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NW Iowa. / SW Arizona | These pilots have more guts then I do, glad they do what they do.
My oldest brother served on the USS Midway & USS Ranger back in the 70's during the Nam war. He wasn't involved on the top deck crew or with the pilots but to this day I don't think he enjoys ships that much :-). I asked him once if he ever had the desire to go on a cruise ship & he firmly said no the Midway & Ranger were enough for him :-)
He would tell some pretty interesting stories of it while on there. I don't recall right now what the reasoning was but do remember him telling how they would just shove overboard jets off the deck once in a while for some reason, I need to find our why that was.
Going to the Ship - First Time
Here is a good birds eye view of what pilots see when they are landing on the deck of a carrier.
Most Marine pilots are required to do carrier quals, as all Navy pilots are required to do.
They begin with touch and go(arresting gear hook up), then proceed to catch an arresting gear wire on the ships surface.
Take note of the pilots description of the moving angle deck they have to land on....
https://player.vimeo.com/video/31549908?autoplay=1
1st time carrier landing.
Edited by IowaMark 3/27/2017 08:54
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First Carrier Landings (video)
