F/A 18 Super Hornet & two F-18 Hornets leave South Tahoe Airport

[Novica89]

Stop baseraping !!

[fishaofmen]

Actually, I'm pretty sure I did say "white power". It was a reference to the "Clayton Bigsby: Black White Supremacist" sketch on Chappelle's Show. The blind black man, who was a white supremacist, would hold his fist up and shout that out. I had no idea this was going to YouTube, and I'm definitely not racist :).

[RozFamVids]

@fishaofmen Fisha - now you tell me! Dang, I wish you would have gotten here earlier. This has been a huge controversy, with at least half a dozen comments and accusations. Hey, at least it's exciting to be a part of a scandal :-)

[PlayMapleLOL]

That baby wants a jet... GIVE HIM A FUCKIN' CRADLE WITH 1 ENGINE AND 2 WINGS

[Legendary588]

VFA-122, they're based at Lemoore NAS. Where was this filmed at?

[Okwilliams]

@Legendary588 last two were from VFA-94 ''Mighty Shrikes'' callsign HOBO. pretty badass

[Legendary588]

@Okwilliams Yeah man I fly at Fresno Yosemite and watch F-16s from the 144th FW and Super Hornets from Lemoore fly all of the time, it's awesome.Where was the filmed at?

[Magicquickfingers]

if he didnt say white power then what did he say O.o?

[MrImApig]

Nice video m8!

[XxKatieProductionsxX]

Holy shit! I'd LOVE to be in that!

[radiactive96]

BATTLEFIELD 3 MUHAHAHA

[krgrubbs]

1:34 "now idle, and toke a joint" hand signal.

[krgrubbs]

"he wants his mom right now but we're making him be a man" 0:12 baby gives a look at the camera man like "fuck off"

[glenely]

For those of you thinking he said "white power"........more than likely he said "what power" !!!

[LymeDiseasePublisher]

@glenely I can assure everyone he didn't say white power. Like I've said before, the guy saying that is Asian, would be kind of strange if he said white power? Plus, I have lots of friends of all different races... we are Christians and if you knew us, you'd know that we try to love everyone and definitely don't have any prejudices. But I AM prejudice against the people here who say the planes are too loud for my kid... come on! Live a little! :-) He is years older now and hears very well :-)

[glenely]

@LymeDiseasePublisher You continue to take your kid to see these things. I was raised around guns, races & a lot of other things that make noise and I'm just fine. Let him enjoy these things while he's young. Great video by the way.

[G3CK0117]

Hahaha that baby looks pissed!

[tony1251]

bye bye birdies:)

[JohnWilliams391]

The guy said white power

[USNHornetDriver]

That was the Admiral taxiing out at 3:00. LOL

[petedking]

@ MrSabot88... Pakistan got he F16's from US because New Zealand (A small western-friendly country in the South Pacific) reneged on the deal 10 years ago. And ummm maybe the Euro a/craft was a better deal...? BTW - Your opinon of your president sounds fascist.When did "reason" become "terrorist loving"...?

[MrNeedsdecaf]

man I hope you had some ear plugs for your son, I've lost enough hearing after being around airplanes for 12 years.

[21mij]

baby

[MrSabot88]

F18 super hornet on top of the rest? Just lost the US$11 billion tender in India for 126 fighters to EF Typhoon n Dassault Rafale.

Was it USA foreign policy of supplying F16s' for free to ungrateful terrorist loving, Osama hosting pakistan that caused the USA to lose this tender n all those jobs at Boeing?

[jolly1374]

he did lol!

[marktusr32]

Did those sexy Hogs leave right after?

[1twistedworld]

Did that dude say "White power" at 3:06?

[RozFamVids]

@1twistedworld Someone else thought they heard that too.... no, he didn't say that.... in fact, he is Asian :-)

[abdurezzak]

@1twistedworld no, he says dwight howard! u know he rulez and stuff..

[superdonkeyballs]

Hey! Their waving good bye! =) That's pretty cool.

[zwitter345]

It's such a shame that the rear seat in the -F a/c was empty. I'd love to fill it!

[15thsquadron01]

Impressive I wish I was there.

[SalvageMuzikk]

after take off why do they turn left or right then continue on normal course? is to shake off anything that stuck on during take off?

[RozFamVids]

@SalvageMuzikk Wing tips ... its like waving bye-bye to the people watching :-)

[diaphanoux]

@RozFamVids

Yeah, wing tipping is used for saying good bye and for non communicated- Acknowledged!!

[vk45de]

"that's a nice intake" lol it's like you have nothing better to say. but again an f18 intake isn't that special

[pmgMAKEupHubby]

Pretty cool But i hope the little kid has some hearing protection. Those things arent quiet. Good way for civilians to see jets up close.

[Motocrosser14]

Not to nit pick, but if these are Navy jets, the pilot wouldn't be a Colonel ( 1:12 ). Am I wrong? Looking at the plane I think he is a Commander. But great video!!!

[pmgMAKEupHubby]

@Motocrosser14 not unless the MARINES are attached to the command. I dont see why they would be though being that VMFAT-101 is in Miramar and thats their training command

[Motocrosser14]

@pmgMAKEupHubby just sayin, on the plane he has a CDR in front of his name. But you were there not i. Just making an observation, and asking a question.

[Sifonon]

No one should expose a baby to the db levels of a F-18 taking off (around 150db) you dumb fuck, shame on you..

[RRSAlabama]

F/A! Don't forget the A! It means something. ;)

[mcd0naldss]

the kid wants to be a pilot :D

[BlackAces100]

WTF?????Why isn't there a Co-Pilot in the Super Hornet??

[Blacksheep61]

@BlackAces100 There's two models for a Super Hornet. An F/A-18e has one seat, an F/A-18f has two seats with an NFO in the back.

[lightswitch94]

@Blacksheep61 Navy uses a RIO, air force uses a WSO.

[manlydinosaur]

@lightswitch94 F-4s and F-14s had RIOs. Rhinos have WSOs. (As do F/A-18Ds, but only the Marine Corps is flying those now).

[manlydinosaur]

@lightswitch94 F-4s and F-14s had RIOs. Hornets have WSOs.

[jwwipf]

i'm a dude and this gives me hard on! seen of these at the lethbridge airshow crash this summer! Still one my favorite fighter planes for speed and agile but F-16 would kick that things ass

[everythingman987]

"that's a nice intake right there" lol

[hateme4youu]

:Ooo can't wait until Im up in the air in a F-18 super hornet :)

[navyman253]

hu the super (Rhino) as we call in the biz is my squadron VFA-122 i was previously VFA-125 but the 2 squadrons merged to one so now we have F/A-18 A, B,C, D, E, and F. A-D are hornets or legacies and E and F's are rhinos. Cool vid man. My favorite part of launching a jet is final checking right before launch.

[TheMadness323]

Nice video...but I gotta ask,what are 3 USN planes doing in Tahoe Airport???I may be a ignorant but I just find it odd that civilians are so close to the planes during Takeoff...

[RozFamVids]

Air Show

[TheMadness323]

@RozFamVids ahhhhhh I c...never seen anyone so close to the staging area for the jets,thats awesome....good vid....

[RozFamVids]

@TheMadness323 -- Yes, it was quite fun! They let us get within 40 feet while they were starting up. That's why the video is so cool I think.

[cchanderson]

@TheMadness323 It's America man not Soviet Russia. Their is a air national guard that has blackhawks and they use our little airport. You can literally walk up and touch them...no fence to section them off from the rest of the airport whatsoever. I see people all the time 10 ft away taking photo's. I am sure they asked for permission...we have never had to worry about our citizens vandalizing military aircraft...it just doesn't happen...its America.

[TheMadness323]

@cchanderson really?So....the point of your comment is lost somewhere between where you try to compare a static rotary wing aircraft to a fixed wing Fighter Jet ready to take off and where you try to make me sound like a commie...you should just not have commented at all.

[cchanderson]

@TheMadness323 No all I am saying is the military is noticeably relaxed about civilians around military aircraft. They like civilians and pilots love to entertain. The military loves to show off their hardware. There is some security around but it is mostly laxed. I know I spent a few of my Marine years at an airfield. The airfield I was at was protected by a pistol carried by the officer on duty lol.

[TheMadness323]

@cchanderson Well,the point I was trying to make is that at air shows they never let you in that close to the RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF....so i still don't understand what the purpose of your comment was....It's still not making any sense to me why we're talking about static aircraft....I know full well I can't go into Lackland AFB and touch a plane,While I appreciate the fact that you're a former marine,you're reading far too into my comment.

[RozFamVids]

@TheMadness323 They come for the air show every year. Regulations don't allow them to perform during the show, so the only time you get to watch them in action is finding out when they leave then showing up to watch the "show." Most people don't know this so its just a few of us watching. I learned how to fly at this small airport, some people who work there know me....... so I walked up on the tarmac to the planes to watch and get close, and no one said go back :-) Hence the cool video.

[Mr713819]

theres a guy stading at parade rest

[navyman253]

@Mr713819 hes waiting to final check the jet before launch.

[Mr713819]

an c10 is in the back round that shots 15 rounds per second

[Mr713819]

@Mr713819 sorry it was an a10 not a c10

[Mtk711s]

simple plane..,simple shapes, what is so special about it?

[Mr713819]

@Mtk711s that is a super sonic jet figther that cost millions of dollars and that could destroy any thing on his way

[jko3139]

Dude, that jet is from a navy squadron, if you look at the pilot's rank a little closer you will see that he is a CDR not COL. Not trying to be a smart alec but 2 easy ways to tell a USN and USMC apart are: 1st- they paint the service branch just in front of the stabilator. 2nd- the squadron # is painted just behind the cockpit, VFA-122. VFA= Navy fighter/attack squadron 122. A USMC jet would have, for example VMFA 314, Marine fighter/attack squadron 314

[Mr713819]

@jko3139 air force is better than navy.

[pmgMAKEupHubby]

@Mr713819 Chair Force is pampered lol

[TheDisscontinued]

amazing video, i would give anything to fly one!

[iUnr4t3d15]

Did he say "White Power" at 3:07????????????

[RozFamVids]

@iUnr4t3d15, no, he didn't say that, in fact he is Asian :-) ... I normally don't respond to these comments but I had to clarify that, we definitely aren't racist. Thanks!

[iUnr4t3d15]

@RozFamVids ok but it did sound like white power, but ill take your word for it lol :-)

[jko3139]

@iUnr4t3d15 Actually he said the opposite, "Black Power". I don't know these guys so I cannot speak to his motivation but I am 99.999 % sure he is making an observation, not a statement. If you look at the video, the ground crewman is signaling the pilot by holding his fist up, resembling Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the 200m medal stand @ the 1968 olympics in Mexico City. Google "black power salute" and you can read all about it.

[pakjai]

@RozFamVids Thank you for your clarification. When I heard that I was like "WTF" too. Great plane and it is definitely a sight to be proud off =)

[jko3139]

@iUnr4t3d15 Some how my earlier response went to main messages so scroll down or I can make it real easy. Look on the screen, the handler is giving a signal to the pilot that looks like the Black Power podium salute @ the 68 Olympics. When I watch the video I hear Black Power but if is saying White Power it is in response to the guy on the screen.

[turbine1013]

Kid probably deaf. Nice parenting lads!!!

[chrisjeffsmusic]

liked the wing-waves!

[cott10r]

fuck yeah!!!!

[ddalapp]

Hornets and hogs, nice! Its amazing to watch them use all that runway when they are generally used to an extremely fast catapult launch in 180 ft.

[lovemeperfect1007]

THATS MY DAD PEEPS LOL

[rossart12]

Great video. I was here too and am still good friends with one of the Hornet pilots. They're all great guys.

[eddiesax114477]

they kinda look like raptors from the front

[TomcatSucks4ever2]

@eddiesax114477 It's like a cheap F-22.

[jko3139]

@TomcatSucks4ever2 no it looks better than F-16. That is the hornet's roll. The USN's "cheap" f-22 is the F-35 JSF. You can knock the hornet for being cheaper than the F-22 but I think it should also be mentioned that the F-22 was cancelled because it cost too much. Reminds me of the B-70 Valkyrie, that plane would do stuff a B-52 could only dream of. 60 years later, which plane is still in service? C-130's made in 1962 being flown to this day.

[tommygunn162]

Is Judah and relation to Mel Judah, the famous poker player? He looks like they could be related.

[jmessi123]

F-18 are my fave planes and i fell sorry 4 that lil babie.

[Paintballboy54]

F-18 hornet is beast. i love this jet and that A-10 warthog is beast also.

[RozFamVids]

@jmessi123 What? the baby loved it! We go see these every year. And his hearing is fine :-)

[HITman16100]

i loved that wave!!!

[adelante3]

last f18 was loud as fuck, wish i was there to listen to such a moan <3

[kmarshall555]

Awesome video! that is how you raise babies. Little man may fly one day. good jobDad

[matt321hot]

man thats not good for his little eyes

[soki96]

yeah id like it too but i cant see so well that those flyers i cant get those planes

[gdfobmcrsum41]

that would be such an amazing feeling to be in one of those!

[timmyblackboy62]

i hope that baby didn't go deaf

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[usmcandrew16]

great video good shots of the beautiful F-18

[sevenpointking]

nice vide0 btw. most people can't tell the difference between a legacy hornet and a rhino. that A-10 looked so sorry sitting there next to those hornets. felt kind of bad for him.

[sevenpointking]

VFA-122 Eagles. Must have came up from Lemoore

[jfkaweksfnksef]

lol Nice XD

[bandpunk806]

But I still love it.

[bandpunk806]

After you see it and do it day in and day out for months on end, it looses some of the charm.

[fishaofmen]

Classic. And video ends with, "These women are sissifying the moment."  ...Good times had by all.