flywaldair (Skynet dev.) Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) Hi Guys, A friend of mine who works for the Swiss National Television got a chance to spend a few days on the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). During this time a Swiss F/A-18 Pilot got his carrier qualification. The documentary is in german, however there are some nice shots to watch if you speak the language of aviation :smartass: He got a cat shot in a greyhound after the filming was done, he said it's quite an experience. Here is the direct link: Enjoy!: Edited September 19, 2017 by BIGNEWY fixed youtube 1 Skynet: an Integrated Air Defence System for DCS. Download here! The best flying school in Switzerland mfgz.ch :music_whistling::music_whistling::pilotfly: Follow my flying adventures on YouTube:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 The documentary is in german That is debatable :music_whistling: Anyways, great documentary. I've already linked it in the german F/A-18 thread a week ago. :thumbup: 1 Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drPhibes Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 That is debatable :music_whistling: Schwitzerdütsch (and maybe also Bavarian) is the only proper German. All that hochdeutsch-nonsense is cheating :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicka117 Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I got to go out and stay on a carrier (USS Reagan) for a couple days. Got a trap in the Greyhound and a cat shot. Got to watch all the flight ops up close, it was very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhuss96 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I had no idea Swiss pilots got carrier qualified, is this a normal thing? Not only for the Swiss but other nations that fly hornets & super hornets, like Australia, Canada, etc. Intel i7-4790K 4GHz l 32 GB DDR3 l MSI 1080ti l Gigabyte 97ZX l TrackIR + DelanClip l TM Warthog HOTAS l CH Pedals AV-8B l AJS-37 l A-10A l A-10C l F-15C l F-16C l F-5E l F-14A/B l F-86F l F/A-18C l Hawk l M2000 l MiG 29 l NTTR l Persian Gulf l Su-27 l Su-33 l Su-25 l Supercarrier l L-39 l UH-1 l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I had no idea Swiss pilots got carrier qualified, is this a normal thing? Not only for the Swiss but other nations that fly hornets & super hornets, like Australia, Canada, etc. No, if I got that right, there is always only one swiss pilot at a time flying in the US Navy (for years), while a USN pilot is flying in the swiss air force. So these are just some pilots who get a very special experience. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangi Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 I had no idea Swiss pilots got carrier qualified, is this a normal thing? Not only for the Swiss but other nations that fly hornets & super hornets, like Australia, Canada, etc. The RAAF also do regular exchanges to the US, but only one or two at a time. At the moment it is a bit different as we also have many pilots training in the Growler and F-35. PC: 6600K @ 4.5 GHz, 12GB RAM, GTX 970, 32" 2K monitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrei Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 This is the first fighter pilot I've seen who's using glasses :) AMD R7 5800X3D | Aorus B550 Pro | 32GB DDR4-3600 | RTX 4080 | VKB MGC Pro Gunfighter Mk III + Thustmaster TWCS + VKB T-Rudder Mk4 | HP Reverb G2 FC3 | A-10C II | Ка-50 | P-51 | UH-1 | Ми-8 | F-86F | МиГ-21 | FW-190 | МиГ-15 | Л-39 | Bf 109 | M-2000C | F-5 | Spitfire | AJS-37 | AV-8B | F/A-18C | Як-52 | F-14 | F-16 | Ми-24 | AH-64 NTTR | Normandy | Gulf | Syria | Supercarrier | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gman109 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 Canadian Hornet pilots have done exchanges with the USN and done carrier traps/launches and quals. Systems Virpil T50x2,T50CM2x2,Warbrd x2, VFX/Delta/CM2/Alpha/Tm Hornet sticks, VKB GF3, Tm Warthog(many), Modded Cougar, VKB Pedals/MFG Pedals/Slaw Viper RX+109Cam Pedals/Virpil T50+T50CM Throttle/CH Fightersticks/CH Throttles/CH peds, Index x1, Reverb x1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reyco1987 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Man, the jolt they take flying off the bow of the carrier always looks a little painful. It may just be the camera exaggerating... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] 29 October 2009 CGNR-1705 / USMC Cobra * * * * * * * * * Semper Memoria, Semper Vigilens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jhuss96 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 The RAAF also do regular exchanges to the US, but only one or two at a time. At the moment it is a bit different as we also have many pilots training in the Growler and F-35. Canadian Hornet pilots have done exchanges with the USN and done carrier traps/launches and quals. No, if I got that right, there is always only one swiss pilot at a time flying in the US Navy (for years), while a USN pilot is flying in the swiss air force. So these are just some pilots who get a very special experience. I honestly had no idea, really cool to hear though. Thanks for the responses guys. Intel i7-4790K 4GHz l 32 GB DDR3 l MSI 1080ti l Gigabyte 97ZX l TrackIR + DelanClip l TM Warthog HOTAS l CH Pedals AV-8B l AJS-37 l A-10A l A-10C l F-15C l F-16C l F-5E l F-14A/B l F-86F l F/A-18C l Hawk l M2000 l MiG 29 l NTTR l Persian Gulf l Su-27 l Su-33 l Su-25 l Supercarrier l L-39 l UH-1 l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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