F18 arresting gear cable break

I did this on land-based Marine Corps airfields for 7 years. 100's of arrested landings and never a cable break. INSPECT THE CABLE FOR BROKEN STRANDS!

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[avengersoul]

That yellow shirt was probably thinking.. "yeah they use to laugh at me when I use to play jump rope with my little sister... NOT ANYMORE!"

[gordrilla]

That was pretty fucking ninja!

[xixGeTSuMxix]

Yellow shirt....brown pants

[mr1000rx]

I never grow tired of seeing weapons of mass murder being totalled.

[dumbenoughou812]

@gtube2012 I recall reading something years ago about a cable that broke beneath the deck. Have you ever witnessed anything like this?

[gtube2012]

@dumbenoughou812 yes it happens and it's one of the more feared things injury wise. there's danger everywhere on the flight deck. being blown overboard by the exhaust from the jet engines, live ordinance explosions, getting clipped by

a planes wings on take off, and ect...; but that cable will seperate your head from

your shoulders literally if you get hit. something exploding,

[markwagner1298]

I worked in V-2 (arresting gear) on this ship in 92-94. The Navy has the strictest policies on preventive maintenance. Accidents still happen

[wehehertanto]

think fast to jump

[TheAuto321]

Looked like he came in fast and hard, he bounced. No wonder it btoke

[Crazyboy123232]

any deaths?

i hope not

[trab1925]

Looks like that yellow shit should have been a pilot.

[dumbenoughou812]

It's crazy, deckhands claim that this never happens, but there's allways a camera recording at the right time. Is every landing recorded? I'm not Navy so I don't have a clue about carrier operations.