DoubleTap Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 I went to the long Island air show a couple of weekends ago, and while I did not tape the whole thing, I did get this. This still astounds me considering how freaking dangerous it would be considering his height. Very cool maneuver.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGaDT3QV9Qk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JensenPark Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Wow... how'd you edit in the compass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snacko Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Wow again. That is frigg'in dangerous! A flame out or anything goes wrong with either engine it's all over. But very cool. Do it again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoubleTap Posted June 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Wow... how'd you edit in the compass? Pretty easy. I grabbed a scan a guy did of one with a white background. I then imported the graphic file into Final Cut Pro. When I dropped it in over the video in Final Cut Pro, I then applied a Luminance Filter on it. That takes out the brightest elements, and with most of it merely black lettering, it basically renders it clear. If you look carefully the filter is a little dirty, and you can see some faint trace of the graphic. If I had toyed with the filter I would have been able to clean it out completely. DT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 I've always been impressed at how our boys get the most out of the Hornet....we have some fantastic pilots, and the Hornet is a fantastic high AoA plane to fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyKnight Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 WOW! Not seen that done before with a FA-18. He really is relying on his CPU there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 Simply amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimosabi Posted June 6, 2010 Report Share Posted June 6, 2010 I love those maneuvers. I bet they have a hand ready on the ejection handle when they do that. Reminds of this Belgian F-16 I saw in 2007: There was a Dutch F-16 there as well, it almost looked like they had challenged eachother to whom would do the best solo routine. Best airshow I've ever been to, with JAS Gripen, Eurofighter, F-16's, F-4's, Raphale M's, Tornado, all kinds of prop planes, civil aircrafts and Bell H-1 choppers with a bunch of special forces dangling underneath them to name a few. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribunus Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Boy, there is absolutely no room for error in a maneuver like that. You’re really depending on the aircraft to not have the slightest problem. One hiccup with the engines and it could get really bad, really fast. On a side note, it took me a moment to figure out the CAF part, but I finally got it. It’s a CAF F-18, as in Canadian Air Force. When I first saw the title I thought it was a Confederate Air Force F-18. We’ve got that in Texas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattler Posted June 7, 2010 Report Share Posted June 7, 2010 Yeah, you can tell the Canadian F-18's by the false canopy on the underside for aspect deception. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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