than was necessary. Hated working on those damn things.

[@marcinszadyn5026]

F 14. The most beautiful bird ever♥️greetings from Poland👍🤘

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Thank you and greetings!

[@Roushcharged427R]

Great video with no stupid music..... F-14 the way she was meant to be , raw!!!

[@realblakrawb]

1:19. That radar getting in the audio circuit.

[@nonovernol3523]

1:39 ghostrider 114 lore?

[@zeppelinfan82]

Awesome video. Really gives you the 1st person experience

[@NoblelllB]

I have a question about the f-14, i play a bit of DCS. And stumbled across this video and in DCS the Rio’s display for the radar has a circular look to it but at 0:12 it is square and also has buttons like modern display panels in aircraft such as the F-16 and F-18, is this a design flaw of the DCS model of the aircraft or is this a later version manufactured. In the game you can only fly the F-14B, perhaps this is the A? Not sure if there were any other instalments but would be great to know!

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Great question. The As and Bs originally had TIDs, which are the old circular scopes. In the mid-to-late 90s, the jets started to get outfitted with PTIDs, which are the more modern rectangular displays like you see in this video. By 2000, I believe every deploying F14 squadron had all PTIDs. The PTID could display LANTIRN information-the TID could not (I’ve never played DCS but I believe this is a flaw in the game).

[@NoblelllB]

Tomcat Cockpit POV Thanks for the clarification! Very interesting stuff :)

[@riverpirate1022]

If only this aircraft could have lived on to evolve into the jets used in the Anime Robotech. That would have been so sick if they could have been able to transform into robots and partial robot jets. One of the coolest ideas ever.

[@asdfghjkl-t6w]

0:17 is it no cover of fuel adapter? And this vid shows "Touch and go" trainning? returning soon from Take off and landing again.Then Take off again. I don't know what is operation for.

[@elendshuraglump3620]

Top video with wonderful original sound.

[@AWallgren]

Man.....just bad ass. I love this stuff. Thanks for dropping steel on target when I was in the shit. Loved watching our JTAC's work with you guys and vaporize assholes.

[@MuscleDad420]

"You forgot the milk. Go back to the store and get it."

[@k.h.1587]

Shipboard PX?

[@ZenZaBill]

Heh heh... the Director @ 01:47 gives the pilot a personal signal, with a smile!

[@Dokkaebi707]

Hoping to see more Tomcat footage soon. HYPE

[@williamarden5441]

I was with VFA131 deployed in the Kennedy during your same time in the stennis

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Oh cool. If I recall, didn't Kennedy lose partial propulsion on the way over? Or maybe that was a different boat.

[@CajonSub]

VF-211 Checkmates, looks like while onboard the Stennis.

[@rearspeaker6364]

i surprised with that much microwave radiation that the guys were not cooking lunch on the deck!!

[@Anita95_original]

ja maguire Correct regarding the aircrafts own radar, but the comment was probably more about the ships various radars and radiosystems... The interference was heard in the audio of the video...

[@kwwkjock]

deck crew is top-notch also!

[@singel09]

Tomcat by choice, hornet by mandate ...

[@331SVTCobra]

best looking naval aircraft EVER.

[@seanromans6532]

Great video, thank you!

[@NM-apache]

I miss the F-14.

[@xxThrudxx]

Beautiful Machine

[@Gomendio]

Just awesome stuff. All my thumbs up

[@angelmarte6971]

Vf 21, Vf24, Vf 51, NAMTRAGRUDET 1008/1025, BLUE ANGELS, HSL 47, and HC3....

[@SimDeck]

Great video. Many thanks.

[@ShqipeInfo-bc3ss]

Did you ever test the F-14 in DCS World? What would you say about it? I have hard time to do even Case I landing... i think, i am just a bad pilot...

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

I do fly in DCS--the F-14 is incredibly true to life! Don't feel bad--it's very tough to land on the boat even in the best of circumstances.

[@ShqipeInfo-bc3ss]

@@TomcatCockpitPOV Thank you Sir for answering me! And thank you for your feedback about DCS Tomcat. The hardest step for me is to trim the Tomcat for 15 Units AOA. Its also hard to hold 600 feet but i love the DLC for small corrections. The F-14 feels very unique in the DCS Sim and it feels right, it is the best Module ever. I cant imagine, how hard Case II and III will be, i am sweating right now 🤣. Thank you Sir and have a great day, i love your Videos and hope to see some DCS video too.

[@reidakted4416]

"Sir. SIR! Please turn off your phone before we take off, it will interfere with the plane's electronics."

[@linusa2996]

Is it bad that i can read what the deck crew is signalling??

[@dalewright3667]

I have seen many F14 launches triples, as soon as they clear 3 more load up and launch day flt ops are the best ,still dangerous. In the 70s and 80 s this magnificent aircraft had the lines ,balls, and pilots able to tame any situation, How come we don't have a couple hundred in reserve, Budget Budget Budget

[@SeamusMcGillicuddy0]

I piloted F - 14’s while I served in the feared Czechoslovakian Navy. However, we could never locate an ocean.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Did you Czech everywhere?

[@onenneehoubeles3308]

What are you talking about?

[@marcomodena8076]

Fantastico , il nostro Gattone ✌🐈✌

[@deathstridertheshadowscale8601]

Wish I got to be in the Navy while this was still in service

[@nonameuno9394]

Theres a bug on the canopy at 3:23.

[@TheSearchandfind]

Did the last generation tomcats have an JFS like the F/A-18? Or relied on the start-cart like many other fighters such as the F-4?

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

All the Tomcats started with a start cart / huffer.

[@chriswaters2466]

Nope old school buffer back in 1985 Nas Miramar

[@chriswaters2466]

Correction I meant huffer.

[@columnedfox5508]

when you do carrier launches do you always feel like your being pushed back into your seat even though your pressed against it before being launched

[@chsims7032]

Most definitely. The g-forces involved in a catapult launch will push you back against the seat even more. Even in just a car, you can press your back against the seat, and by accelerating as hard as you can, you'll still feel like you're being pushed back.

[@navajocapi]

never knew that they would lauch again as soon as they landed!

[@navajocapi]

launch*

[@BBL_on_a_chicken]

I wish they were still in service

[@AShyBiBlob]

Pardon me, I've a question. In Digital Combat Simulator, DCS, the F-14 RIO has an audio volume knob on the DECM panel. I've heard that allows the RIO to hear the PRF of radars sweeping the aircraft, is that the noise present 0:43 onwards?

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

No, we only got aural cues from the ALR-67, which were synthetic tones based on the category of the threat (e.g., air, ground, etc.). The noise you hear is the ship's radar interfering with the circuitry of the video camera.

[@AShyBiBlob]

@@TomcatCockpitPOV Interesting. Is the synthetic noise the same as the noise the ALR-67 gives when new radar emission is found, or something different. And if so, then is that what the DECM audio knob was for? The Tomcat is a fascinating aircraft.

[@bigfundonttrip6297]

Why do the pilots always lookout to the left , are the searching the horizon?

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

The landing pattern is always a left-hand pattern, so they're looking at where they're about to turn.

[@knowpassword]

What an amazing experience that must be! I’d NEVER handle the Gs though.. most definitely I’d puke all over the cockpit, possible have a freaking heart attack! Thank goodness for those Pilots!

[@sajaddozy1204]

I am iranian and f 14 is my favorite .its very technological air craft and god bless america. Lovely irans shah

[@Aristarhh]

This One.Yo!😊

[@brizzell2101]

Wow you really can't hear any differences in anything until he lands I cannot believe that catapult doesn't at least give you some sort of audible sensation it doesn't those engines are just too loud

[@williamwright8794]

Looks like a one wire. The meatball was low.

[@КритикКритикович-ы8ч]

Wow , nice rile nice . 😎

[@shaunkirby273]

Looks like piloting a souped up hot rod fighter jet to me 👍

[@timsolis4706]

How does the nose lower to attach to the shuttle

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

There is a "kneel" switch in the pilot's cockpit.

[@timsolis4706]

@@TomcatCockpitPOV Never knew that. Cool

[@DosNortesProduccione]

IT is always that noizy? I mean for be inside the cabin? Awesome footage, thanks for sharing 🤙🏼

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Yes -- it's noisy, but the helmet blocked almost all of the noise. With the helmet on, it was virtually silent.

[@DosNortesProduccione]

@@TomcatCockpitPOV thanks for answer, i just start following your videos, awesome job you got, take care cheers from México ✌🏼

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Muchas gracias!

[@DosNortesProduccione]

Technical question, there is a stick on both seats? Or what is the job or what are suposed to do each pilot? Always want to know that ✌🏼

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

@@DosNortesProduccione There was only a stick in the front of the F-14. The RIO's job was to navigate, communicate, manage weapons and fuel, and assist the pilot so that the pilot could concentrate on flying a fairly complicated plane.

[@princesorlo6366]

2:42 lift off 5:37 landing

[@MrTylerman127]

My sister was born on Feb. 6th 2002.

[@MamaEtna]

The RIO in this film is sitting in an F-14 FYI.

[@Conan_Obrien]

In other news, water is wet...more at 11.

[@mynameisaj8500]

Can the Navy please make a modified version of the Tomcat. Like they did with the Hornet and the Eagle. Would love to see it back in service. The Tomcat is the sexiest fighter jet ever!

[@jacobsmith1105]

Just like DCS in VR except real 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 magnificent audio all original

[@rbuswell]

Showing my ignorance here but were there times when F-14s were deployed at the same time as F-18s? Pretty sure there were some Hornets in the video mix there.

[@TomcatCockpitPOV]

Yes - they deployed together from when the Hornet came into service (around ‘84) until the Tomcat was retired (‘06). In this video, there is one Tomcat squadron and there are three Hornet squadrons deployed aboard the ship.

[@Kraken9911]

Even during the pinnacle of F14 fame (Topgun release) the F18 was already in service. They worked side by side for 20 years about.

[@rashdin]

Thank you fo this beast video

[@sergeyboyko3734]

Hello fellow DCS citizen :)

[@linusa2996]

Now if only jester would call out speed and angels during a dogfight

[@SSaugaCriss]

the buffeting seen after launch is when passing through 'ground effect' or just mech turbulence from the sea-state?

[@nerk234]

..x me the greatest airplane of ever...❤️😞

[@jillgill6860]

Love flight ops 😎😎