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Jul 1, 2016 11:58 AM
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LargeHoops
Sauce?
NonKonformingKobold
the differance of newb and hardcore systems
JimofEsurance
Oh look! Its not real!
murica85
Best pilots in the service, Navy Pilots and/or any pilot in the service that has had to land on an Aircraft Carrier.
LandK22
Fuck working out, let me fly that
pazuzu
PompatusOfLove
What a Maverick.
JAFIOI
You silly Goose!
MorkTheDork
Future man here, Fake video. You're welcome.
DrSeussaphone
My brother is a Navy test pilot. I could totally see him doing this.
kylehamblett
Shit... Did I leave the stove on?
losboccacc
look at that jet angle of attack to keep up with the slowness
SkypeOfCthulhu
"You max speed is my stall speed"
timeflieslikethewindfrutiflieslikebananas
https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2015/media/Intercept-Procedures.pdf
ChampionCynthia
That was really interesting. Thanks
thecows
This was a very nice explanation, thank you!
XedtheRed
Flyboy went vertical wide open on the hammer....I miss having the f22s go supersonic over my house...Freedom thunder bitches.
Zestynuggets
I dream of flying in fighter jet just once, I'd sign my life away
Hybris51129
Well for about $80k you can buy a old MiG the controls are probably still in Hungarian but you can have a jet fighter legally.
Zestynuggets
That's crazy cool but I just want to fly once
CaffeineManic
Took several views to realize, shortly after hard right turn, jet goes straight up. Hard left 90, straight up 90.
Angaram
Is he waving?
HeavymetalRandall
That F-18 would need to have some flaps down to fly that slow, which it did not. This may be a fake vid.
canadawillnevertakeittoofar
Looks like a lancair legacy. Theyre no fighter jet but theyre fast enough to be mexicos preferred fighter plane. Looks real to me
chuckinator119
This looks soooo fake
SomeoneTookMyUsernameThatIUseOnXboxLiveAndPSN
I wanted to be a pilot. Damn you eyesight and medication!
aravinglunatic
Yea, damn you asthma! Everytime I hear kenny loggins i die a little inside.
YoureMyBrotherBear
What was the wing tipping back and forth for i know it's some kinda signal
webimgur
Happened to me at ABQ in 1997. On short final in C172. Tower: F18 your 6, no electrics, smoke, break right. I did. Passenger: "Holy SHIT!"
aravinglunatic
Sorry, for thoes that dont speak pilot? A faulty F18 was behind you and you had to get out of the way?
webimgur
Translation: A Marine Corps F/A-18 with smoke in the cockpit, electrical problems, no radio needed the runway I was about to land on. 1/2
webimgur
His wingman contacted the tower (Albuquerque International Sunport) and asked for the runway. Both F18s passed REALLY close to us.
aravinglunatic
Ahhh thanks dude Jets are badass.
LeGingerTree
Oh look, a penny!
TyDino
Ooo Piece of Candy!
Steps1000
*sonicboom*
butmahitsjustmebooo
Can someone explain to me what's happening?
therealretto
You should see a f16 do this... even more agile than the f18.
NotVeryCleverUsername
You want agile? Try an RAF Eurofighter. Most agile, deadly jets on the planet... Or in the air, should I say.
SkypeOfCthulhu
I was once on the receiving end of a simulated atg attack from two German Eurofighters. Like the two angriest fireflies in the world.
GauchoGordo
I don't understand what you just said. I can only assume it's porno...
SkypeOfCthulhu
Me and my squadmates had to get into position while two Germans tried to bang us hard.
GauchoGordo
Okaaaaaay? That cleared things up...
AnonOmis1000
I'll be honest, having a hard time imagining an aircraft being more agile than the jet in this gif.
therealretto
steeper decent, quicker turning, more controlled "waving". f16 should have been the plane we re-make instead of the BS f35.
NotVeryCleverUsername
Eurofighter is one jet off the top of my head.
GiveAManASandwichAndHeIsFullForADay
That jet's turn seems really freaking impossible
DoraTheDestroyer
The video is sped up. That's a pretty standard maneuver.
FenyxKnight
He turned as he throttled up, so it's gonna look funky but that shit's real, m8
lindydanny
Yeah, no...
MACARLOS
I had to look twice to be sure that the video is actually not sped up
FenyxKnight
I do this in my Besra stunt jet on GTA online, it's fun
azazyel
Talking about fast http://oppositelock.kinja.com/favorite-sr-71-story-1079127041
BimmerFarm
Opponaut?
AccountCreatedToUpdogVotes
I read this Everytime it's posted.
BuckeyeBTH
Go read Sled Driver (look hard you can find pdf) that's where the story is from.
GolFoehammer
one of my favorite habu stories!
IWantToWorkForNASA
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YarTheBug
Another good Blackbird story; http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/article/speed-is-life/#.V3a2L_krJhE
SaintMaceToTheFace
Love that one
PunsOfQuickening
He wasn't saying hi, he was telling him to follow and do the same
Q269
He wasn't even there at all =O
LaszloStollar
How would a prop plane do the same as that?
Mercutiowolf
So did we down this pilot for freedom or what
PunsOfQuickening
His last reaction is him chickening out. The F18 is safe
cogs
The abrupt 90-degree break is the "you may proceed" signal.
Filolial
Cool to know! But why the wiggle then?
NotErichHartmann
Afaik it's a sort of airborn salute.
DustyMcKnuckles
Kinda yes, kinda no. It's like an "I'm friendly" or at least "im not going to shoot you". I think it's some history with WWII pilots and POW
HeinrichHiTheSSGuy
in the Austrian Army wing-wiggles mean: leave or get shot. source: I´m a former Luftstreitkräfte Soldier
chinaskihenry
...interesting username...
HeinrichHiTheSSGuy
Dankeschön
LiterallyNothingAvailable
In air shows wing wiggles are done at the end of the performance to say goodbye. Pretty sure that's what he was doing here.
timeflieslikethewindfrutiflieslikebananas
https://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2015/media/Intercept-Procedures.pdf
MisterBox
Most interesting shit I've read at work today.
Createddeleted
You learn something new everyday.
ThousandEyesCEO
So, @PunsOfQuickening was wrong. "you've been intercepted" into breakaway "I understand your intentions".
Staggard
So... "You alright?" "Yeah" "Ok. Bye"?
sirfrankiecrisp
Last sentence says "intensions." Silly FAA.
r2linad2
Commenting for source.
TehMightyEngineer
Same, I watch a lot of aviation videos. This one is new to me.
r2linad2
I think that he was flying in a military zone and was radio'd to scram, then gave a thumbs up. The wing wave is a friendly gesture.
TehMightyEngineer
I've heard of that happening when flying through an active MOA (which is legal) that the jets will stop and buzz the little bugsmashers.
Dramacian
I'll wait for sauce.
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Dramacian
Well the guy didn't turn his head left to see it go, like he was told to "look at this point" so...
flashkobe
Op didn't deliver
Dramacian
I used my search skills, nothing yet (froze image, reverse search, tag words... nothing @OP must deliver)
sgbear
Arguing with my bf over this being real.
Dramacian
The guy didn't turn his head left to see the plane go away, like a pilot would tracking a target. Until further notice > fake.
downvoteacct
I'm thinking the jet pilot is signaling to the prop pilot he is in restricted air space!?!
Dramacian
Thank you for joining. No he is not. Look for videos of jets escorting planes, they don't wiggle and leave ;) Still no source.
Synapt
Pilots, despite being associated with scummy officers, are some of the coolest guys and gals in the military.
ImAkuTheShapeShiftingMasterofDarkness
I was on a carrier for 4 years and the pilots were some of the only officers that weren't dicks. And the female MH-60 pilots were hot as fuc
Contundo
NATO goggles man.
CrewDog
Us warrants specifically;)
sithney
my last CO was a former fighter pilot. dude was fucking crazy, but the whole crew loved him.
SkypeOfCthulhu
Served on mobile SAM. Never met a pilot who weren't cool to deal with neither before, under or after training. Not even the French ones.
Thordis424
SAM anti air? yeah if I where a pilot I'd be real friendly to ya too :P (sorry bad joke)
TurntSnako
Most pilots are warrant officers in the Army. Always cool dudes and a lot of fun. They would always try to make a friend of mine puke.
shootsewvintage
Based with a bunch of boot pilots. They're super dicks until they learn it takes a team for them to be able to do what they do.
Synapt
Yeah, junior pilots and veteran pilots. Huge difference in attitudes.
BigSecksi
My grandfather was a jet pilot, he was the greatest man I have known.
glutenfreetoast
I'm a pilot by Dos Gringos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdSj0_Fd4ds
rockyz0321
Used to run into them at the PX, they always just looked cool, like, they had an aura of cool about them
BullpupVintorez
Best job I ever had
chtwhite
I've worked with them for years in the USN. Most of them are arrogant dicks.
Synapt
Yeah, that's the Navy though. Anyone that's not a 1st Class gets treated like shit.
BecauseIwasInverted
Oh well fuck everyone else that is in the military I guess
Synapt
As a former USMC grunt, yeah, pretty much. Fuck everyone else.
Beepity
Some jobs have reputations, which are usually earned. Fighter Pilots have one of those jobs.
BecauseIwasInverted
But this dude said they are actually cool people, I work for them, and with them, they aren't that great
Beepity
I'm glad you know some good ones, but they've earned their reputation.
BecauseIwasInverted
The good ones are usually the ones who actually are in charge of the maintenance departments, so they interact with us more than others
Beepity
SardonicGrin
Found the perpetually offended millennial!
FenyxKnight
Yay! What'd you win?
BecauseIwasInverted
It may not seem like it but that's my attempt at sarcasm, guess I didn't use the right font
BecauseIwasInverted
Not offended, I just work with alot of officers and pilots, and they aren't that cool, they real cool people work under them. Nobody knows
rapid99apb
Zipper-suited Sun Gods
murica85
Academy Grads are the scum of the earth
StrikeEagleDriver
Who hurt you? You're going to get some shitty people regardless of commissioning source.
murica85
True true, the ones I currently work with are Air Force academy grads and they act like gods.
ImFrank
As one, I can tell you that the best feeling is when someone in your unit is surprised to find out you are one. Haha
murica85
Well said
BoredStupid
Thanks for sharing your opinion. You're wrong. A highly selective educational institution is one of the reasons our military is first class.
Synapt
The thing is.. He's talking about attitudes, not their education. Lots of Academy grads are a royal PITA until they grow up.
murica85
Well, thanks for being a gentleman or lady about it.
murica85
Which is all the ones I work with
murica85
In my experience, the ones that decide they know everything and don't listen to experienced NCOs are the worst