AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopter Landing for Park Cities Fourth of July Celebration

A AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter lands in front of the University Park fire station for the Park Cities July 4 parade and celebration. The helicopter was piloted by Capt. Dan Sears and HPHS and Texas A&M graduate Capt. Thomas Fitch.

[@bryanpazj.2412]

Once again brothers and sisters the youtube algorithm bring all of us together, just 9 years after

[@julian5857]

I ruined the 69 likes

[@bryanpazj.2412]

😔👌

[@M.B.L0000]

For this that i paid my taxes

[@sumankumar388]

Ò7

[@JR-ii4lq]

9 years and 3 weeks, but I got here!

[@kaminoszero]

As someone who worked on them this is in fact a AH-64D Apache Longbow with the APG-78 fire-control, target acquisition system and radar frequency interferometer bubble removed. You can clearly see its bottom mount above the main rotor mast. Standard Apache units have a simple mast cap flush on top of the main rotors

[@JimNortonsAlcoholism]

Why would they remove it?

[@yeahtbh.161]

Nerdgasm much?

[@MasterEOCStefan]

@@JimNortonsAlcoholism probably because its doing public shit so just for safty

[@darinr9424]

yup you would be correct.

[@fennviktorvich]

@@yeahtbh.161 Because you have experts all-over the comments saying that the title js misleading and it isn't a longbow just for the fact that the dome/dish ain't there.

[@smiskowiak]

Why is it though that anytime there's an event like this, there's an old guy walking around right where the helo is going to land?

[@obe22099]

That's the owner, he's flying his 1 to 1 ratio RC helicopter. Who else can afford such an expensive hobby? Old dudes, I want to them in the future!

[@Sitherene]

reminds them of their glory days in nam

[@potato7117]

@@obe22099 hilarious

[@justbeats6710]

WITH headgear on

[@GuMpAkC]

That's the ground crew air marshall, Einstein. There's two of them directing the pilot.

[@justsomedude2603]

I remember turning up to a line rescue incident a number of years ago. As the only line rescue team in my whole Fire Brigade it felt pretty badass having everyone waiting on our arrival to rescue the casualty. Then we requested Coast Guard in the event we couldn't rescue her, they arrived hanging out the helicopter doing a low pass. Now that was a badass arrival and made me feel like I was playing at my job 😂 probably how those firefighters felt in their badass rigs when an even badasser Apache gunship lands beside them

[@noodleyuki3603]

Pilot: Yo i gotta dump imma land right here. Gunner: god dammit

[@darinr9424]

na gunner says DAMMIT why didnt ya say you were going to land. i already crapped..... see the smile on the gunners face?

[@mfadillah4849]

"When something spills in the cockpit

[@nikolaibelinski3433]

You know what they say, it's now or never

[@zerodoze]

best way to clean the dust of the street and sidewalk

[@bigpapajones7946]

zerodoze lol true😂

[@gummel82]

zerodoze Bit expensive but i guess it works pretty good

[@AA-xk1uv]

Don't become a business man plz...you will go bankrupt 😂

[@dannan8853]

zerodoze nice muster the bed for less

[@Aviationgeek21]

Good one thanks

[@PROCHEESEBURGER]

I remember this 4th of July, it was my absolute favorite. I was around 10 at the time and seeing the Apache come down right at town hall was amazing

[@fulconer]

Longbow has the radar on the mast

[@garrl007]

Unless they've taken it off because they don't need it on it for a little displaying.

[@timtimmy1130]

if the taken it off it's not a longbow....

[@garrl007]

+Tim Timmy Yes it is. The variant of aircraft is the Longbow. You can't just bolt the dish onto a normal Apache. There are many more onboard computers that are still onboard.

[@fulconer]

Burnt Toast A Longbow without the Dome .... just looks like a regular Apache. Boring. The title should have simply said Apache lands ... I looked at the video because the title said Longbow. I wanted to see the "Domed" Apache.

[@garrl007]

wutsup So a car without wheels is no longer a car? No, its just a car without wheels... Same as the Longbow without the dish is still a longbow.

[@ddunn98]

0:21 If you're the enemy and you're still looking for it, you're already dead

[@PlasticAssasin8]

hussssh there it was

[@dwinedwin9044]

hahaha those military equipment are here to terminate you after they have finish in the middle east

[@Shehbaz666]

What if the Apache doesn't spot me?

[@justauselessguy68]

@@Shehbaz666 well if you find a way to hide from heat vision high tech cameras and normal high resolution cameras, you good

[@dankovac1609]

@@justauselessguy68 cover yourself with a wet cold blanket lol

[@laughtoohard9655]

Amazing landing. I'm sure the pilot asked the crew, "are we clear", 20 times.

[@navyseal1689]

He didn't even ask, the pilot is a pro

[@345Trouble]

Anyone got recommended this in 2020?

[@ahellicopter1396]

Fortnite lol kek

[@renegadeyt5752]

Me

[@huh7270]

No one cares.

[@345Trouble]

@@huh7270 apparently you care if you commented Lmaooo

[@huh7270]

@@345Trouble yes I cared so much that I commented no one cares

[@TheNolesfan94]

I gave a thumbs up just seeing that thing come over the trees... so majestic!

[@sam23696]

I have been that close to a fire rescue Helicopter, easily twice the size of this Apache, as it filled internal water tanks from a suburban lake (not unlike the one in this video) to fight a nearby bushfire. And even through the video compression I can tell this caused more wind and was far noisier then that beast. Military technologies never fail to one-up the competition.

[@Fed556]

My GTA playing ass would’ve hit 16 things prior to landing

[@alenpapec]

Same here man

[@ShadowSpace56z]

I would land an probably jump an get myself killed from the Rotors 🤣

[@robinvandenberg25]

Man the Apache is such a iconic helicopter, it's a beauty 😁

[@JasonSmith-zu3rn]

Not going to lie that was one of the smoothest landings I have EVER scene .

[@yvesallen6456]

best job in the world.

[@kaylankapale8785]

Yves Allen

[@sublime929]

Second to porn star (for guys, the girls not so much) and an A10 pilot ;)

[@telepcanin2878]

This job tops porn star by 100 spots, these guys can have any pussy they want

[@emmerad]

@@sublime929 A-10C and Ka-50 pilot are the best

[@jerryparks8889]

Damm right !!

[@soulpowar]

@2:13 the girls thinking "Wow, can't wait to ride your longbow"

[@molai1961]

It's nice to have people who loves their service personels.

[@koMuxa4]

It's so awesome to see military piece being open to public!

[@sebastianrodriguez7914]

Wow Justin, I'm impressed to see a AH-64D Longbow up close. But the firepower of that thing..... Will wipe out everything within 24 Miles 4.300.9 Millos. You just earned a sub and a like...

[@ranny3507]

Grunt TheRunt they removed it because it is classified and they are at an unsecured location

[@Wolveten]

Isn't it amazing how much we trust aviation? "Let me get closer to take a pic as this helo lands. "

[@joeyscott5720]

What a beautiful yet deadly machine! To the gentlemen behind the pedals and on the stick, you are some of my personal hero’s!! I proudly served as a Tigershark for 12 years!!

[@PedroSanchez-gi4jz]

I miss working with these helicopters. Was awesome! 92-foxtrot, 2ID 602nd ASB alpha company.

[@charlescsmith1213]

So many people in the comments saying "would have been awesome if he lit the crowd up with rockets and the 30mm." Are you all psychopaths?

[@thepeacockk]

They're all children

[@lamboman68]

They have played cod once and not seen the true extent of a 30mm

[@Knightfang1]

Have you seen people on the internet lately. There are a lot of psychos out there these days

[@adrianisbad7598]

I have never seen one person say that ur smoking too much bruv

[@xaviersavedra711]

Anyone heard of a good show?

[@indianprayingmantis5571]

Greetings from India, India too uses This amazing helicopter-Apache 64

[@_tarnished_]

I had 5 of these fly over my house yesterday (I live near London) followed by a few chinooks. I will never get tired of seeing them. This video does not do justice to how loud these things rumble

[@megachef0421]

Apache pilots are some of the most skilled pilots in the world, they say the apache is one of the hardest to fly, and the amount of training shows

[@stereopolice]

00:33 bird gets caught in rotor wash, probably didn't know what hit him.

[@vibhusingh9152]

PETA triggered 😂

[@FlasRoose]

Oh lawd 🤣🤣 at least it was quick

[@santanutamuli1392]

How the fuck did u noticed that dude

[@provetamin]

@@vibhusingh9152 f u

[@kd8249]

PETA can suck on the army’s hellfire missiles

[@Whitesp44]

very cool!

[@colbyjarrett925]

What a beautiful and well controlled landing.

[@davidtowers1877]

Precision at its best.. great video 👍

[@skyperskyte]

Ah the most murican thing I seen in a while

[@skully9639]

Lmao true. This also happens in motherland Russia, except they also drive loaded tanks in regular neighborhood streets.

[@yuurichito1439]

@@skully9639 yeah

[@RAiNfORAiNbOW]

@@skully9639 how do you know they are lOaded?

[@skully9639]

@@RAiNfORAiNbOW I don't, but seem how it is Russia, I gotta assume its loaded.

[@RAiNfORAiNbOW]

@@skully9639 I assume you are joking but outside of that there is no way they do it loaded russia isnt africa

[@logeshr1062]

She: I want to see you babe can you come here He:I can't I'm in war right now She:my parents aren't home He: 0:34

[@pewfelipe5643]

Hahahahahhahahahhahha

[@SierraDelta-]

Unsure if u understand the word of the meme, but it’s she and he, quality joke doe

[@FlyLeah]

Now thats a dream guy ahahah

[@fabihubi622]

@@mythical106 They will understand if he says she was home alone

[@josiahricafrente585]

I remember seeing a formation of these and some Seahawks (I think...well, one of the H-60 variants) fly by while I was hiking the Makapu’u Point Lighthouse trail last summer. RIMPAC was going on, and it was quite a sight, especially since they were flying lower to the sea than we were, since we were up on the cliffs. Oooh, and that sound as they passed...

[@frios011]

If that isn’t the most badass entrance anyone can make I don’t know what is!

[@phantom4E2]

0:03 little do they know

[@discofishing]

Yes, it's still an Apache. The term "Longbow" is more in reference to the Longbow fire control radar that sits on top of about a third of the total fleet. The nub on top the the rotor system here is is called a de-rotation unit and is where the radar would normally sit. It has nothing to do with antennas. I'd know, I worked on these for 8 years. Is this University Park in Dallas, TX?

[@justinshipley]

Yes this is in Dallas.

[@discofishing]

Wish I could've been there. I miss being around Apaches. I was living in Richardson at the time.

[@hazmatt3250]

Ok thank you for clarifying (8 years later lol). I saw one here in Little Rock a few days ago and posted it on FB, labeled it as a Longbow. I just thought Apache Longbow was it’s full name.

[@gingerwood1969]

2:08 “yeah yeah. We know. We truly are BADASS! We fly the Apache. No need to thank us.” Can’t deny that! 🇺🇸

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

This is so incredible to see in 2020 9 years later

[@moxiedrapo2391]

Got up close to an Apache at Fort Knox where my son was stationed... it landed on the parade field and it was loud!!!! We then took a tour of the base and hangars these machines hide in... I was busy snapping pics before I was asked to stop: classified material was being worked on. Same thing happened at Fort Sam Houston and Fort Stewart... also got to see a fast attack sub being worked on!!!

[@dakrom7599]

This is so untrue I’m sad you actually commented this lol

[@malp6280]

I'm pretty sure if classified material was in the area you & the general public wouldn't have been allowed anywhere near that area. Even if you had family in the services it means nothing in regards to having sight/knowledge of classified materials... PS & that's coming from someone who's actually signed official documentation in regards to areas I've been around, cameras certainly wouldn't get passed the front door

[@treycotter]

If it were truly classified material you would have to obtain a security clearance of a different kind. I get if there’s some things you can’t take pictures of but that doesn’t mean that it’s classified.

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

Someone is caught lying then

[@kookostheo5834]

Bs

[@KoertvanhH.9954]

This is my arma 3 combat landing! on max graphics! Hope u enjoy

[@chiken6559]

so slow lmao

[@ollieaeturnus1860]

Very cool! Reminds me of when I saw a harrier hovering at a show here in England and it crashed into the sea! :o

[@danialalaei9121]

most beautiful helicopter ever.no doubt

[@clearedtofire]

Best part was that old fart acting like he was directing something. Cool white socks.

[@Bruce.-Wayne]

Lol....that old gizzard said hes a Nam vet and is used to this

[@stylishniggachannel4763]

@@Bruce.-Wayne yup

[@yasserboumediane1010]

If it was an RAH-66 Comanche instead no one would've seen it

[@MikMoen]

Helicopters are magnificent machines.

[@Tepnox]

Excellent landing. Well done!

[@LuisCaneSec]

Where's the Longbow radar?

[@AbdoZaInsert]

Gerry Cooney That’s the first time i see a reply with higher likes than the comment it self... You did it sir, You did it.

[@thisuserdoesnotexist909]

1: how would the cameraman know what type of AH-64 Apache variant it was? 2: why would they take the dish off of it?

[@warthunder_retward5817]

The D has the big radar what we are looking at is a A that does not have the big radar

[@fennviktorvich]

@@warthunder_retward5817 The rotor looks like it's a D with the dome removed, a regular Apache would have a slightly different rotor for obvious reasons, meanwhile the D's rotor is different to accommodate the interferometer.

[@kleinemaus6094]

@@warthunder_retward5817 Incorrect. The radar system is not installed on every D model. This one has the setup for the mast. Its been removed. See the cap on the top? We put that there when we remove the radome for a phase or repair. Typically every 3-4 D/E models will be equipped with the radome, not all airframes will be equipped with the FCR due to both cost and weight.

[@AstroRangers1906]

KZbin: Hey quiere ver cómo aterriza un helicóptero Apache? Yo: La pregunta ofende

[@guanjun1178]

What a beautiful sight.

[@markh4705]

Australia here, Apache is a great name.

[@captainhowdie]

Wer hat mich da beim morgentlichen Brötchenholen gefilmt?

[@benali2395]

Hans Guckindieluft English bro

[@jeuxpclol1011]

Um, where's the AN/APG-78 Longbow? An Ah-64D Longbow isn't really a "Longbow" without it's Longbow radar....

[@Guroji]

They take them off because they're expensive to maintain

[@dustindykes7523]

A D model AH-64 is a Longbow regardless of if the fire control radar is mounted or not. Notice above the main rotor head there is a derotation unit installed. This aircraft has likely had an FCR or a UR installed at some point in its life span.

[@DanielGarcia-wq7fv]

Nice i love apache and CH 53 SUPER STALLION

[@bill9540]

That IS impressive!

[@blackalgorithmist000]

Why is people so close if he trying to land 🤔

[@dilligafdude9434]

They aren't that close.

[@thepiedviper3171]

They aren't that close. But also, they're highly trained to do stuff like this. I'd say this was more than enough for the pilot.

[@airportchronicles199]

They WERE close, the two old timers more than likely been around helo's back in the Nam....flashbacks

[@blackalgorithmist000]

When he was hoovering to adjust his position to land the 2 guys were standing pretty much right in the landing zone.........was just asking I'm not a KZbin expert

[@quentonkarlberg2785]

Two idiots wearing hats who think they're still in the mix..........Never wear a hat around helicopters...........Only a "tightly strapped on" kevlar helmet will do.

[@stephenbutler4399]

2:15 I swear that's a young Mel Gibson... o.o XD

[@AnimarchyHistory]

Holy shit

[@jamesony]

Are you blind?

[@stephenbutler4399]

@@jamesony au contraire, I'm actually four eyed 🤣

[@shikshamaharaj1672]

How totally awesome is this.

[@PaBloxDZ9]

The people run like gta san andreas

[@nvdwarriorLtc]

Hey, who is doing grond safety here...way too many people...way too close haha

[@tedoricha1]

nvdwarriorLtc it's a cop who's taking the video lol

[@moepizl]

They usually hav military personnel on scene for events lik this. The guy in yellow was doing squat cept trying to look important. The pilot was lik i fly this bad boy at night with one eye. He was prob playn ludacris' "move bitch get out da way" in his helmet

[@shakenama]

Totally agree. I don't care if you're fire, police or security. or whoever. If the pilot encountered LOTR, or an engine altogether, he would have came down hard. At that height there's no time for autorotate. He would have came down hard and possible injuries. People were easy to close.

[@caseyschmacey]

I was thinking the same thing. I've only done one static display but we had people wait behind a fence until we were shut all the way down. Too sketchy to have people walk around with blades turning IMO

[@SierraDelta-]

shakenama stop crying, risk it for the biscuit

[@Mindmartyr]

*MOST BEAUTIFUL GENDER!*

[@jerlewis4291]

My cousin was a Marine helicopter pilot and they were returning in formation after some training near Fort Drum and he landed in a small park just outside Syracuse NY on a Monday morning. It wasn't planned, he got a chip light and said, "Something sounded bad" the safest course of action was to land and shut down the engine. They sent some Army technicians to look at the problem. The local cop was pretty surprised to see a Huey gunship landing.

[@MyFavoriteDisease]

Could you please include some message overlay for the horde of wannabe expert commenters that keep claiming this is not a Longbow Apache? Makes me crazy.

[@nahshuagriffin4022]

D-Frame ikr!!

[@Guroji]

Shhh... dont tell them

[@goobers143]

I would love to ride on the side of that into combat.

[@charlescsmith1213]

Goobers Couple of SAS did it once

[@rufusgilbery]

biggBOSS1991 I thought they were Royal Marines

[@JeremyShibby]

Rufus Gilbery yep it was royal Marines

[@InterviewInsights24]

Definitely Royal Marines

[@Guroji]

Happened in Afghanistan because of an emergency evacuation and the pilots were discharged for it. Sad day.

[@motokid032]

Apparently, the pilot has an amazing understanding of translating tendency. Badass.

[@Kurosaki259]

Apache looks frick'n awesome

[@davidlow8445]

Who has c4

[@nehuge]

Thanks now I want to play Battlefield 4

[@AbdoZaInsert]

It’s no fun when they start shooting hydras and hellfires

[@mrb5142]

That was awesome 👍🏻

[@Richard_Diggler]

You gotta admit, the relationship between the citizens and the military is fucking awesome

[@paulradulescu]

Mate in 🇷🇴Romania we don't expect. perfection !!😂😂..to See an helicopter landing in a middle of the. City was 😃fun ...

[@yeahtbh.161]

wanted it to just start lighting everyone up.

[@vice88]

Fuck’s wrong with you?

[@littlejogger95]

The Apache is British isn't it?

[@MarkFromNorfolk]

The apache long bow which is the dome on top but the apache is American

[@MCuk4]

If only

[@RocketMaster2]

No, the Apache is an American design. The British have a license to build their own AH1 version based on the American design. Boeing, the designer and manufacturer, is an American company.

[@paulryan2128]

Ahem: designed at the Hughes Helicopter Inc plants in Culver City & Palomar, CA. Manufactured at new Mesa, AZ plant by McDonald Douglas Helicopter, Inc, after MDHC bought Hughes in 1984. Fuselage originally built by Ryan Aeronautical, Inc, of San Diego, CA, and later by Boeing helicopter division, after Boeing bought all of McDonald Douglas in 1997. The British aircraft are built under a licensing agreement from Boeing by Westland Aircraft.

[@atllex]

Very good analysis of the Apache. You can also tell by the fact that the Navigation lights and strobes are on the engine nacelles instead of the wings. But I will say that assembly on top isnt an antenna, It's nothing but a derotation unit that sits up there where you take of the FCR. It has no purpose.

[@boss290gt4]

Not gunna lie, dudes’ pretty good at reverse parking

[@haraldderseefahrer9662]

The german tiger is better

[@michaelm6602]

Wow that was the best thing ever said awesome

[@RuiPlaneSpotter]

Fantastic video

[@RizkymArifin]

Gta Logic: People Running Away from The Helicopter Real Life: Take a picture & Video

[@wellingtonsamuel2482]

A habilidade desse piloto é incrível, mesmo ventando bastante fez um pouso perfeito.

[@pslabberts]

Beautiful..

[@vickyschnorbus4166]

Even though I'm a Texas Longhorns fan, the Texas Aggie did a great landing!@

[@eun-aekim8594]

Such beautiful machine

[@renecastellanossanchez3904]

Hermoso ese Apache

[@jude_the_apostle]

In the UK they would have fencing 200m away from the Helicopter landing spot with about 30 police officers. Roads would be closed for entire days, traffic jams etc. Better when its chilled like this

[@AtticTapes14]

Beautiful

[@caseykarren9]

I live by the air national guard in Utah it’s awesome to watch what these war birds can do !

[@obviousness8113]

I'm honestly surprised that chopper can get off the ground considering the HUGE balls of the pilot and gunner.

[@staticvizn]

Thats a badass heli

[@elliotshaw9453]

Amazing piece of machinery

[@65elcamino283]

so awesome!

[@michaelwashington2682]

So freaking Awesome the guy had the chopper more steady than the person filming it. LMAO 😂

[@istoppedlaughing5225]

People with Lambo: Wish I can purchase an Apache.

[@sandeepbabusirisinagandla2504]

Good landing...!

[@algladyou]

That cockpit is like straight from a cartoon

[@rrussell8403]

Awesome!!

[@YASIRALIVIRK]

Good work bro

[@NATO_9870]

Looking up at it coming in is scary,knowing what it’s capable of.

[@user-iq5ew4zg6q]

Все пилоты, а особенно пилоты вертолетов это Люди с большой буквы

[@yekaaye8157]

Everybody's a gangster until the Apache starts firing