Down to the Wire - Part 1

Shot by award winning cinematographer Conrad Buff, "Down to the Wire" is a portrait of naval aviation cadets struggling to receive their carrier wings circa 1970. To become qualified as a carrier jet pilot, a variety of tasks must be mastered from "touch-and-go's" on land to that first hairy carrier landing at sea. The famed Essex class carrier USS Lexington (CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16), known as "The Blue Ghost", appears in the film.

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I love these old documentaries. The music etc. Done with such class and style. It's an art form long since gone. Just listening to these pilots, seems like people were a lot less crass and well ... just not as stupid as people today.