Your favourite? :-\ Hmm....,, How about Dexter Holland's video? ;-)

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its definitely not for everyone - I have taken about 200 people up in fast jets and warbirds and id say 10% max are able to handle the G & disorientation naturally. For those that can handle it and those that go one to become aero pilots, its a build up of tolerance and like fitness or playing a musical instrument, you retain some of it but need to keep it sharp. But despite your kind words, we are not super human, just lucky genetically and then a lot of hard work to fine tune what nature gave us. Ordinary people doing an extraordinary job.

The aircraft was actually designed in the 60s and manufactured from 71 to 96. Anyway, i'm glad you mentioned its country of origin, the red stars on wings could be quite misleading. I wonder who painted them and why. My guess - the current owner wanted to culturally appropriate the aircraft (i don't think he wanted to disrespect or troll people who made it, considering he flies and probably likes the plane).

@@cinskybuhsrandy5099 Or, possibly, the aircraft was bought from Russian surplus and then it would make sense.

@@cinskybuhsrandy5099 Russia was the major customer. The biggest amount of planes went to Soviet Union and from there to US.

Designed in the 60s and first took flight in '68... Many of these things were sold off to private pilots in the 90s when the Soviet Union collapsed, i know of 2 people personally that bought these planes in the 90s dirt cheap, had it disassembled, and shipped over here, only to spend much much more on upgrading the avionics and every other part of the aircraft to make it FAA compliant. Buying the plane itself was only a fraction of what it would cost to make it flight worthy in the USA. One guy i know here in Plano, Illinois had one on the runway he was upgrading, he only paid $150,000 for the aircraft. It cost over $1,000,000 to upgrade it. And that was in 1998.

​@@nikolamarko9345it was built in the Czech Republic by the Letov aircraft company.

Same me year 2003-2007 :)

Wrong, L-39MS (or L-59) were manufactured 80 pcs (mainly for Egypt)... Grounded teaching one is first prototype of L-39MS (X-21, or OK-184).

Thanks, Amelia! I feel so lucky to have had that experience. 45 North Aviation is pretty spectacular if you ever find yourself in Northern Michigan :).

Really 😲

Same in Bathurst, NSW. I am 15 now but I'm totally gonna do it when I am older and have the money

Very cheap for such fun

Three days ago I was gifted this for my 40th from my wife! I honestly can’t believe I’m going to do it.

That was Tom Cruise. lol

I flew in an L39 in LA this summer and hit 6.5 G's a handful of times for up to 5 seconds each time. I was good except going 300mph straight down then pulling straight up towards space made me ever so slightly gray out. Only thing that made me cry during the flight was how beautiful the earth is seeing it in almost every direction.

Euh no

I didn't take part in one!

Hahahah it was truly incredible! Thanks!

@@SarahMichals * . * you answered!!! hahah hopefully some day i'll fly in one of those... at least for a day hahahah xD Have a happy new year and keep amazing the world!!!

To be honest I don't remember how long it was, this was a few years ago now! It was a substantial length of time, maybe 20 minutes? As far as the amount of Gs, we really played that by ear. I think the pilot pushed to what he could tell was comfortable and safe for me.

@@SarahMichals thank you for such a detailed response! I appreciate it! 😊

@@SarahMichals such a awesome video

Afaik the max G’s for the L-39 is 6.5. Correct me if im wrong

​@@124th_Trigger it's 8

Last time I checked, Michigan was still in the United States. Listen at 1:56 of the video.

It's a soviet era trainer jet used by combloc countries...

@Geir Andrè Tonning It was manufactured in Czechoslovakia, but almost every Warsaw Pact country used it. Even the Soviet Union. And that's probably why there are red stars on this plane. It's not historically inaccurat.

@javierserrano3955 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_L-39_Albatros

haha indeed, and at best a ground attack aircraft

My job is to talk and continue reporting, so a couple Gs isn't gonna stop that

@@SarahMichals I'm sorry sarah, I didn't mean it badly for you but in general. You looks and talk great ;-) I really appreciate I wouldn't say a word to myself.