The Cool Video Thread

[Victory103]

Pulled from another forum, but appropriate here as the home of the FSXBA Legacy WIP model, last cruise for VFA-113 in "baby" Hornets. Pretty cool tanking from 4 different platforms.

[micro]

I hope you guys consider this a "cool vid". I did it for fun and to test TrackIR for video production. Any critiques are welcome.

[GOONIE]

nice one Micro! Did you fly both of the opposing solo flights (recorded track), or were you flying in multiplayer? Having the split camera view made me think this was for Oculus Rift 

Here is my take on a "virtual" cruise video for VFA-143 flying my hornet pit,

[micro]

Goonie,

Yeah, I flew both jets and did the full solo routine. I then recorded it with FRAPS and TrackIR. But, for some reason, even though I have the full version of FRAPS, it just stops at the 10:05 mark every time. Oh, and everytime I see your Hornet pit, I get mildly aroused.

[micro]

On the topic of cool videos, does anyone have a link to that older video of VF-124 doing night CQ? I think it was about 7-8 min long and consisted mainly of PLAT cam footage.

[GOONIE]

Couple good new videos from the LSO platform

NORDO in Zero Zero

PLAT CAM

Timing in the Groove LSO perspective (watch advertisement, clever)

[SpazSinbad]

Cable snaps on USS Eisenhower during landing
 
Published on Jul 8, 2016
Eight sailors were injured aboard the USS Eisenhower when an arresting cable snapped
during an E-2C Hawkeye's landing in March 2016. Read all about the incident:

http://bit.ly/29xaUdZ [STORY]

[PhantomTweak]

And yet, I still can't believe those idiot Mythbusters "tested" the claim that arresting cables can, and will, hurt or kill people when they break, for whatever reason. The morons said they wouldn't hurt anyone.
Did they stop to LOOK at some of the video's out there about that very thing happening? Nah. Did they file Freedom of Information requests, read unclassified reports, glance through Approach Magazine? Did they interview any eye-witnesses? Nah, just make some idiot assumptions, do some half- uhh...hearted, tests, and say "Nope, not dangerous at all!".
Very frustrating, especially to those who know better.
Sorry, [/rant off]

Having gone through all that, I am very glad no one was killed, and that the crew saved the aircraft. I wager there were some seat-cushions needing surgical removal!
Thanks for the post! Very enjoyable, or at least interesting.
Pat☺

[Victory103]

Pulled from the VRS forums since most of the legacy Hornet fans are here covering the FSXBA development, VFA-83 Cruise Vid:

[fsafranek]

Didn't find these listed so since the E-2C Hawkeye was mentioned here are a couple good ones.

-- E-2C Hawkeye Night Carrier Landing

-- Hawkeye Trap

[GOONIE]

EA-6B in the goo "clara!"

[GOONIE]

CQ event, grabbing the one wire in slow mo

[syn]

I remember watching many years ago a few long PLAT cam videos of a F14 squadron undergoing carrier CQ (both day and night) at the now defunct patricks aviation website.

Just wondering if someone (SpazSinbad maybe?) still has them somewhere.

Some of the vLSO sounds are actually from those videos IIRC

[Paddles]

Holy moly, they did it!...
True, any landing you can walk away from is a good one 

[GOONIE]

Ever wanted to see a whole CQ event, man that looks long and exhausting (pretty good channel too, so check it out for HUD tapes).

Here is a T-45 briefing channel, seems helpful