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Carrier Landing During a Sandstorm
Carrier landing during a sandstorm in the Persian Gulf in 2003. The carrier only comes into view about 6 seconds before touchdown. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I would love to see this from the carrier's perspective. Sand... more sand... FIGHTER JET!
They don't pay those guys enough.
I'd imagine most fighter pilots applied for the job because they get to be fighter pilots.
I agree, although if you listen to the current administration and DoD, they get paid too much and need a pay cut.
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Praise to the crew on the flight deck! Standing out in a sandstorm can't be fun.
Something else I noticed for the first time not too long ago about carrier landings is that the angled landing deck means that the ship is moving in a different direction from the aircraft. It's tough enough if the ship were going directly away from you but to add that to the mix as well as the low/no vis stuation here........ crazy crazy crazy.