From a U.S guy, love having you guys from the Great White North covering our asses! You Canadiens kick ASS!

I'm impressed in all the videos where Rick does hard things, how good he is at being a pretty tough dude, he didn't get sick, black out, nothing, just laughing! check out the one where he works on the power lines too, really no fear! impressive!

I don't know if a lot of people on here realize that Canada and the US are allies and share a lot of military resources; NORAD being one they mentioned in this video. Mike Hunt in the comments mentioned that Canada sits back while the US does all these cool things in space... The Canadian Arm revolutionized the International Space station, and Canada is a huge contributor to NASA... Being patriotic towards your Country is an awesome thing, but don't forget countries like Canada play a big part in the support of your way of life and freedom.

Years later but these RMR reports are fun and educational to watch. Love Rick.

I am very impressed, no vomiting! Well done Rick!

For those mocking Canada and us not building jets...may I remind you that in the 1950s we built the AVRO Arrow with Iroquois engines that could go to sub-orbital altitude and Mach 2. It put even current jets to shame and was only cancelled because President Eisenhower was scared shitless of its capability and was jealous that the US didn't build it and convinced our unfortunately gullible Prime Minister that underachieving American Bomarc missiles were the way to go. Take that.

The pilot was “Kramer”, one of the IP’s in the very good documentary Jetstream.

We got our first one in '82, and in October we'll have been flying them for 30 years! We flew the shit out of them, and the US Navy never put theirs through half of what we did either.

I shit none not, I had my arm up in salute of Ricks's safe landing. To all the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces, I truly wish that every mission that you undertake in the name of our soil and flag is as successful as this! God Bless you all, and thank you!!!

Im glad you hosers gave me my 3 fave things! RUSH, Hockey, and Molsen Golden!!!!

I love his nervous/excited laugh! He does that in a lot of these videos. It brings me joy! lol :)

Spent my young life in Cold Lake! Haven't been back in 40 years!

Is Rick's mission, to find the most difficult situations to sit & laugh with?

who cares what country got better, it is the guys and gals of our Canadian forces who deserve our support, rick is a great and vocal supporter

3:43 I know it's all business, national defense and all that... but man that must be a total hoot :)

AS fantastic as Rick was for a civilian in the plane, its the pilot who is just out for a Sunday stroll LOL. Man this was an awesome video... All the RMR vids are great

as my late polish father would say, no a spelling error. GOD GLESS CANADA. those words mean so MUCH to me because im a PROUD CANADIAN. over and out. EDWARD BUSKO

Kramer was in jetstream

Love the guy's reaction every time they lay on a couple G's... Hahaha man I'm glad he had a good time :) I can't believe there are people who get paid to do this :)

coolest man on the planet

Giggling like a schoolgirl throughout some of the maneuvers, not many 1st, 2nd or even 3rd timers do that.

I would never get to learn all this cool stuff about Canada without Mercer... and he's funny too... no blues watching him.

Excellent! Would love to fly the CF18. CAVU skies to all service pilots. I flew with the RAFVR, flying more hours than anybody else. Once we were warriors!

Hard to believe that it took Canada a long time to go from the CF-104 to a comparatively modern jet.

ricks pretty damn lucky. bullshitting with politicians, driving tanks, riding in a jet.

It be like riding around in an old buick. You know it's old, everyone else knows it's old but No one is flipping the bill for new ones.

He has the funniest laugh. Most people would probably pass out and he's giggling like a school boy!!! hahaha

don't you just love that laugh.

Alberta has turned upside down, yes by , indeed it has !!

His Laugh is,Even Funnier upside down 😭.

Wicked Rick, you're awesome!

410 is the training squadron for the CF-18 and pilots would do that as part of the course. Occasionally they would have to do one periodically to keep current. It also helped the fire fighters train and keep their people qualified.

Congrats Rick, you went Super Sonic..... and you did not need a cape!

lol 4 wing cold lake! My dad lives on base there, sucks I wasn't there when Rick was in town

Good stuff Rick mercer.this guy's having the time of his life and getting paid in every show he does.i didn't know that he was gay.but that's his business.. your still Kool in my books.

Damn I give Mercer credit, I would probably blowing chunks all over the place, oooops.

Awesome!

“I am supersonic!” 👌😎👍

i love his nervous laugh

Ahh i lived in cold lake once middle school starts in grade 4 there

@VNSki The F-15SE is 100M$, the F-35A is 120M$. The F-35 has a (comparitably) very user-friendly cockpit, lowering the training time required, and thus, reduce the cost. It also has more internal hardpoints for weapons + bigger cannon. The range on internal fuel is similar, despite being smaller. F-35 has a smaller radar cross-section. Not saying the F-15SE sucks, because that would be my second option. But it seems like something that would need replacing in 15 years as oppose to 30.

OMG I LIVE IN COLD LAKE i totally didnt realize this is where he went when i clicked the link :D

@viper10011 .... improved weapons and guidance systems? As compared to what, an F5 ?

3:37 was that old man Spanky

And 9 years later we're using the same planes

He is the Elen Degeneres of Canada

@canadathestrong I wouldn't complain about spending money when were building our own jets to defend and not to rely on anyone. Have a nice day

That's pretty cool.

@svd205 meh, doesn't really matter to us Canadians, you Yanks made a good product, we bought 'em and fly 'em. By the way, speaking of insecurity why do you need an ego stroke when the story was about the Canadian Air Force?

thanks, and you guys can have as much hockey pucks and maple syrup as you want!

It's got improved guiding systems and weapon-systems than the F-18.

Orrrrrrr Ellen is the Rick Mercer of America

is that kramer from the show jetstream??

Rick, I WANT YOUR JOB!!!

did anyone notice that the pilot from Snowbirds has the same name as Rick's pilot in this vid

Kramer is my cousin. He is a hell of a guy and funny as heck

@viper10011 The CF-188 is also better equpped for cold weather flight.

F-15SE Role Multi-role fighter is designed to be sold to other nations such as Israel Saudi Arabia, Japan, and South Korea as well as others... stealth will only be in the range of fifth generation aircraft such as the F-35 LII From the frontal aspect. The F-15SE's lower cost compared to fifth generation fighters is intended to aid the aircraft's appeal to the export market.

Has anybody else wondered why the plane needs a tail hook to land at an airport?

@canadathestrong The new F-15SE uses stealth technology too.... The old f-15 is one of the most successful fighter in the world and little problems regarding it's performance. We only need the government to invest into our air industry, we also have companies that makes airplanes such as Bombardier.

We don't have to make them, We have enough money to buy them.

That's nice :)

my Dad fly cf18s

4:32 looks like he was seconds away from hitting G loc

did kramer have his hook down during landing or did it just look like it

13 was filmed 13 yrs ago, and we haven't upgraded this aircraft. I like the F-18 but it is getting VERY long in the tooth, and I wouldn't want to send our air crew up into a combat situation, unless it was in a third world country flying AN-2.

look, I have got real world friendships which I would keep regardless of what has happened, it is not about you, as it is about me and my memory of some of my very very good friends who were their for me, I do miss and cherish those friendships above any animosity with anyone... speaking from a position of strength and not weakness.

V they're canadian.. Not American..

i'm pretty certain that rick blacks out on their final maneuver

you know what, you are absolutely right. I retract all previous statements, and acknowledge your rightness and that you probably have beautiful hair. sorry for the confusion caused. you sir have a wonderful day :) sorry again

@svd205 So you need constant recognition but were the ones who are insecure. plus althought the cf18 is a model of an american plan we payed for it so it belongs to canada, get over it.

So that's why they keep breaking...

Anyone else noticed they landed with their arrestor hook down and actually caught a wire?

Anyone know why they took the wire?

This framerate is making me sick

My sister lives there.

Which one - american, german, or correct?)

Why did it remind me of Star Wars?

NORAD is a waste of money, and it benefits mostly the US not us.We need more NAVY equipments to defend our resources in the northern hemisphere. These jets wouldn't do us any good without the NAVY in the northern hemisphere when things get ugly.

@janmadytay Did somebody say Avro Arrow?

I love this show and watched many of them multiple times, but this is something I have to pick at. This is not his first time in a G-suit yet he acts same both times like he doesn't even know the name, I know it's a scripted show but get a little better with the details :) I know Rick does not often mention his experiences from previous shows during filming new ones and most of the shows seem like a first time experience. But that small detail kinda ruins it for ya when you see that flaw. Like watching a movie and even tho you are immersed in fiction, if you saw a car get less damaged during a high speed chase, you would loose that focus. Still very much enjoyed it just my 2c on how it could have been better.

Why?

I am so jealous haha

It was, now it's outdated.

Mercer for office !!!

@viper10011 ya but they have the f-18 super hornet with is way better theen our cf-18's

thought it would be trenton

Yea, but it isn`t a super hornet.

but just a little bit better!

We don't need a single engine fighter to patrol our disputed arctic borders. Although our CF18s have all the upgrades, they are ending their service life. Personally I think the Super Hornet would be a better buy for us, given we already have the pilots and facilities in place to operate and maintain the aircraft. But in the end it will be all about politics and not common sense.

@TheBigDead0ne the cf-18 is better but barely, i m sure the f-35 models outperform it however it is not nearly the equivalent of the cf-18, canadian and american both have some better stuff than the other, but if ur anti-canadian, y r u watching this?

Considering most of Canada's CF-18s are mothballed for parts, just being able to get the planes they can in the air is no small achievement.

@svd205 Wtf, Canada designed the CF-18

@canadathestrong We already have the technology and designs to built our own jets. I don't see any thing blocking us from restarting our jet projects again. It will pay off after a few decades, and we wouldn't have to rely on America jets. Even Sweden has it's own jet industry, compare Canada to Sweden, we have much much more resources and our economy is way better.

Obviously NORAD is essential to our defense, but I wouldn't agree to buying F-35 just because of this purpose. Our current fleets of CF-18 can do this with ease. I never said our navy is our best equipped branch. I'm saying we need to upgrade our navy because it's starting to get out of date. We are surrounded by water, therefore our NAVY is also essential. Give me some reasons to why you think F-35 is the most essential thing... We're leaving the middle east soon anyways.

That's a CF-118

Awesome vid, Rick is soo lucky he gets to do that stuff. (AND WTF IS with all the fighting about US and CANADA that is not the point of this video just enjoy it FFS)

Wow, that's mature, why do we even bother.

Well yeah, but at the time it was better than the standard American fighter.

@03102104 Nothing says "WE'RE GONNA FREE THE SHIT OUT OF YOU" like a big 4-engine bomber.