Guys... this was fkn great!!! Now to let you all know an interesting little fact ... I served in the US Navy with VF-103 (F-14A+ and B aircraft) onboard the carrier USS Saratoga during Desert Storm. We went through a hurricane and that ship was pitching and rolling just like your last 2 rounds. You couldn't walk a straight line and ran and damn near crawled too. No aircraft would fly in that kind of weather but damn this was entertaining!! Thank for the memories and laughes!!!
I'm not really sure how amusing this would be, but I've been thinking it might be fun to see a comp where you have two carriers abeam and two teams of more than 6-8 or so starting 10-20 NM out. The goal would be to all get on deck before the other team does. Perhaps best of 3. Sounds simple, but withe the pressure on, I'd imagine something would not go to plan for someone :D
I used to play Ace Combat onthe commodore 64 as a kid. My father was a pilot and I've flown his plane before, but this sim leaves me speechless. There are no words
Being a person who loves piloting fighter jets, airliners and helicopters, I wish I could join a group such as yourselves, to finally put myself to test, and to be a part of a friendly, happy and in all honesty a team that doesn't get butt hurt about fails. Because the fails are funny as haha.
Watched it all the way through. Was expecting to skip parts but was sitting on the edge of my seat. Well done boys, loved every minute. Gratz to whistler ans skills. Sooo good
It's funny because they're shit at flying. They do not ever use rudder when they roll and the nose of the aircraft is dancing all around. Not to mention that they're throwing out aviation terms without knowing what they actually mean.
@@NoName-oq8qu - There is a reason you can't make and upload a video on RUclips. You have nothing to show 😆. It's okay, kiddo. Maybe you'll make something of your life one day.
@@gypsykingg you should really make something out of yourself, 60 trash talking comments on this channel, this is called having no-life LMAO. Can't talk about stuff you know sht about, for example life.
Bro from the Bronx wins best bolter! That was absolute seat-of-the-pants, good ol' fashioned stick and rudder bad assery! The best part of the entire video. Smashing absolute props to Skillz though. That man IS tuned into the matrix.
As a rule of thumb, you always want to shoot for the number 3 wire. You guys do landing pretty nicely and the bolter pattern as close to what real Carrier pilots do minus the fact the some almost hit the island but thumbs up from a former squadron guy.
You guys have THE MOST fun!!! That angle off was ridiculous!!!!!! Thanks Cap for showing us the setup, I'm going to try it. After that, all carrier landings MIGHT be done in my sleep! Hahahaha!!! Good job boys! Whistler!!!! Sick! ...EZ Ello from South Bronx New York...! Good stuff!!! So...when's the next Tailhook Convention? lmao "Do not try this at home." Great!
In today's short-attention-span world, I can't believe I just watched a 1:53:47 video..... and was completely engaged the entire way. I just got started with DCS, but someday.... someday I'll join the Grim Reapers and start kicking some ass. (Except for Whistler and SkillGannon. Those guys!!!!) Keep up the good work, guys.
Lmao, I know right? Both mine and Skil's Jester bailed...into a 200 MPH HURRICANE!! We're sipping tea, dry, in debrief while the RIOs need to wait for the wind to slow before they can get plucked out of the drink. 😂
The perfect mix of serious and casual group play. Both teamwork and coordination but also jokes and banter makes even as a viewer feel like you are part of the lively community.
Been a lifelong fan of jets and the ace combat series. Don’t have the money to get into the computer games but this looks amazingly fun and legit. You got yourself a new subscriber for sure dude 🤘🏻 The F-15 is my favourite bird so any content featuring I’m a binge 😂🤪
I’ve been watching y’all for several months and absolutely love the content!! This was one of the more fun vids and I’m looking forward to watching the other competitions, and finally getting a computer and stuff so I can start flying on DCS. Keep up the great work, and Whistler and the other guy at the end. Very impressive guys!!!!
These guys suck at flying. To the untrained eye, maybe they don't look to bad. But as someone who has 1,400 real flight hours, these guys are terrible. That's what makes it so comical to watch. That and them throwing out random aviation terms without knowing what they truly mean.
The velocity vector is there it's just blown off the viewable area of the windscreen in strong crosswinds. There's a little arrow on the right side of the HUD to indicate "hey Cap, the TVV is way over there somewhere".
Loved seeing f14s become Harriers in that crosswind. Such an awesome simulation. Lol no one would be crazy enough IRL but just that possibility of that to happen is just cool lol.
When I was playing with MIcrosoft Flight-Simulator 98, I got bored of landing the Cessna on the carrier. So I did it FROM THE FRONT. Twice. With a tail-wind, of course. Another fun thing to do was flying THROUGH the hangar by the rearmost doors. Next challenge would be to land on the hangar, but I don't think it could be done. Lotsa fun I had then. :-)
i landed the lear on the carrier, but i'm sure something was a bit off in the game physics as hard as i had to slam it into the deck to get it to stick.
Former Cobra Pilot and current fixed wing as well, great content. 😎 Watched this a year ago and just watched the whole thing again, very entertaining! 😄 haha
+grimreapersatomic *Apparently none too many of the entrants in Extreme Carrier Landing know the foul-weather trap procedure.* If I remember the late, great Paul T. Gillcrist RADM USN (Ret'd.) correctly, the foul-weather approach starts 7 nm astern of the carrier at 20,000' with a controlled descent to 5,000' at 300 kt; the arresting hook is the first thing lowered. Dirty-up (lower landing gear and set flaps to 20°) and slow to 150 kt occurs 4 nm astern; the landing-rate descent (set flaps to 40°) starts 3 nm astern, with 1 nm astern as the check-ball point. Time 1:37:00 *I can just see the Air Boss signaling the HV-22B on each fail:* "Angel, from Primary. Plane in the water, port bow." Time 1:51:10 *Thunderstorm? Would the weather types had Hurricane for a sudden-death trap-off* between the two F-14B pilots; winds at full flight speed around the eye would make things dicey for a go-around in event of bolter and/or wave-off.
I thought this would end with tomcats on full burner and wings swept back fully just to reach the carrier :P Alternative sudden death mode idea: both start at the same time and the first to land wins, and if they crash the other one wins.
Can you land on carrier with jf-17 , in dcs , or try to land ??
Should be in here: ruclips.net/video/H5NGWIisRBs/видео.html
@@grimreapers seems every thing is there except jf-17
My favorite part: "What's your fuel state?" "Uhhhhhhhh.. Irrelevant" *splash*
lol
Where was that I missed it?
@@MyLonewolf25 1.29
Great fun !
ahahahhaha
Whistler is by far the best pilot!! No trash talk just out preforming everyone. My man!!
absolute madlad
Best moments
48:19
1:09:02
1:26:20
1:33:54 Best save
1:47:47 first vertical landing F14
1:50:27 hovering F14
1:50:55 second vertical landing F14
This video had too many good moments but you definitely nailed some of the best parts!
@@neurofiedyamato8763 lol XD
Opening clip was also pretty good
Guys... this was fkn great!!! Now to let you all know an interesting little fact ... I served in the US Navy with VF-103 (F-14A+ and B aircraft) onboard the carrier USS Saratoga during Desert Storm. We went through a hurricane and that ship was pitching and rolling just like your last 2 rounds. You couldn't walk a straight line and ran and damn near crawled too. No aircraft would fly in that kind of weather but damn this was entertaining!! Thank for the memories and laughes!!!
thx
Thank you for your service. USS Mobile LKA-115 1975-1979.
@@MarkDavidBlack Thank you for yours as well shipmate!!
Landing a Tomcat on a carrier at a 90 degree angle, no hook!
Exciting, coupled with the limited fuel was nail-biting
How to turn a Tomcat into a Harrier 101 : Do it at 100 knots crosswind XD
200*
Tomcats can't do VTOL...
GR : Hold our beer
(That 100 knots crosswind is insane)
19:58 it was "Cougar" that turned in his wings. "Merlin" was his RIO that stayed and later paired with "Maverick".
Fun fact: Tim Robbins would go on to be killed by Tom Cruise in "War of The Worlds." Do RIO's have wings?
Okay that ejection at 1:51:00 was too damn funny.
*Sips tea, dry, while RIO waits for pickup... after the hurricane* ☕
best part!
I'm not really sure how amusing this would be, but I've been thinking it might be fun to see a comp where you have two carriers abeam and two teams of more than 6-8 or so starting 10-20 NM out. The goal would be to all get on deck before the other team does. Perhaps best of 3. Sounds simple, but withe the pressure on, I'd imagine something would not go to plan for someone :D
Cool idea
I 2nd this idea.
A variation, each team spawns on the carrier, they have to launch and land their team on the opposite carrier lol
I third this
@@theVRpilot i like this
31:29
Cap: go around!
Amy: gear down sir
I loved that part 😂
The best DCS video ever. it's all there the skill, comedy, drama and the plot twist. I LOVE IT 👍100K
ikr, bets DCS video so far. High bar to beat.
Agreed
When skill decided to think out of the box in the end and just landed it harrier-style - my jaw fing dropped. I could believe that. Holy s.
4:37 "Today's my birthday buddies............. *A victory sure would be nice."*
I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking of Skyeye.
AC4 among the best games ever made.
Watching Carrier traps is so immensely satisfying.
Ahh the prototype top secret VTOL F-14SV aircraft undergoing flight trials with the US Navy.
I've never watched a nearly 2 hour vid on RUclips before, but somehow I was captivated the entire time.
I only just found this channel, and I really liked hearing the guy coaching the tomcat in for some reason. It was cool to hear someone helping out!
This has the same energy as a golf tournament.
I love it.
Looked like awesome fun lol!, "The New Tomcat-Harrier"
I used to play Ace Combat onthe commodore 64 as a kid. My father was a pilot and I've flown his plane before, but this sim leaves me speechless. There are no words
Being a person who loves piloting fighter jets, airliners and helicopters, I wish I could join a group such as yourselves, to finally put myself to test, and to be a part of a friendly, happy and in all honesty a team that doesn't get butt hurt about fails. Because the fails are funny as haha.
23:00 that bot talking and doing whatever you say is sooo coool!!!
Watched it all the way through. Was expecting to skip parts but was sitting on the edge of my seat. Well done boys, loved every minute. Gratz to whistler ans skills. Sooo good
Rofl the ejection at 102 knots I’m still laughing
Twice, both Jesters needed to take a bath to wash away the sweat 😂
0:39 "yo watch yo jet WATCH YO JET!"
Yeah like when you’re standing in the men’s room trying to P at a stall and everybody’s in line right behind you. Like that no pressure call. LOL
So happy I found this channel. It's been ages since I've played any kind of flight sim, but watching your challenges is just hilarious and fun!
It's funny because they're shit at flying. They do not ever use rudder when they roll and the nose of the aircraft is dancing all around. Not to mention that they're throwing out aviation terms without knowing what they actually mean.
gypsykingg cmon. leave your instagrams, it’s all i ask for.
@@NoName-oq8qu - There is a reason you can't make and upload a video on RUclips. You have nothing to show 😆. It's okay, kiddo. Maybe you'll make something of your life one day.
@@gypsykingg you have 62 comment on this channel and all of them are bashing it. Do you not have something better to do?
@@gypsykingg you should really make something out of yourself, 60 trash talking comments on this channel, this is called having no-life LMAO. Can't talk about stuff you know sht about, for example life.
Hell, my jaw dropped and I can´t find it again... what an amazing show and skills!!!
The world needs more of these skills challenges, they are great.
That were some black magic landing skills in the end 🤩
Bro from the Bronx wins best bolter! That was absolute seat-of-the-pants, good ol' fashioned stick and rudder bad assery! The best part of the entire video. Smashing absolute props to Skillz though. That man IS tuned into the matrix.
This is comedy gold, so glad I stayed for the whole 2 hours until that glorious finale.
Looks like fun! Reminds me of when I landed a B-25 Mitchell onto a carrier in War Thunder way back. :D
ive landed a b-17 on one lol
This is unbelievable.. That`s 381 km/h dude! :D
Just to be clear, Hurricane of category 5 starts from 252 km/h or higher.. :D
As a rule of thumb, you always want to shoot for the number 3 wire. You guys do landing pretty nicely and the bolter pattern as close to what real Carrier pilots do minus the fact the some almost hit the island but thumbs up from a former squadron guy.
That just got better and better. What an ending!
You guys have THE MOST fun!!! That angle off was ridiculous!!!!!! Thanks Cap for showing us the setup, I'm going to try it. After that, all carrier landings MIGHT be done in my sleep! Hahahaha!!! Good job boys! Whistler!!!! Sick! ...EZ Ello from South Bronx New York...! Good stuff!!! So...when's the next Tailhook Convention? lmao "Do not try this at home." Great!
In today's short-attention-span world, I can't believe I just watched a 1:53:47 video..... and was completely engaged the entire way.
I just got started with DCS, but someday.... someday I'll join the Grim Reapers and start kicking some ass. (Except for Whistler and SkillGannon. Those guys!!!!)
Keep up the good work, guys.
I love the #yolo ejections after the 200 knot wind hoverjet landings.
This is the best competition ever! Never laughs so much! You guys are makeing my love for aviation coming back alive
This channel brought me back to Earth, so to speak 😁
Deserve an Oscar for this one, laughed so much it hurts. Pure entertainment.
Indigo flies like someone who plays Kerbal Space Program, especially when he bounces off the carrier at 10:42
I make carriers and carrier borne aircraft in KSP and I can confirm I fly pretty much just like that lmao
That ejection at the end was hilarious!
Lmao, I know right? Both mine and Skil's Jester bailed...into a 200 MPH HURRICANE!! We're sipping tea, dry, in debrief while the RIOs need to wait for the wind to slow before they can get plucked out of the drink. 😂
@@GR_Whistler You have done better than any other pilot I've seen in a flight sim before. Well done Sir!
Boi that new guy is good.
F14 Harrier landings that was amazing well done awesome to watch deffinatly got a dub from that good job all.
The moment I saw 200+ knots winds I already knew the only way to deal with it will be to VTOL the sh**t out of it :) Nice to see it happen :)
"everyday is weekend" has a whole new meaning now :P
Reapers need to have an all hands Aircraft wash day. Those birds look well past a 12 day!
Fly Navy why would they care it’s a miracle if an aircraft for them makes it 12 days lol
Fly Navy VFA-22
@@ryanjapan3113 YCBAR
Everybody gangsta till the f-14 starts to vtol land
Imho, you have the best DCS content I've seen on youtube and your not getting nearly the views you deserve. Keep it up!
The perfect mix of serious and casual group play. Both teamwork and coordination but also jokes and banter makes even as a viewer feel like you are part of the lively community.
LOL. Good stuff. I would have approached with the wind straight on my nose and just touched down. I'll be giving that a whirl this weekend.
That was fuckin madness. I can't believe I watched the whole thing. That last go was definitely AV8B status!!! Well done Whistler
Man, Fellas I can’t tell you how much fun I’m having just watching this video. I’m putting my rig together I can’t wait till I’m finish so I can fly.
Great skillz in an impossible situation. That was enjoyable.
Really enjoy watch you guys having a blast
I do wish the carrier was moving Cap. Along with deck pitch, its THE thing that makes carrier landings so unique and more difficult.
Moving Carrier? Hmmm thats a good idea actualy
They can barely land with a stationary carrier. This will be fun to watch
@@TheDanny3330 I'd bet it would be easier..
@@robertmoore5002 how?
i think the heavier planes are able to withstand the crosswinds better and can stay straighter
After a 206 knots wind landing, you'd probably need those next few hours trapped in Cockpit to thank ALL the Gods :P
Respect to you lads, you make this game look interesting, a lot more than other games played past and present. May have to take a look at this soon.
the vertical landings were incredible!!
God i miss the o'l big balled Tomcats from back in the day, The pilots i knew back then loved them.
100% Entertainment! well done Cap and the boys \m/
Been a lifelong fan of jets and the ace combat series. Don’t have the money to get into the computer games but this looks amazingly fun and legit. You got yourself a new subscriber for sure dude 🤘🏻
The F-15 is my favourite bird so any content featuring I’m a binge 😂🤪
I have no idea how I got here but that was awesome. Actually found myself laughing my ass off.
I’ve been watching y’all for several months and absolutely love the content!! This was one of the more fun vids and I’m looking forward to watching the other competitions, and finally getting a computer and stuff so I can start flying on DCS. Keep up the great work, and Whistler and the other guy at the end. Very impressive guys!!!!
These guys suck at flying. To the untrained eye, maybe they don't look to bad. But as someone who has 1,400 real flight hours, these guys are terrible. That's what makes it so comical to watch. That and them throwing out random aviation terms without knowing what they truly mean.
gypsykingg it’s a damn video game. Lighten up Francis!
@@28boudreaux - A videogame that they suck at.
This DCS software is so the business. I love this sim. This channel makes me laugh so much. You guys have so much fun! Excellent.
The velocity vector is there it's just blown off the viewable area of the windscreen in strong crosswinds. There's a little arrow on the right side of the HUD to indicate "hey Cap, the TVV is way over there somewhere".
Dang! ... Amazing content! .. fantastic entertainment Grim! ... :-) ... laughing and enjoying all through the video!
Loved seeing f14s become Harriers in that crosswind. Such an awesome simulation. Lol no one would be crazy enough IRL but just that possibility of that to happen is just cool lol.
This is oddly satisfying to watch
PMSL!
Skills boys.
Especially the HarrierCat!
FFS how am i supposed to learne the dam F14 when you keep posting these vids! Watched the lot - better than TV! Amazing 2 landings at the end btw.
sorry Sir
When I was playing with MIcrosoft Flight-Simulator 98, I got bored of landing the Cessna on the carrier. So I did it FROM THE FRONT. Twice. With a tail-wind, of course. Another fun thing to do was flying THROUGH the hangar by the rearmost doors. Next challenge would be to land on the hangar, but I don't think it could be done. Lotsa fun I had then. :-)
i landed the lear on the carrier, but i'm sure something was a bit off in the game physics as hard as i had to slam it into the deck to get it to stick.
I cant believe I watched the whole thing...awesome
Former Cobra Pilot and current fixed wing as well, great content.
😎
Watched this a year ago and just watched the whole thing again, very entertaining!
😄 haha
Thanks Michael. Come fly with us?
That guy almost landing his F/A-18 without catching the wire, only to spill over the side, was dreadfully painful to watch oml.
Everything about watching these guys fly is dreadfully painful to watch.
Epic landings guys! Respect to all of you o7
holy shit. CVN 74 the USS JOHN C STENNIS is my ship. we just got back in port from doing stuff like this, training pilots
Whistler and Skill, GJ, you guys are amazing AV-8B pilots :D
Absolutely amazing video! There ware too many good moments to list
Was gonna ask if he was a real fighter pilot until he said "gas" 😂😂
Skill is by far the smoothest flyer and lander. Beautiful! Well played Skill. Brilliant. Also whistla. Wtf! Jesus guys!
That was really entertaining fellas.
Ironically, I hate carrier landings BUT get my highest landing scores doing carrier landings over landing on a runway.
@ 4:05 that new device found/device removed sound made me freak out :P
my favorite part: "where's the boat..... oh there it is, in the water. "
I don’t know how I missed this one? Amazing!
I need to study but instead I'm watching a bunch of guys crab onto carriers with tomcats...
study can wait Sir.
oh theirs the boat its in the water.
Ahhh yess de boat on de land
Epic watch - congrats to the 2 F14s
"It's Aimie, she's back!"
That's the new V-TOL;)))) Just turn money tap on the Weather Manipulation RND;))
Incredible skill on display here!! Should revisit this yearly, many lols had by all
Boy, that new guy's good.
I love how he turns into a harrier at 1:47:30
+grimreapersatomic *Apparently none too many of the entrants in Extreme Carrier Landing know the foul-weather trap procedure.* If I remember the late, great Paul T. Gillcrist RADM USN (Ret'd.) correctly, the foul-weather approach starts 7 nm astern of the carrier at 20,000' with a controlled descent to 5,000' at 300 kt; the arresting hook is the first thing lowered. Dirty-up (lower landing gear and set flaps to 20°) and slow to 150 kt occurs 4 nm astern; the landing-rate descent (set flaps to 40°) starts 3 nm astern, with 1 nm astern as the check-ball point.
Time 1:37:00 *I can just see the Air Boss signaling the HV-22B on each fail:* "Angel, from Primary. Plane in the water, port bow."
Time 1:51:10 *Thunderstorm? Would the weather types had Hurricane for a sudden-death trap-off* between the two F-14B pilots; winds at full flight speed around the eye would make things dicey for a go-around in event of bolter and/or wave-off.
Just fount your channel. I must say it's quite interesting. And, it's the first time I've ever seen a tail hook on the F-5. Amazing.
I thought this would end with tomcats on full burner and wings swept back fully just to reach the carrier :P
Alternative sudden death mode idea: both start at the same time and the first to land wins, and if they crash the other one wins.
Watched the whole thing, you guys have too much fun!😄
Captain went down hard must be his off season newbie came out clutch lol!!!!