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FXramper From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 7023 posts, RR: 93
Posted (5 years 3 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3774 times:

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I know there are a few Navy guys on the site. Who has done this before? I've often wondered how it would be to land a F-18 on the deck of a carrier. Thoughts?

I just watched Top Gun.

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RC135U From United States of America, joined May 2005, 293 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (5 years 3 months 6 days 11 hours ago) and read 3770 times:

http://www.neptunuslex.com/

This blog is run by a Navy Captain with lots of F-18 hours. Click "Flight Deck" then under Categories click on "Sea Stories" and I'm sure you'll be well entertained. Don't let the "sea" part fool you - he's a fighter jock through and through.

AAR90 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3410 posts, RR: 50
Reply 2, posted (5 years 3 months 6 days 5 hours ago) and read 3643 times:

Quoting FXramper (Thread starter):
I've often wondered how it would be to land a F-18 on the deck of a carrier. Thoughts?

A piece of cake really (unless something goes wrong).... especially compared to some of the other planes that land on boats. duck

Honestly, you're just too busy to get scared and only think about what you just did... after you just did it. relieved

Quoting FXramper (Thread starter):
I just watched Top Gun.

The only "real" scenes in that movie were of the Big-E's flight deck during the opening credits. The got all of their shots BEFORE telling the crew why they were REALLY there. bouncy

Everything else was staged --except most of the callsigns. rotfl

*NO CARRIER* -- A Naval Aviator's worst nightmare!

RC135U From United States of America, joined May 2005, 293 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (5 years 3 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 3614 times:

http://www.neptunuslex.com/rhythms-the-compendium/

My apologies, but the link posted here is a more direct link for Lex's carrier aviation (particularly F-18) stories.

BladeLWS From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 386 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (5 years 3 months 6 days 4 hours ago) and read 3608 times:

The Hornets can land on automatic if the pilots want to. But from what I've heard its pretty nerve racking landing on dot in the middle of the ocean, especially at night during combat ops on a darkened ship! boggled

Halls120 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 5, posted (5 years 3 months 5 days 8 hours ago) and read 3387 times:

Quoting BladeLWS (Reply 4):
But from what I've heard its pretty nerve racking landing on dot in the middle of the ocean, especially at night during combat ops on a darkened ship!

By brother is a former F-18 pilot. He tells me that a carrier launch, day or night, is almost better than sex. OTOH, he says, a carrier landing at night is NOT pleasant.

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