The Riverfire Run - Behind the Scenes with the RAAF Super Hornet Aircrew

[@sumatrabum2621]

Cheers 1SQN, that was a great piece of work. It was fantastic to see the old footage of the Dump & Burn as well. Myself and Al flew the first Riverfire, then called the FM104 Skyfire back in 1987. When we lit up the Dump & Burn the whole place turned orange, from inside the jet it was special, from outside on the river it must of been crazy. 37 years on this old guy is still stoked watching the new generation do their work. Stay safe. Ex-XO 6 SQN…..

[@CarlBurtons]

Thank you Clutch and Gassr for the entertainment that day..

[@20EOD]

Hell yeah 1SQN 'FIGHTING FIRST' and living up to the name!!! 2 down to earth Aussie boys just loving life!!

[@0197jones]

Bloody brilliant and very inspirational for all those young kids with a twinkle in their eye ✈️

[@davidb3491]

So jelly of all you RAAF pilot's, did a bit of contract work at YAMB for Boeing and loved every minute ❤ I'm now living just down the road from YAMB and love to see all the RAAF aircraft. Keep up the great work fellas ✌

[@kelly73410]

Sensational!!! What an inspirational crew & what a mighty jet they fly 😍

[@david.east700]

Solid interview, production and photography Jaryd and Joel. Keep up the good work boys.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Cheers mate 👍

[@mikeF111]

Great work guys. Wonderful show. Thanks for the memories. My 1SQN Fini flight was in 138. It’s fantastic she’s kept in top condition at Amberley 😍

[@brodricj3023]

Cool. Lots of work has gone into getting that far. With the prospect of getting scrubbed at any point along the way. Well done.

[@susip898]

THANK YOU ALL Again!!! Totally Awesome, So LOVED SEEING OUR ❤💥🔥 PRECIOUS PIG! She looks so BEAUTIFUL just sitting there!!.TY.💓FLYING & logistics 😱🤩Joel really Nice work 👍..PROUD..💙

[@x5-acousticguitarstuff.2]

You two wonderful Men are just INSANE. The Joy you give to thousands of people is amazing... Thank you RAAF and the QLD Gov.

[@chrisbarnes5016]

Awesome work!! Would love to hear that cockpit audio

[@All_Dead_In_Shimoda]

Hell yeah boys !! 👊😎

[@jimbrown5268]

Great work chaps

[@FA-18Fguy]

This is certainly the dream for the youth of Australia and people who want to join the RAAF. It is sensational to watch those fast jets fly and it is something one should never forget. Mark my words, I'll be up there one day I hope. Keep making videos like this it is so very inspiring. Thank you!❤😄

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Keep going, put forth the effort nothing comes from the feeling of entitlement- you have to earn it. So when you feel like giving up keep the determination up and just keep on going and you will get there. All it comes down to is consistency and that's one of the key messages in this video, and one of the main ingredients to succeed in life with anything you do.

[@FA-18Fguy]

​@@aviationphotographydigest Takes a whole lot of effort and determination, with my few years left I'll make sure to keep looking up and keeping the dream alive working as hard as I can to someday get there.

[@ragereset1829]

Thanks fellas!!👍

[@susip898]

The Legend and the Legacies...

[@jessicaizod2185]

🎉🎉🎉🎉 keeping the tradition

[@gw5436]

Thanks so much for everyone's work and dedication and also for these awesome videos. We live in Western Qld on a cattle property and could never dream of being there, but this gives up the biggest thrill ever!

[@Afiel84]

I wanna be that guy, RAAF pilot 2030

[@x5-acousticguitarstuff.2]

Now is your Chance.... GO FOR IT.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Literally nothing stopping other than you, you can absolutely achieve it.

[@Tom-e4e2n]

What bachelor did you study I was going to study the bachelor of science is that a good one?

[@JoelR777]

They should bring the F35 in next year for the river fire.

[@Lance_Arn]

Hopefully one day, Western Australia will see combat units based at RAAF Pearce once again. Over confident Eastern Australians don't understand how undefended the entire West coast is. If an invasion were ever to occur, this is where it will happen.

[@jacobsgranddaughter]

❤❤

[@andrewtsousis3130]

Very cool. Why do WSOs wear wings when they’re not pilots?

[@gcm747]

All RAAF commissioned officers in aircrew positions wear full wings but the style differs. Non-commissioned officers in aircrew positions wear half wings.

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Biggest crime the AF did was retire the F1-11

[@RykerRider46]

The F111 was too old and was becoming too expensive for the RAAF to keep operating.

[@stephenpage-murray7226]

Couldn’t support it.

[@smeary10]

We should have kept the Spitfire and Mustang as well. 🙄

[@smeary10]

Also wouldn't last 5 minutes in the modern battle space. Its strengths of low and fast strike beneath the radar are no longer relevant with modern weapons systems. It would be too expoed and unable top defend itself which became apparent in the Iraq war when enemy aircraft were in the area. It's all about stealth and the electromagnetic spectrum now.

[@gw5436]

How great would it be to have a gopro looking forward !!!!!

[@Bat-Ben]

But if you're sitting height is over a metre like mine is then forget it. All your hopes and dreams gone in an instant.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Or go fly the big jets, having flown in the 36SQN C-17 we can guarantee you'll probably love it more especially down low.

[@Bat-Ben]

@@aviationphotographydigest Height restrictions are related on the training aircraft, such as the Pilatus PC-9 in my case. It has nothing to do with what aircraft you are potentially assigned to afterwards. The sitting height restriction has been lowered again by 5cm bringing it down to 95cm for the current Pilatus variant the PC-21.