Landing a Helicopter on a Naval Vessel...Piece of Cake?

Jimbuna · 08-28-15, 07:28 AM

Awesome skills

Oberon · 08-28-15, 07:57 AM

It's amazing what you can land where when you put your mind and skills to it:

Sailor Steve · 08-28-15, 09:12 AM

That's some serious skilz on the part of both pilot and paddles.

The sea was calm in our case, but back in '70 a visitor to our ship made what I thought was an impressive landing.

Dowly · 08-28-15, 09:42 AM

It's still harder to land anything on a carrier in IL-2.

Oberon · 08-28-15, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

It's still harder to land anything on a carrier in IL-2.

I dunno, Arclight...

...never mind...

HunterICX · 08-28-15, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Dowly

It's still harder to land anything on a carrier in IL-2.

At least we tried:

Herr-Berbunch · 08-28-15, 11:43 AM

Try landing a Harrier on a container ship.

AVGWarhawk · 08-28-15, 01:07 PM

Landings like that will tighten your sphincter.

Catfish · 08-28-15, 01:36 PM

Phantastic job, hats off!

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Landings like that will tighten your sphincter.

I guess i should consider doing this then, when (if) i'm getting really old, might be helpful then

But .. PRISMdefense??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_...nce_program%29

Dowly · 08-28-15, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

But .. PRISM ??
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PRISM_...nce_program%29

It says Prism Defence...

http://www.prismdefence.com/index.html

Catfish · 08-28-15, 01:42 PM

OK thanks, thought so

Commander Wallace · 08-28-15, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Awesome skills

Excellent flying skills but I got sea sick just watching the video

Onkel Neal · 08-28-15, 03:53 PM

Oh man, one mistake and there's your career, and maybe your life. Makes truck driving look easy.

Stealhead · 08-28-15, 08:24 PM

They don't always make it. I have seen video of the now retired CH-46 which was used for under way resupply by the Navy and as an air assault craft by the USMC. Something went wrong and the bird suddenly flops over into the sea and sinks rapidly hard to tell if any crew got out.

EDIT: video read with full explation of what happened(in the description)

Something tells me that even this takes great skill the pilot has what 3 or 4 feet of error on the rear rotors and the hillside. Take into account as well the change in weight at the troops dismount plus the thinner air in the Afghan hills.

Jimbuna · 08-29-15, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Try landing a Harrier on a container ship.

I remember that and the 'stink' it nearly caused afterwards

08-28-15, 07:28 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Landing a Helicopter on a Naval Vessel...Piece of Cake? Awesome skills __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's some serious skilz on the part of both pilot and paddles. The sea was calm in our case, but back in '70 a visitor to our ship made what I thought was an impressive landing. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Herr-Berbunch Kaiser Bill's batman Join Date: May 2010 Location: AN72 Posts: 13,203 Downloads: 76 Uploads: 0	Try landing a Harrier on a container ship. __________________

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,254 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Landings like that will tighten your sphincter. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,766 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	OK thanks, thought so __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

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Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	It's amazing what you can land where when you put your mind and skills to it:

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Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	It's still harder to land anything on a carrier in IL-2.

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Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	They don't always make it. I have seen video of the now retired CH-46 which was used for under way resupply by the Navy and as an air assault craft by the USMC. Something went wrong and the bird suddenly flops over into the sea and sinks rapidly hard to tell if any crew got out. EDIT: video read with full explation of what happened(in the description) Something tells me that even this takes great skill the pilot has what 3 or 4 feet of error on the rear rotors and the hillside. Take into account as well the change in weight at the troops dismount plus the thinner air in the Afghan hills. Last edited by Stealhead; 08-28-15 at 08:34 PM.