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#3 was good.. Dude just stood there and the camera holder hit the deck.. Then dude checks to see if the helmet was still there,,, All cool like though...[ROFL1]
Holy crap, just finished watching. Video was way better than I expected. Those ones near the mountains make me nervous.
haha, that was cool
Needed more of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvDDDKnNhuE
10 minutes, just give me one 10 minute ride, puking my guts out the whole time[Puke]
I love old warbirds.... Had one of the SR71 in there also... Yeah Baby!!!Quote:
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Its even better when your doing the buzzing...
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Does sitting in a Huey, while the Michigan NG are flying nap of the earth count? [Abused]
Of course it counts.Quote:
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I spent a lot of time in Africa in the mid 90s. I can remember pulling up for giraffes. Just set the radar altimeter for 25 feet and press.
Somewhere out there there is a video of a Brit reporter getting buzzed by a Spitfire. Came up from behind him and shook him up pretty bad. I think I heard an F bomb or three.
You can only tie the record for flying low...
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And Ridge posted that vid in here a few posts before your first one.
Those were great! I would have had to change my britches if I had been on site for a couple of those, but they were great!
Yeah, saw the one with the Spitfire...
The boys in Mi. were making the most of it,, don't think there would be much call for flying like that doing traffic reports.. [Tooth]
Thats the one. I am a dumbass.Quote:
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Got this in an email a few days back! really good stuff!
I like the crosswind landing video too. I didn't watch it this time, but saw one about five years ago.
I've gotten a couple of those over the years; the first one with the F-16 is the Israelis; the low level KC-135 is the Turks. Only the turks would be crazy enough for that!
Still cool to watch!
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yeah those are pretty cool as well! especially the airbus that catches a wingtip
my favorite is the F-16 with the external fuel tank that goes right over the guy...dude is lucky he wasn't just a bit lower or he wouldn't have a head!
I thought that looked like a Harrier?Quote:
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The KC-135 is actually French.Quote:
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That was either a Mirage or a Tornado, both Euro designs...Quote:
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That cross wind landing video was disappointing because most of them didn't even land. The video I saw years ago was for some Spanish flight school and it showed a bunch of 747's landing sideways.
Sniper, how/why do the planes manage to straighten out a few feet from the ground?
My all time favorite flyover was when I was a cadet at the Air Force Academy back in the late 60's. We were in formation for lunch when there was a flyover by a flight of four F105s. The tail man got a little behind on the approach and was pushing the throttles a little too hard to catch up. He went supersonic right over us and knocked out all the South facing windows of Mitchell and Vandenburg Halls. Awesome damage.
After GW I, the opening of football season.. I was living on Grant st. Sitting there watching the pre game.. I heard a very loud noise,, Stepped out on the deck just in time to see a F117 fly over.. Close enough, if I had a rock,, I could have hit it..
They use the rudder to straighten out at the last minute because it would probably blow the tires if they touched down in the crab. Actually there are two methods to do crosswind landings. The crab method is one and the other is called a slip. It really depends on the size (weight and momentum) of the airplane and the amount of crosswind as to which one the pilot will select. You can tell they're doing a slip by one wing being lower than the other and the touchdown being on one wheel first. In a crab, the airplane has to be slewed sideways to straighten out and that's very disconcerting to passengers if the crosswind is severe.Quote:
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Unless it's a B-52, which has crosswind adjustable gear.
+1 I was thinking the same thingQuote:
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superior piloting skills (well at least when I am flying[Coffee])
we fly it crabbed into the wind (nose points at an angle when compared to the runway), then when you are about to touch you slip it in (push in the rudder, bank the wings down into the wind) which will straighten the nose, usually land on the upwind side or simultaneously on both mains and then bring the nose down straight on the centerline.
some airplanes have castering main gear when the nose can remain pointed at an angle even into the touchdown, then kick rudder in to straighten out the nose
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maybe I need to watch it again!
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I still hear about that at times from guys who were there or at the academy afterwords.
I tried pausing it, running it back and forth but the aircraft passes so quickly it doesn't give you the opportunity to look at it too close. I was going off the intake size and shape, and the high mount wings. Dunno.Quote:
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Opening: F-14 Tomcat from "Top Gun"
10: F-16 Falcon
9: F-16 Falcon
8: F-16 Falcon
7: AV-8 Harrier
6: F-18 Hornet Blue Angels
5: AV-8 Harrier
4: Tornado (I believe)
3: Mirage F1c (I believe)--not sure here because of the air intakes
2: KC-135
1: F-18 Hornet Blue Angels
I love them all but #3 is my favorite for the shit your pants effect, number 1 definitely has the cool factor pushing the speed of sound but the KC-135 would probably take the most skill IMO.
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thats what I just tried to do...so I named them all. I can get all but 2
It does have a centerline, and I don't recall ever seeing a Harrier with a bag in the middle. They usually have wing bags. You're probably right.Quote:
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I got to see a P-51D do a full throttle pass right on the deck once, truly awesome!
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have you guys seen this one?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrDWYOlLA-w
I have to say I am a bit spoiled. There is a P51 based at Centennial, get to see it all the time. Such a great sounding aircraft. There are also a few T6's there as well. I have been lucky enough to fly in one of the Reno air race T6s. Nothing like the sound of a radial.
The video is good stuff. I was just at Buckley for a tour on Friday. Nothing like your own airshow at the end of the departure runway. Six f16s departed for a 1.5 hour mission, they even showed off for us with a few unrestricted climbs to at least 10k. Vipers are badass aircraft. The Viper Demo at Rocky Mountain Metro last summer was one of the best I have seen.
Yeah, watched that one last night. Great sound!Quote:
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I'd pee all over myself for a chance to check out the P-51 at Centennial up close and personal, I've only seen it flying a couple of times. I also used to swear there was a P-47 flying around every once in awhile, but I've found out that it's actually a Hawker Typhoon, owned by the same guy that owns the P-51. I'd love to see both of 'em in person! When that Typhoon flys over Parker, it always awes me how fast it's moving and how powerful it sounds. And he's just cruising, not pushing it at all.
Nice video!! +1 on #3