Cockpit view SA Jets, Hawks formation flight from Waterkloof AFB to Makhado AFB.

A great friend of mine agreed to take my camera with on a flight from Waterkloof AFB to Bronkhorstspruit dam, Polokwane, Then Louis Trichardt to touchdown at Makhado AFB. This is the closest one will get to fly with a jet in the cockpit. Hope you enjoy the video.

[@pederkvevli2563]

I've watched this video about 50 times, part of the morning routine now. Ultimate motivation for my career choice!

[@empire-classfirenationbatt2691]

This is really cool! Such a nice perspective. I'm an infanteer in the army and I have massive respect for our pilots. Very professional and skilled. Love to hear these jets roar🇿🇦

[@StevenShulman]

Huge respect to you and the army. Thanks for the kind words🙏

[@flyblueskyguy5863]

Very nice. SA need more videos like this to inspire the youth.

[@dft18160]

Awesome video 👏🏽 Way to show SAAFs excellent fighter pilots in action! 💪🏽

[@StevenShulman]

I agree! Great to see them in action!

[@Nikx012]

Wow amazing . Making South Africans proud

[@whenin_mzansi5929]

This is beautiful- amazing work team! Mandisa Mfeka , YOU GO GIRL!!!!

[@criaan]

Ek het dit nou geniet - dankie!

[@Homoprimatesapiens]

Good low level flights. Thanx for let us go with you. Pls recharge your walkie talkie's batteries. Radio communication is quite erratic.

[@garthrupert7610]

Fantastic Maverick!!

[@not.likely]

Lovely low flying mission. Awesome. Hardly visible from above

[@RAFAEL-haufo]

fantastic

[@ekspatvos6264]

Dit was "awesome". Baie dankie!

[@dirt_diver]

Salute.

[@lgizzy6335]

Salute Mandisa ka Mfeka salutas! 👌

[@user-rv4pc5lp5x]

Great video but not a Gripen in sight at South Africa's premier (now only) fighter base. Very sad.

[@StevenShulman]

Very sad indeed

[@lesleykau323]

Awesome views. Just want to ask t???the ground speed. That is reflecting on your helmet screen it's nautical miles??? kilometres???🤔🤔🤔

[@StevenShulman]

Great question. Im sure its Nautical miles. Will ask Christo. But im sure its NM

[@nicolubbe1]

Mooi so goed gedoen

[@Real.Adonis]

Hey man I’m in grade 11 and I really want to join the air force after matric do you have any advice?

[@StevenShulman]

Best would be to go to your Nearest south african air force base and get more info there..

[@user-cr9qc2qc2v]

Wow

[@bomolvik852]

Rock on dudes

[@rainhart458]

With the Call sign of “ maverick” I was kinda hoping you where going to buzz the tower.

[@StevenShulman]

Unfortunately i had to cut that part out of the video!😄 CAA regulations!

[@rainhart458]

@@StevenShulman “click click “

[@djdann87]

I worked Poloks TWR for a view years. Have many videos of fly bys with Gripens, Hawks, Rooivalk, Oryx and even C130 13:08 “Contact TWR after landing… oops 😅”

[@StevenShulman]

@@djdann87 wow that must've been amazing to have seen that so close up! You should share those videos before it gets lost😁

[@Pakdhe_Pribumi_Oyee]

Salute from +62

[@MrSnicklesnickle]

Do we have any airworthy Hawks left? Probably not. So sad, well done ANC

[@StevenShulman]

Very sad. I think theres still these 3 thats airworthy.

[@MrSnicklesnickle]

@@StevenShulman and probably no qualified pilots

[@cornylikeimforty2529]

Is it possible to fly if your using spectacles to see?

[@StevenShulman]

It is in lighter/normal aircraft, as long as you pass your medical test. Not too sure about military

[@marvinharms1891]

Thanks for uploading this man.👌 Does anyone know if Thunder City in the Cape still exists? You could get a flight in a Buccaneer some time back, paying obviously. I tried getting in the force way back. Race quoters held me back😢 Anyways, told my wife, If I ever win the lotto, or come into some big money. The first thing I would do, is a flight in a fast jet!

[@StevenShulman]

Glad you enjoyed it! Would like to find out about thunder city and would definitely like to visit if they still operate!😁 Great way to spend lotto money!😄😁🙏 id even spend my savings to fly in a airforce jet!😄 was lucky to sit in this hawk before the pilots took off

[@marvinharms1891]

@@StevenShulman l wanna pull 10 g's and still say my mother's name🙂

[@StevenShulman]

@@marvinharms1891 🤣🤣 i flew in a harvard a few weeks ago. Pulled a few G's in a loop, and it was amazing! But also horrible. Cant explain😆

[@marvinharms1891]

@@StevenShulman show off🤬😜

[@marvinharms1891]

Wow a Harvard! You are really lucky.

[@epleonard6350]

What is the flight time for the Hawk on this flight?

[@StevenShulman]

If i remember correctly 45min

[@man_with]

Took how long?

[@StevenShulman]

45min

[@rachaelfrancis942]

The state of our Airforce bases is Terrible, well done to the new Generation pilots, sorry that the conditions are an eyesore!! And the jets are from our grandfather's time.

[@StevenShulman]

Yep the very sad truth!🇿🇦

[@jaredkruger9750]

Well not strictly true, I do think that maintenance on some of the lesser used bases has lapsed but the active ones look fine to me. And our fighters are definitely not from our grandfathers generation, unless your grandfather was born in the late 1990s or early 2000s? But never the less the conditions that our pilots have to deal with due to the lack of funding is unacceptable.

[@zainday7173]

​​@@jaredkruger9750 Lack of funding more like theft of the Air Defence Budget. SAAF requires at least 80 Jas-39 Gripens, Air Refuellers, SAAB ERI OR Global Eye AWACS Aircraft, B.A.E Trainer Aircrafts, EAD MAKO low ground Attack Aircraft. One Aircraft carrier followed by dozens of Warships and 8 Diesel Electric Submarines. Damn borders require 3.5 meter fencing and a permanent SANDF, LAV, Patrol Vrchicles and Infantry.. presence...

[@danielchitima7048]

must have really young grandparents

[@milesbrown8016]

Baie mooi…well done.

[@giftchilapondwa9492]

Is this an alpha jet

[@StevenShulman]

This is the BAE Hawk

[@itsfrancoisb]

🫡

[@DevonteM317]

Some ugly fighter jets

[@useryggfdcc]

Comms is pretty shitty. How do the maintenance of these aircraft ?