https://youtu.be/IY8BHSPhv90


Interesting POV.

Cool view and great video!

Heck of a view through that canopy! Thanks.

no wonder the golf courses are always so noisy...

Very cool.
I just realized, my job sucks.

It's amazing how quickly the F16 changes directions and turns. I'd love a chance to do the back seat ride along.

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Originally posted by 1967Goat:
Very cool.
I just realized, my job sucks.

I'll bet most of us felt that when watching. Still, I wonder what the stress level is when flying like that. Is an experienced pilot just doing his thing like most of us would drive a familiar route to the store, or is it a soaked in sweat, working hard every minute flight? I believe we have a few former fighter pilots on the forum. I'd be interested in their thoughts.

pretty sure he was working hard most of the time

that took some serious practice - was watching the altimeter - holy crap!

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Originally posted by MNSIG:
Is an experienced pilot just doing his thing like most of us would drive a familiar route to the store, or is it a soaked in sweat, working hard every minute flight?

I wasn't a "fighter pilot" per se (Attack pilot) but flew tactical jets. While the pilot isn't doing the same as someone out on a Sunday drive, everything he does is a routine maneuver that he has probably done hundreds of times or more. As such he is physically conditioned to the G-forces, etc.

It's not completely benign (he is working as someone posted) but it's not as exhausting as it looks if you're conditioned to it.

I went to my first ever air show earlier this year. While seeing the Blue Angels was awesome, it was matched for me by the single F-16 demo. I am going to see the Thunderbirds in F-16's later this year and cannot wait.

Wow - that was awesome!

One of his other videos he's taking a friend up and the computer voice warns "Pull up. Pull up." and he says "Don't mind her".

I like this guy.

The Pilot "Rain" Waters in the video does a podcast called "The Afterburn", for those interested. I believe he's a FedEx pilot now.

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Originally posted by TexasScrub:
One of his other videos he's taking a friend up and the computer voice warns "Pull up. Pull up." and he says "Don't mind her".

Bitchin' Betty.

That voice is easy to ignore when you can see the terrain.

It really grabs your attention, when you can't.

Wow. From his view it really put the power / agility into perspective.

Being a trained fighter pilot myself (I fought air pockets in Cessna 172s), I can tell you that pilot did a great job. But the airplane was possessed! He tried to land the darned thing several times when it just flipped over! The crowd was lucky they weren't all killed! I tell ya that kinda stuff wouldn't have happened if he was in a tactical Cessna.

He was sure in great shape for flying, he must have been pulling high Gs again and again and I never even heard him breathe.

Would have been cool if the camera caught the HUD the Major was seeing.

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Originally posted by holdem:
I went to my first ever air show earlier this year. While seeing the Blue Angels was awesome, it was matched for me by the single F-16 demo. I am going to see the Thunderbirds in F-16's later this year and cannot wait.

Sanford?

Cool

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Originally posted by HRK:

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Originally posted by holdem:
I went to my first ever air show earlier this year. While seeing the Blue Angels was awesome, it was matched for me by the single F-16 demo. I am going to see the Thunderbirds in F-16's later this year and cannot wait.

Sanford?

Yes sir.