2024 CF-18 Demo - Fighter Pilots Review

[@airline3hum]

The Canadian content you provide is so nice to see on the Internet. The way you honored Captain Casey when you analyzed the Snowbird crash and her passing was very respectful and touched a lot of Canadian viewers. All your videos are so well done as well. Thank you!

[@Morpheen999]

The Tutors are far past their prime, its time to get our demonstration team in F-18's

[@alpearson9158]

@@Morpheen999 cannot do will not work in a nine man flight

[@Morpheen999]

@@alpearson9158 Who says they have to stay at 9?

[@SummitMan165]

@@Morpheen999just imagine the annual budget to have a CF-188 5-7 planes demo team !!! Would be awesome, but no chance it ever happens … sadly

[@Morpheen999]

@@SummitMan165 Our government wastes billions on far more stupid things.. It could easily be done

[@macguffinvirtualproduction6183]

I just took some great photos of the demo at the Abbotsford Airshow on Saturday and it was awesome! The F-22 had just finished it’s wicked demo and I’m certain the CF-18 demo pilot said “nice…hold my beer.” before his flight.

[@simongeorge2505]

Caught this plane and pilot tranisting through the Mach Loop low fly area on the way into RIAT. Nailed it low and fast!

[@sundragon7703]

The CF-18 demo is always a crowd pleaser on the ground and in the air. Elaborate livery changes regularly for that year's celebratory milestone. The flight demo is on par with the US Navy F-18 and EA-18G demos; however, the Canadians seem to execute more high speed passes. BTW, the CF-18s have a floodlight on the side of the fuselage. Canadian pilot said its for spotlighting "Bears" (Tu-95).

[@LS-uv9gg]

That take off to almost straight vertical was jaw dropping, good heavens!

[@briarsmoke]

I was the point of contact with the CF-18 team for an airshow in 2015. “Cheech” was the pilot, but most of my work was with the maintainers. It was a privilege and a real pleasure - what a great bunch of people!

[@Rurik8118]

Hey- what’s your blend of choice in that Briar of yours ?

[@briarsmoke]

@@Rurik8118 ah, my username is old - I haven’t smoked a pipe in many years. My favorite was Captain Black royal or white - that old-school vanilla aroma like my grandfather smoked. I never smoked more than a couple times between pipe and cigars, and stopped completely a few years ago before they caused health problems.

[@Rurik8118]

@@briarsmoke Great way to remember your Grandfather ! Never tried any of those blends myself. Cheers 🍻

[@tomw6271]

The Canadians and the Swiss do really great Hornet demos.

[@BaKoFFiCeR]

i was in that crowd at Riat24, beautiful looking aircraft and was a great demo to see, especially flying alongside the spitfire.

[@R.Hogarth]

Many comments have been made about the paint scheme for the 100th Anniversary of the RCAF Demo Hornet. It is almost impossible to tell based on the video that you showed, but one of the things that the CF18 is known for is the "False Canopy" on the bottom of the jet. This year's Demo bird has the official RCAF Tartan as the False Canopy. If you see it in good light, it is very cool!

[@daveboatman4024]

I saw the CAF at Oshkosh this year and they were very impressive!

[@Stokes26]

Saw this guy at Oshkosh 24 this past July. The show is AWESOME!! Got some great photos of the paint scheme.

[@lohikarhu734]

Thanks for this one! Nice to see more of the CF18... It's a nice looking bird, and, as you guys comment, very cool paint design!

[@SeanFarrellYZ]

Same plane on a KZbin channel this week showed this same aircraft doing Mach Loop, was more impressed than I thought I’d be.

[@TheModelGuy]

From the CF-18 demo mishap in Lethbridge report: The engine during the alpha pass stopped responding to throttle input. At 200 feet he had no chance to recover.

[@94520shatto]

I got to see the Tiger Stripped RCAF plane at the Salinas, California Air Show a couple decades ago. I'll have to root through my photos and see if his flaps were down on the take off. The pilot explained that the landing light near the pilot's knee was not for cross wind landings at night.

[@svitella6889]

I have a sweet picture of that particular Hornet prior to the new paint job. Man she looks waaaay better with this livery

[@ArrowSmith95]

my friend was on the team who painted the demo f18. he did most of the work on the center maple leaf on the bottom of the aircraft

[@davidsmith8997]

Killer paint scheme for sure! Interesting to hear the US/Canada comparisons too.

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

Going to see the Cf-18 in Greenwood later this month. Can’t wait!

[@scratchsescape1978]

I was flying for the Army out of Stuttgart and was returning from the Mediterranean coast of Spain on a train in June 1983 and I ran into a Canadian pilot based at Lahr. I think they had been flying F104s. He said they were about to switch to F-18s and they were very excited.

[@chefjamesmacinnis]

I bet his son got to fly it too, and even his grand son. It's an embarrassment how long it has taken to replace our plains.

[@TheHoser82]

@@chefjamesmacinnis Let me guess. You whine about taxes/government spending. Then in the same breath, whine about how long it has taken to replace our "plains". It's planes BTW. Guess we should have spent more on education. Which you would whine about.

[@SummitMan165]

@@TheHoser82 go easy man, for some Canadians like me, English is a second language as I speak French and live in Quebec. But, you’re right on the facts many whines on high taxes but would like better gears for our armed forces…🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@larrydugan1441]

​​@@TheHoser82I think what he is saying is that the Canadian government is incompetent which it is. They spent a billion dollar not buying the sea king replacement. Imagine being over the north Atlantic in the winter time in a fkapped out 40 year old helicopter or flying a 20 year old CF104 with multiple cracks in the flap hinges. Almost killed one guy on the Dutch range when his flap peeled off in a 5 degree bomb delivery. He lived because he went into the water. His chute didn't have time to open. Our people deserve better if you are going to put them in harms way! I left in a spelling error for you to critique.

[@kylehattan]

Saw this performance at CFB Trenton. Will be seeing us again at CIAS, aero-Gatineau, and airshow London 😅 such a good routine this year, Tango definitely has the best demo routine from the past few years.

[@maxred222]

Go Canada.

[@DaydreamNative]

The Qatari F-15QA (the base for F-15EX) demo is really cool too, video of that is on that same channel. There's actually a couple there from different days, the second one is better because the cloudy skies give more reference to appreciate the incredible manoeuvrability. RIAT is a great show, wasn't there this year but have been many times in the past. USAF presence in recent years has been very sparse compared to what it used to be though which is a shame, although the Friday this year did have a U-2S role demo as well as one fully kitted-out returning from a real-world mission.

[@rislingpodiumperformance]

The RCAF did a kickass job on that paint scheme. The demo consistently has one of the most beautiful schemes year after year now.

[@Rurik8118]

6:25 - Was the fuel spray shortly after the comment “there’s the bunt to accelerate” due to partially going into burner ? Thank you 😊

[@captwrecked]

The 100th paint is awesome, but defintely check out the 2003 Tiger Meet hornet scheme. My buddy was the demo guy that year. Still my ATF demo paint.

[@mcloutier5]

Did you notice the Canadian false cockpit painted on the underside is a funky plaid-like pattern?

[@avroarchitect1793]

The RCAF tartan

[@mcloutier5]

@@avroarchitect1793 Ah yes. Thanks. Do you know if the false cockpit is used by anyone else?

[@12what34the]

​@@mcloutier5 A-10s often have em

[@avroarchitect1793]

@@mcloutier5 Not 100% sure but there was a USMC squadron that did try it for a while

[@spitfirenutspitfirenut4835]

I’ve seen Spanish F-18s with a false canopy and US Marine Hornets too

[@hoghogwild]

Love the false canopy, these birds will see 50 years of service prior to F-35 reaching FOC.

[@everypitchcounts4875]

The USAF needs to develop a updated version of the X-31. That demonstrator had crazy maneuverability. They showed it off at an airshow in France a long time ago

[@michaelmartens6277]

Your Canadian fans like the occasional Canada content

[@SummitMan165]

As a French Canadian from Quebec, I agree!!💪💪🫡🫡🇨🇦🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

[@maximilliancunningham6091]

Our jets, maybe well past their "best before" dates, but our people know how to fly them.

[@crazypetec-130fe7]

Cool demo. It boggles my mind that the Snowbirds still don't have decent ejection seats.

[@bird.9346]

Somehow, I could imagine them not having planes either pretty soon...

[@jdomarsh]

The Tudors do have ejection seats but they are original to the aircraft when it was first produced in the 60s. They are not 0/0 seats like modern planes have and there are flight parameters where a safe ejection is not possible. Thats exactly what happened when one crashed in Kamloops a few years ago after a bird strike. The guy who ejected first lived with minor injuries but the woman in the second seat didn't make it out in time and the chute didn't have enough time to open.

[@EnigmaticPenguin]

Preach. Captain Casey was my friend’s daughter. The CAF are making due with dated equipment, and when that includes basic modern safety measures, that’s inexcusable.

[@falconeaterf15]

@@jdomarsh Thanks Captain Obvious.

[@albinandersson3267]

react to more of the RIAT 24' displays please!

[@MEdGrant]

I know that the RCAF bought the Navy version of the F-18 (beefed up landing gear), but why did they keep the arrester hook? Far as I recall, Canada doesn't have an aircraft carrier ( :-) ) Do they practice landings with that hook for emergency landings?

[@themoverandgonkyshow]

The tail hook is used in many emergency situations. Air Force jets also have a small hook.

[@AutoriotM]

F-15QA next! please!

[@anduuhar]

Ah Bagotville...there is a name I haven't heard for a very long time.

[@dmav522]

What episode is this from?

[@johnaikema1055]

one of Canada's most recent paint schemes involved an eagle. a year later, we selected the f35. the f15 not being an option was political. yah... whatever.

[@avroarchitect1793]

The F15 was more expensive per unit than the F35 and cost more per flight hour to operate.

[@johnaikema1055]

the f15ex has 20000hrs per airframe with fewer logistics requirements for our northern operations. the purchase cost per airframe is so close that it requires significant ignorance to KEEP IT OUT as an option. let's hope we get into a peer conflict so we can maximize our purchase. tongue in cheek.

[@marktisdale7935]

Algorithmic engagement comment.

[@cjm9700]

Have you credited the guy that filmed this at RIAT? youtube.com/@elwynr?si=8YTl-BM9VHSSLnuH @ElwynR

[@crushingvanessa3277]

I've never seen the CF-18 do some of these tight maneuvers. If these guys speak so highly of the CF-18 and pilot, why are the armchair pilots slamming it so much? I'll take my info from the pilots, not someone flying a keyboard.

[@TOXICOINDUSTRIAL]

Mover Ukraine is searching for retired F-16 pilots to fly its F-16's while it trains its pilots.

[@RexFeral55]

Unless you're a Snowbird.