Footage of the only Blue Angels carrier landing

[y_p_w]

I think I found photos of the cat shot of this. Apparently it was in 1998 with the new commander of the Blue Angels where I think he just needed it to maintain his qualifications. I never saw any video of that, but this is video of his carrier trap. Their guest on the channel is another Blue Angel (Dave "Wolfey" Silkey) on the team at the time, who served as the Landing Signal Officer for that trap. I guess it's a little bit different as he's wearing a full mask, while in their performances they stay at lower altitude and have a boom mic.

 

[Dave Hess]

A 4 plane diamond formation ‘touch and go’ would very cool.

 

[y_p_w]

A 4 plane diamond formation ‘touch and go’ would very cool.

On a carrier? That would be a neat trick.

 

[Tdog02]

That was pretty darn cool! Hats off to the men and women of our Navy!!

 

[Astro14]

A 4 plane diamond formation ‘touch and go’ would very cool.

Except for the fact that a diamond would not fit inside the foul lines - it's too wide for the landing area.

 

[Astro14]

"Wolfey" and I go way back - to about 1995. We were CAG LSOs together. Room-mates on the boat.

"Intake" Kartvedt is an instructor with me at the Training Center in Denver. Great guy. We've talked. He does a lot more than just instructing, clearly.