What Happens When US Pilot Fails to Land on Moving Aircraft Carrier at Sea

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature about the most terrifying feat in the military. While arrested landings have become a commonplace procedure, the risks associated with them remain undiminished.

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[kellywilson]

That E-2 hawkeye was mere inches from the water, That pilot done a very good job saving his crew and aircraft bravo zulu !

[PublicMixHardworking]

Have a great video ❤❤ Very nice... So Bountiful

[juliajohnson]

Amazing recovery by these pilots.👏🇺🇸❤️

[garymiller]

A fabulous video!!! Thank you very much! 😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[Smee]

0:52 so cool Jet.😊 Is that a Satilight on the top?

[mrdyvig]

I really want access to that machine shop! Not for any of the secret stuff or weapons.... but that looks like a nicer shop than any that I've worked in. Plus an auto-darkening mask is hard enough to come by. (Is an oil company going to spending that kind of money on something you can do by nodding your head to drop the faceshield).

[joemoore]

I was on the USS Constellation in the 1970's with VA-146 flying A-7Es. When an aircraft bolted more than 3 times he owed the squadron a case of beer. We had a number of pilots land in heavy storms and exit their planes shaking and covered in sweat when they were just about out of fuel, scary times for all of us.

[aerojack]

I served on the USS Ranger, USS Constellation and USS Independence. Never boring working the flight deck.

[wtfmanicanthaveaname]

The C130 landing and take off without using arresting cables, or catapult for take off is nuts, i expecting to see JATO rocket assisted takeoff and and landing. (they did short combat exercises on video reverse mounting the JATO rockets to stop the C130) but i dont think it was ever used in real world circumstances.

[billanderson]

I was a MR3 working in the machine shop on the USS Nimitz. Great experience and A school. This got me my tool and die apprenticeship at Smith & Wesson.

[bovine]

When I was on the USS Independence no one was allowed on the flight deck or cat walks aft of the island during recovery operations. I notice that isn’t the case any longer. The reason for the restrictions was in case if an arresting cable snapped it could cut your legs off.

[lidarman]

Fresnel lens: That dude was French. The consensus is the 's' is silent in Fresnel. Even the folks in Des Moines IA know that.

[jordanj.]

So you don’t have to watch a 15 minute video.

When landing, right after touchdown, the pilots go full throttle for a second or two for they have the power to get back into the sky should they miss the cables or the cables break.

[carlbehr]

A lot of misinformation here from people who have apparently never landed on a carrier deck.

[wtfmanicanthaveaname]

imagine being within 100ft of that arresting cable if it snaps while the jet is at full throttle. Be like the beginning of that movie "Ghost Ship"

[kennethmaynard]

During WW II the US Navy could not tie up a carrier to train pilots so they converted two ships into a reasonable aircraft carrier and then the training was done east of Chicago on lake Michigan. The ships names was USS Wolverine and USS Sable. There are other You Tube videos with more content.

[voornaam]

If US pilot is in trouble, he should call US Mam, at EHLW Airforce Base. Us mam will always help Frisians in this stress.

[craigpennington]

Remember this stuff very well but a very long time ago.

[Oldeteacher]

Women fly, repair, maintain and do every other job just as well as their male counterparts.

[SumNumber]

Hmmm....let's crew wins a trip to McDonalds ? Guess I will have to watch the vid . :O)