JDAM's F-16 Incentive Flight (HD GoPro)

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2024
  • In December 2012, I fulfilled a lifelong dream to take a ride in an F-16, which I was fortunate to receive as an Honorary Commander (call sign JDAM) of the 425th Fighter Squadron at Luke AFB. The 425th flies RSAF F-16s which are off limits to civilians, so we borrowed a Viper from the 310th. Unrestricted takeoff, 500 ft. at 500 mph; simulated low level bomb run on the Barry Goldwater range, rolls, split-S, some stick time for me and a whole lot of G's pulled. It was the best damn ride of my life.

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  • @WSUIN02
    @WSUIN02 Год назад +1

    Did a fam flight with the Tophats in 2019. I might be one of the few people who has flown inverted over Kitt Peak Observatory and busted Mach at 57 years of age. Two hours in an F-16 ruined roller coasters for me for life. My bird was 89-159, one digit away from this one!

  • @GJones462-2W1
    @GJones462-2W1 10 лет назад +15

    Hell yeah, bro. I got my shot in an incentive ride in the WSO seat of an F-111F in 1990, for winning weapons load crew of the year, at RAF Lakenheath, UK. Probably not as much G-pulling fun, as you had, but freakin incredible, nonetheless! Looks like you handled it well. Good job, and congrats, bro!

  • @herbrice8933
    @herbrice8933 10 лет назад +2

    I used to work at the Goldwater Range as an RCO. Luke AFB is awesome! I miss those jets!

  • @mwmdotnet
    @mwmdotnet 9 лет назад +7

    So stoked for you to have experienced this, dude

  • @TankingNick
    @TankingNick 9 лет назад +2

    love the video! His face at high G it pretty funny, really puts into perspective how much G-force you feel in a F-16. I need more video's like this!!!!!

  • @tubbytimmy8287
    @tubbytimmy8287 9 лет назад +32

    Can someone please give him a Hell and a Yeah...

  • @swaggcatt_
    @swaggcatt_ 9 лет назад +3

    One of my favourites videos on YT.

  • @PSPmaster321
    @PSPmaster321 10 лет назад +13

    Great vid and great song!

    • @DRF1001
      @DRF1001 10 лет назад

      During DS , Many of the 117 pilots listened to metallica or whatever whilst over Kill box 1

  • @briansmobile1
    @briansmobile1 6 лет назад +4

    Congratulations brother I'm happy for ya! Looks like the pilot was testing your "ka-ka-ka" at 2:44 and almost lost you at 3:00, but didn't. Good job man!

  • @grmreaper1414
    @grmreaper1414 6 лет назад +5

    awesome video. I can tell on your face the g forces kicking in. i cannot imagine how that feels. I know you have to do a special breathing technique to make sure you do not black out. I would so love to fly in a fighter jet just to feel the power and the G forces being 30, 40,000 feet or however high it goes and just be proud to be a real American.

  • @jeffyork7231
    @jeffyork7231 5 лет назад +1

    Good of you to thank the damn CC and the rest of the E's at the end.

  • @JJJoseJJJ
    @JJJoseJJJ 7 лет назад

    that is so exhilarating to experience , you're such a lucky person !

  • @existingcondition
    @existingcondition 7 лет назад

    I got plenty of Hell's but am all out of yeah's. That was some good shit! It provided a great example of the forces exerted on the bodies of these pilots WHILE they are making spilt second decisions and maintaining an extreme level of accuracy with their maneuvers. Good stuff, dude!!!

  • @chriszilar3657
    @chriszilar3657 Год назад

    So awesome! Congratulations!

  • @michaelquartermain3532
    @michaelquartermain3532 7 лет назад +3

    My dad flew in a f-16 at Luke Air Force Base too

  • @migueldeunamuno3803
    @migueldeunamuno3803 11 лет назад

    Hello from Spain. Great video and great job. I enjoined so much.

  • @cholubaz
    @cholubaz 11 лет назад

    Not sure who you know to get that ride but good for you. I live in Peoria and they fly over my house all the time and once in a while I get a glimpse of one when I'm flying in the NW practice area NW of Luke. I would love to just get a chance in their Sim.

  • @socomsnipa904
    @socomsnipa904 11 лет назад

    its funny because i remember when u got your flight. We noticed the go pro and we were hoping you didnt use a crappy adhesive or anything. Glad you enjoyed your flight and had a healthy jet. 310th bad to the bone!!

  • @MrNathanIL
    @MrNathanIL 10 лет назад

    Dude, that's just amazing!

  • @video1974
    @video1974 11 лет назад

    Totally awesome vid man! Love the high performance audio/video combination you put together. Yeah, you are envied by everybody including myself, LoL. Most people will never get to ride in anything higher performing than a supercharged sports car. But, NO automobile (or any other man-made machine) will ever compare to the awesome kick and feel of a high performance jet fighter. Glad for you man! Great video, Love it!

  • @kun5474
    @kun5474 10 лет назад +6

    Nice vid, one day i also will to take a ride in one of these things :D

    • @grmreaper1414
      @grmreaper1414 6 лет назад

      me too hopefully. atleast once before I die be a dream come true fly in a few fighter jets but in America I think it is impossible to do but in other countries you can pay to fly in fighter jets.

  • @ShawfujikawaTTV
    @ShawfujikawaTTV 11 лет назад

    The F-16D is, yes. The F-16C is what is actually used for flying missions. The D model is for training.

  • @trapF016C
    @trapF016C 11 лет назад

    awesome video man! coming from someone who got to ride in back of the viper as well...we are among a select few

  • @Mejfkl
    @Mejfkl 8 лет назад +6

    One Lucky Pastard ;)

  • @hawkplaya94
    @hawkplaya94 10 лет назад +7

    I dont care if i throw up everything Ive eaten for the past 5 years. I dont care if I GLOC. I will always want to be a fighter pilot.

    • @28reta
      @28reta 10 лет назад +1

      Throwing up will be the least of you're worries

  • @cott10r
    @cott10r 9 лет назад

    awesome video man, thanks for sharing!!!!!

  • @DrEvil-yx4vr
    @DrEvil-yx4vr 7 лет назад

    Damned, you are a lucky guy. Very nice video.

  • @flexxx421
    @flexxx421 10 лет назад

    Hahaha they gave Sniper a D model! Travesty! One of my favorite IPs

  • @SnowTiger45
    @SnowTiger45 6 лет назад

    Woosy. Looked like he was scared throughout the majority of the flight.

  • @alfacharlie6918
    @alfacharlie6918 11 лет назад

    Outstanding video!! Wish I got a flight when I was at Nellis AFB!

  • @stevegermond939
    @stevegermond939 9 лет назад

    Must have been really awesome to see the ground upside down.

  • @Flyboy3404
    @Flyboy3404 9 лет назад

    Hell yeah, 56th Fighter wing representing

  • @BlenderDesigns
    @BlenderDesigns 10 лет назад

    Song: Rev Theory - Hell Yeah (Also the theme song of 'Blue Mountain State')

  • @Talango
    @Talango 10 лет назад +1

    This video deserves much more recognition.

  • @kaotikdave
    @kaotikdave 9 лет назад +1

    Do you have to be in the service to even qualify for an incentive ride? Getting the chance to experience that would be SO awesome.

  • @NstBiker
    @NstBiker 9 лет назад

    Awesome Video !!!

  • @NICHOLASRGLORIOSO
    @NICHOLASRGLORIOSO 11 лет назад

    AWESOME FLIGHT DUDE!!

  • @MrLuvOldies
    @MrLuvOldies 9 лет назад

    Thanks. Great Video and Flight.Mmmmmmmm

  • @barbun
    @barbun 11 лет назад

    u just stole some breaths of my dream... i want this experience so bad!

  • @andrewchr
    @andrewchr 10 лет назад +3

    Man.. you should add the landing part too. Amazing video nonetheless.

    • @GDPilots
      @GDPilots 4 года назад

      Yeah Exactly

  • @daniele86388
    @daniele86388 10 лет назад

    Good tour :) f-16 is my favorite :) good day for you :)

  • @louisreusch9808
    @louisreusch9808 10 лет назад

    Hahaha how he looks during the parts with the strong g-forces :D

  • @joaquinfaz8947
    @joaquinfaz8947 10 лет назад

    simply amazing.............role modals for life...........SALUTE....

  • @Flightsworldwidevideos
    @Flightsworldwidevideos 10 лет назад

    great video

  • @jamesdoe5325
    @jamesdoe5325 11 лет назад

    So awesome I love how to g forces give you funny faces.

  • @WingedRyno
    @WingedRyno 10 лет назад

    Great to see a dude like yourself, who makes this mission happen, get to enjoy this side of your efforts. Good on ya. But that finger wave in the beginning has got to go, or you will make Viper guys look like Eagle guys.

  • @3down55
    @3down55 10 лет назад +10

    it looked like he passed out for a couple of secs at 3:00 dayum

    • @DRF1001
      @DRF1001 10 лет назад +4

      G Lock - He was well fine though

    • @spacesae8286
      @spacesae8286 10 лет назад +4

      i think he made it actually. gravity takes your head down when you pass out.

    • @michellesullivan3927
      @michellesullivan3927 9 лет назад

      Down Range Film Glock is worse then passing out

    • @CHECK6-963
      @CHECK6-963 9 лет назад +1

      Pinscher Graphics G-LOC, than.

    • @DRF1001
      @DRF1001 9 лет назад

      faabound Its amazing to be corrected by someone whose never been in an altitude chamber or had a check ride .

  • @26rootsman
    @26rootsman 7 лет назад

    u can see the G's taking tole on his face cool flying yow

  • @garthstevens3442
    @garthstevens3442  11 лет назад

    Chris, look into the Honorary Commanders program at Luke. That's the way to your ride.

  • @Mills117
    @Mills117 9 лет назад +1

    Hopefully one day I'll actually be a pilot in one of these

    • @michellesullivan3927
      @michellesullivan3927 9 лет назад +2

      Mills117 I wish you great luck my friend. My husband is a F16 flight instructor. I can tell you a ride in a F-16 doesn't suck.

    • @michellesullivan3927
      @michellesullivan3927 9 лет назад +1

      ***** Agreed. However going to war is not always our call. There are always innocents killed in war despite what side of the fence your on.

  • @lalucre1803
    @lalucre1803 11 лет назад

    these eyes... they can tell a story on their own ;)

  • @williamcavolt203
    @williamcavolt203 6 лет назад

    Love this !

  • @jrock1520
    @jrock1520 7 лет назад

    lol he almost goes nitey nite at 1:46

  • @TroubleActual
    @TroubleActual Год назад

    425th was Singapore? 21st was Taiwan? I can't remember. 310th tophats?

  • @keepmovingjumping
    @keepmovingjumping 10 лет назад

    :D awesome video man!

  • @zavagmorck77
    @zavagmorck77 11 лет назад

    BEAUTUFUL beato te. Darei non so cosa per fare un volo anche io su un F - 16 C !!

  • @michaelyiannett4515
    @michaelyiannett4515 8 лет назад

    Good on you man!

  • @davidj231
    @davidj231 10 лет назад

    Why is the 425th in the credits? That tail belongs to the 310th and the pilot didn't look like he was from Singapore.

    • @garthstevens3442
      @garthstevens3442  10 лет назад

      I was attached to the 425th, a RSAF (Republic of Singapore Air Force) squadron. 425th vipers are owned by RSAF (Singapore AF) which doesn't allow civilians in their jets, so we borrowed one from the 310th. The pilot in my flight was the CO of the 425th. Yes, it's an RSAF squadron, but leadership is mostly USAF - with a RSAF senior ranking officer (SRO).

    • @davidj231
      @davidj231 10 лет назад

      Ah, makes sense. I had no idea that the Widows' CO was a USAF LtCol. Their maintenance is set up completely different and they seem to utilize very little inorganic support.

  • @DANMARK579
    @DANMARK579 5 лет назад

    cita cita Ku mbiyen pilot tempur ngene ikimau boz anjrit bingung seng arep daftar

  • @anthonyhershko
    @anthonyhershko 10 лет назад

    Amazing!!!!!!!!! song name?

  • @MichaelMaarten
    @MichaelMaarten 10 лет назад +1

    Blue Mountain State ftw!

  • @ps920045
    @ps920045 10 лет назад +1

    Good Sound

  • @liagatona
    @liagatona 5 лет назад +1

    Top!

  • @yeoldesaltydog7415
    @yeoldesaltydog7415 6 лет назад

    Would like to see his 'G' meter.

  • @JasenHazu
    @JasenHazu 10 лет назад

    I got mine in Turkey...Sickest shit ever!!!!

  • @garthstevens3442
    @garthstevens3442  11 лет назад

    GoPro held on fine, but it ran out of recording time about 15 mins before end of flight; so it missed the close formation RTB with two 425th Vipers and the near miss bird strike on final approach.

  • @robbywallace655
    @robbywallace655 10 лет назад

    going on my ride tomorrow... how did you mount the gropro in the jet? i dont want mine flying all around the cockpit...

    • @garthstevens3442
      @garthstevens3442  10 лет назад

      Video guy installed it with the help of one of the maintainers. No idea what they did exactly but it stuck the whole time, even through 8.8 G's. Good luck and have a blast. Truly a once in a lifetime experience.

    • @johns.7609
      @johns.7609 10 лет назад

      Garth Stevens who do I need to beg to get a chance at this just once?

    • @cheddarbacontv1179
      @cheddarbacontv1179 8 лет назад

      +Garth Stevens how ild do you have to be to ride?

    • @Ryan12592
      @Ryan12592 8 лет назад

      How do you get a ride along?

  • @Megalodon64
    @Megalodon64 11 лет назад

    Do I need to major in Aerospace Engineering to become a fighter pilot?

  • @sunnyvegas296
    @sunnyvegas296 8 лет назад

    go go go go go buddy !! ;)

  • @zentriceggofficial
    @zentriceggofficial 4 года назад

    Nice vid. Shame about the music though. Would have been better with the natural music of the aircraft sound.

  • @JMJC1
    @JMJC1 11 лет назад

    great shot at 3.08

  • @borisb7307
    @borisb7307 9 лет назад

    Awesome!!!!

  • @torjohansson9278
    @torjohansson9278 10 лет назад

    this is fucking beautiful :3

  • @sesanalorenzo
    @sesanalorenzo 6 лет назад

    What missile is that? 0:35??? Is that a Meteor?

  • @superkiss763
    @superkiss763 9 лет назад

    2:55, EPIC CONSTIPATION

  • @Gridiron87
    @Gridiron87 5 лет назад

    Man i wish i was you in this situation..

  • @DerGolf2000
    @DerGolf2000 4 года назад

    Hell Yeah!

  • @brenoaraujo1183
    @brenoaraujo1183 7 лет назад +1

    I noticed a bright object in the sky between 1:31 and 1:34, but did anyone else see it?

    • @rodrigoandrade4554
      @rodrigoandrade4554 7 лет назад

      Breno araujo might be the sun ray reflecting to the glass

    • @sigfriedseldeslachts6926
      @sigfriedseldeslachts6926 7 лет назад

      Reflection of the sun

    • @grmreaper1414
      @grmreaper1414 6 лет назад

      yeah definitely sun reflecting off his helmet onto the canopy of the F-16 causing the white dot, you see it multiple times in the video. no UFO lol. no such thing as UFO or Aliens at that anyway. until I see one myself then i will believe it. til then, i do not believe in it.

    • @foxw875
      @foxw875 6 лет назад

      I think they also popped flares at 2:33

  • @mrmikef10
    @mrmikef10 7 лет назад

    BMS HYPE!

  • @LetFr33DomRing
    @LetFr33DomRing 11 лет назад

    Nice!

  • @jdanielp6932
    @jdanielp6932 10 лет назад +1

    which is that song? which band?

  • @evaneezy
    @evaneezy 7 лет назад

    i was drunk n coked i think i can...

  • @winterkks
    @winterkks 10 лет назад

    멋지십니다! ^^

  • @samuelnery6715
    @samuelnery6715 3 года назад

    That guy looks like Keanu Reeves.

  • @Mrparangos3
    @Mrparangos3 9 лет назад

    I wanted to see how the co pilot passed out, :(

  • @rfcdgaf
    @rfcdgaf 9 лет назад

    what watch are you using bro?

  • @Skyisnotalimit
    @Skyisnotalimit 5 лет назад

    Damn music...

  • @wiiiiii85
    @wiiiiii85 9 лет назад

    02:32 Firing behind you ? 😨

  • @patrickbradford6223
    @patrickbradford6223 6 лет назад

    At about 3:00 someone almost took a sleepy nap... lol

  • @MrYtubiste
    @MrYtubiste 11 лет назад

    semper viper

  • @sukartini6961
    @sukartini6961 2 года назад

    Ok, siap melandaskan airline dengan membawa kecepatan maksimum yg tinggi kapasitasnya. Dibawah mil kaki langit. 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

  • @TwinkieCakey
    @TwinkieCakey 6 лет назад

    I would enjoy the living shit out of this :D Would probably the best time in my life lol. :D

  • @baranhazar4674
    @baranhazar4674 7 лет назад

    You call this flying with a jet, we Turks call it 'FREEDOM'.

  • @Unknown.Stranger
    @Unknown.Stranger 10 лет назад

    How i'd love to be there too ^_^ yes ahahahah WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWW ^_^

  • @고려태왕
    @고려태왕 9 лет назад

    what is this song??

  • @didickcheeseburger
    @didickcheeseburger 10 лет назад

    ive never seen a 2 seater f-16

    • @jiratnitipon9005
      @jiratnitipon9005 10 лет назад +5

      F-16Bs....F-16Ds....

    • @alvinherlambang5051
      @alvinherlambang5051 10 лет назад +1

      Jirat Nitipon Probly D,Don't think US air force use the F-16B no more?

    • @garthstevens3442
      @garthstevens3442  10 лет назад +3

      Alvin Herlambang It's an F-16D (block 42). The RSAF 425th at Luke is the only squadron at Luke that flights the block 52 F-16C and D.

    • @jconan28
      @jconan28 10 лет назад

      ***** There's no more Block 32's in the Active Duty inventory. I think the Illinois Guard fly's Block 32's. I went to an airshow at the Springfield Illinois airport a few years back and got looking at their jets and to my surprise, their jets were the jets we had at Misawa AB, Japan. In 1994 we started receiving brand new Block 50's and gave our 32's to the guard. I never paid much attention to where they went until I went to that airshow. The 310th there at Luke fly's Block 42's which I believe have Pratt & Whitney motors versus General Electric on Block 40's.

    • @skyhighaviation3542
      @skyhighaviation3542 8 лет назад

      didickcheeseburger it's because it's the falcon no the viper

  • @nils975
    @nils975 11 лет назад

    Waaaawwwww.! I had tears in yeus when I saw your video.
    I live in Switzerland for 23 years with not only the American Dream, but mostly the movie TOP GUN without aret in my head. I'm in a family for three generations in aéronotique. can we contact to E-Mail. good evening

  • @pakkiaman2
    @pakkiaman2 11 лет назад

    GOD BLESS USAF !

  • @kostasgrimsongoundouvas4606
    @kostasgrimsongoundouvas4606 5 лет назад

    anti g?

  • @williamcavolt203
    @williamcavolt203 6 лет назад

    I want a F - 16