Capt Seid Waddell1171388<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>"That was the USS Ticonderoga, CVS 14. That was an S-2E from squadron VS-38. If you look at the background seas, they are relatively calm. When the launch officer launches a plane he watches for the bow to hit bottom, and that way the plane will be launched as the bow comes up. <br /><br />In this case, a ROUGE wave caught the plane and it only happens once in a great while, but once is too many if you are the pilot. They came out of it damp and shaken, but that is a testament to a great engine, the Wright R1820."<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poy2F9HdWqc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poy2F9HdWqc</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-youtube">
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Have you ever seen a semi-submersible aircraft?2015-12-12T23:13:01-05:00Capt Seid Waddell1171388<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>"That was the USS Ticonderoga, CVS 14. That was an S-2E from squadron VS-38. If you look at the background seas, they are relatively calm. When the launch officer launches a plane he watches for the bow to hit bottom, and that way the plane will be launched as the bow comes up. <br /><br />In this case, a ROUGE wave caught the plane and it only happens once in a great while, but once is too many if you are the pilot. They came out of it damp and shaken, but that is a testament to a great engine, the Wright R1820."<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poy2F9HdWqc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poy2F9HdWqc</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-youtube">
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Have you ever seen a semi-submersible aircraft?2015-12-12T23:13:01-05:002015-12-12T23:13:01-05:00SSG Private RallyPoint Member1171395<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That is great. I am happy that they let this out. I wonder how old this video is?Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 12 at 2015 11:15 PM2015-12-12T23:15:32-05:002015-12-12T23:15:32-05:00SN Greg Wright1171447<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="668456" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/668456-capt-seid-waddell">Capt Seid Waddell</a> I do believe that aircrew needed some new skivvies, after that!Response by SN Greg Wright made Dec 12 at 2015 11:41 PM2015-12-12T23:41:58-05:002015-12-12T23:41:58-05:00SSG Todd Halverson1171453<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That was awesome and showed the skills of the aviators.Response by SSG Todd Halverson made Dec 12 at 2015 11:45 PM2015-12-12T23:45:38-05:002015-12-12T23:45:38-05:00SFC William Farrell1171493<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That was pretty interesting and scary to watch <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="668456" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/668456-capt-seid-waddell">Capt Seid Waddell</a>!Response by SFC William Farrell made Dec 13 at 2015 12:15 AM2015-12-13T00:15:05-05:002015-12-13T00:15:05-05:00Capt Mark Strobl1171587<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="668456" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/668456-capt-seid-waddell">Capt Seid Waddell</a>, Two questions:<br />1.) Did the aviator qual for Dolphins? Or, the SWO pin?<br />2.) Would the new warfare designator pin be worn below the Gold Wings? Or on the pocket flap?<br />A-Freakin-Mazing!Response by Capt Mark Strobl made Dec 13 at 2015 1:17 AM2015-12-13T01:17:36-05:002015-12-13T01:17:36-05:00MSgt Private RallyPoint Member1171757<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>That was a cool video, showed some skill or possibly just damn good luck!Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 13 at 2015 3:33 AM2015-12-13T03:33:13-05:002015-12-13T03:33:13-05:00PO3 Brad Phlipot1171916<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>WOW and WOW................. I wonder what the pucker factor rating was at for the Air crew going through that? On the flip side they can for the rest of their lives remember "What a Ride".Response by PO3 Brad Phlipot made Dec 13 at 2015 7:14 AM2015-12-13T07:14:13-05:002015-12-13T07:14:13-05:002015-12-12T23:13:01-05:00