@vermin2057 his forward momentum has nothing to do with his chute opening. They install seats that are designed to deploy a full chute sitting on the ground with zero forward movement.
Imagine the G-force he was under during the ejection. He already was under High G because of the roll he was executing. Then add the G-force that the rocket on the ejection seat creates.
fast reacton on that eject, Ive seen the Thunder Birds in person before and at that show they also crashed a plane Im not saying saying there bad flyers, it takes guts to fly a plane like that
Before a pilot takes to the air they get a short list of information from what is called ATIS (air terminal information system) it may be different for the military im not sure as I am a civilian helicopter pilot. In that list of information is the current barometric pressure. That is the pressure that the current atmosphere is exerting. This is important because the altimeter in the A/C will only read accurately if it is adjusted for current pressure. Wrong input = incorrect alt
See that huge cloud at 1:03? That might as well be millions of dollers burning in a bonfire because a mechanic didn't inspect the engine right... IDK not to hate though. Glad erybody survived!
This accident which occurred on Sept. 4, 2003 at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho was officially attributed to pilot error. The pilot incorrectly set his altimeter before takeoff and executed a split-S maneuver immediately after take off. He was subsequently too low to complete the maneuver and was forced to eject from his F-16 seconds before a surely fatal crash. He survived with minor injuries.
@TheJones96 Yes, he did survive. He ejected in enough time for his parachute to open. From what I remember reading, the aircraft experienced a an engine failure while in the dive. The pilot tried to recover, but you only have seconds to choose between life and death. Glad that he(the pilot) made the right choice.
Survival presupposed, does such a pilot error (wrong assess of altitude) has an harmful effect on a pilots career in this league? I think it should not have, because its a good sample (for others) how not to do it and he made the best out of the situation.
@Climbontrack After this he was flying a D6D....desk, 6 drawer. His demo pilot career was over. Don't know if he ever returned to normal flight status.
Did he survive? It looks as if he ejected just a hair before impact? Looks hard to survive an impact like that since the chutes wouldn't fully deploy at a low alt.
@AirCanada04 yes he survived, his seat was launched upwards, and with the speed and forward momentum of the jet already moving, his chute was able to deploy as he was being propelled forward with momentum. An experiment to show you how this works, is take one of those plastic soldier toys with the little parachute, and throw him forward in front of you hard, you'll see the chute deploy behind him as he moves and he sort of swings back afterwards.
@jwul28 Hmm ok well let me check... nope I'm definitely not a redneck. But I'm still convinced that you are an moose riding mountie :'( By the way airsoftguy1313's comment has a strong point.. what's your answer to that?
@Thymennn well he should know that my computer was given to me by a collegue who was about to throw it away. I didn't pay a dime for it an it is not worth a piece of crap. Honeslty. So i'm not saying i'm perfect, but my computer is definitly not what I should be blamed for.
Safety rules are written in blood or people's stupid mistakes. You crash in training or formation flying, i'm sure your procedures will change. These events are practiced and everything has minimums that these pilots must understand. Who cares how many hours you've been flying, what matters is the hour your flying in now so you say I did it right.
@dadicesare have you ever heard of Lt. cmdr kevin davis former blue angles #6 poorly exercised high g minuver caused a blackout and crash so atleast this guy still saved the crowd and himself so think before you speak
@gokarter57275 Oh, I know the facts more than you know. F-4 (833 hours), F-111F (788 hours), F-15C (654 hours) and then some. So, how much do you know about flying fighter jets?
@dadicesare im curious to know how your flight experince which for all i know could be made up is related to the incorrect statement you made about the blue angelsand im young but i promice you im no ignorant fool i talk about what i know i dont argue stuff i dont know and i will let you know if i have know clue what your talking about. to answer your question i have no flight time in a jet but i have 100+hours in my piper cub. but i have been to 100s of airshows and comend these men.
@dadicesare The Blue Angels have had crashes before, too. Not just LCDR Kevin "Kojak" Davis (god bless his soul), but numerous problems. This particular incident happened because the pilot, Captain Chris Stricklin, was set on MSL, not AGL, while the ground controllers were set to AGL, not MSL. Compared to where they practice (Nellis AFB), this area in Idaho was an extra 1100 feet higher in MSL. Due to his crash, they made it AF rule to work all on 1 system. Also, the Blues have crashed more.
@USAFFuturePilot Yes, thank you for your input I respect that and understand it fully. It was an unfortunate and preventable mistake and made the T-Birds look really bad nonetheless. My point is, the Blue Angels have a much better show; that is because they are allowed to push the limits of formation flying more than the T-Birds. Result=a more exciting show. Period. I loved flying DACT/ACM against the NAVY because they had no fear and pushed if further than most.
its strange because the pilot just before he is about to crash is just sat there like ok im about to crash let me eject, i mean i know thts what your supposed to do, but before ejecting i would appologise for being a twat to the plain then i would take a shit then i would eject and then cry!
@USAFcrazy13 I don't think it was his fault, they plan the moves and heights before hand, there was probably a mechanical issue, or they got there mathematics wrong and he did not have enough space to pull out of the dive.
@DemonAMVs I guessed that much, My cousin worked with these guys, but the team will never let him forget it, more as a Joke. The team messes around when they are not in public eye for the most part. So he will getting this a lot. " hope you aren't going to crash my plane again." and that kind of stuff.
@DemonAMVs Pilot Error:Stricklin attempted a "Split S" maneuver (which he had successfully performed over 200 times) based on an incorrect mean-sea-level elevation of the airfield, 1100 feet (335 m) higher than the home base at Nellis. Climbing to only 1670 feet (509 m) above ground level instead of 2500 feet (762 m), Stricklin had insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver, but guided the F-16C aircraft down the runway away from the spectators and ejected less than one second before impact.
Usually, these planes have what is known as a "Flight Data Recorder", which is also known as a "Black Box" (but actually is not black ... more of a hi-viz orange colour for easy identification amongst wreckage / bottom of bodies of water such as oceans / etc.).
You can learn more about "Flight Data Recorders" here (just remove the added spaces in the link, then copy and paste into your Internet browser):
h t t p : / / en . wikipedia . org/wiki/Flight_data_recorder
Yes it was an altimeter issue. They had recently been given guidance to set their altimeters to field elevation (as most planes do, indicating height above sea level when the aircraft is on the ground. For example, if he is flying 1000 ft over the ground, and the field elevation is 100, it reads 1100). Previously, they set up their altimeters to zero on the ground, so they would read altitude above ground level. This accident was due to habits formed by using the previous setup.
Talk about calm cool and collected. It looked like one of those situations that they get out of now and then so he stayed in it untill he knew he couldn't save it. Love to see dicipline of that level.
DON'T READ THIS!In 1971 a guy named Kyle and his girlfriend Emily were in side a house that was said to claim peoples lives if they entered the house.The next morning a guy named Alex saw fingernail marks on the door.if you dont post this to 5 videos, you'll be getting a visit from Kyle and Emily tonight!WARNING:this has been proved to be real,i value my life!whoever reads this may God be with you! I TRULY DO APOLOGIZE!!! PS i got this from another vid
@CaptainByington I could see he was by watching the video, it started to fall out on the bottom. yes he also did need more altitude though. You can't really blame this all one one thing. Or any crash for that matter.
@MetalMonarchy he realised something is wrong quite alot earlier. he bailed out this close to death so he can steer the jet away to save the crowd. salutes to him.
It was never going to go near the crowd, the always perform a loop parallel to an audience so that should anything happen the plane will (or should) impact clear. This video is a perfect example.
@ADouBTor no. they never fly the jets in an unsafe trajectory near the crowd. they stay within certain boundaries to maintain safety. salutes to the people who decided that.
Cockpit view: Pilot, "Fuuucckk fuuucck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck . . . *pushes big red button* . . . fuck. I wonder if I can see my future desk from here?"
@thatissomeBS The aces II ejection seat is a side handle activated seat, it is "advanced" enough to get you out of almost any trouble in time IF you pull the levers.
Respond to this video... The "I'm There for the Blood" attitude sucks. People get hurt or killed. I worked USAF life Support for 16 years, and it scares me to see these systems working, but it makes me VERY happy to see them work as planned. Nothing is more important than saving the lives of the flyers. The rest is just "stuff".
@Unaivailaible "knock it off" is the term pilots use to indicate something is REALLY wrong and to stop whatever you are doing and get you head up to look for the problem. It means to stop and fly safely until you know what is happening. It means there is immediate danger. (Stricklin was one of the pilots I supported in the USAF)
I was there in Idaho when this happened- the response by on-duty and off-duty was amazing. Off-duty airman in front of my handed his baby to his wife and said, "I gotta go!" and ran to the hangers to help....
The pilot stood up, waved, then fell down...at least we knew that he was alive...
if y'all are calling this amateur let's see you try to fly one you probably couldn't even get the engine started, he probably made a misjudge of the height
F-16C aircraft down the runway away from the spectators and ejected less than one second before impact He survived with only minor injuries and no one on the ground was injured but the $20 million aircraft was completely destroyed
September 14, 03 Captain Chris Stricklin, flying a F-16 crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.[10] Immediately after takeoff, Stricklin attempted a Split S maneuver which he had successfully performed over 200 times based on an incorrect mean-sea-level elevation of the airfield, 1100 feet higher than the home base at Nellis. Climbing to only 1670 feet above ground level instead of 762 m Stricklin had insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver but guided the
@TheBmthfan14 That was not the seat bouncing down the runway. That was the F-16 engine. FYI, the F-16 has one of the best egress systems in the world. The pilot can eject at ground level and safely egress the aircraft.
@TheBmthfan14 - You fool. Do some research before you make misleading and ridiculous comments such as that !! The pilot survived and is now working in a ground based position. He was also recently promoted !
@TheBmthfan14 before you try to sound like an expert on what happened in this video, please do a little research on the outcome of the pilot. Google is there for you to type in Thunderbird F-16 ejection, and you can read that the pilot was ok. You lose.
@cenkmazibasi Is that why the Navy's Blue Angels just put on their first show yesterday and today and being grounded for over 3 weeks because of a near fatal maneuver. Regardless of branch of service accidents are going to happen. Just be thankful that no one lost their lives in the Thunderbird crash or the near accident that the Blues had.
hmm...lemme think...hit the ground at around 300 miles per hour, burst into flame, spred into a million pieces across the ground...should be good as new
wow, altimeter says 1000 feet, looks a lot lower. hmmm, well i guess its time to eject, later!
weparadised 3 days ago
I was actually stationed at the Crash/Fire Department a year before this happened. I left for a short tour assignment in Honduras in 2002.
drummerguy187 3 days ago
@vermin2057 his forward momentum has nothing to do with his chute opening. They install seats that are designed to deploy a full chute sitting on the ground with zero forward movement.
bherringt86 1 week ago
That's what you get for flying airforce lol
funsize0291 1 week ago
@funsize0291 Wow, that's a real funny remark considering the Blue Angels carry a 10% fatality rate.
dumbenoughou812 6 days ago
@nopp1
funsize0291 1 week ago
This music sounds exactly like what they play through the loudspeakers at those air shows.
jdoggybizzle 1 week ago
Nice ejection.... tried to save it right until the end. Good for you.
crosshairs007 1 week ago
Flying a desk afterwards haha
SNOOZE3091 1 week ago
Imagine the G-force he was under during the ejection. He already was under High G because of the roll he was executing. Then add the G-force that the rocket on the ejection seat creates.
AdstarAPAD 1 week ago
@szack10 Mountain Home AFB in 03. My bro was stationed there.
fredloftonab 1 week ago
I could even tell he was too low when he began that maneuver..
Nattyguy95 1 week ago
0:43 "BBBBAAAAHHHHHHH!!"
xxTF141xx 1 week ago
when and where was it????
SZack10 1 week ago
@SZack10 idiot read the second top comment
nopp1 1 week ago
And that children...is how you waste several million dollars and shit your pants in style.
lrafbbullrider 1 week ago
i like how the music is all heroic sounding lol
ytp4life1 2 weeks ago
FOOL
gameworld6421 2 weeks ago
woooooow! Close to heaven!
SkyandCameraFly 2 weeks ago
He knew at the top he had no room but it was too late
Zakariah1971 2 weeks ago
fast reacton on that eject, Ive seen the Thunder Birds in person before and at that show they also crashed a plane Im not saying saying there bad flyers, it takes guts to fly a plane like that
TheMetallicafan20 3 weeks ago
does he have to pay for the aircraft now since its a pilot error?
Coolguy2397 3 weeks ago 15
@Coolguy2397 Very good chance of it. No more than one months salary however.
stetson6 2 weeks ago
@stetson6 thats not a lot.. is it?
callofdutywatcher 2 weeks ago
@Coolguy2397 Im sure he has a few million dollars just laying around... no, he doesn't have to pay for it.
moron6123 5 days ago
@gregboyds Yup, that was the crash of an early "lifting-body" design (the M2/F2) that eventually lead to the design of the shuttle.
toAdmiller 3 weeks ago
What a waste of a perfectly good plane.
Maverick and Goose are ashamed of him
starguard 3 weeks ago
its amazing how fast the ejection sequence takes place.
PhilipMendozaImages 3 weeks ago
@PhilipMendozaImages also how fast a multi million dollar aircraft was destroyed...
Coolguy2397 3 weeks ago
@Coolguy2397 ursocoolbro
PhilipMendozaImages 3 weeks ago
How does one set an altimeter, correctly or incorrectly as the pilot?
crazy4dariver 1 month ago
@crazy4dariver
Before a pilot takes to the air they get a short list of information from what is called ATIS (air terminal information system) it may be different for the military im not sure as I am a civilian helicopter pilot. In that list of information is the current barometric pressure. That is the pressure that the current atmosphere is exerting. This is important because the altimeter in the A/C will only read accurately if it is adjusted for current pressure. Wrong input = incorrect alt
rjardy 1 month ago
this was in my home town of mountain home i remember that day.
TheReach93 1 month ago
That was close
MrCathlicnun 1 month ago
No u knock it off :P
Kanadainkid99 1 month ago
How could they have a cock pit video when the plane was destroyed
stupidtill7 1 month ago
@stupidtill7 it would have been saved to the flight recorder
thedawg666 1 month ago
See that huge cloud at 1:03? That might as well be millions of dollers burning in a bonfire because a mechanic didn't inspect the engine right... IDK not to hate though. Glad erybody survived!
SecondCocacola 1 month ago
im trying to think that if he came out of afterburner, he probably could have made that...im not sure if was in afterburner the whole time...
hawkplaya94 1 month ago
ı have never seen a certainly ejection before like this. thanks for the video..
f4jetfighter 1 month ago
This accident which occurred on Sept. 4, 2003 at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho was officially attributed to pilot error. The pilot incorrectly set his altimeter before takeoff and executed a split-S maneuver immediately after take off. He was subsequently too low to complete the maneuver and was forced to eject from his F-16 seconds before a surely fatal crash. He survived with minor injuries.
luckyPierre777 1 month ago 14
@luckyPierre777
According to Wikipedia, he ejected eight-tenths of a second before the plane hit the ground. :o
And H3llKaT, I have to say it, epic video. Great editing, replay and a slow motion. Simple and efficient. :)
StaroChichanin 2 weeks ago
@StaroChichanin that is probably as close as it gets 8(
foxvw 1 week ago
@luckyPierre777 So the crash wasn't fatal, if he didn't die.
L0NEGUNMAN27 1 week ago
did hw survive
TheJones96 1 month ago
@TheJones96 Yes, he did survive. He ejected in enough time for his parachute to open. From what I remember reading, the aircraft experienced a an engine failure while in the dive. The pilot tried to recover, but you only have seconds to choose between life and death. Glad that he(the pilot) made the right choice.
SergeantZippo 1 month ago
Hahahahahahahahahaha!!! Sorry Ass mod repair FAGS!!! go luke afb )=
OGWonkavisionHD 1 month ago
Et il fait quoi, le monsieur, maintenant? chauffeur de bus? quek=l con!
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And what is this dumbass doing now ? schoolbus driver? "hello, happy taxpayers... you know what? I'm glad :)
MrGranousty 1 month ago
had he or they survived?
MrDragonBallZ1994 1 month ago
"Sorry guys. Just having a bad day. That one got away from me. Can I have another?"
teejate 1 month ago
anyone know what the song is?
mememe993 1 month ago
@mememe993 Child's Anthem, first track from Toto's first album
toAdmiller 3 weeks ago
Survival presupposed, does such a pilot error (wrong assess of altitude) has an harmful effect on a pilots career in this league? I think it should not have, because its a good sample (for others) how not to do it and he made the best out of the situation.
Climbontrack 1 month ago
@Climbontrack After this he was flying a D6D....desk, 6 drawer. His demo pilot career was over. Don't know if he ever returned to normal flight status.
homfencing 1 month ago
Adrenalina pura, mas tudo feito quando em risco muito calculadamente.
Valeu
L Macae
condorwave 1 month ago
Did he survive? It looks as if he ejected just a hair before impact? Looks hard to survive an impact like that since the chutes wouldn't fully deploy at a low alt.
AirCanada04 1 month ago
@AirCanada04 yes he survived, his seat was launched upwards, and with the speed and forward momentum of the jet already moving, his chute was able to deploy as he was being propelled forward with momentum. An experiment to show you how this works, is take one of those plastic soldier toys with the little parachute, and throw him forward in front of you hard, you'll see the chute deploy behind him as he moves and he sort of swings back afterwards.
Crem2057 1 month ago
......it is single use aircraft.
forcedomkombat 2 months ago
the cost of this crash could have save many life only if it was spend in food for africa.
jwul28 2 months ago
@jwul28 go hug a tree
Thymennn 2 months ago
@Thymennn go get shot by your neibhor ;) fucking redneck.
jwul28 2 months ago
@jwul28 I will, btw I'm dutch. you fucking poutine eating, moose riding mountie ;)
Thymennn 2 months ago
@Thymennn being redneck is not about where you live, but the way you are ;). And you sure know what way it is.
jwul28 2 months ago
@jwul28 Hmm ok well let me check... nope I'm definitely not a redneck. But I'm still convinced that you are an moose riding mountie :'( By the way airsoftguy1313's comment has a strong point.. what's your answer to that?
Thymennn 1 month ago
@Thymennn well he should know that my computer was given to me by a collegue who was about to throw it away. I didn't pay a dime for it an it is not worth a piece of crap. Honeslty. So i'm not saying i'm perfect, but my computer is definitly not what I should be blamed for.
jwul28 1 month ago
@jwul28 The price of your computer could have been used to save a kid in Africa, like Thymennn said, go hug a tree.
Airsoftguy1313 2 months ago
Premature ejectulation
ten8goa 2 months ago
Safety rules are written in blood or people's stupid mistakes. You crash in training or formation flying, i'm sure your procedures will change. These events are practiced and everything has minimums that these pilots must understand. Who cares how many hours you've been flying, what matters is the hour your flying in now so you say I did it right.
TheBellameg 2 months ago
fuck u
stosin 2 months ago
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dadicesare 2 months ago
The Blue Angels don't let this happen as they are the best in the business (from a former USAF fighter pilot speaking his mind).
dadicesare 2 months ago
@dadicesare have you ever heard of Lt. cmdr kevin davis former blue angles #6 poorly exercised high g minuver caused a blackout and crash so atleast this guy still saved the crowd and himself so think before you speak
gokarter57275 2 months ago
@gokarter57275 Oh, I know the facts more than you know. F-4 (833 hours), F-111F (788 hours), F-15C (654 hours) and then some. So, how much do you know about flying fighter jets?
dadicesare 2 months ago
@dadicesare im curious to know how your flight experince which for all i know could be made up is related to the incorrect statement you made about the blue angelsand im young but i promice you im no ignorant fool i talk about what i know i dont argue stuff i dont know and i will let you know if i have know clue what your talking about. to answer your question i have no flight time in a jet but i have 100+hours in my piper cub. but i have been to 100s of airshows and comend these men.
gokarter57275 2 months ago
@dadicesare The Blue Angels have had crashes before, too. Not just LCDR Kevin "Kojak" Davis (god bless his soul), but numerous problems. This particular incident happened because the pilot, Captain Chris Stricklin, was set on MSL, not AGL, while the ground controllers were set to AGL, not MSL. Compared to where they practice (Nellis AFB), this area in Idaho was an extra 1100 feet higher in MSL. Due to his crash, they made it AF rule to work all on 1 system. Also, the Blues have crashed more.
USAFFuturePilot 2 months ago
@USAFFuturePilot Yes, thank you for your input I respect that and understand it fully. It was an unfortunate and preventable mistake and made the T-Birds look really bad nonetheless. My point is, the Blue Angels have a much better show; that is because they are allowed to push the limits of formation flying more than the T-Birds. Result=a more exciting show. Period. I loved flying DACT/ACM against the NAVY because they had no fear and pushed if further than most.
dadicesare 2 months ago
@dadicesare I agree with you. The Blues have a much sharper show, hands down, coming from somebody who wants to do what you've done, fighter pilot.
USAFFuturePilot 2 months ago
Chuck Norris would have survived.
pushintheenvelope 2 months ago
Is the plane OK?
planetcheck 2 months ago
How'd the camera survive?
XxFightinDirtyxX 3 months ago
@XxFightinDirtyxX it didn't. the device containing the video data did because it's designed to survive plane crashes just like a black box.
MiniDevilDF 2 months ago
who cares ...good dont eject next time you fucking tool
originalstriker 3 months ago
This has been flagged as spam show
knock it off
Fsimfreak 3 months ago
@evanbrewyet same here
BlueDrink247 3 months ago
That crash happened in Lafayette where I live and that airshow came every year but now it comes every other year beecuz that crash :(
evanbrewyet 3 months ago
thats how to waste millions of bucks in just less then 2 minutes
aeiou772 3 months ago
Oh I see the problem..he just had to pudh 1 button lol..
000Z9A 3 months ago
i bet he was smiling under the facemask !!
69retro96 3 months ago
steps to achieve results
thomasey2 3 months ago
its strange because the pilot just before he is about to crash is just sat there like ok im about to crash let me eject, i mean i know thts what your supposed to do, but before ejecting i would appologise for being a twat to the plain then i would take a shit then i would eject and then cry!
ukDUBSTEPchannel 3 months ago
Poor guy, wonder what the team had to say about that.
USAFcrazy13 4 months ago
@USAFcrazy13 I don't think it was his fault, they plan the moves and heights before hand, there was probably a mechanical issue, or they got there mathematics wrong and he did not have enough space to pull out of the dive.
DemonAMVs 4 months ago
@DemonAMVs I guessed that much, My cousin worked with these guys, but the team will never let him forget it, more as a Joke. The team messes around when they are not in public eye for the most part. So he will getting this a lot. " hope you aren't going to crash my plane again." and that kind of stuff.
USAFcrazy13 3 months ago
@DemonAMVs Pilot Error:Stricklin attempted a "Split S" maneuver (which he had successfully performed over 200 times) based on an incorrect mean-sea-level elevation of the airfield, 1100 feet (335 m) higher than the home base at Nellis. Climbing to only 1670 feet (509 m) above ground level instead of 2500 feet (762 m), Stricklin had insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver, but guided the F-16C aircraft down the runway away from the spectators and ejected less than one second before impact.
copraphagous 3 months ago
@copraphagous Yeah I thought so.
DemonAMVs 3 months ago
good music choise :-)
beholtbas 4 months ago
he's just so calm in all this. he should at leat check for a scratch.
dantheman12345ize 4 months ago
No matter the skill, low level aerobatics will catch up with you eventually :/
Ke7ch 4 months ago
Hmmm wonder if his CO told him it's coming out of his paycheck, lol
2008ZX10RRider 4 months ago
wife:omg my baby!!!! crowd:that was your husband ,wife:yes ,but i was talking about the plane
warriormaster23 4 months ago
That'll buff right out.
Ferreal92 4 months ago
woooouuuuuuuu :O
55515lucas 4 months ago
im wondering how they could retrieve this tape.
Is it recorded in HQ? or are the recorded files in the database of the plane?
I neven thought about it, until now xD
Irano1995 4 months ago
@Irano1995
Usually, these planes have what is known as a "Flight Data Recorder", which is also known as a "Black Box" (but actually is not black ... more of a hi-viz orange colour for easy identification amongst wreckage / bottom of bodies of water such as oceans / etc.).
You can learn more about "Flight Data Recorders" here (just remove the added spaces in the link, then copy and paste into your Internet browser):
h t t p : / / en . wikipedia . org/wiki/Flight_data_recorder
Enjoy!
tc242
trollcrusher242 4 months ago
@trollcrusher242
Thx for the useful information :D
Irano1995 4 months ago
@Irano1995
No problem.
;-)
trollcrusher242 4 months ago
who the fuck had the idea to use this fucking shit music?
lllahstg001 4 months ago
at least he survived
ElGuerrillero8595 4 months ago
Yes it was an altimeter issue. They had recently been given guidance to set their altimeters to field elevation (as most planes do, indicating height above sea level when the aircraft is on the ground. For example, if he is flying 1000 ft over the ground, and the field elevation is 100, it reads 1100). Previously, they set up their altimeters to zero on the ground, so they would read altitude above ground level. This accident was due to habits formed by using the previous setup.
alexgerard502 4 months ago
why do the thunderbirds condone animal cruelty?
sohcsarewicked 5 months ago
he set the altimeter wrong
khensley1966 5 months ago 40
Pilot error, and he survived.
NoahLDiamond 5 months ago
every body calm down hes ok :-)
JoHnNyIzCrAzY 5 months ago
the ejection looks funny: lalalaa, ooh, what's this button for? movie? ok, let's relax...
Fallschirmjaeger963 5 months ago
lol who asked if the plane was ok? Shouldnt you ask if the pilot was ok? lol wow theres alota idiotic people on here! =D
RifullOfTheWest 5 months ago
jajajja ^^ fuck you :P---....__-
k forma kiarse delmedio, nOOOOO????
tomerqueves 5 months ago
jajajja ^^ fuck you :P---....__-
tomerqueves 5 months ago
fuck snorkel
tomerqueves 5 months ago
Talk about calm cool and collected. It looked like one of those situations that they get out of now and then so he stayed in it untill he knew he couldn't save it. Love to see dicipline of that level.
dwizkerz 5 months ago
@dwizkerz you didnt see under the face mask
bearus08 4 months ago
If I recall correctly, he forgot to reset his altimeter and thought he was at the correct altitude when he rolled over.
rrhynes 5 months ago
This music is gay.
duknilch 5 months ago
What's the song? please reply
Fidelis94 5 months ago
Thunderbirds? More like Thunderturds.
chackers 5 months ago
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DON'T READ THIS!In 1971 a guy named Kyle and his girlfriend Emily were in side a house that was said to claim peoples lives if they entered the house.The next morning a guy named Alex saw fingernail marks on the door.if you dont post this to 5 videos, you'll be getting a visit from Kyle and Emily tonight!WARNING:this has been proved to be real,i value my life!whoever reads this may God be with you! I TRULY DO APOLOGIZE!!! PS i got this from another vid
sumaira476 5 months ago
Fuck the 10 mill i am out of here!
meka7vfx 5 months ago
Now you dont see the Blue Angels do something this stupid! GO NAVY BLUE!!!
RTD8481 5 months ago
His G force training came in handy when that seat ejected ;)
DrZiggyzoo1 5 months ago
he could of made it
LLCJ210 5 months ago
@LLCJ210 Can't recover from a stall that low.
NIGHTEHAWK 5 months ago
He wasn't stalling. He didn't climb to the correct altitude in order to make the full invert pull, he needed probably another 200ft.
CaptainByington 5 months ago
@CaptainByington I could see he was by watching the video, it started to fall out on the bottom. yes he also did need more altitude though. You can't really blame this all one one thing. Or any crash for that matter.
NIGHTEHAWK 5 months ago
Jajajajajajajaaajajajajaj LOL!!!
Videoaltar 5 months ago
his face just said "OH SHIT!!!"
ryan0157 5 months ago
It would suck to be him when he gets picked up afterwards
TheGordoncd 6 months ago
The music is really really really terrible. Geeez.
MrRonnieG 6 months ago
@MrRonnieG haaaaaaaaaaa!
ForDoverUSA 5 months ago
@MrRonnieG Music from TOTO, it's their old intro!
pietercuypers 5 months ago
soo damn close to death...bailed out a milisecond before disaster...
MetalMonarchy 6 months ago
@MetalMonarchy he realised something is wrong quite alot earlier. he bailed out this close to death so he can steer the jet away to save the crowd. salutes to him.
ADouBTor 4 months ago 31
@ADouBTor
It was never going to go near the crowd, the always perform a loop parallel to an audience so that should anything happen the plane will (or should) impact clear. This video is a perfect example.
snedie69er 2 months ago
@ADouBTor Bullshit... you nerds always say the same thing ...
canals22 1 month ago
@ADouBTor no. they never fly the jets in an unsafe trajectory near the crowd. they stay within certain boundaries to maintain safety. salutes to the people who decided that.
TheCchewW 3 weeks ago
this was a pfi error
92BrandonP 3 weeks ago
I was at that air-show. It happened a Mountain Home AFB.
looielovegoodng09 6 months ago
He misunderestimated the altitude to do a loop
Astronaut542 6 months ago
0:45 gotta go !
MrANCHOVIES2 6 months ago
Cockpit view: Pilot, "Fuuucckk fuuucck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck . . . *pushes big red button* . . . fuck. I wonder if I can see my future desk from here?"
thatissomeBS 6 months ago
@thatissomeBS The aces II ejection seat is a side handle activated seat, it is "advanced" enough to get you out of almost any trouble in time IF you pull the levers.
scismgenie 6 months ago
@scismgenie OOPs Center pull between the legs...
scismgenie 6 months ago
Respond to this video... The "I'm There for the Blood" attitude sucks. People get hurt or killed. I worked USAF life Support for 16 years, and it scares me to see these systems working, but it makes me VERY happy to see them work as planned. Nothing is more important than saving the lives of the flyers. The rest is just "stuff".
scismgenie 6 months ago
I have been to over 300 airshows and I enjoyed every one of them.
However, I never went with the expectation of seeing a crash.
The crashes are just something extra for the money.
Watching airplanes pushed to the limit is awesome, watching them crash is less awesome but still a part of the event.
I've seen a couple of good pilots die and some GREAT aircraft trashed.
hammerogod 6 months ago
I got a skeeter on my peeter KNOCK IT AWFF
Unaivailaible 6 months ago
@Unaivailaible "knock it off" is the term pilots use to indicate something is REALLY wrong and to stop whatever you are doing and get you head up to look for the problem. It means to stop and fly safely until you know what is happening. It means there is immediate danger. (Stricklin was one of the pilots I supported in the USAF)
scismgenie 6 months ago
the awkward moment where you realise you should of hired the RED ARROWS!
StevenMcelreaTV 7 months ago
@StevenMcelreaTV The Red Arrows suck.
SuperTomcat622 6 months ago
What was conclusion of the board of inquiry, as to the cause of the accident ?
tectorama 7 months ago
@tectorama looks to me like he wasn't high enough for his plane couldn't recover from the loop, but thats from observation
ajmurder 6 months ago
@tectorama he didnt set the altimiter wrong and even though it was 2500 feet on the altimeter he was at 1756 and came in way to low
gokarter57275 2 months ago
As seen on: All Things Motorcycle
.........wtf?
chobits389 7 months ago
I was there in Idaho when this happened- the response by on-duty and off-duty was amazing. Off-duty airman in front of my handed his baby to his wife and said, "I gotta go!" and ran to the hangers to help....
The pilot stood up, waved, then fell down...at least we knew that he was alive...
sheracad 7 months ago
THIS SONG IS FROM THE FIRST DRAGON BALL Z GAME
eeerrrttttrt 7 months ago
if y'all are calling this amateur let's see you try to fly one you probably couldn't even get the engine started, he probably made a misjudge of the height
legit4554 7 months ago
@legit4554 no his altimeter was miscallibrated...i sense one less member of the avionics crew at this base soon
MetalMonarchy 6 months ago
amateur
777amer777 7 months ago
F-16C aircraft down the runway away from the spectators and ejected less than one second before impact He survived with only minor injuries and no one on the ground was injured but the $20 million aircraft was completely destroyed
scorpsilentsights 7 months ago
September 14, 03 Captain Chris Stricklin, flying a F-16 crashed during an airshow at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.[10] Immediately after takeoff, Stricklin attempted a Split S maneuver which he had successfully performed over 200 times based on an incorrect mean-sea-level elevation of the airfield, 1100 feet higher than the home base at Nellis. Climbing to only 1670 feet above ground level instead of 762 m Stricklin had insufficient altitude to complete the maneuver but guided the
scorpsilentsights 7 months ago
@mrdistraction did u see the seat bounce? he's dead bro. he was too low to the ground for a successful ejection
TheBmthfan14 7 months ago
@TheBmthfan14 thats because the seat disconects from the pilot after ejection
poisonivy48 7 months ago
@TheBmthfan14 the pilot has a parachute, the seat disconnects from the pilot.
reviewingreviews 7 months ago
@TheBmthfan14 That was not the seat bouncing down the runway. That was the F-16 engine. FYI, the F-16 has one of the best egress systems in the world. The pilot can eject at ground level and safely egress the aircraft.
RetiredLeo49 7 months ago
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RetiredLeo49 7 months ago
@TheBmthfan14 - You fool. Do some research before you make misleading and ridiculous comments such as that !! The pilot survived and is now working in a ground based position. He was also recently promoted !
AussieAviator 7 months ago
@TheBmthfan14 before you try to sound like an expert on what happened in this video, please do a little research on the outcome of the pilot. Google is there for you to type in Thunderbird F-16 ejection, and you can read that the pilot was ok. You lose.
minoew5 5 months ago
how can you fail that bad at a loop takeoff ? =/
ciornianucristian 7 months ago
idiot usaf pilot ..Must see navy pilots...
cenkmazibasi 7 months ago
@cenkmazibasi Is that why the Navy's Blue Angels just put on their first show yesterday and today and being grounded for over 3 weeks because of a near fatal maneuver. Regardless of branch of service accidents are going to happen. Just be thankful that no one lost their lives in the Thunderbird crash or the near accident that the Blues had.
RetiredLeo49 7 months ago
Was the plane O.K?
TRlCKERY 8 months ago
@TRlCKERY "was the plane O.K?"
hmm...lemme think...hit the ground at around 300 miles per hour, burst into flame, spred into a million pieces across the ground...should be good as new
seriously? did you even watch the video? T_T
MetalMonarchy 6 months ago 28
@MetalMonarchy LOLQ
MrDjavalon 4 months ago