Extreme Low Flying in an F/A-18 Hornet

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Extreme Low Flying in an F/A-18 Hornet

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There's low flying, and then there's this! Join this US Navy pilot in the cockpit of his F/A-18 Hornet as he flies at ultra-low level through the canyons of Northern California, before crossing into Oregon towards the end of the video. The route the pilot is flying is known as VR-1251 and is used for low level target penetration training as it starts over the Pacific and ends at NAS Fallon, Nevada, after flying over the Cascade and Sierra mountains.
You'll almost certainly never get to do this yourself, but that's okay - thanks to this HD footage giving you a pilot's eye view, you can experience the next best thing. Strap in, and enjoy the ride.

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@YammoYammamoto 9 жыл бұрын

1: Thank you for posting! 2: Thank you for not overlaying any music!

@peteynum1 8 жыл бұрын

WOW!...You wouldn't want to sneeze!

@johnnybushman651 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your service Sir. Best job in the world ever in my book !

@blackmennewstyle 9 жыл бұрын

Awesome flight! Great flight performance! Bravo :D Thanks for the fantastic ride :)

@workingclassmf 4 жыл бұрын

Not bad for equipment designed 44 years ago. Super smooth brother! Sic canyon run, I dig the rolls up and over on turn very sharp operating

@MrFloppyHare 2 жыл бұрын

Well.... Yes, and no. It is a Hornet, but he's flying a Super Hornet (E/F), which had its first flight in 1995.

@neonblack211 11 ай бұрын

I'm suprised how much they invert but I guess it makes a lot of sense you get a bigger field of view and you have the performance to do it so..... really cool stuff

@yorkshire_tea_innit8097 8 жыл бұрын

This is the kind of flying I do in flight sims. Although I crash once every few hours or so.... Gives you an indication of how hard it is, maybe not terribly difficult to do, but easy to fuck up on... Providing Sims are a decent representation.

@pilotintraining2391 6 жыл бұрын

Ryukey you also got to factor in the real life G force and wind occurrences that alter the plans flight patterns

@jamiewalker8131 4 жыл бұрын

@@pilotintraining2391 also in real life if you crash it's your life on the line there is no resporn button

@mrmacomouto 9 жыл бұрын

Damn, that is amazing!

@ernestwarrior2492 3 жыл бұрын

When I was at Amberly Air Base I was Looking at these Awesome Air Frame's , watching them do Touch and go sitting at the Flightline ...... killer ..Loud. .as !!!

@neonblack211 11 ай бұрын

Man it must take so much concentration to do this knowing that at any moment the difference between life and death is seconds, and centermeters

@allgood6760 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome.. thanks from NZ 🇳🇿👍

@eeonnjock4822 9 жыл бұрын

Great vid Love to see a camera on his wingtips!!

@albozo6263 Жыл бұрын

Sick performance this dude can fly

@tingtrim4733 2 жыл бұрын

Top Gun Maverick vibes

@jamesrosevear 2 жыл бұрын

Top Gun Maverick

@parker20125 4 ай бұрын

PULL UP PULL UP ALTITUDE ALTITUDE

@tom95521 Жыл бұрын

Just another day at the office.

@francisskundaliny1295 3 жыл бұрын

This flighth is so fast,love the hornet!👍

@Darkjediiii 8 жыл бұрын

Well, maybe I'll get to do this :p

@sebsunda 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing videos!! I have a question, probably a technicality, but is there a reason why you never really complete an aileron roll? It seem to me that it's more work to go 160 -170deg & then counter roll back to 0deg. Is it a question of control or something else? Thanks for the reply.

@kickztailout3216 9 жыл бұрын

Because those aren't aileron rolls, he's simply banking to make extreme course changes. Aircraft bank in order to turn.

@onewire9006 7 жыл бұрын

Hey man, late response. A full aileron roll when pointed at the ground is called a tuck under and can cause great disorientation to a pilot. So to be safe, a pilot always rolls out the opposite way they rolled in when pointed at the ground.

@user-rt5br1zi3u 3 жыл бұрын

Thanx for not putting stupid music mate 🌺🌺🌺🌺

@olschoolgamer1869 8 жыл бұрын

How long does the full VR-1251 route take in an F/A-18?

@MrFloppyHare 2 жыл бұрын

See length of video.

@unknown_1018 10 ай бұрын

That is very much not how long it takes, VR-1251 is over 500 miles long. According to someone who flew it virtually in an FA-18E, it took 1 hour 30 minutes @@MrFloppyHare

@Sanctified_EDC_Gear Жыл бұрын

Unreal !!!! 🙏👍

@furtfurt 4 жыл бұрын

Is this dude trying to make me dizzy/sick?

@sinanbeyreli7538 6 ай бұрын

2:36 lol close

@JAGIFFORD 11 ай бұрын

Is that the Klamath River highway at 3:25?

@Amr_lotfy 3 жыл бұрын

💙💙💙

@joshuadabrowski0033 3 ай бұрын

2:28

@FredPilcher 8 жыл бұрын

:O They get PAID to do this?

@thureintun1687 4 жыл бұрын

Are you from Russia or China?! To believe in that kinda things?

@danhodge2337 3 жыл бұрын

Hes flying like I do in DCS world in VR in this jet lol, lets over g over that mountain then left no right then change the next over g and fly straight instead lol. literally looks like hes just out having a play!

@surasean0 6 жыл бұрын

because it's too risk and dangerous basicly for sure. it's too fast.

@jamiewalker8131 4 жыл бұрын

But good training

@kevinengstrand141 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know what to think of this. It looks like a simulator. Head movements don't seem to line up maybe. The walleye effect on the cockpit glass is a factor maybe. Maybe I'm wrong.

@MrFloppyHare 2 жыл бұрын

That is definitely not footage from a simulator, my friend.