RARE Blue Angels Cockpit Video with Comms | 1997 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show
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- Go inside the cockpit of a Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet as the Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron performs an air show over San Francisco as part of the Bay Area's annual Fleet Week festivities. Ride along with former Blue Angels Commanding Officer, George "Boss" Dom, as the Blues takes off from Oakland International Airport before performing a 45 minute demonstration above iconic San Francisco landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Pier 39, Fisherman's Wharf and Coit Tower. Listen carefully to the cockpit communication broadcast between the pilots and the specialized voice cadence leveraged by Boss Dom to guide the Blues as they fly just 18 inches apart from one another. This video was recorded on October 12, 1997.
0:01 - Takeoff Checks
0:50 - Taxi to Runway
3:43 - Takeoff From Oakland International
5:50 - Transit to Show Site
8:12 - Delta Head On Arrival
10:36 - Diamond 360
12:10 - Diamond Roll
13:49 - Diamond Aileron Roll
16:34 - Diamond Dirty Loop
19:19 - Double Farvel
21:25 - Fan Break
23:40 - Left Echelon Roll
25:41 - Line Abreast Loop
28:34 - Vertical Break
30:58 - Tuck Under Break
33:15 - Barrel Roll Break
36:12 - Delta Roll
38:03 - Fleur de Lis
40:00 - Loop Break
45:36 - Delta Flat Pass
46:28 - Cleared for Candlestick Flyover
47:56 - Flyover of NFL Game | 49ers vs Rams
50:24 - Delta Left Pitch Up Break
51:19 - Landing
1997 Blue Angels Team
1. CDR George Dom
2. Maj Pat Cooke, USMC
3. LT Mark Dunleavy
4. LCDR Scott Moyer
5. LT Ryan Scholl
6. LT Scott Beare
7. LT Doug Verissimo
8. LT Kevin Lacasse
Capt Stuart Smith, USMC
Capt Daren Martin, USMC
Capt Rob Wunderlich, USMC
MO LT Clark Merritt
Doc LT Bryan Buchanan
AO LCDR Patricia Tezak
PAO LT Tanya Wallace (Presser)
SUPO LT Duke Heinz
Footage upscaled with Topaz Video Enhance AI software
If you enjoyed this, make sure to check out the new short documentary featuring Boss Dom here -> ruclips.net/video/av89_IlM8_g/видео.htmlsi=vx6jsJJ7IHKERDC-
ABSOLUTELY BLOCKBUSTER!
For sure..what an enjoyment. Seating by the edge of my seat..not, was in bed but eyes riveting on every move 👌💪👍
"Nado , Gucci, Scooter, AHHHH , Yoooogie..." take it in !
I thought it was Yogi?
Thought I heard shadow for #2, but I could be wrong.
I also think #5 is supposed to be Duck. Best audible during the landing phase, where it sounds like everyone is informing the next behind them. Pretty funny you mostly just hear "AH-"
6:36
Do what?
I hear kato in there
Special thanks to the Blue Angels Association and Boss George Dom for sharing this video with the Blue Angel Phantoms channel!
Good to hear your voice Dom. Keeb here! Congrats on your Boss tour. Good to see that Dunleavy was on the team as well. I left VFA-106 in ‘92 and VFA-2074 (Reserve augment unit) in ‘93. We spent 26 years in Alaska while I worked for Alaska Airlines. Great company to work for. I retired in 2020 and now run a cattle/hay farm in Missouri (82 acres on the Osage river - central MO.) My family got to see Boss “Beef” Bartlet in Alaska when the team came through. Wonderful show!
Although it looks like you are having a blast flying, this video shows unbelievable precision, focus and incredible teamwork. Back in 1992, while living at the BOQ on Treasure Island, San Francisco, I was trying to sleep before getting up to work my second 12 hour shift. Well, with the roar of the FA-18s(I think 🤔?)suddenly flying over Treasure Island, I couldn't sleep. I got dressed, went to the roof and watched the Blue Angels practice. They flew so close that I could see one of pilot's helmets . So even though I didn't sleep before work, I look back and realize how lucky I was.
Salute, with love, retired Navy Nurse. ❤❤❤
Thank you for you service
I have a pic of me in the cockpit of a Blue F9 in CC Texas , I was about 5. My Dad paid $1 for the pic . About 20 years ago I located the then #1 who was in the pic with me and mailed him a copy of it. He was quite old and living in Pensacola. He wrote me back and I was proud of the pic and of the response I got. I am now 73. ( I was on the pier for this show in SF in 97 ).
Awesome story.
Amazing. I love how greatness compels us to inspiration. Bless you.
Boss Dom was awesome! I was Blue Angel Maintenance Team at this show. What a great time! United Airlines hosted us at their maintenance hangar in Oakland. The cool guys at UA inspired me to finally get my FAA A&P license so I could be an airline mechanic if I wanted to.
My dad was an F-18 crew chief. He loved it but went into construction. Wild that you guys don't get your A&P from your service
We were working dayshift on the Dock 3 747 overhaul crew where you guys staged all your support equipment back in 97’. Very much enjoyed having the Blue Angels there and watching how they were maintained. Hope you got a tour of the 747 while you were there.
I was barely out of boot when I joined the team. Boss Dom was the best CO I ever had in 14 years. I will never forget being apart of the Blue Angels team.
I don't know why, but the Blue Angels have the best comm's! I never get tired of watching them. Thank you for posting this awesome video. 👍🏻💫
My mom took me to see the Blue Angels for the first time when I was a kid in the 70's.
Besides being impressed with their show I was impressed with how professional and friendly those guys were.
In the early 80's I had a job with an airport van transportation company.
I don't remember how the topic came up but I was telling a passenger of mine on the way to LAX, how my mom took me to see the Blue Angels back in the 70's and it was overcast so they had to fly what my mom and I labeled a low show.
It was then that he told me he was one of the pilots on that day.
When I got him to the airport I asked him if he would sign something for me which he gladly did.
Years later it occurred to me that now that we have the internet I should check his name which I did and there he was and there was a picture too, yep definitely the same guy.
Tim Dineen is his name and the show was at the now defunct El Toro Air Station in El Toro, California.
Amazing how life can be so serendipitous.
I went there once, incredible, unfortunately one of those hangars burned down recently
Used to see every air show at MCAS El Toro in 80s and 90s until it was closed. What a good childhood!
Very cool find Ryan! Thanks for sharing
#5 check-in...lol LT Ryan "Doc" Scholl. He's an Admiral now I think. Boss was out of his straps before taxi back. 👍 Outstanding upload 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
He's as calm as my dentist asking for the tools for my filling.
Blue Angel #5 comms crack me up because it just sounds like a high-pitched scream. And I mean that with all due respect, it's like even though this is extremely serious and precise they still have fun during the routine.
I grew up in the panhandle of Florida. These guys and some of the other pilots from the base used to do sneak passes down the beach just randomly. Your chilling on the beach and an f-16 comes flying down the beach at 400 knots maybe 100 feet off the waves. Coolest part of growing up there. Also when the osprey was first being flown before most people had heard of them they would be flying around everywhere down there. Sometimes with a guy sitting on the tailgate thing with his feet hanging off. They were so close you could wave and they would wave back.
Thunderbirds / Blue Angel comms are always entertaining. The precision in the callouts is spectacular.
Rocksolid, fluid, predictable, and reliable flying by #1, the boss. Truly stunning the precision with which the formation remained off of his wings.
Wow! What an exemplary and precise show. To say I am impressed is an understatement! Thank you for letting us be a part of the comms. Loved being in the cockpit with you “Boss” George Dom!
I like the way Boss Dom acknowledges everyone as he lines up for take off. Fun to hear the comms too! They're talking in weird cartoon cadences and we've got Moe, are Larry and Curly there too? Cross-sighting 2&3 with Boss Dom's airplane it's impressive how closely they hold their positions. It's scary because they're so low so much of the time.
Finally i get to see cockpit videos of the Bay Area fleet week i used to go to fleet week every year until i moved to Texas thanks to whoever posted this My life is complete now ❤
Glad you enjoyed!
The best and most amazing thing to do in the world. My respects to all servicemen and to the pilot community.
Seriously thank you very much. These are without question The coolest effing cats on the face of the Earth.
Got to me a group of these men in the late 80’s before our Air Force Training Base was closed. Went to eat lunch at a local restaurant and all we saw was a sea of blue. They were extremely handsome, slightly arrogant but they should be! A joy for everyone there. ❤
CDR George "Boss" Dom's SA was 100% at all times. Outstanding rejoins as well. A thrill to watch. What a team! Fly Navy. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah, I bet the mental drain on these guys is huges.
This is sick, that takeoff, it was almost like they werent even moving. I was looking for Bosses wing to seperate a little from the others, but it was literally at the same time/speed. They truly were synced up.
This! This is the video I've been waiting to see: full flight start to finish with comms from the boss' perspective. Well done!
Thanks for posting this Ryan. Very cool video footage
47:56 is where they infamously scare the living hell out of John Madden.
“Do those guys know what they’re doin?” 😂😂😂😭
At 20:51 - 20:58 Boss changes stick hands for just a second to give that right wrist a rest. Those springs are heavy!!! Apparently it was common in the blues to offset your left rudder pedal to the rear so you right arm could rest/stabilize a bit against your right thigh. Not sure if the Hornets were able to do this.
Awesome! This was the first Blue Angels team I met, back in August of this season. Which then lead to my first flight lesson, shortly after turning 13, a few days after this video was recorded.
I would love to see one of these comms videos but from the solos perspective, that would be cool to watch
At 19:37 My Favorite pic…while your inverted with the plane’s shadows on the water while “Smoke On The Water” is playing on the speakers! AWESOME FLIGHT!!! 🙌😎🎶
Just watched them today in Montgomery AL. Awesome stuff! Makes me feel like a kid again.
The look on his face during inverted flight makes me wonder what those forces are like.
It looks like if butthead was a blue Angeles pilot.
@@jackblack9208 🤣
-1G, he's just hanging upside down. I assume you are not talking about the rolls.
@@Caderic Sooooooooooo tired of people assuming anything about what I mean and feeling compelled to correct me.
Please worry about you.
@@DasMoose9001 Then go back to your small sasauge club and quit posting.
I wasn't trying to correct anything.
You guys are the epitome of professionalism. Thank you for your service and dedication. Your an inspiration and example of what makes America great. Beautiful and precise. Awe inspiring and amazing. There are not enough superlatives.
His waves to everyone as he leaves are hysterical!!
This is far more interesting than watching the show from outside
Yep, and that;s the point. They make it look easy from your seat. But even from the cockpit, they make it look so much easier than it really is.
In 97 I stood at Battery Yates in Sausalito as these guys went over us, upside down and low enough to see the yellow helmets. I helped make rocket ships as a career and still get excited seeing them fly…😊
The only quiet place in the whole Bay Area is in the cockpit.
Living in Pensacola is a true blessing.I get to see these men and women do their job on almost a daily basis when they are home! Safe winter training in Cali! Can’t wait for next season!!
Anyone know what that mention of an intruder was for? Did a GA aircraft get too close? Didnt even faze them. All business, absolute professionals.
One of my fav Boss’ of all time! Safe, fluid, focused, and kind 😊
I came from shorts and I’m so happy I found this
That is spectacular to see the whole show! Fleet week must be the most scenic location for the Blue Angels and thankfully I'm in the Bay Area to see it! Can anyone clarify what the purpose does the callout serve (340, 350...etc.)?
When I was hearing 340, or 350, I think they are calling out the indicated airspeed, so everyone knows the approx speed to join up with the formation.
@@davbhard That make sense, thanks for the explanation.
340, 350, etc are speed readouts for the formation to join up
calls such as "a little pull" or "a little more pull" are to tell the formation that boss is pulling further back on their stick, hence "pulling"
any call with "drive" or "push" are normally boss reducing the pull on the stick. they don't often have to actually push on the stick because they have springs attached to the pitch axis of it which pull the stick forward
you can probably match "coming left," "coming further left," "coming right," and "coming further right" with what's going on pretty easily. basically indicating that boss will be turning in a certain direction
"adding power" and "easing power" are power calls for when boss wants to increase or decrease their throttle position, respectively
"burners ready now" indicate when boss is going into or leaving the 1st stage afterburner
"take it in" is one of the couple of formation change calls you can hear in the video, one other call being #4's call to "let's ease it out to aft set"
whenever you hear boss say a maneuver and then a series of radio calls after, that is normally the rest of the formation checking in with their callsign to make it known that they received and are aware of the coming maneuver
and there's probably more im forgetting but that's the basics of some calls
@@pocketwingman thank you for the detailed explanation!
@@pocketwingman
I forgot about the springs they add to the Blue Angels stick.
This helps enable these precise maneuvers as a 'stock' stick is to loose and does not allow for this kind of flying within (relatively) safe margins.
Former AT
37:50 Intruder trespassing in the demo. Not a normal demo flight.
Thank you blue Angels knowing that my brother is there with you in spirit. The Air Force was his livelihood. He was also pilot thank you so much for performing. I’m sure he’s getting a big kick out of it up in heaven. All our families are very grateful for this. keep safe God be with you.❤
I was on the roof of my high school when they they flew over 🤩
Yes.. outstanding.. great communication.. above top flying
Thank you for the great upload. Well done 👍👍.
We see the Blue Angels from the outside and the see working from the inside very interesting see how Boss really works thank you for sharing God Bless
"Position and hold!" Haven't heard that in a minute.
Is this the year they did the surprise flyby over candlestick?
You got it… this is the exact flight. Check the timestamps in the description and you can skip right to the flyover.
EXTREME pleasure watching you work boss, and angels. Thank you sir!
I’d like to hear from the pilots to find out how much they miss this part of their life. Think back to your favorite part of life. Wouldn’t you like to go back just for a day?
You can watch my interview with the pilot featured in the video. Visit my RUclips page or search “pushing the limits, Blue Angels Flight Leader George Dom”
@@BlueAngelPhantoms Tango!
Watched the entire video.
What action is going on when the Boss calls, "A Little Drive" and "A Little More Pull"?
Thanks, Ryan for posting this clip from the past! I was down there by Ghirardelli Square recording the Air to Air Comms that day.
When he says a little pull, that just means he's pulling on the stick. Everyone in the formation needs to know how much pull he's giving, so they can stay in tight formation. A little more drive, is adding a little throttle.
Excellent post - brings back great memories of listening to the comms for 30 years. I was thinking A Little Drive was just steady level flight. Some people sing in the shower or even in the car....not me. But, when I'm driving I often use some of these callouts :) It's in my DNA now.
A little drive is flying straight and level for a bit longer.
My high school teammate was the #2 driver…got to see him fly at Seafair in Seattle!
Their flyover the Forty Niners/Rams game is on video as well. It shook up John Madden. Look for Madden,,Blue Angels. There is also a video of a more recent interview with Boss George Dom about his career.
What does "Back to the boards" mean? Really mesmerising video thanks
What time did you hear this at?
It refers to the boards that they can deploy in front of the tail. Kind of a brake to slow them down in the air. Not sure exactly what they are called. They come up from the dorsal side and stick straight up into the wind just like a big old board.
@@zechuelSpeed brake. On commercial airliners they are on the wing and come up after touch down together with the thrust reversers. On the approach they are also used to loose speed and altitude.
I served with George Dom when he was a LCDR in VA-146. Great guy! Ran into him again at Tinker when he had a O2 mask issue.
I love the way Boss Dom talking on the microphone, commanding his team.
Very cool!!! 👍♥
Oh man!!! Sooooo jealous. In my next life I wanna be a Blue Angel and a MLB short stop.
Who was Gucci during the 1997 tour?
John Foley was Gucci in 1992 so I assume someone else got the same call sign.
Whats with the "Nado, Gucci, Scooter, Ahhhhh, Yogi"?
Call signs
Cool, calm, professionalism. One of the reasons I think POTUS should have a military background.
Excellent Ryan. Have Very few videos from the #1 cockpit.
Amazing video! Brought tears to my eyes.
For some reason the "good air" guy cracks me up.
those return comms are hilarious
Yeah, professional yet personal.
They are having so much fun…..”ease it out”
We totally love these blue and yellow folks! Guardians of freedom in the skies .We salute ,US Navy blues,and as well our allied friends ,the Ukraine Aviation! Go well,blue yellow team!👍💪
That was spectacular! Thank you!
Ease power were rolling out it's a good thing the commander was good and checked in with the tower man that's very good just to check in for the wind corrections and stuff like that man if he I mean he's out there wasn't way off or anything so he wouldn't have flown into the ground or nothing but that's how that happens that's how we lose pilots I don't know if you guys know any of this but the Thunderbirds and blue angels will only let you fly 2 years for him and then you have to take take a break it's so demanding on your body and mental status like it seems like they're having fun but when you're flying so close together 15 million jets and your wing tips are damn near touching yeah you need to check in and get your right I'll tell me the settings it don't matter if it's a 0.2 degrees off that ain't going to even matter nothing but still he did the right thing by checking in man that's awesome I just and this is a commander with over 2000 hours at least a flight time and I'm sure a thousand of that combat hours
Good sky! Always bn airborne! Larry Thorne? I do belong. Hve bn twice on 'jetto'-eazy, peazy! NO! Gs! Crew has changed. Always platinum in the sky-do shine, thank YOU ❤.
Imagine the Boss a team leader on a bombing run..."Diamond formation...smoke on...rrrreeeeedy...and HIT IT!"
This vid is awesome! Thanks so much for sharing :)
These Guys & Girls are Truly Awesome People...
i wan to be a blue angel when i grow up .
Truly amazing.
Flying the F 18 ...the super hornet came later..how do you think these cats have done in actual aerial combat ?...God help those bogeys...cream of the crop...
Just confirmed I can the radio traffic blimp will be at 2500ft then I can see candlesticks parking lot and the 101 freeway!! Amazing
At 48:30 are they buzzing Candlestick?
Holy moly. I found a video of John Madden reacting to their flyover. m.ruclips.net/video/JQQ6gQa7-RA/видео.html
You got it - flying over the 49ers vs the Rams. There is a great clip on RUclips of John Madden reacting to it.
6:42 video The ilot report altitude uncorrected ---- : this means that radio system relod information usicronized from tower to pylot
this means low matkhing frequency ....
It's almost like the meatball grind it out meatball grind it out kind of with navy teaches you when you're getting qualified for Carrier operations amazing to see such good commanders and pilots man
You better set the same jet parameters to your commander otherwise if you don't you're going to be in some bad trouble and that goes with the commander as well too or the captain whoever the lead pilot is out of the formation if his numbers are messed up or whatever if he calculated wrong he's going to fly the whole group right to the ground the Thunderbirds are My favorite that happened happened to them were their lead pilot flew right into the the ground
I lived in SF then. Stop buzzing my apartment!! 😂😂
Perfect example that if you’re going to do anything, make it look sharp. Walk and talk like you know what you’re doing! It’s not good enough to be good. Look good and sound good or no good!
Wow!
Man these guys make something so difficult look so easy!! Miss seeing them at El Toro.
Pretend Red Arrows!!!!!
True 👍🏼
SF Fleet Week is late in the season so the Blue Jets always look super tight over the bay and the city in the turns.
Anyone know what he means when he says “a little pull”?
Lightly pulling back on the stick.
He wants to climb a bit quicker than normal, so it's a heads-up for the guys in formation to keep it joined. Normally the attitude adjustments are small, smooth, and easy to follow.
That’s why they made top Gun….those guys are so bitchin….there just cool
Think this is good - you should see the Russians group "The Red Comrades" !!
what a President he could have been, a true leader. . . World needs more people like George
at 22:02, it looks like Boss says "My bad" twice while off mic. Anyone else think he said this? If so, any idea what he messed up?
He was saying “cmon”
“A little drive” ❤️❤️
So rad
Ryan, does Blue Angels Association have any footage of former BOSS Donnie Cochran
Great skills but irritating voice
Just take an ordinary aeroplane or you Will feel alone inside there..Is very silent
Are they disarm the seat when remove the harnesses sortly after touchdown?
I was in Coast Guard boot camp during this display.
Smokes on ready now
Rolling out
Smokes off ready now
This is how it sounds me playing call of dutty