Extreme Low Pass gets F-18 Pilots grounded - Georgia Tech vs Wake Forrest 2009 Flyover

Two F-18 fighters fly over Bobby Dodd Stadium before the Georgia Tech v. Wake Forest football game. Unfortunately it appears these pilots have lost their wings for theis great low pass (as of 3/23)
Article about the incident can be found here:
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[@djrivera2219]

Pilot 1 (lead pilot of the formation) grounded in April 2010 and sent to desk jobs. In 2015, ran wargames for Naval War College Retired from Navy 2017 Six months later, became Delta 757 and 767 pilot In 2022, became Delta Instructor - still there. Pilot 2 grounded April 2010 and sent to desk job. Quit Navy with almost 13 years service in 2012 (obviously was in the Navy to be a pilot. No one quits at 13 years!) Became test pilot for NASA in 2012 and continues to this day. Navy made good on their promise to ground them permanently but FAA did not.

[@Erin-p5g]

The Navy has gone to hell. No wonder they can't recruit.

[@tmcge3325]

Good solid info, you must be retired by now. I remember the pain of tailhook and so many friends forced out for a few discretionary mistakes. A couple bad apples changed the navy forever! Just goes to show you, It only takes one.

[@carlbehr4909]

@@tmcge3325 Thinking about getting a new leather flight jacket and having my Tailhook '91 patch sewn on. That's the one with Bart Simpson on it!

[@tmcge3325]

@@carlbehr4909 Bart's middle finger up?

[@snuffle2269]

All that training expense down the toilet. I am so glad they are flying and hope they enjoy their work. Sorry the pilot gave up 13 years.

[@PeterTeehan]

I live by the Air Force Academy and every home game they do flyovers - it never gets old. My dad is retired Air Force. Always amazing.

[@HWG-wm8ld]

I like turtles

[@kevinrichards1539]

I am up near Longmont and love seeing them fly over cu for games.

[@stephensaltau6481]

Everything is all fun and games,until a liberal shows the phuck up.

[@bendgeddes]

If you can’t heat a hot dog on an afterburner what’s the point. 🤘

[@idcanthony9286]

One of my favorite things about living in the Springs is the random flyovers. Like today during dinner a C-130J came screaming over the house.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Looks like they were wheels down and trimmed to keep the speed down and power on to maintain safe operations. The people in the stadium were more at risk from bad food and sunstroke then from the pilots actions.

[@BigRamifications]

Anal sunstroke.

[@sqd37l]

you are exactly right! we are a nation of pussies now.

[@larrywiggin3489]

Yup wheels down in military terms mean that they are dirty, the airframe is not smooth, I didn’t see anything wrong with that pass but some higher up officer type did, he was probably jealous he wasn’t part of the fly over or they were below minimum altitude rules!

[@TheAquaMammal]

than

[@danielhardwick-mf3xr]

THATS A BEAUTIFUL THING and you know those fans loved every minute up that! As a VETERAN, I SALUTE THOSE AIRMEN!

[@t3chnicianb3000]

I rarely ever experience a flyby at a sporting event, but when I do ... THIS is what I want! I want to see the pilots so I can wave back at them. Bravo!! ✌

[@goodshipkaraboudjan]

The RAAF just had their Riverfire practice day today in Brisbane, they were waving! It happens every year, the C-17 is more spectacular than the Super Hornets/Growlers. It literally danced between buildings.

[@FilosophicalPharmer]

Glad our tax dollars are entertaining for you. A few hundred thousand bucks so two airplanes can fly over a football stadium in 3 seconds so you can wave to them. Cooool!

[@DavidJones-ke6kt]

@@FilosophicalPharmer

[@mikel4616]

@@FilosophicalPharmerwe paid for the damn planes, we wanna see them flying

[@8180634]

​@@FilosophicalPharmerIt's a recruiting tool. Marketing. Without things like this we would have a lot less people signing up to serve. It also boosts patriotism, plus the tax payers get to see in person what they're paying for. Not to mention they need to fly hours to stay sharp anyway, might as well have some of those hours be for things like this. Many reasons for this, and I support it.

[@davelandefeld]

We used to get an F-16 flyover every year at Fresno State before the home football game closest to Veterans Day. Their was an Air National Guard wing nearby at the Fresno/Yosemite International Airport. Around 2005 or 2006 the four F-16s came by perfectly and right on time. At half time the four pilots were in the end zone and the camera went on each one as they were introduced by name one at a time. The crowd stood and applauded after which the announcer said "...and all four of these pilots here today completed their ROTC training and graduated from Fresno State!" The place went bat-shit crazy.

[@miloelite]

Why did the place go crazy? I guess in missing something or don’t understand some context.

[@davelandefeld]

Pride. They all went to our university. None of them were USAFA or from any other college. They were alumnus of the college that they just overflew. The crowd loved it and ate it up. @@miloelite

[@miloelite]

Thank you. I understand now. What a cool experience.

[@studlord9970]

One of the reasons those pilots got in so much trouble is because, as it turns out, they did NOT do that on purpose. They used the incorrect instrumentation to determine their altitude, resulting in a fly-by much lower than they intended. Barometric pressure tells you how far above sea level you are. Radar tells you how far above ground level you are. They were supposed to be on radar, but they were on barometric, so they thought they were a lot further from the ground than they actually were. That's a pretty serious error. Edit(5 days and 573 likes after original post): Folks this is not my opinion, this is the finding of the Navy Evaluation Board which investigated this incident. If you think they did this on purpose, that just makes them even stupider than if it was an accident! They were permanently grounded for this fly-by. PERMANENTLY! They would have known that could happen! But they did it anyway? NO! They screwed up! Both planes had their instrumentation misconfigured for the stunt they were performing. And, yes, that makes sense, because in a situation like this the lead pilot tells the following pilot what to do, and the following pilot just does it. Look up the 1982 Indian Springs Thunderbirds crash to see how much good a pilot's eyes do at determining altitude. (Hint-they don't) An entire flight flew their planes straight into the ground at full speed because they were watching the lead pilot, and his plane malfunctioned. 4 pilots were killed, 3 of them without ever knowing it was coming.

[@Sahadi420]

On a perfectly clear day.......no one was in any danger. They were both Alumni, flying over their school. So, they took the wings of both of them....even though one of them did 3 tours in Afghanistan, with the last being grounded. LIBERALS.......now, the military is "lowering it's standards."

[@Diesel.Trucker67]

That makes sense..

[@12345fowler]

Barometric also can show altitude/height over the ground (and not the sea level) It's called QFE. All they had to do is use the correct QFE and they would have been good. Or you can still use QNH (sea level) and add the terrain elevation+ the height you want to be above that field and still be good. Many ways to skin that cat, if this is really what happened it was a gross error, I suspect it's an excuse they gave for mitigating their case. Plus they should have seen from their eyes there were way below the normal height above ground for a pass so something is really fishy here.

[@jaywung7616]

@@12345fowler QFE would have required a weather station at the location, otherwise QFE would have been just been a guess. I also hadn't heard of QFE being used outside an airport environment.

[@deidrabrey4043]

@@BuildTheFutureYouWant To slow down

[@mmurphy147]

Coolest....flyover....EVER. Hats off to those guys.

[@sqd37l]

@@aluisious stay at home in your bubble with your mask on. you will be safe there.

[@silvershelbygt500]

​@@aluisiousso an engine failure 200 feet or 2000 higher in altitude would insure no one on the ground would get hurt? You're a fking numbnuts

[@aaronermis4082]

@@aluisiousfar safer than driving a car numb nuts. Thousands die everyday in car crashes. Don’t get you panties in a wad worrying over something that might happen but didn’t.

[@briankeeley6464]

They were late, too low, and they have landing gear down (which is an odd thing for a flyover). Wingman held nice positioning though. 4 out of 10.

[@rulingmoss5599]

​@@briankeeley6464We got ourselves and aviation expert here!

[@stevematlock4426]

Was a kid in navy housing, just outside NAS Norfolk, when the Blue Angels were F4 Phantoms. Had two fly over the housing complex close enough to read the numbers under the wings. Wasn’t expecting it, so it scared the crap out of me. Still awesome as hell.

[@n003lb]

I wish I could have seen them in the F4s just once. My first time seeing them was the first year they got into the F-18s.

[@njaneardude]

Grew up in VB next to Oceana, and yeah man, we'd go crazy watching those Blue Angels Phantoms fly over. Seems like they were tree top high 😄

[@douglasiles2024]

They were even louder as Phantoms then they are now as Hornets.

[@jameshowland7393]

My wife and I used to go over to NAS NORVA to see the F-14's come in. We'd be at the approach end of the runway and they'd fly over us. So cool!

[@av8tor1908]

“And that’s how I became a Major Airline pilot”

[@mayhewfisher62]

Their phones were probably ringing off the hook the same day with invitations to come interview. haha

[@Wingnut353]

@@mayhewfisher62 very very much doubt... airlines acutally like guys with good judgement not hotshots.

[@mayhewfisher62]

@cusbrar1 definitely, but desperate times, desperate measures. Haha.

[@joeyager8479]

Used to be some awesome F16 flyovers at Michigan International Speedway by the Selfridge Air National Guard. Usually twice; once at "low" speed the 2nd with full afterburners on! It was worth the price of admission!

[@kevinmach730]

I used to cycle through the Metro parl nearby when they were practicing for the air show, and it was incredible.

[@sn1p3s29]

trust me they would not be at full afterburner anywhere below 25000 feet

[@joeyager8479]

@@sn1p3s29 On the 2nd pass they'd come in over the top of the grandstands and go vertical until they disappeared into the wild blue with blue/orange flame coming out of the tail about the length of the plane. If that wasn't the AB, then it was full throttle. Regardless, it was pretty awesome to see and feel!

[@randomworld4662]

I was 13 years old when this video uploaded and now its recommended to everyone

[@anthonyurgitano2114]

I got goosebumps watching this. Can’t imagine being there. 💪💪

[@robertdouglas8895]

The Super Bowl flyover costs taxpayers about $80,000 in gas and other operational costs.Jan 28, 2020

[@anthonyurgitano2114]

@@robertdouglas8895 and?? You pay taxes for a lot of other things that you can never enjoy. Might as well enjoy your tax dollars at work for an amazing flyover.

[@dannythekid14]

Thank you algorithm for bringing this on my front page after 13 years. I'm sure they're no longer grounded, but probably retired. 😂

[@RunEthernet]

Ha! Best comment so far! Yeah, youtube promoted this one out of left field.

[@cb750k1974]

I never get tired of watching this video.

[@lucaas]

Awesome catch man! Would you be okay with me featuring this in my series Weekly Dose of Aviation? Of course you will be credited both in the video and in the description.

[@universalretards5551]

Yoooooo, it’s the man himself!

[@logan7156]

ayo?

[@RunEthernet]

Have at it. For more to enjoy

[@mitchwood6609]

hey Lucass I watch your video's all the time. I have a great video idea for you to show on your channel. You could show everyone how my balls lifted off of your forehead this past tuesday. : )

[@madlads1568]

Sick!

[@bobpearsall7737]

Naval Academy graduation week... the practice days beforehand are great entertainment... graduation fly-over, so cool... worked near the stadium.

[@FunInVa]

I was standing on a flight line about 50 yards off a runway when two of these did this once. I learned the hard way the slower and lower the louder.

[@mikecimerian6913]

Perfectly timed with the anthem's ending.

[@EchosTackyTiki]

Mav, you were 9,861 feet below the hard deck, get outta that flight gear and get your butt up to Viper's office, now.

[@Whiskey9o5]

They gave you extra seconds to enjoy them instead of flying by so fast it's a blip... This is the way to do it!!

[@tomp8094]

They never get old. One of the best I ever saw was the 2011 Rose Bowl between TCU and Wisconsin. Four ship diamond formation of F-18s. Also love watching videos of fighters engine startup, taxiing out and taking off from civilian airfields.

[@jacoboneal6108]

it was probably the blue angels that flew over that game

[@GovernorRiffRaff]

The 2006 NC at the rose bowl we got B-52 bombers fly by. That was freakin amazing.

[@RoscoesRiffs]

Retired Army Aviator here. Those guys are waaaaaayyy up there. 😆

[@3MinutesofAviation]

Stunning capture! May I feature this low pass in one of my next episodes? Of course with a link back to your original video. All the best to you!

[@douglaswatters7303]

These guys are trained to land on a moving aircraft carrier. I'm sure they can handle flying in a straight line. It's like every time there's a party, someone on the block just has to complain.

[@FranktheDachshund]

Dang, they both did lose their wings over this, crazy.

[@sparkypks]

As a formal naval aviator, I am waving the BS flag on this one. No way they lost their wings.

[@carlg7842]

They probably got chewed out

[@samr7609]

@@sparkypksdefinitely got captains mast.

[@shaunb93291]

Only if the official in the upper booth spilled his coffee LOL

[@GaTiger11]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.

[@james-pierre7634]

That is so cool and the pilots did a fine job. No need to be grounded just for giving a huge thrill for the fans in the stadium .

[@HWG-wm8ld]

I agree, but if they deviated from orders that is completely unacceptable. They are fighter pilots not two tards from Moto t.

[@paulwilson2895]

Although aggressive, risk-taking, low, slow jockeying is great for wartime. It's not outside of the battle space. Rules and regs are in place to moderate pilot behavior and prevent tragedy. Just because they are confident about pushing the envelope does not mean that miscalculations and changing conditions don't happen.

[@noahharriman1544]

I live not even 10 minutes away from an F15 base and i get these types of flyovers every day, but it never gets old. its especially funny when we have people from out of town visit and they see a flyover and think something is wrong.

[@managepay]

Sound of freedom! Bravo

[@marlinweekley51]

Once upon a time a long time ago in the late 50’s when I was a boy and shep was a pup, six jets (who knows what kind) pasted over our rural small house at near treetop level each breaking the sound barrier. For a poor Missouri country kid it was the most exciting thing ever

[@PatBuckleyracecar]

I was at a race at Road America in Elkhart Lake WI during the early 70's - a military jet fighter (identifying it was impossible as it came by so suddenly) came over the pits during practice low and slow and then pulled up with afterburners lit. It went straight up and was gone. Word was that some Air Force officer was racing that weekend, and this was a gesture.. A lot of people jumped. One guy had his head under the hood of his car and bumped it pretty good trying to get a look.

[@dylanspencer6774]

Something that stood out to me was no cell phone in sight.

[@SeaMonkey137]

I remember that flyover. Fryman and Condon. I think they got a bum deal. I didn't know them myself but from all indications they were both excellent officers. MANY have done far worse with far less punishment. Not just in the Nav either. But I've got my DD214 in hand so I can say what I think.

[@CaptainMartinWalker]

They had their wings snapped.

[@scottw5315]

It looked cool but 300 feet, my guess, just broke a lot of rules including FAA, OPNAV and probably squadron SOP. I had a friend lose wings for far less. I don't have any idea how this ended but I think they should have been boarded but not had their wings pulled.

[@bigmarkthe1]

Mines in my wallet screw navy fantastic flyover

[@ABfromWindsor]

Grounded, they should of be Honored for giving the crowd one of the greatest thrills at a game ever. Well done gentleman

[@kiowa1508]

Good god folks…this was 14 years ago. You should have seen the P51 “low passes” over the Rhine Valley in 1945. (Just as relevant 😜)

[@Wingnut353]

There are plenty of low passes done these days... but its planned ahead, the problem with these guys is they didn't follow the plan correctly and thus were too low relative to were they were supposed to be and it was 100% their fault.

[@nathanwoodruff9422]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but FAA rules state that all aircraft must maintain a height of 1,000 feet above any structure. It looks like the hotel past the flyby, they were only about 50 feet above it. That is probably why the pilots were grounded.

[@applejacks971]

"Tower, request permission to buzz the everything...". Awesome flyover!!!!

[@JRJunior8624]

Negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full, ( pours cup of coffee)

[@minniesmomma6374]

We have a friend that has a beach house in Fort Morgan Alabama. Many moons ago back in the 1980’s we used to go stay during the off season after Labor Day or before school let out late May. Early morning we would hear the roar of the engines of the Blue Angels. We would run out to the water line on the beach and watch them practicing. To us it seemed as though they looked for people on the beach to perform in front of. When they found us they would pass and tip their wings at us. Sometimes they would turn the smoke on as they passed by. We loved every minute of it. We would alway go see them at air shows whenever we saw there was a show nearby. For some reason it gives a sense of pride watching them.

[@hisandherscoaching]

The hard deck for this hop was 10,000 ft. They knew, they broke it. They followed commanded Heatherly below after he lost sight of them and called no joy. They’re wildcards. Fly by the seat of their pants.

[@overkillblackjack2910]

Thats right Ice, I am dangerous.

[@stratdx]

Brilliant, mate

[@overkillblackjack2910]

"Gentleman, you had a helluva first day...Top Gun rules exist for the safety of ....They are not flexible, nor am I."

[@charliewerchan7252]

I wondered how many comments before we got the Maverick and Goose comments. Very appropriate though.

[@charliewerchan7252]

Thats Mr. Iceman to you@@overkillblackjack2910

[@cracknoir8397]

I am Australian but every time i hear a band play stars spangled banner i get goose bumps

[@HWG-wm8ld]

We have fought together in many countries; we are fighting mates as you would say. You guys need a revolution and get your guns back.

[@Tilb16]

Love your anthem !! And as mmurphy147 said " Coolest....flyover....EVER"

[@steelcityspeedshopj.r6942]

Give the men their wings back. It’s a testament to how incredibly skilled our pilots are. I sleep like a Baby at night knowing that I have guys like this protecting my life and freedoms . Wish I was there to see that. Incredible . I salute 🫡 you. Even if your “Higher Ups” won’t

[@smoothlyrough512]

Most if not all cities that have a military airfield stationed in them have a noise ordinance that the military must follow. I was in a Marine squadron of F18 in the Marine Corps in Beaufort S.C. They cant fly below a certain altitude, speed or past a certain time at night. We had to have ALL jets landed by 11pm sharp. So i'm willing to bet this was pushed from the city more than the military itself.

[@harry2928]

Talk about an absolutely Sissified, Flake-ass Wallflower city government (if that's the case). Spilled milk is now a felony. INSTEAD the lads oughtta be Saluted, Standing, then invited for drinks and dinner and autographs, if agreeable enough or at the pilots' convenience. End of story.

[@CraigGrant-sh3in]

It has nothing to do with city rules. The law of the land is they are not suppose to fly under 1000 feet according to the base commander at the time

[@westcoasthype619]

You’re right but there is quiet hour waivers if necessary

[@smoothlyrough512]

Sorry, i was in the military, i knew the rules, but you can keep arguing with yourself.@@CraigGrant-sh3in

[@SlothOnMeth]

@@smoothlyrough512 you're also being an ass lmao

[@ReveredDead]

In the cockpit: "ALTITUDE! ALTITUDE! PULL UP! PULL UP!".

[@a.walters123]

There really is nothing more majestic and inspiring than a flyover at the end of an anthem. I get chills EVERY. TIME.

[@jwhit3849]

It was definitely the most exciting thing that ever happened at that stadium. Goooo Dawgs!

[@ChitFromChinola]

Never would’ve happened to Tom Cruise . . .

[@naval8viator]

Technically the flying was unsafe, it was too low, but it was an innocent mistake. The Admiral deemed it purposeful flat hatting and they were FENAB'd and lost their wings. Furthermore, I actually fly jets for the Navy and know people that were friends with those guys. So yes, they got screwed.

[@threenumbnuts]

Serious question, how was that an innocent mistake? What part of that was unintentional?

[@ShenandoahShelty]

I'm amused that someone was critical of your response a decade ago, on a 13 year old post, and actually expected you to respond. 😆

[@manhalen7046]

And "inncocent mistake"? lol How the f-k do you not know what altitude you should be at and yet are not? You have about 4 different devices giving you your altitude in that cockpit.

[@sam61480]

@@manhalen7046 those devices dont all give you the same altitude

[@Tydog96]

This stadium is downtown Atlanta, not a small or medium Univ town. Their glide path was nowhere to anywhere safe.

[@deidrabrey4043]

I'm thankful for their service and hope the grounding isnt permanent. Our military has really suffered greatly through this marxist purge.

[@itsWetWilly2]

NICE SHOT! Awesome video!

[@egamez1]

How do you know they were grounded? This looks like a normal, very well-executed low fly-by.

[@michaelmappin4425]

💯

[@RunEthernet]

Good question: www.pilotonline.com/2010/03/19/low-flyover-lands-two-oceana-pilots-in-hot-water-2/#:~:text=PUBLISHED%3A%20March%2019%2C%202010%20at,Tech%20football%20game%20last%20year.

[@michaelmappin4425]

@RunEthernet I hate the Virginia Pilot so much. They are horribly political and then demand payment for articles. However, I'll accept this proof and eat humble pie for saying otherwise. I couldn't find the NATOPS guidance for stadium specific flyovers.

[@Devil515151]

That was awesome! Those guys should keep their wings

[@bmeuman1833]

“Negative GhostRider, the pattern is full.”

[@markz_man2910]

I was there in the West stands with my son.. I swear those planes were even with us as they flew over. Yes we were at the top but still was amazing to see. Believe lead pilot was a Tech grad too.

[@RobertBullock]

FAR 91.119 (b) Over congested areas. Over any congested area of a city, town, or settlement, or over any open air assembly of persons, an altitude of 1,000 feet above the highest obstacle within a horizontal radius of 2,000 feet of the aircraft.

[@benthomson9397]

There's a strict minimum height pilots are required to observe in flyovers. These pilots are expected to make sure their instruments are in proper working order before flying over crowed stadiums etc. A simple instrument check before takeoff would have told them their altimeters were off.

[@toddkallenbach3904]

you really have no idea what you are talking about do you....??

[@bonasperry8747]

Sad that they ground them forever,they are damm good pilots and took a lot to train them and the navy throws it all away,sad😢

[@Romoto131]

They aren’t good enough to respect the rules put in place for OUR safety. They thought it applies to others but not them?! That’s a slap in the face of us tax scam victims, and of their commanding officers

[@CapStar362]

@@Romoto131 the review board said otherwise. they made a final report of neither malice nor wilful intent occurred on the pass. they used B-ALT rather than R-ALT as the source altitude which put them closer than expected, but neither showed malice or intent to willfully violate the rules. The asshole of this was the Rear Admiral who was just being a hard liner dickhead. he completely ignored the review board, his job is to take in the recommendations which he did, and threw the entire review into the trash can. The Navy also refuses to speak on this - because they know they are dead wrong here on behalf of this Rear Admiral - who by the way was later found drunk on duty, further into his career.

[@sqd37l]

@@CapStar362 sad to have rear admirals like that.

[@sproctor1958]

Another comment says they were reinstated in 2010...

[@CapStar362]

@@sproctor1958 google it, the rear admiral permanently grounded them, and Fryman and Condon were both permanently grounded and Fryman even deployed afterwards to Afghanistan, but without his wings.

[@joebsniffs]

Hands down the best flyover

[@faris2far]

this vid has amazing resolution; you have an awesome cam. GO TECH! and GO NAVY!

[@charliewerchan7252]

Go Army, beat Navy

[@lanagorgeous9485]

That would have been so cool to see in person!✈🛩

[@iwasdeceived]

Nice angle! You could see them coming...We were clueless until they came over the North stands! Afterburners at that low altitude would've blown out eardrums. Had to be about 200ft and lowest I've ever seen for a flyover. Maybe because the pilots were Tech Grads & we got a special treat? What'd you shoot that with? I've got an older dig camera that shoots video, but I always end up with horrible video. I want to upgrade so I can get some video that looks as good as yours!

[@CapStar362]

sonic booms "blow out" ear drums, Afterburners just give you a small case of Tinnitus, if that was the case there would be endless cases of this for every airshow where burners are used excessively for show. Plus, it was one pass, and they were not in burners. I was there. they only kicked burners on their peel and climb out AFTER passing the crowd to resume MSA.

[@Sr89hot]

Flyovers at Navy games are always awesome. They come in very low there.

[@HWG-wm8ld]

Maybe show up late if they have a female pilot scheduled

[@robertdouglas8895]

The Super Bowl flyover costs taxpayers about $80,000 in gas and other operational costs.Jan 28, 2020

[@robertdouglas8895]

@@SubParPilot You must think it was money well spent.

[@robertdouglas8895]

@@SubParPilot Over cities is the best place for a training lesson?

[@III333III]

The people in that building watching two F-18s fly towards them: 🧍

[@pinkyandbrain123]

So after 13 years this video pops out of hibernation and appears in everyone’s timeline?

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@pinkybrain123 pinky what’s wild is the number of comments who think this happened a week ago don’t realize the SECDEF was Bill Gates, not Lloyd Austin 😂😂

[@pinkyandbrain123]

@@ObamaFromKenya are they still grounded 🤓

[@n003lb]

My brother and I spent a summer in Ajo, AZ a few years ago and we'd go hiking and dirt biking on the BLM and Indian land nearby, all just south of the Barry Goldwater test range. There was a hill there that we'd climb to the top of and watch F-16s doing a knife-edge turn just a couple hundred feet up directly over us, lining up on a simulated gun-run on a target a little to the north. I loved that summer. Even got stopped by a Border Patrol Blackhawk while I was on the bike one day.

[@daleemrick9816]

Damn, they flying over in first gear, lol

[@2Greenlid]

It’s called slow flight, we pilots practice slow flight like coming in for a landing , u could see the wheels down….

[@daleemrick9816]

@@2Greenlid yeah I saw quite a bit of it at air shows.

[@daleemrick9816]

I know the f18 has to fly nose up to be doing less than 180?

[@allent1034]

Amazing how they can get the timing so perfect.

[@petehaack5228]

I've done a few in the past. We would go early and rehearse, finding a point about 1:45 out. We would then shut down at a local FBO. We would crank on a time-line and then loiter right before the start time at our check point. Our guy in the stadium would be talking to us on the radio and give us a heads up as the anthem was about to start. As we turned inbound, he would key his radio and flight lead would listen and adjust our speed to arrive as the anthem faded out. One hiccup was when we did a fly over for the Eagles (late 2001/early 2002?) and no one mentioned the end-of-anthem fireworks that were set off as we went low over the stadium, lol.

[@jasondeardorff]

Their egos were writing checks their bodies can't cash. 🤣

[@charliewerchan7252]

Looked like a target rich environment

[@tangerineunicorn793]

I was at a sporting event in Colorado when I was a kid and some fighter jets sonic boomed us. It seemed like they were so close. It was awesome.

[@iwasdeceived]

Depending on exactly where you are, Atlanta is roughly 1,050 ft above mean sea level. If they flew in 1,000 ft above sea level, maybe we're fortunate they didn't slam into the North Stands!?! I wonder if the same crews will be doing the UGAG flyover?

[@bob80q]

They have to be a thousand feet ABOVE THE GROUND moron.

[@ramjet4025]

As a 40 plus year pilot, teaching low flying, this is NOT low flying, both aircraft are flying straight and level several hundred feet above the ground, and while its less than FAA minimus, these guys normally have permitts to fly over crowds at these sorts of altitudes. Its very different to say Air Show low flying where the manoeuvers must be clear and a way from the spectators. Its a lot safer than say being under an aircraft on approach to land or after takeoff, and every city every day has big jets at this sort of hight climing up away from an airport. Lets hope their grouding did not last long.

[@charliewerchan7252]

Thank you for interjecting good and calm thoughts. If their landing gears would have knocked down a stack of stadium lights, well, maybe write them up, but they never ever got close.

[@Farley5927]

*** HERE'S WHAT HAPPENED TO THEM! UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2023 *** OK...this video was fed to me so, I did a little research. I guess people are watching it as football season starts back up. Pilot 1 grounded in April 2010 and sent to desk jobs. In 2015, ran wargames for Naval War College Retired from Navy 2017 Six months later, became Delta 757 and 767 pilot In 2022, became Delta Instructor - still there Pilot 2 grounded April 2010 and sent to desk job. Quit Navy with almost 13 years service in 2012 (obviously was in the Navy to be a pilot. No one quits at 13 years!) Became test pilot for NASA in 2012 and continues to this day. You're all welcome!

[@HM2SGT]

Bravo Zulu

[@ironjohn5914]

I remember that day we flew as low as we wanted. Your welcome

[@ruggedmanbeast6553]

The military doesn’t like us doing things that are more American. These pilots are absolute legends 🫡

[@guitrich]

I was at that game! Awesome game and Tech won.

[@CapStar362]

I was also ! that was a badass game along with the low pass.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@guitrich how close were you to the flyover 🤔

[@guitrich]

@@ObamaFromKenya We were in the lower east stand so we were not as close as the people that sat on the upper stand.

[@CapStar362]

@@guitrich i was just under and to the right of this video

[@yournarrativehasexpired3201]

KZbin decides I need to learn about this 14 years after the fact.

[@ObamaFromKenya]

@yournarrativehasexpired narrative,what’s funny is the number of comments thinking this is the SECDEF Austin DOD, not the SECDEF Gates DOD😂

[@snakeoo7ca]

The crowd went nuts after

[@johnmartin7599]

Actually, that's pretty tame. I think the two pilots wanted to make sure the crowd got a good view of the aircraft. As I have seen vidoes of flybys over stadia at football games and all the crowd got to see was a black dot flying overhead or a very fast moving blur passing over the sradia. I was driving down the M40 to London and an RAF Tornado flew at approximately 150 feet above the motorway in full after burner while being chased by a Eurofighter Typhoon in a practice dogfight. The there was the time that Chinook crews from RAF Odiham used to get caught using the helicopter to herd cattle in nearby farmers fields when they used to get bored. Pilots are pilots after all.

[@richodphoto]

those pilots understood the assignment. afterburners on just prior to flyover !!!

[@ChasenSFO]

Yeah that was SO dangerous. DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM. Seriously, wtf, grounded for that?

[@colinmorgan7771]

What low...whoever grounded these guys needs an enema Awesome flying Boys

[@nickbouvy6524]

"Well I think that covers the flyby"

[@domwings4329]

Working on an AF base, I can say number 1 problem is noise. Some people think it’s cool but imagine a 1 year old baby in the crowd. Can blow out ear drums, even if you cover their ears it doesn’t matter

[@kevinmach730]

Not sure why this video is making it's way around again, but God Bless America! That was awesome! Thank you active duty and vets, for all your service to this great nation. I know things seem rough right now for all of us, but putting all the politics and BS aside, always remember the principles this country was founded on! I'm not always proud of my government, I am not always proud of the people I share this country with, and I am not always proud of myself- but I will forever be a proud American.

[@malahammer]

which god? There are 5,000 of them!

[@kevinmach730]

@@malahammer Which ever god you choose! That's the beauty of freedom.

[@Rooster_DT]

I remember this, I was about 12 rows down from the top, in the nosebleeds above the away end zone (I think), absolutely unforgettable.

[@mrlibowski493]

And that's the day Maverick knew he wasn't making Admiral.

[@TT-pr9bx]

Somewhere, there's a guy with spilled coffee all over him - screaming..."I want some butts".

[@Asgeir_W]

"When children cry and crows fly, only then it`s going to be an amazing fly-by"

[@anthonynichogi7266]

Well worth the reprimand. I'm the son of a retired Airman as well.

[@jetski568]

When need that flyover in September, 2023.!

[@fffrankie12]

Now that was a flyby !! Awesome

[@garylee3551]

Saw a very low flyover at a 49er game about 30 years ago, they must have also gotten in trouble, because it hasn't happened since. Oh, and it was spectacular.

[@Feuergraf]

The elevation of this stadium is 918ft. 82ft height when using barometric altitude. Even less due to the height of the stadium. To think they were to use barometric altitude is reason enough to ground them.

[@anthonyparra8049]

And that's how '' Unanticipated ground/air interface " happens

[@rocketjsquirrel997]

The hard deck is there for your protection.

[@stevenpeek8842]

Been to Tech's stadium MANY times (and let me insert here, GO DAWGS). It's right in the middle of Atlanta. That was indeed pretty low for the center of a large city.

[@philipzivnuska7321]

I wonder how many KZbin warriors would have been cheering on Lt Col Bud Holland on June 24, 1994 when he was practicing for an airshow with his B-52 at Fairchild AFB.

[@albertjuarez7142]

grounded?, they should get medals. Nice fly over. That's what a crowd wants. Good Job pilots.

[@Kwid90]

What's the big deal! Who is the jerk who turned them in? I remember partying in Key West in 1979. Our accomodations were Boyd's Campground on the runway approach to the Naval Air Station. Those jets were just as close or closer. Great show!