AH-64D Apache gets low in Afghanistan [HD]

Just a little fun we had during a test flight after the actual "work" was done.
No Afghanis were harmed in the making of this video.
Since people like to take other people's content and claim that is theirs, here is what should be a totally unnecessary disclaimer: this video is mine. It is not yours. You are not allowed to take this and reupload it wherever you want. If you would like to use my content, just ask. Don't be a douchebag.
Enjoy and thanks for viewing.

[@marianandnorbert]

what I like is the extraterrestial feeling, the not knowing the scale of what you're looking at, because you're used to seeing something like trees or something to get a sense of the scale of the landscape you're observing, here, other than the farms and roads and buildings you see here and there, there's really nothing that can tell you how big what you're looking at actually is

[@Heliosphan33]

Go to Badwater Basin in Death Valley and you’ll feel like you’re driving into Oblivion.

[@robert78149]

Ahhhh brings back some very sweet memories of my many tours of duty in battlefield bad company 2.

[@1974JessMan]

Yep

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Objective bravo's taking fire! What are you doing, we have to protect this shit!

[@465marko]

Thank you for your service.

[@pak3ton]

I serve on modern warfare in the ac130.

[@rajatdani619]

Aladeen or Aladeen ?

[@jason1440]

Loved hearing them blades killing the air when loading up on those tight turns.

[@colonelsanders7]

28ft I'm sure Betty was pissed about that! good shit

[@andreaskatris1969]

Bitching betty

[@WhyTheHorseface]

Thank you for your service, and for uploading video.

[@nev6902]

I fly an apache in virtual reality with the whole stick/collective and pedals. It will NEVER be the same as real life BUT I'm just a wee bit closer to the experience. Thanks for your service tons of love from all of us here.

[@s3quencial]

based and dcs pilled

[@xymoriintus]

Why even bring up a silly video game it's not the same thing

[@Brandon_J]

​@@xymoriintus To flex. Some virtual simulator gamers always think they're hotshots and can do the real thing. I play sim games, but I'm fully aware it isn't even close to the real thing, nor could I do it just because I did it in a game.

[@jasonaquino8232]

Eagle Dynamics is making the Ah-64D Longbow Apache Attack helicopter. For DCS, it will be out soon.

[@bosshogg7587]

I was an Army officer during the 80s just as these helos were coming on line. Appreciate the Hell out the outstanding work you ladies and gentlemen are doing!!!!

[@wootle]

Amazing, thanks for the upload! Always see external footage of these machines so finally this gives an idea of what its like inside, the noise-level etc. The canopy can stop assualt rifle rounds like AK47? Flying so low puts the helo within range of idiots with those kinda weapons. But then again an Apache screaming along at low level has come and gone before they even register it.

[@Keltonmaynard]

This is the first time I have seen this video James, very nice!!

[@longbowfosho]

Thanks. How's life on the outside in med?

[@xavierwarren9799]

THIS US IT...WHAT I'VE BEEN CRAVING!!!! Recently I've been wanting to get this aircraft and take it flying just like this. I think I'll be watching this video on repeat for some time. Thank you

[@memebebe7191]

you can almost smell the tears of the 15R on this

[@Zatracenec]

Interesting terrain. From up close it looks like from high altitude. :-) Awesome video.

[@Dimka8787]

man you are so lucky to get to fly that monster. Great vid

[@FredtheDorfDorfman1985]

I love it when the blade slap starts popping. This reminds me of that scene in Die Hard when Special Agent Johnson said, "Yeee haaaa! Just like f**kin Saigon, hey slick?" And Agent Johnson #2 grinned and said, "I was in junior high, dick head."

[@mrc217]

Thanks for the ride in that superb machine 👍

[@just_another_gearhead]

Damn! 10 mins feels way longer than I remember it being. Imagine how deadly an AH64 could be when on station with guns hot for this same amount of time.

[@terrencejackson4587]

This was probably a test flight. If they’d have actually been called, the gun would jam, the targeting system would break or they’d have to RTB because something overheated. Awesome hardware.... when it works! Program the computer to do it because the US Army thinks it’s too much of a liability to let pilots do it! DAPS RULE!

[@ArkansasBassMan]

2:39 Is that a moth? We're headed straight for the LAMP!!

[@glenpiro313]

I don't ever recall seeing a single ship mission (with green air) when I was there (June2011-April2012), I always saw a second 64 or a Kiowa wingman. Awesome footage though!

[@longbowfosho]

This was a rare day flight for us after a maintenance test flight, which is why we’re single ship.

[@glenpiro313]

Ahhhh yes ok that makes total sense, thank you!

[@TheVirusmod]

dude i love ur vid man keep it up never acutally seen this before but i love the air force alot!

[@JRAT777]

Apache pilots are amry

[@jasonlynne5301]

Ah yes, the ole track and balance! I noticed the camera on the #1 side. Damn i miss those days! Well kind of.

[@yourhandlehere1]

I didn't know the Apache was a cargo carrier...it sure is haulin' a lot of ass.

[@PatrioticBiker]

I've always thought helis were cooler than jets. I mean sure jets can go crazy fast and stuff but helicopters are so much more technical and I guess I like that about them

[@mp40submachinegun81]

Ive broke it down to it makes sense how planes fly, you can get lift if you just stick your hand out a car window. Helicopters are straight witchcraft.

[@CelicaDan]

@@mp40submachinegun81 honestly they're fairly simple, imagine an aircraft that doesn't have fixed wings to create lift but rather rotating ones over head. that's all a helicoper is, ultimately. Look up autogyros, they're rotor craft that use an unpowered overhead rotor as it's main airfoil to create lift. It's odd, but the science behind it is the same as a fixed wing aircraft.

[@leonardomascaro6445]

They are both badass to fly that’s for certain

[@bobbyguns100]

@@CelicaDan I think he means its more technical or takes more skill to fly Military grade Helicopters vs fighter jets, especially attack helicopters for military they are jet powered engine much higher performance, and inside the cockpit use all the same instruments Flir Laser ect. that fighter jets use, even the AGMs jets fire for ground targets now were originally only designed for the Apache, the army calls hellfire's .

[@romtome]

Cool vid as hell, thanks for raining steel for us, but come on Sooners?

[@fredeb67]

Looks like the vibrations will tire you in minutes. Rode in a UH-60 many times and they SEEM so much smoother. I bet the pilots are tired after a long stint in this war bird.

[@degriffon]

Beautiful! What part of the service were you in when this was filmed? Army, navy, airforce? Ive no clue about whats in Afghanistan, only recently curious from listening to jocko hearing him list "force dispositions" and real ppls perspectives rather than statistics

[@adrenaline4life233]

Absolutely amazing. This video no longer makes me want to fly fixed wing and do rotary instead. I love how all the detail is so close unlike a plane. Also are you a Warrant Officer or Commissioned Officer?

[@longbowfosho]

Warrant :)

[@adrenaline4life233]

@@jasonaquino8232 A. This was how many years ago? 6 B. What the hell is your problem? Did I ever mention I'd be a fighter pilot, heli pilot, or officer at any point? Nope. I said fixed wing or rotary. You sound like an angry child that's defensive because you couldn't do something yourself so you take it out on others. Chill out and go learn some manners

[@jasonaquino8232]

@@adrenaline4life233 Sorry, to much to drink.

[@adrenaline4life233]

@@jasonaquino8232 You're good, it happens. Take it easy, and have a good one

[@TheDude50447]

The guys on the ground must be conflicted about this since its probably a cool sight but its the invaders

[@VPPAF]

awesome flying love the apache

[@KYWildcatUK2K]

Enjoyed the flight, thank you.

[@longbowfosho]

@BigBadAl001 Thanks, dude. We enjoy what we do.

[@mrjustinesquer]

This is pretty fukin cool. I would love a ride like this in an A 10.

[@williamporter9259]

I'm in the WOFT program currently and videos like these just make me itchy to fly. Any tips you have about the process, James, would be greatly appreciated!

[@haussman242]

Let me know how things are going. I’m in Army aviation and I’m wanting to submit a WOF packet to fly.

[@DobermansRock]

You finally launched. Good job.

[@longbowfosho]

DobermansRock Yeah our bad. Runner-upper Dude forgot to salute, so we couldn’t take off.

[@ah64adsweetness95]

Daily occurrence for us when we were there in 03 in an A Model

[@rcpd3359]

Airspeed 107,ok. Alt 27 ft , yeah ok that is definitely low Hdg 013, normal Tgt Acquisition, fxd , normal Throttle 52% normal 2:26

[@westsidetrucker1449]

Does it go fasster when its higher?

[@Hossman757]

Not throttle, Torque.

[@truc2fou915]

"Alt 27 ft , yeah ok that is definitely low" correction : yeah ok that is definitely fun

[@ROBLOXKING99]

Your turning a lot so I assume the 30mm is also or is there like a mode or setting where you can just have it in a fixed position bc I’d be scared shitless if I was on the ground and a attack helicopter was waving its cannon around ready to shoot something lol.

[@oneworld9071]

James thanks for this excellent footage..... also the excellent disclaimer. That's a first and perfect put :) Quick story about a blatant and really cheesy ripoff of video by others. The original was shot in Pakistan or India. Checked out owner's channel, he's legit. Days later, a link to it appears on some other channel. I take a quick look at that channel's host; a pale Slavic dude. Looked at the video he'd taken..... he'd taken his phone and recorded the video while it played back on another phone. You can see glare, (real) lens flares, almost the sun itself reflecting off playback phone's glass. Some will do anything just to see if they can get away with it.... I commented appropriately, reply was "not steal", next day comments disabled. anyway, great video. multi-likes on your opening statement :)

[@longbowfosho]

@TheVirusmod LOL we're actually in the Army, but thanks nonetheless. Wish we flew more during the day, though.

[@draco-deamon]

I take it that you were one of the pilot's for this machine . What was it like to fly

[@Schultz89]

is it common to keep the TADS pointed away from the flight path vector? I'm assuming this is done so you don't damage it if you collide with something mid air? seems like this is only for fast speed low alt flying.

[@Armamentdawg69]

Geez, you guys must have been 100ft off the deck if that.

[@Eddie-rm4xc]

Surveying the puppy crop seasonal Estimates for the upcoming year and profits lol

[@Make-Asylums-Great-Again]

Patrick heiden stop selling puppies and sell poppies. 👍 hope that helps with profits.

[@xavierwarren9799]

God I if only ...makes me want to join just to fly it

[@Robskit6]

Great video. I played Public Image Ltd; The Order Of Death, over the top. I think it works anyway.

[@BigBadAl001]

I like it! I'm just reading Charlotte Madison's Dressed to Kill book... you guys do amazing work, keep it up.

[@nussfury]

Man that's fast!

[@jefforyrichardson9479]

If where he is, is not the middle of nowhere, I'll bet you can see it from there.

[@JRAT777]

James, do you have and video of engagements?

[@jasonaquino8232]

I love that rotary sound, music to me my ears.

[@Sidewinder627]

Amazing

[@nj2033]

What a machine

[@ChewMhojadee]

Holy crap you guys are moving. How fast is that?

[@bcbp14]

@longbowfosho How competitive is the Army WOTC street to seat program. I have 1500TT fixed wing.

[@Erik72Belanda]

Are these Dutch or British Apache helicopters as the location looks like Kandahar province in Afghanistan near by KAF.

[@TanzanianRoots]

Wow this country looks so unexplored, Like every building is some lost ancient ruin..

[@jasonaquino8232]

I would give anything to be you James. What you do was my dream in life.

[@MF11283]

That thing has a windshield wiper, does it have a washer too?

[@eec5316]

Que lindo esta viajem

[@joeboy2078]

A very dangerous ride!

[@vishalautar7799]

damn that looks fast

[@jasonaquino8232]

This is all I ever wanted to do in life.

[@swill1020]

What i would give to go for a ride in an Apache..... so cool

[@pushpushlambert8079]

Killer Wasp of the sky

[@damkayaker]

4:00 Those poor goats and donkeys. The horror, the horror...

[@brianpmessier4977]

Looks a little like everywhere else in A-stan, but for some reason Logar Province looks a lot like this too... Shank?

[@glenpiro313]

Im thinking hes more south, RC East was way greener than that Logar in Particular

[@brianpmessier4977]

@@glenpiro313 Entirely possible, I was a fobbit at Shank so my view was from within the walls except the infil and exfil

[@glenpiro313]

Im envious man, Shank was pretty cool to go back to every now and again. My HQ element was there, and heading back for a haircut or smoothie was always a huge deal lol

[@fandangobrandango7864]

You see the one of that pilot showing off in a snowy area and he wrecked an apache? Funny video

[@Alleycat___]

Excuse my ignorance but what if a group of soldiers do fire some rocket against the apache? I mean flying that low... Is there any counter/flare deflect system to avoid getting hit?

[@Alleycat___]

@@longbowfosho you for real? You trolling right

[@zombietwitch]

insecticon No there wouldn’t, if it was an rpg, and the shooter lead their target, there would be no dodging

[@williamadams439]

Enjoyed the video, until I saw the Sooners hat, go UT! Lol..seriously though you have a cool fckn job

[@jakethorp7933]

OK KZbin recommended

[@longbowfosho]

@dvsman2387 Our airspeed varied between 90-130 knots.

[@mayhem1974]

You can’t see objective alpha on the screen?

[@danielsylvester9105]

This is awesome! I want to be a pilot for the AH-64D Longbow when I graduate high school. Do you have to be an officer as in take ROTC in college?

[@longbowfosho]

Nope. Google "warrant officer flight training program" and go from there

[@danielsylvester9105]

Yes sir. Thank you for your help and for your service!

[@Janus54]

@@danielsylvester9105 Did u make it?

[@danielsylvester9105]

Janus I joined the Marine Corps instead

[@Janus54]

@@danielsylvester9105 Congrats

[@Woody-nc1ru]

Try putting your HMD in front of your go pro😁

[@charlescastle4332]

Soooo bad ass!!!

[@lukewebster3562]

Looks like that Apache is flying through tattooine

[@benchang1022]

Looks like your driving a lifted truck.

[@HypeTrains]

ah, so like how I normally fly in arma

[@bsherman8236]

Thats a long ass desert

[@massiarmy751]

i wan't to be the gunner of a AH64 APACHE or AH1Z VIPER

[@salawutchuenjai1679]

สำรวจพื้นที่รักษาความปลอดภัย หัยกับมวลมนุษร์

[@BetteLaban]

Helmand?

[@rcpd3359]

Is it ever kind of funny when somebody takes a popshot at the helicopter as an ak really will not even scratch it

[@tigahshark]

BAD FUCKIN ASS!

[@h0pe481]

What is the speed ?

[@nickgomez6272]

so fucking crazy

[@clydefrog8711]

Highway 1 at 2:04?

[@Heliosphan33]

Such a featureless and desolate landscape.

[@abbamanic]

Beautiful, damn what a machine..from a Brit, please send three to give Brussels some heat.

[@victorthompson2993]

Now Taliwackers Own Our Shit”??!

[@lunchbox90]

Mi24 drag race?

[@ihtishamulhaq951]

Joy rides and impeaching president is national pass time of USA. 🇮🇸🤠

[@Jacob-40]

woow

[@diegapie8336]

ik gok er op dat je een nederlandse piloot bent aangezien ik geen longbow radar zag in de schaduw van de heli, ik wil ook super graag apache vlieger worden

[@BullyMaguireShots]

Noice.

[@trollhunter5604]

No goats? No camels?? Wtf??

[@darren5835]

Great video but was hoping to see them roll up on someone and destroy some sh..!

[@Allesopdemotornl]

I want your job :)

[@marcfournier823]

bugs on wind screen lol.

[@victorsinclair3707]

Where's creedence?