Exclusive Look at ZERO-G STALLS from the Cockpit

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This was an actual advanced flight training sortie.
Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled adventure as we take to the skies over Kingsville, Texas in a Navy T-45. Join me as we push the limits, practicing intense out-of-control flight maneuvers in this high-performance aircraft.
Today, we will intentionally stall the aircraft 70 and then 110 degrees nose high, then practice recovery procedures. Most instructors hate this flight, but I love it! Strap in and hold on tight as we fly over the Lone Star State!
Fly Navy!
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Chapters:
0:00 Welcome Aboard
0:52 70 Degree Nose-High Departure
2:03 110 Degree Nose-High Departure
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[@fightingtwozeroone]

Signature move...never gets old!

[@phantomf4747]

100%, When I adjust in the seat of my truck using the side handle, I laugh saying "signature move". 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@lancet.346]

Cracks me up!

[@kennethward9530]

Nice of the Navy to give him a custom grab bar

[@ajchenmph]

@@phantomf4747- Ha, I thought it was just me!! 🤪

[@mikecrim5292]

It's how we train drs

[@KBFM2564]

Thank you for not putting any music in that and just letting us experience it with you as it happened. Awesome!

[@oldgoat142]

Pail, Sir, what I said before about you being a teacher is proven by this video. That's the voice of a teacher, not just an instructor. What should be an unsettling maneuver even for an experienced aviator was walked through so calmly that even somebody with very limited experience and a rudimentary knowledge of the cockpit might just be able to pull that off. Hats off to you. Fly Navy!

[@GrowlerJams]

Fly Navy!

[@EdMurphy13]

honestly he makes it look so easy i feel like i could do it and i have never even piloted a real plane.

[@Sidetrackification]

I'd only wonder how many times you had to ask the student. What the hell did you eat today?

[@justinpaoli]

I would practice this constantly to lose that panic feeling when you drop as much possible. Familiarization is key controlling impulse and panic

[@ronbelldvm]

Growler Jams!!! One of my favorite channels. No matter what kind of a day I'm having, when I see a new Growler Jams video is up, I'm having a good day. Thanks, Pail!!

[@karenbradley2657]

I totally agree

[@Emlizardo]

We have "departed controlled flight." Love the military's euphemisms.

[@marshallc6215]

It's on par with "engine-rich exhaust" for my favorite flight euphemisms 😂

[@nonamesthesame]

I turned white from my stomach during stall/spin/recovery. Always took about an hour to get my color back. I'm grounded from brain injury but flying vicariously through these videos.

[@jimchesnutt7879]

I've only flown a C172 but I loved the recovery exercises. Knowing it CAN recover from unusual attitudes gave a lot of confidence, and my instructors drilled that a lot.

[@ronmorgan1906]

Wow! We did spins in the Tweet, but the T38 does not do well in departures, and it's a CAP in the Viper. You're a great IP Pail. I had a screamer in '38s and I passed in spite of him. Keep up the great work!

[@GrowlerJams]

Ha! Cheers.

[@pollylewis9611]

Thank you, Pail for another ride along I think this maneuver would be a blast to do, your students are very lucky to have you as their instructor!

[@daveinseattle]

Thank you! Truly appreciate your videos - and your service to our country.

[@thomasroutson3046]

Pail, although this was a repeat I never get tired of your great videos! I enjoyed my upset training when flying small stuff, but I would LOVE to do it in the front seat of the Goshawk with you instructing in the back! Fly Navy!😊

[@jimworley7385]

Awe memories! 😅 Well done! Enjoyed the video Pail! Thank you and most definitely for your service!

[@jpdunamislodge]

My Sim parter when I got my BE300 Type Rating at Simuflight DFW was a Navy King Air instructor out of Corpus. I had been flying for food for almost 8 years single pilot 135 twin piston and twin turbine freight at that time. They threw everything at us that they could throw at us every sim session and we never crashed. There would be two or three instructors at a time in the sim trying to take us out every session. 😂 I got my ATP and a Single Pilot Endorsement on that check ride. Best pilot I had ever flown with and our CRM was extraordinary. We just clicked. What an honor it was flying together with that guy. He told me after the check ride that I was the best sick that he’d ever flown with and that I would have made an outstanding military pilot. I took that as a huge compliment considering who all he had flown with over his career. I knew I had earned my ATP the hard way and that was one of the proudest days of my flying career. I had spent 4 years Haze grey and underway aboard the USS JFK CV67 December 1981 - April 1985 Ships Company V4 Division wearing purple shirts. I always respected you guys and wanted to “grow up to be like you guys”. Now I’m retired with right at 22,800 hours PIC. I had prayed and asked God to be a pilot multiple times while crouched down in the catwalk with a fuel nozzle draped over my shoulder. He answered my prayers and gave me my hearts desire. Glory, credit, and praise be to God and His Son Jesus Christ for keeping me safe, proving everything that I need, and for blessing me with a great flying career. Praying the same for you Sir. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@GrowlerJams]

TYFYS.

[@entropyachieved750]

Love the jams, keep them coming Pail

[@badpete3497]

Air force pilot taught me spin recovery in a glider, scared the shit out me. Found out I did not have the stomach for it. Intellectually I knew what to do but physically could not handle it.

[@thesalt.1204]

Great vid! Looks like so much fun!

[@user-mv1vt5hy7e]

Enjoyed watching two great Americans protect this wonderful country!!!!

[@kindnuguz]

As always, Thank you

[@tetley3737]

This is one of my favorite channels! Thanks for sharing. 👍

[@GrowlerJams]

Cheers!

[@wabuchanan]

Awesome video. Thanks for posting something very different! We don't get to see videos of training.

[@luisx9428]

That was interesting. Thank you for these insights into the training.

[@RGGaming940]

I love it! Thanks for the video, sir!

[@unknownrider3071]

I was a USAF T-37 IP and we did a "stability demo" (student just watches) very early in a student's training. Pull the nose up to 70 degrees, pull the power to idle, set the controls to neutral and hold them there. The aircraft would depart, the nose fell, and airspeed picked up until it was flying again, and from there we recovered. The Tweet was a really good trainer.

[@Kenny722]

another amazing upload love to see the vids!!!!

[@Turboy65]

With such a calm, reassuring instructor in the back seat, I'd totally be your student and take on any lesson you cared to teach me. I have done hundreds of deep stall recoveries, both normal and inverted, in the F-16 in simulations. My left hand has memorized the location of the MPO switch.

[@briancooper2112]

Great video, thank you sir!

[@robertmayfield8746]

Awesome. My favourite video on your channel.

[@MRIPETCTSupportEngineer]

This is so amazing to see. I can’t wait for more

[@kiotee_nouw]

Excellent! Now I will try these training maneuver in my MSFS 2020 T-45C Goshawk Trainer, at the Kingsville TX location.

[@snoconeify]

I remember instructing these flights, was always a good intro for the students to see how it can work well for the recovery - and how it can go bad quickly... I wish I had the opportunity to teach in the T-2C as well since that could do so much more in the OCF regime. But T45's were lots of fun esp. once you knew how to fly up to the edge and stay there! Thanks for sharing this w/the rest of the world allowing a peek into what we do/did to train the future fighters and carrier pilots for the Navy and Marines!

[@karenbradley2657]

Amazing love watching all. Your videos God bless you stay safe

[@memmu2913]

I love this jam a lot, thank you!! 💖💖💖 Have a nice weekend! 🍻✈️⚓️

[@GrowlerJams]

Thank you! You too!

[@memmu2913]

@@GrowlerJams Thank you!! 🌞

[@drewrub7415]

Great ride along. Thanks for sharing.

[@GrowlerJams]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@frkhri6418]

more more and more! you are awsome man !!!!

[@Ducky2964]

Love seeing the signature move! Best part of the videos.

[@lisamaranto353]

Holy chit! That was absolutely amazing!!! 🫡

[@FA18_Driver]

The legend! You inspired me to try and get good at flying in DCS, and I even took my first private lesson last week. You look just as good in the the t38 with your sig move. I think they should add your sig move to DCS. Haha.

[@russ186]

Few get to do this but it certainly makes one want to enlist in the Navy in all other operations ! This is as good as the Blue Angels flying their aerial performance! ... Love your humbleness in all your videos!

[@richardkan8499]

Excellent. I felt as if I was there in the cockpit!

[@ChrisMuncy]

Okay so that's interesting that your flight box is on the opposite side of town from KNAS. Because I would hang out at the end of the one of the runways out in the farms to get pictures of you guys flying. No idea. We'd be flying on the other side of town. Thanks PAIL for another great video as usual

[@cyclonasaurusrex1525]

No no no. No. And hell no! I can’t even handle amusement park rides anymore.

[@AIRWARFAREGROUP]

I❤ love the Jam!

[@ryanbrennan4150]

I.Y.A.O.Y.A.S. My favorite YT channel, great creator, thanks bro.

[@memmu2913]

I love this jam so much for many reasons!!💜💜💜 ... It's like a page turner; one more page, one more page.... Watching it now one more time... just one more... still one more 😂 💕💕💕

[@bobdylan7120]

I worked within the Hawk Engineering Design Team at British Aerospace, the aircraft your Goshawk is based on (BAe Hawk + Hook + uprated undercarriage = Goshawk). I recall a senior project manager being confused when Engineering laughed at his suggestion we install SPILS (SPIn Limiting System) on the aircraft. Obviously he didn't fully understand the aircraft was designed as a Trainer.

[@teresahixson8716]

Thank you, Pail ! Have a great weekend. #FlyNavy

[@oldgoat142]

Hi there!

[@teresahixson8716]

@oldgoat142 Well hello, Old Goat. I feel so rude addressing you as that. Lol

[@oldgoat142]

@@teresahixson8716 It's all good, Lol. I've been called far worse even by good shipmates. Grumpy is one of them.

[@teresahixson8716]

@@oldgoat142 I like Grumpy better. Lol How are you doing? Did you get to see the eclipse?

[@oldgoat142]

@@teresahixson8716 You absolutely have permission to use Grumpy as my callsign, lol! I'm doing okay. Had a few tough days but it's all good. I hope you're doing great. I wasn't in the total eclipse track but I did manage to see part of it. Seen a couple of them in my lifetime. I think they are utterly fascinating and fantastically beautiful. Did you get to see it?

[@HongCruise]

Just when you think it couldn't get better, Growler Jams delivers.

[@user-pp5pp3bb3x]

Loved that. Absolute calm, lucky student would benefit from that.

[@memmu2913]

This is sooo awesome!!! 💯💯 💖💖💖💖

[@rundlet172]

Way cool. It blows me away that you start at 16,000, climb to maybe 22 or 23, and the recover at 16,000 (ready to do it again, of course). It's also interesting to see how you use alpha to measure the pull both for the climb and the recovery. I use this "climb till it falls out" to induce spins for recovery training; great fun!

[@severus88700]

Wow!! very interesting manoeuvers and from the back we see better than front seat! The T-45 seems to be smooth in the recovert when you're inverted, no? Thanks for the share!! Fly safe

[@commietube4273]

What an honor for that young man to have you as a teacher!

[@robertnixon3816]

Great tutorial! With instructors like you its no wonder Naval aviators are the best in the world! A day full of this makes you appreciate "boots on the ground"! Fly Navy!

[@GrowlerJams]

Fly Navy!

[@bernardanderson3758]

It’s always amazing to seeing you as an Instructor Pilot for the T-45 Goshawk to train fighter pilots in the intermediate and advanced stages of their skill training.

[@EPlTETS]

If I saw these videos like 10, 15 years ago, I might choose a different profession. 😄 Looks dope!

[@richdefrancesco2322]

Very cool. I remember many moons ago when I was training for my CFI license back in the late 80’s doing spin training in a Cessna 152. We must have performed 10 spins, both left and right entry. I was a little queasy on my last spin. 😂

[@returnofthenative]

My favourite was the flight & interview with dad.

[@prichardgs]

Wow, that's amazing. You are a born instructor.

[@koleknight]

It's another beautiful sunny day and you're flying on a jet plane, I'm jealous...

[@dennisk5818]

Stall and spin recovery! Brings back my training in gliders. In the Schweitzer 2-33, it really didn't want to do either. Stalls, keep pulling back on the stick, almost to the stop, and as the air speed got low enough, the nose would finally drop. Not a real steep nose down, either. Spins, on the other hand, once you hit stall and kicked the rudder to a stop, the 2-33 seemed like your T-45 as it screamed toward the ground. Kick opposite rudder to stop spin, then steadily pulled the stick back to go level. It was very exciting the first time, but was training we needed to do, as we do enter and fly thermals in sometimes very tight turns, and if not coordinated, could enter a spin. In fact, we practice to control any spin tendency on turns onto final, while adding some crab in in a crosswind. The danger was what's called an 'over the top, spin entry', while at 300 - 400 feet, on final. They usually end bad if you start a spin at that point. So, we practice them at 3K AGL.

[@ronwilliams1026]

I live about 60mi from NAS Meridian always like to see the jets flying around!

[@para1324]

That was a smooth recovery.

[@memmu2913]

You've added captions, I'm very happy, thank you!! ❤❤️ There's so fantastic captions/texts on the vid itself!! 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼 Thank you for those too! 💞💞💞

[@dabootvv]

sad to hear the topdogs have cracked down on your channel a little, but happy to see you keep posting and educating us! also, what would you do if there was a plane without anything to perform your signature move on? :D

[@GrowlerJams]

Retire. 😂

[@wallyzworld7108]

Another great video. Goshawk seems to be a very well behaved aircraft when departing controlled flight, doesn't seem violent like some others when they depart controlled flight.

[@GrowlerJams]

Yeah, the jet is great in this respect.

[@150pilot]

When I get to 110 degrees it generally means I'm flying east south east in the Cessna 150. Thanks for posting these. videos. Pretty cool to see how things are different in something burning kerosene.

[@GrowlerJams]

Cheers!

[@diego646464]

That instructor sounds SOOOOOO COOL !!! 😊

[@JulesUS8386]

In Kingsville TX…and all this time we thought it was Texas Size… (Call Sign “June Bug”) up there flying crazy!

[@johnlavin-ford8372]

Helo s all the way ! … none of this falling backwards brother😂

[@schwarzerritter4451]

Well Done!! # FlyNavy

[@LoneSails]

Very nice video man, are you allowed to make a video on a case III recovery?

[@GrowlerJams]

Sure, but it’s usually too darn dark. I’ve tried.

[@memmu2913]

Thank you for this fascinating jam, love it a lot!!! 🤍💜

[@claudemiropacheco]

I have just some light nausea symptoms from my computer chair. Can't imagine what I would have had in the cockpit.

[@mrmcdermo]

Reminds me of spin training in flight school. Our primary trainer was the PA-21-181 Archer III which is not spin rated, so we had to go up in the school's old 152. However, to stay within the performance envelope approved for spins, I had to fly with a different instructor because my primary instructor was a 6'7" 250 former college linebacker. Anyway, very similar: After some clearing turns, apply full throttle, pitch up to 15 degrees (IIRC...might have been 20), hold the elevator at full up deflection until the stall horn comes on, then kick the rudder one way or the other to spin in that direction. Once the spin starts, idle throttle then hold the controls as-is for a rotation or two. To break the spin push the yoke forward and apply opposite rudder. In my experience simply releasing the controls before the second rotation allowed it to recover on its own, then just a gradual pull up and reapply throttle though I suppose a different weight/CG or more rotations would have necessitated opposite rudder. :shrug: I thought I was going to hate them (I'm a fairweather pilot) but they were a blast - after the 5th or 6th spin the instructor was like "ok, time to head back"

[@GrowlerJams]

Ha! Cheers!

[@waltertodd4479]

Very cool...

[@JulesUS8386]

🤢Made me nauseated reading your post so I guess you aced it!👍🤮

[@billyvray]

Can you do a vid or short explaining the "17 Unit AOA pull" when pulling out? I understand angle of attack and G's, but not the "17 Unit" naming. Love the vids. Just found your stuff two days ago and have watched every one.

[@GrowlerJams]

Yeah, let me think on it.

[@bennyhill7570]

Love it, at about 2:37 mark the negative g's has brought up some debris, which can be seen floating for a time afterwards.

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

The KZbin signature move - the repost! Still a great video

[@hobsonbeeman7529]

Great instructor…clear and smooth instructions and what to expect, good feedback to student pilot!! I wonder about those signature moves if there is some additional propulsion there….lol

[@GrowlerJams]

Ha!

[@JulesUS8386]

Student does it once or twice. Trainer pilot does it ALL DAY LONG!😵‍💫

[@glockparaastra]

The spin is quite disorienting as well. Nice patter there! Fly safe sailor!

[@humbertoisassi4845]

Awesome Channel Growler. I was born and raised in Kingsville Tx. When I was a kid I wanted to be a pilot. I used to climb the highest point on a tree with my binoculars and watch some of the training moves like this stall. That was way back. I'm 51 now and in Houston and still love fighter jets. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@GrowlerJams]

Cheers!

[@3pbhenry]

I want to do it! Been aerobatic in a Cessna 152 Aerobat, and an L-13 Blanik glider. Only about +3.5 / -1.5, so pretty tame, but fun and educational.

[@dunbar555]

that was cool !

[@jra]

I the practice stall procedures on a Piper Pa28 hahaha same and at the same time completely different, of course not a 110ª ;) My dream is to do some flight time in a fighter jet or even a trainer! That must be something. Thanks for your content!!

[@dan110024]

Love the faux gravity indicator that was floating around at 2:40

[@GrowlerJams]

🤫

[@CocoDave37]

Pail, one of our flight sim buddies said this when I posted a link to your video in Discord. "Pail is a good guy. A fried of mine was his EWO in the Growler and deployed with him."

[@GrowlerJams]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@flavioferrari-oss8736]

Que treinamento difícil growler james ! Abraços

[@joenewman6494]

Wow pretty cool I would like to try that ride.🤣❤️😎🇺🇸

[@Riverplacedad1]

Yep remember them well. As an ex A7 guy, I instructed a bunch of those in the T2C. Even had a dual engine flame out on an inverted spin. Having a degree in Aero Engineering, I always found uncontrolled flight characteristics of different aircraft an interesting subject. If one participates in 1 v 1 similar ACM, it’s just a I matter of time before somebody will get to slow and depart. We lost an VF111 F14 on the USS America 81 cruise that way. Most ACM engagements are won IMO maintaining high energy anyway.

[@GrowlerJams]

TYFYS.

[@Riverplacedad1]

@@GrowlerJams hey it was only 8 years. Great time to be in ..Reagan years and then a great airline career. It’s the wife’s that deserve the thanks. Worrying about their husbands. Taking care of kids while their husbands are deployed. It’s difficult to find women anymore that want to take on that kind of responsibility. They deserve the kudos!

[@john-lb5fu]

Great point of view observation and narration. Is the training given in IFR type scenarios? As in students utilize a hood in their compartment and practice recovery techniques?

[@GrowlerJams]

Yes, we also practice IFR (hooded) unusual attitude recoveries.

[@ppark2123]

That’s bad ass!

[@sgtmerker2401]

Yall fly over my house in Brownsville every so often. I'm about a mile out on final approach to 31L. These little planes are LOUD

[@RCCopterLove-helis4ever]

This must be a very weird feelling, sitting in a fighter jet with the nose high up in the sky, reducing the throttle to idle and loosing almost all airspeed. The recovery was soo smooth! How good that you have a lot of altitude as your best friend when doing these trainings!

[@bobdylan7120]

The 3 things that are of no use to a pilot - 1. Fuel left in the bowser. 2. Altitude above the aircraft. 3. Runway behind the aircraft.

[@kayakutah]

I was in VF-126, back in the '80's. The first thing you did was teach OOC in the mighty T-2. We did the flat spin and at the end, an inverted spin. We entered the inverted spin by going 60 deg nose up, roll inverted, full forward and right stick and full left rudder. It would violently depart and progress into an inverted spin. It was pretty fun - we'd do the hop over "the date farm" near El Centro and would usually lose an engine. I DID get tired of THAT.

[@GrowlerJams]

💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@Tacticaldave1]

You guys should do that in the 172. Fly Navy!

[@MrThuggery]

I always knew you had a QFI in you!

[@memmu2913]

I love very much this vid and also your ytchannel 💞💞💞

[@heeder777]

Summers coming, time for re-runs😉😁

[@GrowlerJams]

😂

[@timtruett8368]

Great memories! Although mine were built first in the T-2 (and a gawd awful full spin entry) in Meridian MS, and later in the F-9 at Beeville.

[@kenmarsh2668]

Mine also, 1969 with the T-2C at Meridian and the F-9 at Beeville.

[@andymontemayor175]

Man that must be unnerving when the planes not digging it , and you just keep pushing it until it stops.