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SpazSinbad:
T45 Goshawh Return To base, break ldg, Raw Footage
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"Uploaded on Feb 8, 2011
ENd of acm flight returnig to base, Nas Boca chica, FL"
Sludge:
Spaz...
Good video. HOLY SHITE, I think I met that LSO kid at 1:55, when I was at the Alliance airshow. Was yapping about my time in the Skypig (yes, they still call EA-6Bs that) community as a mechanic, and we get to talking about what LSOs do. He told me that they have A LOT of responsibility... starting with SAFE and CONSISTENT (his words, correcting my wrong idea) "bring aboard rate" and then how the entire airwing is graded as a whole from those rates. Forgot how intertwined everything is aboard ship and I've only been away from it for 10 years.
Anyway, was just a NO SHITE moment when I saw him spin around. Same haircut too. Funny.... such a small world, especially in Nav Av.
Later
Sludge
SpazSinbad:
Perhaps of interest about what a GOOD LSO can do (CDR 'Bug' Roach) in really difficult circumstances.
A6 Catches the Barricade Circa 1987 [1m52s]
"Uploaded on Jul 13, 2010
After losing a wheel a crippled A6 Intruder catches the barricade in a tense emergency landing. The aircrew walked away from this unhurt. Note the exceptionally quick response of the deck crew."
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McNallyTV: U.S. Marine Captain Rand McNally "Atlas" crash lands on USS Ranger [19m 49s]
"Uploaded on Apr 22, 2011
During a storm in the Indian Ocean, Atlas was down one set of landing gear. The rest of the squadron went and landed on a nearby island due to the storm, Atlas, had to dump his fuel and had one chance to land into the net. This is a great tribute to Bug Roach (Bug can be heard on the audio calmly talking the pilot down to the aircraft carrier) and his contribution to Naval Aviation. Footage is from March 9, 1991 [actually March 9, 1987 according to Feb 2013 (LSO) Paddles Monthly Newsletter]"
http://www.hrana.org/documents/PaddlesMonthlyMarch2013.pdf (1.7Mb)
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SpazSinbad:
F/A-18 & EA-18G: Taking Today's Warfighter into Tomorrow NAVAIRSYSCOM
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"Published on Mar 12, 2013
Introduced in 1978 as a multi-mission aircraft, the F/A-18 Hornet was designed to be affordable in development and production, and even more importantly, affordable in life-cycle costs, where the key to success is improved reliability and maintainability. These goals have been achieved by this proven platform that will serve our nation well into the 21st century."
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