2023 JB MDL Power in the Pines Open House & Air Show - F-15C Eagle Demonstration

F-15C Eagle Demonstration
2023 JBMDL "Power in the Pines" Air Show
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst
Wrightstown, New Jersey
Sunday May 21, 2023
Major Kevin "Sajak" Donovan takes to the skies over Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to fly a FANTASTIC in-your-face flight display featuring an F-15C Eagle. Sajak is a pilot of the 104th Fighter Wing, Massachusetts Air National Guard, and based at Barnes Air National Guard Base in Westfield, MA. While the USAF disbanded their two F-15 Demo Teams in 2006 and 2009 and the F-15E Strike Eagle Demo Team more than ten years ago, the profile you see Sajak fly here is not an official profile approved by Air Combat Command, but it has been approved by 104th FW leadership. Nevertheless, this was an absolute treat to see an F-15 Eagle flying some sort of display at an airshow. This demo is much different than the one featured in the Friday video due to the cloud deck and after consulting with Sajak and providing some feedback. Following the conclusion of the demo Sajak climbed to altitude to head back to Barnes. Check out the opening high speed pass!
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[@jcarpenter4]

I was shocked with the performance he put on. Knowing there is no official demo team, I was expecting flybys. Most definitely the highlight of the show for sure.

[@RolleiPollei]

I was shocked as well in the best possible way. The F-15 is my favorite, and I had given up on ever seeing a demo. I was just excited to see one fly by, but this made my day for sure.

[@aviationnj]

Same, I was in security line for 2 hours, she flew right over the line and did almost a mini sonic boom! Felt a pop then heard the sound, was amazing. Loved seeing the F-15C for sure

[@dajamist]

@@RolleiPollei Same here. As soon as I saw an F-15 on the schedule nothing was going to keep me from this show! I am in NJ, but would have driven a few hours to see an F-15 fly in person.

[@Mors_Inimicis]

My thoughts exactly, great to see an ex Lakenheath ‘Grim Reapers’ jet too. Is this the jet that has gone to the USAF Museum ?

[@Van-tastic]

Don’t worry, everyone involved with approving the F-15 participation got in trouble. None of this performance was planned, practiced, or approved. These guys went cowboy

[@yasirbhojani]

Holy shit! The turn at 3:30, that is sooo F-16!! No wonder F-15 still rocks, very impressive considering its so much bigger and heavier than F-16. As for the demo, this has got to be more aggressive than the F-15E demos from few years back. Hope MA-ANG does more like LA-ANG now. Thanks for sharing!

[@EricksonAviationMedia]

Wow! I'm surprised they were allowed to be this aggressive! Wish I was there. They really should bring back the F-15 demo. I don't even care which model. Just get eagles back at airshows more regularly!

[@scheldon2244]

My hope is for once the F-15EX is all around the USAF we’ll see it’s demo team take shape.

[@ronaldkonkoma4356]

You reminded me of the Snort Snodgrass show. At first it looked a little tame but then I noticed how much precision there is in his flying. Although, that's not my favorite 14 demo. My favorite is one that starts with a takeoff rotation into an immelman with a 90° turn away from the crowd and a dirty double immelman later on. Oohhh you gave me some homework finding these videos. I almost forgot about the in cockpit video from Ft Lauderdale with audio!

[@Sk47_bangouuut]

dude i was there and this impressed me more than the f22 demo!

[@michaelgiannone5845]

I love this plane. They really need to have a regular demo team for it again!

[@rcflyer86]

Man the F-15 is cool, I’d love if they were authorized to do more shows like this

[@rcflyer86]

Well looks like an F-15 will be performing at the New York Air Show in Orange County next month so that answers my question.

[@scupking]

⁠Most likely this same demo! Some of the maneuvers seem to be from the old f-15 demo. Wonder if the pilot was one of the old demo pilots.

[@viperq]

That was pretty awesome of the Massachusetts Air National Guard for the F-15 Demo. USAF ACC should being the F-15 demo back.

[@cdyjv118]

ACC Doesn't fly the C model anymore

[@atthefence111]

Wow this is better than the good old days of the F-15C demo. This guy was really cranking that Eagle around!! Awesome!

[@user-yt1bt3zp4q]

The power to weight ratio is incredible when it's unloaded and light fuel load it's awesome.

[@Jayhawk2913]

These guys did an awesome 2-ship demo at their home air show a couple weeks ago

[@Armysniper360]

Watching and listening to these great machines is my drug.

[@pauldittrich978]

F-15C: simply the best.

[@Dangerbf1]

I was out by the parking lot and every time the F15 made a pass multiple car alarms went off

[@wtf2009ification]

Best demo I have ever seen for an airshow! Actually shows the flying capability of the jet! Great video capture as well!

[@muhannad2910]

Many thanks 🙏 for all efforts God bless you

[@pitmarkovic4545]

🎉gave no God

[@jasongibson2955]

Best f-15 video I've seen

[@theodorecook5884]

Eye watering!!!!! Dammit i knew i should've went to the show..just seeing this alone wouldve been the highlight for me. He definitely threw that bird around the skies!

[@dajamist]

As soon as I saw this was going to be on the schedule I knew it was going to be a great show. This alone made it for me!

[@markthibault8579]

So awesome to see a F-15 properly chucked around. The mini sonic boom at 2:01 was icing on the cake. Sierra hotel!

[@chartersh]

Highlight of the day!

[@absalom1251]

GREAT CAMERA WORK. This old machine has some cards in her sleeves. 360 turn in 21 seconds. still better than the LIGHTNING. Very elegant performance. the pilot pressed the machine in some corners. awsome

[@dapro2848]

I would have to say the good Major was right at the G limit of the jet. Hope it still flies straight. Awesome stuff.

[@immpullse]

Go, Eagle!!!

[@alexaltamura1724]

F-15 Sonic Boom

[@kolbola]

Between 1974 and 2006 almost every official McDD and USAF F-15 demo was the same. Almost. Maybe the very early Farnborough and Le Bourge demos were more agressive and had more high AoA elements by the 70's factory test pilots. But out of this, the USAF Eagle demo was same in 1991, 2003 and 2007, when I saw it. Yes, the regular USAF single ship demos always have a strickt coreography where the safety first is the main rule. But because of this, if you saw one, more or less, you saw all of them. And now, here we go this ANG guy, who really shows the true capability of this old bird. It reminds me the famous and one and only F-15E demo from the Seoul Air Show 2001, managed by Joe Felock. Raw power and almost a continous 27-32 deg AoA trough the whole show.

[@TwistLosi]

Agree, other then the recent display with the F-15QA / EX in Dubai this display the pilot was pushing it a lot harder in the slow turns at high alpha and change of direction.

[@bobbeane7294]

104th FW/131st FS Westfield Massachusetts…my dads old unit! Soon to have F-35s🎉

[@Armysniper360]

That's awesome!

[@627horsepowers]

2:00 Heard a double boom when it flew right over us on this pass. I guess at a certain view point it did break the sound barrier? Didn't hear the double boom in this video.

[@thomaslaskowski5431]

i can hear the double boom at 2:02 in this video

[@IkusaGT]

Mini boom.

[@Rotelii]

mad i couldnt see this, looking forward to the pocono airshow though!!

[@amaterasulotus9727]

I’m going as well can’t wait to see the F-22 when you see the F-15 in this video kinda fuzzy in the sky you can definitely tell that a lot of angles on the F-22 took inspiration from its big brother

[@robertbeane8792]

My dad retired from the 104th FW (26yrs) when they had A-10s…He was Aerospace Chief…these guys fly over my place every time they fly…also the C-5Ms from Westover…great video!

[@Mors_Inimicis]

When the sad day comes when the last F15C has been replaced by the F35 ‘ctrl+alt+del’ jet this is the video we’ll come to to remember the good old days😢 I am still missing the F15C/D jet after it left the U.K. and the USAFE for the last time 14 months ago . This pilot put on a memorable demo, he must be the FCF guy and certainly an instructor pilot . Well flown ‘Sajak’ 🫡 I’m wondering if this tail is headed to AMARG soon hence the spirited display? Thank you so much for uploading the video👍🏻

[@mraviatorboii2510]

The F-15EX is here to stay for many years to come

[@stevecurd3944]

definetly when the F-15C's from the 493rd left Lakenheath it was so sad def not a F-35 lover,i was at Lakenheath in 1992 when the F-15E's were in the process of replacing the F-111F's,thankfully there is a F-15A on display in 493rd colours in the memorial park at Lakenheath with a F-4D & F-111E from the 20 TFW in 48 TFW markings

[@bpit44]

This was one of the last Lakenheath jets.

[@scupking]

Love the Mass F-15s! They fly over my house almost everyday. They had their home base airshow a few weeks ago and it was awesome but this is like a full on aggressive demo! Even more aggressive than then old F-15 demo team. Wonder how he was approved to do that.

[@alantoon5708]

Best F-15 flight demo I have ever seen. And with no tanks on. The F-15 can turn and burn with anything.

[@cal3b825]

Thinking the same thing

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

not with a Raptor it can't lol

[@mopar1524]

​@slappymcgillicuddy7532 it can. The times you hear about the raptor winning is all from stealth. Never dog fighting

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

@@mopar1524 I worked the F15C/D for 5 years at Tyndall and then they brough the first Raptors in. They launched 5 highly experienced Eagle pilots against one and it destroyed them all in minutes, they said they didn't even see it. Just retired from the Air Force and got to attend multiple Red Flags and other exercises and saw the debriefs. The Raptor smashed everything it went up against, when they fight against foreign planes they even restrict the maneuevers it performs so as to not give away any secrets. it absolutely can and will dogfight, in fact they use AT38's as aggressors against it mainly because it is the only fighter that can handle the turn radius

[@mopar1524]

​​@slappymcgillicuddy7532 The Raptor is always started off with an advantage in exercises and it's been beaten many times in mock dogfights when it doesn't. it's far from unbeatable and many 4th Gen fighters can and have won in mock dogfights with the raptor. Thrust vectoring is good for airshow maneuvers and little more. The weight and complexity it adds simply isn't worth it when a jet that has a high thrust to weight ratio and a far better more aerodynamic design like pretty much every 4th Gen fighter can end up doing the same things. Stealth is the only thing it really has going for it. That can be negated these days. There's a reason they already stopped making it and are going to start phasing them out soon.

[@smoothieblues]

Brilliant display 👍, greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

[@ME-wq8lq]

104th Baby!

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

he really killed that demo, I worked F-15C/D engines at Tyndall from 2003-2008 (the old F100-PW-100) so it always turnes my head seeing the Eagle, what a beauty

[@aviation-action]

Get some!!!!!!!!!

[@cccco9095]

Aye Boyos reely nice display, me likey. The way she climbs with no burners. And the low pass off the runway. I’ll be back.

[@Wistner2154]

Did you catch the sonic boom ??? We were there and missed getting it in video!

[@Sh0ckwave91]

I got it! He flew right over me just moments after I got through security, I have it on my phone!

[@NitrousFox]

@@Sh0ckwave91 I was waiting for the pass and made the fateful decision to cut the video thinking “save battery, I’ll see him coming”. The camera was not recording JUST long enough to miss the boom. I am devastated

[@Wistner2154]

​@@Sh0ckwave91 can you please send it to me??? We didn't catch it and it was a beyond amazing moment!!!

[@Wistner2154]

Pleasseeeee send ❤❤ I keep telling my father-in-law about it and I want to show him so bad ;)

[@Wistner2154]

Pleasseeeee send 🎉

[@dannyhyde7019]

The F15 isn't new but it's still ONE BADASS BIRD.

[@robertbeane8792]

Nice to see my dads unit there with the F-15s…they just got approved for F-35s…(MA)…We just had an AirShow last weekend….Great Video!

[@superskullmaster]

He was flying like he normally flies and F-22 and forgot he wasn’t in one this time.

[@misaelescobarruiz1193]

Muy imponente de eagle f15 los rusos o imitaron pero jamás lo igualaron un caza jamás derribado en combate

[@raymondintrabartolo7662]

In the beginning of the video what is the background song?

[@mopar1524]

Anyone know where to go to see when this will perform next?

[@Van-tastic]

It won’t. Everyone got in trouble because this was an unplanned and unapproved profile. Wings cannot just make up what they want to do. It has to be approved by the command.

[@juicyboxgaming6553]

@@Van-tasticthe wing didnt get approval to do this performance?

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

@@juicyboxgaming6553 nope

[@bannon1994]

If you don’t like the noise. Just remember, it’s the “Sound of Freedom.”

[@stephenszabo2361]

Nice negative Gs

[@BrickSallday-yw4km]

I challenge viewers to find a demo that's NOT repetitive. Then look for same in Soviet Union or russia.

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

after that C-17 crash in Alaska during their demo, any demo has to be scripted and approved by higher headquarters. So you'll see the same maneuvers done because they don't want to go through that lengthy approval process. These guys did not get this one approved and got in serious trouble.

[@APerson-ni1gb]

The Thunderbirds really should have transitioned to This, Or still can ? I mean why the heck have the Hornets and Falcons been the Air show teams for over 30 Years !?

[@GoodGuyDevin]

because most of the f-15's are g-limited just because the airframes are old

[@KJV0812]

F35 seems to turn better. But I’m just speculating.

[@aravindparthiban3157]

F-35 and F16s are lightweight. The F15 is heavyweight. The F15 does its maneuvers better at high speeds.

[@kismitgonewild]

​@@aravindparthiban3157 F-35 is lightweight? 20,000lbs of Internal Fuel is considered a fucking lightweight?

[@brandongriffin79]

@@kismitgonewildcompared to a 15 yes

[@forzaelite1248]

@@brandongriffin79 The F-35 has more empty weight compared to a -C but it's negatively stable as compared to the F-15's neutral or positive

[@mopar1524]

Not even close. The f35 is a brick and a huge waste of money. It can't turn and burn with most 4th Gen fighters.

[@freedomfighter5054]

This was the worst air show everyone to never again

[@juicyboxgaming6553]

literally my dad sat in the 711 parking lot for 5 hours because they didn’t let him in “too many people”. event was so uncoordinated or the estimations for the crowd were terribly inaccurate

[@slappymcgillicuddy7532]

@@juicyboxgaming6553 those gates are backed up with normal day to day traffic, I am stunned they tried to let them handle thousands of people. They used to park people on that field to the right of Amy's Alterations but I think someone had bought that area