Fast and Low - Jaguar Sortie

A SEPECAT Jaguar fast jet crew take on the challenge of putting the HUD to the test through a series of low level way point passes with a speed of 400kts at 250ft.

[@RiDankulous]

These low level flights are dangerous and they are real heroes for doing this so fast even in just peacetime.

[@deathwarmedup73]

The 'tache. Love his sense of humour!

[@citizenphaid1880]

Reaching down for the INS at low level “not desirable” 😂 understatement of the century as that’s what put a number of Jag pilots in the ground when they inadvertently pushed the stick forward!

[@nigeh5326]

Funnily enough last night I watched an aircrew interview video with John Grogan who flew Jaguars along with other RAF jets of the time well worth a watch 👍

[@robwilkinson8497]

Jag and Harrier GR3 pilots were the cream of the crop, high workload to contend with there....respect!

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

@Firsthgyhgyhuy Lastujhujhuj : Every pilot would agree, it was a bit gutless, but not every pilot hated it.

[@johnnyboy2k]

Never knew Timothy West moonlighted as a Jag instructor.

[@pwareham61]

Hahahaha

[@PengPengPengPengPengPeng]

"Are you happy with that?" "No, no I'm not..." "OK great, keep it low level, 400kts plus." [walks out to aircraft] "OK so this is a Jaguar..."

[@PengPengPengPengPengPeng]

THEN HE GOES SOLO!

[@BuggSmasher]

Pilot :"And looking down there is Not very good news . . . . ." Instructor: "So are you happy to go solo with that?" Pilot: "Shit yeah !" . . . .shrugging shoulders. Urban dictionary: www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Shit%20Yeah

[@scottbrookes5434]

XX145 survives to this day at Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire.

[@Jabber-ig3iw]

This is the most British video ever.

[@charleseverett288]

Keep the chaps exactly as are, change uniforms and planes, and add the following : - How many hours on the Spitfire Simon? -4 and a half Sir. -Lets make them 5 before Gerry eats you for breakfast.

[@nicholasdavies8795]

Charles Everett Hero's Charles, although that sounds like a line from Blackadder 😁 ..... Excellent !

[@squidword64]

@@nicholasdavies8795 Battle of Britain, film.

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

@@nicholasdavies8795 : Funnily, or sadly enough, that was actually a true statement, from many a pilot, in the real Battle of Britain.

[@myster.ejones1306]

He's got the Mustache! Let's see if he's got the balls! 😊 R.A.F. pilots regularly fly at under 100 feet around Wales. You could hit some of them if you threw a rock in the air! Seriously those crazy Fukkas are at about 60-70 feet up! You gotta be there to believe it! 😊 Kudos!

[@mikepodella]

James Giles looks like he must have been flying supersonic with the canopy open and all his hair blew off in the slipstream.

[@AH-qk6ki]

When i see the jaguar and hawker hunter i remember old days because i did work on them at RAFO MASIRAH & THUMRATE

[@whitedawg1984]

Awesome video

[@davequinn2369]

Great aircraft

[@timcameron9023]

oz didnt bring up snotting wamp rats in his T16 near Oodnadatta which was nice

[@aljack1979]

So this is a jaguar.... So the guy has never flown one and is expected to fly it at 250 ft on first flight 😳maybe the plane won't fly above 250 ft because of the weight of the pilot's balls 😂

[@dannycochrane4330]

He had many hours low level on big planes.

[@jowenjv4463]

Does the first version of the jaguar were equiped with this kind of HUD ?

[@AerialImagery]

I believe the original HUD was a single combiner glass that was motorised to allow greater vertical movement in VV mode. The one show here has a fixed dual combiner which increases the vertical FOV.

[@jowenjv4463]

@@AerialImagery thanks for your answer

[@stevetheduck1425]

Noticed also the 16mm camera that shoots film looking through the HUD for Nav and weapon aiming record-keeping. No Jaguar that is preserved in any museum or collection seems to have retained that item, I reckon all have received far too many updates for that!

[@ToonandBBfan]

Farmers didn't like the Jaguar. It used to tear overheard at 150 feet!

[@BuggSmasher]

And worse of all, their Sons wood leave to join the RAF!

[@nicholasdavies8795]

Where are the Aussies wings ????

[@dannycochrane4330]

Sod the flight debrief, get the coffee on. Typical aircrew

[@iatsd]

Everyone in New Zealand knows the Australians can't fly low & fast: every time they would visit in the F111's they would park one into a hill while trying to follow the RNZAF Skyhawks.

[@pwareham61]

So the Aussie had only ever flown heavy transport planes?

[@scottmaclean1248]

He was - IIRC - a C-130 pilot with the RAAF. This was shot as part of the "Test Pilot" TV series and he was one of the course students

[@Booyaka9000]

6:43 Oz as fuck.

[@rahulyelwe106]

Why the cockpit is half open

[@staubsauger2305]

When taxiing it gets hot. You are in a glasshouse with a bunch of electrical and electronic systems, and you are wearing a fireproof nomex coverall with life preserver and G-suit. So you want to stay cool. Of course they close the canopy after taxi before takeoff

[@rahulyelwe106]

@@staubsauger2305 thank you so much for clarifying my doubt.

[@claudioferreira6062]

Very risky. all was analogic