F-35B STOVL

F-35B pilots perform short take off and vertical landings (STOVL) as part of required flying field carrier landing practices (FCLP) at the stations auxiliary landing field.  Take a look at the video…

The landing field simulates the flight deck of an aircraft carrier to prepare pilots for landing and taking off at sea, on Wednesday, May 6, 2015.

Maj. Aric Liberman (05 jet) and Capt. Brian Hansell (01 jet), with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 based out of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz.

Video by Cpl. Travis Gershaneck Marine Corps Air Station Yuma

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