Flying down STAR WARS Canyon in a L-39 Fighter Jet!

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What an epic mission! Come along and fly the Star Wars Canyon Run with a group of L-39 jet pilots during one of their formation and canyon flying training events.
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Thanks to Flying Monkey members Robert T. and Tom H. for helping me on the shoot!
Additional canyon footage from the ground courtesy John Massaro.
Portions of ATC communication and the flight have been edited. This video is not instructional in any way. I am not a CFI. I am sharing my experience and thoughts about this flight and this should be taken as entertainment only. By sharing mistakes and accomplishments alike, hopefully the aviation community will benefit. Do not try this flight on your own.
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - At Mojave Main Title
01:28 - What is SW Canyon?
01:57 - Neo Intro
02:25 - Warman
02:53 - Safety Considerations
03:53 - Scramble the Jets
05:12 - Join our Group
06:44 - Takeoff
08:13 - Comms
09:55 - Approaching Hold Point
11:50 - Descent
13:17 - Approaching the Canyon - Run Start
14:11 - Always Have an Out
14:53 - Canyon Run

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

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[@RH-ix9nf]

When your instructor first flew the canyon in an F-100 you know he is the REAL DEAL! Amazing!

[@AV8RLUKE]

16:15 the older instructor pilot, "warman", did a barrel roll after the canyon run. that was nuts lmaooo

[@thenikonjones]

I do it in the sim all the time! :)

[@MattyDeuce]

Awesome video! I was one of the photographers out at that canyon that day. Cool to see it from this perspective.

[@Hug_life]

What days and times would you recommend going out there ??

[@davepompea]

I've flown an L-39 and they are absolutely so fun to fly. While I've not done the Star Wars Canyon, I have flown the "Finger Lakes 100 ft Deck" run - in the Vandy 1.

[@onebravotango]

This seems like an exciting and adventurous aviation event, flying through Star Wars Canyon. Safety and situational awareness are paramount in such low-level flights.

[@rickcratty6335]

Thanks guys, from an old vet.

[@Convair_F-106]

excellent footage and editing! can't wait to do the canyon run myself!

[@Chris11249]

Epic!! Great job guys everything was flown on-point! And 250kts always seems faster on video!

[@jcchan7497]

Awesome video, Great to see the amazing views in STAR WARS Canyon.

[@skyepilotte11]

Very nice perspective on that canyon flight.

[@bobthefrog4588]

Amazing. Best video you have made. Hands down. Thank you.

[@A1FAHx]

That’s affirmative! 😉👍

[@russell461]

Fantastic Neo & Warman !

[@six_twentythree]

Incredible video, I always look forward to your content!

[@thenikonjones]

Spent a day there in August of 2017. It was 117 degrees out there that day but was so worth it! I got some amazing photos of VFA-14 Super Hornets, VX-9 Growlers, 416th F-16D, Marine F/A-18Cs, a C-17 over the top and wrapped up with the F-15SA from Edwards!!! Will never forget it!

[@brianirby9595]

Lots of great people in this video!

[@FsxAv8r91]

Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventure!

[@mavrick561]

Great video! That was really fun to watch. Thanks

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Thanks for watching!

[@baron1405]

Looking at the title, I thought this was a joke and the video would be flying the family through the LAX corridor. Wow, was I amazed that this was more than even the title could express. Fantastic video! Epic!

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!!!

[@STATUSDETAIL]

This was super awesome to watch!!!

[@liquidintegrity]

So so cool! Goosebumps here ❤❤

[@user-dw9kh6dt8t]

Thank you for sharing that!

[@ChrisFlies]

Very cool flying, great editing and a dream job, just a shame you weren’t in the back seat!

[@aviationgroupie1433]

Fun video. Great editing.

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Thanks so much!

[@martinanidjar]

Beautiful!! Thank you

[@meow121.5]

love the shots of the pilot manipulating the stick

[@12romeo53]

Wow!!! Super great! Excellent cinematography!!!! Best Aviation Video Award 2023!

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Thanks a lot!

[@LuftVFX]

Great Video!

[@StripeTheFerret]

I see what you did there with the intro… Love it. I hate Star Wars but that was fire 🔥!

[@markusp1788]

I love that the FAR's give enough flexibility to be able to do this stuff, when done safely.

[@teddydanh]

Man this was great

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Thanks man!!!

[@jeremydwayne]

Such an awesome video!

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Thank you!!

[@Ipadderx]

Best video of this type of flying. Wow!!

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

I really appreciate that thank you

[@dakotafunnel5635]

Great footage! Eric, did you consider doing an extended intro similar to "Spaceballs" with the never ending L-39? Probably would add another 2-3 minutes of video time but would be hilarious! LOL

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

yeah that would have been funny... :)

[@robertlafnear7034]

TAKE ME, TAKE ME !😁 ... Thats just so COOL !.

[@BenLomov]

GREAT VIDEO!!! Very well done!

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Thank you very much!

[@Flugabenteuer]

Grand Master Yoda of aviation videos you are 🙇‍♂️

[@woody4041]

Awesome video. I can't wait to get my private pilot license.

[@geoffgreen2105]

I can already hear Poppins saying "No."

[@83Westwind]

Hey I was there :)

[@av8or971]

did you get a approval to run the Star Wars intro banner? lol.. anyways.. that looks like so much fun

[@alexcampos9749]

This is so cool!

[@Bubbyisagoodboy]

awesome

[@Jon.......]

Why was the computer monitor / video screen for the safety brief blurred?

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

At the request of the event organizer so no one would try it on their own.

[@Andrew-mz4ec]

FAB.

[@skybound.adventures]

Really cool video. I'd love to sit in on a canyon run at some point. As always, great video, great story!

[@dusty_five_2]

❤

[@phila3884]

So what, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays to deconflict with military use?

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

Military isn’t allowed that low in the canyon anymore…

[@phila3884]

Interesting. I'm sure the accident had something to do with it.

[@GabeRamirez15]

Has the military started allowing below the rim runs into Star Wars Canyon after the F-18 crash? I thought those restrictions were still in place. Hope I'm wrong!!

[@83Westwind]

Military has a altitude cap

[@speedbrake]

Last I heard the military was limited to 1000 feet above the rim (maybe it's been lowered since then). This was a non-military flight so no military restrictions applied.

[@FougaFrancois]

Ruskov buggies flying down the canyon. 😂😚🤪

[@joem1224]

Evo was a hacker and now owns a jet?

[@m.l.s.2574]

Any X-Wings in formation?

[@chrisschack9716]

I'd hate to see the arguments about who gets to be Red 5...

[@owenjc9132]

0:00 I don't know how I'm going to flying an L39 through my home

[@randallsemrau6911]

The video was missing those nice, long shots of the canyon going by. Too much jumping around from one angle to another.

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

When you make a video for everyone to watch for free on KZbin you can include those shots! LOL

[@heydonray]

WHY are you claiming that the L-39 is a “fighter jet”? It clearly is not. Oh that’s right, the lie sounds cooler and gets more clicks than “trainer jet”.

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

its a movie dude. relax. have some fun. (but also, the L39 did fly combat missions in a light attack role along with being used as a trainer. )

[@Truth_Logic]

Why are you all wearing masks?

[@speedbrake]

Warman wears one out of habit (Air Force). Other advantages: if you get smoke in the cockpit, you can turn on oxygen and continue to breathe; if you're pulling high G's you can use oxygen for increased G tolerance and better mental performance; if you have a depressurization event, you can remain conscious; and if you suffer a bird strike, the mask can cushion your face from direct impact from the bird.

[@KuostA]

so is the oxygen always flowing, or only when u turn it on, or only when u draw in a breath, or how does ethat work? @@speedbrake

[@speedbrake]

@@KuostA Normally oxygen is only flowing when it's turned on, and when you're breathing in - that's what the regulator does. Similar to a scuba diving regulator. There's also an emergency setting where you can have it free flow, which might be useful in a situation like smoke in the cockpit. For the flight in this video, we didn't have oxygen turned on at all, because we didn't need it (we weren't flying high enough to need it). But Warman's microphone is in his mask, so he has to wear it to use his microphone.

[@cageordie]

Can you make the subtitles optional? I deal with them by pushing them off the bottom of the screen. They are just a distraction. Swapping between the briefing and the flight, also may be great editing and production, but it just makes me skip the briefing. And in the end, it's like a modern action film, or an episode of top gear. There's so much cutting backwards and forwards and from inside to outside that there's no continuity. Sorry, great video production, but for me the final product sucks. I am sure you had a great day, but with the inline adverts and the broken timeline the overall effect for me is not a channel I would continue to follow. And as I watch the end... the too loud music? I'd rather hear the jet. Unsubscribed.

[@SoCalFlyingMonkey]

the cool thing about art is that it's subjective. I had a great time shooting and editing this. Sorry it didnt land for you, but also... not sorry at all. :)

[@mikegreene4152]

Wow, even though all this content is free, you just can't please some people. Great video, please keep up the great work!