chiplee Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Went up north to Washington State last week for my last flight in the Super Hornet. I imagine there's really no better way to experience the Cascades, but I could be biased. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW-fM5amzQU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcroson Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 awesome. nice flying sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAinsworth Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Last flight?? Why?Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thagremlin Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 awesome video.. were you the pilot in the front or rear. may i ask about how fast were you flying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Nice. We were out at Whidbey recently, awesome place. Also of note: Forks, WA is near there... lol... -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 i've aways had a hard time wrapeing my head arround the fact that you can be swiming in the lake and litterly just a few miles away freeze to death in the ice and snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slydogg Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 i hope it's because there are no s-hornets in texas. denise said she thought she saw an octaflugeron in the video ! i assured her that only she can pull those off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Komeuppance Posted August 20, 2011 Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 i've aways had a hard time wrapeing my head arround the fact that you can be swiming in the lake and litterly just a few miles away freeze to death in the ice and snow Around here water is cooooooold. You could freeze to death in the lake itself. -Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2011 Last flight?? Why?Jimmy Last flight in that particular airplane, and in this particular squadron. I'll be flying F/A-18A+ hornets in Texas, which is the same airplane I flew in my first squadron in Beaufort. awesome video.. were you the pilot in the front or rear. may i ask about how fast were you flying Well, there's only one pilot in a Fighter aircraft, and he sits in the front. I sit in the front. At my next squadron there are no two seat airplanes, which is also what I'm used to and what I prefer. i hope it's because there are no s-hornets in texas. denise said she thought she saw an octaflugeron in the video ! i assured her that only she can pull those off. That's exactly right, legacy hornets only in Texas, and that's fine by me. I'm ready to fly the same model every day instead of going back and forth from 30 year old jets to the newest jet off the production line. And, no, no 8 part flugerons in that particular video, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted August 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 may i ask about how fast were you flying Low level is usually around 480 knots. Applying the 1.15 conversion that comes out to about 550mph. Some scenes look low, but it's the camera. It's never lower than 200ft, which is our absolute min alt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TainterRacing Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Hey Chip thats a Swet vid.!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted August 23, 2011 Report Share Posted August 23, 2011 Low level is usually around 480 knots. Applying the 1.15 conversion that comes out to about 550mph. Some scenes look low, but it's the camera. It's never lower than 200ft, which is our absolute min alt. i've personaly saw that 200ft limit broken several times here in fl , once it was on a lake he back'd left 90degrees and made a pass arround the lake with lower wing below the tree line , i was in a boat on the lake. another time i was in a climber 35ft off the ground in a pine tree and one pass'd over head so low that the pressure wave knock'd limbs from trees , i could read the writeing on the hatches , it was funny not even a bug made any noise for a good 5 minutes ,but for a sec i thought the tree i was in was going to topple when the pressure wave hit and no i was not with in the bombing range Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted August 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 i've personaly saw that 200ft limit broken several times here in fl , once it was on a lake he back'd left 90degrees and made a pass arround the lake with lower wing below the tree line , i was in a boat on the lake. another time i was in a climber 35ft off the ground in a pine tree and one pass'd over head so low that the pressure wave knock'd limbs from trees , i could read the writeing on the hatches , it was funny not even a bug made any noise for a good 5 minutes ,but for a sec i thought the tree i was in was going to topple when the pressure wave hit and no i was not with in the bombing range Lol, it's always 200ft. No matter what you see, if someone asks you how low a guy was, the answer is "200ft". Unless it's a helo and then no one really cares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89PalermoSHP Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Sweet machine. I've loved the Hornets since an air show around age 9 or 10. I was amazed watching it climb vertically and by the sound it makes.... it must be an experience. Any chance you could pick me up at the Bloomington airport and take me for a quick ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsTKl Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 your damn lucky sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyWadd Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 Awesome. The cascades are fun on foot or in a 4x4 too. Just imagine covering all that ground as a 0311. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87TsiOwner Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 That looks like a ton of fun! I definately love the beauty of the Pacific NW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsTKl Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 btw great song. I kept looking for million dollar ride but couldn't figure it out so I finally typed in the lyrics. Volbeat-fallen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliber308 Posted August 24, 2011 Report Share Posted August 24, 2011 (edited) I kind of felt the same way when I took my last flight in a UH-1 as Door gunner/ Crew Chief. The squadron switched over to UH-60 Blackhawks. Bill Edited August 24, 2011 by Caliber308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotStock88 Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 breathtaking video! you have yourself a very interesting occupation to say the least. Lets see some more videos when you get to the BIG TEX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 Awesome. The cascades are fun on foot or in a 4x4 too. Just imagine covering all that ground as a 0311. My first MOS was 0311. Believe me, I can imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiplee Posted August 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 btw great song. I kept looking for million dollar ride but couldn't figure it out so I finally typed in the lyrics. Volbeat-fallen Ha, watch out, that song will get lodged in your brain and take 30 minutes of christmas music or something to get it out. Had it out of my head, but it came on sirius so now it's back in there. The route in the video is commonly referred to as the million dollar ride, hence the name of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinturbo Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 (edited) yea, im sure they let you navy/marine guys do more high-speed/low-elevation runs than our guys. but...its pretty hard on the birds =/ we play around 50-60k. Glad you had a successful fini-flight, i hope your new birds keep you just as safe! PS. why no max climb? its fini-flight LAW, unless twr gave you crap. and where is your wingman! > lol Edited August 25, 2011 by spoolinturbo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsTKl Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 been stuck in my head all day, doesn't bother me yet, hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turborusty Posted August 25, 2011 Report Share Posted August 25, 2011 That's really awesome, Chip!! Best place in the coutry, right there! Best of luck on your new venture. Turborusty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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