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July 28, 2025, 11:45 AM
snoris
AY CARAMBA…..
July 28, 2025, 12:01 PM
trapper189
Terreno! Levantar el Vuelo!
July 28, 2025, 12:04 PM
rat2306
That was a little too close for comfort. Good save by the pilot.
July 28, 2025, 12:20 PM
architect
Only a plane with an amazing thrust to weight ration could have gotten out of what looked to be an unrecoverable ground impact! Did the pilot have a temporary mental lapse or physical emergency at the time? I suspect he had to grab a fresh pair of undies after landing.
July 28, 2025, 12:28 PM
pedropcola
The odd thing is that he stalled it during a fairly benign maneuver. Attention lapse? I think the Spaniards will be finding a new demo pilot soon. Lol
July 28, 2025, 12:42 PM
corsair
Serious Code Brown.
The alarms inside the cockpit were ringing loud no doubt.
July 28, 2025, 12:51 PM
BigSwede
Holeee Sheeeeet!
July 28, 2025, 12:59 PM
vinnybass
I don't know what they call that in pilotese, but that dude looked very close to running out of air and lift.
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July 28, 2025, 01:10 PM
400m
That’s an amazing recovery. That would have killed a lot of spectators.
July 28, 2025, 01:56 PM
LS1 GTO
seen some experienced pilots do something similar but...
not when heading toward a beach full spectators.
and the pilots I saw do the something similar did it on purpose and their wings' attitude were not that wonky that close to the surface.
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The definition of the words we used, carry a meaning of their own...
July 28, 2025, 02:47 PM
Johnny 3eagles
Betcha his HERE was full after that.
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July 28, 2025, 04:01 PM
sigmonkey
He was trying to avoid a B-52 or a B-1RD...
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July 28, 2025, 04:08 PM
AllenInAR
Nice showcasing of the fake canopy painted on the underside though.
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July 28, 2025, 04:10 PM
P-220
Pucker factor was pretty high.
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July 28, 2025, 04:10 PM
a1abdj
quote:
The alarms inside the cockpit were ringing loud no doubt.
He was getting yelled at by Leslie Shook, a woman from my area.
quote:
Every technician and every pilot who has trained on or flown in an F-18 has heard Leslie’s stern commands. Her voice is affectionately known in the fighter jet world as Bitchin’ Betty.
I’ve done the very same maneuver multiple times while flying the F/A-18 through the Grand Canyon (MS Flight Simulator) the only difference is I usually end up bouncing off the cliff face and slowly falling down to the Colorado River.
Side note - kinda pissed they pussified MSFS no more glorious fireball crashes, just bounce around and end upside down
What part of "...Shall not be infringed" don't you understand???
July 28, 2025, 07:28 PM
1s1k
You couldn’t have shoved a toothpick up his but with a sledgehammer after that maneuver. I’m sure he got a stern talking to.
July 28, 2025, 07:31 PM
wrightd
Seems like it's time for retraining and practicing whatever that was at altitude under supervision.
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