Fighter Jets Low and Fast! Star Wars Canyon - March 2019

Various aircraft fly through Star Wars Canyon to Panamint Valley on the world famous "Sidewinder" low-level training route in early March, 2019.
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[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Hop into the cockpit of an F-18 Hornet for some LOW level training and a run through Star Wars Canyon! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Snepqwprycgc0 View our full photo album from the trip in the AirshowStuff photo gallery: airshowstuff.smugmug.com/2019-AirshowsAviation/Star-Wars-Canyon-March-2019/ Subscribe to our channel for hundreds of other aviation and airshow videos!

[@kimberlykolliner650]

Hi there, my name is Kimberly Kolliner, I'm a reporter with FOX26 in Fresno. Would we be able to use your video (crediting you) for our newscast tonight and the newscasts of our Sinclair sister stations? Please let me know and than you so much!

[@hdgehog6]

I'm a fan of the F16.... that said, the F18 with the brown mottled desert camo was sexy.... damned sexy....

[@tomslivick8620]

Man I love your vantage point. Best I've seen from star wars canyon. The pilots must love you guys!!!

[@jaysmith6238]

That Hornet is still my all time favorite aircraft. Beautiful bird dig the camo paint

[@peterivera1704]

That's why we have the best pilots in the world

[@markpatterson2507]

doesn't get much better than this. many thanks

[@frequentfiler]

Sweet. Loved watching these guys gives us CAS in the Army. STAR WARS Canyon is on my bucket list

[@Drewster327]

The footage is cool but those photographs are badass

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Thanks! You can see the full photo album here: airshowstuff.smugmug.com/2019-AirshowsAviation/Star-Wars-Canyon-March-2019/

[@iamnoone9498]

Just like Nicholas B lower down in the comments, I’m a big fan of F16’s too and agree with his comments. Also, I followed your link and WOW! FANTASTIC PHOTO’S! Thanks from Australia.

[@RCHeliJet]

Love it. Thanks, thumb up.

[@capnpete1154]

Bank & yank 'em boys! Great footage! Beautiful stills! Thanks!

[@jackslender334]

Nice jet

[@ironhead9507]

this never gets old

[@stephencannon3140]

The perils of low altitude and high speed. Just this past week a F/A-18E Super Hornet from VFA-151 NAS Lemoore collided with a mountain in this very training area. Tragically the pilot was killed and my prayers and condolences to the VFA-151, Navy and the pilots family. Which being a former F/A-18 mechanic and aviation professional I would consider part of my very extended family and would hope all aviation professionals would feel the same. Pilots, mechanics, ATC, support, engineers, manufacturers etc......

[@JonBecker81]

Stephen Cannon I can see how easy it would be for one of them to crash into the mountain. You almost lose your depth perception because of the coloring. You can’t tell if the hill in front of you is two miles away or 1000 ft away. I don’t know if that’s why he did or not but it looks very dangerous. At the same time they have to train for this kind of terrain.

[@brendtoconnell6119]

I can understand the importance of this film. I just wanted to be in the seat up there......

[@markpatterson2507]

love the climb outs

[@lloydgrisham8821]

Fantastic stuff!!!! Looks dangerous but great fun! Thanks for sharing!!

[@garysscaryfaeries3046]

I want a house right there!

[@anned8634]

The most fun I ever had was riding in a friend's Aero Commander 100 and gliding at idle down Star Wars canyon, a lot lower and slower than those jets do Always wondered if anyone filmed us. we always liked to fly from the hot springs in saline valley to Trona airport by way of Star Wars canyon. this was back in the 1980s and now i would be afraid of getting hit by a jet flying there now.

[@johnosbourn4312]

Fantastic video, guys, and, great photos, too!.

[@jawjww]

AWESOME!!!!!

[@NeutronRob]

I could watch that all day! Awesome video!

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Awesome, I was up there last October.

[@Tahoe2002Md]

Favorite photo is at 9:52. Superb! I gotta go visit this place sometime. Nicely done video.

[@jihgok1969]

Fabulous,fantastic flying

[@UKAviationMovies]

Great footage, nice shooting!

[@robertolson9517]

Awesome videos & still photos!! My favorite were the two navy F18 in the desert camo. Awesome paint job!

[@MOTO809]

The Aggressors! Apparently there will be an F35 squadron as well.

[@tamenund3009]

They were actually Marine Corps jets ("VM"); Navy is simply, "V".

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

@@tamenund3009 wrong, quit talking about s#$t you dont know about

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

@@tamenund3009 also guess what, the marines are part of the department of the Navy, so technically he wasnt wrong.

[@mrgone658]

Good job...steady video with some most excellent still shots! [APPLAUSE]

[@southernaviation9581]

Nice

[@crash9632]

Love star wars canyon. Was there in November. May I ask what camera you are using, and how many days did this video take? This is the best video out. Thank you for what you do

[@jackslender334]

The fighter jetisbadass

[@tnoakes4]

If the beginning of this video (up to 4:18) was from March 4th, I believe you can see me and the group I was hanging out with taking shots on the Saddle. Great video and excellent shots!

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

It is! Glad you found it!

[@gjswilson]

13:53 why are the external fuel tanks at such an odd angle?

[@dannyspl]

From you veterans who know when they fly when is the best time to go to Rainbow Canyon?

[@TheSierrawoman]

The helicopters flew over my house...big pine!

[@dblankenship88]

TheSierrawoman I grew up in Big Pine. My grandpa used to own the old screen shop on the north end of town. I rarely meet or here of people who live/lived there only people who have driven through.

[@TheSierrawoman]

Assault Avocado would’ve anywhere else...what was your uncles name?

[@dblankenship88]

TheSierrawoman my Grandpa was Douglas Blankenship. He’s buried along with all my family in the cemetery in Big Pine.

[@Sed1676]

Awesome videos and pics. Do you sell prints? Thanks John H.

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

We don't have a full print store, but we can make arrangements if you are interested in something specific. Give Ryan a shout at airshowstuff.com/v4/about-contactus/

[@InternetGoldMiner]

I can't decide on taking photos or shooting HD video when I go .

[@michaelmarchei8539]

MAYN sum of those 18`s are turning and burning

[@beneluxairplanes]

beautyfull video again !! greetings from belgium

[@jackslender334]

Niceshooting

[@zarrow50]

why is it called Star Wars Canyon?

[@robertfeeley9738]

Jesus that one guy got down low

[@ghostwave5252]

brilliant photos but how do you video and photograph at the same time do you just but a go pro or something on top of your camera?

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Thanks! There were two of us there and we traded between video and photo each pass

[@ghostwave5252]

oh ok thanks for respoonding

[@michaelhormel5960]

Can you please share the camera and lense with us? I’m interested in knowing what you shot these with?

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Sony AX-53 for the videos. Photos were mostly a Canon 80D with a 100-400 II.

[@pdxs3t]

Good Stuff!

[@jess1e1]

Where do you find out the dates of the fly bys or is it hit miss

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Completely hit and miss, but more active on weekdays. Right now the area is closed to low level traffic due to a crash in the canyon last year.

[@donhuffty9905]

This is why the enemy doesn't sleep well

[@k7jeb]

In a flight of two, stick with the first guy; he's the hot dog and goes into the canyon. The second guy stays high and flies straight.

[@easer777]

Odd fuel-tank configuration at 13.55, it even look as if the one of them move, but that may be an optical illusion....

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

Fuk you talking about, how is that "odd"?

[@heidihobear]

Do you have a link to the photos you toke in the video

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

It took us a little bit to finish them, but here is our photo album from the trip: airshowstuff.smugmug.com/2019-AirshowsAviation/Star-Wars-Canyon-March-2019/

[@Thunderdog73]

What are the twin strakes for located just aft of the f-18’s speed brake, top of fuselage at 2:03?

[@Locutus494]

Where are you talking about; the Super Hornet does not have a speed brake.

[@stephencannon3140]

It does top of fuselage between the rudders. Their are also two fences on the forward fuselage behind the cockpit. For legacy Hornets A-D model these were to help provide a vortex and potentially increase Ange of attack. This caused some unintended consequences by too much air and fatigue. The ones I believe you are referring to is at the base of the vertical stabilizers (Rudder). This was quite simply a reinforcement bracket at the base of the vertical stabilizer to prevent stress cracks and fatigue.

[@superskullmaster]

Man the guy at 4:57 got low as hell.

[@trespire]

That pilot was in full control of the machine, confidently following the terrain.

[@tpalshadow]

Are those stills available anywhere?

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

We've still got some more to edit, then we'll have an album of them in our photo gallery: airshowstuff.smugmug.com/ We don't do a lot of print sales but we can try to arrange that if you're interested

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Here's the full photo album: airshowstuff.smugmug.com/2019-AirshowsAviation/Star-Wars-Canyon-March-2019/

[@laca7676]

Great video. What do the letters on the tail stand for? HN or XE or SH and stuff?

[@TheKusa5]

@@laca7676 Navy tail codes stand for whatever carrier air wing a particular plane belongs to USAF tail codes stand for whatever base They're out of, or for some special cases Like the FF tail code of the first fighter wing it stands for a historical legacy of a unit, ANG tail codes are typically from whatever state they're from like MI for Michigan, or in some exceptions like a BC for Battle Creek.

[@laca7676]

@@TheKusa5 thanks a lot for answering 😊

[@zarrow50]

I can see more people far in the distance

[@julianlohss9356]

I'm gonna have to be a noob but where is this? U.S.?

[@AirshowStuffVideos]

Yep, near Death Valley

[@janimakinen5828]

lost the pigeon goon is gone chasing eagle .... owel ower hawk is comimg 😊😊😊😊hihihih

[@estandarestandar6669]

Ese avion es de isrrael

[@zeeeman8744]

Interesting VMFAT-101 with NAVY on the fuselage

[@Locutus494]

Jets get transferred between units all the time; they just haven't got a chance to repaint it yet. Also, there is a precedent in the fleet replacement squadrons of marking one side with "MARINES" and the other with "NAVY" since they are made up of and train both sailors/Naval officers and Marines, even though that's not supposed to be how they're marked according to the MIL-STD-2161. I don't know if VMFAT-101 does this however.

[@zeeeman8744]

Locutus494, that must be a fairly new precedent, I’m not aware of that. VMFAT is a Marine squadron and would not have Navy on it under normal circumstances.

[@Locutus494]

@@zeeeman8744 Yeah, I only ever saw the Navy RAGs do it in person. It's been done in training squadrons that fly aircraft shared by the Navy and Marine Corps for a while; T-45 squadrons do it too. I hadn't watched the whole video when I first posted and didn't realize it was the adversary painted Hornet you were talking about; that could explain why they didn't repaint it.

[@zeeeman8744]

Ok thanks !

[@stephencannon3140]

It is a training squadron for fleet pilots. Pilots who have been winged but are learning to fly the specific aircraft they were assigned or selected. Very Common for these dual use squadrons with the same platform (F/A-18, T45 etc.....common to have Navy on one side and Marines on the other. Students could be either USN or USMC and even mix instructors and students pair one of each.

[@macgearalit]

VFA-154, the Black Knights are well represented ..

[@mike.47]

Photos are so crisp and clear, you can even see the WSO playing candy crush in the back seat. 😂 Sorry, my bad, it was Angry Birds.

[@estandarestandar6669]

Son de isrrael y usa

[@Minutemman]

hi dude

[@robertfeeley9738]

Webster's definition of hardware. F 18

[@alinalin-nq2cq]

This land is EUROPA ....not ...............USA

[@erichvonmanstein6876]

BWAHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA HA okay fella! BWAHHHHHHH HA HA HA HA HA HA

[@jerrygereckegod8224]

F-18's are boring and slow!

[@mrandrossguy9871]

Thumbnail liar

[@slowneutron6163]

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