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

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Bob,
You think and Navy ship is cramped? You ought to try living in an M1-A1  
tank with three other people. We ate, slept and did everything else inside  
those cans.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 3/16/2010 5:24:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
bobandkathyr22 at bellsouth.net writes:

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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From: "mputnam1 at aol.com"  <mputnam1 at aol.com>
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Sent: Tue, March  16, 2010 3:54:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Carrier  landings

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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Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 12:43  pm
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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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