Casey Putsch USAF Thunderbirds F16 Pilot Briefing, FULL LENGTH!

Join Casey Putsch for the full briefing with Thunderbirds pilot Lt. Col. Eric Gorney before flying in their F-16 Viper over Death Valley and through Star Wars Canyon. @caseyputsch / caseyputsch

[@f1620mm]

Glad you had a chance to fly an F-16! It flies smooth as silk.

[@MaxSpeedMike]

45 minutes? Sweet. Lunch break should be fun now

[@CaseyPutsch]

MaxSpeed how did you like it?

[@MaxSpeedMike]

@@CaseyPutsch I think it's interesting, and it's amazing how much goes into just one short flight. Makes me wonder how the blue angels are able to pull off those crazy stunts every year at their air shows haha. Thanks for sharing these videos

[@carphotography]

wow a lot to take in, by the end you sounded like you had it all sorted. still a lot to remember. another great very interesting video.

[@CaseyPutsch]

Car Photography yeah, I was pretty focused!

[@ZacharyCox]

This may sound silly, but I never knew there was so much of a preflight for guests. I figured guys like gerard butler would want to be handed a flight suit, walk to the jet and go (sort of). But super cool to be brought along on the experience. I just wish I was communicating with you back then because I'm pretty sure you did this when I was camped in vegas (currently back in vegas). Would have gladly gone out to star wars to get shots for you. I've watched to this point, will you do sort of like a timeline of your experience there, what all you did. Or is everything going to be it's own video and well see it all?

[@CaseyPutsch]

Zachary Cox you’ll see everything and I may do a story on the timeline too. I kinda got the impression that I was the first person who actually wanted to work with them rather than just fly. Also Gerard and the two NASCAR guys before me passed out. Sissies. ;)

[@rb67mustang]

Lt. Col. Gorney is an amazing guy, I can't imagine having a job as sweet as his.

[@davidandrews5215]

that was a really cool and informative video very interesting

[@bbotelhoHI]

I saw this story on VinWiki’s best of Casey Putsch, and I gotta ask, did you get a dual received sign off for your 0.5 stick time in the F16? From a Marine vet, helicopter mechanic, and just a dude chipping away at his Rotorwing PPL, I was smiling cheek to cheek watching the whole clip

[@CaseyPutsch]

I thought about bringing my log book for fun, but just decided not to be a tourist and just live the moment

[@NOMACD]

Sweet, Sweet F.O.D. Prevention 💯

[@CaseyPutsch]

Noah Cook super professionals there. Thanks for the comment!

[@dedexyz8475]

@9:50....Casey: "What would be good, or not good- to do with the aircraft?". #7: "This fucker is so obnoxious- keeps cutting me off, WON'T stfu....I think I'm gonna put him to sleep. At 9g."