Harrier landing... sans front landing gear

http://youtu.be/x9tvdjDAr1U

Damn, that's a great confluence of skill, ingenuity and luck right there.

Pretty sure he clanks when he walks.

Not impressed. That what all Marines do: more with less.

My cousin is on that ship!

interesting that they just so happen to have a device for when that problem pops up

Appleseed wrote: Not impressed. That what all Marines do: more with less.

As a former airwinger Marine, this statement is so true.

Props to the pilot for that landing and props to him for flying a Carolina Lawn Dart.

Blindly crash down onto the deck of a bobbing ship, relying only on signals from other people that your doing it right. That's just a normal carrier landing.

he made that look easy

mad_machine wrote: interesting that they just so happen to have a device for when that problem pops up

The crew deserves credit for creative problem solving because they either had dealt with it before or could imagine it happening.

All Harrier pilots have mad skills but, as he stated, he just followed the same procedures he had performed time after time.

The happy ending was the result of great training and teamwork; kudos to everyone.

In reply to mad_machine:

This. Also he hit fairly hard, I wonder how the nose held up.

oldsaw wrote:

mad_machine wrote: interesting that they just so happen to have a device for when that problem pops up

The crew deserves credit for creative problem solving because they either had dealt with it before or could imagine it happening. All Harrier pilots have mad skills but, as he stated, he just followed the same procedures he had performed time after time. The happy ending was the result of great training and teamwork; kudos to everyone.

every ship with Harriers probably has that little table thingie just for situations like this.. it is a cool thing to watch, but this clip of a jet taking off thru a wave is more awe inspiring:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poy2F9HdWqc

AFAIK, the padded stool he landed on is the aircraft equivalent of a jackstand for maintenance work. Cool to see quick thinking on the part of the crew and skilled control on the part of the pilot.