I’m so glad they left the original voice cockpit sounds on this video instead of putting some crappy music in it. Thanks for that! AWESOME VIDEO!

The way the Tomcat gets from 200 feet to 15,000 feet like it was nothing in a few seconds. Wow!

Memories.... My RIO and I did one air show fly-in during the mid 80s in New York. The Reapers had a full schedule and we were at Oceana off cruise when a "special" request hit the east entrance. Highlight of the day for us was not the fly-in but a "once in a lifetime" lunch with Bob Kress. Diamondbacks Baby Anywhere Any Weather Anytime

Beautiful teamwork. The RIO continuously gives the pilot the situational awareness, aircraft configuration, and flight information without the pilot ever even needing to think about looking down at his instruments, although of course he did.

I love how the wings bend it’s so impressive that engineers figured out how to make them dissipate the huge amount of forces without needing unrealistically strong materials

This is the best video on the internet hands down. Thanks for sharing. Cats forever baby!!!

its so crazy watching this knowing I was on the beach for this air show as a child. I remember hearing the pilot through the speakers on the ground. WOW just wow.

The RIO in the video is Dean "Demo" Castillo. He flew with VF-103 "Jolly Rogers" prior to joining VF-101 as an instructor RIO. So, that explains the VF-103 helmet. VF-103 never flew demos, this was only handled by VF-101. So, the jet they are flying belongs to VF-101 and it's either an A or a B model Tomcat. Judging from other F-14 demos from 2002, they would have been flying an F-14B.

Truly get the sense of how insanely agile the F-14 was in this video

Wings are movin, wings are movin, wings are movin....one of the coolest calls I have ever heard.

Incredible video and shows how amazing F-14 was in airshows. Once the wings fully swing back, it looks like an arrow. You barely see them. Also, this is a B model with the GE-110 engines. Notice how they shut off the afterburners in high G turns because those engines added so much energy that in high G turns, so much thrust can result in some airframe components getting stressed. Though, F-14 was built like a tank and could take very high G loads.

The greatest fighter ever made! "Anytime baby!"

I was 6 years old on the ground looking up at this , it was my earliest memory of anything in the air , the fact a recording like this exists of that exact show is incredible, Ft Lauderdale beach doesn’t even look the same nor is it as populated .

This is video gold and totally agree; no annoying Music as fighter jets don’t need any extra hype. I was fortunate to be an ordnanceman with the Aardvarks at Miramar and there was a Friday friends and family day airshow 86 or 87 and a stud tomcat pilot flew a simple but awesome performance. he basically flew a big elongated U pattern, stalling and flipping over at each top point. Then he would come barreling down with a different pass each time; straight, inverted, barrel roll, knife edge, etc…. It was awesome.

Best F-14 demo video ever! Thank you!!

Witnessed an F14 demo from a boat (not this show) and of all the aircraft this one blew everyone away… the sound of those twin engines in full afterburner literally shook our boat…. A lifetime memory…. F14s are (were) Amazing.

Thanks for dropping the music. I remember watching them do the night demo off of Ft Lauderdale beach. At 9:00pm they would come down Sunrise Blvd in full afterburner and the show was on.

Thank you, gentlemen, for the display of airmanship. There are naval aviatiors and then there are Tomcat pilots.

Great video! The flying looked spot on, but what I really loved was hearing the crew coordination and the RIO basically talking the pilot through all the maneuvers. Fantastic!!

Best video ever! Vividly showing the g forces it puts in the pilot and the aircraft in these demos

For those with a question, the F-14 is either an A or a B just by looking at the striped ejection handles above and behind the RiO's head. The Ds had canopy breakers in that position instead.

Been watching this for years! The best view from rio's seat and best clear comm's from rio to pilot.....always wished the video went from takeoff through to landing. But, we have to give grace for what we get!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you.

This vid never get old!.... Arguably the best demo video every... "Anytime Baby!!!!"

Now that was badass. It was awesome hearing all the calls and communications going on between the pilot and RIO. That speed of heat pass was the best!!!!

Left roll, right turn my favorite move. Full blown vapor trails of the wings. Nice is right. Great Video!!!!

So much skill on display.. flying a legendary aircraft, and I’m a Brit! 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Sad times that the swept wing Tomcat and now our own Tornado are no more..

What a cool video. I love the F-14. Only got to see it fly once back in the 80s at the El Toro Airshow. The sky was overcast and they almost cancelled remaining flights…I was nearly devastated. Then they gave the go for flights and I saw this bird fly. Great memory, great plane!

This footage is too awesome.. Thanks for the upload

Best recorded demo of the f-14

Absolutely spectacular video!

Thanks for sharing this!! Love the F-14 Tomcat! ❤

The comms are amazing, situational awareness of the chain.

Absolutely awesome. Thank you!

I reeeeeally like these videos without thechno misic. Thank you.

These guys were vaping before it was cool.

Love the Wingflex and the vapors of this F-14 Tomact Multirole Strike Fighter Aircraft 🤩🤩🤩

WINGS R MOVIN WINGS R MOVIN WINGS R MOVIN! Anytime Baby!!

This is awesome!

bad ass jet !!!!

7:05 Watching that Double Immelman from inside the cockpit looking rearward was pretty cool!! 😎😎😎😎😎😎

Behind the RIO's head and ejection seat. The camera is pretty close to the RIO's head so you can't see both of them. You can get a glimpse of the starboard vertical stabilizer every so often when the RIO moves his head.

This is incredible. Great professionalism. Just in case anyone thought they simply go up and randomly fly around - they’re flying with total precision, coordination and choreography! Also I think when he’s calling ‘cans’ that’s AB. I think cans means open the burner cans. If I’m wrong please correct me.

that RIO has an amazing announcer voice nailed it then just goes back to flying like nothing happened

I finally realized that under these conditions , around 400 knts or under, the wings are constantly moving 5. or so degrees. Maybe because of low altitude? IDK . But thanks for the stationary camera!

What an awesome team!

fantastic video !!!

Dang I didnt know they did manual wing sweep during demos. Didnt even know the ole cat would fly at 350 with the wings fully swept. Awesome vid.

F14, What a lovely bird.!

Came back to like it again. Can't. Doesn't stop it being ace.

Best jet demo video ever...

best ever turn and burn...

I like how the ejection handles slightly bend during the high-G maneuver.

That is so cool! 👍

Love when the RIO says its going to be tight....Pilot says we got it! Goose Bumps

omg I love the fact he was judging the vapes. that is SO cool

Both of these guys are eating the G's for lunch. It's the last thing they're worried about. I wish I could do that!

That speech from the *pilot I assume, was beautiful and probably the most American thing I’ve ever heard.

serious G's no joke this is a crazy work out nice training

awesome vid!!

Still my favorite airplane!

#BringBackTheCat

WOW that was amazing what a ride.

Loud and proud

Poetry in motion. God bless all of you who design, build, maintain, repair and fly the eagles that serve as our great country’s tip of the spear. God Bless America🇺🇸

Man i was there watching this as a kid; watching this video gave me a sh*t-eating grin

I used to watch the Reaper demo practices every Wednesday morning while laying on the turtlebacks of another Reaper tomcat. I sure took them days for granted...

@ 7.39 - The most American thing I’ve heard, love it. ‘Your Tomcat is inbound at the speed of heat!’

Very cool. In my next life for sure..

I'm thinking this RIO is a badass, and then I start thinking who is actually flying this Tomcat....Great Team Work....Light em up

Look at the spoilers , Wing Sweep working as advertised and of course both TF30 P414A AUGMENTED TURBOFAN PRATT AND WHITNEY ENGINES WORKING 4.0 , AS WELL AS THE F14 AIRCREW FLIGHT COORDINATION...OUTSTANDING! GREETINGS FROM AD1 (AW/SW) ANGEL MARTE USN RETIRED 1985 THRU 2005...GO NAVAL AVIATION...

This is awesome! Would love to know when this was. My favorite line is at 2:48 - "Cookin' the crowd." As a bonus, mute the audio and play the song "I'll Stick Around" by the Foo Fighters. It just WORKS.

The Grim Reapers were the Tomcat training squadron, they had A's B's and D's in the squadron.

The OG “Vape-Nation”

YES!!

Great demo. Bees knees

love this pilot tight minimums :) thumbs up :)

0:20 look at the port wing flex!

Hahaha 2:50 "Good vapes, good vapes" Aka "We're putting on a show" Yes you are, sir. Yes you are.

I assume cans is afterburner . These guys are awesome

" I want to dedicate this airshow to the true professionals at ESPN, the world wide leader in sports." That's classic!

Money in the BAAAAAANK! TOMCATS READY

I love how the wings bend under the effect of load factors!

I miss that air how. Me and my to kids and most of the time a few of their friends hitting the beach around 3AM watching the sun come up. Spending the day till midnight. then going to the airport the next day and watch the planes coming and going to and from the show. Funny how it was the same people showing up every year. F-14 doing the nite show with full afterburners. my favorite plane. "ANYTIME BABY"

That wing flex is anxiety fuel I wouldn't have the balls to touch the stick

Nice

Great RIO

Two seaters are the best. And the Cat is the all time No.1.

oh she can fly !!!!

Now you have to go to Tehran to see an f14 demo. Good luck

do it man!

I would love to know how it feels to through one of those birds around like that. It must be an amazing experience

Is there another bird flying in formation with them? The pilot sounds like a cool cat! Great video!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a RIO!

10-6 on the Gas The RIO knows everything that has been planned for the flight. RIO has a very important role in the flight ops. 6-8 on the gas....oh oh oh baby, we are vapen

Man, wish the full demo was on here. Where is the rest of the video?

It's no later than 2002. They used some footage in the Fighter Fling 2002 video.

We...Are...Vapin' 😄

So much more interesting without hearing "Danger Zone" blowing my ears out for the 1000th time!

2:47 "Look at the crowd good babes good babes". LOL

Still have the full length version? Miss that one!