Top 5 Amazing Aircraft Carrier Landings

[@forfexsake]

Oh my god #3 was a video game. Whoever made this just slapped together whatever they could find on KZbin.

[@jackrobinson1073]

Goats DCS World 😂

[@carloscopelleti1291]

@@jackrobinson1073 Actually, no. That's not DCS World, that's the super hornet. The hornet we have in DCS World is classified, and also you can see it's a video game because of the horrible landing.

[@marckurta7319]

Carlo Scopelleti that is dsc u dumb.

[@AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH-y5f]

@@marckurta7319 but there is no Super hornet in dcs

[@scout_raptor]

Carlo Scopelleti I agree, it was either FSX or P3D, and it looks like the VRS F/A-18E SuperHornet, or the Superbug. Definitely not real. The landing is dangerously close to the edge of the runway, and the approach is horrible. He is going to fast, as indicated by the AOA gauge and the symbol on the HUD, and his V/S on touchdown is well over 1000 f/m. If this was real, the pilot’s career would be over. The LSO would have told him to waveoff, and not following the LSOs orders is bad news. It is either one of those sims with the SuperHornet, a good camera mod, and a carrier add-on. No matter what, this pilot is not skilled at all, and this is not real.

[@willy662]

Just to clarify, night vision goggles are not allowed for carrier landings. The lack of depth perception makes it way too dangerous. As for all of the modern aids, INS , GPS etc., they're great to have and use, but you had better be ready to lose all of the aids and still be able to get aboard even on those super dark nights with high winds and pitching deck. That's why I did most of my practice landings with the systems purposely degraded. (Former F-18 driver with 500 carrier landings.)

[@rileygabkcuf8798]

Kelly Williams absolute madlad

[@ninline2000]

Thank you for your service. Just watching those guys landing on that postage stamp was hairy enough for me. The scariest flight I ever took was coming into Menorca Spain on a DC-10 when we caught a gust of crosswind just as the pilot set it down. Everyone on that plane screamed. Aviaco airlines was nervous making.

[@lotharluder2743]

I am totaly impressed. This looks fore me superhuman skill already with day Light. Just watching this on a smartphone I have gooseskin. Wow.....

[@GamerSloth-hi2od]

Kelly Williams The new F-35 helmet has built in night vision and thermal vision.

[@hepcat-bob]

The pilot of that C-130 retired with a little over 1600 arrested landings. He completed his 1500th in 1980 while he was CO on the Saratoga.

[@adamparsons1725]

"Look ma...NO HOOK" PRICELESS!!!

[@Bender2497]

Having Beta helps....

[@nexjello]

Bahahahahahaa

[@Xmarduk]

Reverse thrusters/rockets?

[@rustyoilburner]

That was my Skipper, James Flatley, piloting that C-130. Great Commanding Officer and a real pro.

[@hepcat-bob]

@@rustyoilburner, I was on the Sara for that 1980 Med cruise, too. AIMD, IM-3 Shop 6. Capt. Flatley was a class act!

[@thwieba]

My Grandfather flew in the Navy as a career. He is a retired commander. There is nothing more interesting to me than listening to his stories about flying on and off carriers, how they practiced aerial maneuvers (like purposely stalling out their plane?!), as well as the technology they used for navigation and sub detection. He is an amazing man. He flew private planes for a long time until his cancer came. When i think of him, he is still the man waving his wings at the airstrip as he comes to land or takes off to leave. He may not be able to fly anymore, but nothing made him happier career wise. Id give anything to see him wave is his wings before landing one more time. Its how he always said hi as soon as he could, my favorite way he said i love you

[@joeymurphy6289]

can we just take into the fact one of them is a flight simulator😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikevictorcharlie]

Lmao, the pilot did good tho ngl.

[@o3941]

@@mikevictorcharlie No, no he did not.

[@mikevictorcharlie]

@@o3941 At least he didn't die

[@tstorm83]

@@mikevictorcharlie Again, the only risk he ran was heart disease from sitting at a computer. I'm at just as much risk as I post this.

[@ItsJustTori8]

it wasn’t a flight simulator tho

[@drdavinlim]

Wonder what it was like... say in the 60s and 70s with the F4s and A4s landing at night with minimal electronics, bad weather, NO NVGs, and no GPS... that would be amazing.

[@jimd1944]

Its very intense sir. but oh so satisfying

[@abjr610]

It was amazing..and fun to watch

[@Dafnessific]

While they didn't have GPS, they had gyro-based dead-reckoning INS. Took a while to align before flight: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHfYimpomdZ3rZo

[@jimd1944]

Dafnessific: That was an interesting link. Thanks. I vaguely remember talk about those systems, in some aircraft back then but, for the planes I flew, (F8, A4, T2 and T39) all we had available for NAV was a TACAN, ADF and one radio we could use as ADF to home in on a UHF radio frequency. The F8 did have a SPIN10 which was similar to ILS for glideslope (but it never worked in my Squadron) so, when weather was below TACAN mins we came in using a PAR. Oh ya, we also had a knee board, with map and card, for the old faithful, dead reckoning procedure. First time I ever saw a INS was after retirement, in civilian life: the A320. boy, was that a game changer.

Those were the best of the best. Pretty soon you'll have drones fighters flying the skies, limited by hardware, not human fragility.

[@kenbuckley3294]

One of the greatest experiences I've ever had, landing on an aircraft carrier. These pilots are the best.

[@kenbuckley3294]

A pilot whom I knew tried to get his take-off switched so he could take me for the ride of my life in the back seat of his Phantom. However, the captain kept him on schedule during this military operation. But I did get to fly supersonic later aboard the British Airways Concorde from Newfoundland to Heathrow. Flight of my life--2.5 hours. 60-000 freet. Breathtaking take-off and hair - raising landing. Exhilarating.

[@MrAlexmiele8910]

@@kenbuckley3294 that's sick. I landed on the USS Enterprise when I went for my first deployment(which was half way through its tour) then got transferred to the USS GHWB for its 2nd deployment and flew off it a month before it went back to home port. I consider myself lucky to have experienced that.

[@TheMuhaAdventures]

It’s amazing to see these pilots take off and land on aircraft carriers in person !! My son serves on the USS Nimitz, and I took a tiger cruise last December on the Nimitz! What an experience it was to see in person!! Thank you to all our service men and women!!

[@rooftopvoter3015]

Worked on the roof of the JFK; yes, it is better in person.

[@sawyer4417]

More like 5 random aircraft carrier landings I found on the internet

[@elementalgolem5498]

"and some of them from games"

[@crypto1701]

And they can't even tell the difference between the real ones and the fake ones. If you're going to steal other people's videos, do it right..

[@limeyprat]

Yeah, the video needs a new titles "10 minutes of video that shows I know nothing about aviation..." Save us all the time.

[@Schwedeballz]

True but it still got over 8m views so.....

[@sawyer4417]

@@Schwedeballz never said it didnt

[@WestCoastBroodWar]

My goodness, America has the worlds finest pilots, educated, professional, and humble. I am proud to be a veteran and citizen of this amazing country! We are an industrious people.

[@foxtrot789]

I feel like this is just 5 carrier landings you found on youtube...

[@clayyosten2833]

Which you then found on KZbin, compiled for your convenience.

[@volksrod6926]

For sure. The ones at the end were more impressive than #5

[@smokeypillow]

pretty much is

[@Ninjalectual]

Clay Yosten the problem is the "most amazing" claim. The first two are ordinary, the others mildly interesting

[@wackolovesyou8203]

pretty much what this person did

[@diGritz1]

"It takes an incredible amount of skill to land a plane on an aircraft carrier". Maybe but this video shows it takes no amount of skill or effort on your part to put together a Top Fives video.

[@rooftopvoter3015]

Ted Stryker: "You have to come in pretty low to land these things."

[@tire.c]

diGritz1 just some skill there’s a strap to get to the aircraft then that locks on then stops it r/wooosh

[@Struggler3831]

RazorWolf Taylor what’s he being wooooshed on? Also, it’s four Os...

[@kiru7seven7]

diGritz1 did he say it takes skill to put vids like this together? No he said that it takes an incredible amount of skill to land on an aircraft carrier. These are 2 completely different things so I dont understand your comment...

[@efini_fc4276]

@@kiru7seven7 just another person looking for 230 likes on their comment..🤔

[@ToddtheExploder]

Diggin’ the background music. I’ve never heard this, but True to Life is one of the best songs of all time.

[@TRICK-OR-TREAT236]

THAT FIRST LANDING WAS PRETTY AMAZING CONSIDERING THE PILOT WAS NO PRO.

[@cecilpotter1229]

Vf2 no Pro pretty cool a 10 mile and turn around in less than a minute and a half

[@dogboy0912]

No Pro, great guy.

[@irishsetterarchie]

One Star on his head and I think he just got #2!!

[@ascherlafayette8572]

SHIT HOT BREEEEAAAAAAKKK

[@christinebiskey4837]

I don’t think that means anything.....

[@ichangedcoaching7632]

Day 50 of the quarantine: I'm watching jets land on a simulation

[@andresssm]

ikr

[@knockoff2]

We live in a simulation.

[@Karen-lc8be]

jeep xj commie hunter and cuz of that pandemic there is quarantine. So basically hes right. Poor fool

[@lorenzoamoso2952]

It looks easy.... when you're watching, but seeing their point of view? it's pretty scary to think a little mistake can cause a lot of damage, and night time, that takes incredible skill, these guys definitely have my respect for doing what they do.

[@georgeboyer8158]

Old pilots often say that any landing you can walk away from is a good landing.

[@samu_cornia9991]

In fact they're stupid

[@oldmusicfan8584]

god I love that saying thats funny

[@Nr15121]

OtoeTiger88 says someone who obviously has never set foot in a cockpit, a great landing is one you can fly away from in the same aircraft

[@danny1229c]

Said no Kamikaze pilot ever

[@khareckless6769]

They didn't ride 115mil. $ aircrafts back then

[@randyporter3491]

And yet, my wife can't pull into our driveway without running into the grass and over my hose.

[@andyharpist2938]

Raise the hose 18" off the ground , fixed firmly both ends, across the drive..Just to be on the safe side.

[@derronsanchez391]

Ha ha! Made me laugh! I feel your pain....

[@martinjohnson9316]

Just be thankful she is'nt backing in! (lol)

[@cadman1973]

And taking out the mailbox when she leaves again...

[@adorabledeplorable5105]

Randy Porter Maybe she thinks the hose is a “ wire “ 🥴

[@victorvandenbrink6851]

What always amazes me is the landing gear of these aircraft that are strong enough to withstand all that force of the aircraft being slammed onto the deck time after time.

[@badwolf7367]

Even though I know I'm watching a video, I still get really tense and my heartrate actually goes up. I don't have a clue how these amazing pilots are able to do what they do, even at night and in a rainstorm. Much respects to them all.

[@nelsondav100]

Always amazing when a Naval Aviator lands safely back on deck.

[@andycaldwell65]

Landing on an aircraft carrier takes a lot of skill. But these were just normal landings that this dude found on the internet.🤣

[@ditzydoo4378]

As seen here in the 3rd landing sequence, The C-130 Hercules holds the record for the largest and heaviest aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. In October and November 1963, a USMC KC-130F (BuNo 149798), bailed to the US Naval Air Test Center, made 21 unarrested landings and take-offs on the USS Forrestal at a number of different weights culminating in a final landing and take off with 30,000 lbs. of cargo. Approximately half it's usable weigh lifting capacity. The pilot, LT (later RADM) James Flatley III, USN, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his participation. The tests were highly successful, but the idea was considered too risky for routine "Carrier Onboard Delivery" (COD) operations. Instead, the C-2 Greyhound was developed as a dedicated COD aircraft. (The Hercules used in the test, most recently in service with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) until 2005, is now part of the collection of the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida.)

[@hunt_club_1]

brave men defending the free world for decades, thanks to all of you involved, now and then and in the future

[@TP-pc5kz]

These 5 landings were very outstanding and unusal than other thousands of normal carrier....I am very impressed.

[@monks311]

Look ma! No HOOK! 😂👏

[@ianmclaughlin4043]

Rudy Flores oops

[@ianmclaughlin4043]

Rudy Flores harrier landed on a container ship (badly) still funny

[@ljprep6250]

I was amazed. They must have very good brakes, tires, and highly-reversing props on those powerful engines.

[@dhbroussard89]

HERCULES!!!

[@deezynar]

www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130_forrestal.asp

[@rorybrown9750]

No mention of Captain Eric " winkle" Brown, the world record holder for carrier landings. The first man to land a jet fighter and a twin engine fighter bomber on an aircraft carrier, he was instrumental in all the major carrier inventions and improvements, such as the angled flight deck, the steam catapult and the fresnel or "meatball" landing light system. A national hero and a truly great man yet he was never knighted. Considering they hand these things out like smarties ( m&m's) to low life footballers and crap pop stars isn't it about time he got a posthumous one.??

[@claneful]

Couln't agree more.

[@BigAmp]

Is there a possibility that one was offered but that it was declined?

[@genki2genki]

These guys are amazing, and I mean everyone on those ships! Wow! Amazing work here.

[@jawant6039]

That's as badass as it gets.

[@daledickerson-r9u]

Wow! I never heard of the "stool" before. Such precision--especially since the pilot cannot see it. As "they" say, "You learn something new every day." To me, ALL carrier landings are amazing. Landing on a narrow runway with only a short distance in which to land, and having to do this with full throttle in case you miss and have to go around and try again, and with the carrier pitching and rocking.... I salute all you pilots!

[@kirkhenry3867]

I don't know how much I *don't* know about carriers and jets to make me appreciate the difficulty these men and their crews go through just to make an *ordinary* landing let alone a problematic one. That said, these guys and their machines and all their training and all of their crews are truly incredible and elite. The sheer volume of training these guys must go through is probably really impossible for a person like myself to truly comprehend. All I can do is say thank you to all these military folks and their dedicated families, heroes all of them.

[@andresgamba1478]

The best part of the Hercules landing, which was a test by the Navy to see if they could do it if the situation ever arose is that the flight crew were in fact inexperienced in with multi engine aircraft like that, and had only just learned it for the sake of the trials. Pure balls of steel.

[@MrRathel]

Number 3 is a video game, man. pay attention!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@floridawestcoast3912]

Yes in fact, it is the VRS Superhornet used in connection with Microsoft FSX flight sim (I have it) - and it's very good add on as you can see, but I recognized it immediately because the mirrors gave it away (had a daytime reflection which it always has- unlike the DCS models).

[@clayyosten2833]

Definitely real.

[@redta93kwy]

You're right no one is on the flight deck to tie and chalk the plane. I was station on USS Constellation CV 64 and USS Nimitz CVN 68 (along side my older brother)

[@tapasdechance7473]

hahaha yes ! on a video taken from the DCS aerial simulation.

[@lebakir3332]

Well they never mentioned it is only irl

[@robshef718]

This video is THE BOMB...... U.S. Navy pilots are Awesome!!!

[@sp4263]

Love that Harrief landing with NO nose gear !!👍👍

[@chriss4919]

Any successful Aircraft Carrier Landing should be considered amazing.. just sayin..

[@petert3355]

Ain't no such thing as an "Aircraft Carrier Landing", more like a "Aircraft Carrier Crashing" to me.

[@TruthSayer2007]

chris s - EXACTLY!!! 1,000% true. It’s like trying to run jump on a stamp 10 feet in front of you. Lol, good luck, dude!

[@jm0655]

how was the first one amazing?!

[@wackolovesyou8203]

face palm....

[@nooranik21]

"If you can walk away from a landing, it's a good landing. If you can use the airplane the next day, it's an outstanding landing" - Chuck Yeager

[@TTCS]

This is literally your average carrier landings........

[@Crb53]

Antonio Defaria I mean besides the harrier that ain’t normal

[@11Tits]

Crb well then why would there be a nose stall then

[@patrickmccrann991]

Nope, the C-130 was never designed to land on a carrier. Amazing an aircraft that size with no tailhook could actually do it.

[@markdominick3511]

NO landing on a carrier is "average", couch pilot.

[@runnerthreefour]

The 5th and 4th are just normal, 3 is from a VR GAME, 2nd one was cool cuz c-130 and 1st was interesting so only cool ones are 2 and 1 like bruh they were lazy with this :(

[@robsgirl6465]

In 1986, I was 21 years old. I watched the film, "Top Gun." Damn, that looked cool. I called the US Navy. Turned out that only officers are allowed to pilot aircraft. And you need a college degree to become an officer. I was just a poor boy from South-central Illinois with no chance of obtaining a college degree. But at 53, damn, that still looks cool.

[@----.__]

Good news Freddy, Heatblur are releasing an F-14 for the DCS simulator and it reeks of Top Gun!! You'll be able to live out your Maverick dreams in the most awesome way. I think it formally releases in Feb, 2019. Can't wait ;)

[@robsgirl6465]

@@----.__ sweet!!!

[@bruzote]

You could have joined the service as a warrant officer helo pilot.

[@mitchwolf5038]

I too love the idea of flying a military jet but it wasn't in the cards. But what I could do and did do was get my private pilots license. As a 25 year old pilot, I got to fulfill some of those great feelings of being in charge of where and when I could go. Flying the backcountry of Idaho is probably one of the greatest rewards I've accomplished. Get your license and go have fun. It's the best.

[@invaliduserid5807]

bruzote Only after enlisting and getting a degree while you served, you may be selected if you are the crème de la crème in your MOS and/or unit. You don't get to skip right up to warrant officer without doing an outstanding job.

[@martinjohnson9316]

That AV8B landing was very impressive ...good pilot!

[@dennykatz157]

Very much respect for pilots landing on carriers! You guys and gals are the best! All personnel on the carrier should receive the utmost respect from all Americans! Thank you all for your service!

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

All I can say is WOW! I never thought I'd get to see a cockpit view of landing on a carrier! Incredible! I am a GA pilot but I can't even imagine landing on what probably looks like a postage stamp-size deck in the middle of the ocean when you're descending to get into approach distance, and at probably 150 mph (or more?) is just astounding! KEEP SAFE GUYS, and bless all of you working on those dangerous decks out there in the sea! (How they can do that at night is just mind-blowing!)

[@maxpowers111]

How fast are passenger jets flying when they land?

[@Flyroving]

@@maxpowers111 121 knots+

[@leef9242]

A, 1 was a sim, B I didn’t see any “crazy” carrier landings, this wasn’t a top 5 video it was a video of just some normal carrier landings

[@cameronlangevin8777]

That C-130 definitely was crazy

[@Storm-lu2ce]

@@FiestyFez *gear

[@saycritique]

Non were sims

[@pizza_parker9689]

Say number 3 was a simulator

[@mikegriego3671]

@@pizza_parker9689 no simulator is that bouncy during a landing. It's real.

[@tentix9022]

Lol number 1 says on his helmet "no pro"

[@levimurcer9520]

Gosh fighter pilot still one of the coolest jobs a man can have in my opinion

[@jackjones3657]

Truly a blind landing. Masterfully done!

[@tercuman7374]

All landings on a carrier are amazing to this ole grunt!

[@RastaSaiyaman]

I'd say the most amazing deck landing ever was done by Squadron Commander Edwin Harris Dunning in August 1917, when he made the very first successful landing on what was the first Aircraft carrier, the HMS Furious, with Dunning flying a Sopwith Pup biplane fighter. The way they did this back then, was to have the plane and the ship move at equal speed so the plane would be hanging still in the air. They had attached leather straps on the ends of the wings and the fuselage and deckhands would grab onto those and manhandle Dunning's plane down. In the annals of Naval aviation Dunning has rightfully claimed his place. But he couldn't enjoy the accolades for long, because after another successful landing the next day, he tried it for the third time and things went awry. Keep in mind how this worked: the plane and the ship had to move at equal speed with no margin for error but even a biplane such as a Sopwith Pup is much faster than a world war one era battleship, so while the ship was moving at its fastest speed, the plane was flying at its slowest. And on that third landing attempt the engine of Dunning's plane stalled which made the plane slam into the deck, which knocked Dunning unconscious and then with the shock actually getting the engine going again, the plane bounced up in the air and before the deckhands could grab it, it fell off the side into the sea. Again: the plane flew at its slowest and the ship sailed at its top speed, so by the time The Furious had turned around to retrieve Dunning from the ocean it was already too late. I dare any naval pilot to step into a flight simulator and try landing a plane like Dunning did, I doubt ANY could pull it off.

[@bobm4014]

Which landing, the first or the third? Apparently you have never flown an aircraft in a formation, or refueled a fighter at altitude from a C-130 when the C-130 is maxed out and the fighter is at high AOA. I would venture that any qualified Naval Aviator, any qualified bush pilot, and any helicopter pilot would manage to put the aircraft on the deck. Harrier pilots make zero relative-speed carrier landings frequently. Also, I would start to question whether you have ever driven in traffic where all the cars are moving at the same speed. Being first is always an accomplishment, but it doesn't mean that those that follow are any less talented or skilled. Basically, you lack the knowledge to understand the inanity of your challenge.

[@RastaSaiyaman]

I've been driving cars for 17 years and counting without causing a single accident and I'm very familiar with the highway and traffic jams thank you very much. "Being first is always an accomplishment, but it doesn't mean that those that follow are any less talented or skilled" True but you overlook some very important things which come with being the first... Basically all three of those landings (even the failed one) were incredible feats of teamwork not only by Dunning AND the deck crew, Try to snatch a plane by leather straps hanging from the wings and fuselage and manhandle it down while it flies at stalling speed. s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/8f/16/64/8f1664962cc695c52a3b44beaf3b9889.jpg Also take note that there were NO on board radios, there was NOBODY from the tower to talk Dunning in on where the deckhands were, to slow down, speed up or when to fly away again and abort the landing because of the conditions not being right for a successful landing. Also there were NO headphones on the deck hand's heads to coordinate what they were supposed to do AND very likely, NO BRIEFING ON HOW TO GET AT IT! They were asked to pull a plane from the air and they hit the ground running. www.orcadian.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/dunning-credit-Orkney-Library-and-Archive.jpg Harrier and Helicopter pilots are constantly being updated on the situation while they come in for a landing, if it isn't by the crews on board the carrier following his every move on the radar screen, then it is by their on board flight systems. Squadron Leader Dunning had NONE of those aids. aircrewremembered.com/editorial/resources/dunning-overboard2-w800.jpg Try to replicate the scenario with a modern crew and a modern pilot and tell them "Okay, your guy is flying a WW-1 era biplane, there are leather straps attached to his wings and fuselage, your task is to get hold of those straps and pull the plane from the sky, in addition there is NO radio, you have NO way to communicate with the others while this is happening, now go do it." very likely they would look at you and go "No way, Impossible!" At least acknowledge Squadron Commander Dunning's cast iron balls for doing what he did. aircrewremembered.com/editorial/resources/dunning-in-water-w800.jpg

[@theScrippa]

Doing something first definitely takes big brass ones. There are PLENTY of pilots with the stones to give something like this a shot. Why do you think there are so many applicants for Test Pilot School and the Astronaut program. Also, while being close to stall speed is an extra complicating factor, matching velocity is something we do every single time a helicopter lands on a ship. And on the smaller ships that involves the rotors being within about 20’ of the hangar doors.

[@ubisuck]

Any night landings deserves to be here ;-)

[@starshipgus8578]

I have nothing but pride for our pilots,I think they’re the best in the business,other countries may have aircraft landing on carriers,but we’ve got more of them doing it routinely.

[@stevesullivan9752]

#2... big prop plane. The pilot landed that aircraft so SMOOOOTH! Absolutely brilliant.

[@John-oe5nb]

Being in the Marine Corps, I had the opportunity to be on an aircraft carrier and watched the takeoffs and landings. Amazing to say the least. I would like some pilots to comment here about their experiences.

[@timwelch175]

"I didn't realize how bad I was shaking until after..." That's a pilot with A: Some really big ones, and B: a pilot who absorbed 100% of his training.

[@wallyman292]

Love the "look Ma, no hook" logo on the 4 engine turboprop.

[@hepcat-bob]

The pilot of that C-130 was Lt. James H. Flatley III. In 1980, Capt. James H. Flatley III was my CO on the USS Saratoga.

[@CADWALLATER]

Surprising number of moment to moment adjustments on power and the stick to remain on line. Looks very difficult, and obviously requires unbroken concentration. Great flyers those guys... and gals.

[@leeholmes9962]

These PILOT'S are the REAL DEAL 👏👏👏👏👏🤘😊👍🇬🇧✌️

[@albino6489]

when you've watched literally every youtube video during quarantine and now your watching planes land on boats...

[@fdc2023]

Landing on a flight deck = difficult at best Night Time = OMG. TOTAL RESPECT ✊🏼

[@pauldg837]

Night time in bad weather = OMFG Likewise, absolute respect.

[@Boekoe12]

F Dc it was a video game 😂

[@angeluberto2091]

I realize Navy pilots are highly trained and well above normal men and women but man, that first night landing on a pitching and rolling deck has got to be a white knuckle event; sucking up some seat cover for sure! In this video it may be a SIM, as some have commented, but it is done in real life all over the world's seas, so IMO my comment stands, it has to be a "significant emotional event".

[@dennislaux]

These guys are simply ALL hero's and Americas best. I do amazing things in life all the time, and I can't come close to doing this. Wonderful work all of you.

[@yhird]

These guys have The Right Stuff.

[@swindonbadger]

1:25 the classic wedge E removal shuffle, belts looked a little loose ^^

[@mrsmith8436]

Yes amazingly ordinary carrier landings

[@pickleballer1729]

Probably true, but for those of us who have never done it, it's nice to see a selection of "ordinary" (if that can ever be called ordinary) landings and special ones to see how the whole system works. Have you done a lot of these?

[@pieterschut7438]

Mr Smith I wouldn’t call a Harrier landing with no front landing gear “ordinary”, the C130 landing I don’t see on a daily basis. But I get your point, also one was sim landing 😂

[@scottw550]

I thought about landing on the Ranger with my hang glider from Grouse mountain back when it was in Vancouver harbour in June 1992, could have done it as the decks were clear, but wasn't sure how they would have received an unannounced unlicenced aircraft in controlled airspace.

[@keithnoneya]

I only saw a few that were what I would consider top 5. The C-130, one with no tail hook, and the Hairier. Most of the others were normal routine. Thanks for sharing.

[@chrisreddy8958]

#3 was a video game

[@66kbm]

The guy with the Harrier at no1......He deserves NO.1. Amzing skills.

[@disposablehero4911]

1st clip: that's called a "shit hot break". Meant to get down a lot faster than a standard landing.

[@ascherlafayette8572]

Put it down in style what it's all about

[@danielkirkland3366]

Lol how is it faster ? He started over the deck ?

[@ascherlafayette8572]

@@danielkirkland3366 look up case 1 and you'll understand

[@ascherlafayette8572]

That really isn't the point if a shb

[@mohammedrafi6663]

There are cables to catch the jet. And jet never slows down it's speed because if they failed catch the cable jet will have enough speed to fly from other end.

[@Ouz985]

lol "look ma, no hook!" :D

[@pologamero2648]

that was the easy part, to hard part its take off !

[@smiley3012]

Oğuz Gülbay awesome

[@telemachusepiphany9668]

Thank-you !

[@alanmerritt3005]

It takes EVERY single person aboard that carrier to get those planes down .... Well done people

[@K__R__K]

What exactly is any more or any less amazing than all the other carrier landings on KZbin ?

[@williambudd2850]

Its amazing that you are still alive!

[@nigelpocock9538]

Should have included "Winkle" Brown . Ist man to land a jet on a carier, 1st to land a twin 2400+ landings

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

He's not "American" so therefore it won't count on this chanel.

[@MotherGunner]

The most amazing aircraft carrier landing I witnessed was my landing in TOP GUN for NES. Shit was impossible!

[@carlitoandsandraadventures1192]

You know I landed it the first time I ever played it, then never did it again.

[@kodiak81973]

Captain: You're going to do a night flight Me: NAH BRO im good with day shift!

[@shewolf461cw6]

That night landing was killer💕🐺🇺🇸🙏

[@wcresponder]

Two of the five deserved to be here. To say that bringing in a wounded bird is not in the top five is insane.

[@bobm4014]

#4 is a cut landing. The pilot was killing snakes with the stick and throttles, and was rough all the way down. He was low and added a handful of power at the ramp, caught an early wire and was drifting right to left and landed off center. No gloves on hands. #3, the night landing, was also a cut landing. Angle of Attack (nose) control was rough, you could see the AOA indicator jumping from low chevron to donut and back, plane was sinking at the ramp, you can see the ball go red. Probably an early wire. The C-130 was flown by James Flatley III, who the Navy later promoted to Admiral as part of a long and very successful career. I have 320 carrier arrestments in the F-4 Phantom, and 80 of them were night traps. Several of them were with an engine out (the F-4 is a twin jet). One of them was single-engine and stability augmentation off--that was a ride! Naval Aviators are well-trained (I was a Phantom instructor for three years) to perform all functions of their jobs, including hitting the boat.

[@sliznippa]

Nobody cares Bob!

[@Screenplayer2k]

Bob M Everybody cares, Bob. Thanks for making the effort to briefly give us all what we really crave - a seat in the cockpit and at least a second level of understanding for what it might actually have felt. And above all, thank you for yr heroic contribution, and for keeping yr head when all the buzzers and klaxons kicked on. Guy W, British Airways 747 aircrew.

[@Daapse]

Thank you for you service bob

[@ilikegliding]

Respect

[@skin_lizard]

Number three was from a video game, albeit a realistic simulation.

[@rosalieholland25]

4:44 Look Ma! No hook xD Edit: anyone know the music used in this? It's frustrating when people don't credit the artist for their music. Starts at 5:21

[@vijaysridhar351]

do you know what the sound track is at 5:21??

[@tdrewman]

In case you didn't notice, the pilots throttle to full power as they land, you can see them slide it on their left side all the way up. This is done in case they miss or the cable breaks and they can take off again. Number 1 should be the C-130 landing on the carrier.

[@OldDesertRacer]

The C130 and the WWII pilots landing with their aircraft shot to hell were the most amazing to me. The night landing was incredible as well. "Trust your instruments." 😲

[@JorgeBrown]

That’s what they train for! Good work and perfect landings

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

There are a bunch of tyros commenting below, who have NO IDEA what landing on a carrier entails! First you become a carrier pilot, which shows a lot of skill in itself, then you practice PRECISION landing on the ground within certain geographical limits until you get it exactly right, and ONLY THEN, do you graduate to a carrier, which looks the size of a postage stamp in the middle of the ocean, you must find it, then approach correctly to line up, reduce your speed (in today's jets maybe from 1500+ mph to about 150 mph (or higher), and then, perhaps land on an area that is pitching up and down 15 to 20 feet, to an exact space within a few feet where your tail hook can grab one of about 4 cables (and try to time it so that you ONLY grab the 3rd one (the others mean you're too high or too low) and jerk to a stop! It requires an accuracy that most civilians (or anyone for that matter) have no idea what it takes to get to that successful stop! Only those who have had a lot of practice can make it LOOK like it takes little effort. They are so wrong -- there is a reason only the top pilots can be assigned to a carrier -- they just have to be young (or have a ton of experience), have split-second reaction times, and know a LOT to get to that place. We respect, admire and honor their efforts -- BRAVO! (We know the STOL aircraft land differently than other fighters, but it's still a challenge on a pitching deck!)

[@7071t6]

Well practice makes perfect right, what do you think they let the new pilots just get in and hope for the best even through they have done the training, now way they still do not let the new pilots take off an aircraft carrier till they are happy with the progress they have shown while on board a aircraft carrier and then they get their chance they are rookies till they get a stamp of approval from the more senior pilots. :)

[@puddingfoot]

1500mph eh..

[@xpeterson]

Its been a while, but isn't one of the maneuvers in basic commercial pilot license to simulate engine out on downwind and land within 50ft of a specified spot on the runway, without any more throttle inputs?

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Exactly, xpeterson, my instructor (MANY years ago) not only cut my power, but made me land on the taxi-way next to the runway (when there was no one taxiing or in the pattern) so I would HAVE to land in a more precise manner than on the center line of the runway. I don't know what they do today, but yes, we had to land pretty much within a certain number of feet past the numbers. I had a 5,000' runway, so there was plenty of room, but they want to prepare you for a power-off landing for the experience. I thought it was kind of fun, a bit scary but I liked challenging landings (my airport was known for crosswinds, mountains on one side, then flat, then over the ocean on final) so I got a few butterflies with power off on final over the ocean, but it certainly makes you astute about your landing!

[@MrAlwaysBlue]

Guaranteed no cross wind component, arrestor hook, netting. How hard cab it be?

[@makeupyourmindinator]

What about the tomcat that made it back with only half of a plane?

[@boldeagle2659]

that was not on an aircaft carrier

[@schallundrauch2378]

And not a Tomcat either.

[@boldeagle2659]

It was an F-15 right?

[@schallundrauch2378]

A bold Eagle, yes.

[@Crg_eli]

This is a video about aircraft carrier landings the video your talking about is a f-15 that landed with one wing on a runway

[@mister8765]

Yeah that looks pretty easy.. I can reverse park my car so I’m sure this can’t be much harder! :)

[@invaliduserid5807]

Out of the 10 carrier landings that I so selflessly watched, these are the TOP 5 CARRIER LANDINGS OF ALL TIME!!! I have no shame in lying through my teeth just to get more views and subscribers.

[@irishsetterarchie]

Beautiful and glad you all have some mighty fine balls on board!

[@jamesramos6408]

The Chinese and Russians have tried to imitate the best 🇺🇸 unsuccessfully.

[@microwave-vh2uc]

5 Amazing Aircraft Carrier Landings and 5 ads!

[@choqui2]

Can any tell me which is the music that starts sound in the minute 4:13??

[@blood_and_fire1127]

Gavin Luke - Cold War Games

[@andrewjacox4655]

Crap

[@Lagify229]

Thanks for asking that

[@vijaysridhar351]

@@blood_and_fire1127 thanks!!

[@jawant6039]

Guy will make a ton if he retires and flies commercial one day. These are the kinda folks you want piloting your plane.

[@gonefishing9225]

Omg.. landing a jet plane on a pitching and rolling ship at night must be very intense. Big balls for sure! Best job in the world. I salute all the navy fighter pilots. I usually don't envy another man but wow what a great job to have.

[@derrickchennault6562]

I was aircrew in C130 VMGR 252, Cherry Point MCAS. Landing on a carrier would have been interesting

[@zeusjuice5639]

Didn’t know a C130 could land on a carrier

[@kwaktak]

zeus juice it only happened once: USS Forrestal (CVA-59) back on October 30,1963. The ship is now scrap but the record still stands.

[@elisalustre9101]

love the USA

[@clayyosten2833]

The USA surely loves you too!

[@sakissks1656]

Elisa Lustre ,,, L o v e ,,, Mikonos. 🌹🇬🇷🌹☀️🌹

[@slowpoke96Z28]

The C-130s and the Harrier were the only amazing ones...

[@LiPo5000]

Both very impressive!

[@LiPo5000]

Especially the C130, Unbelievable! I really didn't think it was possible!

[@aibpresto]

I believe a C130 was only ever landed on a carrier once, and everybody thought it was incredible 😂

[@Claude-Eckel]

Hear ye, hear ye! The expert has spoken! I would like to take you with me on a flight on, say a trainer, and then bail out right in the middle of the air and let you land the them damn thing on a carrier. Maybe you'd then also be impressed by anybody else who can successfully land on a carrier. You'd probably be none of them but dead. ;)

[@jeffreymarye9474]

slowpoke96z28 Did you see the wing damage to the WW2 Douglas bomber/torpedo plane?

[@keithharris4620]

The amount of control inputs is unreal....... and they make it look so easy!

[@Rhaspun]

No doubt their vetting process is very strict on who makes it as a naval aviator.

[@narddevos]

WOW ! Landing blind with no nosewheel......Great pilot :)

[@suttonhgr]

Number 3 clearly a video game.......

[@floridawestcoast3912]

Yes in fact, it is the VRS Superhornet used in connection with Microsoft FSX flight sim (I have it) - and it's very good add on as you can see, but I recognized it immediately because the mirrors gave it away (had a daytime reflection which it always has- unlike the DCS models).

[@EdwinMarquezredwings]

*_I am an F/A-18D Hornet pilot and no is not a video game. Is a helmet mounted GoPro and that's the real cockpit and how it looks at night!_*

[@clayyosten2833]

It is indeed real footage.

[@maxstevenson5183]

that pilot must be an owl by the way he turned his head around 180

[@clayyosten2833]

Justin, I think you are mistaken. Clearly mistaken.

[@KeinK0mmentar]

3:56 is a flight simulator XD

[@michaelhayko2904]

Not a simulator idiot it's a night flight. Done in complete darkness except for the radar projected on the cockpit.

[@jort93z]

​@@michaelhayko2904 You can clearly tell it is... when he looks behind him there's no pilot sitting there, and on deck the people don't move a muscle. I believe it is P3D, the cockpit is the precisely the same, down to the wear on the panels and everything.

[@michaelhayko2904]

jort93z ~ Many Pilots especially if they're doing night training don't have co-pilots. You write many people don't move a muscle. Well I can only see one figure that could be deck crew but before I could be sure the video stops. I'm sure you viewed this several dozens of times and see deck crew everywhere. When the lone pilot turns his back did you notice some personnel waving to him from those structures?

[@KeinK0mmentar]

@@michaelhayko2904 I know this part from a dcs video and can say that it's a flight simulater... A pretty one, but clearly a fucking Sim XD

[@jort93z]

@@michaelhayko2904 Dude, you can literally see the seat he would be sitting on....(I think it is a single seat version as well). It is P3D, the cockpit is precisely the same down to the wear on the screws.

[@Assault_corgi]

Are we gonna acknowledge that the 2nd landing was an arma 3 mod

[@cucumber_999]

if a real pilot did what the 2nd one did he would be dead

[@Heiple2007]

Nerve, skill, dedication. Salute!

[@tinkmarshino]

the trust that is involved here is outstanding.. very trustworthy men..