Fighter Fling 2003

[Lordnikon42]

Could someone call Bill Gates? He should Buy WMG put all the music PD so that youtubevideos aren't in the line of fire and as a side effect he can deliver Windows with the newest Media :)

[ryanyomomma]

WMG...this is your fucking countrymen protecting your rights and copyrights...they have the right to share your media

[Bcoe]

man whoever goes around youtube removing audio from videos for bullshit copyright reasons needs to catch aids and die.

[nativeofsandiego]

Wow, this video was made by service men and they can't even authorize that short clip. What a bunch of morons on that company. How much money are they going to lose by allowing a 15 second audio clip be played on a video that commemorates the fact that this is still a free country...

[493175001]

Fucking WMG

[SajuukHackwrench]

Indeed

[bvdzwet]

Does anybody know what's that very first "song" at the intro? It's an intro of paramount or something?

[Dierk3er]

The very first sound is from THX-Intro.

[dimitri02]

at 4:12, thats a female rio, callsign squeaky. she taught the last female tomcat pilot to fly!

[tommoon]

I never knew Tomcatters had suck a good taste in music!

[PTKilowatt]

I assume the big can of worms is the fact that the Zumwalts are highly susceptible to air strikes? Or the fact that after the XM8 was proven to be superior to all other contenders it was dropped because Colt threw a shit-fit because it wasn't their design?

One question about Tomcat crews though. I understand Mutha, the squadron competitions, and the fun at strike fighter queens' expense of course, but whats the deal with balling up paper and hurling it at squadron mates (17:15)?

[PTKilowatt]

As I understand it, development and implementation of the Super Tomcat program in a timely manner would not only have extended the life of the Tomcat, but would have given the Navy an aircraft that could out-fly any naval interceptor flying today, retained striking capabilities from all the Tomcats, and would have been more cost-effective than the wholesale procurement of the "Super" Hornet.

Chalk up another victory for Navy bean counters and their fudgy calculations I guess.

[throAU]

and they'd still have an unacceptably low availability rate. unfortunately the tomcat airframes are all old, the tooling to build new airframes is no longer... and it has a massive radar profile. the f/a-18 isn't sexy, but its a weapons platform that can actually be deployed reliably.

[abeseal20]

wats the name of the last song?

[dimitri02]

it's electric by metallica

[dimitri02]

im sorry its called "gasoline by audioslave" sorry about that

[pissofff1]

and sorry about the name i couldn't find one that worked and i got mad

[pissofff1]

my dad flew tomcats and when i was little that was all i ever wanted to do but then they had to retire the damn thing and bring in the smaller slower hornets i still love watching the fighter fling videos though and i have at least three tomcat key chains on my keys sometimes i would ask him to give me a ride in the back seat and he would always say that he'd make me puke i would just say "i dare you." the ride never happened though

[dimitri02]

what squadron and what year? just curious

[dimitri02]

F-14, the greatest of them all.

[PTKilowatt]

And the only thing capable of transcending Tom Cruise as the star of a movie.

I mean really, did we CARE that it was Tom Cruise in the lead? No, we cared about the freakin TOMCATS!

[sufa256]

Amazing

[echosystems]

great gang ..miramar rocks as well,,,fly by wire....un auth maybe,,amzing pilots,,great video

[echosystems]

great gang ..miramar rocks as well,,,fly by wire....un auth maybe,,amzing pilots,,great video

[masterchapi]

9:11

10:37

11:03

What is the film?

[Ryker044]

Apollo 13

[terror56]

wots song that plays at start sounds like metalica

[obmw34]

Metallica - Wasting my Hate, of the Load album.

[POLCHLEB]

COFEE AND  RELAX

[fbaraldi]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[liartoppen]

dam wat plane are they gona use iff they are gone trach f 14 ?

[flyernate]

in a few years, all that'll be on the carriers will be hornet variations and the hawkeyes

[wittmann]

of course the Hawkeye would go if the Navy had their way!

[queball915]

but in reality well use those while we can, but if shit hits the fan..the US will mainly use the f22

[liartoppen]

F-14 isint gona stay to yer 2028 ore simthing like that ?

[curexcult]

no it was already retired earlier this year.

[wittmann]

supposed to be 2008, but they cut it early :(

[stealthf14d]

yup, damn shame, considerin' the sewer bug never should've replaced it in the first place

[flyernate]

i mostly agree, but with the hornet, all the s-3ss, a-6s, and ea-6b's are gone (or on their way out). so as a navy student jet pilot, its a pretty sweet deal. in 9 months, i'll select hornets... or hornets. can't complain about fighters no matter what!

[stealthf14d]

you can if they send your vaunted Super Hornets against Su-27 Flankers!

[flyernate]

touche

[jugg27]

you are in pilot school awesome im going to the AF Academy in June to be a pilot hope i get a fighter

[gforcewarrior]

So are Hornets still their own pipeline? They told us on CORTRAMID this year that Hornets were being combined with E-2/C-2.

[flyernate]

yea that's accurate, its called "tailhook," you select that from primary and later select strike (18s and prowlers) or e2/c2s halfway through. it started after i selected, so i'm not on that program.

[wittmann]

Music is as follows:

Fighter Fling 2003

0:29 Metallica - Wasting My Hate

4:58 Powerman 5000 - Free

9:14 Rage Against the Machine - No Shelter

12:44 Richard Cheese - Down with the Sickness

14:04 Disturbed - Down with the Sickness

17:34 Audioslave - Gasoline

[billy2757]

my last names in there at the beginning! just thought i should point that out, F14 4 EVA

[StringfellowHawke71]

And your point is?? 10 to 1 odds says you dont have anything to do with the Tomcat Community. What squadron? What rank? What rate? I spent 15 years with 101 as a driver.

[billy2757]

whoa, dude relax. its not a big deal. i jus saw my last name at the start. i didn't say I had anything to do with it, but some of my relatives use to be in the navy. i just thought it was cool that the same last name as mine showed up in there.

[flyernate]

15 years in one squadron? how'd you pull that off? pretty awesome, i'd love to get that much flight time in my career

[mirlin235]

what are all the songs?

GREAT VIDEO!

GREAT AIRPLANE!

[VUSCG5213]

Goodbye to the F-14

[pottsykp123]

this. this ...is my BOOMSTICK! man i love that phrase

[LordQuizar]

18:24 holy crap i wanna be a pilot.

[arc2589]

how about the first

[terlwe1231]

First song is by Metallica: "Wasting My Hate" from the Load album.

[Shineon69]

Hi guys, does anybody know the title of the song starts playing at 14:00 min?

[tridisref]

Disturbed - Down with the sickness.

[yum1okamoto]

its audioslave, gasoline

[ak47bombexplode]

Whats that second song?

[tridisref]

Powerman 5000 - Free

[fontneau]

f-14 are out of service

[cha0s1507]

its powerman 5000 - Free ;)

[diegocodagnone]

Whats the second song? TOMCAT FOREVER BABY!

[cha0s1507]

thanks google... its Metallica - Wasting My Hate

[cha0s1507]

whats the name of the first song?

[sydneylocks]

Iran is still flying them I understand.

[giants39]

they have their own tomcats but Iran dosn't know how to work them. They had american specialists maintain their tomcats and when we pulled out of there the specialists supossedly did something to the tomcats makeing them unable to fly.

[giants39]

dose anyone know what the 3rd song is?

Oh my last post was responding to sydneylocks comment

[Sphynx25]

Sorry - but then the specialists obviously did a bad job - cause they still fly. Obviously there is hardly a minor thing you can do to the F-14 to make it not fly. They should have placed satchel charges. That would have helped... ;)

[tommoon]

They did, and to the AIM-54s, but Iran fixed them all.

Idiots.

[giants39]

there not flying though so far. right?

[terlwe1231]

I heard someone theorize that they flew in the Iraq-Iran war. Not sure as to the validity of the claim. Given their lack of access to spare parts I would have a hard time imagining that their fleet of Tomcasts is still servicable. Well, so long as the US does a good job making sure parts from decommissioned Tomcats stay where they should be.

[Turkey204]

Is there anyone could tell me the last song's name in FF2003?

[BlokeF104]

Audioslave - Gasoline

[atmikes1]

Enjoyed every second!

[Hunter6213]

It's a pity that Tomcat have to retire, but this video is a unforgettable memory for Tomcat's fans just like us.

[JustPhil]

Awesome Video, well done! The F-14 Tomcat is the best, most beautiful Jet ever!! Go ahead, make my day!

[EnZoNaMi]

Aww, cool thanks man.

Is their an '05 and '06 one?

[starosta]

No, because the Tomcat has been retired.

[EnZoNaMi]

Wow, what a great video. This is like the best tribute video I've seen! The parts where the pilots were smashin' up the cars and when that disturbed song (down with the sickness)was funny and awesome! Very cool!

[starosta]

I have FF2004, but YouTube won't let me upload it coz it's a bit large! :(

[EnZoNaMi]

=*(

What is the Fighter Fling anyway, I've never heard of it!

Is it like an airshow?

[starosta]

It's an annual video put together by the various Tomcat squadrons usually sold at their get togethers. Last one was made in 2004 due to the Tomcat's retirement. IMO, it was one of the best. You can check it and many other military aviation videos out at www.patricksaviation.com

[pinkq106]

nice vid dude tomcats forever!!

who sing that song livin so free its a tragity??

[starosta]

Powerman 5000

[douglas787]

verry good

[JephN]

one of the very best F-14 videos ive seen. long live the Tomcats!

[Charlie8417]

Long live the Tomcat!!!! I have always love them! Thanks for the video, and keep the footage rolling please!

[Matt007b]

very cool :) I hate to see them retire.

[flanker27]

Tomcatz and Metallica!!!!!!! holyiraqibustingshit!! it couldnt get any better! ace video, great work!!

[Buakaw1]

Very nice video !