Yee Haaa!!!

I was gonna post about the auto bail out (against it), politics or something along that line, but everybody else is doing it much better than I can, so screw it…

A video for your viewing pleasure- MANY, MANY gallons of fuel were used in the making of this video, some birds were scared out of the sky, many observers were either impressed or running for cover, and the Pilots/NFOs were loving life! It’s not often you get to do this legally 🙂

Kick the tires, light the fires, first one in the air is lead, brief on Guard.

I miss those days… sigh…

Comments

Yee Haaa!!! — 12 Comments

  1. That flat hat run down the runway gave me a bad case of the “puckers”, especially when the third guy went by dragging his feet!!!

    Got fired off the deck of CVA-59 in Palma De Maorjca (sp) DIW in an AD-5N and they had the cat set for a Vigilante! Now that was a kick in the ass and a HUGE surprise to the AC! Who just happened to be the AirBoss. Big time ass chewing when we got back! Ah the good old days!!

  2. I was Air Force, a back-seater in F4s. I remember once doing Mach .9 down a valley looking up a gun crews…

    Real pucker power.

  3. I’ve never flown in one of those, but I am quite concerned that that a plane is more exciting than a woman. Apparently, some men haven’t experienced the right woman yet.

  4. OH SHIT!! Hot Damn, That ROCKS! I’ve seen some of that before, but, damn if it don’t get me goin’! (Got any more?) Oh, yeah- to paraphrase a popular expression for Sniggles- ” It’s a man thing, you wouldn’t understand…”

  5. I’m hoping to be reincarnated as a pilot! Too old to do it now… love the sound barrier puffs here and there! You must of really loved it…
    (jealous)

  6. Crucis- Phantoms FOREVER! JMSDF is STILL flying F-4J’s and it’s the most popular fighter in their Fleet.

    EV- getting a kick for a Viggie instead of a Spad MUST have been a ride 🙂

    Snigs- I’ve known women pilots who said the same thing after a carrier landing 🙂

    Castr8r- I’ll have to look around

    FF- nothing like watching the paint burn off the leading edges of the wing 🙂 Those puffs are just thicker spots of water vapor, those birds are already supersonic, but it does show you the conical edge of the sonic boom caused by the aircraft 🙂

  7. Just glad I wasn’t the Plane Captain of the almost-too-low over the water bird.

    Bet the inside of that bird smelled bad.

  8. Xavier- yes it is 🙂

    rickn8or- It couldn’t have, he had sucked most of the seat pan up his ass in a pucker factor 🙂

  9. Ooweee!!!!!!!!!!
    Jet Blast and Salt Air!!!!!!!!
    Man do I miss it. Retired 15 years ago.
    Got two shots in C-1A’s and a trap in Miss Piggy.
    did the bulk of my career in the Mighty A-6E Intruder as A/F LPO, Phase LPO and Instructor at 128.
    Jet Blast and Salt Air!!!!!!!!
    G. Cassel
    AMH1(AW)
    Retired