Two U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornets Departing BUR 

It was awesome seeing you guys out there that day. I sure wish we could get these in here once a week.

I truly appreciate your comment! So true, the crew was insanely awesome, and so accommodating. I wish they flew in every weekend.

It's part of their training. Most men and women that have served understand responsibility and therefore humility because they are part of a system, a community if you will. It is not about themselves anymore. It's about the well-being of the people involved and the citizens. The army can teach the average person so much in reasoning and effectiveness in every task. I haven't worked with any military personnel but as engineer hoping to study aeronautics later on, I've been noticing these parallels in my field of work and theirs.

Depends on where they are heading. If they are going out to the carrier might see them in 9 months or so.

And carriers are floating cities. I always loved interacting with people when I was in. I did a mentorship program at my old high school back when I was a Lt for a few months. Proud to say that student is now himself a Navy officer. Another good time for me was when I gave my wings to a little girl that dreamed of nothing more then being a pilot. $20 for me to replace but for her those wings are priceless :)

04:51 one on the left signals it

Dez Rosswess Same here!

I absolutely love seeing that sign as the flames are shooting out :)

Ha, ha! No chance of quiet flying with those beasts about! Brilliant!

Hahahaha me too!!!

Your service is much appreciated, thank you! The Legacy Hornets are absolutely badass, no matter what. For a plane that was first flown in the late 70's, and introduced in the early 80's, it was years ahead of its time.

Whats the difference between a hornet and a super hornet?

The super hornet is a newer, bigger version of the original hornet. Bigger plane, two additional hard points to carry more weapons, different air intakes for the bigger nor efficient engines.

@@brianmcgee115 Thanks. Appreciate your service to our country

Did you ever get to fly in one?

I know a lot of Boeings with baggae compartment.

My father used to fly a6e intruders and they would have contest to see how many lobsters they could put in the a6.. they would fly from cherry point to Boston “on a training flight” and he was the training officer 😂

I was active duty Air Force and ANG, and found that Air Force pilots were pretty cool and Navy were egotistical

Wow, they sure got my attention when they approached! It was a beautiful sound that I already miss.

Thanks so much! I hope you're doing well.

Thanks for watching! The pilots needed something like 7 hours of flight time and training, if I recall correctly. Where they went was their discretion, since they're based in VA, they came out here. The Los Angeles area is great for navigating heavily traveled airspace.

Thanks so much for watching! Being there for the departure is far better than any amusement park :)

Dave4shmups The cargo tank is called a "Blivot". Dunno why, just is. ;)

Female is a WSO, not a pilot, big difference.

They rarely fly the jets with their names on it, they're shared amongst the squadron as they're available.

It's published to be around 2,000 miles, although I certainly can't vouch for the accuracy of that. They departed BUR for Wichita, which is about 1,200 miles.

RyanBomar Interesting, thanks!

Ferry range: 1,800 nmi (2,070 mi

Yeah. Russian pilots.