THROWBACK Afterburner Catapult Launch Voiceover

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Welcome aboard the flight deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt from the cockpit of an EA-18G Growler!  The Growler is an electronic attack variant of the F/A18-F Super Hornet and today, we are conducting flight operations in the Pacific Ocean near Guam.  This video was filmed with permission in 2017.  

Around the 1:46 mark, you see me and the director work together to carefully taxi my aircraft right next to a parked Growler.  Ultimately, the pilot is responsible for the aircraft when he or she is behind the controls.  Even if the director signals the pilot to taxi into another aircraft or object on the flight deck, the burden of responsibility falls primarily on the pilot.  Pilots have a lot of trust in directors and mutual trust is vital for the safety of the pilot and ground crew on a packed flight deck.

You can see that radio communications between the pilots and directors are generally not required on the flight deck. I am often asked  to include radio comms in my videos, but the truth is that daytime good weather launches and recoveries take place with comms only by exception.  You can see that the directors and catapult safety officers can communicate easily with pilots via standardized hand signals.

If you would like to see those hand signals broken down further, check out this video:
What the Movies DON'T Show You - Cata...

Although this is a T-45 video, the jobs and hand signals remain the same with Fleet aircraft.

If there is ever confusion, however, that cannot be resolved via hand signals or the pilot has any concern involving safety, the pilot can transmit on the tower frequency to the "Boss" in the tower.  Otherwise, the Navy values radio silence when executing flight operations.

I've been told many times in the comments that some of my viewers see my jams as ASMR.  Today, I embrace it.  I also intentionally did not "over-edit" this video.  I left it "vintage"...without any music or cuts.  Let me know in the comments if you prefer this type of approach...pun intended.

Chapters:
0:00 Coming Forward
0:48 Growler and Super Hornet Wingtip Differences
1:46 Uncomfortably Close Taxi
3:30 "Tension" Explanation

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