[Rhodes22-list] Carrier landings - Doing it and Observing it

[Bob and Kathy Quinn]

As an Air Force guy I got to spend
three months with the US Navy in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea.  I
was stationed with the Joint Task Force Middle East on the USS LaSalle Command and
Control ship during Desert Shield (escorting tankers in and out of Kuwait).
 Went for some R&R (rest and recuperation) on the USS Constellation
carrier.  I was on a COD (Carrier On Board delivery craft) going out and
coming back, so I got my "cat and trap" (catapult take off and trap
landing).  I was on the carrier for a week and the Navy fliers treated me
with tours of the Tomcats and F18s.  Observing nighttime launches and
recoveries from the deck and tower was a thrill.  I can only imagine what it would
be like from the cockpit.   Bottom line:  we owe the men and women
who serve in the US Navy a debt of gratitude for their service.  The dangers of daily operations and cramped quarters (the carrier was much more comfortable than the LaSalle) made me appreciate the sacrifices endured by our great Navy folks.
Bob in Florida 



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The first clip is from Carrier ... I haven't watched the second.  That was a great series.


Mark





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From: Lou Rosenberg <lsr3 at nyu.edu>
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Greg
much thanks for putting this on the board.. reminds me of that PBS  
special I taped last year called " Carrier"
so much respect for all those on board who have to do this esp the  
aviators...

but even the Paddle guys have stress too right!

Lou
s/v Miracles
Bklyn NY
On Mar 16, 2010, at 8:27 AM, Gregg MacMillan wrote:

> Here are a couple of YouTube videos of pitch and roll...  an exercise
> that is done with planes taking off and landing on a carrier when the
> carrier deck is pitching over 30 ft due to rough seas. Sort of like
> landing a plane on a sailboat.
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>  http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=4gGMI8d3vLs
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>  http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=S0yj70QbBzg
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