EC2 Hawkeye snaps arresting cable on the USS Eisenhower

[DogfighterZen]

I think the Hawkeye's pilot has got skills... either that or he's one very lucky guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-EHwYOfY94

[Leading Observer]

I think the Hawkeye's pilot has got skills... either that or he's one very lucky guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-EHwYOfY94

Lots of both I'd say

[PR19_Kit]

The extra lift from the radome helped, if it had been a Greyhound he'd have gone right into the water......... 

[sandiego89]

Indeed both skill and luck- must have been on the very ragged edge of flying speed.  I have never seen one disappear from the camera so long and recover. 

It was the USS Eisenhower however (Nimitz class)

[kerick]

Heart attacks all around!

[zenrat]

What would have taken balls was to go round and then have another go!

[DogfighterZen]

Indeed both skill and luck- must have been on the very ragged edge of flying speed.  I have never seen one disappear from the camera so long and recover. 

It was the USS Eisenhower however (Nimitz class)

Yup, sorry...  my mistake, probably carried the name from the video that was on next about the Nimitz. I'll correct it in the original post.
The long time it takes to come back into view really made me think they'd gone down, i just went "YEAH" when i saw it coming back up.
There's at least one guy on deck throwing his arms up when they pull out... too bad 8 other guys got hurt in that accident.

What would have taken balls was to go round and then have another go!

[rickshaw]

I think the Hawkeye's pilot has got skills... either that or he's one very lucky guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-EHwYOfY94

Very lucky, very lucky indeed.  I'm sure he opened his throttles the moment he lost the cable and did a bolter.   

[DogfighterZen]

Very lucky, very lucky indeed.  I'm sure he opened his throttles the moment he lost the cable and did a bolter.   

But i bet there aren't many pilots making fun of him for this one.

[Hobbes]

I think the Hawkeye's pilot has got skills... either that or he's one very lucky guy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-EHwYOfY94

Very lucky, very lucky indeed.  I'm sure he opened his throttles the moment he lost the cable and did a bolter.   

it's SOP to open the throttles (full military power, no AB) when they hit the deck, in case of a bolter. The arrestor gear will bring them to a stop regardless.

[scooter]

Human error below decks-

According to a Navy report obtained by The Virginian-Pilot through a Freedom of Information Act request, maintenance personnel missed at least one and possibly two "critical steps" while working on an engine that helps operate the carrier flight deck's cables, which are called cross deck pendants, after a previous landing. As a result, the engine failed to slow the aircraft, instead causing the pendant to break "at or near" the Hawkeye's tailhook.

The Navy did not find evidence of willful dereliction of duty or negligence by the maintenance workers. The report said that while there was a "lack of procedural compliance" while troubleshooting an error code from a previous arrested landing, "the sailors involved reasonably believed they had properly and conscientiously completed the complicated procedure."

More here

[Captain Canada]

Sire didn`t look like he was coming back !

[DogfighterZen]

Yup, Hobbes is right, they have to do it like that and it wouldn't make sense to do it any other way. The trap in not always a 100% sure thing so, obviously, max thrust is the way to go.
I guess the training and experience these pilots have gives them the control to keep cool under such situations... but i bet he got a bit worried about their airspeed when they dropped off the deck... and the other crew members probably got skidmarks on their underwear...
Anyway, i think it was great airmanship.

[Weaver]

He may not have hit the water, but I bet he left more than one of his nine lives in it though... 

[DogfighterZen]

As an interesting follow up to the original video, just found this on the tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC17N8n7iJk