Ride Along a Catapult Launch from a PACKED Carrier

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Chapters:
0:00 Welcome Aboard
1:20 Hook Check
3:09 Taxi to Catapult 2
5:40 Tension

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[CaseyWunsch-hnnt]

22 years in the Submarine force and I still can’t get enough of naval aviation! So grateful for this channel sir! Much appreciated!

[genepatterson]

Your ride alongs are awesome! You have the perfect voice to narrate it, calm collected and knowledgeable, and you point out everything clearly. Stay safe and remain awesome.

[Froobyone]

One of the most amazing things about YouTube has to be how much access we have to seeing people going about their awesomeness. I don't just mean Pail, who is demonstrably awesome, but the deck crew who move this ballet of certain death with such deftness, that it makes whatever the rest of us do look like colouring farmyard animals. I've long held the belief that naval aviators are the best of the best and I thank you for the window into your world.

[ShreddingFinn]

I'm always amazed this footage is able to be released. Love it this is the best channel for carrier aviation fans.

[bobgraham]

My oldest brother flew F-16s for 20 years and I had never really known how much of a badass he was until I started watching your videos. Granted, he never landed on an aircraft carrier, but thank you, Pail for the talk-through ride-along.

[crashburn]

Somebody's been working on the production value of this channel. Very nice.

[garyomalley]

He’s right about the danger on the deck during flight ops. I was on the deck of the USS Hancock (WWII carrier) with its wooden deck and old steam catapults. I’ve also been on prop planes taking off and landing from the Hancock in the Gulf of Tonkin flying into Danang when I volunteered to go in country. I love these videos and thank you sir for your service. Go Navy and to my leatherneck brothers “Oorah!”

[johndelany]

I was a 12 year old kid in November 1976 when the USS Enterprise anchored in the Derwent River in Hobart, Tasmania. Our little town came alive and welcomed your sailors and aviators for 10 fleeting, glorious days. My family billeted a Chief Petty officer and navigator who took us aboard for a tour. I remember the sense of melancoly our town all felt when the Big E weighed anchor.
The entire crew were celebrities, and now that they were gone, we felt a real sense of loss.
Then, there was the earth shattering low level fly-over of six A-7 Corsairs and F-14 Tomcats all in formation delivering an awe inspiring and moving gesture of goodwill, and a heartfelt thanks for Hobart's hospitality.
Seeing your videos in the visual detail and explicit commentary you provide is an extraordinary insight into where only angels fear to tread .
And I thank you for it as a grateful admirer of what the US Navy, Marines and Army has unfailingly done, and continues to do for Australia.

[Ryanboy]

If this doesnt instill some pride and respect for those who are standing watch this Veterans Day, then there is something wrong with you! To all my fellow Veterans and Active Duty personnel like Pail, you have my love and respect today and every day. Thank you for your service!! Merica 🙏🇺🇸💯

[JamieWex]

I enjoy how much love you give to the deck crews! They’re just as vital to the team as the pilots, after all!

[garyloken]

Spent 4 years aboard the Eisenhower from 78-82 and love these videos to bring back so many memories . Spent countless hours as a slot checker on Cats 1&2 during my squadrons flight ops . Of coarse the F14 was the King back then . After receiving my back seat qualification i got to experience the rush a pilot feels on every flight . Appreciate your ride alongs . Thanks for your service .

[orionexplorer]

Pail, my dad in World War 2 was a civilian flight trainer. He taught new Naval Aviators how to fly, i.e. get them a private pilot's license. At one time I wanted to be a Navy pilot, but my eyesight wouldn't let me, I'm near sighted. I love watching your videos, they help me learn more about aviation. The only thing I can fly is a computer, um ... Microsoft Flight Simulator X, though I do incorporate as much actual aviation as I can. Thank you.

[clydemurphy]

Wow Pail, just when we thought cat shot videos couldn't be any better, you come out with this! I have a co worker whose neice is part of a hawkeye crew on Theodore Roosevelt. My coworker knows zero about avaition, so last year i showed her both a cat shot, and a recovery. She greatly appreciated the info, is now a subscriber, and now understands more about what her neice is doing. These should be mandatory viewing for all Navy families! Thanks again for what you do. And as always...FLY NAVY.

[glynchivers]

Sounds like a mix of George Clooney & Matthew McConaughey, very calming, very educational, the voice overs make this the best channel on YT

[jeffreybryner]

Sir, your audio orchestrations are beyond description -- calm and precise cadence. You've got that night shift calm, in control radio DJ voice. As others say here, you're narration is a Naval Aviators classroom, chock ablock with instruction. Love your channel. Signature move...Fly Navy!

[fatherglyn]

it feels a real privilege to sit behind your left shoulder and watch and listen as you talk us through what is happening. From an ex RAF service person (UK), respect to you and your colleagues. As you always say ‘Fly Navy’ and fly safe.

[johnshields]

My uncle piloted the F4 phantom in Vietnam when I was a kid, it's an honor to be onboard with you, thank you for your commentary and interesting details of your opps. 🇺🇸Godbless America.

[ThankYou-bnbp]

Nice editing! Your annotations are already excellent, and the notes make it even easier to follow. Really appreciate all your hard work! And since no one knows when’s the day for active service members, Happy Veterans Day!

[jlayfield]

Nicely done Pail. Be safe out there. It's getting crazier

[jbarvideo]

Beautiful professional Naval Aviator. Appreciate the comments. Although I was surface line, I was Communications Officer on the USS Saratoga (CV-60) stationed in Mayport, FL. The CO lived in Norfolk, VA so he invited me to ride in the Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD). He allowed me to fly the COD and I have 30 hours in heaven! Fly Navy.