A WSO's backseat view of an F/A-18D performing an overhead maneuver, touch & go, and full stop landing at NAS North Island, Coronado, Calif.
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@opwave794 жыл бұрын
This was a real treat! I used to live in San Diego and remember watching a lot of fighter jets land at North Island from Coronado Beach (my dog’s favorite beach btw). This is the first time I’ve seen a cockpit view, and a touch and go to boot!
@356rah4 жыл бұрын
Boy that brought back memories. Stationed at NAS North Island in the late ‘60’s when the test line for F4 and F8 was off to the left of the runway. No hangers all out in the open. Worked out of building 865 ( no longer there) filling the F4’s and F8’s with liquid oxygen. Also, was an aircrew man with backseat time in the Phantom II. The break over the field and coming around to land was done many times during my time there. Thanks for the footage.
@56thSPSk9704 жыл бұрын
As a kid raised in Chula Vista I'd seen a lot of time at the Coronado city beach. Then it was the F4',A4s, F8s,A6s ect....what a time!
@Dstew57A4 жыл бұрын
One of the best ways to spend a couple hours. Thank you for making and sharing this video. Different perspective on San Diego.
@ComdrStew4 жыл бұрын
I like your name :)
@jamesmagnum3 жыл бұрын
Pattern work of an F-18 POV video; a blessing...Thanks so much! :)
@orlandoengland91844 жыл бұрын
Indeed, a very well done touch-n-go by this pilot!!👏👏👏👌👍❤💯
@jamesmagnum3 жыл бұрын
Consider the joy most of us having watching this; then think about the feeling of the guy riding it! :) Having a private F-18 and a beach house like those on close to where it's parked at would be my high-end materialistic dream.
@langstonrowe82434 жыл бұрын
I had the opportunity to fly the F18 simulator at San Diego one day, it was great. On my first takeoff with the gear still down, I rolled the airplane at 500 ft. 👍
@briansinclair15204 жыл бұрын
Hey! I think that I know your driver. Thanks for showing the world my poor landing pattern skills. ha!
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Well, well--look who it is! 🤩
@ellertorresiii10814 жыл бұрын
Proud of you sir!
@CptManny3 жыл бұрын
No, That was totally butter
@bremsenreinigerkonsument34243 жыл бұрын
@@CptManny Not as butter as in sailplanes ;). Sailplanes are made for buttering landings haha
@simpilot0012 жыл бұрын
@@bremsenreinigerkonsument3424 and the F-18 is made to throw itself to the ground basically
@worldcrime3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for keeping the natural sound!!! Awesome.
@leonlobos97184 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful!! Also, great view of North Island. Thanks again.
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
That might be close to a half billion dollars in real estate in that one view...
@josephyelverton464 жыл бұрын
Been there done that.NARF will always hold a special place in my heart
@agostonbazmajer11004 жыл бұрын
Awesome footage like always, you really spoil us with these frequent uploads, Jell-O. Unpopular opinion, but I love two seater navy jets, I really wish we had a two seat Hornet in DCS.
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
I guess the F-14 will have to suffice, Ben.
@agostonbazmajer11004 жыл бұрын
@@FighterPilotPodcast Oh yes, that's an amazing one.
@fightingirish85844 жыл бұрын
I was born on Coronado! My dad worked on the S3 A Vikings, at NAS.
@davidabarak3 ай бұрын
I was a Sensor Operator in the A model at NASNI. So much fun, and it provided me, as a non-pilot, to fly the airplane a bit. Birds have no idea how lucky they are.
@presley_aldc4 жыл бұрын
Played the north island course a few time. Quite the sight to be teeing up on that par three and have a jet on final a few hundred feet above
@ohplezz4 жыл бұрын
That is one hell of an office you've got.
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
"you've got" = "you had." 😞
@Bruce.-Wayne4 жыл бұрын
@Agent J .....BS, ain't nothing like flying
@Juandinggong Жыл бұрын
I use to see this view from my barracks at the end of golf course!! Miss those days
@b-man12324 жыл бұрын
That did it!! In my next life, I'm gonna be a pilot! Or.............a Rock Star?
@RobNavPPG4 жыл бұрын
Amazing clarity at 1080 60fps clip. How I wish, I could be in the cockpit. Oh well, I’m just happy to be a legal immigrant of this great country. If I were born here, I would’ve done my best to be in the service and be like you guys. Flying my powered paraglider and working as an infrared specialist flight crew fighting wildfires for the gov will suffice for my age and experience at this time. Besides, the glamour of you guys profession, I sincerely thank you for your service to the greatest country in the world.
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Good of you to say. Thanks!
@IrishManJT4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. Looks like a nice golf course too 😎.
@Doones514 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great video
@swill10204 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. I’m sure no one has ever told you what an awesome job you have. Ha!
@thegermanangler10964 жыл бұрын
Man, I like this kind of stuff. would like to take a ride in the back seat. I know it's never gonna happen, but dreams are free, right?
@csucujo4 жыл бұрын
Great video - thx sir!!
@edwardcarr96234 жыл бұрын
That touch and go goes alot faster in that plane then it takes me in a cessna 172 lol. I want to fly the f18
@piloto_loco4 жыл бұрын
show this DCS's Matt Wagner, maybe he recognizes the fun of a double seater hornet and maybe we finally start getting such familiar beautiful sceneries like San Diego. Hawaii would be nice too, any takes from kane ohe ? thanks for this wonderful ride.
@jacksonschadt75734 жыл бұрын
My Dad used to be stationed at North Island back in the 90s with the S-3s when they were still there. I have a lot of memories at Coronado.
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful place.
@michelsucar93774 жыл бұрын
Great Work ! The f18 is my favorite jetfighter
@freepilot77324 жыл бұрын
Miss flying and landing there myself. 1997-2000
@dignanzero14454 жыл бұрын
Almost as cool as me in a Cessna 182...
@joannaburn95144 жыл бұрын
Wow! Amazing to share that experience.
@bulldog2824 жыл бұрын
Vincent, Did you shoot all these videos with the FPP in mind, or is it just a series of fortunate circumstance's? I do really enjoy them, and it makes it easier to sell the FPP to others.
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
I figured it would be better to have them and not need them then vice versa.
@brianlofton24894 жыл бұрын
Nice to see this view after watching from the beach.
@pahanin24804 жыл бұрын
So that’s what the backseater really does, video imagery
@liwanagbautista87804 жыл бұрын
Pensacola? And there is the Golf Course....I shot an 83 today, my back is killing me! Time for a vacation off we go to WDW! Retiree life in Florida.
@mav45164 жыл бұрын
Love the scenery
@paulvirginia87884 жыл бұрын
@Joe Kinchicken "Cali", is a city in Colombia.
@josephramirez77254 жыл бұрын
I live by Pt Mugu when i was a kid and loved going to see the Tomcats and Hornets fly in
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Went to my very first airshow there in 1978!
@user-tv5dt3nm9y4 жыл бұрын
Huh. I wasn’t aware that touch-n-goes were part of the Navy repertoire. Nice.
@user-tv5dt3nm9y4 жыл бұрын
Hornet Vids There is a negative stigma to the technique in some circles. I prefer lo-n-goes. Easier on the airplane and gives me all the approach practice I want.
@michaeljennings75113 жыл бұрын
It's on the base approach that the line division hears you and prepares to catch the bird. ;)
@aaronchase384 жыл бұрын
Ah the country of Coronado my home town 🤙🤙rad video thanks 🤙🤙🇺🇸
@brkinwrx6200 Жыл бұрын
Playing that golf course is always fun watching them land/takeoff. Not 100% what hole but I could feel the heat from the AB when they took off. Always thought what would happen if I drove the golf cart onto the runway.
@FighterPilotPodcast Жыл бұрын
You would get to make new friends: people with guns.
@White1982Tiger4 жыл бұрын
Great video, as usual :)
@Rahul-sj8ij4 жыл бұрын
I understand everything, thanks to DCS
@checkeredflagfilms4 жыл бұрын
nice view/shot of the Hotel Coronado.
@mr.manfredjensenjen72942 жыл бұрын
Very cool views!
@saarcful4 жыл бұрын
Woww!! Being a common man, this video really gives very unique feeling, by the way what was the max speed diring flight and during landing ?
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
saarcful you wound typically fly around 350kts in normal cruise, 450kts in combat cruise, and final approach speed is around 140-160kts depending on fuel and stores weight.
@CptManny3 жыл бұрын
1:57 EXTREME BUTTER.
@tommiatkins34434 жыл бұрын
Jello. Thanks so much for your great videos. Short question. You've no doubt made a few hundred landings. Do you ever switch off the power nowadays and think "Phew, I made it"?
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Not since my last landing on an aircraft carrier, no.
@jerryharkness61404 жыл бұрын
Freaking awesome thx
@someone3.2007 Жыл бұрын
at this airport, fighter jets come in really slowly like airliners
@boisecityplanes4 жыл бұрын
2:29 I see a Blue Angel! Also, I noticed on final that there wasn't a field "carrier" painted on the runway, however I think I see the "Ball" on the left side of the runway, is this just to get used to seeing that equipment?
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
The same lens is used to land at most Navy fields as aboard carriers.
@mckaylundtuttle79622 жыл бұрын
Very cool
@yassermasood34234 жыл бұрын
Very smooth..
@hackcult37383 жыл бұрын
Perfect place for a golf course.
@simageorge633 жыл бұрын
The Fighter Pilot Podcast ,Rudders toe in is in all envelope of flight or just with landing gear down?ALSO rudder toe out is with pushing the stick? How many degrees?
@FighterPilotPodcast3 жыл бұрын
Toe in during takeoff and landing as a function of angle of attack.
@TwinkieGurlMeowMeow4 жыл бұрын
Isn’t this kinda considered “classified” to show the Coronado base??? Feels like I’m siting in the cockpit 😁
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Nope. Ever heard of Google Earth?
@RobNavPPG4 жыл бұрын
Forgot to ask. On a 2 seater F/A-18, is the rear crewmember in charge of avionics and weapons?
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
TOPGUN has recommended crew duties for a two-seat F/A-18 to maximize effectiveness. It various depending on the mission and phase of flight.
@johndough71604 жыл бұрын
Damn I love these jets. That hornet is a good looking attack aircraft.
@LRRPFco524 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it's running on a flat at the end..."Whomp whomp whomp whomp.."
@BrokenRRT4 жыл бұрын
Coronado and Point Loma looks so small from above.
@QQ-ly1ts4 жыл бұрын
he didn't pull up the nose right before the plane touches down on the runway?
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
No, he did not flare.
@mikevonkleist67674 жыл бұрын
What's the cruising speed? Power to throw away! Two jet engines with wings attached.
@infamous3874 жыл бұрын
My dream right there. I have dreamed my whole life of being able to fly fighter jets. F-18 super hornets, F-16 , and my all time favorite the beautiful F-15 Eagle. I'd take any opportunity any challenge to handle anything a jet couple put me through. My dream is to fly at 80k feet, curvature of the earth below me soace above me and listen to pink Floyd - learning to fly. I could die happy then. I'd give anything to fly. But unfortunate as never had the opportunity to have the education needed as moved around to much growing up barely got out of high-school with diploma. Not smart enough for college lol. Kudos to all doing this. My next life will be different. Maybe coke back in mear future so can space travel as pilot
@Doones514 жыл бұрын
Do some of those runway white bar markings represent the wires on a carrier so you can practice hitting that spot?
@Victor-hb4hj4 жыл бұрын
I worked at El Toro MCAS after it was de activated by slick Willy. If I recall correctly there were carrier layouts on the ground for practicing ship landings. I don’t know for sure.
@tomphillips78584 жыл бұрын
Hornet Vids love your content. The CASE III video is a fascinating reminder of dark nights offshore. Hope you have more to share.
@baileymarkussen72314 жыл бұрын
Sick 🤙
@cecilpotter12294 жыл бұрын
North Island
@tomphillips78584 жыл бұрын
Which one is your house Jell-O? Nice day for flying...
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
That one squeezed in between the other two.
@tomphillips78584 жыл бұрын
The Fighter Pilot Podcast Yes yes, driven past it many times since my youth roaming those streets...
@liwanagbautista87804 жыл бұрын
They are not allowed to say cockpit anylonger!
@simageorge634 жыл бұрын
The Fighter Pilot Podcast ,in dogfights the mirrors are used?
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
I never did.
@simageorge634 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your time !
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
@@simageorge63 👍
@robd21844 жыл бұрын
Not much flare required with those it seems , strong gear
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Rob D2 or just really smooth! 😎
@SomaFlly4 жыл бұрын
stay classy sandiego...
@Mike7478F4 жыл бұрын
Air force 4 Eva!!
@henrygiesbrecht19634 жыл бұрын
shit i wish I could have a ride with these guys !
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Easy: join the Navy!
@txcavi4 жыл бұрын
Coronado?
@sabtuchannel95904 жыл бұрын
Nice
@ColbyLee20044 жыл бұрын
Is the backseater in a hornet not called a RIO?
@harjotdhanota3614 жыл бұрын
No. They're called a WSO (Weapon Systems Officer) aka Wizzo
@ColbyLee20044 жыл бұрын
@@harjotdhanota361 I know what a Wizzo is I just thought that was an Air Force thing
@LRRPFco524 жыл бұрын
@@ColbyLee2004 It used to be a USAF thing with the F-4C/D/E and F-111A/D/F while US Navy F-4B/J/Ns and F-14s had RIOs. Once they went to the Super Hornet with the F model, they adopted the basic crew designations of the F-15E Strike Eagle with Pilot and WSO. The WSO station in the F models varies, but the more modern ones have dual joysticks for sensors and weapons manipulation like a Strike Eagle does. The F/A-18Bs and early F/A-18Fs are/were primarily used as conversion trainers to the best of my knowledge.
@weirdshibainu4 жыл бұрын
Good day at the office
@johnhennessy78874 жыл бұрын
No Butter.
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
🤔
@doeknob24824 жыл бұрын
If they would just start selling rides to the public !!!!
@primalfroststudio61784 жыл бұрын
They do in Russia 😁
@philnicol80724 жыл бұрын
# Beats taking public transport ....
@keithsoifer30794 жыл бұрын
Why bother w the runway? How bout the beach or a fairway?
@indy500tabasco89 ай бұрын
nails is canopy bow looks dangerous
@hlubkojzoonyob90914 жыл бұрын
What happened? See landing n took off again! !!!
@PilotGigi Жыл бұрын
So the F18 can also land on a normal runway 😂😅
@FighterPilotPodcast Жыл бұрын
Duh.
@JAG00718774 жыл бұрын
5 hours of circuits was the most boring part of getting a licence
@nunyabiz69524 жыл бұрын
Why does my job suck?
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
If you're paying the taxes that make this job possible then I'd say your job is great!
@ahmad844223 жыл бұрын
Indonesia hadir
@drewsquickfix4 жыл бұрын
That's crazy you have rearview mirrors to see enemy planes in the rear ha ha they dont show that in tops gun maverick.
@Dupawpaski4 жыл бұрын
If you fold back your mirrors you can get better fps.
@Kmc48894 жыл бұрын
North island
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
Yep, just like is says in the video description.
@duschiavon4 жыл бұрын
Tell us about UFO encounter
@FighterPilotPodcast4 жыл бұрын
I've had none.
@duschiavon4 жыл бұрын
The Fighter Pilot Podcast 😞😤
@f4cphantom24 жыл бұрын
What I wouldn't give to experience this. I love San Diego wish I could afford to live there, and too bad the liberals are destroying California..
@Mike7478F4 жыл бұрын
MAGA
@f4cphantom24 жыл бұрын
@@Mike7478F Yes Sir indeed..
@whydoyouactlikethat4 жыл бұрын
I can see my house.
@eleminohpee9074 жыл бұрын
Can I come over for a vacation?
@whydoyouactlikethat4 жыл бұрын
@@eleminohpee907 Ha ha. Sure. We can do some plane watching. Fly Navy!
@terryhanks23144 жыл бұрын
Das koo
@alexreg782 жыл бұрын
CFYLHF JYF VJKJLFZ ХОРОША))
@FighterPilotPodcast2 жыл бұрын
Which means…
@speedhornetsdiamonds8920 Жыл бұрын
Coronado. Is. Beautiful. And. Quite. Trendy, great. Place. To. Land. Take. Care. Of. My. F-18.