Naval Plane Captain Launches Jet

U.S. Navy Plane Captain, Airman Royce Burgess, walks us through the process of prepping and launching an EA-18G Growler at Eielson AFB during RED FLAG-Alaska 14-3. Produced by Senior Airman Jason Treffry.

[@demetraedmonson8435]

My little brother ❤❤❤❤❤

[@woodybear8298]

I was a PC on F8 Crusaders at Patuxent Naval Air Station for 68-70.

[@DJShire_ATL]

I was a plane captain on F14s back in 1999. That was not fun. As usually the jet would break half way through the launch and I would be standing for an hour waiting for the mechs to fix the damn thing.

[@therealauric_martin]

My brother is a plane captain and he knows this guy

[@MaidenUtah1]

Habit of mine: every time I see or hear the words “navy” and “captain”, I automatically think O-6/Full Bird.

[@towedarray7217]

Totally professional, totally safety-minded guy and an Airman/Plane Captain. Good to know we have such intelligent humans working on this equipment. I’d feel safe if, in a scramble, he said the plane was good to go. So many good people in the USA military. This guy should feel very proud having the authority to make a go/no-go decision to operate a $80 million piece of hardware. It’s as simple as that.

[@Streaky100001]

That's an interesting definition of captain, not seen that one before. To me the captain of an aircraft is the guy sat in the hot seat making the decisions. I was hoping for a role swap or something where the aircrew are trying to do the shooters job or something lol

[@caiquesa5130]

Great job man!

[@redcartiers]

Interesting

[@IrishManJT]

Cool.

[@spank1885]

When I was a plane captain launching out EA-6Bs we put a lot more into it. Even went as far as putting individual flair on the launch sequence we did. Looked a lot better than just going through the motions.

[@throe68]

You don't know what the editors cut out for time though...did you even think about that?

[@paradox-zz8in]

Yeah spank1885, cant you use common sense!!!??

[@kevinlunsford2763]

that ain't shit I worked w e2c Hawkeyes n we had alot more hand signals than that

[@smadaman101]

Kevin Lunsford there's a ton more to launching a super hornet than that! he skipped a shit load and didn't seem to know his shit..

[@paradox-zz8in]

Who taught you how to launch this jet??airman timmy??let meh show you how its done boi,hooyah pc select!!

[@jinkslate4761]

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[@jinkslate4761]

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[@throe68]

Lot's of know-it-alls and wanna be's are bagging on the young man...ASSuming this was the whole video..."I'll take poor assumptions for $500, Alex..."

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[@GamerGuideSowa]

Trash...figures coming from exped

[@zacmartin2075]

Skipped the whole launch. So much more goes into it than that. His speech for the pilot was garbage. Thats not the hydraulic pressure he's checking and all around a trashy performance. Pull the qual and go back to being a trainee.

[@trenton8998]

Haha, shut up, Martin, before I have you wipe my canopy.

[@zacmartin2075]

+Trenton Whaley alrighty im shutting up lol

[@trenton8998]

+Zac Martin but, you would comment on this. haha

[@throe68]

You don't know what the editors cut out for time though...did you even think about that?

[@paradox-zz8in]

@@trenton8998 shut up trenton before i have you service all the damn jets in the whole flight line,AND FUEL

[@jinkslate4761]

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[@jinkslate4761]

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[@zacmartin2075]

Skipped the whole launch. So much more goes into it than that. His speech for the pilot was garbage. Thats not the hydraulic pressure he's checking and all around a trashy performance. Pull the qual and go back to being a trainee.

[@paradox-zz8in]

Your all trash,the pc is just doing his job,its not like its his actual job, every squadron has their own different in speeches aswell

[@deathstridertheshadowscale8601]

Ok boomer