Shooting MiGs In Vietnam, and Top Gun school | Hoot Gibson Ep. 9 | F-4 Phantom, and F-14 Tomcat

Shooting MiGs in Vietnam, and going to Top Gun school with Hoot Gibson. hoot Gibson Episode 9.
Flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom and the Grumman F-14 Tomcat.
Hoot Gibson, Top Gun, Space Shuttle Astronaut, commercial pilot, air racer, and RC enthusiast. Listen to the story of a great American, an icon of aviation, and a national hero.
Episode 9 is focused on his outstanding military career.
HOOT GIBSON SERIES SEASON 1:
EPISODE 01: • The Real TOPGUN | Robe...
EPISODE 01 EXTENDED: • The Man Who Can Fly An...
EPISODE 02: • Seconds From Disaster ...
EPISODE 03: • Seconds From Disaster ...
EPISODE 04: • Hoot Gibson's Hangar #...
EPISODE 05: • The Man Who Can Fly An...
EPISODE 06: • The Man Who Can Fly An...
EPISODE 07: • The Man Who Can Fly An...
EPISODE 08: • TRAINING AND COMBAT. H...
EPISODE 09: • Shooting MiGs In Vietn...
EPISODE 10: • From The F-14 Tomcat T...
EPISODE 11: • The Space Shuttle Chal...
EPISODE 12: • Investigating Accident...
EPISODE 13: • Fatal Accident | Hoot ...
EPISODE 14: COMING SOON
FULL PLAYLIST: • The Man Who Can Fly An...
The Space Shuttle Atlantis (OV-104), at the time the youngest in NASA's shuttle fleet, made its third flight on a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It deployed a single satellite, USA-34. NASA archival information has identified USA-34 as Lacrosse 1, a side-looking radar, all-weather surveillance satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Atlantis' Thermal Protection System tiles sustained extensive damage during the flight. Ablative insulating material from the right-hand solid rocket booster nose cap had hit the orbiter about 85 seconds into the flight, as seen in footage of the ascent. The STS-27 crew also commented that white material was observed on the windshield at various times during the ascent. The crew made an inspection of the shuttle's impacted starboard side using the shuttle's Canadarm, but the limited resolution and range of the cameras made it impossible to determine the full extent of the tile damage.
The problem was compounded by the fact that the crew was prohibited from using their standard method of sending images to ground control due to the classified nature of the mission. The crew was forced to use a slow, encrypted transmission method, likely causing the images NASA engineers received to be of poor quality, causing them to think the damage was actually "just lights and shadows". They told the crew the damage did not look any more severe than on past missions.
One report describes the crew as "infuriated" that Mission Control Center seemed unconcerned. When Gibson saw the damage he thought to himself, "We are going to die"; he and others did not believe that the shuttle would survive reentry. Gibson advised the crew to relax because "No use dying all tensed-up", he said, but if instruments indicated that the shuttle was disintegrating, Gibson planned to "tell mission control what I thought of their analysis" in the remaining seconds before his death.
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[@Dronescapes]

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[@koriko88]

You might think no one will remember what you did 50 years ago, but then there’s Hoot Gibson who absolutely will remember every detail. 😂

[@steveowens913]

He's an excellent interview!! Really well spoken!

[@taloowa5800]

Hoot's a truly inspiring gentleman. Thanks for the memories of the times.

[@Dronescapes]

👍🇺🇸

[@Parawingdelta2]

I went on board the 'Coral Sea' around 1971 when it visited Sydney Australia. I recall a Phantom there with Lt.Cdr 'Soup' Campbell being stencilled on (or near) the canopy frame..

[@greenapples3882]

So realistic, thank you very much. First time I heard there was a fighter jet 🛩️, Tom Cat flew in last day of Saigon April 30 1975. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@OMG_No_Way]

I can’t get enough of all these interviews. Could listen to Hoot talk for ever.

[@n539rv]

I’ve had the opportunity to visit with Hoot… he’s very humble. Don’t kid yourself, luck had nothing to do with it… HARD WORK and dedication is what opens doors!

[@UrsulaPainter]

Thank you for bringing us a chance to appreciate this country, warts and all, through a great pilot and a good person!

[@johncoopes1056]

Luck is a thing --but Hoot made his luck. He got picked for all those things because he was a top notch pilot. He is too humble to say otherwise which makes him that much better

[@froilanreyes7393]

A very humble gentleman , he was blessed with all these experiences behind him because of who he is, he was determined to do it. Thank you so much for this presentation.

[@Dronescapes]

You are welcome! Thanks for the kind comment

[@gustavoheberle6265]

Indeed !

[@mikeck4609]

Promise you that someone who has accomplished everything that “Hoot” has, it is not a result of luck lucky things happen but no one gets to that level without intense work ethic

[@Dronescapes]

I could not agree more

[@brocksavoie1641]

Hoot would be a great president! I wish the world would have more hoots !

[@theonlymadmac4771]

I think he would not be as stupid as to accept that lousy job

[@jimt503]

Great listening to you. It always brings back memories for me when someone mentions Miramar NAS. I was anATC in the tower there starting in late 1967 to October 1969. Saw many squadrons fly in from the ships. Saw it on the other end as well when I was on the USS Constellation in 1966 and part of 67. I might add that activities in the tower did not resemble anything as it was depicted in Top Gun the movie.

[@sayrerowan734]

Unnecessary wars should be unpopular.

[@user-nr3ss5hk9s]

Hoot is an amazing pilot and even more amazing person

[@christopherchilders1049]

I bet this guy was cool under pressure! Seems like one of the few who just have IT!

[@fourfortyroadrunner6701]

USN, 68-74, ETR-2, NAS Miramar, 70-74. I maintained GCA and TACAN, got to see unbelievable amounts and types of aircraft come and go from Miramar, including the C-5, Blackbirds and at least one U-2. Countless Navy, Marine, and even some USAF aircraft. Our RADAR shop was way out just N of the high speed taxiway, about Q7. Nearly in line with the boresight range building, where the aircraft with guns were sighted.

[@Doones51]

i was 1-A in the draft in 1969. I was never drafted as the draft law got filibustered so it couldn't be renewed during my year in the lottery. I thought we were fighting the wrong war, essentially their civil war, which put our soldiers in very difficult situations. I didn't hate veterans, many of my friends went, and they all told me to stay out of it if i could. They came back with varying degrees of mental scarring. In hindsight, maybe we should have just reinforced our presence in Thailand and other surrounding countries. It's how things played out anyways. RIP to all those who paid the ultimate price.

[@koriko88]

In hindsight we were fighting the war wrong. We made the mistake then that Russia is now making in Ukraine…direct involvement in a proxy war.

[@michaelpavlovich2241]

I could listen to him read the phone book. He must be an absolute encyclopedia of aviation knowledge.

[@gregtheredneck1715]

I could listen to Hoot Gibson all day.

[@Dronescapes]

👍👍

[@pongokamerat8601]

Hoot is howing the biggest trait of a great pilot; humbleness

[@a-fl-man640]

i don't think luck had that big a part. the fact that Hoot excelled as a aviator and leader got him noticed by his superiors and recommended by them is pretty much a pattern.

[@stevefowler2112]

What an amazing life and what an amazing man! I grew up just outside of Patrick AFB in Cocoa Beach Fl. as a kid in the late 50's and 60's/early 70's. My Dad was an Engineer with GE Aerospace out at The Cape. As boys we used to love riding our bikes and later parking our cars down A1A to get as close to the runway as possible at Patrick to watch the mighty F4's takeoff right over us. I had a meticulous model of an F4 hanging from my bedroom ceiling and as I was very good in any academic subject i took an interest in (scoring in the top 1% in a nationally standardized science test in the 10th grade) and had always been a good athlete, playing CB/RB on my H.S. football team. I expected to get into either the Navy or AF jet pilot program. I was crushed when I found out I didn't have uncorrected 20-20 vision, which was a requirement in the early 70's. After considering other military occupations and looking at all three of the service academies, I decided if I couldn't get into the fighter jets pipeline that I would just join The Marines for one stint and then go to Engineering College (a retired Principal Aerospace/Computer Engineer with a large American defense contractor's Aero company, B.S. Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech, '84, M.S. Aerospace Engineering, University of Florida, '92. The last program in my career was being one of the Principal Computer Engineers on the 35's Flight Dynamics and Battlespace Management Software Suites).

[@helmutalexanderriegg1673]

Great Interview! I loved It 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@spqr7742]

The F-4B/N wore those VF-111 colors the best. Thanks for this wonderful video.

[@victormanuelpolanco922]

He's come to enjoy some career milestones most at best can only dream of. What an absolute pleasure to listen to him recount anecdotes of times, places and people that played a part in the events of a turbulent and equally exciting era in modern History!!!.

[@Dronescapes]

🙏👍

[@sibtainbukhari5447]

Never heard of Hoot before but just watched two of his interviews and I’m in love with him. So entertaining to listen to, a great storyteller. Such a humble and down to earth person despite being so accomplished , very rarely do you come across someone like this. Salute to you sir

[@Dronescapes]

👍👍

[@glenntroyer]

You said what I was thinking very well ! I never heard of Hoot until he started popping up in my feed today. What a fine gentleman.....what a life!

[@jamesprice6381]

SO FORTUNATE to have seen that Beautiful F-4 @ Key West on a F-14 Detachment! Lotsa fun!

[@BB-gd2so]

Great interview!

[@JoeSmith-zv4ic]

luck follows, a good attitude and a hard worker...

[@DashPar]

Fantastic interview!🇺🇸❤️

[@tokunagaster]

I can salute this gentleman. Nice talk. This conversation reveals what the Vietnam War was like from the US soldiers' point of view. It's too sad that they were not respected enough.

[@maximb8211]

Yes til MIG 21 came around😂😂😂

[@thedrewh10]

The best of the best.

[@boxster1970]

Thanks for the memories.

[@Dronescapes]

You are welcome Mike.

[@christopherchilders1049]

No doubt he’s had great timing to get moved along! But I’m sure he was a top of the line pilot and great soldier and just to humble to say it

[@lawrencestrabala6146]

Hey Hoot.hello sir.

[@hogansheroes2793]

Great interview, good 💯. Please keep up the good work too!

[@Dronescapes]

🙏👍

[@radarcontact1974]

I don't know if Hoot is aware of it, but we're 'bouta get a very good digital model of the F-4E in DCS World. 😎 Yes, it is not the same as flying a real plane, but you get any Phantom pilot on VR with a nice control setup and that's sure to bring the Good'Ol Times back for a moment. 🙃 Besides, we could learn a ton just by flying with him. Ze boyz would love he joinnig in and spreading some wisdom! 😊

[@CrstnJdiKnight]

And good show, by the way. 👍🥳

[@johnkowlok3231]

Oh, Hoot may have known my dad! Jerry “Bushwacker” Kowlok. He was one of the original instructors (F-14 RIO) at Miramar and flew CAP for the evacuation of Saigon from the Enterprise.

[@jkaposi]

Great video. Any idea what year it is when the VF-102 bird is shown coming aboard the Big E.?

[@Bjawae]

..just starting this video, but I was gonna say that the Navy now uses the F-4 for target practice, with or without a pilot. Would love that job.

[@OpenCarryUSMC]

I did Top Gun twice as a Phantom Ordnanceman in the east 80’s. One of our Phantoms cut an opposing birds (not sure what airframe but not a Phantom) turtle back with its wingtip. The opposing bird ejected successfully and our Phantom landed safely with no outer wingtip. They wouldn’t let us paint the “kill” on the bird. That bird was back in the air with a Davis Monthan wing tip in time to leave Miramar. The Aim 9 Sidewinders were awesome through my entire career ending with F18’s in ‘99. Lots of memories.

[@MD-qm6gy]

23:00 "F-8 Crusader" *** show footage of A-7 Corsair...

[@tedc7714]

You make your own luck. If you aren't in the poker game luck won't come to you. And if your in the game you don't get in half added. You go for it.

[@lsdzheeusi]

Where did you find this amazing thumbnail?

[@Dronescapes]

Honestly, I do not recall

[@timneaves519]

I well known rich Australian business man said “the harder he works the luckier he gets”

[@stevenearlsmith2595]

Sorry to say this Hoot, but, back in your day, "All Waves Were Female"! That may be different today..

[@CrstnJdiKnight]

Either you worked hard to get the luck, or it was the hand and will of God guiding your career and life. Just saying 😉🧙

[@--Luci--]

Give this man DCS flight simulator. Really all the pilots...you would be giving them Their aircrafts back to them. (search it.) Wasn't Hoot in Top gun Book? Or red eagles?

[@pickititllneverheal9016]

Love these episodes. Please keep them coming. Thanks again for your sacrifices Hoot. ✈️🛩🛬🛫🌍