Dutch Air Force - Best Low Pass Ever! Chinook, Cougar, RNLAF, TAC Blaze 2023

Royal Netherlands Air Force flying a tactical mission as part of exercise TAC Blaze 2023, at RAF Spadeadam. Awesome flying skills!

[@ibana8449]

Cab 3 was definitely for your benefit. Brilliant

[@Geordiegjs]

100%. The crew spotted us and man, they went low. A guy standing next to me was wearing a “Pork Pie” hat which was blown 100ft into the trees. It was never seen again! 😂

[@Hyoscyamus369]

They were helicopters bro !!

[@GeneralThargor]

HAHAHAH, that third chopper! "You want photos of a Chinook? HERE I AM!"

[@Geordiegjs]

You are 100% right! 😂

[@wildolan]

no the third chopper was- you guys want to know who has the biggest b#lls, well here's your answer!!!

[@Geordiegjs]

Ok, I now get it. Thank you Big B@lls 👍

[@Geordiegjs]

@@wildolan You might be interested to know that the downwash blew one guys hat 100ft into the trees. It was never seen again! 😂😂😂

[@weworks7811]

The chinooks passed by so close I could’ve swore I saw the pilots golden tooth.

[@Geordiegjs]

😂😂😂

[@falcon4548]

😂

[@howardcroft3748]

No, it was just a veneer catching the light..... you could tell by the gum line 😊

[@47HOOKERGOAT]

heir crew are dumbasses when it comes to the aircraft. They don't /won't even carry extra oil in the ramp. The crew are stewardesses. They should have dresses on. First sign of trouble they PL and walk away. They only know emergency procedures at a maximum and can't even fly in their own country because of noise. POS

[@woutervanwijk4369]

What are you lads on about? It was the tip of the spliff he was rolling.

[@SevenRavens007]

Great to hear how much the spectators enjoyed this

[@damiendavis5151]

Thats the coolest most high definition fly by video ever in the history of you tube! Well done! And as said Cab 3 was just for you!

[@thequarrygardener5578]

Cheers Damien, much appreciated! 👍

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers Damien, very much appreciated!

[@vossejongk]

Not hd unfortunately but this ones even lower 😁 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmWafWqretmEkLssi=_bami9Wu3oeORD_r

[@Hyoscyamus369]

Cheers Damian , btw they were helicopters but very very much appreciated

[@viderethevaccinatorfromhol7536]

I hear these Chinook's from time to time. Their maintenance is done here in our little village. Love those heavy sounds ❤

[@065Tim]

The (298 SQN) Chinook crews are the best. No hassle, always in for special maneuvers, very professional but also very cool. Day and night.

[@Geordiegjs]

100% Agree with that! 👍

[@RichardS-qh8mi]

Always felt there’s something special about the Chinook, it’s an absolute beast and sounds epic as it approaches from a distance- that great, deep, baritone thud always gets me out of my seat to hear it approaching and then pass at a surprisingly fast speed for such a huge lump of machinery it is.😊

[@Geordiegjs]

100% Agree. It’s that thump. thump of expectation that you hear in the distance. Awesome machine! 👍

[@vzgsxr]

Second Chinook about to give you a haircut. 💇💇💇

[@Geordiegjs]

😂😂😂

[@markwilliamson1048]

Was a pleasure to loose my hat to the last Chinook! :-)

[@Geordiegjs]

That was class Mark, the downwash blew it off your head and must have moved it about 50 feet! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@d34dmor0ze2]

Did he make it on purpose?

[@SandraOliva-dm8gb]

Qehgetiru

[@lawrencemartin1113]

Spectacular!! They were amazing. What a great place to be at the right moment! I was very lucky to have a flight in a RAF Chinook last year.....what incredible aircraft they are! 😊 We weren't quite that low though!! 😂 Having said that, it was a low level trip, and I was on the ramp with the load master crewman, which was insane!

[@Geordiegjs]

Many thanks and Yes, they are great to watch and for a big aircraft, they are very agile. Great that you managed to catch a flight in one! 👍

[@lawrencemartin1113]

@@Geordiegjs They are indeed! Having been lucky enough to fly in several helicopters, civil and military, you can really feel the immense power these things have as you lift!

[@aaarauz1]

Those things really are flying buses. amazing.

[@Geordiegjs]

And those Dutch guys can really throw them around. Fantastic to watch! 👍

[@Hyoscyamus369]

Actually bro they are helicopters but good participating

[@genx60five]

Wow ! You can see them waving to you. Thanks !

[@Geordiegjs]

Thank you for the comment! Cheers 👍

[@waydetahtawy319]

Those were some awesome passings 🚁

[@Geordiegjs]

Yes, there were great! I was standing next to another photographer as the final Chinook went past - the downwash blew his hat off his head and into the trees, 50m away!

[@waydetahtawy319]

@@Geordiegjs Wow 👍🚁

[@kortomNL]

Amazing video! I replayed it a few times, including a few stops to look at the details. Greets from Apeldoorn (The Netherlands)

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers Tom, I am glad you enjoyed it! 👍

[@claudevieaul1465]

I hear (and see) these Chinooks pass close by very regularly, when they're flying parallel to the Rhine. Totally unmistakable 😎

[@GeneralThargor]

10 years ago I live in Greenwich, London. one or sometimes two would fly down the river Thames by my apartment. I love them, the silly sound and big interior. Awesome machines.

[@nicholasbooth9851]

I've seen a Chinook do a lower pass at an airshow in 1993. The weather was appalling and most people were in their vehicles. The Chinook came in really low to the left of the carpark and banked 90deg to go over the runway. The rotors were just a few feet from the concrete. Superb skills.

[@paulvanderweerd7456]

Van mij mogen ze zich hier in de Achterhoek vaker laten zien. Ook de F35 is wat mij betreft welkom om hier vaker over te komen. Ik weet dat er ook weerstand is tegen het laagvliegen, maar er moet hoe dan ook geoefend worden. Ik ben er zeker van dat ik niet de enige ben die dit allemachtig prachtig vindt.

[@Geordiegjs]

Dat is geweldig om te horen en zoals je zegt, onze krijgsmacht moet oefenen om efficiënt te blijven.

[@CobraEmergency]

Nothing like a bit of showing off for the camera. 😎👌

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, they spotted us and gave a nice pass 👍

[@coRb77]

Awesome!!!

[@Piotr-uv2yp]

Cool low pass and cool pilots

[@Geordiegjs]

Yes, very professional and Bonkers! 🤣

[@martintaylor-reid4141]

Thank you for sharing this fantastic video.

[@Geordiegjs]

Thank you Martin! 👍

[@carlbettis5882]

First Chinook let’s go low, 2nd hold my beer 😂😂😂, great to watch, thanks for uploading

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers Carl! 😂

[@MultiVogon]

I was working near some bases in the UK during GW-II and there was a lot of flying going on. One day driving home one of these appeared over a hedge and scared the cr@p out of me - surprised there weren't tyre marks on my car roof. I'm sure it gave them a giggle though ;-)

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, they can sneak up on you sometimes and give you a fright!

[@BlackRedsPlaneSpottingChannel]

AWESOME, MATE!!!

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers! 👍

[@BlackRedsPlaneSpottingChannel]

@@Geordiegjs Thanks alot, mate!!!

[@Lesloi6227]

Now that’s what I call a low pass…. Nice

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers! Lucky to catch it. 👍

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

The Chinook is just an engineering marvel.

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, for it’s size, it is highly manoeuvrable 👍

[@ianwhite4315]

That just isn't a sound of a helicopter... That's the sound meaning you don't have to tab back to camp 😂

[@memofrf]

What a machine! Thank you.

[@4707N0703E]

Wouaaaaaaaahhhhhh !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@JS-zb1vv]

That was super cool

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

THATS A PILOT IN THAT A.CRAFT! John P.

[@Geordiegjs]

100% John 👍

[@TFT-bp8zk]

Dats very toit yesh

[@vzgsxr]

Toit loik a toiger? 😂

[@Tiger313NL]

@@vzgsxr Yoo colled?

[@vzgsxr]

@@Tiger313NL Yesh, called to speak with my Fasha.

[@hi-techredneck7069]

Hell yeah! MAGIC SCHOOL BUS !

[@BeamerTheFox]

@0:50 ohh boy... thats a bit menacing lol

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, glad it was not for real! 👍

[@LordDustinDeWynd]

Pretty Chinooks!

[@graemebrown7691]

Very cool

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers!

[@DeGeus7777]

Chinooks low passes are good for Infantry morale. Don’t forget to wave to the loadmaster! Godspeed to Dutch Army!

[@AndreiTupolev]

I can imagine how the air must have been throbbing

[@davidthefirst6195]

When these things pass close to you, the air vibrates with the sound of their rotors

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, they seem to vibrate your chest cavity 😂

[@davidthefirst6195]

I'm ex British Army. The first time I boarded a Chinnock, the rotor downdraft knocked one of the smaller guys of his feet

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, the guy standing next to me was wearing a "Pork Pie" hat and the downdraft blew it 100ft into the trees. Never seen again! 😂

[@Ben-xf1ym]

I’m a roofer and when I’m working on any tall buildings that are right on the river, st Thomas hospital for example when the apaches and chinooks fly down the river (nothing this close) the noise and the beat of the props is always crazy to me, I can’t imagine what it was like to be that close haha 😂 cool video mate !

[@dannygaron]

Yup, just AWESOME :)

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers Danny! 👍

[@Drakey_Fenix]

Lovely flyby

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers 👍

[@MrRocking4ever]

great video .......... I am jealous :):)

[@once-sharp]

Outstanding..

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers Gregory! 👍

[@roach308]

Fantastic mate 👏

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers! 👍

[@MrIwan18]

Very nice! Greetings from Groningen🇳🇱

[@Geordiegjs]

Many thanks and Greetings from Northumerland. 😀

[@geordie_mech]

Stunning quality video

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers, it was a memorable flyby!

[@SF-pq3sq]

Nice

[@Braun30]

Remember seeing such fly past in Kuijk during the last day at the 4daagse in 2010. Personnel waving from the rear ramp.

[@bazzmcfury9550]

😂 I was thinking "low level aye, they pop over those trees"

[@MrBlablaishere]

Thanks! This is awesome.❤😊

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers! 👍

[@pulchralutetia]

Absolutely lush!

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers! 👍

[@nevermindthebollocks1171]

Epic

[@shanekilpatrick3378]

That last pilot: 👍🏻

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, he was class! 👍

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

Wow, thats awesome aircraft! John P.

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers John! 👍

[@gargoyle7863]

Whole Dutch Air Force in ine frame ;-)

[@MetamorphicWonders]

That was a perfect video. You nailed that one!!!!🎉🎉

[@Geordiegjs]

Thank you for your kind words! 👍

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video Geordie, thanks for sharing

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers Tony! 👍

[@luccadukka]

Made a number of peoples day that’s for sure.

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, great display by the Dutch! 👍

[@ernestmcneill2474]

Best flyover

[@dissyduster]

Just WOW factor well done,Amazing how they work ...

[@Geordiegjs]

Thanks Chas! They are very agile aircraft for their size. 👍

[@Taffwildmanofthewoods]

Reminds me of my time in North Ireland when choppers flew low level to avoid any SAM threat.

[@Geordiegjs]

If you fly low enough and tactically, you have a better chance of evading SAM’s

[@TPCDAZ]

Gotta love the Dutch

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, they never disappoint! 👍

[@Snakebloke]

God the Chinook is so badass...

[@Geordiegjs]

100% 👍

[@alangordon3283]

Spectacular machines

[@xiphos0274]

Astoundingly amazing!!!

[@Geordiegjs]

Thank you 👍

[@johanpauwels6346]

"Why does such a small country needs troop transport helicopters? Can't they just drive?" Traffic jams: "Hold my beer!'.

[@charlesmallo]

Because that small country is a NATO member it's troops can and will be deployed where NATO needs them for peace keeping or fighting missions. In those cases the Chinooks are usually incorporated with other units to provide troops and material transport and for evacuation of wounded.

[@johanpauwels7894]

@@charlesmallo You haven't seen Dutch traffic jams

[@charlesmallo]

@@johanpauwels7894 I live in The Netherlands :-)

[@mickyday2008]

Stunning

[@Geordiegjs]

Many thanks! 👍

[@MrToretto1337]

I can never unsee the back of a chinook looking like a frogs head

[@Geordiegjs]

😂😂😂

[@mythos5809]

Was traveling on Dutch freeway 15 years ago; in the distance a little dot appeared briefly over an overpass, followed by a second dot. 2 seconds later an F104 (?) screamed overhead at roof height + 25 centimeters. Followed by an F16 chasing it - on manouvres. Only planes I had ever seen so low before were SA Air force Buccaneers and Mirages - not on manouvres.

[@Geordiegjs]

Wow!

[@Tiger313NL]

Minimum altitude for low flying zones in the Netherlands is 250ft or 75 meters. Our pilots are professionals. I think your estimations are off.

[@mythos5809]

@@Tiger313NL Don't recall your presence there.

[@Tiger313NL]

@@mythos5809 There are many cars on a freeway, so you could simply have been oblivious to my presence. Or I wasn't there, also possible. But that is besides the point. Your estimations are off. They don't fly "roof height +25cm. Period.

[@Loftybootlace]

Wow....

[@AdonisAmarante]

0:58 yea really nice clouds lol

[@StormFanatic210]

MH-47G Chinook of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.

[@chopper2318]

That was coooool

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers! 👍

[@user-cj8kz1dq3y]

298 SQN baby!! (Chinooks) The cougar is from 300 SQN

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers for the info! 👍

[@user-gt2lh2ec9e]

WOW, that's really low! JohnP.

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, made me duck John! 😂

[@BUGAviation]

WICKED! they looked MINT

[@ericvadekro8334]

Crazy Dutch 😂🇳🇱

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, 100% 👍

[@OCRay1]

Looks like a cool place to live. We used to have awesome low flybys here in the US until they restricted it to a much higher deck. Even outdoor sporting even flyovers are much higher which means much much less cool. 👎🏻

[@Geordiegjs]

We have a low-fly min height of 250ft across large areas of the UK. The video was taken in a Tactical Training Area where you can go even lower. Great to watch!

[@macedk]

Nice :) I tried that with a hawk same place :)

[@Geordiegjs]

Much easier to film helicopters, as you know, hawks are much, quicker! 👍

[@archiemillington306]

i get that all the time by my place and its nice to wach some times you can wave at them and thay wave back

[@Imperialismusic]

0:49, Helicopter, "Human i hear you have candy" Human "Nope not today" Helicopter, "Well screw you im off to do some cool shit".

[@craigybhoy978]

Epic,

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers 👍

[@wp2746]

Wat gaaf ❤

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers! 👍

[@dudehuh5491]

nice

[@Geordiegjs]

Thanks 👍

[@connorpatrick5948]

W O W

[@andyjenkins2589]

Holly Fu€# I thought that was just another clickbait title. That was awesome.

[@Geordiegjs]

Cheers Andy, it was very real. Blew this lads hat 100ft into the trees! It was never seen again 😂

[@firemedic5100]

I am afraid I would need a change of pants had I had been standing where the camera was. The front of my pants would have been a sticky mess.

[@Geordiegjs]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Parchenegro]

They def passed by you to give u a cool vid to upload. EDIT: As far as i know, then an aircraft "tilts" a bit when not needed it's to express friendliness

[@Geordiegjs]

Yep, or to give a Haircut! 😄

[@Parchenegro]

@@GeordiegjsLMFAO

[@jeanpaultongeren125]

I went with Tac blaze in 2011

[@Geordiegjs]

Wow! 👍

[@Suleymanylmaz95]

CH-47❤

[@user-jq2rf4nf3o]

What's better? When you're paid to fly or go along with your feet hanging out the door.

[@user-jq2rf4nf3o]

True, Mutha Rucker 80 then 45+ years doing helicopter stuff all over, Mil,Pvt,Gov@@johnnichol9412

[@siegfried7469]

hey I could read the brand on the tyres as the flew by

[@Geordiegjs]

😂😂😂

[@paulthompson8613]

Lucky lucky you

[@Geordiegjs]

Right place at the right time! 👍

[@arthurpatton5420]

What kind of camera did you use to film this?

[@Geordiegjs]

I have high-end Canon equipment for aviation photography but believe it or not, this video was taken on an standard iPhone 12.

[@jan-olofharnvall8760]

I assume they hade to fly that slow so that the single rotor could keep up 😂

[@Geordiegjs]

Probably 😂

[@mrmark8603]

They've never seen hills before.

[@Geordiegjs]

😂😂😂

[@DeKempster]

Toet Toet, helikopter kapitein!

[@Geordiegjs]

Uitstekend 😂

[@richcooke9241]

Thanks to all troops serving to protect democracy!

[@Geordiegjs]

100% Agree 👍

[@lightotw]

If some percentage of the Netherlands is below sea level, how do they calibrate their attitude gauges? Is it still relative to feet above sea level? I don't think the gauges can do negative readings, but I could be wrong.

[@Geordiegjs]

I think that once you get to these heights, you forget the gauges and fly by instinct!

[@markdejong2309]

That's why they're so low.. we're not used to the ground being so high

[@Geordiegjs]

😂😂😂@@markdejong2309

[@AndreiTupolev]

In low flying, height above the ground is more useful than height above sea level; this is probably several hundred feet above sea level anyway

[@kaasmeester5903]

Altimeters (when flying at lower altitudes) are calibrated to sea level, by dialling in the “QNH”, which is the locally measured air pressure recalculated to what the value would be at sea level. So sitting on the runway at some Dutch airports, you’ll see a negative altitude. (And if you look out the window at the traffic on the nearby highway, you will most certainly also see a negative attitude! 😊) Some (military) aircraft are equipped with a radar altimeter which will give the altitude over terrain.