f-18 final check and launch

[phlashblazer]

Ohhh baby sometimes i miss the roar of f18's, I work on helos now and its just not the same

[voodooC]

@pinoyako87 2007 Cruise before their transition.

[lvl9minecrafter]

I love F18s... I've always wanted to fly one...

[MiizStY]

Kinda sounds like the F-18 farted lol

[AintLifeGarand]

...excuse my ignorance, but under category 'Gee-Whiz-Bang', I notice at 2:04, the tail and wing flap adjust into a final resting place before launch. Is the stick held in a certain position, or does the pilot push an 'Auto-position' switch? Awesome.

[Belgimexahoman]

@AintLifeGarand The pilot has a selector switch for trim position that he sets up before he taxis to the cat. All the other movement is done by the pilot though.

[AintLifeGarand]

I love you Navy People. THANK YOU for that which you do. Well. Around the clock. Every day.

[AintLifeGarand]

@AintLifeGarand ...and Marine People. Forgiveness, please.

[MrIke112]

That looks fun and scary at the same time

[c186282]

The sound in this video is amazing. Why can't the flight sims do this?

[SoldgerBoy2010]

its ok but its nothing compared to the f-35

[justbrendon9]

get some VFA-106!! got 2 years left with 106 gotta love shore duty..

[thestrokeds10]

@justbrendon9 that's not us... they have "AG" not "AD" on the vert. stabs. also the 400 series a/c that's a single seater... what shop you in?? remember... our alphas and charlies are 300 series aside from the 2 acceptance a/c. 400 are bravos and deltas.

[n343mg]

omg !!! vfa-106 gladiators ! i was w them 2001-2003 !!!

[drod103164]

wow are they really that close for take off at full power.

[CaptN0ob]

why.... is there a vuvuzela button on this vid?

[320k]

Very cool. Love the engine sounds

[101ArrogantBastard]

Great vid, I was a shooter for the Argos back in 2000, and final checked that same jet many times! Most amazing job I ever had! thank for the great memories!

[TheDundeepieman]

good footage ..loads !!! f-18 what a machine .

[Lowerthenu]

holy shit man thats gotta be the loudest work space in the world

[thestrokeds10]

@Lowerthenu it kills your ears if your headsets are even a lil off your ears.. mine were n i couldnt hear all night after i came down.

[ddktolfo]

nice

[snooppupc130jrketmas]

god bless you guys!!!!!!

[MrJeffreydunson]

SALUTE!!!! to our outstanding sailors, and marines --- Great job!!! Thank you.

[killerB419]

thanks man

[MrJeffreydunson]

Remain safe!!! ...so you can return to your families&friends --- calm seas,and fair winds.---- and God bless you!!!

[AdmiralShat]

Go Argonauts!

[MazdaH4wk]

haha the little jump

[EvanM2007]

JSF is crap, Hornets for life!

[BRIANROX1]

Hornets is the navys main fighter now but soon it will be de-throned by the F-35 and

im sure hornet pilots will envy the Lightning pilots

[kicker2666]

the f-18 will still be in use though, cause the f-35 and f-18 will have different jobs.

[BRIANROX1]

the F-35 is replacing Hornets not superhornets A-D models will be replaced

[kicker2666]

ya that is true.. forgot that the super replaced the F-14 and the F-35 will replace the A-D models.. Thanks for reminding/bring that o my attention

[BRIANROX1]

no problem.... US carriers were deadly with hornets and tomcats but now with Super Hornets and JSFs our carriers will be twice as deadly

[kicker2666]

that they are, i just hope that the F-35 hurry's up and gets past prototype stages cause it is finally in its final step. 1 flight crew from each branch (Navy, Marine, Air Force) have been sent to Pensacola to start training with them

[BRIANROX1]

i think theyre gonna start transitioning into the JSF about as early as 2010 and as late as 2012 so we should be seeing them pretty shortly...the JSF will compliment the F-22...and super hornet well...oh in 2010 the USAF might have to adopt the F/A-18 E/F "to avoid a gap in the nations air defences while JSF ramps up"

[kicker2666]

i didn't know about the F-18 being adopted by the Air Force.. huh that's interesting, wonder if they are doing it because the F-22 is not cost effective and stop production on it. i believe there are 3 active duty squadrons of the F-22

[BRIANROX1]

theyre stoping production after 180+ Raptors...and if i heard correctly theres gonna 3000 JSFs between the US and britain

[kicker2666]

we are selling the design to Britain? wow didn't know that, you know how much for?

[BRIANROX1]

were not selling the design they helped make it since they perfected the VTOL crap and were building it so they automatically get the F-35 and other countries like turkey,canada and other countries(allies of course) will get the JSF because i think they helped fund it since the US is in a bit of a money issue @ the moment

[kicker2666]

ya, that makes sense.. we are defiantly in a bit of a money issue.

[madpballer]

they aren't replacing the Hornets or Superhornets.

the hornet and superhornet are already both JSF aircraft. they are just adding the F-35 to the fleet of JSF's

[BRIANROX1]

i never said theyre replacing super hornets and yes the JSF is replacing the F/A-18 A/B/C/D models and the hornet is just a strike fighter, the reason the F-35 is called JSF is because many other countries helped fund it and are getting the F-35 and it was a joint project with the US and UK who helped develope it

[madpballer]

the C class is a Canadian variation of the U.S. F/A-18 mult-role fighter aircraft, designed for air superiority, bombing runs, reconnaissance, etc... the exact same thing a Joint Strike Fighter does

Mulit-role aircraft and JSF aircraft serve the same purpose, the are pretty much the same thing if you rule out some very minor differences.

[BRIANROX1]

dude u have the wrong aircraft. the one ur thinking of is the CF-18 (Canada)

F/A-18C (USA)

just because the roles are the same doesnt make them both JSFs

[madpballer]

yes i know its the CF-18. its a variation on the US F/A-18. hence (c)f-18. (c)

[undertake782]

The tags on that aircraft and the aircraft carrier crew are definitley the United States.

[bugattiveyron1989]

fighter jets are so badass

[goldenhide]

Flight Deck is a rush. I went up with our shooter to final check a jet at night it was a rush. I'm actually considering to move to a boat squadron if I can't get to my original unit (I'm a Marine "AM" but for Babies only :D )

[raymondrayban]

OH MY FUCKING GOD, IS THIS HELL, cause i want to GO

[Samjapa]

WOW! The launch deck crew work. have a great work!

[gigglewiggles00]

this is so sexy..

[voodooC]

thanks

[42j]

winters1234567890 you can't be a shooter unless you go to officers candidate school and become a pilot. If you join the US Navy and want to become a Yellow shirt and Direct aircraft on a fixed wing carrier you must go to A school in lakehurst new jersey (if AB school is still there) or strike to be a ABH (which i did) and prior to that i went to airman apprenticeship program. If you want the flight deck go to V-1 Air or you will be in the hanger with V-3 division. V-1 is whee the action is.

[voodooC]

besides, why be in front of the plane when it's taking off... when you could be under it.

[dwillpirate]

or in it!

[beroth1]

Was that farting noise from compressor whine?

[thestrokeds10]

@42j in squadrons we call the guys in white shirts shooters... most of us just have highschool diplomas... u need a degree to break em.

[voodooC]

actually it's an aim-7 sparrow. the 120 is a little longer and thinner.

[Battery9876]

the 120 is not longer

[Kopihucky]

Is that an aim 120 aamraam on the pylon? If so.. never knew they were that big

[winters1234567890]

do you have to be a blue shirt before yellow?

im gonna join ina few years but want to be a director,not shooter.

[wilz1122]

yes you have to be a blue shirt before a yellow shirt!

[voodooC]

Go aviation maintenance instead. ;)

[wilz1122]

i am an AD(aviation machinist mate petty officer 2nd class) so i am low poeer qualed, final checker as well as PC qualed, have been doing this for 7 years!

[voodooC]

Actually this one was on the Stennis

[CjWasHereLol]

MARIO!

[fighterpilot122]

you got to see two launches in this video

[STRACUSE8]

Nice...... I was an F/A-18 final checker, an EA-6B Final checker / duct diver and a H-60 CDI. I miss it!!!! Had alot of fun. Wish I took some videos!!!!!!!

[ut000bs]

You get an EA-6B spooled up and an F/A-18 (in afterburner) next to each other on cats 1 and 2 and you can't even hear the F/A-18 at all. Nothing was louder than an EA-6B at military power.

VAQ-132, VAQ-129 and VAQ-137.

Fun times.

[acsherm3]

yep. i used to final check in my line days...loved it. But when that prowler showed up your knees would just shake. It shook the deck! Great times.

[gnrwood]

how cool is that wow good vid lads really good

[sherrimarie1959]

that amazes me every time I see it. I had a son that was a brown shirt with the Bulls and it scared me to death every time he would do that.

[HellaJDM]

thats my old squadron baby go argos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[flybase]

is that the nimitz?I was on the nimitz 92-94,and i remember the argonaut squadron,I was a blue shirt on the flight deck and loved it.Some people dont believe how close u actually r to a launching jet.wish i could do it again

[AkiraAirlines]

Really cool! This video covers almost all the part of carrier deck mission where I wanted to see. Are you a naval carrier crew?