GT vs WF 2009 - Flyover [HD] - Two F-18s - Georgia Tech

Two F-18 fighters fly over Bobby Dodd Stadium before the Georgia Tech v. Wake Forest football game. Unfortunately it appears these pilots have lost their wings for theis great low pass (as of 3/23)

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• flyover
• fly over
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• Georgia Tech
• Wake Forest
• f-18
• F18
• FA-18
• GT
• NCAA
• football
• stadium
• flyby
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• lost
• navy

[iwasdeceived]

Nice angle! You could see them coming...We were clueless until they came over the North stands! Afterburners at that low altitude would've blown out eardrums. Had to be about 200ft and lowest I've ever seen for a flyover. Maybe because the pilots were Tech Grads & we got a special treat?

What'd you shoot that with? I've got an older dig camera that shoots video, but I always end up with horrible video. I want to upgrade so I can get some video that looks as good as yours!

[aparker1981]

Thanks, I think next time I'll try for the NorthWest stands. They are higher up and you get a really good view of the planes on approach.

I shot this with the canon 5D Mark II. Decided to keep the lens wide so I used a 24-70mm lens. I also had an external microphone, a Sony ECM-MS908C.

[iwasdeceived]

WOW...What a setup! Wish I could afford that right now, but the kids have to eat. I thought camcorders were prohibited, but my ticket stub doesn't list them as such. If allowed, I could take my Sony HD camcorder in for the UGAG game...Do you happen to know the policy on camcorders at BDS?

[aparker1981]

I'm not sure about the policy on camcorders. I believe you are correct that video cameras are disallowed. With the number of still cameras that shoot video I suppose it is a non-controllable situation. Since I very rarely shoot video mode in there I don't exactly know the policy so find out before you go buy a camera that could be prohibited.

[aparker1981]

Only wish we could have had some afterburners though. They always look awesome.

[YankeeAirPirate]

It's old news now, but it's still bullshit. Spend millions to train the best sticks to press the envelope and then bust them out of aviation for a perfectly safe low pass. What a pussy Admiral who would do that. A 30 day grounding and a slap on the wrist, then buy them a beer for a good show. What used to be Leaders in the military are now wimpy-assed managers and executives. Pukeworthy, but this is your kinder-gentler Navy. Sure boosts my confidence they're guarding our shores.

[87122tony]

What a fantastic bit of flying! Loose their wings! Jesus if you had to go to war you need guys with balls and character....give them their wings back and let them show others how to fly low!

[MrThatsYe]

low and slow! not dangerous!

[dirtman119]

What if you were working that day in Atlanta and looked out the window and saw those things coming at ya. Be more than a little scary

[diiebane]

@Prometheus203 I can't see how you could defend "Blue Angels" which, I assume, is an art flying show team, BUT I'm going to try...

The difference is that people go to a American Football game to watch exactly what they paid for, not get themselves put in danger by a totally unrelated thing like an air show maneuver.

At the "Blue Angels" at least everybody in the crowd is there to watch them fly, thus knowing something could go wrong.

I don't see why a flyover is needed for sports...

[itsWetWilly2]

NICE SHOT! Awesome video!

[flysupertomcat1]

Lost their wings? Unless there is an official report, I call COMPLETE BS on that claim. The Navy is not going to spend a million dollars a piece to train these pilots only to strip them for this COMPLETELY CONTROLLED AND TAME FLY OVER. Just like the Blue Angels, it's AN ILLUSION. They were still high enough to be safe and slow enough to be in complete control. The BS you read on the internet... kills me.

[Prometheus203]

Its strange how people criticize this flying as dangerous, yet nobody says anything about the Blue Angels or Thunderbird's who routinely operate closer to crowds of equal or greater size at much higher speeds doing much more dangerous maneuvers...

[TV843]

SUWEEET!

[Leaf13]

An awesome video despite the news. Sometime it pays to be in the nosebleeds!

[Eirik36]

these guys were just graduated from what i heard