Shot this vid today off the Carolina Coast

[colorado]

I was a sonarman in the Navy, I tracked the Teddy Rooseveldt doing over 70 knots right outside Ches Bay, to see something that large throwing a roostertail over the rear end of the flight deck.......awesome!

[Flatdog]

Never mind the f18 WHO LEFT THE CHOPPER AT THE BOW Unless it was due a wash

[Jared D]

thats insane. i would be so scared to get in that plane after it sits through that.

That was my thoughts exactly. I know what salt does to my fishing gear.... I would hate to be 20K up, and have to think about the salt intusion!

Colorado, did you say you saw a carrier go 70 knots?

[Bite Me]

Never mind the f18 WHO LEFT THE CHOPPER AT THE BOW Unless it was due a wash

I saw that too and figured there is no way that there is a aircraft parked on the bow. That whole thing we need a good deionized soak.

I meant to say that I thought I told that guy to move my chopper too.

[colorado]

Well, the carrier pegged the screw counter at 70 knots, this would have been in 1985, during the sea trials for the Teddy Rooseveldt, it wouldn't have had a full complement of men or equipment. but it is still big and it has a few nuclear reactors to power that beast. I was on an old tin can and it went fom way off the starboard side to running away on the port side in no time flat. It was impressive.

[trollman]

I can get Chesneyland to clean her up when I get back.

too funny man!