Fast moving jets fly low through Star Wars Canyon in California.
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@mytube0014 ай бұрын
Everyone trying to go fast. Then along comes an An-2 at a stately pace! :D
@regionalflyer4 ай бұрын
While honking it's horn 😂
@mikoriad4 ай бұрын
That AN-2 was maxed out. It probably felt like it from inside.
@davetelling4 ай бұрын
What fun!!! Also - the F-5 and F-20 were the coolest looking fighter aircraft ever!
@aviationist10184 ай бұрын
Respect for adding trainhorns to a plane
@WestCoastWheelman4 ай бұрын
I thought you were joking but no, they actually did that 😂
@air-headedaviator18054 ай бұрын
There’s always something crazy about looking *down* at a flying aircraft
@davidholder32074 ай бұрын
Very cool - loved the sound of the radial An-2 engine and its hooter.
@JSFGuy4 ай бұрын
Good to see it back open and those participating enjoy it. Looks like a good place for a EA-330.
@6Sally54 ай бұрын
Antonov AN-2….awww…bless his heart!
@guaporeturns94722 ай бұрын
Damn that Lancair looks like it’s missing half of each wing
@socalairshowreview74104 ай бұрын
It is still closed off to the military. 1500' agl restriction in place.
@Cars-N-Jets3 ай бұрын
Ohh my that looks so fun it is like the Nüburgring in the air!
@M66X4 ай бұрын
This really reminds me how much I miss the old days... Back when military fighters flew this route. Now, I think civilian aircraft are cool dont get me wrong, (I love the occaisional F-5) but nothing beats the F-18s, F-15s, F-16s, and F-35s that flew by around 300-500knts. I heard the sidewinder route is similar in some ways, I just haven't seen much info about it. Anyway, great video Erik! I love the content.
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it
@toddburgess67924 ай бұрын
Stunning photography!! Keeping focused and on the jets has to be as difficult as imaginable.
@airailimages4 ай бұрын
Good stuff, Erik! Thumbs up.
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Thanks my friend! Hope you’re doing well!!
@juliojames59863 ай бұрын
Around 1964/65 I was horseback with two friends in the Superstition Mountains, it was rainy, heavily overcast, clouds hung below the mountain ridges….a 104 jet fighter (I believe it was ) dropped into the canyon out of the clouds, very loud,we could see the pilots face. I was conscious of the enormous contrast in transportation modes….it was amazing. The pilot kicked in the afterburners and straight up through the clouds and gone, even out of hearing….Ten minutes later he was back for a repeat ! Very risky ! I doubt that was authorized….At the time there were German pilots training at a base south of those mountains, It may have been one , they crashed quite often it seemed. 👍🏻
@nr5524 ай бұрын
That Lancair sounds nice
@F1fan0074 ай бұрын
Holy tree top skimming Toledo! That looks like a blast! Great video!
@jimowens22834 ай бұрын
That Lancair was crankin’ and bankin’!
@toodlepop4 ай бұрын
that lancair was getting it. it was one of the faster looking of the group.
@guaporeturns94722 ай бұрын
Weirdly small wings
@NoferTrunionsАй бұрын
I was there about 1 month before the crash and saw a f18 fly it backwards far lower than any others - had to literally look down into the canyon. I wonder if anyone here saw that?
@SteveGillow4 ай бұрын
To quote Ron White, the An-2 is flying at the speed of smell.
@la_old_salt22414 ай бұрын
Cool catches!
@jlperezfotopa88074 ай бұрын
Que buena grabación para un gran video. Un saludo.
@bernardanderson37584 ай бұрын
Eric 💯💯. The best was the CJ+3
@EastTNflyer4 ай бұрын
Did that AN-2 have a horn? 😄
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Haha, yes
@EAFSQ94 ай бұрын
Just a dinky little Ukrainian Antonov AN-2 taking Star Wars Canyon with a horn. LOL
@John_3904 ай бұрын
Nice!!!
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@fjbtube62784 ай бұрын
So I maxed out the playback speed for the AN2 and waited…
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Haha, that’s funny!!
@bradok36954 ай бұрын
That was a pretty cool collection. Bet it was twice as good in person.
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
It was awesome!
@bradok36954 ай бұрын
@@ErikJohnston Thanks for always sharing!!
@jjojo20044 ай бұрын
That gray T-38 had wingtip stations as if it could mount sidewinder missiles!! I did not know T-38’s could be armed? 🤔🤔🤔🤔
@bk11654 ай бұрын
It's not a T-38, it's an F-5
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Thank you, that’s why I put the graphic title with the pilot name and aircraft type.
@fonesrphunny72424 ай бұрын
L-39s and T-38s always please the eyes. Visually my favourite jet trainers, right behind the Su-27UB. Can't beat the sexy look of the Flanker 😊 That An-2 was a really cool surprise, too. Looks like a relic from the past, but it's a fascinating airframe. Good stuff. Any plans on visiting the Mach Loop in the UK any time soon?
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
I’d love to go to the Mach Loop, but don’t have any plans as of yet. But man that would be awesome
@GT-mn3bx3 ай бұрын
Ever hike up into Sidewinder or out to Eureka dunes area? That's not far from here.
@monostripezebras4 ай бұрын
nice shots
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@PiDsPagePrototypes4 ай бұрын
It doesn't look all that long of a 'canyon run'. Is there more of it behind the ridge they drop in over? The AN-2 will probably still be flying long after the rest are aged out airframes and grounded,.. And the Citation looked to be the most fun.
@stuntmanmike374 ай бұрын
What kind of airspace goes through Star Wars canyon? If it's class E or G can't civilians go through it at anytime? What agency said they couldn't?
@ShaneFlies4 ай бұрын
How often do the hornets and other military traffic send it through the canyon still ?
@sebastianskwarczynski24354 ай бұрын
The airplane starting at 3:51 looks like an old twin-seat F-5B Freedom Fighter, with its shorter nose and smaller LERX than an F-5F Tiger II.
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
It is an F-5
@mrwest55524 ай бұрын
Sweet. Worth 20 Likes.
@viperdriver824 ай бұрын
Mustang at them … mustang for my money
@c1ph3rpunk4 ай бұрын
I used to bullseye prairie dogs in my L-39 back home. They’re not much smaller than womp rats.
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Haha
@Bluelightning234 ай бұрын
So it reopened for civilian aviation only?
@Representative-Assistant4 ай бұрын
I want to go to this valley!
@suspicionofdeceit4 ай бұрын
There’s one in the UK that’s even better.
@Representative-Assistant4 ай бұрын
@@suspicionofdeceit I would like to go there someday too
@regionalflyer4 ай бұрын
How do you know when to go? I'd love to see this in real life.
@MagicalBacon4 ай бұрын
I was wondering the same thing! It’s quite the drive for me but it’s still something I’d like to see!
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Look up the Airman lagoon Foundation, I think they may have a schedule on their site.
@regionalflyer4 ай бұрын
Thank you! @@ErikJohnston
@hernzo97984 ай бұрын
Does the antanov have a horn? 😮 fav was the citation
@air-headedaviator18054 ай бұрын
I didn’t know a Citation could cut up like that 😮💨
@ErikJohnston4 ай бұрын
Yeah the Antanov had a train horn. We made sure to text him and have him blare it while flying through.
@Andre.D5504 ай бұрын
😎
@ABrit-bt6ce4 ай бұрын
Mach loop.
@generalpurpose65174 ай бұрын
2 meters?.... I used to Bullseye womp rats in my T16 back home and they're no bigger than 2 meters