F18 Ride Cockpit Video

[OMBIC]

i may never get to do this, but if i smoke anuff pot, i can be as high as them :) ftw

[Carlovfx]

Wonderful planes and the pilots are amazing, the horrible thing is the reason why those planes have been invented.

[Kakashisd]

These guys studied hard and crazy to get where they are,they deserve to be where they are, simply because they fought hard for their dreams.

[dougdenter]

thanks for the video,,,,

[Worldopain]

Just about the best "Magic carpet ride" you could get. .

[DarkKhay]

Wish I was that person (A)

[budwiesner1234]

the sweetest office in the world

[comediancj1999]

and also i forgot to tell u do u choose any jet that u want to fly or do the guys choose a jet for u????

[JessieJForever]

@comediancj1999 The navy flies F-18 hornets and superhornets. The hornet is going to be replaced by the F-35 but the superhornet will remain.

[fightingfalconfan]

@comediancj1999 if your at the top of your flight school you get the choice; but if you are in the middle or towards the bottom they choose

[comediancj1999]

is it hard to fly the F18 hornet or is it easy???

[fightingfalconfan]

@comediancj1999 if you have never flown a plane its going to be hard; but if you have flown some its going to be somewhat easy; but the hardest part is learning how to start it up and actually use all of its systems. you have to go through at least two years of naval flight training in order to fly this incredible bird.

[logonres]

cool, 

[underleft]

And the coolest job in the world award goes to...

[ComputerHelp007]

@underleft you don't know how much dedication and hard work it takes to get there... i wish i had it in me

[brownbear323]

1:17 Pickle Away!

[jasnallen]

So um quick question:.... how does it feel... TO BE THE F*CKIN MAN!!!!?????

[dak879]

Damn, makes my life feel boring

[clothingonly]

Great video and great choice of music.

[1975buddha]

haha music fits so well :)

[ballchinio]

want to drive this thing

[JCrashB]

Well, just another day at the office...

At least, the weather was fine ;-P

[Asuraith]

Some people say Test Pilots or Astronauts have the best job on earth, I have to disagree...

[akeemporter1]

@Asuraith wats da best job then???

[1208FrontDoor]

Everything about this vid is Cool ... thumbs up!

[1208FrontDoor]

Everything about this vid is Cool ... thumbs up!

[hotmoffitt]

Seriously, what five douchebags gave this video a thumbs down? There's always a handfull of pissers isn't there.

[andyfozzy]

Why do people have to put silly bloody music on these vids????????

[solitajre222]

Imagine flying next to a big 747 in a F/A-18 just like that, give em a nice lil' airshow =)

Probably get raped by cap' later though...

[hondarider100r]

wow to just be able to fly up there by yourself would be awesome.

[Bedjoke]

Are the flaps turned on automaticlly when you make a sharp turn?

[flyernate]

@Bedjoke

Yes. The flight control computers schedule all the the control surfaces based on AOA, airspeed, and control inputs.

[Asuraith]

@Bedjoke The F/A-18 is computer controlled, when the pilot moves the joystick, the computer moves the flaps, wings tails, ect.. to give the pilot the best control over the jet, so yes I would think the flaps would go out when you make sharp turns.

[ClancD]

@Bedjoke You mean the ailerons? The moving surface at the outside, trailing edge of the wing?

The pilot controls those, as well as the elevators on the tail, with the stick. The ailerons are what actually make the airplane turn...

[bigfleabag]

something I can never do in real life ever again. God damn astigmatism.

[shysterlicious]

It must be so awesome to have the clouds as the roads, pathways, and avenues where you turn your corners and travel to your next destination. Kinda traveling on like cars but on surface streets.

[rockman71544]

Holy crap, watch the left wing at 1:18 !

[miszterb]

@rockman71544

the pilot dropped a practice bomb..

[rodrigoborgesflores]

best video ever!

[capitalsho]

Team America!

[bigdilly37]

wot is the song called

[atom2009]

During the lyric "I looked around" the pilot does that snap look lol 1:27 great timing.

[SkyTate17]

These guys are just having fun intil they get to their place.

[wuhlei]

damn that looks like a harsh take off

[TheWaznak]

dint know Will Farrell flew jets!!!!!

[tomtone1]

great video and great song to go with it! I love the jets and the carriers and all that but it is sad that what they really are, are human killing machines

[C2bieleve]

whats the song

[Whatheonearth]

They land at high speed because if the landing hook misses one of the 4 to 5, all they have to do is pull up. just before they land they firewall it.

[maheru999]

@Whatheonearth Thats what i meant i shouldn't of just said "If the cable snapped"

[MrJAYMZ78]

love the timing with the song on take off

[flyhighj65]

2:00 That is my dream right there

[maheru999]

im guessing they land on the carrier at high speed is because if the cable snapped they wouldn't fall into the water on the other side?

[Whatheonearth]

@maheru999

[laliux32]

they are lucky guys...

[cooldude1875]

damn i wonder if it was me up there that would be awsome but yet i would probally die

[1488skinxhead1]

song killed it.

[barbaglia111]

WOW!!  Just WOW!! That is one great video, and I want to thank you for it !!

[candlershin]

On a cool scale of 1 to 10 that job is about a 10cubed. What a country

[dddpaco123]

thanks man and hell yea its a fantastic country.

[dddpaco123]

Ok he isn't a blue angle because i am a fighter pilot and that is the same uniform my group wears on every test run for the month... mister know it all dumb ass....p.s. i am not a blue angel just a fighter pilot.

[taterfamine]

what service?

[dddpaco123]

U.S.Air Force

[taterfamine]

nice. i'm in the flight school and nrotc at purdue and flyings pretty much the only thing i've ever wanted to do.

[dddpaco123]

nrotc is a great thing and ive wanted to fly since i was i think 6 ior 7 and man its worth all of that hard work and effort and u get soooo many chicks man its amazing

[taterfamine]

yeah bro. what school?

[EatMyPropwash]

by the way this is the Navy... dunno who you were responding too, but the USAF doesn't land on aircraft carrier lol...

[TwinSmoke]

@EatMyPropwash Actually, F-16's AND F-15's which are both Air Force DO land on aircraft carriers. Just look them up and explain the arresting hooks that both of those planes have.

[jiggaluv123]

@EatMyPropwash navy doesn't fly fighter planes you moron.

[Scoggs117]

@jiggaluv123 lol!!!! well only if you are being sarcastic... if not, i feel sorry for you. especially since the navy has the best jets!

[TH7596]

@Scoggs117 the navy doesn't have the best jets, F-15's and F-22's out perform F-18's and their in the airforce.

[fightingfalconfan]

@jiggaluv123 yes they do; the F in these planes stands for "fighter". they are just mainly interceptors and aggressor squads. its what kind of load they need for a mission.

[CCXKoNiG94]

@jiggaluv123 you=retarded the F stands for Fighter.

[sjnewsome]

@jiggaluv123 umm tell that to the Blue Angels.

[WillFlyfourFood]

@EatMyPropwash you can always tell who flew for who in military by the way they land their airliners =]

[Tasadaru]

If you do not mind me asking, how were you commissioned? Also, did you know from the beginning that you were going to flight school after becoming an officer?

[dddpaco123]

well first how old are you and if you are in high school thats perfect , i went from high school to the academy (air force academy in colorado springs colorado, and then from there i applied for the air force and when they accept you you have to take a test that everyone takes and if you score high enough you can decide on what you want to do and my score was a 99 and the grading srgnt. asked if i wanted to be a fighter pilot and it was my dream ever since i was 10 so i took it.now i am lovin it

[Tasadaru]

I just finished my sophomore year at college, so I will not be able to go to the academy. I guess my only shot is OTS. The score that you mentioned, is that the AFOQT. According to Ed Rush, I think one needs a combined score of 50 on pilot and navigator to even be qualified for pilot. What sources do you recommend to study from for the AFOQT? Also, do you have any advice on getting pilot through OTS? If not that's okay. Thank you for replying.

[taterfamine]

ed rush is the man. he's helped me out a lot.

[Tasadaru]

Yeah, he is the real deal. The one thing I liked in his book was the importance of recommendation letters that the board of colonels read to determine who goes to flight school. If the letters are nothing special then they will probably see the applicant as nothing special too.

[EatMyPropwash]

Good luck on getting picked up through OTS. Any of the military prestigious schools get first picks, then ROTC students, then OTS gets whatever is left over... so if all the fighter slots are full, and theirs a cargo slot, your going cargo. If you want to transfer, good luck...

[jomach]

F/A18 Super Hornet: The BEST option to

FAB - Brazilian Air Force

[kgebczyk]

ultra cool :)

[ralfwk]

Funny: at 1:26 it says in the song: "I looked around"...and exactly at that moment he DID look around. Great timing :)

[dtc526]

2:02 - 2:05 Ghosty eyes!

[tinodenmark]

The song is Steppenwolf- Magic Carpet ride :)

[jakem1900]

whats the song ?

[cmcdanie90]

bandit six clock!

[versbovskyj]

Rodger Thet !!!!

[mindsoulbody]

Love it, the way he pilots it (as a matter of fact, all pilots do) makes it look too easy. I want to do that. XD

[rtrThanos]

I think he is a Blue Angel. Judging by his uniform while waiting to take off.

Dropping a bomb at 1:18, I wonder if Blue Angels are required to qualify in the middle of a season?

Probably an interesting story behind this :D

[Swede7777]

I want to do this now haha

[Davidbennett5]

wow how random was that i just finished watching this and 3 fa-18s flew over!!! it was freaking loud!!!

[Davidbennett5]

how much g would u pull taking off??? i bet ud find yer dick up ya ass then when u land it would come out lol!!! and where did he drop a bomb???

[drummerguy195]

He didnt drop a bomb they were his external fuel cells releasing

[powersnout]

awesome video

wish i could go on one of those

[FuturePilotGrrrl]

wait, this is the navy right? or the USAF? i dont really know what the difference is!? someone PLEASE tell me the difference... isnt the air force invloved with the carriers too? omg.. i need to knw. asap thnx! (;

[twistor96]

This is the navy. The navy has nothing to do with the USAF. The navy fly aircraft, but these aren't USAF aircraft. The people who fly in the navy are called "naval aviators".

[FuturePilotGrrrl]

oooo ok then thnx! (:

[rohanb2]

Yeah it's the Navy. Air Force doesn't use carriers...

[FuturePilotGrrrl]

mmhm. yea i know that

[Huntman12303]

Not according to your last post.

[FuturePilotGrrrl]

huh? what are you talking about

[CaptainByington]

Im pretty sure that pilot is my hero

[CaptainByington]

how do those pilots do 4-point rolls and 8-point rolls so easily! its so hard in fsx

[UkWide774]

he dropped at fricken bomb!! christ..i hope that was a training move..

[Jasonhb07]

Since those bombs cost more than the average car I am sure he didn't do it for fun, that'd be wasting tax payers hard earned money.

[spambot2]

Wasting taxpayer money? The millitary NEVER does that!!!!!!! jk

But seriously wasting taxpayer money or not this video is awesome.

[Jkriptic]

my god im doing a degree in aeronautical mechanics and 2 and a half yyears from now im going to be doing that in a eurofighter

[Jasonhb07]

Congrats, Hope to see you in the skies in a few.

[IFSeventhGate]

Awesome vid and sounds thanks detwilers!

Love watching this this!!

2:04 a little spooky when it looks like eyes shining throught the visor :-)

[SingHouse]

can't get enough of that take off. Totally orgasmic.

[DamagedF0X]

I thought the same exact thing. I had to watch it like 5 times... Haha

[malcolm9001]

@SingHouse ill give u an orgasm bitch

[SingHouse]

@malcolm9001 I'm a dude.

[CaptainByington]

This video is the best! The Air force rocks! I love those guys, there my heros!

[xliver4]

if im not mistaken, that was the Navy.

[kemosabe62]

ur right,the usn and usmc only use the f/a-18

[catware11]

The fact that they were taking off and landing from an aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean was another giveaway :)

[kemosabe62]

obviously,...

[CallumCR]

ha, there's always that

[SabaothChristou]

lol, Was thinking the same thing.. XD

[mwsjas]

awsome vid best job in da world....luv it

[Navy4813]

At 0:54 I think he was doing the Immalmen. I know because the first time I tried to do it in an F-18 I blacked out.

[m095076]

you sure about that one? i'm preeeetty sure, actually certain, the "Immelman" would be in the Y direction and would involve turning the aircraft 180 degrees...

[reinsdorfsucks3]

I like 0:45. Just cruising around with his friends.

[rule2011]

i think he blacks out at 0:54.

[lytee]

he dropped a bomb at 1:16

[DobermansRock]

The best job in the world...

[deathgod646]

hahahha perfect song that gonan be me sum day

[domsaleo]

omg i know in like 2, 3 years thats exactly what i want to train for. Being a pilot of those agile planes looks like the most fun ever man

[Snarekid19]

looks like??!!! Dude its the best job in the world!!!! literally!!!

[abominableaussieman]

they say its the world most stressful job, but who gives a shit! imagine wat it would be like to fly those.

goodluck

[FerrariSlam]

what's the song?

Awesome video!

Check mine out too!

[ronniek202]

magic carpet ride by steppenwolf

[FerrariSlam]

thanks!! :)

[korda2007]

you have not lived till you do this im in the r.a.f training fighter jets devision two its so cool

[sherlock72]

Guys with big b:s...Cool!

[thescreendoorslams]

Too fucking cool. Careful they don't catch you and try to fire your ass buddy. All the best.

[crimsonalchemist12]

nice sticker on ur helemt

[eclipse245]

He drops like a 20 pound bomb at 1:18

[hogwash139]

best job in the world..must be..love it.....

[SmoothOperator29]

Does anyone know when you have to do the hooking technique? Is it needed during level flight too when the G's aren't so bad or only when you are doing manouvers?

[SmoothOperator29]

Oh the fun this must be......damn!

[Eurofighterowns]

nice USAF are good, one of the best for sure ,

[sammyjs1983]

thats a Navy or Marine Corps jet.......Airforce dont land on ships :)

[semperfidelis777]

wow when he pulls those high g's, the wing shutters! talk about load stress those aircraft our so strong

[crazymario3]

man i wanna do that so badly

[booocky]

Go do it then..Can do anything you want we live in america...Luckly the air force teaches you to be a bad ass...

[bandman232]

Hehehhehe. Go be an Ace. I see ya. ;)

[montcalmwolfe]

Request I.L.S. on 060 LEFT.

[montcalmwolfe]

Nobody said so to you in French. Ton vid est

merveilleux.

Amitiées.

Charlie.

[montcalmwolfe]

Why not?

[imnazhole]

Just as long as he doesnt FLY the plane like Tom Cruise, the world may be safe.

[poussimiel]

No ! It isn't...lol !

[montcalmwolfe]

Not a toyata..

[montcalmwolfe]

GOSTHBUS......

[g4llic]

he looks like tom cruise, doesn't he?

[montcalmwolfe]

Perhaos!

[CaptainZ1627]

2:38 lol

[Grandpa001]

Dude.. thats PERFECT timing at 1:25 in the song when he says "He looked around" and the driver looked.

[trenchcake]

what was that he dropped at 1:23.

[CaptainZ1627]

actually he drops it @ 1:17. I'm not sure what that is though.

[Smikefliege]

maybe it was a bomb because you dont have a shooting range on the see and they maybe get imaginare targets on coordinates to keep practising

[trenchcake]

i would

[viperf35]

there is nothing better than flying

[paulstephengeorge]

Superb song......what is it??????

[machu004]

The song is called "Magic Carpet Ride" by Stephnwolf

[Feldjagr]

thats cool

[vitoyoy]

How much does it take to learn to fly?

[antmanmax1]

Nice vid especially music. Like a road trip XD

nice music for the video