He'd better be careful, Navy Recruiting will Shanghai him into a role there, then that'll be the end of flying (& how the Navy kills the Golden-goose!) 😂
You want to see what is going to, God willing, pin down and defeat the dark forces? Turkish high-tech ! I have a folder about it. Escape the matrix baby ! ;)
@@RealBelisariusCawl John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life❤️✝️
Soooo... I run heavy equipment, and when I am running around the yard, I constantly readjust my seat position. When I do it, I say out loud, "signature move. No big deal" and i giggle to myself every time. I thank you for that. Keep em coming. My wife is a 20 year retired Major and I enjoy your content. I wish I could "Buy you a beer" in person.
The Mario Kart dings get me every time. My dream was to be a pilot but due to my father abusing my mother before I was born, I suffered inner ear damage that prevented me from joining the air force or becoming a pilot despite having the perfect build and scores for it. Now I'm 43 and served my time in the Army, so it's way past my time but I would give anything to be able to fly in a jet even once and experience the dream, if even for a brief moment. Thanks for showing me what it looks like from the seat! Absolutely beautiful and I bet the experience is amazing. Hopefully this inspires the younger generation to follow in your footsteps.
My father was an attack pilot during Korea and Vietnam. He was nearly shot down in Korea sustaining 3 fist size holes in the nose cone. He managed to return to the carrier and caught a wire on his first approach. As he was stopped by the cable the nose cone unceremoniously flopped off.
As a Navy vet (RM3) from long ago, I can't begin to express my appreciation for what you and all of the plane directors do to ensure your safe traverse both on the deck and with the protocols for launching the jet. You all make up proud, Pail. God bless and Happy New Year.
@@MinhTran-fc7jl John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life❤️✝️
@@beckyumphrey2626 John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life❤️✝️❤
My older brother served in the Navy during the Viet Nam war on the USS Enterprise and worked in the hangar bay breaking down the tires on the fighters. I wasn’t able to serve due to medical issues, but I’ve always wanted to be a fighter pilot. I’ve flown most computer flight simulators on the PC, but they don’t even come close to the real thing. My wife did buy me the front seat of a Texas T-6 Trainer, which is a two-seat training aircraft used to train WWII pilots. It had a Pratt & Whitney 9 cylinder air-cooled radial engine, and boy, could that thing ever fly fast! I enjoyed the entire hour that I got to fly that baby! Best gift a guy could ever have! Thank you for sharing what it’s like to fly off a carrier! Thank you for your service, intelligence, and dedication to aviation!
Your videos are inspiring! I am seventy-four now and was an air traffic controller 1974-2006 ZAB/ZDV (retired) and I had many fellow controller friends who were also naval aviators flying A-4, A-7, F-4, and other aircraft off carriers. I really enjoyed watching their 8mm movies they made of their cat launches and other flight maneuvers. I too had a very strong desire to fly during high school earning my private license during my senior year. In 1986, and then being a commercial pilot, was granted the honor of actually flying an F-15B from the rear seat, Barksdale AFB to Holloman AFB from gear up, handling the aircraft including all air/ground comm. It was an Incredible experience, plus an additional five touch and goes on arrival at Holloman AFB! I had been allowed to participate in an ALTRV mission that included many other units around the Nation that went out over the Gulf of Mexico up to the Northern edge of Cuban airspace, flew along the West coast of Florida, engaged the Navy then overnighted at Barksdale. The entire routing included four air refuelings, three with a KC-10 and one with a KC-135. I've always wanted to experience a cat shot and trap but no chance of that except now through your incredible videos!
As a former Air Force crew chief of 10 years, I absolutely love this channel. Reminds me of when I flew back seat in an F106! What a thrill, and you sure learn fast what pilots go through! The stamina they have is incredible!
Great channel, sir. Thanks. I'm a Navy vet, living on Treasure Island in San Francisco for almost a year now, in VA housing. Served onboard the USS Fanning FF-1076 from '79-82. Did a couple of deployments during that hitch (we were headed to Australia for R and R when the Iranian hostage thing went down, so we had to turn back to the Persian Gulf and assist). I spent many hours staring at the underbellies of Tomcats and assorted other aircraft as they would come in for a landing on whatever carrier we were escorting, be it the Kitty Hawk, Connie, Ranger, and so on. I was a forward lookout, so I had a front-row view of quite a few mishaps and the occasional man-overboard, wherein we'd quickly go into rescue mode. It was so long ago that I remember the Nimitz had about the same status that the Gerald R. Ford does today, as the latest and greatest carrier. Now the old gal is just about to retire. Living in San Francisco, and especially now as a resident of Treasure Island, I get a great front-row seat for The Blue Angels every year during our Fleetweek (October) and always look forward to it. This is a very interesting and educational channel for us old vets and young recruits alike, so I just felt compelled this morning to say thanks for doing it! Also thanks for your service and dedication, and please stay safe! Look me up if you're ever in SF for Fleetweek so I can buy you a drink 🍺😁 Just PLEASE promise not to jam my internet router? Thanks.
I applied for the Naval Aviation Cadet (NAVCAD) program in 1974 but was ruled ineligible due to having a dependent. I've wondered ever since how different my life would have been had I become a Naval Aviator. But I've been a fan of Naval Aviation and admired people like Pail, Snort, and Mooch all my life. Go Navy!
Good job and description of what you do at work. A little over 50 years ago experienced one cat shot off of Lexington CVT-16 and two deck launches. One off Midway CVA-41 and other off Coral Sea CVA-43. Was in a C-1 Trader cod plane ferrying us back to the beach. Fly Navy! PR2 USN VA-122 1971-75
These videos are so informative and fascinating. Thank you for the time and effort involved. And more importantly, thank you for your service... Your country is very grateful to have individuals who volunteer, like yourself, to protect the rest of us. Please keep safe.
Always enjoy your videos man. Pail is the Bob Ross of aviation narration - there are no foul ups, just happily wiped-out flight controls right before launch. Bravo Zulu!
Thanks Pail for flying Navy from a carrier and explaining the step-by-step protocols to experience Safe cat launches. The plane directors are awesome too; their training and attention to detail is wonderful to see too. - Comments from former USS Saratoga Communications Officer 1975-1976.
Enjoy your videos very much. If I was 20 I'd want to grow up to be just like Pail. But I'm 50+ that so I just enjoy the videos and thank God people like you are out there, somewhere, doing what you do for all of us. Fly Navy!
you should check out DCS: world, good way for us to get a little taste of Naval aviation without being able to fly it IRL. Very cool, especially with Virtual reality
I've never seen a video like this! It's fantastic to understand all the delicate steps a pilot takes before launching. In no one channel you'll find a video like this. I like the attention to details and the enthusiasm you put in your videos. Thanks to your video I've learnt things that I didn't know before. Well done!
Pail, You have become my favorite RUclips channel! You do a great job narrating and allowing us to live vicariously through you! Keep up the great work.
I agree! Pail needs to take charge of recruiting. His videos are always informative and entertaining. You have great talent in the cockpit and as a creative editor. Thanks for all you do!!!!
When I was on USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) we were deployed with USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in the med in the late 1980s. The F-14s would occasionally make approaches to our stern to practice their approaches to the carrier. Of course they initiated a go around at some point. It was fun to be on the fantail watching their approaches. Thanks for posting these videos.
Ah, a GJ has landed. I'm 72 now, but when I was 12 I wanted to be a fighter pilot. Then I was brought down to earth when I was told you need 20-20 vision for that, and since my vision was gradually going nearsighted, I realized that I would have to find another thing. So I joined the Army and learned how to ground pound and call for artillery fire. So your videos are the closest I'll ever get to flying a fighter plane. Thanks for that!
Great comment. I have a suggestion that may help you get even closer to piloting a fighter, beyond just watching Pail. A few years ago I bought a high-end Lenovo gaming laptop that I paid a premium for because I'd been through a few laptops that hadn't held up well, so I wanted a really sturdy machine. I'm not a big gamer- I'm a writer - but being a gaming laptop, the Lenovo came with a three-month trial subscription for MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIM, and man... I was hooked! I even bought a $25.00 joystick thingy that plugs into a USB, and I spent hours upon hours "learning to fly" with that thing. I'm 64 myself, and the eyes aren't all that great (along with assorted other things), so I'll never be a real pilot, but it sure filled a hole for me. With MFS you get an assortment of airplanes from the Wright Bros 1st contraption flown at Kitty Hawk to a Boeing 777 Dreamliner. But it also includes an F/A-18 by default. You can also "buy" other aircraft for download, such as F-16 Viper, and so on. I live in San Francisco and can see the Golden Gate Bridge from my place, so I thought it'd be fun to fly an F/A-18 under it since we get The Blue Angels every year for Fleetweek in October. They aren't allowed to fly under it in RL, but they zip over the top a few times and skim the bay at high speed during the airshow, which is a lot of fun to watch. I got pretty good at taking my cyber F/A-18 on jaunts from Oakland airport or SFO and flying around the Bay Area, trying to master some of the maneuvers I'd seen the Angels do over the years, but every time I'd try to fly UNDER the GGB I'd crash and probably get eaten by sharks. Eventually, I found what I had to do to successfully pull it off. It took some practice but the day I zipped under the bridge and managed to pull up without destroying a pretend 30 million dollar aircraft, a huge oil tanker, and myself, was triumphant indeed. Most flight sims in gaming are battle-oriented, and I don't care for that. Other flight sims that just emulate real flight like MFS does are generally quite expensive and require a spendy set-up, all out of my price range. Microsoft Flight Sim isn't cheap either, and it won't run unless you have a computer, laptop, or desktop, that can handle it. Also, it's best to invest a little in a joystick or yoke, which you can find on Amazon. You can even get rudder pedals too, and go nuts on a sim setup depending on what your budget is. But overall it's a lot cheaper than more 'professional' stuff, and to just do some imaginary flying around and sightseeing, it can't be beaten. The best part is that your 'learning curve' will involve LOTS of crashes, in which case you just reset and go again. My understanding is that in RL, the US Navy frowns on that when it comes to their expensive aircraft 😁. Also, it's rare for a pilot to climb out of the burning wreckage intact and just hop in another one to try it again. Check it out here... www.flightsimulator.com/ Fair winds to you, sir!
@@DW_Rhodes That's cool! In fact, I'm old enough to have been in the early stages of the PC revolution. Our office got its first IBM PC in 1986ish, and MS Flight Simulator came out around then. Since I was working graveyard shift as a helpdesk/datacom tech in a state law enforcement telecommunications network, graveyard shift was mostly rather boring. We got calls occasionally from police dispatchers needing assistance with the datacomm system and the crime info system, and sometimes there were problems with the network that required remote troubleshooting and dispatching of comms techs throughout the state. But mostly I just monitored everything (minicomputers, modems, etc) waiting for something to happen. I bought a copy of FS and installed it on the PC. The graphics were primitive (I think they were monochrome), but it was still a blast flying around the US using the keyboard while nothing much was going on in the office -- and there were nobody in the entire building (or at least my floor) except me! There were no restrictions on installing software back in those days. And I installed some utility software to help out with our tasks, too. One of these was Borland Sidekick, a personal information manager that proved very useful. I also installed Turbo Pascal (I was studying computer programming at the time), and just for fun wrote an MS-DOS program that would validate vehicle VINs for our vehicle impound desk. But after I left that job, I never played with Flight Simulator again. Now after you mentioned this, I've decided I will get myself a copy and have fun again with it! Thanks for reminding me!
A quick question,@@GrowlerJams . Given the current operations in the Red Sea versus the Houthis, are you likely to become personally involved with this? Well, whether or not, my prayers will be with you in any case. Fly safe!
Amen to that previous statement about recruiting…you’re awesome with your commentary including your calm and enjoyable demeanor…I can assume that such a trait (being calm, cool and collected) is a must for being a great fighter pilot…thanks for sharing these awesome videos…and thanks for your service to the greatest country on earth!
Awesome video, it must take millions of dollars of training to do what you do. My son was Navy for 27 years. Every time he went to sea his boat sank he was in the submarine service. A boomer. He was what you called a Mustang. Seaman recruit to Lt. Commander
WOW!!! Thank you soo much for the video, truly the coolest thing I've seen in a very long time!!!👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾Many, many thanks for your service, it means more than words can say!🇺🇸💪💪🏾
Again, so cool and collected as a professional. Imagine one day it'd be as easy as starting and driving off in a car of today. About 100yr ago we used to have to hand crank a car engine.
Naval Aviators are amazing and I have only in the last 5-6 years become totally amazed by the guys on the deck of aircraft carriers. From the brown shirts to the yellow shirts they are amazing. They are so detailed and focused in all they do. It's great that the Plane Captains name is on the nose gear door. Had not noticed that until recently from another video from "Growler Jams". Thanks to you all for not just serving but for SERVING to the best you can every day! I could watch these video all day long. Stay safe all!
Your voice is a PERFECT narrator’s voice. The tempo, timbre, cadence, diction, annunciation and articulation are SPOT ON. Love your videos! You make the info - which is already super interesting - even more captivating with such excellent narration and explanations. I’ve been binging your videos and I have nothing bad to say! Keep up the awesome work!!!
Pail, nice explanation of the launch sequence from your perspective. I was a shooter on Kitty Hawk back in the mid 90s. Loved shooting the legacy Hornets (we had the oldest Hornets in the inventory at the time). Y'all were and ready to go before I was ready for you to go! Cheers and Happy New Year from KNPA.
Pail, this was great I really like how you explained and showed us what all it is you're doing before the catapult launch, so much to remember yikes, and not to mention what a rush. As always thank you for putting so much into your Jams, wish you and your family a Happy New Years!
I cannot get enough of these videos. Pail, THANK YOU for protecting our Great America. I know your job is dangerous but satisfying. Go Navy, Safe flying Pail. See you next time.
I love watching videos of catapult launches. When the flight director assumes the position and that button gets pressed, only two words come to mind: fly navy.
Sir, writing from a retired RAF (non-flight crew) veteran perspective, may I say that first your videos are awesome. I had the privilege of a short visit to the Abraham Lincoln when she was in the Persian Gulf and was amazed at the complexity of the flight deck but we did not have time to ask questions. Your videos are so instructional that I am now starting to understand what I saw that day. Secondly, your calm, patient, explanations and voice make me think that you might be the only person on the planet who is able to teach me to fly LOL. As you say ‘Fly Navy’
Thanks for the breakdown, Pail. This allows those of us not familiar to know what is going on prior to launch--very informative. Looking forward to your releases in the new year!
Pail, as a subscriber of this channel already from before the voiceovers, all I can say or write is:👏👏. Your videos are getting better and better, always a real treat and a great pleasure to watch!
My grandfather was a full colonel flying F4s, my dad went to the airforce academy... And I'm colorblind with heart problems. So jealous. Thank you for sharing so I can live vicariously.
I used to drag race in my teens. Nobody taught me, but in my first few races I realized how important it was to keep my right hand off the shifter when I launched. If I held the shifter, I ALWAYS ended up pulling the transmission out of first gear.
Love your videos. Never made a cruise with “LawnDarts” on the deck but still pretty impressive. All the A/ C and carriers I serve on are gone but the memories are there. Keep the videos coming.
Man, I love your videos. Looks like you're upgrading your level of video production also. Definitely love it. As always, thank you, and Happy New Year!!!!!
I just stumbled across this channel after watching one of Hoover’s Pilot Debriefs. Very informative and detailed. I’m just a low time (350 hour Cessna Pilot) so I’m always looking for military aircraft on RUclips. Great channel. Keep it up and thank you for your service.
Aviation was one of the career paths I would have chosen if I hadn't washed out of Annapolis. Thanks for the videos, and I really appreciate the "Mario Kart" audio sequence leading up to the shot. FLY NAVY!
Pail, great channel. My wife was a Navy parachute rigger and in her last station at Key West was an A-4 plane captain. My new son-in-law is flying Apaches in Northern Iraq at the moment. Be safe.
Love the play-by-play of a cat launch. Would be nice to have a corner screen or split screen showing the hookup of the launch bar and hold back, etc as it is described. Would it be possible for you to hang out of the cockpit and video that while they're doing it? 🙄😀 After all, you Navy jocks can do anything, right?
Jam up and jelly tight Pail... you know how to draw an audience even if we aren't military but wish we were... you're so good at giving us the meat in the meatball... thanks brother for what you do and stand for... best wishes
This is an awesome channel. Thank you for your service. As a GA pilot, I gotta say it’d be absolutely nerve racking not to have a hand on the stick. LOL. But obviously, it is done for a very good reason.
Fantastic video pail! They just keep getting better! My wife and I look forward to seeing new content from you! You have the best videos That can be found. I served in the 80s on a fast attack sub. Thank you for your service and as always fly safe! FLY NAVY! I hope that everything got sorted out with the navy and dod as far as the buy me a beer.
I'd like to start by saying thank you to you and every single person that has, is, and will serve in the United States military. I have always wondered what you guys and girls were doing in the cockpit before getting yeeted off the deck. Thanks to this vidoe you shared with us I have a bit more understanding of how chaoticly choreographed the process is. And what made the most sense to me was keeping your hands off the stick while launching. That's a great way to eliminate one possible issue from occurring. God bless and thanks again sir!
Haven't watched one of your videos in about a month, but as soon as I turned it on I'm all, "Come forward, come forward, come forward, and...stop." You explained all the stuff I was wondering about from your earlier videos. Nice job.
The level of discipline is what drew me to your videos. And it’s therapeutic! I thought I was OCD until I realized some people are obsessive about things that matter. Thank you sir!
Thanks so much Pail for the explanations. I was just watching pilot Juan Browne F.O. about P.I.O. So your explanation makes sense. And thanks for a longer wiping out the controls explanation.
As a former USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 and USS Independence CV-62 Blue shirt, elevator Operator, Tractor driver, LSO platform and Yellow shirt I salute you Sir!!! I love your videos, they bring back so many memories of MY follies with the Pilots I worked with such Great Memories FLY NAVY
As a foreigner (from France ; Salut) I have to say that I am hooked to your channel from the last hour since I discovered it. It is very interesting to watch and listen to your commentaries on top of it. I love it ! This content give me some feedback about what I wished and maybe could I've become if I didn't made some really poor choices when I was a teenager. Thank you for your service, your content and all. Fly safe buddy ! 👊
Every time I watch one of your catapult launches, I cannot help but think. How fantastic it must be to be a Navy pilot. And the launches are the easy part. The landings are the ones that would make your ball sweat.
I have 12 years of Intermediate and Depot level experience on F18s A-G and now I’m a very green crew chief(plane captain) for F15QAs. Your videos truly give me a greater appreciation of being a maintainer and now that I’m consistently on the line for the first time in my life I feel an even deeper connection to aviation.
I noticed at 4:18 you have a black kerchief on....Jeff's Pirates Cove! I take it you were on Guam at some point! I have the same one, only in red. Great channel!
This is fantastic! Ex Navy TD2 (1965-69) and did my pre-A School with VT-21 at Kingsville NAAS. Note is was still an auxiliary station in my days. Plane captained a small bit but eventually ended up in the LCPO's office. After Memphis, I did duration with the LANTFLT ASW School at D&S Piers Norfolk on the 14A6 tactical simulator. Best 2.5 years of my life. Had a chance to catch three hops with the TF-9 instructors at "21" and it was unforgettable. Admire the heck out of what you guys do and thanks for this great post.
these are great presentations. thank you, thank you for serving your country. thank you for having a good spirit when they took your 'buy me a beer' away. rules are rules. you rock.
Congratulations! mister Growler you shot the video better than a director, spectacular in technical terms and OK seeing the controls of a fighter live is beautiful, thanks for your jams 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍🏻👍👍👍👍
I love your jams very much!! Your calming voice is so incredible!! There's no better!! And at the same time I'm learning interesting things. Thank you! ❤❤❤ 🍺
The PD was an excellent idea, I can get all acronyms, words, terms etc in alphabetical order in five seconds. For I wouldn't write down multiple times same. There are so much to learn.. I'm so excited with P-caps (like a kid in a candy shop)!! So much better now! 💪🏼💜 💜 Thaaannk youuuu, you're the BEST! 💜
Pail, you are doing more for Navy recruiting than Navy recruiting is- Thanks and fly safe!
He'd better be careful, Navy Recruiting will Shanghai him into a role there, then that'll be the end of flying (& how the Navy kills the Golden-goose!) 😂
Especially that one commercial with the drag queen performer.
The DoD is very aware of that. Hence the psyops surrounding social media.
You want to see what is going to, God willing, pin down and defeat the dark forces?
Turkish high-tech ! I have a folder about it.
Escape the matrix baby ! ;)
Why? Who isn't signing up for the officer corps?
You make carrier aviation less mysterious, but no less awesome. You and this channel ROCK! Stay safe
IMHO when the mystery disappears and you realise that all the carefully orchestrated actions are being carried out flawlessly, it’s just as magical.
@@RealBelisariusCawl John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life❤️✝️
John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life❤️✝️
Soooo... I run heavy equipment, and when I am running around the yard, I constantly readjust my seat position. When I do it, I say out loud, "signature move. No big deal" and i giggle to myself every time. I thank you for that. Keep em coming. My wife is a 20 year retired Major and I enjoy your content. I wish I could "Buy you a beer" in person.
Cheers!
Haha best comment! Put a smile on my face, this... Nice one!
Underrated comment. I'm going to start doing this haha
The Mario Kart dings get me every time. My dream was to be a pilot but due to my father abusing my mother before I was born, I suffered inner ear damage that prevented me from joining the air force or becoming a pilot despite having the perfect build and scores for it. Now I'm 43 and served my time in the Army, so it's way past my time but I would give anything to be able to fly in a jet even once and experience the dream, if even for a brief moment.
Thanks for showing me what it looks like from the seat! Absolutely beautiful and I bet the experience is amazing. Hopefully this inspires the younger generation to follow in your footsteps.
Oh, was that Mario Kart? I thought it was from the 80s arcade game Pole Position, yes that gives away that I'm an old fart 😂
Love Growler Jams, carrier break and the signature move. Never miss one.
Cheers!
My father was an attack pilot during Korea and Vietnam. He was nearly shot down in Korea sustaining 3 fist size holes in the nose cone. He managed to return to the carrier and caught a wire on his first approach. As he was stopped by the cable the nose cone unceremoniously flopped off.
As a Navy vet (RM3) from long ago, I can't begin to express my appreciation for what you and all of the plane directors do to ensure your safe traverse both on the deck and with the protocols for launching the jet. You all make up proud, Pail. God bless and Happy New Year.
Cheers!
Thank you for your service. AT2 here, 81-85.
ET2 here, I worked with RM, spend lot of time in radio central fixing coke machines.
@@MinhTran-fc7jl John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life❤️✝️
@@beckyumphrey2626 John 3:16-For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life❤️✝️❤
Very important to distinguish between the non-signature moves and the signature move! Great stuff as always
Ha!
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So true.
lol.. for sure..!
Almost 1200 views in only 45 minutes! Look at you, Pail! You are easily one of the country’s favorite pilots!
💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Not just the US either.
You’ve got a lot of curious civilians with a lot of questions. I would think that would be the most challenging to try and answer.
My older brother served in the Navy during the Viet Nam war on the USS Enterprise and worked in the hangar bay breaking down the tires on the fighters. I wasn’t able to serve due to medical issues, but I’ve always wanted to be a fighter pilot. I’ve flown most computer flight simulators on the PC, but they don’t even come close to the real thing. My wife did buy me the front seat of a Texas T-6 Trainer, which is a two-seat training aircraft used to train WWII pilots. It had a Pratt & Whitney 9 cylinder air-cooled radial engine, and boy, could that thing ever fly fast! I enjoyed the entire hour that I got to fly that baby! Best gift a guy could ever have! Thank you for sharing what it’s like to fly off a carrier! Thank you for your service, intelligence, and dedication to aviation!
Buddy, you need to praise your wife, she sounds like a keeper.
Your videos are inspiring! I am seventy-four now and was an air traffic controller 1974-2006 ZAB/ZDV (retired) and I had many fellow controller friends who were also naval aviators flying A-4, A-7, F-4, and other aircraft off carriers. I really enjoyed watching their 8mm movies they made of their cat launches and other flight maneuvers. I too had a very strong desire to fly during high school earning my private license during my senior year. In 1986, and then being a commercial pilot, was granted the honor of actually flying an F-15B from the rear seat, Barksdale AFB to Holloman AFB from gear up, handling the aircraft including all air/ground comm. It was an Incredible experience, plus an additional five touch and goes on arrival at Holloman AFB! I had been allowed to participate in an ALTRV mission that included many other units around the Nation that went out over the Gulf of Mexico up to the Northern edge of Cuban airspace, flew along the West coast of Florida, engaged the Navy then overnighted at Barksdale. The entire routing included four air refuelings, three with a KC-10 and one with a KC-135.
I've always wanted to experience a cat shot and trap but no chance of that except now through your incredible videos!
Cheers!
That sounds like a dream come true experience!!!
As a former Air Force crew chief of 10 years, I absolutely love this channel. Reminds me of when I flew back seat in an F106! What a thrill, and you sure learn fast what pilots go through! The stamina they have is incredible!
Great channel, sir. Thanks. I'm a Navy vet, living on Treasure Island in San Francisco for almost a year now, in VA housing. Served onboard the USS Fanning FF-1076 from '79-82. Did a couple of deployments during that hitch (we were headed to Australia for R and R when the Iranian hostage thing went down, so we had to turn back to the Persian Gulf and assist).
I spent many hours staring at the underbellies of Tomcats and assorted other aircraft as they would come in for a landing on whatever carrier we were escorting, be it the Kitty Hawk, Connie, Ranger, and so on. I was a forward lookout, so I had a front-row view of quite a few mishaps and the occasional man-overboard, wherein we'd quickly go into rescue mode. It was so long ago that I remember the Nimitz had about the same status that the Gerald R. Ford does today, as the latest and greatest carrier. Now the old gal is just about to retire.
Living in San Francisco, and especially now as a resident of Treasure Island, I get a great front-row seat for The Blue Angels every year during our Fleetweek (October) and always look forward to it.
This is a very interesting and educational channel for us old vets and young recruits alike, so I just felt compelled this morning to say thanks for doing it! Also thanks for your service and dedication, and please stay safe! Look me up if you're ever in SF for Fleetweek so I can buy you a drink 🍺😁 Just PLEASE promise not to jam my internet router? Thanks.
Ha! TYFYS.
I applied for the Naval Aviation Cadet (NAVCAD) program in 1974 but was ruled ineligible due to having a dependent. I've wondered ever since how different my life would have been had I become a Naval Aviator. But I've been a fan of Naval Aviation and admired people like Pail, Snort, and Mooch all my life. Go Navy!
such a stupid rule too bad
Good job and description of what you do at work. A little over 50 years ago experienced one cat shot off of Lexington CVT-16 and two deck launches. One off Midway CVA-41 and other off Coral Sea CVA-43. Was in a C-1 Trader cod plane ferrying us back to the beach. Fly Navy! PR2 USN VA-122 1971-75
These videos are so informative and fascinating. Thank you for the time and effort involved. And more importantly, thank you for your service... Your country is very grateful to have individuals who volunteer, like yourself, to protect the rest of us. Please keep safe.
These videos are so cool! As someone who always dreamed of flying combat jets, but never had the chance, I really enjoy these first hand experiences.
This just might be the best channel on RUclips!
Thanks Rob!!
Always enjoy your videos man. Pail is the Bob Ross of aviation narration - there are no foul ups, just happily wiped-out flight controls right before launch. Bravo Zulu!
Thanks man. Appreciate it. Cheers!
First, thank you for your service! Second, it is very evident you love what you do. Thank you again.
Thanks Pail for flying Navy from a carrier and explaining the step-by-step protocols to experience Safe cat launches. The plane directors are awesome too; their training and attention to detail is wonderful to see too.
- Comments from former USS Saratoga Communications Officer 1975-1976.
TYFYS.
Enjoy your videos very much. If I was 20 I'd want to grow up to be just like Pail. But I'm 50+ that so I just enjoy the videos and thank God people like you are out there, somewhere, doing what you do for all of us. Fly Navy!
Fly Navy!
you should check out DCS: world, good way for us to get a little taste of Naval aviation without being able to fly it IRL. Very cool, especially with Virtual reality
I've never seen a video like this! It's fantastic to understand all the delicate steps a pilot takes before launching. In no one channel you'll find a video like this. I like the attention to details and the enthusiasm you put in your videos. Thanks to your video I've learnt things that I didn't know before. Well done!
Your laid back explanations of the complex are a joy to listen to. It's only topped by your skill as an aviator. Fly safe.
Love the new "pause and explain" bit
Makes it easier for regular civilians like me to follow along :D
Pail, You have become my favorite RUclips channel! You do a great job narrating and allowing us to live vicariously through you! Keep up the great work.
Cheers!
The slo mo is great, since so much happens in that last few seconds before the launch. Thanks again Pail!
My pleasure!
As I have said before, you are hands down one of the best teachers I have ever seen. Keep up the excellent work, take care and stay safe! God bless!
Wow, thanks!
I agree! Pail needs to take charge of recruiting. His videos are always informative and entertaining. You have great talent in the cockpit and as a creative editor. Thanks for all you do!!!!
Your voice is so lovely!
Nobody can beat it. Very soothing and very relaxing.
Love to listen to it. 💕
When I was on USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25) we were deployed with USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) in the med in the late 1980s. The F-14s would occasionally make approaches to our stern to practice their approaches to the carrier. Of course they initiated a go around at some point. It was fun to be on the fantail watching their approaches. Thanks for posting these videos.
Absolutely love the narration style of your videos. So many questions answered and so much learned. Thank you
Ah, a GJ has landed. I'm 72 now, but when I was 12 I wanted to be a fighter pilot. Then I was brought down to earth when I was told you need 20-20 vision for that, and since my vision was gradually going nearsighted, I realized that I would have to find another thing. So I joined the Army and learned how to ground pound and call for artillery fire. So your videos are the closest I'll ever get to flying a fighter plane. Thanks for that!
Cheers!
There are some convincing military aircraft flight simulators available for PC. Check out a program called "DCS World."
Great comment. I have a suggestion that may help you get even closer to piloting a fighter, beyond just watching Pail. A few years ago I bought a high-end Lenovo gaming laptop that I paid a premium for because I'd been through a few laptops that hadn't held up well, so I wanted a really sturdy machine.
I'm not a big gamer- I'm a writer - but being a gaming laptop, the Lenovo came with a three-month trial subscription for MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIM, and man... I was hooked!
I even bought a $25.00 joystick thingy that plugs into a USB, and I spent hours upon hours "learning to fly" with that thing. I'm 64 myself, and the eyes aren't all that great (along with assorted other things), so I'll never be a real pilot, but it sure filled a hole for me. With MFS you get an assortment of airplanes from the Wright Bros 1st contraption flown at Kitty Hawk to a Boeing 777 Dreamliner. But it also includes an F/A-18 by default. You can also "buy" other aircraft for download, such as F-16 Viper, and so on.
I live in San Francisco and can see the Golden Gate Bridge from my place, so I thought it'd be fun to fly an F/A-18 under it since we get The Blue Angels every year for Fleetweek in October. They aren't allowed to fly under it in RL, but they zip over the top a few times and skim the bay at high speed during the airshow, which is a lot of fun to watch.
I got pretty good at taking my cyber F/A-18 on jaunts from Oakland airport or SFO and flying around the Bay Area, trying to master some of the maneuvers I'd seen the Angels do over the years, but every time I'd try to fly UNDER the GGB I'd crash and probably get eaten by sharks.
Eventually, I found what I had to do to successfully pull it off. It took some practice but the day I zipped under the bridge and managed to pull up without destroying a pretend 30 million dollar aircraft, a huge oil tanker, and myself, was triumphant indeed.
Most flight sims in gaming are battle-oriented, and I don't care for that. Other flight sims that just emulate real flight like MFS does are generally quite expensive and require a spendy set-up, all out of my price range.
Microsoft Flight Sim isn't cheap either, and it won't run unless you have a computer, laptop, or desktop, that can handle it. Also, it's best to invest a little in a joystick or yoke, which you can find on Amazon. You can even get rudder pedals too, and go nuts on a sim setup depending on what your budget is. But overall it's a lot cheaper than more 'professional' stuff, and to just do some imaginary flying around and sightseeing, it can't be beaten.
The best part is that your 'learning curve' will involve LOTS of crashes, in which case you just reset and go again. My understanding is that in RL, the US Navy frowns on that when it comes to their expensive aircraft 😁. Also, it's rare for a pilot to climb out of the burning wreckage intact and just hop in another one to try it again.
Check it out here...
www.flightsimulator.com/
Fair winds to you, sir!
@@DW_Rhodes That's cool! In fact, I'm old enough to have been in the early stages of the PC revolution. Our office got its first IBM PC in 1986ish, and MS Flight Simulator came out around then. Since I was working graveyard shift as a helpdesk/datacom tech in a state law enforcement telecommunications network, graveyard shift was mostly rather boring. We got calls occasionally from police dispatchers needing assistance with the datacomm system and the crime info system, and sometimes there were problems with the network that required remote troubleshooting and dispatching of comms techs throughout the state. But mostly I just monitored everything (minicomputers, modems, etc) waiting for something to happen.
I bought a copy of FS and installed it on the PC. The graphics were primitive (I think they were monochrome), but it was still a blast flying around the US using the keyboard while nothing much was going on in the office -- and there were nobody in the entire building (or at least my floor) except me!
There were no restrictions on installing software back in those days. And I installed some utility software to help out with our tasks, too. One of these was Borland Sidekick, a personal information manager that proved very useful. I also installed Turbo Pascal (I was studying computer programming at the time), and just for fun wrote an MS-DOS program that would validate vehicle VINs for our vehicle impound desk.
But after I left that job, I never played with Flight Simulator again. Now after you mentioned this, I've decided I will get myself a copy and have fun again with it! Thanks for reminding me!
A quick question,@@GrowlerJams . Given the current operations in the Red Sea versus the Houthis, are you likely to become personally involved with this? Well, whether or not, my prayers will be with you in any case. Fly safe!
Amen to that previous statement about recruiting…you’re awesome with your commentary including your calm and enjoyable demeanor…I can assume that such a trait (being calm, cool and collected) is a must for being a great fighter pilot…thanks for sharing these awesome videos…and thanks for your service to the greatest country on earth!
Cheers!
Awesome video, it must take millions of dollars of training to do what you do. My son was Navy for 27 years. Every time he went to sea his boat sank he was in the submarine service. A boomer. He was what you called a Mustang. Seaman recruit to Lt. Commander
His boat sank. Cannot remember the last sub that sank. Enlighten us.
The joke is that every sub goes underwater, a move that would be considered sinking in any other type of ship
@@beckyumphrey2626 You better be joking.
WOW!!! Thank you soo much for the video, truly the coolest thing I've seen in a very long time!!!👍🏾👏🏾👏🏾Many, many thanks for your service, it means more than words can say!🇺🇸💪💪🏾
Again, so cool and collected as a professional. Imagine one day it'd be as easy as starting and driving off in a car of today. About 100yr ago we used to have to hand crank a car engine.
Naval Aviators are amazing and I have only in the last 5-6 years become totally amazed by the guys on the deck of aircraft carriers. From the brown shirts to the yellow shirts they are amazing. They are so detailed and focused in all they do. It's great that the Plane Captains name is on the nose gear door. Had not noticed that until recently from another video from "Growler Jams". Thanks to you all for not just serving but for SERVING to the best you can every day! I could watch these video all day long. Stay safe all!
Old (very) A-3 driver here. Enjoy your tours of the modern carrier NATOPS. Sorry to see the beer option removed. Continued best wishes. Fly Navy.
I had two beer days during operation Earnest Will in 1988.
108 days straight at sea on the Forrestal.
I was in VF-31 at the time.
A-3 was a phenomenal aircraft!!!!
@@beckyumphrey2626 She and I had our issues.
Your voice is a PERFECT narrator’s voice. The tempo, timbre, cadence, diction, annunciation and articulation are SPOT ON. Love your videos! You make the info - which is already super interesting - even more captivating with such excellent narration and explanations. I’ve been binging your videos and I have nothing bad to say! Keep up the awesome work!!!
Wow, thank you!
Pail, nice explanation of the launch sequence from your perspective. I was a shooter on Kitty Hawk back in the mid 90s. Loved shooting the legacy Hornets (we had the oldest Hornets in the inventory at the time). Y'all were and ready to go before I was ready for you to go! Cheers and Happy New Year from KNPA.
Cheers!
Kitty Hawk, 68.
Pail, thank you for all you do. Both parents naval aviation support vets. Thanks for keeping USA safe, fly NAVY and God Bless!
Pail, this was great I really like how you explained and showed us what all it is you're doing before the catapult launch, so much to remember yikes, and not to mention what a rush. As always thank you for putting so much into your Jams, wish you and your family a Happy New Years!
Thanks, Polly!
And while we are here, let's remember our brothers and sisters in arms who are in combat in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden now.
I cannot get enough of these videos. Pail, THANK YOU for protecting our Great America. I know your job is dangerous but satisfying. Go Navy, Safe flying Pail. See you next time.
I love watching videos of catapult launches. When the flight director assumes the position and that button gets pressed, only two words come to mind: fly navy.
Amen.
Sir, writing from a retired RAF (non-flight crew) veteran perspective, may I say that first your videos are awesome. I had the privilege of a short visit to the Abraham Lincoln when she was in the Persian Gulf and was amazed at the complexity of the flight deck but we did not have time to ask questions. Your videos are so instructional that I am now starting to understand what I saw that day. Secondly, your calm, patient, explanations and voice make me think that you might be the only person on the planet who is able to teach me to fly LOL. As you say ‘Fly Navy’
Fly Navy..
Thanks for the breakdown, Pail. This allows those of us not familiar to know what is going on prior to launch--very informative. Looking forward to your releases in the new year!
My respect and admiration for you Pail. Your parents must be beyond proud. Go Navy♥️
Pail, as a subscriber of this channel already from before the voiceovers, all I can say or write is:👏👏. Your videos are getting better and better, always a real treat and a great pleasure to watch!
Cheers!
My grandfather was a full colonel flying F4s, my dad went to the airforce academy... And I'm colorblind with heart problems. So jealous. Thank you for sharing so I can live vicariously.
I used to drag race in my teens. Nobody taught me, but in my first few races I realized how important it was to keep my right hand off the shifter when I launched. If I held the shifter, I ALWAYS ended up pulling the transmission out of first gear.
Love your videos. Never made a cruise with “LawnDarts” on the deck but still pretty impressive. All the A/ C and carriers I serve on are gone but the memories are there.
Keep the videos coming.
Man, I love your videos. Looks like you're upgrading your level of video production also. Definitely love it. As always, thank you, and Happy New Year!!!!!
Happy New Year!
I just stumbled across this channel after watching one of Hoover’s Pilot Debriefs. Very informative and detailed. I’m just a low time (350 hour Cessna Pilot) so I’m always looking for military aircraft on RUclips. Great channel. Keep it up and thank you for your service.
Aviation was one of the career paths I would have chosen if I hadn't washed out of Annapolis. Thanks for the videos, and I really appreciate the "Mario Kart" audio sequence leading up to the shot. FLY NAVY!
Pail, great channel. My wife was a Navy parachute rigger and in her last station at Key West was an A-4 plane captain. My new son-in-law is flying Apaches in Northern Iraq at the moment. Be safe.
Everyone needs a PR friend. They always helped with our.sewing.
Love the play-by-play of a cat launch. Would be nice to have a corner screen or split screen showing the hookup of the launch bar and hold back, etc as it is described. Would it be possible for you to hang out of the cockpit and video that while they're doing it? 🙄😀 After all, you Navy jocks can do anything, right?
Jam up and jelly tight Pail... you know how to draw an audience even if we aren't military but wish we were... you're so good at giving us the meat in the meatball... thanks brother for what you do and stand for... best wishes
The meat and the meatball…😂
Getting a new video from "Growler Jams" is like Christmas morning. 🇺🇸Fly Navy🇺🇸
Short sweet and to the point. I'm not a pilot, but I love everything about aviation...... except actually flying. Thanks for the kickass video.
Makes the Boeing 777 look extremely boring lol, a great video thank you, happy new year and stay safe👍
Happy new year!
Just amazing and you have an awesome presentation and delivery style! Thanks for your service and the videos!
Always a good day when you upload. Keep up the great content! Fly Navy 🛫
I watch every one of these. Some a number of times. Talk about fascinating.
This is an awesome channel. Thank you for your service. As a GA pilot, I gotta say it’d be absolutely nerve racking not to have a hand on the stick. LOL. But obviously, it is done for a very good reason.
Outstanding 👊🏻🇺🇸 I am a retired Navy Seabee and always in awe of you carrier aviators, thanks for the videos
Always make us feel like we're right there with you. Thanks Pail!!!!
Thanks for all the "ride's" in insights Pail! It helps all the "wanted to be" get as close as "we're ever gonna be" like myself 😃 Fly safe man!
Fantastic video pail! They just keep getting better! My wife and I look forward to seeing new content from you! You have the best videos That can be found. I served in the 80s on a fast attack sub. Thank you for your service and as always fly safe! FLY NAVY! I hope that everything got sorted out with the navy and dod as far as the buy me a beer.
Cheers!
Great stuff. Thanks, Pail. I was on the Forrestal when an F4 rotated to quickly and slipped into the drink. I think we lost both guys.
Possibly one of the best quality videos on RUclips!
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these videos are so awesome , putting us right in the cockpit and a good explanation of what's going on.
Fascinating watching all the technical stuff. Thanks, Pail.
Super important work to the mission Pail! Your jams are really coming together. Drive on sir! Fly Navy.
I'd like to start by saying thank you to you and every single person that has, is, and will serve in the United States military. I have always wondered what you guys and girls were doing in the cockpit before getting yeeted off the deck. Thanks to this vidoe you shared with us I have a bit more understanding of how chaoticly choreographed the process is. And what made the most sense to me was keeping your hands off the stick while launching. That's a great way to eliminate one possible issue from occurring. God bless and thanks again sir!
Haven't watched one of your videos in about a month, but as soon as I turned it on I'm all, "Come forward, come forward, come forward, and...stop." You explained all the stuff I was wondering about from your earlier videos. Nice job.
Thanks!
The level of discipline is what drew me to your videos. And it’s therapeutic! I thought I was OCD until I realized some people are obsessive about things that matter. Thank you sir!
Cheers!
Thanks so much Pail for the explanations. I was just watching pilot Juan Browne F.O. about P.I.O. So your explanation makes sense. And thanks for a longer wiping out the controls explanation.
Thanks for demystifying the sequence. I always wondered why! Awesome stuff!
As a former USS John F. Kennedy CV-67 and USS Independence CV-62 Blue shirt, elevator Operator, Tractor driver, LSO platform and Yellow shirt I salute you Sir!!! I love your videos, they bring back so many memories of MY follies with the Pilots I worked with such Great Memories FLY NAVY
Fly Navy!
Dude, what a ride, adrenalin would spike MAJOR!!! Safe flying, all the best from Australia 🫡
As a foreigner (from France ; Salut) I have to say that I am hooked to your channel from the last hour since I discovered it.
It is very interesting to watch and listen to your commentaries on top of it. I love it !
This content give me some feedback about what I wished and maybe could I've become if I didn't made some really poor choices when I was a teenager.
Thank you for your service, your content and all. Fly safe buddy ! 👊
Growler - go big stick thanks - love these - I know how much work this takes
Every time I watch one of your catapult launches, I cannot help but think. How fantastic it must be to be a Navy pilot. And the launches are the easy part. The landings are the ones that would make your ball sweat.
Cheers!
Great video as always. "Not a signature move" just cracked me up! I hope Kingsville is treating you well.
I have 12 years of Intermediate and Depot level experience on F18s A-G and now I’m a very green crew chief(plane captain) for F15QAs. Your videos truly give me a greater appreciation of being a maintainer and now that I’m consistently on the line for the first time in my life I feel an even deeper connection to aviation.
Very cool!
I noticed at 4:18 you have a black kerchief on....Jeff's Pirates Cove! I take it you were on Guam at some point! I have the same one, only in red. Great channel!
Nice.
Hi Pail, just wanted to say thank you again for your amazing content! Hope all is well with you and your family and stay safe!
Cheers! Thanks.
Thanks Pail. Really interesting the break down of all that is happening. Love to see and hear more. Stay safe. Cheers from down under 🇦🇺 Stan.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is fantastic! Ex Navy TD2 (1965-69) and did my pre-A School with VT-21 at Kingsville NAAS. Note is was still an auxiliary station in my days. Plane captained a small bit but eventually ended up in the LCPO's office. After Memphis, I did duration with the LANTFLT ASW School at D&S Piers Norfolk on the 14A6 tactical simulator. Best 2.5 years of my life. Had a chance to catch three hops with the TF-9 instructors at "21" and it was unforgettable. Admire the heck out of what you guys do and thanks for this great post.
Cheers, Shipmate!
Another good one. Short & sweet! Makes the hair on my neck stand up. I miss the flight deck!
these are great presentations. thank you, thank you for serving your country. thank you for having a good spirit when they took your 'buy me a beer' away. rules are rules. you rock.
Love seeing an upload from you. Always know it’ll be interesting & fun.
Fly Navy
Congratulations! mister Growler you shot the video better than a director, spectacular in technical terms and OK seeing the controls of a fighter live is beautiful, thanks for your jams 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍🏻👍👍👍👍
I love your jams very much!! Your calming voice is so incredible!! There's no better!! And at the same time I'm learning interesting things.
Thank you! ❤❤❤ 🍺
Man I am so glad I found your channel. You and your videos are awesome.
It's an honor to chat with you and watch your videos. A thousand thanks! Happy New Year Pail!
The PD was an excellent idea, I can get all acronyms, words, terms etc in alphabetical order in five seconds. For I wouldn't write down multiple times same. There are so much to learn.. I'm so excited with P-caps (like a kid in a candy shop)!!
So much better now! 💪🏼💜 💜
Thaaannk youuuu, you're the BEST! 💜
Thank you so much for your videos. You've opened up a whole new world for me! Thank you for your service.
Cheers!!