Good video flying the Navy's C-2A Greyhound...

bunk22

bunk22

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...granted, IMO the COD is a giant POS but a well done video. I had 1800 hours in the COD and one thing interesting about the video is it shows the constant movement of the power levers, yoke and what you can't see, the rudder pedals, when coming aboard the boat. It was constant pain to land that pig on the boat, don't miss it all.

 
bunk22 said:
...granted, IMO the COD is a giant POS but a well done video. I had 1800 hours in the COD and one thing interesting about the video is it shows the constant movement of the power levers, yoke and what you can't see, the rudder pedals, when coming aboard the boat. It was constant pain to land that pig on the boat, don't miss it all.

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That was a great video! I only worked on them, and they were a beast to maintain as well. I still think they are better options than the Osprey for COD ops.
 
JDean3204 said:
That was a great video! I only worked on them, and they were a beast to maintain as well. I still think they are better options than the Osprey for COD ops.
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Probably but planes should be somewhat easy to fly, especially behind the boat. The COD is a giant POS. Hated it, still do.
 
I know it is tough, but man, watching the COD bolter (or bolter X2) during case I is always some fantastic ready room entertainment. Watching the FNG E-2 pilot bolter x4 at night is also entertaining, though not funny. Watching your bro, in the "easy to fly" Hornet make 2 trips to the recovery tanker is the least funny. Actually, the least funny is watching your Prowler buds try and get aboard no flap/no slat at like 2000 knots indicated, hook skip bolter 4-5 times, go to the tanker, hook skip bolter again and finally tank to make a divert during blue water ops and leave. Then again, they didn't spend the night on the boat so that is good :)
 
We share ramp space with those things at NZY, they like to run speeds-high outside my office window for what seems like hours on end between flights, a.k.a. nap time. Overall, not a fan.

But cool video!
 
@bunk22 -

1) Was that your unit? I noticed the logo on the helmet in your avatar and one of the ones on the tail look similar.
2) Why do you have to manhandle the plane so much? Watching those control inputs, it seems like he's fighting the thing the whole way - especially with the power levers.
 
///AMG said:
I know it is tough, but man, watching the COD bolter (or bolter X2) during case I is always some fantastic ready room entertainment. Watching the FNG E-2 pilot bolter x4 at night is also entertaining, though not funny. Watching your bro, in the "easy to fly" Hornet make 2 trips to the recovery tanker is the least funny. Actually, the least funny is watching your Prowler buds try and get aboard no flap/no slat at like 2000 knots indicated, hook skip bolter 4-5 times, go to the tanker, hook skip bolter again and finally tank to make a divert during blue water ops and leave. Then again, they didn't spend the night on the boat so that is good :)
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I've read alot of your posts and have come to understand that fighter pilot speak is it's own language. I wish I knew what the hell you were talking about.
 
killbilly said:
@bunk22 -

1) Was that your unit? I noticed the logo on the helmet in your avatar and one of the ones on the tail look similar.
2) Why do you have to manhandle the plane so much? Watching those control inputs, it seems like he's fighting the thing the whole way - especially with the power levers.
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I was VRC-30, for two tours. The large props, the p-factor, etc. Not easy to fly behind the boat, constant control inputs.
 
///AMG said:
I know it is tough, but man, watching the COD bolter (or bolter X2) during case I is always some fantastic ready room entertainment. Watching the FNG E-2 pilot bolter x4 at night is also entertaining, though not funny. Watching your bro, in the "easy to fly" Hornet make 2 trips to the recovery tanker is the least funny. Actually, the least funny is watching your Prowler buds try and get aboard no flap/no slat at like 2000 knots indicated, hook skip bolter 4-5 times, go to the tanker, hook skip bolter again and finally tank to make a divert during blue water ops and leave. Then again, they didn't spend the night on the boat so that is good :)
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I think COD pilots are qualifying at night again at the boat, we flew day and night, I had one night with multiple bolters while on deployment, that does suck.
 
Navy is seriously considering a proposal from Lockheed to completely remodify all the S-3s sitting at AMARC to a new COD aircraft to replace the C-2 and resume tanker duty. Those airframes have a lot of hours left on them!
http://news.usni.org/2014/04/08/lockheed-pitching-revamped-viking-fill-carrier-cargo-tanking-roles

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Interesting. I can't really think of the time when it would be needed (for a night COD hit) but I guess that doesn't mean there wouldn't be one.....just that they have made things work day only as long as I have been around.
 
///AMG said:
Interesting. I can't really think of the time when it would be needed (for a night COD hit) but I guess that doesn't mean there wouldn't be one.....just that they have made things work day only as long as I have been around.
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There's not. I've got 76 night traps from the left seat, another 80 or so from the right, not one was required at night except to get my qual and stay current.
 
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