T-38 Training Flight Over the Gulf of Mexico

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NASA astronaut Ron Garan flies his last flight for now in a T-38 prior to starting a temporary position with the US Agency for International Development (USAID). Ron will be on loan to USAID to help apply space technology to the challenges facing the developing world.
Flying with Ron in the video are Lee Archambault and Drew Feustel.
Also in the video are: Carmel Garan, Cady Coleman, Eric Boe, Nick Skytland, Krista Skytland, Ali Llewellyn, Brian Kelly, Mike Fossum, Rex Walheim, Chris Gerty, and making their film debut, Asher and Kai Skytland.
As you will see, they all join in a tradition reserved for pilots at the end of their tour of duty.
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[@kingofcastlechaos]

Loved it! I grew up just north of Ellington AFB and a T38 on approach would stop us all cold. Thanks for all you do for the USA and good luck in all future endeavors.

[@fr8fr6dr69]

I've flown T-38's into Ellington. Fun base, great barbecue place just outside the gates.

[@ShadesOClarity]

I love the T-38. My old man used to see the Apollo astronauts fly theirs into Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Ala. back when he was with NASA. Look at that glass cockpit.

[@Space-Affairs]

Excellent! Thanks for sharing!

[@benfulford5255]

well done ron great video enjoy your career - keep the vids coming , fly safe !

[@geddon436]

thank you for sharing a first person video of t-38. flying

[@FerrariSlam]

As a student pilot, this video is absolutely inspiring. Thanks for the post and good luck in the future.

[@kirkjamestkirk]

Thanks for sharing. It's really cool !

[@allgood6760]

Awesome vid👍

[@kindanyume]

Nice vid and the T38 is an absolute joy o fly IMO :)

[@Justin24hours]

Nice video, I was the guy who built these cockpits working for Boeing when they were upgraded. Nice to see them in action.

[@darrylwillard7989]

Great video! Really beautiful.

[@MikeOxiner]

Awesome video!

[@cbsk341]

Thank you so much for this video, Colonel Garan. Having lived in Houston my whole life, sometimes I see the T-38s fly overhead in formation and I always wondered what it was like in the cockpit. Now I know. You and your peers inspired me to join the Air Force, with hopes of eventually joining the Astronaut Corps.

[@jadams3427]

Really nice video !

[@ChristianRode]

Really nice Vid. Funny Cockpit version though. I use to fly AT-38B und T-38C's. HUD is missing in yours :-) Such a great airplane to fly.

[@cancian95]

Last image depicts what aviation is all about :)

[@pornstarnarek]

Very awesome and inspiring!

[@connormobley3958]

Thanks

[@matthewalford2762]

Gorgeous cockpit.

[@sbentjies]

That has to be bittersweet...congratulations

[@da93able]

Awesome !

[@sidve4140]

I wonder how it feels to fly. Thanks for the upload.

[@larrypeters3675]

AWESOME 👍

[@PilotFARAIM]

Great looking instrument panel! Do you have any info on who installed?

[@phrankie_lewpehz]

Oh my goodness Ron. You are living the dream as you were in the military and now an astronaut with NASA and Having FOUR space walks to your name. I am a space nut and plane/jet geek and I will never know whats that like. And your just doign an awesome job with what your doing. Good Luck in your future endevours and may they full of adventures and success. I hope to see the ISS fly over as your in it next time around. Keep your wings level and your nose straight. Good Luck.

[@JustoShowCartoons]

I always see these at UHCL or passing by Ellington on my way home. I always wondered what were they doing and I want to ride in one!

[@ChrisAstro]

SOOOOOOOO cool!

[@Helicopterpilot16]

Hello Ron, If you want a really cool video taken of the T-38 flights it would be awesome to fly down and do some filming. Here in MSP we get 1-2 Talons a month. I have recently seen a white talon takeoff but because I was working I was unable to capture it. I really am dying to see more T-38's. I love how loud and fast they are.

[@eeboy99]

Loved flying this little jet! It does it all on a thimble full of fuel.

[@drekfletch]

I never understood why it might be difficult to tell land from sky when caught in a barrel roll. Now I do. So thank you for using Jacob's Chain in your video, for I would otherwise not have known.

[@Pscans1234]

Wow, now I understand vertigo

[@Tourmaline1973]

Love the video and your new role sound very interesting, but the Fragile Oasis web link gives a 404 error and I can't find it on the website. Can you please check/reupload, I'd love to hear more about your new role!

[@CianORegan]

Wow really cool Ron! I think I want to be a pilot now!! Haha

[@RonGaran]

Yes it is. The tradition comes from the military

[@tabakinam7053]

Hey

[@Nappi91]

9:22 now that is a crowd I would love to hang out with.

[@TheBunkis]

Has to be the coolest job in the world.

[@errolmoser7292]

This is amazing I wish I wasn't colorblind

[@LaMusicade4]

thats a badass

[@jaidethegreat6395]

Whats the third and fourth song played in this video?? 🎶

[@joeycarr1398]

Mr. Garan, did you getback to the T-38?

[@cjgace]

How was your USAID mission? In Peace Corps we built and programmed autonomous tractors with the local population in Costa Rica.

[@sbentjies]

Wonder where you stow the pins?

[@timwitt94]

he is a lucky man to be in that position. This is inspiring

[@Mr76051]

What's the second song starting at 3:00?

[@RonGaran]

Sorry the link is fixed now. Thanks for bringing that to our attention

[@tabakinam7053]

Hii

[@ggNotSuree]

whats the name for the first song?!?!?!!?

[@sylvainverlaine16]

Thanks a lot for this very nice flight / GoPro tutorial "How to manage to do flips and rolls while filming with a GoPro ? " :-) GoPro videos inboard jets are not so common... Yours is clearly one of the best from a general, editing and music point of view. (The best, as to me, is this one but i'm maybe not fully objective... : U-tube.... watch?v=gn8YHxnglbM ). Godspeed to you !

[@cassioiks]

Can you fix the soundtrack?

[@connormobley3958]

What song is this? 1/2 way though it changes, and i love this song.

[@stefanstaelens8370]

clubbed to death- matrix soundtrack is the second song

[@tabakinam7053]

Hey

[@noahgriffith6163]

No sound :(

[@djjoshua007]

That is amazing!! Does NASA have a rent a jet for bad ass NASA employees like you :)

[@user-jn3yd3xj2z]

good

[@TheCarmacon]

is it a tradition that you get soaked with the water hose after finishing your last training flight?

[@bja2024]

Hey, somebody stole your pitot tube.😊

[@dks13827]

Wonderful video ! Thank you. Why do we have astronauts ? Since we don't do anything anymore ?

[@destroyah3034]

Current programs include International Space Station (ISS) and validation of Dream Chaser through commercial partners. If you are not familiar with the future of Nasa, we still need active astronauts since there are many upcoming programs that require them. Some examples are the ORION/SLS program, Near Earth Asteroids, Moon Base/Launch Pad/Refueling Station, and then onto Mars and beyond. If you look at the long term, they will be necessary to begin training the general public/civilian pilots once space becomes a normal transit system at the turn of the century. Here is a link to read up a bit more: www.nasa.gov/externalflash/human_space/

[@tabakinam7053]

Hello

[@user-ey8df9ss2i]

Compro 40.000 unidades para a força aérea brasileira do Rio de Janeiro do T 38

[@samuelward1246]

did he take off from Laughlin AFB? its like 10 miles from the mexico border.

[@fr8fr6dr69]

it takes quite a while to get to the Gulf of Mexico from Del Rio. It is most likely that they took off from Houston.

[@samuelward1246]

ah. thanks. reason i asked is i know Laughlin is close to mexico.

[@fr8fr6dr69]

+Samuel Ward I would put my money on Ellington Field in Houston. It has had multiple uses over the years, but the last time I was there, they had a NASA component on base (and great barbecue juke joint just off-base.)

[@tabakinam7053]

Hey!

[@jbw9999]

Shouldn't have added music anyway.

[@XCHUSKYXC]

clubbed to death - Matrix soundtrack

[@grumblerpolitician6841]

????

[@naval8viator]

Come on Ron, you gotta bring it hard into the break on your last flight, none of that weak sauce!

[@tabakinam7053]

How u are verified.

[@ikkeennigij121]

I always wondered why they wear earplugs underneath their helmets.

[@Tamudoc]

ikkeennigij121 It's very loud in the cockpit (STS) so those earplugs are necessary to prevent hearing loss.

[@tabakinam7053]

Hello

[@eclipse2589]

Iron balls

[@skipsassy1]

USAID doesn't even support U.S. flag ships and crews, why not teach Americans since we are the ones that paid for not only AID but NASA and your total flight education, get down to Chicago or somewhere and help those out, as we've done for you. U.S. Taxpayer! .Nice video though of flying without restrictions. Student pilot (paid by me).