Thunderbird Pilot Reacts to Thunderbirds Close Call | Caught on Tape!

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In this video we will watch news helicopter footage of fighter jets that almost hit, This is Thunderbird Pilot Reacts to Thunderbirds Close Call. This can happen to the Navy Blue Angels or Air Force Thunderbirds.
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@tIhIngan 5 месяцев назад

My understanding is that there was a helicopter in their path, that's why #1 bugged out.

@jonathandaniel7424 Год назад

I've seen several Thunderbirds videos with cockpit comms. The boss's communication is so interesting. The cadence, voice inflections etc... Almost sounds robotic, but also fun. Could you do a video explaining the communication process during flight and why it's like this? Very interesting.

@030604lill 4 месяца назад

Just watched a podcast with "Mace" Curran and she told the story about what happened. She was in the far left of the formation. According to her, there was either a news or police chopper (she can't specifically remember) that was in their direct flight path/altitude when initiating the turn.

@kevinmadore1794 2 года назад

Been a fan of the Thunderbirds since my first show in October of 1973 at KBDL in the F-4E. Seen probably 200 demos and practices since then, although it's been fewer in recent years. The team visits far fewer locations every year than they did when I was younger. So many air bases that used to host shows are closed now. I think that one significant aspect of this type of flying that is totally lost on the general public is the degree of trust that each pilot needs to develop in his/her teammates to allow another human being to fly an airplane three feet away from their own, at very low altitudes, while engaging in aerobatics. I suspect that this trust takes a lot of time to develop, but can be lost in a heartbeat when someone does something abrupt and unexpected, such as the move Boss made in this video. I distinctly remember watching this live and as an experienced observer, I knew instantly that it was Boss who messed up and the others were just reacting to stay alive. I would love to have been a fly on the wall in the debrief afterward, as I've heard that Thunderbird, Blue Angel, Snowbird.....doesn't matter which team.....debriefs can be rather brutal. As I understand it, the rank comes off in those debriefs and I suspect that TB3 and 5 probably gave Brick a serious ration. Doesn't matter that he's their Commander. If he's not smooth 100% of the time, somebody could easily get hurt. Thank you for your service and your contribution to the TB tradition!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Hey thanks!

@dahawk8574 2 года назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa : "probably a new boss" Bizarre words to hear come out of your mouth. It would be understandable if flt ld was a UPT 2nd Lt. And even then, a move like that would put them on the path to getting washed out. For any line plt to do this, let alone certified flt ld, let alone IP, let alone tbd, let alone THUNDERBIRD CMDR, this is absolutely inexcusable. And your video fails to say a single word about corrective action that was taken. The debrief was NOT the end of this incident. It appears that the Ghost of Creech still exerts supreme power over the fraternity. Well, maybe no longer supreme,, because Creech would have destroyed your video the second you indicated that any tbd pilot made any error whatsoever. So, on the bright side, I can be very glad to see that at least some progress has happened since since 82.

@fightingfalconfan Год назад

@@dahawk8574 The pentagon chooses the boss for both our demo teams. Basic requirements are that the officer selected has had command experience in a squadron from the fleet. So no LT would make the cut. They are usually at the bare minimum a 04 or higher. So for USAF that is a Major; in the Navy that's a LT Commander.

@dahawk8574 Год назад

@@fightingfalconfan I'm well aware of what it takes to be a Thunderbird Cmdr. You've apparently missed the point I made in my comment. I was talking about what it took to be a competent flight lead, and how any statement that a boss was new does not hold water when attempting to present that as an excuse. There is a much more basic requirement than what you're referring to. And that's having the SA to NOT do any abrupt rolls into #3. Again, this is one of the most basic things taught to every 2nd Lt during UPT. You're taught to fly a smooth, predictable jet when acting as formation lead. And if you happen to advance four steps up the rank ladder to LtC, this does not mean that the most basic fundamentals of flying formation lead all of a sudden can vaporize into the aether. Btw, The same holds for honoring Bingo Fuel. Back in 2016, the LtC leading his Tbd sqdn decided to blow thru that, and his #6 flamed out on final approach. These two examples are what makes a HORRIBLE flight lead, let alone sqdn cmdr. Now on top of this, we can also talk about your duty when flying as a wingman when your lead has screwed the pooch. #6 had the obligation to BREAK FORMATION when it became clear that he was sucking vapors. And in the video here, after #3 did a maneuver to avoid Lead, the outside wingman did do his duty to avoid hitting #3, but it can also be seen that he OVER-REACTED by breaking formation entirely. A wingie who was vigilant would have seen what Lead did... and then _anticipated_ what #3 was going to do, and would have been able to hang in a much less dramatic fashion than he did. A solid, attentive pilot would have been able to maintain the Delta, in spite of Lead's major screw-up. And on that day back in Colorado Springs, #6 could have been more reserved in his strokings of the afterburner, and might possibly have been able to complete the show, even when his Lead screwed up by not cutting it short.

@RTS907 2 года назад

I couldn’t imagine doing ~350 and pulling out down to 75 feet! You pilot dudes have nerves. I’m happy you’re safe.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Thanks so much 🙏

@nexpro6118 2 года назад

The pilot that dodged it.....was, Mace. And it's a she, not he, right? Or was, Mace just in the formation?

@nexpro6118 2 года назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa The pilot that dodged it.....was, Mace. And it's a she, not he, right? Or was, Mace just in the formation?

@Mr.Scootini 2 года назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa I love to do spins in the Diamond da20 I’m training in. Ima civilian student pilot and my instructors HATE it when I go do spins with them. Once I messed up and did like a quarter spin, inverted. I thought that was fun. Instructor was like, “yeah no let’s go home” 😂

@stevebishop9928 Год назад

Love your channel!

@motionsic 2 года назад

Great story telling and insight on the close calls! Gotta try the push down and rudder in to stay in formation for the inside wing - we fly formation with RC jets from cockpit perspective. Subbed for more!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

thats awesome!

@halhewgley6708 2 года назад

Love the firsthand perspective. Grew up watching the Thunderbirds every summer back in the day at Arnold Engineering Development Center company picnic (!) in Tullahoma, TN. Was always a treat, and they always opened by coming over the treeline at the lake going supersonic. Still gives me goosebumps. Nice work sir!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Awesome!

@Orca19904 2 года назад

That story you told at the end; I can't imagine what it must be like to see a wall of grey where you need to go and nothing but open water below you with "bingo" going off constantly in your cockpit.

@martygivens6726 2 года назад

I was in Chicago in the early to mid 2000's and there was one airshow where the T-Birds actually did touch and then they just boogied out. No blood no foul but I would have loved to hear that debrief.

@alivewithpassion 2 года назад

Amazing perspective, thank you for posting this!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

thanks!

@TC-bj8pu 2 года назад

Great stories! Please keep them coming!! Thx for the vid!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

More to come! thanks!

@sociecide 2 года назад

I remember watching this live and flipping out once I saw that violent response by the outside jet. This was when the Thunderbirds flew all over Orange County and L.A. in honor of hospital workers and first responders back in 2020 during the lockdown. I believe that was Maj. Michelle "Mace" Curran #5 on the outside. She did a phenomenal job on the quick rejoin for sure! Thanks for posting this video, sir!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

For sure!

@indoorandoutdoorendurance3889 7 месяцев назад

I actually enjoyed hearing your own stories afterwards more than your analysis of the near brush.

@Longbow7771 2 года назад

I love the side stories! All of the different things these aircrews go through. Playing violently with life just to put on a show. An epic show at that! There’s a reason they’re the best.

@ralphboyer7315 7 месяцев назад

I'm 85 years old. I've seen lots of air shows, beginning with the Acrojets, grandfathers of the Thunderbirds. That was in the early 1950s, when I was in grade school. Sky Harbor air port in Phoenix had so little traffic, it could shut down. There were two commercial flights each way, each day. When the Thunderbirds began, they began at Luke AFB, west of Phoenix. Before you were born, they had an accident. The team flew fixed on the boss or lead pilot. One day the leader passed out for some reason and flew into the ground. The other three pilots flying in formation and flew into the ground also. The ceased operation for two or three years while they regrouped. I believe they flew F=84s at the tune. They since have moved to Nellis AFB. When the Blue Angels were formed, they trained at naval air station in Goodyear, Arizona. We watched them there until they moved to E Centro, California. We lived in El Centro watched them there for a year. You mentioned photography. I saw they always had a FA-18 flying with them that was not a part of the show. All their performances are taped. I think my wife and I saw three Blue Angers in one year at Salinas, Moffett Field, and El Centro.

@BluesImprov 10 месяцев назад

I'm an amateur, but serious, photographer, and I love to shoot air shows. I live in Wichita, Kansas and we have a USAF base here, McConnell Air Force Base. I had a wonderful time shooting the Thunderbirds at a McConnell AFB Air Show in 2018 and then just last September 2022 when the Thunderbirds performed again at McConnell. It was a great show, and I came away with some very good shots of them, both in the air and on the ground as they prepared to taxi out to the runway. I also loved that at the end of the show, the Thunderbird pilots lined up on the tarmac in front of their F-16's and saluted the crowd at McConnell. It was a fitting end to an impressive show!

@timkenda8203 2 года назад

in every one of your thumbnails you look like Patrick Bateman in American Psycho lol. great video!

@Aditi27 2 года назад

I am absolutely enthralled to listen all these experiences. The biggest positive of aviation is that even mistakes look spectacular unless they turn into totally tragic catastrophe, that itself is a proof how challenging & gruelling it is to fly a jet 500 mph. I heard in an interview once a good fighter pilot will never be someone like " Maverick " from Top Gun because realistically he will kill himself or his crew. What you need is exactly the opposite personality, watching your video gives that statement a seal of approval. Please share more such experiences with us 😊✈

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Hi thanks for watching!

@w9awx1 4 месяца назад

5:20 was a close call with a helicopter on course to collide with the Delta according to MACE.

@ThezNutzGarage 2 года назад

We saw the thunders birds last year in Smyrna, Tn last year. Simply amazing

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Nice!

@anitabodenheimer692 2 года назад

Great stories! I finally have a way to hear of my son’s adventures!!

@TheDaffygluk 2 года назад

Thanks that was a great explanation of your craft we never get to see

@officialvrcwingeddemons Год назад

did you ever fly in a virtual airshow?

@Lt_Vester 2 года назад

Hi Be Jet Clean, I have a quick question about the cloverloop opener, how come on the practice days the diamond banks right instead of pulling up

@Ifeelgreyt1738 Год назад

Just went to the air show this yesterday at Huntington Beach CA to watch the thunderbirds it was sooo sick🔥🔥🔥

@MaxAfterburnerusa Год назад

So cool!

@nicknackdaddyack 2 года назад

Love the stories! Reminds me of all the stories from some old timers that were fighter jocks back in the day at our municipal “airport lounge”. My neighbor has a plane that we take up often. He lets me fly it also. Some of those war veterans have AMAZING stories…I can listen for hours. I would love to take a ride in a jet but the P51 Mustang is my personal goal to ride in!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

That’s awesome!

@Glee73 5 месяцев назад

just came from the Mover and Gonky podcast with Mace.. there was a helicopter in their flight path that they were avoiding. Mace was #6, outside left of the diamond.

@ssherrierable 2 года назад

You could literally hear the news helicopter in the video and he says “ I think they got it from a blimp” lol…

@richardracine9055 3 месяца назад

Less talk more flying.

@deathsicon 2 года назад

It would make sense to me to have a few escape plans for occurrences like this, like here maybe have 3 use rudder/aileron to escape and 6 use elevator add his primary escape, then again I have no time on controls, I'm just used to planning escapes with a motorcycle

@MeerkatADV 5 месяцев назад

There has been more information on this. A helicopter (news or police) decided to park up at their altitude, in their flight path. They were avoiding the helicopter.

@JohnSmith-zi9or Год назад

As a former KC-10 pilot, I have respect for you bringing up your hairy situations while refueling. I know most fighter pilots consider AR to be "admin" stuff, and I get that compared to what your real job in the fighter is for. However, it was interesting to hear two of your situations involved AR situations. AR is something that we all take for granted because 99 times out of 100 everything goes as planned and then suddenly something gets your attention real fast. Great video.

@JustinRinehart 2 года назад

Lots of respect for the level of knowledge of this channel. Hardest thing I have done is fly #2 to a P-51 in a MiG-21. Power change in a piston is a lot more immediate than an old turbojet.....

@im_your-mom1675 2 года назад

I like how 4 broke off to make it look symmetrical

@Machlooper 2 года назад

Sorry if it was mentioned further down in the comments but I believe at the time it was said a stray civilian aircraft (possibly a news helo) on the planned turn curve was the reason for the lead levelling off and the knock on affect.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

For sure, it’s hard to resist the instinct to make an abrupt correction

@OmgReaverDrop 2 года назад

Hey Ryan, really liking these videos of you sharing your wealth of experience. Jell-O from the Fighter Pilot Podcast had an episode on the Mudhen before but has NOT had an episode on the Thunderbirds yet! (Are you familiar? he has a decent following). He initially had more connections in the USN because of his background as a former TOPGUN instructor, so he did have an episode on the Blue Angels before (and even the Canadian Snowbirds!), but he has had a lot of Air Force guests and for quite a while his cohost was an Air Force Viper pilot too. Maybe he could get you on and it could help promote your brand, if that's your cup of tea? Cheers!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

That would be awesome!

@OmgReaverDrop 2 года назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa Apparently I can't reply with email addresses, even if I separate the parts, RU-vid keeps deleting my comment. I messaged your facebook page, he does NOT have a Thunderbird lined up yet, so you better email Jell-O if you're still up for it. He has 66k subscribers on his RU-vid, would be great to hear you on his podcast! Best of luck!

@Mors_Inimicis 2 года назад

If I recall correctly, the slot jet that day was a 2 seater and the guy in the back was the then 57th Wing Commander going along for the ride, the debrief would have been interesting! I remember the U.K. show you referred to , it was RIAT at RAF Fairford, I was there and The Thunderbirds were as awesome as ever . I’m a new subscriber and really enjoying the content, keep up the good work 👍🏻😎

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Hey thanks! Glad you are here

@w9awx1 4 месяца назад

According to MAC,E was this was a near mid-air with a helicopter. It lead to this being the last one of these city tours to occur during the pandemic.

@wlam4321 2 года назад

Again really Cool Video and that your products both benefit Veterans financially and with the product itself is awesome 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

@richardlovett5187 2 года назад

Hey man love the video has there ever been a Thunderbird accident back in the late nineties Thank you and keep up the great work

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Yo! Thanks for the feedback, will probably do a video on some close calls and crashes for lessons learned. Be well

@patrickfromatlanta785 9 месяцев назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa Would like to hear your opinion on 1982 indian springs crash. cover up or mistake.

@mortarman81MM 2 месяца назад

@@patrickfromatlanta785I've read the mishap investigation. Totally a mistake. Cause of the incident was suspected FOD in a control surface.

@johna2082 Год назад

Thanks!

@phantomphan1974 2 года назад

Footage was from ABC7HD helicopter in Los Angeles. I remember this.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Nice, thanks!

@karaprater9851 2 года назад

All i've wanted since I was a kid and my dad would take us to air shows is to get a back seat ride.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

I hear you!

@reginakemmer2489 2 года назад

Loved the stories....i love the Jets....and the airshows

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Thanks!

@user-mm1nt1it5v 10 месяцев назад

You couldnt tell its filmed from a helicopter? You can hear its turbine engine in the shot.

@monroemullinix5974 2 года назад

You know what they say... Aileron's quick, but rudder's subtler.

@aaronhenley8986 2 года назад

I got to say dude, the content here makes it so exciting to watch and gives for a much better understanding of how high speed pilot aircrafts works. You are very unique and very interesting to watch. It would be amazing if you made contact with other professionals from other countries that have rep for aircraft warfare I know the likes of China, Korea, Japan, Iran, Pakistan, and Russia also have shit hot pilots. I would love to say English because, it's my home country but they don't get the combat experience I guess. Trust me, my RU-vid video suggestion would give you ten fold views! Love from London 🙏

@roccobollotta2277 2 года назад

Sometime can you show an explanation of the picture going around the web of an ejection from an F16 Thunderbird?

@Heli4213 Месяц назад

Great video. Yes, most people don't know, but pilots like us. Of course, we know what's going on

@samsignorelli 2 года назад

That first one must've been a fun debrief.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Yup!!

@indy500tabasco8 Год назад

saw them at Dayton Air Show and totally loved it🤪

@KM-dm7mz 2 года назад

I am Thai from Thailand . I came watch Thunderbird show in Bangkok in 2009 then I love Thunderbirds So much . I hope to see Thunderbird again in Thailand.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Awesome!

@erichsteinhagen4173 2 года назад

I'm triple dog daring ya to get me in a back seat lol no joke!!!!

@stay_at_home_astronaut 7 месяцев назад

"rudder in/out" = skidding the aircraft

@yxeaviationphotog 2 года назад

Without comms, I wonder if the Boss even made a right turn or easing right call to stop the left hand turn? Judging from how quickly the Boss leveled the wing and 3 and 5 got out of the way, guessing there was no voice call. Just speculation on my part I guess. I can guess the debrief would have been rather interesting. I have a question. The Blues have that 40 pound spring on the stick and our Snowbirds (Hi from Canada btw) use a lot of nose down trim before a lot of maneuvers......to the Thunderbird F-16s have anything similar to maintain that precise control? Also....did you get any chance to perform alongside or fly with the Snowbirds? New subscriber as well! Cool channel.

@w9awx1 4 месяца назад

Near mid-air with another aircraft not related to the Thunderbirds

@stevebishop9928 Год назад

Born and raised on airforce bases, also airforce veteran. I would know that is not normal.

@tctruesdell6859 2 года назад

I remember seeing the F15s all the time when my dad was in the airforce. not gonna lie i kinda miss them shaking my house when they took off.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

For sure! Thanks for being here

@geddon436 Год назад

how about a video comparing the viper vs the eagle.

@mortarman81MM 2 месяца назад

Hey Deuce, that was 100% a foxtrot uniform by the Boss. Even if it was a natural reaction to an aircraft in the airspace (as identified by 5, Mace), he totally f'ed up 3 and 6. Nice call out on 3's rudder use! Turns out the Solo that bailed was 6. I was thinking it was 5 because the Solo on the left side of the Delta was wide the whole time. Question: When I was on the team if the Boss called knock it off, the next call was to go to spread formation. Had that SOP changed when you were on the Team? Unfortunately, after three years of helping Loggie and 8 grade at the Springs, as well as training a new Loggie and 8 to grade, I see all the mistakes, and also saw my share of close calls. I also had the misfortune to be in my last few days with the Team when Tom Lewis smacked in...That was a pretty shitty time, but at least he survived.

@roydegenstein4293 2 года назад

I can't tell any close stories as a fighter pilot as that was not my MOS. But I got some great tales as an FO doing CAS Missions, Artillery and Mortars. Then some interesting ones running locomotives for the Railroad in Alaska. The nice things about stories, you survived them to tell them. It is nice to sit back and laugh at them with a beer in your hand.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

great comment, sounds like you have had some good ones! Glad you're here to us man!

@roydegenstein4293 2 года назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa Thank you my brother. I love watching your series. Always been interested in flying. Was one nice thing about being an FO. May not have been in the cockpit, but to call in CAS, such a blast talking to the guy behind the stick, having them come in low, feeling the rumble in the chest and breathing in the exhaust. Some of my best times. Be it an AH-64 to an A-10. Good times.

@j.r.777 2 года назад

I would much rather see what they did than jets collide and lives get lost! The only thing hurt in this situation was some pride. You can learn from the situation and everyone in the air and on the ground is kept safe. If they had collided, that same pride is still hurt but now jets are damaged or destroyed and people are injured and/or are killed!

@dbull78 11 месяцев назад

I believe that was Michelle "Mace" Curren flying #5 that took evasive actions.

@siouxperb5570 9 месяцев назад

She flew left solo.

@wadeboothe4397 2 года назад

Good thing he had to sit in the back seat. You may not have been able to see over him.

@FamilyofFour30 7 месяцев назад

Props to how quickly these guys get back into tight formation. This coming from a former A10 hog driver.

@stevemullins2187 Год назад

As high a standard as, especially, the BOSS must be held to, I gotta believe he was SEVERELY reprimanded for making that unexpected right bank. Trust in each other and especially the Boss is everything to be able to fly in such tight formation. We'll never know what conversations transpired post flight, but it wouldn't surprise me if he was replaced. Others bosses and team members have been replaced for safety-of-flight issues (I know it happened with the Blue Angels). If there isn't a first mistake, there won't be a second mistake.

@maybenot5528 2 года назад

Hey Ryan, I think you may be the guy I golfed with at Falcon Crest a few years ago.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Oh nice! Golf is awesome, hope you've been well

@stevenshanofski6801 Год назад

Absolute piss poor flying on the lead’s part. Needlessly created a bad situation. No excuse for making an unexpected abrupt movement like that in formation. I’m sure he lost a bit of his teammates trust.

@tikkaguy1520 2 года назад

Need to let us see the video first then recap it. Love the content though

@BenTLH 8 месяцев назад

Love your videos but I'm still fuzzy on the need for nose-down trim for formation flying. I mean why does that make for being able to fly tighter and better formations?

@stevebishop9928 Год назад

From the F- 100 on. and also in Germany, seen them all.

@Chiefwilburthegreat 2 года назад

do you have 5 youtube channels i keep seeing you but with differnent channels

@38blaze1212 2 года назад

Can you go into more detail about how you trim the F-16 during formation flight. I was under the understanding that the F-16 does not need to be trimmed. Is it because of the air coming off of the other aircraft? Very interesting analysis, Thank you.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

You bet! I'll do a vid on this at some point! thanks for the comment

@johnthomson8332 Год назад

Yer gonna have a million subs in 6 months dude.

@MaxAfterburnerusa Год назад

Wow, thanks for that man! Let's Gooooooooooooo

@johnthomson8332 Год назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa just subbed, watching the f16 viper demo team vid right now. lol. Keep em comin.

@johnboleyjr.1698 2 года назад

My right arm is stronger than my left arm for very different reasons.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

😂

@abdenarreola1060 2 года назад

Neo, what year did you serve the T-Birds?? Just curious thanks!!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Hi! I was on the team 2015-2018. Flew in the 16-17 show seasons and was an instructor for them in 2018 👍👍

@abdenarreola1060 2 года назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa thank You my friend Keep up the good work!!

@zeitgeist909 5 месяцев назад

This was all caused by a helicopter, maybe news, maybe civilian. But the 'boss' turned to avoid a helicopter that was in their flight path. right on their alitude. It was't to avoid a false lead in feature, or a new 'boss'.

@mjcandy9153 2 года назад

TunderBerbs 🤣

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Nice 😂

@johnnyb8629 2 года назад

correct me if I'm wrong but it looked to me as if the plane to his front left flinched right and then back before he broke right. Was this perhaps the first guy sorta prompting the other to break right, sorta like when someone starts to run a red light then stops but the guy next just blows it thinking it was green because of the other guy.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Exactly! Nice

@thedarkknight803able 2 года назад

Oh Wow! Glad nothing bad had happened. 😯👏🏿👏🏿😁✊🏿🤔

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Thanks 🙏

@MikeB0001 4 месяца назад

Blue Angles for the win.

@kemkough2009 Год назад

Your too nice to lead. Sure #1 missed his lead in point but abruptly turning right meant he was more concerned about his goof than protecting his buddies. You made a boo boo but like you said the announcer could smooth it over and the audience would never know. # one would know though and being a perfectionist he tried to correct his mistake at the expense of his flight.

@208flatheads3 2 года назад

You were at Mt home?

@samakers9225 Год назад

Thunderbirds are truly inspiring. I’m British and I wanna know if I can fly for them even though they are American?

@johnboyf-15vet51 7 месяцев назад

Flew F-15’s…..bad flight lead for sure, but overall not good formation flying as a whole…….

@jaimeaquino6088 2 года назад

I saw the Thunderbirds perform last year. After reviewing my photos, i noticed that the no.5 bird’s number marking was upside down while the other planes’ numbers were in the normal orientation. Any reason for this?

@JanitorIsBack 2 года назад

because that is the solo that does the inverted maneuvers

@Avofan 2 года назад

Plus a little humor for anyone who notice.

@jaimeaquino6088 2 года назад

Ok, i just watched a youtube video of the lead solo and even on the pilot's flight suit the number 5 is upside down. 😃

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Yup! The reply’s are right

@benshakespeare268 2 года назад

So occasionally, do you guys just use rubber to move around when inline to a2a refuel?

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

🤔 got me bro. You tell me!

@benshakespeare268 2 года назад

@@MaxAfterburnerusa oh lol, it's an Office-chair DCS "Pilot" here :D I was referring to moving between various positions around the tanker. For fine left to right adjustments behind the probe/drogue I use mostly rudder instead aileron. So I was wondering what real pilots do or what is technically correct in that situation.

@BenjaminJanas 2 года назад

I can't believe it took seven days to get refueled!

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

I know! The delay was getting a KC-135 tanker just for me…sorry To be needy 😆

@djsmith2871 7 месяцев назад

Trying to think what small, civilian airfield in northern Canada you could hit that had a surface that wouldn't frag your F-16, let alone be concrete? Iqaluit has a massive runway and hosts our CF-18 QRA facility up there. It's also where Airbus, etc like to cold weather test their designs. No risk of moose or wildlife there. It's a major facility. Goose Bay - again massive runways. Formally hosted Dutch and German NATO aircraft for low level training. Also I believe an emergency divert for the space shuttle back in the day, so not small either. Nope. Can't think of one. I'm betting Iqaluit, and it just seemed small to you. Only place that has hotels that you could stay in for 7 days and a KC-135 could fly into.

@brettwade9755 4 месяца назад

So when do we get to watch the video??

@tango_uniform 7 месяцев назад

Funny name for a real miss. Near hit is more accurate.

@raypreble7947 8 месяцев назад

Maybe that was the #6 that banked right, right ?

@pauljmn9135 2 года назад

why did the B-17 , which had lots of guns, have so much trouble with fighters ?

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Probably maneuverability. Gotta be able to be an athlete

@garyking6365 7 месяцев назад

Audio is off from the video

@Clouds_2914 2 года назад

You said might want to make you get in the back of a thunderbird jet. If this is an option let me know how I can make this dream come true. Because I have wanted a ride in the back of an F-16 for 25+ years.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Hi! Thanks for being here. will do

@stinka4079 2 года назад

You are a great storyteller. I hope you add public speaking to your resume!

@ninob411 2 года назад

Point break isn't Brody it's Bodhi.

@user-ve2mi1xs2l 5 месяцев назад

Man, if you'd just shut your big yap and let the vid run, this would be good stuff.

@tavins8886 2 года назад

Yo I from Meridian idaho

@stevejobs3496 2 года назад

Is there anyway I can get a ride in an F-16? I’ll pay for it. I’m in the Air Force as a crew chief f-16 reservist and I’m a pilot on the outside. I’m trying to commission to fly fighters for my base. Anyway I could fly in a fighter jet at all?

@jcheck6 2 года назад

Steve I flew couple of enlisted guys when I was in the AF in both the Phantom and A-37. Usually they were something like crew chief of the year sort of thing.

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

For sure! Thanks for that

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Yup! Crew chief of the year like @jcheck6 mentioned

@stargazer2504 2 года назад

They gotta hold 30 lbs of pressure??? I can't imagine holding a 30 lb dumbbell for an hour flight constantly. Why so much? Like, couldn't 10-15 lbs be enough? That's amazing. But... we all know that's not why your right arm is stronger than your left.... hahahaha

@MaxAfterburnerusa 2 года назад

Yup 30lbs! And 😂