F-18 Low Level Flying

[FUBAR]

A bout of hay fever could be quite intersting.

http://biggeekdad.com/2012/09/f-18-low-level-flyin...

[scarebus]

Bloody awesome....

[Man-At-Arms]

i feel sick just watching it !

[anonymous-user]

I assume he's lofting the crests inverted to avoid a low -ve G limit? Bet his eyes were on stalks during that run ;-)

[Streetrod]

I love that bit as he tracks the river, I cant believe they actually get paid for having so much fun

[ChrisBMW]

Awesome, got to be the best job in the world.

[Boatbuoy]

Streetrod said:

I love that bit as he tracks the river, I cant believe they actually get paid for having so much fun

"Just like beggers canyon back home"

[Jim Campbell]

The chaps on PPRuNe are not impressed http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/494648-f-18...

Here is another F18 low level video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhkmIBn-gzU&fea... Not sure they would approve but i think it looks fan bloody tastic.

Ta

[Jim Campbell]

Another bit of low level a bit closer to home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPJi_Iyf2FQ&fea...

Ta

[Somewhatfoolish]

FUBAR said:

A bout of hay fever could be quite intersting.

Boring nerdy fact of the day - they trim it so any release of the stick will have the a/c pitch up. Or so I've been told by people who should know.

[GGibbo]

Seems a bit odd sometimes- he's ridge clipping, but not really terrain following, and ridge rolling but not really loading the jet on the way down. Still looks awesome, and good sport considering those VRs are normally 500' min...!

[FUBAR]

Somewhatfoolish said:

Boring nerdy fact of the day - they trim it so any release of the stick will have the a/c pitch up. Or so I've been told by people who should know.

That's not going to help him if he sneezes while inverted

[Yertis]

Somewhatfoolish said:

Boring nerdy fact of the day - they trim it so any release of the stick will have the a/c pitch up. Or so I've been told by people who should know.

Another nerdy fact - you're unlikely to get to be fighter pilot if you have hay fever.

[Vieste]

Nice find foobes i could fly that with my expert flying skills from bf

[SpydieNut]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=37d_1343655376

sure this has been posted in the past - but it's worth another

[tuffer]

I have driven up that valley near the end alongside the River, awesome stretch of road but you have to watch out for cops. Would recommend it for anyone considering a West Coast trip, San Fran to Portland is better than San Fran - LA which is what everyone tends to do.
PS, I feel sick from watching that but I can't even look at a Waltzer at a fair without getting dizzy.

[Vieste]

Just found this clip i have not seen it before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e-aw3aJpBc&fea...

[Mave]

Max_Torque said:

I assume he's lofting the crests inverted to avoid a low -ve G limit? Bet his eyes were on stalks during that run ;-)

Maybe its so he can see the ground?

[Steve_D]

Vieste said:

Just found this clip i have not seen it before.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e-aw3aJpBc&fea...

Thanks for that.
Not seen it before despite that being my nephew as Red 1.

Steve

[jayastout]

I miss my old job.

That's a neat video. And actually the pilot is pretty much following the rules (which are much more stringent as to how low we're allowed to fly compared to elsewhere in the world). Pretty terrain.