Cockpit Video Shows F/A-18E Super Hornet Performing Case II Recovery With Low Visibility And Pitching Deck
Feb 19 2018 - 2 Comments
By David Cenciotti
Check out what happens inside the cockpit of a VFA-143 “Rhino†performing a Case II recovery procedure.
The footage below shows a recovery to the carrier in low visibility conditions of a Super Hornet (or “Rhino†as the aircraft is nicknamed aboard supercarriers) with the VFA-143 “Pukin Dogs†(based on the badge that can be seen on the pilot’s flight helmet).
Not as scary as a night landing, still quite interesting, considered that you can almost read the instruments and see all what the pilot does during the approach.
As explained before here at The Aviationist, all aircraft returning to the carrier have to enter the Carrier Control Aerea, a circular airspace within a radius of 50 nautical miles around the carrier, extending upward from the surface to infinity. Within the CCA, all traffic is usually controlled by the CATCC (Carrier Air Traffic Control Center) and inbound flights are normally in radio contact with the “marshal control†who radios clearances within the marshal pattern.
Read more at
https://theaviationist.com/2018/02/19/cockpit-video-shows-f-a-18e-super-hornet-performing-case-ii-recovery-with-low-visibility-and-pitching-deck/#TvqWJzek9KdSxGlH.99
