Flight Deck Life - Aircraft Directors
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- Опубликовано: 23 фев 2019
- Using hand signals, an Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler (ABH) in Fly 2 directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet to ensure proper alignment prior to hook up and launch off Catapult #3 on an aircraft carrier!
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Love the subtle flair they add to the signals
Having been a PC and Final Checker on E-2's, it's interesting to see life from the ship's company perspective. Great videos you have here. Wish we had digital media when I was doing it. Back then audio cassettes were the new thing! :)
Best videos on RUclips! Never stop posting these :)
Ah yeah, got to wake up and watch this! Stay safe out there!
The coolest job in the world. Much respect.
Acid mdnd or whatever! Just saw it on the news! Thats crazy! Toss those guys overboard! This is the best vlog on you tube!
2012 -2013 Cruise on the IKE. My last deployment.. What Memories with VFA 103, VICTORY!!!!
Bonito video Parabéns
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Short video but nice. Too bad the ads for the next video block the screen. Love these flight deck videos. Seeing the different specialties doing their part in the launch sequence.
capenjck we’ll edit them and make the ads a little shorter
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Best job on the boat. Yellow shirts.
And why do the British still use a skateboard ramp to launch aircraft off their carriers? lol.
Isnt it because its more of an LHD then an aircraft carrier? And since British navy uses Harriers? (idk. The british variant) that has Vertical Take Off and Land system, so it doesn't even need that much of an speed to launch? Look on... well now retired Kuznetzov (russian carrier) it has ramp too, but truth be told they didnt had VTOL jets so idk.
@@RMGBADBOY Used to use Harriers, we don't anymore, the government thought it was a good idea to scrap them some years ago along with the carriers. We have just got a new carrier though and are getting some American thing to fly off it.
@@SpenCrowson They should have backed the carrier variant idea the French were pushing for back in the Eurofighter development, then they wouldn't need to get American yolks.
F-35 isnt an American thing though, its a globally developed platform? Its as every way British as it is American.
They use them because they use VTOL aircraft and have no use for cats. They are now spooling up their F-35 VTOL variants, which are primarily American made but are the result of international investment and effort.
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WOW!.... but can you imagine doing this in the dark and rain? With a pitching deck?.. with patches of ice or frost on the deck at night off of Korea in January...?
Yup.... Kitty Hawk '78
SUCKS!!!!
I can lol
I just have a quick question for the creator or anyone who has the knowledge to answer.
Can you explain the vest and/or shirt color system? As in what each color means when they are on the deck?
Wikipedia has a pretty useful article about that en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_United_States_Navy_carrier_air_operations#Flight_deck_crew
Yellow director/ supervision.
Blue- handlers
Red- crash/ salvage or ordinance
Green- maintence
Purple- fuel
White- safety/ QA/ admin
Brown- plane captains (junior guys in squadrons)
Khaki pants- chiefs or officers
And I won’t begin to explain cranial and best combos because that will really take some time. There are a lot lol
Hey, cool video! I was wondering if you can hang around the flight deck when it’s not your shift to kinda “hang out and watch the planes.” Or is that not allowed, are you supposed to stay indoors?
Yes, if they are "Flight Deck qual" meaning qualified. The qualifications are done at Naval Air Station Pensacola and on the ship they are serving.
aercastro82 thanks man!
@@ahhanahiii You are welcome. I forgot to mention, the "Vulture's Nest". The "Vulture's Nest" is another way to "hang around" and watch the launching and recovery sequence and it is a safe area. All personnel either qualified or not can watch it. It is a balcony located at the left side of the island (aircraft carrier's tower).
aercastro82 oh I see! Thank you very much!
What does the signal at 0:40 mean?
The signal is to unfold wings
Spread wings
Cool. Isn’t it easier to use a two way radio and avoid any confusion in the hand signals?
Honest question.
The noise outside are too much.
The reality is that the noise is too loud that you cannot even hear yourself scream. The only sound you are going to hear during "taxing", is the HHHHSSSSSS sound.
It would be way to confusing with so many people talking at once. Hand signals are more effective and quicker.
Yellow shirts and most supervision have radios. Most people on the flight deck do not. Reason is because honestly they are expensive, and you don’t need 300 on the flight deck at one time, there is a loud speaker system called a 5mc that the tower used to communicate important messages to the flight deck crew that can be heard whenever a jet isn’t at military power or after burn. But hand signals have been around for 100 years and they still do just fine!
Wonder how fast they could scramble the whole load in case there was an aggressor inbound at super sonic speed.
They really wouldn't need too. There would be fighters flying combat air patrols above the ship. Any aggressor would have to get through them if they have any hope to get close to the ship. It would probably take well over an hour to launch the entire air wing. That's usually done at the end of the cruise, when the aircraft return to their land bases.
do any commisioned officers go on flight deck? and what rates are they?
Yes. They are the "Shooters", Flight Deck Officers, Weapons, Squadron's Quality Assurance, etc. there are many.
@@aercastro82 ty brother
@@aercastro82 how would i go about becoming one? if you know and thank you very much
@@bueno_oneub To become a Naval commissioned officer is be a Bachelor's Degree holder but you can apply for officer programs before earning your degree. The major fields of study required vary depending on the officer specialty. Programs like Navy ROTC and U.S. Naval Academy can lead you to become a commissioned officer. You should look into Navy ROTC main website and look into the Aviation Officer Candidate (AOC) or the Naval Flight Officer Candidate (NFOC). Research the website and locate a Navy ROTC recruiting station. If your recruiting station is far, you can contact them and inform them your interest in working in the aviation field. Good luck.
@@aercastro82 omg thank you soo much :D
The guy in green seems very close to the engine inlet, couldn't he get sucked in?
SoCalFreelance the suction in the intake isn’t very much when they are taxing. Is it still dangerous? Eh. Yeah I guess. It’s more dangerous to stand behind the exhaust imo.
Source: a current green shirt on USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72.
@@seymourjohnson5732 Of course I'm thinking of the guy that got sucked into the engine of the A6 on the USS Theodore Roosevelt
@@SoCalFreelance I think that A-6 was at full power. The green shirt came out of his crouch in the wrong direction, thus getting sucked down the intake.
Are the plane directors enlisted men or officers?
Enlisted. They are aviation boatswain’s mates handlers, also known as ABH’s or aircraft handlers/ directors. Officers wear khaki pants. Chiefs do too, but then it depends on what the jersey color/ combo/ says and also cranial (helmet) color/ combo.
You kind of get used to who’s who after doing it every day and you know where everyone is supposed to be and you know who’s doing what job.
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