Carrier Landings: Rites of Passage

[Fubar512 1,350]

This was shown on the Public Broadcasting Network here in the 'States about 5 or so years ago.  The two videos here cover carrier landings in 20 foot seas off the coast of Australia, some at night.  The footage is great, and makes one respect what Naval aviators have to go through.

 

Part 1

 

 

Part 2

 

 

Edited December 5, 2013 by Fubar512

[Viggen 644]

Great series. Found it awesome that it covers a whole cruise and from multiple perspectives. But my opinion of pitching deck remains the same:

 

"NO! No. No. No. No. Fuck that. Thank god that isn't featured in SF2NA!"

 

...And yet I still find naval aviation so interesting.

[KJakker 910]

I remember watching that when it first aired.