Ooops, I thought I tied it down better than that !

Carrier landing video

This home video was taken to give you the experience of landing aboard an aircraft carrier. Remember the good weather, minimum speed, and landing in a 100’ area on a moving ship traveling about 30 MPH.

One thing you’ve got to remember, though, is that these folks are always landing into the wind ( the ship is turned )- unlike ground based pilots who have to just deal with wind direction, choose another runway, or an alternate airport.

Does anybody out there want to hazard a guess as to aircraft type?

Friend, Bob, who sent me this link, had this to say:

Here’s some video footage of an A-6 approaching anaircraft carrier and landing.It was taken from thecockpit by the co-pilot. The conditions are ideal…..Calm sea, daylight and a stable aircraft.

This is for all ofus who have not had the privilege - - With the volume up,you can even hear the power changes necessary to maintainprecision glide slope and prepare for bolter (a.k.a. Abort the landing) in the event the arrest wire is missed. Feels like you are in the aircraft. Imagine what this would be like at night in IMC (instrument meteorological conditions- a.k.a. Pea soup)! This is a very neat video. If you look very carefully, shortly before the plane touches down, you can see the ‘meatball’ to the left; the orange light between the row of green lights that tells the pilot he’s on heading and on glide slope. If you can’t imagine landing on a moving postage stamp, this is it!!