Star Wars Canyon (December 2018)

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  • Various planes at Rainbow Canyon during December.

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  • @denheer
    @denheer 6 лет назад +12

    Thank you for your higher FPS support. It really helps to get a better look at the performances shown before us.

  • @jamespruitt3159
    @jamespruitt3159 6 лет назад +18

    Just love that howl that the F-15 Eagle makes! Awesome!

    • @F4Wildcat
      @F4Wildcat 6 лет назад +1

      @@ajz562 F-104 starfighter has that sexy distinctive sound aswel! But not like the eagle.

  • @Mom-USMCRichardUSMCChristopher
    @Mom-USMCRichardUSMCChristopher 6 лет назад +19

    The interest that you have for Aviation is so fantastic
    This is a video that shows our military in action.
    As I've said in previous comments, it's always thrilling knowing that you have made for us to view. Thank you so much Mr. Hughes for the top of the line military videos.
    You put so much time into this filming then making a video so that we also have the ability to watch. The mountains are so beautiful to see. Wish there was somewhere that we could take
    a trip to see it live, but I have to tell you, that you bring this beauty to us. We are gratefull, thankful, that all who serve is a choice. We are defended by all who serve, maintaing our level of freedom. Thank you all that are a part of all branches, and placing your life in danger by protecting us
    It's an honor having all of you out there doing such a marvelous job
    Your service is beyond words that THANK YOU can't even come close to what's in our hearts for all that you do
    My kids serve in the Marine Corps and I'm so very proud of them. I am Proud to be an American

  • @Bb4r
    @Bb4r 6 лет назад +23

    I like watching the big boys ( 130's ) going through the canyon also. Amazing, given their size, how agile they are. Good stuff!

    • @GrizzAxxemann
      @GrizzAxxemann 6 лет назад +6

      Canadian Herc pilots have balls of steel. That's why.

    • @whitloli
      @whitloli 6 лет назад +2

      Agreed....Scott

    • @Fyrwulf
      @Fyrwulf 6 лет назад +1

      @@GrizzAxxemann You have no idea. C-130s dropping Rangers onto a defended airfield will have the throttle all the way forward and be 300 feet above the deck, absolutely certain they're going to get shot at and possibly shot down. The Rangers also have balls of steel in that scenario, because there's only one chute since a reserve chute is dangerous extra weight and failure to deploy means a Ranger Pancake. When my stepdad told me about what an actual forcible entry drop was like, I almost couldn't believe it.

    • @GrizzAxxemann
      @GrizzAxxemann 6 лет назад +2

      @@Fyrwulf Meh. RCAF Herc pilots are better and ballsier. You can't change my mind. I'm biased because Canada.

    • @GrizzAxxemann
      @GrizzAxxemann 6 лет назад +1

      @Bob Loblaw I got a fam flight in a CC-138 Twin Otter when 440 Sqn was still based at 18 Wing back in the 90s. Those SAR pilots are even more ballsy than the Herc pilots. Best fam flight I ever had was in a CH-136 though. Pilot took 3 of us on a ride I'll never forget.

  • @jamesmartin9401
    @jamesmartin9401 6 лет назад +54

    Maybe I was tired but for a second it looked like that second Hercules at 2:00 was going to CFIT that wall. I think the shadow from the one in front confused my eyes.

    • @dododede875
      @dododede875 6 лет назад +2

      It's because that front one's shadow made look like second one was so close to the valley.

    • @Power5
      @Power5 6 лет назад +2

      Don't think those were spookies :)
      And extreme focal length lenses will mess with your depth perception for sure.

    • @TheDustysix
      @TheDustysix 5 лет назад +2

      Fixed wing A/C that are trying to kill low flying helicopters , or C-130's, use this method. Make multiple high speed passes to drive the helicopters to low altitude. They are then very hard to see, and of course quite impossible to maneuver against. Drive them low, then bomb their shadows with MK 82 GP Bombs. The Mk 82 is a 300lb. internally grooved and serrated cast steel casing, filled with 196lbs. of TNT, H6 or Tritonal. Aren't I the Jolly SOB.

    • @_Feyd-Rautha
      @_Feyd-Rautha 3 года назад +1

      Oh man I was just writing about this when I saw your comment. lol 1:58 on is a trip the first time

  • @NvFlyAngler
    @NvFlyAngler 6 лет назад +7

    Made a quick stop yesterday en route from Lone Pine to AZ just to get a feel for the area in anticipation of a future visit. Thank you for your amazing videos and Merry Christmas!

    • @Honeythorn68
      @Honeythorn68 6 лет назад

      I love Lone Pine. If you ever go back, go check out the Alabama Hills off Whitney Portal .

  • @johnc1975
    @johnc1975 6 лет назад +22

    In my opinion U.S. Navy pilots are the most skilled because they have to land on a carrier at night. I was a radarman in the U.S. Navy and saw them do that, they hit the deck, boom, and then full throttle until their hook catches in case of a bolter. It's scary to watch, looks like a crash the first time you see them do that.

    • @amstrad79b
      @amstrad79b 6 лет назад

      Nevertheless, Israeli and Greek pilots win in every competition, because they see more hostile action everyday against Arabs and Turks accordingly.

    • @stuartlimbrick4187
      @stuartlimbrick4187 6 лет назад

      Awesome display of power, and I would think that the American government are supplying the fastest planes and repeated training to go with the love they have for speed and machines, to make a very formidable air force. It must take a lot of hair raising guts to land on an aircraft carrier at night as John Jenkins mentioned.

    • @TheDustysix
      @TheDustysix 5 лет назад

      Many years ago, 1980, I was at a WTI in Yuma. A USAF exchange Officer, a Major WSO/RIO in a USMC F-4 unit was chatting while suiting up. His very first CV landing was at night in the Atlantic. His prior experience over Hanoi had never prepared him for such.

  • @Xstrada1
    @Xstrada1 6 лет назад +1

    Panamint mountains off hwy 190 towards Death Valley saw these last March on my Goldwing almost shit my pants from the sound when the first jet came outta nowhere... glorious sight n sound makes u proud to be an American👍

  • @drubradley8821
    @drubradley8821 6 лет назад

    Not only was the filming amazing, the sound with ear buds in was great!!!! I wish I could have seen the old school F-4 fly though, just for the childhood memories!!! But are retired. Very well done, thank you, I loved the sound!!!!!!

  • @f1matt
    @f1matt 6 лет назад +30

    Pretty cool seeing the Canadian Hercs!

    • @FranklinBurns42
      @FranklinBurns42 6 лет назад +1

      Matthew Sinclair
      Yes, all 2 of them. Lol

    • @enfelice
      @enfelice 5 лет назад

      @@FranklinBurns42 Your Fucken Hillarioass

    • @cleetusmacfarland9453
      @cleetusmacfarland9453 5 лет назад

      @@enfelice our pilots wear kilts because their balls are too big to wear pants

  • @bbking0064
    @bbking0064 6 лет назад

    Great light, great photography and well captured. Well done!

  • @talon0863
    @talon0863 6 лет назад +62

    F15 at 0:59 ...so beautiful

    • @danahan01
      @danahan01 6 лет назад +11

      Also that very distinct compressor howl!!

    • @Jeragon186
      @Jeragon186 6 лет назад +1

      And I thought it was an F/A18E

    • @talon0863
      @talon0863 6 лет назад +1

      @@Jeragon186 Yes, correcto mundo, I meant 1:00 : ]

    • @Jeragon186
      @Jeragon186 6 лет назад +3

      talon0863 No, you were correct (I think). I can’t really tell the difference between the two.

    • @mikeparker6322
      @mikeparker6322 6 лет назад +3

      The Eagle. 40 years old and still smooth.

  • @nesbittjohn
    @nesbittjohn 6 лет назад

    The lighting at this time of year and day is fantastic.

  • @bendayhos
    @bendayhos 6 лет назад +21

    I wonder if the pilots watch these videos to see thier passes

  • @albycortez1992
    @albycortez1992 6 лет назад

    Man u are so lucky to be able to see and film them so close.. Must be a beautiful sight in person

  • @shdwmav
    @shdwmav 6 лет назад

    Great video! Thanks for sharing the joy with the rest of us avgeeks!

  • @joeynice123
    @joeynice123 6 лет назад +1

    Stunning. I'm loving that AV-8B

  • @tomdemerly
    @tomdemerly 6 лет назад

    I love your videos Sir. The very best. Thank you and Happy New Year!

  • @mississippirebel1409
    @mississippirebel1409 6 лет назад +1

    My older brother is a F-15E pilot. Me and my younger brother served in the army, now I wish I would have studied more and became a pilot lol. But if I had it all to do again, I would have wanted to become a helicopter pilot and fly the Apache. I love those bad boys!

  • @cjs990311
    @cjs990311 6 лет назад

    That one f15 half way thru or towards the end was absolutely rippin

  • @danahan01
    @danahan01 6 лет назад +23

    Kind of like the Mach Loop of America!!

    • @bucy21
      @bucy21 6 лет назад +4

      danahan01 indeed it is

    • @iain8837
      @iain8837 6 лет назад +1

      Except they don't actually go very low, put on a lot of show with afterburner, a lot of wind waggling...all very USA I guess.

    • @jamesmartin9401
      @jamesmartin9401 3 года назад

      I enjoy seeing the differences and similarities. Obviously, ours is much browner than the one in Wales, lol.

  • @cardiganflynn4905
    @cardiganflynn4905 6 лет назад +3

    CAMERAMAN you have an amazing hand! 😎

  • @BeCoShooter
    @BeCoShooter 6 лет назад

    Thanks for helping me decide on a vacation destination for 2019.

  • @VMCAviationVideos
    @VMCAviationVideos 6 лет назад

    I was just up there last October, what a great place.

  • @lplacido61
    @lplacido61 6 лет назад +2

    Excellent work, I was there all day on the 11th. Hope to meet ya there one of these days!

    • @spencerhughes2255
      @spencerhughes2255  6 лет назад

      Thanks! Yeah, maybe I'll see you one day..

    • @lplacido61
      @lplacido61 6 лет назад

      @@spencerhughes2255 Happy Holidays and enjoy the New Year's weekend!

  • @FernandoJavierMendoza
    @FernandoJavierMendoza 6 лет назад

    love it ! greatings from Honduras Cental America. happy 2019.

  • @jubihi7785
    @jubihi7785 6 лет назад

    Watching it on note9 1440p. Stunning

  • @seinfeld11123
    @seinfeld11123 6 лет назад +8

    F15's have that beautiful sound from really far away
    out of curiosity how many G's can a C130 pull haha

  • @gamestv4875
    @gamestv4875 6 лет назад +18

    Shit! , this is beautiful......back to DCS now.

    • @mrandrossguy9871
      @mrandrossguy9871 6 лет назад +1

      Games TV
      Back to Ace Combat 7
      To recreate their flight patterns :P

    • @Youtubax
      @Youtubax 6 лет назад +2

      mR andross guy DCS wins anytime though!

    • @Youtubax
      @Youtubax 6 лет назад

      Adam After all those years playing flight simulators I cannot go back to Ace Combat and have fun. It simply wont work because first of all I’m not 16 anymore and second, the more I’ve learned about real avionics and physics the more I cringed at War Thunder style games.
      So yeah, DCS still wins in my book for realism and... EXPERIENCE!

  • @sulufest
    @sulufest 6 лет назад

    OMG, such great footage! 💥😎

  • @Raptorman0909
    @Raptorman0909 6 лет назад +1

    When the big boys go through there the shadow on the north wall of the canyon is amazing. There's a lot of diversity in AC types, but they sure do fly a lot of 18's through there.

    • @nick21614
      @nick21614 6 лет назад

      Yuma (USMC) and El Centro (USN) are close by

    • @Raptorman0909
      @Raptorman0909 6 лет назад

      @@nick21614 -- In truth there's a lot of USAF and USN Air bases quite close as well as Yuma USMC. Probably more USN close by by you don't have to go very far for a good many USAF bases as well.

  • @chookiebum
    @chookiebum 6 лет назад

    Beautiful camera work as usual!! 👍✌️

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica 6 лет назад

      '
      hi M M...
      yea beautifully videocamera but still problem with a contrast darkness...
      not good

  • @pilote768
    @pilote768 6 лет назад

    Very nice shots, thanks !

  • @theodossisman
    @theodossisman 6 лет назад +1

    Superb video!

  • @jamescooper2618
    @jamescooper2618 6 лет назад +1

    What an awesome video!

  • @Joe-mz6dc
    @Joe-mz6dc 6 лет назад

    Phenomenal video. Thanks!

  • @pra3t0rian
    @pra3t0rian 6 лет назад

    Where else in the world can u experience anything like this? God Bless America.

    • @BeCoShooter
      @BeCoShooter 6 лет назад

      In Wales. Look up Mach Loop.

  • @ScojoDak
    @ScojoDak 6 лет назад +5

    Watching never gets old. Ever have pilots wave at you?

  • @Masa9
    @Masa9 5 лет назад

    You are good skill. Cool Movie !! I respect you.

  • @MarcLiberts
    @MarcLiberts 6 лет назад

    Excellent Video - thank you!!!

  • @ridereye
    @ridereye 6 лет назад +2

    awesome video!!!!!

  • @IndependentVFX
    @IndependentVFX 6 лет назад

    This is so great!

  • @christianlebordelais
    @christianlebordelais 6 лет назад

    Véritable festival sonore et visuel....belles prises de vue....

  • @rockriley9494
    @rockriley9494 6 лет назад +1

    Hey Spencer great videos man, Id never get tired of watching this. I was wondering how you find out when these flights will be going on thru the canyon, and just basically how one goes about visiting the canyon (live in Inland Empire/Riverside) on one of the days these flights are taking place. If you can provide any info, Id greatly appreciate it! Cheers!

  • @timothylittlefield3129
    @timothylittlefield3129 6 лет назад +1

    As always a great video!

  • @marceloacnh
    @marceloacnh 6 лет назад +4

    The Harrier and F16's pilots are agressive, top!

  • @dankuettel5063
    @dankuettel5063 6 лет назад +1

    Wow that was fantastic!

  • @khpredator00
    @khpredator00 6 лет назад

    Beautiful birds

  • @cirian75
    @cirian75 6 лет назад +7

    F-18 look how low I can go, F-15 I'll go faster, Canadian C130's Hold my beer

  • @victormanuelpolanco922
    @victormanuelpolanco922 6 лет назад

    Super Hornets unbeatable.... In quality flying!!!!. They ve got some serious yanking and banking skills.

  • @teddyballgame4823
    @teddyballgame4823 6 лет назад

    Flying into Beggar's Canyon. Awesome video.

  • @speterj
    @speterj 6 лет назад +31

    2:00 looks like C-130 is gonna crash into hillside.

    • @mrandrossguy9871
      @mrandrossguy9871 6 лет назад +2

      speterj Depth perception

    • @Kage5868
      @Kage5868 6 лет назад

      thats what i thought

    • @dennythomas8887
      @dennythomas8887 6 лет назад +1

      I was watching the shadow of #1 sliding across the hill, and for a split second I thought it was #2's shadow right before impact....LOL

    • @gonzaleg165
      @gonzaleg165 6 лет назад +1

      The shadow from the lead guy got me, too!

  • @tomrim7925
    @tomrim7925 6 лет назад

    All we need are a bunch of Tie fighters in pursuit and we'd have a great recreation of the strafing run on the Death Star...

  • @asyik6
    @asyik6 6 лет назад

    Fighter aircraft maneuver between that rocky wall is one thing....but C-130J ? That is something

  • @BorisLu
    @BorisLu 6 лет назад +4

    Nice video!

  • @MarkosManiadakis
    @MarkosManiadakis 6 лет назад

    Awesome video

  • @Fox250R
    @Fox250R 6 лет назад

    Your camera looks perfect!

  • @clist9406
    @clist9406 6 лет назад

    Skilled pilots make it look so easy , I would have been nose first into the 2nd turn

  • @nelsoncheng2674
    @nelsoncheng2674 6 лет назад

    awesome video.

  • @Locutus494
    @Locutus494 6 лет назад

    Wow, looks like it was Super Buggy in the canyon this month! 😜

  • @jjstewart2120
    @jjstewart2120 6 лет назад

    Beauty's without bombs. Makes a good sport a smile generator..turn volume up and feel the force!

  • @theschoolcop8230
    @theschoolcop8230 6 лет назад +9

    VFA 103 Jolly Roger's in the canyon

  • @scarecrow_9895
    @scarecrow_9895 6 лет назад

    Sweet video. Props!

  • @capespring
    @capespring 6 лет назад +4

    I don't regret clicking this video

  • @m3497
    @m3497 6 лет назад

    Makes the Mach Loop look "touristy"

  • @groomlake51
    @groomlake51 6 лет назад

    Be cool to see them loaded up with some ordinance !! Is this the Jedi transition ?

  • @gooniac33
    @gooniac33 6 лет назад

    Love it!!! The fresno f-15s were screaming through the canyon!!! Nice seeing the Canadin C-130s in there too!!

    • @ARyanCoke
      @ARyanCoke 6 лет назад

      Think the F18s after the herc were Canadian too. You can tell cause the underbelly was filthy. And they got low and dirty, just like a Canadian. ;)

    • @daverae7544
      @daverae7544 6 лет назад

      Definitely not Canadian cf-18's. Çf-18's have a fake canopy painted on there underbelly. I think they're the only one's that do.

    • @ARyanCoke
      @ARyanCoke 6 лет назад

      @@daverae7544 yep you're absolutely right. I just thought us Canadians were the only ones that had filthy f18s!

    • @daverae7544
      @daverae7544 6 лет назад

      @@ARyanCoke hopefully we get some superhornets soon

  • @ChrisJones-fm6wp
    @ChrisJones-fm6wp 6 лет назад +11

    Surprising number of Oceana hornets flying through.

  • @paulsmith843
    @paulsmith843 6 лет назад

    GREAT STUFF!

  • @fritzd2116
    @fritzd2116 6 лет назад

    Nice to see Harriers!

  • @barrymcbride
    @barrymcbride 6 лет назад

    spencerhughes great video. i am hoping that you have a website where people could purchase photos ?

  • @snh1021831
    @snh1021831 6 лет назад

    It would have been awesome to see an F14 come flying through their

  • @migkiller175
    @migkiller175 6 лет назад

    I need to go here!!!! I'm a beginner photographer and aviation lover. What focal length would you recommend? Would my Tamron 70-300mm be sufficient or should I invest in a lens that has more reach?

  • @groomlake51
    @groomlake51 6 лет назад

    Great vid THANKS A BUNCH💪🏼🇺🇸

  • @TheDustysix
    @TheDustysix 5 лет назад

    We lost one this week. RIP

  • @DeeyooDeko
    @DeeyooDeko 6 лет назад +2

    03:16 two f/a18E make sky dancing very nice

  • @J_JetClips
    @J_JetClips 6 лет назад

    Killer vid. I was sure I'd see that Top Gun 2 jet tho haha

    • @YurrickLamhfhada
      @YurrickLamhfhada 6 лет назад

      The F/A-18E Super Hornet?

    • @J_JetClips
      @J_JetClips 6 лет назад

      @@YurrickLamhfhada it's an F model they painted up

  • @christophermcbride1133
    @christophermcbride1133 6 лет назад

    10:42 two seater F-18. Awesome.

  • @taltezy2941
    @taltezy2941 6 лет назад

    I don't know why but the sound of fighter jets are a turn on for me.

  • @Shadowboost
    @Shadowboost 6 лет назад

    Those F-15 and F-16s were seriously hauling ass.

  • @adventureswithchristian6967
    @adventureswithchristian6967 6 лет назад

    Great filming! What camera, and tripod are you using? Thank you

  • @Stanf954
    @Stanf954 6 лет назад +1

    Just like Beggars Canyon back home.

  • @Jesus_Montevegga
    @Jesus_Montevegga 6 лет назад

    Why they do that ? Its a kind of training ?. The f18 superhornet fucking awesome 💪🏾

  • @Hornet5823
    @Hornet5823 6 лет назад +1

    I’ve always wanted to go to a place like this and just watch them fly. Do they have like a scheduled time when the fly through the canyon? Definitely on my bucket list

    • @spencerhughes2255
      @spencerhughes2255  6 лет назад

      NO SCHEDULE.

    • @lplacido61
      @lplacido61 6 лет назад

      Always hit or miss...every day is an adventure. But one to definitely see.

  • @mauriciolopez88
    @mauriciolopez88 6 лет назад

    High Quality !

  • @ironroad18
    @ironroad18 6 лет назад

    Fapptastic!

  • @TheDustysix
    @TheDustysix 5 лет назад

    Why is the US Navy changing Historical Tail Codes and Squadron Names to Different Units?

  • @davidk6264
    @davidk6264 6 лет назад

    I was surprised to see the Av8 . I was thinking those were retired now.They looked just as awesome in that pass. I was rather impressed how the zoom was used in an instant between one aircraft and the next . how did you manage that?

  • @soundknight
    @soundknight 6 лет назад

    That herc is awesome

  • @MrBen527
    @MrBen527 6 лет назад +1

    Beautiful! Anyone know what the red things are on the bottom of the F-16 @ 8:00?

    • @mxstylie312
      @mxstylie312 6 лет назад +3

      Flare Dispensers that appear to have covers on them

    • @MrBen527
      @MrBen527 6 лет назад

      Never seen them before like that, maybe Edwards is testing a new design.

  • @Thunderbyrd.
    @Thunderbyrd. 6 лет назад +1

    Selling my AMC Pacer to get me one of these!

  • @fourthhorseman4531
    @fourthhorseman4531 6 лет назад

    Awesome!!!

  • @NiftyShifty1
    @NiftyShifty1 6 лет назад

    5:20...best run through the canyon

  • @Rodg470
    @Rodg470 6 лет назад

    Great video would have loved to see a F-14 Tomcat fly the canyon

    • @Rodg470
      @Rodg470 6 лет назад

      @W J yea i know wishful thinking sir

  • @BlessedYouTuber
    @BlessedYouTuber 6 лет назад +1

    So fast like lightening.

  • @LivioGT
    @LivioGT 6 лет назад

    1:58 pensé que se iba hacer mierda el Hércules 😆. 7:18 El F15 es una bestia
    .

  • @brown-eyedman4040
    @brown-eyedman4040 6 лет назад

    Best months/days to go? Any way to find out in advance?

  • @finforcer
    @finforcer 6 лет назад

    DCS...plz make note :D (mainly the ground textures and heat bloom etc..)

  • @xKmotx
    @xKmotx 6 лет назад

    Were some of these views shot from the bottom, or end of the run as they pulled up? Regardless, another awesome video! 👍

  • @TheRitualChannel
    @TheRitualChannel 6 лет назад

    4K at 60fps looks lovely. Spencer, any plans to put the cam on a rig for more smoothness?