The Only Foreign Aircraft Carrier We Can Land On

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I filmed this video in 2016 when my squadron spent a day aboard France's only aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle (R91). Although I didn't get a chance to do any flying on or off the ship, I was fortunate enough to be given full access to their flight deck and allowed to film while we conducted joint flight operations.
Also, in this video I mispronounce the name of the French fighter jets. They are Dassault Rafales and are pronounced “Ra-fal,” not “Raphael” like the teenage mutant ninja turtle or the Italian painter! Rafale means “gust of wind” or “burst of fire” (in a more military sense). And I can’t edit the audio and re-do the voiceover, but I wish I could, ha!
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@flyrobroy Ай бұрын

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@LancerX916 5 ай бұрын

I saw a video of French fighter planes landing and taking off from a US carrier about a year ago. Nice to see the allies working together.

@ommsterlitz1805 4 ай бұрын

Because only France and USA have this capability

@LancerX916 4 ай бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 The UK also have a carrier. I believe Japan and South Korea are also building their own carriers.

@chris52209 4 ай бұрын

@@LancerX916 the difference is only the french and american ones have catapults and arresting wires

@ommsterlitz1805 4 ай бұрын

The Uk don't have nuclear powered aircraft carrier and cannot be at sea more than a few months a nuclear powered aircraft carrier can be forever at sea until it runs out of food for the people and the excess power of the nuclear reactor make life aboard much more pleasant with no restriction of electricity and the steam of the reactor is what propulse the aircrafts off the deck too@@LancerX916

@ryanfitz2214 4 ай бұрын

Yes I was deployed last year and the French flew out to our carrier and trapped launched from us. We did the same with their carrier.

@Geeksmithing 5 ай бұрын

Another fun fact is that this is the only nuclear aircraft carrier in the world that is not in the US Navy! Great footage Rob!! Yay VRC-40! :D ( I was in VAW-120 and VAW-124) My giant VAW-120 Plane Captain patch is proudly framed and hanging on the wall :)

@pclairoot 5 ай бұрын

Another fact: wrong.

@Geeksmithing 5 ай бұрын

@@pclairoot please elaborate

@DrMusca 5 ай бұрын

@@pclairoot I think he is right. I thought like you first, but after looking online, if Russia and China algo have Nuclear Navy (which includes Nucl. Submarines and Cruisers), it seems they do not use nuclear propulsion for their Aircraft Carriers. I can be wrong of course but that is what I read online.

@nicolaspeigne1429 5 ай бұрын

China is planning to build one, untilk then he is indeed right@@DrMusca

@workingguy6666 5 ай бұрын

I'm glad to know that France has a capable aircraft carrier.

@Machlooper 5 ай бұрын

That French helicopter is an Alouette III. Been a pax in one many many times . A 64 yo old design that’s still in service in some countries but slowly dying away. It was a noisy beast that converted a lot of AVTUR into noise .

@G_de_Coligny 5 ай бұрын

AND IT WAS GLORIOUS! Lived in south Paris under a main helo flight path. Gazelle and Alouettes all day. Any major event and it was near traffic jam… Helo at night… something bad going on…

@doyouwanttogivemelekiss3097 5 ай бұрын

Excellent visibility. Has been used for decades in mountain rescue.

@binksterb 5 ай бұрын

That was very cool!! I bet they are like the Canuks and give their sailors a ration of beer every day. Nice CPO quarters to

@fleuger99 5 ай бұрын

I'm South African and we used Alouette's for light transport and gunship with a side firing 20mm canon.

@frednoname3714 5 ай бұрын

Code name = "Pedro" in SAR perpetual mission around Charles de Gaulle.

@MrSebfrench76 5 ай бұрын

So refreshing when you read no french bashing. Apparently, the professionals are paying some respect to us.

@Dextroyer77 4 ай бұрын

I guess people here have some knowledge on the history of military operations, and therefore they know better. Very refreshing indeed, many thanks from a proud French lad !

@phiksit 4 ай бұрын

I wonder if they serve french fries or "freedom fries" on US ships 🤣

@carlbehr4909 4 ай бұрын

The French Naval air arm is very respectable. Back in the 70's, they flew F-8 Crusaders. Also, I had a cruise roommate who did an exchange tour with the French Navy. He spoke fluent Francais (grew up in Paris) and was a terrific pilot and promoter of Anglo-French partnership.

@carlbehr4909 4 ай бұрын

On Forrestal, we used to have a machine in the galley that made "French fries" out of dehydrated potato flakes. Not the best but not bad either. @@phiksit

@abigaillilac1370 3 ай бұрын

Americans love a good nuclear aircraft carrier. Big guns and launching airplanes.

@TrueCourse 5 ай бұрын

Hell yeah! America!..... and France! LOL! That got me. 😄 So great to see how the U.S. and France operate together smoothly! Thanks very much for sharing!

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

lol thanks man! I laughed out loud almost every time I was editing the video and played through that section 🤣

@rnzoli 5 ай бұрын

I bursted out laughing when I heard that, too 😂 The stereotypes of Americans and French people are so far apart, but it was great that all worked together for an interesting task.

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

@@rnzoli perfectly said!

@tomjoad1363 5 ай бұрын

I'm a frenchman and I support this comment. :)

@benoitpisarchick6866 5 ай бұрын

we have operated together smoothly long time before... in Chesapeake for the Yorktown Victory! 😉

@chrislaska5728 5 ай бұрын

The fighter is “ Ra-fall” (Gust of wind ). Raphael is a teenage mutant ninja turtle :) Or the painter he’s named for :). And indeed only France and the USA can inter operate Catobar style takeoff and landing aircraft :) and I’d dare say since CDG is the smallest it might have to be said it required the greatest skill :) but that’s for you to say !

@Major.Alvega 5 ай бұрын

So many Americans say Raphael instead of Rafale, it's wierd.

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

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@medler2110 5 ай бұрын

@@Major.Alvega Probably because so many grew up watching Teenage Mutant turtle things, not speaking French, Canadians on the other hand 😁

@Erodkp08 5 ай бұрын

simple wikipedia search can answer those queries! LOL

@stijnvandamme76 5 ай бұрын

@@Major.Alvega and Ekcetera when there is no K in there and LAtin is clearly ET Cetera.. (The brits do this aswell)

@maus3454 4 ай бұрын

The French Navy uses the E-2 Hawkeye too. So they're familiar with such larger planes on aircraft carriers

@petesheppard1709 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, we could see the nose of one right at the end.

@oceanic8424 5 ай бұрын

Currently the only operators of CATOBAR carriers are the US and France. This is why their naval aircraft can inter-operate catapulted from each other’s carriers.

@khaelamensha3624 5 ай бұрын

Nuclear powered catobar, the last Chinese one is Catobar too. But not yet in service

@maileydoesstuff5456 5 ай бұрын

@@khaelamensha3624 correction they "say" they have one coming

@xX_Gravity_Xx 5 ай бұрын

Couldn't you land on a Russian carrier? Getting off no, but land?

@victor6814 5 ай бұрын

In fact only the E2 or C2 family and the rafale can land on the CDG. US fighter can’t actually. But that will change with the PANG project : the new generation french plane carrier.

@irsichzobor1594 5 ай бұрын

@@victor6814 US F18 had land and take off the CDG too in the past, but it's rare because France only got one small cvn when US have a dozen large deck.

@thierrybidault5837 4 ай бұрын

Really nice to see this cooperation. Funny: One of the American pilots who landed of the French aircraft carrier was interviewed. He said "all operations are going the same way on both French and US carriers, but the French have a bakery aboard that makes fresh baguette breads and croissants every day! I want to be transferred there" (Of course, he was joking)

@athrunzala6770 4 ай бұрын

it seems to me that this is also the case in French submarines

@philippehoudoin2721 4 ай бұрын

Joking about being transfered, because the bakery making fresh bread and croissants every day is no joke, it's true.

@mmeeddddddozzzzzzz3421 Ай бұрын

@@philippehoudoin2721 Wow!!! I have fresh baguette and croissant envy!!

@conroc01 4 ай бұрын

Love our alliance. 250 years and going. Long term love...ups and downs, but more solid than ever. 🇫🇷 🇺🇸

@jean-Pierre-bt8xw 3 ай бұрын

We may disagree sometimes, but when it "counts", we are often shoulder to shoulder.

@mmeeddddddozzzzzzz3421 Ай бұрын

Except.. during WWII, when we were like "France... really!?!?!?! WTF???" And then after WWII, all was forgiven...

@orvillemeek6893 4 ай бұрын

Nice presentation...my Dad was a naval aviator...he got his wings in 1944 and retired in 1969...I was born at NAS Corpus Christi...all that said, I have a post card he sent me from the HMS Victorious in November 1961 while he was the Executive Officer of VA-52 flying A-1s...this was during joint exercise "Crosstie and took place in the South China Sea...he led a long and colorful life...

@tamer1773 5 ай бұрын

I believe there was a French squadron stationed on a US carrier in the past few years. A great way to cross train and familiarize yourself with allied systems, ships and aircraft.

@zeitgeistx5239 5 ай бұрын

Eh the French naval aviation is tied to the hip to the USN. USN train French Navy aviators in Mississippi for carrier ops. When a US carrier groups sails into the Mediterranean, French Navy pilots will often be allowed to conduct landings to keep their skills up while the carrier group transits. They also use a chopped down US Navy steam catapult on the CDG. The USN has a nation to nation contract to maintain the catapult and the CDG always sails with 1-2 USN technicians to maintain the catapults. The new French carrier is planned to use EMALs.

@DSAK55 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, thanks for Yorktown

@BzhToine 5 ай бұрын

Could be for joint trainings but also if the CDG is in maintenance and pilots need operational time.

@MotoroidARFC 4 ай бұрын

USS George H. W. Bush was the carrier.

@operator0 4 ай бұрын

@@zeitgeistx5239 So they are going to build another soon? I know that a big problem the French have is maintaining deck landing qualifications while their carrier is in maintenance, since they only have one carrier. That is the primary reason why that French squadron was sailing with the American carrier. The CDG was in dry dock for an extended maintenance period.

@pf6797 5 ай бұрын

Vive la France! Thanks for your hospitality, MN de Gaulle!

@kearki 4 ай бұрын

Love how the title of the video is like "Lost ourselves, found some kind of runway with a french flag in the midle of the sea, so we decided to land on it."

@flyrobroy 4 ай бұрын

lol I’ve changed it 4 times in the last week! Any better suggestions?

@kearki 4 ай бұрын

@@flyrobroyHey, you changed it again ! 😂 Maybe ask @ChasseEmbarquee for ideas xD

@mmeeddddddozzzzzzz3421 Ай бұрын

It could also have been... "We smelled fresh baguettes, so we decided to buy some for the air craft carrier's company!." .

@nicolassanson7370 4 ай бұрын

As a Frenchman, I had the chance to fly in a C2 a few years ago, and it was really a great experience. I am glad that we have a good relationship with our American friends

@kirkwheeler5442 5 ай бұрын

My son is a COD pilot. Three deployments under his belt. Was here in US on holiday then just got called back to support CVN 74. CODs Rock. FLY NAVY

@johndoe-cd9vt 5 ай бұрын

We also have many Call Of Duty pilots : )

@jimwalsh8064 4 ай бұрын

Another fun fact is that the CDG catapult is only 75M where as US carriers use a 90M catapult. So, to get the same launch speed, the "kick in the pants" of the CDG is much greater than that of US.

@totoryf4422 4 ай бұрын

Greetings from France!

@Laurent_L 5 ай бұрын

3:34 Your French is perfectly understandable in any case. 😎 Thank you for this very nice video which shows the very high level of interoperability between our two Navies.

@damienmilk6309 5 ай бұрын

As an Australian who has never had the chance to see a carrier in the flesh and has never witnessed something like this in real life, thanks for showing the fantastic skills of not only the pilots but also the staff on the carrier's deck, Merry Christmas.

@esburnside 5 ай бұрын

As a son of a US Marine fighter pilot (they are Naval Aviators too and land on carriers before they get let loose) I've been on a tour of "The Boat" as kid (one was docked in Honolulu when we stationed in Hawai'i). Impressions were the size, don't dive off the deck, and the anchor chain. That chain... holy jeebus 😮

@damienmilk6309 5 ай бұрын

@@esburnside What a great memory for you to have; I am sure to see a carrier "in the flesh" would be a sight to behold.

@esburnside 5 ай бұрын

@@damienmilk6309 I'm sure more carriers will be by and dock in 'Straya as we're allies, so hopefully you can see or tour one! Unfortunately political situations currently will have ships like them be tourist unfriendly 😔

@damienmilk6309 5 ай бұрын

@@esburnside It is definitely on my bucket list of things to see. Thanks for the reply.

@Libanoni974 4 ай бұрын

Malgré la trahison de votre gouvernement concernant les sous-marins ont vous aime quand même A French from Indian Ocean

@StrIIker-TV 5 ай бұрын

Awesome video! Very cool to see the C-2 on the French carrier and to see how they do things vs the US Carriers. Loved the voice over! It definitely added to the video in a big way.

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

Thanks brother, I appreciate that and I agree! And I’ll be cranking out few more voice over videos in the near future 🤙🏼

@Demun1649 5 ай бұрын

American is an UGLY language. It added nothing but lightweight xenophobic fluff.

@blackrocks8413 5 ай бұрын

not to sidetrack but for old guys it harkens back to days past when we landed French F-8 Crusaders on our US carrier. The interoperability is so cool. btw...both the Foche and Clemenceau sent planes to our carrier while in the Med and its super to see our Battle CODS doing ops on CDG

@benoitpisarchick6866 5 ай бұрын

Foch 😉

@bostonrailfan2427 4 ай бұрын

@@benoitpisarchick6866yeah, he misspelled…but who give a Foch 🤣😎

@bostonrailfan2427 4 ай бұрын

how about even earlier when USN fighters flew off of RN carrier during WWII when the RN had the only carrier left in the Pacific for weeks

@opathe2nd973 3 ай бұрын

From Hampton Roads, the guy in white deserves a raise!!! Love you guys.

@romigithepope 5 ай бұрын

"Hell yeah! America!..... and France!" That's a perfect description for the Battle of Yorktown.

@Bronco46tube 4 ай бұрын

AMERCIA.............and France! I got a good laugh from your remembering where they were! Interesting stuff.

@sid2112 5 ай бұрын

She's a fine ship. Bless her and her crew.

@EnglishScripter 4 ай бұрын

Old ship.

@sid2112 4 ай бұрын

@@EnglishScripter So is the USS Constitution, but she's still a fine ship. As is this one.

@phatkid6811 4 ай бұрын

I love that we do this with the French Navy.

@genepatterson4375 5 ай бұрын

Your narration is awesome. You have the ideal voice and your easy going light hearted manner mixed with your detailed explanations make this a fantastic video. Thanks for posting it!!

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for the kind words and for subscribing! I appreciate you Gene!

@ringosis 5 ай бұрын

@@flyrobroy So many videos like this from people in the Navy or Airforce are like "Here's a plane...it's on an aircraft carrier...now it's taking off". You've a real talent for noting what is actually interesting about what is going on and explaining it clearly and concisely.

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

I really appreciate that man, thank you!@@ringosis

@rickebert7548 5 ай бұрын

Demonstrates not only that special capability, but enormous trust and camaraderie between the Nations and Navies. Really cool to see!

@MonarchNerf 4 ай бұрын

The Rafales are some of the most beautiful military aircraft in my opinion! 😊

@christophe8723 5 ай бұрын

The effect of the propellers is aliasing when the propeller rotational speed is matching an integer value of the frame rate of the camera. Happy to see you having fun on the french aircraft carrier. Bienvenu.

@TheNefastor 4 ай бұрын

Always love to see such cooperation between our countries !

@Flyguy7722 5 ай бұрын

Glad to see you guys back on the Charles De'Gaulle. I was onboard with VRC-40 back in 2010 for a few weeks of exercises. Glad to see 40 is still bouncing that boat.

@thes.e.s.hcollective4377 5 ай бұрын

Ah oui, Charles De'Gaulle, a great french hero. Did you know he came From'Lille? I'm kidding of course but you can put that apostrophe away.

@saltyshellback 5 ай бұрын

Cool! I was an LSE in a helo squadron. On one deployment, we spent New Years at a French air base in Toulon. The food and wine was awesome!

@D-1307 5 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoyed your time ! Happy new Year btw ;)

@0mn0mable 2 ай бұрын

Third video i've watched on this topic, this is by far the coolest! Glad to see allies interoperating like this. Feels good. Feels smart too.

@RicoD5 5 ай бұрын

Great video and so many perspectives. The French found it a special visit too obviously 😊 The voice over works great too. I can keep watching the action while listening to the explanation. You have a pleasant voice to listen too also, so keep it up!💪

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Rico!!

@lc1138 4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much ! The many shots are very immersive. My readings of Buck Danny are a bit old and I struggle figuring out how a carrier is laid out. Your tone is great. And it's cool to watch genuine international cooperation. As a french, I hope our countries will work together as friends, to defend the valors of freedom and the will of the people. (I'm very optimistic sometimes)

@robbarrett4038 5 ай бұрын

Love your videos man, thanks

@davidcole333 5 ай бұрын

The Greyhound is the baddest of them all. The sound is a pure symphony of horsepower.

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

Correction!! The Rafale jet is pronounced “Ra-fal,” not “Raphael” like the teenage mutant ninja turtle or the Italian painter he’s named after 🤣 The more you know… kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gaxoq9WG15zReI0.htmlsi=taKGyIe6eOlmZTLZ

@Koozomec 5 ай бұрын

As a french speaker i appreciate your efforts. Thank you. I add Rafael is a well known israeli weapon manufacturer.

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

@@Koozomec Thanks brother! I honestly don't think I've ever heard it pronounced in person before. But I am fluent in Spanish and take pride in knowing a few phrases in multiple languages, so it kills me I got Rafale wrong!!

@benoitpisarchick6866 5 ай бұрын

"Je ne parle pas français" was perfectly correct! don't worry !😄oh by the way I subscriiiiiiibed to support your channel. Bienvenue on ze fabuleux weurld of youtube @@flyrobroy

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

Now we're just splitting hairs...🫠@@BrySkye

@BobH809 4 ай бұрын

Working in Riyadh during the build up to GW1 we had a great variety of planes coming in to 'experience' the runway and facilities at the base. That was great for me, and others, to watch. One of the rarer aircraft I saw was a COD. The aircraft I saw most of were the Starlifter and Galaxy, and tankers. Nice video.

@vermicelledecheval5219 4 ай бұрын

Beside to the fact these events are quite sympathetic this is valuable training for coop to face future conflicts. Frenchs and americans can trust and have their backs in this pretty dangerous world on the rise...

@jess2690 5 ай бұрын

Really enjoyed this perspective and video! Well done!

@borisattva 4 ай бұрын

awesome stuff. thank you for sharing.

@TOMCATnbr 5 ай бұрын

1:43 Rafale , not Raphael ;) awesome video. Nice to see such cooperation between our two country. Greeting from France.

@FrancSchiphorst Ай бұрын

@3:45 is one of the best shots of the 3 rudders moving. SWEET!

@espeescotty 5 ай бұрын

C-2's, such awesome planes. I don't want them to go away. Oh BTW, as a resident of Arizona, the tails on these planes look very much like the AZ flag. Cool!

@dlmyrs 5 ай бұрын

Going to the Osprey is beyond the pale. Unsafe and too big….but it can carry an F-35 engine. Another F-35 driven carrier ops change.

@ImpendingJoker 5 ай бұрын

Too big? The RA-5 would like a word.@@dlmyrs

@dlmyrs 5 ай бұрын

@@ImpendingJoker Vigies for the win. I flew in S-3 Vikings and we could take up some room. But the Osprey is just insane for COD

@Demonicwolf9 5 ай бұрын

the tail colors are part of the squadron patch. VRC-40

@espeescotty 5 ай бұрын

@@Demonicwolf9 Yes, I love it. I wouldn't mind having one of their patches. Thanks for the info.

@davidchicoine9209 5 ай бұрын

Had the privilege of seeing the DeGaulle in port Abu Dhabi in Feb(?) 2016. A handsome ship, indeed! I've also helped some of those young Raphal and E-2 pilots with their radio comms English. They're super sharp all the time and great friends!

@yannfurman4045 5 ай бұрын

rafale, not raphal

@nashguy207 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing. Love your channel!

@user-jt1gm4qh4x 4 ай бұрын

Awesome job. Thanks. 👍

@la_old_salt2241 5 ай бұрын

Battle COD, love it! Thanks sir!

@corvanphoenix 4 ай бұрын

🇫🇷 & 🇺🇸 Navy carrier pilots are dual qualified. They're the only services allowed to land on each nation's carriers.

@aspexpl 5 ай бұрын

France has already begun the studies for a new carrier to replace the CdG, which will be bigger (a bit shorter than a Nimitz-class), still nuclear, and with electric catapults.

@ommsterlitz1805 4 ай бұрын

they should not replace but keep it to have 2 France have the largest eez in the world they should at least double or triple their ships instead of giving hundreds of billions to migrants

@fr-tigerfangs7039 4 ай бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 So totally agree with ya!! We might need both carriers pretty soon enough!

@ermining1 3 ай бұрын

Hundreds of billions to migrants😂😂😂 You're a bit off on the budget there@@ommsterlitz1805

@andreworiez8920 3 ай бұрын

@@fr-tigerfangs7039 What you guys need is 3... one deplyed, one in refit, and one getting ready. Many don't know this but 2/3rds of the US Carrier force is pairside at any one time for the ame reason.

@fr-tigerfangs7039 2 ай бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805 agreed. These guys come in with no respect for our culture whatsoever. They take and never give, or whenever they give, it’s a lot of hatred and acrimony. I’d so much rather have a second CVN then hordes of people who are pushing us back into the Middle Age…

@fuzzysghostmodels9840 3 ай бұрын

Great stuff!

@chrisslky7018 5 ай бұрын

Very cool. Weird deck. Seen Hawkeye on the deck there too! Thanks!

@oldgoat142 5 ай бұрын

Excellent! It's always cool to see ops from a different country's perspective. That's just plain weird watching those props. I understand why, but it's still mucho weird, LOL! Really great camera work. Thank you for taking me along.

@marktaylor4879 5 ай бұрын

Always a blast to watch. Keep'em coming

@marktaylor4879 5 ай бұрын

You need to bring that thing to Knoxville and give this old sailor a ride. McGhee Tyson always gets military planes. They'd love it.

@Hagmire 3 ай бұрын

Looks like perfect weather for it

@stacymcmahon453 Ай бұрын

If you set your camera to 24 or 30 fps the props will look how you expect. Love this super clear and well narrated video!

@TyuHeyheyhey 4 ай бұрын

Excellent narration

@Pixx4you 4 ай бұрын

Top notch pilot skills. Chapeau - a tip of the hat..!

@Leon-qc7fe 4 ай бұрын

Great videos, Excellent narration/commentary.

@nemo227 Ай бұрын

Very GOOD video and narration.

@jed-henrywitkowski6470 4 ай бұрын

Maybe the Brits would like to play... just like old times! Shout out to the French for helping US with our Redcoat problem all those years ago!

@rogerwilco2 Ай бұрын

The British carriers cannot operate the same planes as the US and French. The UK uses a ramp to launch planes not a catapult.

@stephen10. 5 ай бұрын

The CDG carrier returns to service at the start of 2024 after 6 months of maintenance to modernize and continue sailing until 2035 when the new aircraft carrier will be operational.

@PlymouthVT Ай бұрын

We love our ALLIES!!!! Nice show Rob love your videos!!

@sandralutz-rodriguez2864 4 ай бұрын

hwo cool to see a joint mission in practice!

@Kandsmerlin 4 ай бұрын

"Hell yeah!! America!!... (and France!)" 🤣😆🤣😆

@stephanel7395 5 ай бұрын

France 🇫🇷 et USA 🇺🇸 alliés depuis 1777 👍🤝

@andywilliams7323 4 ай бұрын

Makes me annoyed that the British Government keep screwing the Royal Navy out of having proper CATOBAR carriers.

@rogerwilco2 Ай бұрын

Charles the Gaulle is a really nice carrier. Very well designed and effective for its size.

@tom77_35 5 ай бұрын

Merci pour ce reportage

@McXerYT 4 ай бұрын

thanks for this amazing learning / training video love it

@nobis64 Ай бұрын

Cool POV's man!

@dwminiboss511 4 ай бұрын

Rob Roy's cool narration had me hooked. ;) I love your videos.

@spladam3845 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic, this is awesome footage. Thanks for the breakdown.

@buryitdeep 5 ай бұрын

I do admire that the French nearly always want to go their own way with the military.

@VERSA-6 5 ай бұрын

Awesome footage and commenting! Thanks!

@zeitgeistx5239 5 ай бұрын

French naval aviation is tied to the hip to the USN. USN train French Navy aviators in Mississippi for carrier ops. When a US carrier groups sails into the Mediterranean, French Navy pilots will often be allowed to conduct landings to keep their skills up while the carrier group transits. They also use a chopped down US Navy steam catapult on the CDG. The USN has a nation to nation contract to maintain the catapult and the CDG always sails with 1-2 USN technicians to maintain the catapults. The new French carrier is planned to use EMALs.

@ommsterlitz1805 4 ай бұрын

you are vomiting bs confirmed France pilots comes to Mississipi to learn how much easier is their training in USA as requirements are lowered than France but still they learn the layout of their bigger aircraftcarrier

@zeitgeistx5239 4 ай бұрын

@@ommsterlitz1805why you mad bruh? Why were USN sailors interviewed serving abroad the CDG and they weren’t officers on exchange. And the CDG is smaller and has a much smaller complement.

@karinnovak5145 5 ай бұрын

Your humor and the voice over are great😉. I love the sound of these propellers but I would not want to be anywhere near them with the engine running😜. Greetings from Europe🇪🇺( not from France😉)

@bobwilson758 5 ай бұрын

Mechanic glad to see the parts delivery ! Cool - These guys are great ! Go Navy

@mickb474 4 ай бұрын

Great shots and angles 👍🏻

@princearthur4946 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful Naval Aviation Job!

@r.t.rakubio5088 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for a great trip through memory lane. I loved working with other counties Military when I was forward deployed. I made some close and dear friends that after 30 years sill stay in touch. USMC/USN 94 - 13 DAV.

@joso5554 5 ай бұрын

Great shots! And great landings on the CdG 😎👍

@MrWaalkman 4 ай бұрын

As an old Harpoon player I knew exactly which carrier you were talking about before ever opening the video. :)

@matthewpiatt 3 ай бұрын

Funniest line at the end: "Hell Yeah! America! (uh... and France!)"

@user-cn8rl6qg7j 5 ай бұрын

Superbe vidéo , merci !!

@Mariner311 5 ай бұрын

VERY cool - most of my career was in the Seahawk as the Senso - though I stole a good bunch of flight time in the Viking and COD. One nice thing with the helicopter - we could land on dang near every deck - I was PacFleet, so mostly Canadian, Japanese, Aussie, and UK (in the Persian Gulf)

@donrumsey 5 ай бұрын

Welcome back!

@dingues3113 Ай бұрын

thx for the video and frienship between US and FRANCE ! MERCI BEAUCOUP

@WilliamLevin916 4 ай бұрын

Amazing how the camera FPS was so perfectly synced to the propellers.

@LICobra 4 ай бұрын

Although I was in the Seabee's and piloted a 5 Ton Wrecker as a CM, I truly enjoy watching your videos.

@jonf9492 3 ай бұрын

good content Rob

@flyrobroy 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Jon - I appreciate it and thanks for subscribing!

@andrecoullard4874 5 ай бұрын

Best job in the world!

@sue-ellencallaghan8238 5 ай бұрын

Yeah 💪🏼cant wait to see more posts from you. I loved your old ones and your sense of humor. 😂😅🤗❤are you back in the cockpit again?

@davydatwood3158 5 ай бұрын

Random algo hit, but fun to watch. I like your narration and sense of humour - as a Canadian, American patriotism can get kind of old, making it hard to appreciate the genuine skill the American military displays - but you injected just the right level of light-heartedness to make it fun (whilst also showing your genuine pride in your country and the skilled professionals involved). Also, kind of amazing how perfectly the prop spin synched up with the camera's frame rate!

@flyrobroy 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the kind words Davy. Appreciate it and thanks for subscribing!

@davydatwood3158 5 ай бұрын

@@Mike_Oxard Because none of use ever feel patriotic about our own countries? I *understand* American patriotism; I just get tired of constantly *hearing* about it. Which is why I appreciated flyrobroy's take so much. I think it's hard for Americans to understand what it's like to be constantly bombarded by foreign media and attitudes. That's a function of population size and thus market size, I know, but it's a wearisome thing nonetheless.

@davydatwood3158 5 ай бұрын

@@Mike_Oxard Lol. As noted in the original post, I'm Canadian. Which means I get it way worse than Europe. :)

@lc1138 4 ай бұрын

@@davydatwood3158I agree about American patriotism and the refreshing tone of this video. Also condolences for being just besides them ^^ Nevertheless it's cool to see genuine cooperation and skill