Blue Angels: Fat Albert RAW COCKPIT

[1sum41]

diggin the hula girl

[GTAVDUDE]

I used to pilot that plane before i called it "Big Bertha" others call it "Fat Albert"

[GreatWhite85]

Of course there's a Hula girl on top of the panel -__-

Haha, awesome

[zingfua]

8:09 aaw hell no!!!

[Dongskie2]

1:50 = zero graviti lol

[Grundalizer]

Why does he keep saying "good descent" "nice descent" "slight descent" do they all mean the same thing?

[base5ballsspilot]

thumbs up if you see the hawaiian dolll in the cockpit window

[base5ballsspilot]

1:08 160........MANEUVER SPEED!!!!!!!!

[SaberTanker22]

GO Blue Angels go i love this airshow group. 

[controlledburst]

Awesome! Only thing that could make this video better is 1080p.

[4NICK8TER1]

niccceeeeee

[modelleg]

Please: what's the story with the Bobble Hula Girl? Come on give it up.

[DarkAxe01]

I flew with them last month. It was awesome. ^^

[4NICK8TER1]

Awsome video..super professional...outstanding...

[SmKnSTANG96]

Someday I want a ride in a Lambo, Bugatti, and a Saleen S7........ Well shit after watching this video scratch all that!!!! Nothing would be better than a ride with these guys! PURE awesomeness!!!!

[whotaughtyou]

ESSAY PITCH TOOL BAR

[norcalgreen1]

WOW I LOVE THE C-130. WE NEED THE MOTH BALLED FLEET IN PIMA AZ OUT FLYING OUR WILDFIRE'S AS TANKED MODELS

[antdude]

I was expecting "Hey hey hey, it's Fat Albert!" saying. :P

[b101aa2]

beautiful, just beautiful.

[todd19631]

AMAZING JOB GENTLEMEN!!

[drummsticker]

Hula Girl is shaken it....NICE !

[drummsticker]

Hula Girl is shaken it....NICE !

[nocalsteve]

The reversers killed the hula girl.

[sschhuu]

im back inside!

[a8127]

Lets go flyin' !!!!!!!!

[variezn34gm]

I can fly where I want when I want how I want with my eze

[u2kanCme]

Great CRM! Poetry in motion!

[TinnInches]

Shit wore me out. badass!

[TaxfreeSVT]

GREAT CREW COORDINATION!!!!

[mikeshanteler]

Awesome video. I flew in those planes and even did the JATO during an exercise in Puerto Rico. We landed and took off on a dirt airfield. What a rush. Thanks for posting this and Semper Fi!

[flight1510]

0:48 weightlessness for the win haha

[jacobyodernation]

watch the walkie talking on the right side at 8:45 when they put on the engine brakes!

[al3ameed07]

Good pilots wow

[darrellparkhill]

CRM defined!!

[bob46472]

This is a dumb question coming from a marine but what is " Fat Albert" used for exactly? Just out of curiosity.

[broLAXgoalie12]

@bob46472 when it's not in the show it carries spare parts.

[ahrimanes]

@bob46472 Fat Albert transports the Blue Angels support crew and equipment to each show site.

[a8127]

Awesome video guys !!!!! Does anybody know what the Flight Engineer flicks off when they level out ??

[staffsmole]

This is teamwork.

[HugoMonster]

Wow, amazing video! Semper Fi

[jonesy97]

Was this with the JATO? I know they don't do that all the time. How is it decided when that's to be used during an airshow?

[ziocody]

@jonesy97 I was onboard at the time and this takeoff was not JATO assisted. Several of the viewers have posted that Fat Albert no longer does JATO as a part of their airshow.

[jonesy97]

@ziocody That sux. Probably gets a little expensive doing JATO all the time. That -G pushover around the 1 min. mark was great stuff. Damn, I miss the AF. I flew all over the globe on C-130's. The TDY train just kept on rollin'. Great post, bro. One of my favs.

[wittmann]

@ziocody They ran out of JATO bottles in 2009

[MX304]

@ziocody Correct. They have used up all of the surplus JATO bottles, and no new sets are being made because they no longer use JATO on any operational aircraft in theater.

[181HondaRider]

@ziocody i thought they got rid of it.... because i heard somewhere that they took it out of the show completely.. as in fat albert

[kill3r197]

@jonesy97 JATO pods are expensive to make and use. I would imagine that it was on the top of the list for budget cuts. They look cool and are useful in a combat situation, but they have no real use in the airshow circuit.

[jonesy97]

@kill3r197 Cutting their use to save money makes sense, of course, but they do, occasionally show their usage at airshows. I just wanted to know, when they do use them at airshows, how, out of all their stops, to they decide which shows to employ them? The ones with the largest attendance?

[andrian156]

@jonesy97 !!!!

[jonesy97]

@andrian156 Yes, sir?

[PHSYCOPATH92]

that was amazing!!! 

[TheVille8086]

3 people are fat

[Grimreeper102]

That is pure teamwork. Love it

[MaryMagpie]

be neet if the Hula Girls skirt lifted on the negative G push over

[dustyflair]

awesome!!!

[flywest26]

hey hey hey itsssss fat albert!!!!!!!.........Gonna have a good time!

[TheAtheistWarrior]

Anybody notice the Hula girl on the dash?

[defender1999]

excellent



[tomaclo]

geez they make it look easy

[BlueBandit15]

What i'd give to get a ride in Fat Albert

[SaberTanker22]

OMG i so happy i found this video enjoying every minute of this =) i love all the B-52s in the first pass they do on the runway. goodjob.

[seamikey]

Lovin' the hula girl on the dash!

[steven4rmnewyork]

fucking nuts a full sized plane is not suppsoed to move liek that this is awesome

[farche2]

The doll is the best.

[STEEPTURN]

Very Impressive Landing!

[JBtheProducer]

that looks like a lot of fun! watching fat albert is great! its a great lead in to the blues

[antigonish63]

Do these guys do this routine at all Blue Angels shows? Do they only do it down in Pensacola? WTF! I need to see this in person!

[ziocody]

@antigonish63 They travel where ever the Blue Angels team goes, and most commonly to air shows. This flight was at Barksdale AFB two years ago. I wasn't able to locate a schedule on this internet but I'm sure there is one

[antigonish63]

@ziocody I have seen Fat Albert at shows, but never heard of it doing this flight routine. Are they only allowed to do this demo in certain locations? Just wondering if I can see it in person. Thanks for the info.

[rogeratl55]

@antigonish63  They have done this show at every AirShow I have attended. I am a Pensacola native and I guess that it gets to be pretty expensive doing this.

[peterrumble]

Awesome video guys...I love the banter between a well oiled and proffesional team!

[sandtr00per]

is this aircraft somehow related to hercules - C-130 ? if yes, how ? .. nice kamikadze flying especially landing ,D

[ziocody]

@sandtr00per An all-Marine Corps crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel operate the Lockheed-Martin C-130T Hercules, affectionately known as Fat Albert Airlines. Fat Albert joined the team in 1970 and flies more than 140,000 miles each season. It carries more than 40 maintenance and support personnel, their gear and enough spare parts and communication equipment to complete a successful air show.

[HerkEngineer100]

@ziocody That's flyin' it like ya stole it!

[flywest26]

@sandtr00per It is a herc

[subroc96]

@sandtr00per it is an older c130 herc

[sabeillard]

Best video on internet, man! Great flight, hell of a landing! ;)

[jmillski1]

HOLY CRAP on that landing

[imapylet]

as a pilot myself, i gotta say this is 100% more vocal in the cockpit than myself and my crew do.

its pretty cool to see that fat bird twist in the air! fly 'er like she wants it!!

The Blue Angels never disappoint, ever.

[nmhnavy02]

that looks like so much fun

[assmotrone43]

Vomit Comet at 0:48 hahaha

[ziocody]

thank you for 100,000 views

[leemdunn]

@ziocody Thank you for posting such a great video!! Awesome crew coordination in there. Godspeed sir!!

[sirtazza]

at 0:48 they all float XD

[motoman1210]

The Hula girl is a nice touch.

[JetMech72]

Hoorah, Devil Dogs. Everybody loves a big-ass bird pullin' some kick-ass maneuvers.

[coma13794]

THAT is how a crew works together. Incredible. It's not a lot of G...but it doesn't matter one bit...the precision of the flying and the coordination was inspiring.

[L123Alpha]

@skateboy159

they pull 2.0Gs during the steepest turns.

You can hear them refer to the bank angle a couple of times, calling out "60... set it", for 60 degrees of bank.

When a plane is banking at 60 degrees, it's pulling 2.0Gs.

A 75 degree bank would be 3.9Gs, but I don't think they went past 60.

This is true regardless of how fast the plane is going, although if they are climbing while turning it will increase the Gs, and if descending it will decrease the Gs felt.

[HorizontalRainBlog]

What a great video! Brings back a lot of memories of my flight with them! :) Thanks!!!

[tryson1995]

I luv big planes like these

[AdognamedOp]

Luv the hula dancer on the 'dashboard'

[BADBOYZX12R]

I love the cadence... thanks for the fun guys... uurah!

[modelleg]

There's a hula bobble doll on the freakin dashboard!!!

[skateboy159]

how many gs they pulling on them turns?

[ziocody]

@skateboy159 I think between 3 and 5 Gs

[c7j6y1]

@ziocody The C-130 that is used for Fat Albert is limited to 60* of bank and 2G.. the newer J model hercs with the 7 bladed props and strengthened airframe can pull more.

Im a former C-130 Loadmaster

[BoxersBriefs]

@ziocody a level 60 degree bank turn is 2g's. You'd rip the wings off a Herc at 5.

[rjonno]

@ziocody negative, load factor at 60* will be around 2Gs. This is a herc run by fatties, not an Edge 540

[waterattack]

@ziocody NO WAY. There is without doubt not near 3. Have you ever experienced three? I'm a training pilot and I'd recon they pull around 2 g's maximum. Haha, 5 is ridiculous to say. 2.5 max, i'd say.

[kenmiller1951]

On the push after takeoff, they went to 0 G momentarily in pitch. When you hear them call "60" in the turn, that means 60 degrees of bank. That translates to +2 G. Then they roll back to 45, and that is 1.5 G. Very docile turns, but look spectacular from the ground.

[kenmiller1951]

On the push after takeoff, they went to 0 G momentarily in pitch. When you hear them call "60" in the turn, that means 60 degrees of bank. That translates to +2 G. Then they roll back to 45, and that is 1.5 G. Very docile turns, but look spectacular from the ground. Rather sloppy runway alignment on final.

[atleiker]

@skateboy159 to maintain level flight in a 60 degree banked turn you pull about 2 g's. They are holding 60 for a few seconds and then rolling back to 45 so less than 2 g's for most of it.

[budman7]

when he goes "OUTSIDE" what is he doing??

[MrADD102]

@budman7

looking out the window. he is looking "outside" and not at the instruments. They do that to scan for the runway, other aircraft, and buildings. hope that helps

[ghaddy07]

@budman7 i thnk the man behind is saying that the airfield is out of his vision. the right hand guy then starts looking.

[audioiv]

@budman7 spotting, looking for the field

[kazianik]

simply incredible!

[TheManielleDihill]

That was awesome! I'm going into the Marine Corps as flight crew and there is a very good chance that I will be on C-130's.

[ehemeyer25]

I wish The Blue Angels Would Come To the Columbia Rgnl airshow

[HYPNOTICVIDEO]

That is really very cool

[85iceman]

I just love the communication ---- " I'm outside" " I'm back inside" Oh, how good the precise, teamwork concept must feel!

[azseal]

Effing AMAZING!!! BADASS!!!

[TheGeeksOfNorway]

wassup whit weithless at PUSH OVER PUSH OVER PUSH OVER

[CCWSig]

Wow, Just wow. That's more entertaining than any of the jet videos I've watched. Very nicely done.

[coronelprice]

:50 nicee

[pilotwave]

Damn right! That was awesome! Thanks for sharing.

[robertsickels]

This flight was made at Barksdale AFB LA.

[greenmetal1]

Outstanding! God bless the Marine pilots, they know how to do it right.

[explorateurdesairs]

Excellent vdo. quite a crazy ride. would have enjoyed it being inside also.

They looked pretty low over some constructed areas. No problem over airports but should avoid low passes over populated areas.

This is despite I love aerial demos and air shows where people gather to see it.

[btman2]

This is amazing! Precise professionals and you can still tell they're in the military!

[theratfarmer]

these are the chumps that fly low over my house (charlotte, nc) and i call 911. "some prop plane just flew low over my house". wakinging me up, where are my guns.

[tmlafrance]

@theratfarmer These guys are out of Pensacola NAS in Fla

[theratfarmer]

my kind of people. i'm fucked in the head too.

[urdaddy4321]

fighter jocks eat your heart out, nice team work

[nurvus]

Hands down the BEST cockpit recording on youtube...... This is great!

[N21X]

Outstanding!

[escambiagator89]

AWESOME ASS VIDEO.

[tprinceballa]

that assault landing was sick!!

[jc1701]

AF now FAA, Military aviation is the best around!! Great Job!

[BigBaze27]

amazing CRM! Great job Marines!

[docplux]

Best. Use. Of. Hula-girl-on-the-dash. EVER!

[RandomCaptionVideos]

love this video

[Orangebike666]

Awesome! Could would someone mind explaining the role of each individual in the cock-pit as well as the reason they are not strapped down? Also, I can guess most of the indications they are talking about ... but not all of them...(any info) Thank You!

Note: I saw the point that they level @60 ft.( 4:32) OMG my palms are sweating!!

[djvizion]

@Orangebike666 Pilot (left seat) of course flies the plane. Co-pilot (right seat) calls out airspeed and altitude so the pilot can concentrate on flying the plane. Flight engineer? (center seat) assumes calling out of airspeed and altitude when co-pilot is looking out of cockpit window. The co-pilot call out three sets of numbers, airspeed, altitude and the numbers before he says "set" is the angle of attack the plane is in.

[Orangebike666]

@djvizion lol that's pretty straight forward from what I thought. The part that makes sense is when they change roles. Thanks.... another question is why are they not strapped down?

[Orangebike666]

Awesome! Could would someone mind explaining the role of each individual in the cock-pit as well as the reason they are not strapped down? Also, I can guess most of the indications they are talking about ... but not all of them...(any info) Thank You!

[fbkrazy56]

Cool video!

[bullseatpizza]

May i ask whats the stalling speed for this kind or aircraft? at 110 he sounds very serisous so im guessing that its around there.

[papavalium]

Wow that's some scary turns from inside. lol Looks like you're going to fall instantly.

[LordReaper117]

greta video

[shnewsman]

these guys are superstars. best part is the final where they just drop it on the runway at 1 mile and make the first turnoff with that magnificent crosswind landing. all in a day's work for these guys. they make a hard job look really, really easy!

[tobitopgun]

the commands are so cool ...

[chris95952003]

2 guys were not buckled in to their seats?!

[jcwrsox1]

ive watched this 5 times and im still not bored of it! :D

[fgiorgio]

woooooooow....................­.

[JnL6676]

Awesome video!!!! Just saw the Sept 19th Performance at NAS Oceana! Watching the vid was like watching poetry in motion! Fat Albert Airlines is First Class all the way!!!!

[Bama71J]

thank you for not putting any retarded ass music on top of the crew comms...

[pilotoecuador]

gorgeous!

[o0bluesteel0o]

Poor navigator 0:50 xD

[whuzyodadi]

Wooooo-Hooooooo!!!!!

[Bogey71]

I like the rockin' missis on the dashboard! :-)

[kotaboy32]

I can't imagine my oldest brother flying Bert, I like the push over!

[dhmosquito]

Nice show! 

[ziocody]

@Iceman, my guess is "Hit it 'Bert. Birds rolling. Nice. Off the peg"

[briarsmoke]

@ziocody "Faaaat Aaaaaaalbert!" "Nice!" "Off the peg!" I think "off the peg" refers to the airspeed indicator needle coming off the peg - needle becomes active as airspeed comes up. If the airspeed indicator is not functioning, then the takeoff has to be aborted, so the call is made to confirm the instrument is working properly.

[briarsmoke]

@ziocody "Faaaaat Albert! Rolling! Nice! Off the peg!" Off the peg refers to the needle on the airspeed becoming active - coming off the peg it rests on as the airspeed starts to register.

[briarsmoke]

@ziocody "Faaaaaat Albert!" "Rolling - nice!" "Off the peg" refers to the airspeed indicator starting to show the plane's speed - the needle comes off the peg it rests on as they start moving fast enough to register the speed.

[bigbadjon02]

@ziocody Prior to the start of this video, the right seat will call "Moe, Bert's checklist complete". Then, as the video starts, we catch them in mid-conversation with the response from Moe.... "Hit it, Bert", and the right seat confirming with "Bert's rollin". And then, "off the peg", meaning airspeed's active.

[Iceman5164]

Anybody care to translate what they say from 0:00 to around 0:10 ?

[pwnjeez]

what's the job of the guy sitting in the midle?

[gijargan]

@pwnjeez he is the flight engineer, basically a walking, talking, breathing C-130 Manual... If there is ever a problem onboard he knows how to fix it without thinking about it... He can also act as an extra set of eyes and ears for the pilot and co-pilot, as well as operating the auto-piloting system and controlling all generators, electrical bus systems, and fuel flow

[sanfranciscobay]

He flies it like a race car on a track. The landing was awesome.

[mophead319]

Hawaiian bobble dancer dash ornament :]

[Louisthefish23]

i didnt know how good the maouvability (can't spell) the C-130 has

[gijargan]

@Louisthefish23 yeah... the kewl thing is that those are all maneuvers that are taught to pilots in (U/G)PT ([Undergraduate/Graduate] Pilot Training) for use in a combat situation...

[SnakemanJeffss]

God Bless America!

[beemerK100]

Excellent demonstration of flight crew coordination. Semper Fi!

[notevagustar95]

push over push over (L)

[MGCairtraffic]

This was better than the F-18 part of the show ... that's saying a lot! Nice job Jugs!

[darksamuari]

i love how the 2 unbuckled guys floated up at the begining

[rva16]

Some smooth flying skills and good crm right there

[nordschleifefan]

GO DEVIL HERKY, GO!! OOORAH

[combsy02]

Bad ass.......just flew with these guys last weekend, one hell of a ride!! BTW the "guy in the middle" is a Flight Engineer......I just happen to be one as well!!

[staffsmole]

This is a GREAT clip!

Team work, skill and balls of steel....and how quick did that c-130 stop!!!

Fantastic, thanks for posting!

[Money0Dude]

does it feel weird flying in fat albert??

[VStm]

the cool thing is that the crew is pushing that big bird at the edge of the flight envelope....and they are doing it with such a precision!!

[001Maverick001]

"Let's go flying!"

[hipiloto]

Fantastic flying;nobody does it better than THE BLUE ANGEL'S nobody does it better than the the boys in blue!!!!

[PAPERGUNLOVER]

they realy puch that c-130 to the limit