Was The Belgian F-16 Dream Viper the best solo Display Of 2023 ? - 4K 

By far the most creative and purely aerobatic jet performance of the year. The negative pushes, use of the inverted envelope, the slow rudder snaps, yaw excursions, and deep stall control. This pilot knows how to use the rudder pedals. Flies the 16 like an Extra 300. Love the heavy slipped landing approach at the end.

Quite possibly! I love watching the Belgian displays, always special! Thankyou Dafydd for another excellent year of stunning videos that are always great viewing. Here's to many more! Have a great festive time!

Not being able to get to any air shows, watching Dafydd’s videos is the best next thing. Never disappoints.

Honestly, every display from jet fighter pilots are always an amazing otherworldly thing to watch. The concentration, skill, and physical prowess to do this, well their akin to gods in my book. Happy Holidays Daffyd! ⭐️

As always, thank you vvvvvvery much for your hard work putting these vids together throughout the year. 👍👍👍

Apart from not being able to go through the sound barrier, it was an amazing display.

Creative, precise, classy and powerful demos makes it hard to beat the Belgian F-16s! From those extended Neg-G pushes, abundant burner, minimal repositioning, the oncoming loaded roll with smokewinders and finally the forward slip to a landing with maximum wheelie! That dream viper scheme tho

Clearly that pilot was having a blast. On of the best F-16 demos I've seen in a while. Thanks!

That was certainly one of the most unique F-16 demonstration flights I've ever seen. You rarely ever see them putting negative G on the aircraft. I think the USAF frowns on that. A lot of focus on low speed maneuverability. I get the impression that this pilot spent some time in a Pitts Special or some other aerobatic aircraft. I'm so glad you were able to capture this unorthodox yet very entertaining flight demo on video.

It's a joy to see how they control a plane with that ease. The landing is like a tightrope walker. Thanks again friend. Have a good Christmas and a happy new year and I wish the same to all of you who are around here!!!!

Wow, just wow! This pilot has extraordinary skills a full on demonstration of insane maneuvers.

That guy was pretty good at flying airplanes. WOW

Even if it was not, it was certainly STUNNING! Thanks Dafydd. Looking forward to what you have in store for us next year.

Seen the Viper at the airshow in McMiinnville Oregon last year, awesome flying abilities and throw in the Blue Angels for a really great airshow!

Who ever was in the pilot seat of the jet is one with their aircraft. Most likely a former gymnast turned pilot. What a display of spacial awareness and smooth transition from each action. That was a pleasure to watch. Thanks again Dafydd for another great exciting jet exhaust filled video.

It absolutely was! Stunning and breathtaking. Thank you so much, Dafydd.

Daffyd well you've been out & about again. You've done another brilliant video and caught some amazing shots on camera you really are an awesome cameraman every video picture you've done is top notch. Have you ever got awards for what you've achieved?. Merry Christmas Daffyd have a lovely time. Keep safe keep well. Wrap up warm as you must be out there for hours & it's so cold now.

Captain Steven" Vrieske"is definitely a Top Gun of solo display pilots. Although the RAF,s Black Jack Typhoon pilot is very close in quality of Manoeuvres.Thank you so much Dafydd for your brilliant content this year,have a great Christmas.🌲🌲👍👍

Wow what a legend of a pilot 🎄🤙🍻😸

wow these are some amazing shots

I submitted a design for an F16 with a Belgian Waffle fuselage. I still stand with my design. This fuselage could be eaten along with any top secret components before the enemy would reach it.🏆

The Rudder kick was awe inspiring.

Super video. Love the f16. ❤❤❤

Wonderful demo and video! ❤ Vrieske is amazing!

This is a remarkable aerial display to showcase its great performance of the F-16C 😊

I've never seen that Air Frame stretched to those extreme, Awesome job Airman....

Viper Forever, still extremely capable badass Fighter 💪💪🔥

Just amazing! A lot of negative G action and. a lot of other great aerobatic awesomeness.

Very Impressive Aviating. And also Excellent videoing of the event sir. Job well done!

It's the fighter jet equivalent of drifting. Love it.

That was incredible.

Beyond perfection! Other worldly! Actually, it's not an F-16 but a "UAP"!

I'ma say yes. Wow.

this is TOP GUN !!

Don't know if this is the best solo display at RIAT 2023. What I'm so sure of is Vrieske is the best F-16 solo pilot in the whole world; nobody ever comes even close to what he manages to squeeze out of his mount. His handling of negative g' s is a mystery for time to come and above all for me Vrieske is the greatest pretender of the whole air display circuit.He pretends to be a Hornet pilot on top of an F-16. Never ever witnessed a single F-16 for so long at such high alpha maneuvers. Last but not least kudos to his ground crew for keeping up his F-16AM in such a high state of readiness for a performance that goes well beyond the intended design performance record planned for 50+ years ago. Vrieske will pull off the best solo display trophy in the next few years before his stint as solo display pilot is over.He' s so fucking good !!!!.

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certainly amazing display and what a beautiful aircraft ! Have a great Christmas Daf ! Nadolic Llawen !

Very impressive! Great sound as well.

Howdy Big D! Wow! As we say in Texas -that cowboy can ride! Amazing film and the Ft Worth Fighting Falcon rocks on! Thanks for a great year of photography! Merry Xmas!

not bad for old tech, just goes to show that maybe the pilot still makes a difference

honestly think 2022 was a better performance than 2023, still very outstanding

What sort of landing is that called? Bit of skill involved there.

Merry Christmas to Daffyd

Absolutely. Always #1.

That jockey no’s how to fly .😊😊😊

Definitely the best!

I taught him that routine 😂😂😂😂 Thanks DP

Best solo I would say one of those Swiss fliers.

There's outside the envelope and inside the envelope, but there's also licking the adhesive.

no buget in Belgium but oh man aviators are one of the best of the EU!!!!! thx kapitein De Vries

I know that F-16 probably saying get him out of me! Never EVER seen a pilot fly a F-16 like that. Lord knows what he can make a F-22 do. Anyone knows this pilots Name?

Yep.

That jockey no’s

ATC: Captain de Vries, please submit your flight plan CDV: Draws bowl of spaghetti

Splendit.............😛😛😛

‘Flying by the seat of his pants’ as though man & machine were fully integrated. And that move at 3:00 😳

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I wonder how much jet fuel it took to fly that display? 🤔 I'll bet his kilometers per liter (miles per gallon) figure wasn't very impressive. 😊

These are wonderful to watch…but they are machines to kill

Looks like child’s play to him

F.A.N.T.A.S.T.I.C......

Don't like the crew on that after a display, every single joint, metal measure, engine has to be checked because of the stresses it went through

Not even close to the best of 2023. The F22 Raptor in London Ontario all 3 days was better in the low show. My vote for #1 was the Finnish F-18 display at Radom.

It's a good thing the yoke is to the right of the pilot in F-16's. Otherwise, this pilots HUGE balls would be in the way.

Cute stunts. Not a single Belgian pilot has any combat experience tho.

Birds bred for a single purpose, Belgium is to give them to Ukraine fall this year

Great video dafydd.and just my opinion that the usaf have not mastered the F16 to a point where it could match this display.vriesk.must know this aircraft inside out. outstanding

What the hell did I just watch, that's gotta be A.I. flying that jet.