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Old 08-12-2015, 08:45 AM
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How difficult is it to land on an aircraft carrier in rough seas?

Can't be that difficult.

If the Navy will let me into one these things, I could probably do a few of them ... at night. Don't even need a meatball, whatever the heck that is.
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I do it all the times in fsx. Only crashed a few times. Can't see why they make it look so hard
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Wanna know how friggin' hard it is???

From the PBS documentary series "Carrier" - Rites of Passage.

Navy pilots landing aboard the USS Nimitz during rough seas in the Pacific...





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Awww ... you took the bait
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What's really fun, is at around 1am when you've just boltered for the 8th time and about to hit the tanker for the second time, because the deck is +\- 25-30'.... Make sure CATTC REP freq is up, instead of TAC, and scream out "why the **** are we doing this!?!?" Technique only.
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Best line from an Air Boss to a jet after multiple bolters:

"You have to land here, Son. This is where the food is."
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Originally Posted by tomgoodman
Best line from an Air Boss to a jet after multiple bolters:

"You have to land here, Son. This is where the food is."
And the dumper
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