Here’s a cool GoPro video showing the final check of an F/A-18C Hornet right before catapult launch.
An interesting footage, shot by a “white shirt” on the flight deck of USS George H. W. Bush, shows the final checks on a VFA-87 F/A-18C Hornet before cat launch.
Final Checkers are flight deck inspectors which make final exterior checks of the aircraft, watch certain parts of the launching aircraft before give thumbs up before it is launched.
David Cenciotti is a freelance journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written four books.
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AIM-7’s?! I know blue collar means training round…but still
WHHHATTTT?? I have hearing loss at 22? But I never listened to loud music.
Navy blue shirts, keeping up Belltone’s profit margin since 1910.
I’m sure the chi-coms are taking notes for their carriers operations.
AIM-7’s?! I know blue collar means training round…but still
WHHHATTTT?? I have hearing loss at 22? But I never listened to loud music.
Navy blue shirts, keeping up Belltone’s profit margin since 1910.
I’m sure the chi-coms are taking notes for their carriers operations.
When did RVAW-120 become VAW-120?