Pretty cool.
After watching the video, I got addicted and watched the entire season of Carrier for the first time (via Hulu). Such mixed feelings! On the one hand, the flying they do is so b.a.! but the ship life must suck. I'd be curious to see what the life and missions are like for the other (non fighter) pilots.
Same life, just different types of flying. The best life is going to be the COD pilots, they get the carrier light. Ride the boat until near shore then fly off to support the carrier. They live in hotels or on a US base if available while flying daily sorties to the boat.
Carrier Onboard Delivery. Mail, supplies, visitors, etc. I would assume.
Carrier Onboard Delivery. Mail, supplies, visitors, etc. I would assume.
I worked on a flight deck a few years back and it just so happened that the discovery channel crew was shooting a documentary, here's a link to the video, I could actually be seen in the video, although unrecognizable, one of the two guys leaning against the white cart to the right of the helicopters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o67iGu3E8Gc