MARU 5137 Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Welcome aboard an EA-18G Growler catapult shot off the USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), somewhere near Wake Island in the beautiful Pacific Ocean. This was a 59K MAX power Case I launch off catapult 3 on a day training sortie. Look at the color of the water. Absolutely amazing. Fly Navy! **CORRECTION to the narration** In the jam, I mention "the Shooter" when I'm on the catapult. Since this was a bubble launch, the Shooters were actually in the bubble and the Catapult Safety Observer (CSO), an ABE (Aviation Boatswain's Mate - Launch/Recovery), is the Sailor who tells me to run up the throttles and gives me the final "thumbs up" prior to launch. The CSO is an enlisted Sailor. Al Shooters are Officers. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Amazing symphony of movement, Thank you for posting Maru . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanzerWomble Posted October 8 Share Posted October 8 Great find , thank you Maru ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottsGT Posted October 9 Share Posted October 9 Thanks for posting that Maru. I never realized it took that long to get one in the air. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_t Posted October 11 Share Posted October 11 very informative and cool !!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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