Two Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornets in Action at Calgary Airport

For the Labour Day Classic football game, the Royal Canadian Air Force brought two CF-18 Hornets for a flyby of the stadium at the end of the national anthem. Here are said CF-18s before and after said flyby, starting up, taxiing out, and taking off in formation, before arriving back again, taxiing into the ramp, and shutting down. Hope you enjoy my most comprehensive CF-18 video yet, with ATC included!
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FLIGHT INFO
Airline: Royal Canadian Air Force 410 Squadron
Aircraft: McDonnell-Douglas CF-188B Hornet (CF18)
Livery: Standard RCAF grey with cougar emblem
Engines: 2× General Electric F404-GE-400
Registration: 188921 and 188930
Route: Calgary (YYC) - Calgary (YYC)
Callsign: RAM 01 flight
Runway used: 35L
Date filmed: September 3, 2018
Local time: 1200
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[@LanielPhoto]

Despite being antiques and older than the pilots flying them, still impressive !

[@spacecowboy_1962]

I dunno, the navigator of the 2nd plane, holding the #1 sign, looked to be about as old as the plane itself, lol.

[@LanielPhoto]

@christopher smith - I was part of those upgrades (software - and that was back in the early 2000s) . Poor substitute for a new generation fighter. Suicide mission anyone ?

[@NBAFan18]

weird how you say this when the USA uses them, even ours was upgraded several times TO THIS DAY. Even the f-16 is older than the CF-18. Either way, we still have f-35s coming our way

[@randyweaver9553]

@@NBAFan18 USA does not use them. They use the F18 Super Hornet. Completely different. No one uses these variants anymore.

[@NBAFan18]

@@randyweaver9553 USA still uses the f16. Over 800 of em.

[@timgilhuly1834]

Beautiful video sir. I'm currently building a 1:48 CF-188B (188937 410SQ) and your video has helped immensely in terms of color and weathering over the years. It immediately cleared up a question I had about the false canopy!!! True North Strong and Free!!!

[@puirYorick]

Impressive! These legacy two-seaters look the most like the hornet mascot logo from the old days. Love the dual take off and landing too. Very tight.

[@black_foresst]

Very talented men. I congratulate them on their success. Flying a jet is beyond me, so this is very exciting!

[@0623kaboom]

pilots ... Canada employs women as fighter pilots as well and they tend to actually be better at it

[@JonathanWinton123]

Brilliant footage of these RCAF CF-18s mate. Nice one of the 2 together landing at 6:53. Liked.

[@Angry.General1461]

Canada don't have an Air Force. Those are Navy planes!

[@MrFanfois1]

@@Angry.General1461 we d'ont need it!! lol

[@Justin87878]

We need to upgrade into Eurofighter or F 35 . the RCAF lacks behind.

[@majinvegeta4461]

@@Justin87878 we are either getting the new f18E, the gripen E or the f-15 soon

[@JJR93]

I was in Toronto over Labor Day weekend and these beautiful birds were all over the sky the whole weekend for the International Air Show. Saw 4 of them in formation just after I deplaned from my Air Canada flight, on my way to customs at Pearson Int'l. Didn't see any in Calgary in the spring but cool to see them in this video, thanks for sharing.

[@CJetsPlanespotting]

Fantastic video! I saw these fly over my house yesterday.

[@Erated78]

Great video and the quality is very high. You captured a pretty rare sight. So cool, thank you.

[@DrummerDelight]

Excellent vid, nice CF18s, love the Hornets. Keep up the great work!

[@pspboy7]

Loved the sound of the engines winding down! :)

[@verbotn]

The older CL-415's awaiting refit parked outside Viking's Twin Otter plant are a surprise, normally those are all parked over by their other facility to the west across from Canada Post's sorting plant.

[@danielbanks7966]

At 8:31 when the guy in the back seat (copilot?) is sporting the foam finger! Nice touch.

[@formereverything4268]

BEAUTIFUL things.

[@JelmersAviation]

Awesome video man! Liked!

[@mateosolano2435]

beautiful machines

[@David-nu6kw]

So Cool!

[@RawLu.]

Beautiful clear video ;-)

[@MrVelvet]

STARS cameo too!

[@Ash-iv7el]

Very impressive

[@captp4376]

Back in 1991, I seen a guy riding down the street in one of those.

[@yxeaviationphotog]

Ram 1.....that was the 401 CO. If it's the flight I am thinking of, the Cold Lake Wing Commander was in his back seat.

[@Jimbo_Jay]

the cf 18, grumman f14, and the a-10 warthog ar my favorite fighter jets out there Love the video Btw

[@fazerainscat6483]

OsamaBinLadder420 I agree. Maybe it’s just because I’m Canadian, but to me the F18 is one of the most beautiful planes in the world.

[@spacemanapeinc7202]

FaZe Rain's Cat Man Canada should have chosen the Super Hornet as their CF-18 replacement, damn Boeing and their stupid corporate politics.

[@butterygoodness8242]

SpacemanApeINC it’s not about Boeing, it’s about Canadian Leaders like Trudeau he’s not all for that kind of stuff

[@AustinSersen]

Beautiful jets; hope they can come back for further flybys as the CT-155 Hawks just aren't as loud and exciting. I'm always at the games, so if you'd like to add in some footage of them flying over the stadium, I'd be happy to share it with you!

[@murrayhelmer8941]

Won’t have worry about those Hawks any longer. Gone!!

[@GermanKorb]

very nice video, Alex! Really enjoyed it! 0 to airborne in 23 seconds that was slow! Also, I think that being next to each other on the runway is not safe. I would rather seem then takeoff and land one by one! It was a nice hand salute from the pilot! Well done!!

[@Levi-wk2hg]

German Korb- The aircraft are offset, they are not wing tip to wing tip. The runway is 200 feet wide, there is ample separation.

[@snapascrew]

No one cares whether YOU think what fighter pilots are doing is unsafe.

[@truthfulkarl]

thats cool to know. didnt know our cf-18s retained the fa-18s carrier equipment

[@yxeaviationphotog]

Yup. Launch bar has been deactivated though, but left there....otherwise you have a bad shimmy problem without it.

[@pspboy7]

When Canada purchased the hornets, modifying the aircraft with alternate runway gear would have increased the cost, so they kept the more robust navy gear.

[@omarcaneomedia]

I'm 36 and have deeply fallen in love with jet fighters and aviation in general. Is it too late to join RCAF?

[@benoitnadeau5845]

do they fly them with open cab in summer?

[@mdmd792]

👍👍

[@donpellerin8867]

Bad ass

[@1joshjosh1]

Take it easy on them planes boys they're old.

[@EricCole69]

If I was PM we'd be doing a military rebuild over the span of 3-5 years. And I'd be getting a 2nd term

[@davidxu6877]

Calgary serves as and as and airforce base too? I never knew that?

[@Levi-wk2hg]

YYC is not a RCAF base. RCAF aircraft stop in at YYC and/or temporarily base out of YYC for specific training purposes.

[@0623kaboom]

they use calgary for the american joint civilian military base landing like down around vegas ... calgary just happens to be about the same size and busy enough to handle them ... essentially it is a familiarization with non-military tower control experience .... a lot of allied bases have combined mil civ landings

[@dorianlindberg1662]

@@0623kaboom Am I wrong in assuming the jets might be from CFB Edmonton?

[@gq-cw6xi]

@@dorianlindberg1662 cold lake

[@0623kaboom]

all of canadas major airports do actually ... even Ottawa .... they are more often for lay overs and transport stops but they still hangar fighters all over the place ... because with our LARGE border you never know from WHERE you will need to send a plane from

[@zawarudo2718]

So similar to F/A 18 super hornet

[@zawarudo2718]

@@revolutionariesoffreedom no there is a difference just the same shape

[@slayingboo7533]

Replace cf18 way over safety hours

[@sammypiscione7371]

We stand on for thee

[@ranjanarijal8424]

What is the 737-200 doing

[@AlexPraglowskiAviation]

That's an old WestJet 737-200 that's now owned by the airport for training purposes.

[@murrayhelmer8941]

Holy. 2 operational at once. Must be some sort of record!! 🤣🤣

[@michaelgorbunov2484]

Why at this F18 painted bisons?

[@avrdr2067]

@@FroggerQ101 wait, so what squadron are they from?

[@h.j.bouzek606]

@@FroggerQ101 Yes 188930 was showing 401 squadrons logo and 188921 displayed 410 Squadrons logo

[@iananderson7883]

Wow the whole Canadian Air Force in one place at the same time.

[@0623kaboom]

better than the sub fleet ... in the local mall ... the rest are great for open ocean BBQ's and are fitted with screen doors for added air movement ... sdly even this jet doesnt meet air7.3 specification that the avro arrow was designed and built for ... pity it only got 95% of the certifications done before diefenbaker canned it because he was butt hurt ... we would still have the best fighter /interceptor the world over with it ... and yes thats right ... even the f22 and f35 (any variant) dont match the same specification 70 years later and the arrow still hasnt even been MATCHED

[@iananderson7883]

@@0623kaboom The Arrow was only designed for one thing but it was realistic to have at least 3 squadrons while the expertise was retained rather than let it all help the Americans beat the Russians to the moon. Look at Sweden. Never had to by a foreign fighter. We will probably end up with 30-40 F-35 s if that while our generals waste time groping young corporals. Our military has been in a shambles for decades.

[@dorianlindberg1662]

@@iananderson7883 i have heard about the Avro engineers going on to work on the moon project. This should be in a documentary or something.

[@iananderson7883]

@@dorianlindberg1662 It is kind of sad that no more than 30 Canadian CF-18 s are ready for combat at any given time. Pilots are leaving the Canadian Forces because they are not getting enough hours and not getting paid enough. And to add insult to injury the have to fly pieces of junk. I am a former forces pilot so you are hearing it from the horses mouth.

[@mattball7074]

Anyone else find it hard to understand?

[@butterygoodness8242]

Matt Ball ur dumb, if u can’t understand that it’s 2 Hornets flying together than u need help

[@araifaza1705]

@@butterygoodness8242 maybe he doesn't know what a hornet is

[@araifaza1705]

so basically planes in the airport

[@teanchaiploytumsingbure7021]

thailand royal

[@davehope9144]

Since Canada needs new trainers why not use the F18’s ? We already have them and if the rookies can fly them then they can graduate to the F35. Duh

[@heyynow6176]

Love How Canadian's puts a letter "C" in front of F18 so They can Pretend They Developed and Produced the Outdated 40yr Old Fighter!

[@mikehunt9894]

Not quite how it works but keep dreamin.

[@heyynow6176]

@@mikehunt9894 How does Military Cheapskate Wimp Canada Make it Work ?!!!

[@mikehunt9894]

@@heyynow6176 that awkward moment when some clown thinks he knows commonwealth politics... but keeps grasping.

[@mikehunt9894]

@iwhdbid josksjbx not what it stands for but ok.

[@0623kaboom]

Candian Forces Fighter -18 ... the proper designation if CFF18 ... and those were CFFI 18's ... fighter interceptors .. the cf stands for Canadian forces ... it is NOT about who built it ... it is about who FLIES it

[@sleepingwithesirens9397]

Canadians and Mexico lucky to have USA for protecting them incase of War. Cannot even invest on their own 🤣 from Malaysia with love ❤️

[@butterygoodness8242]

SleepingWitheSirens Ha! Look who’s talking Canada could wipe ur entire country out of existence in mere Hours the CAF ARE ONE OF THE MOST ELITE FORCES IN THE WORLD

[@0623kaboom]

lol um Canada defends itself ... we have the longest undefended border with the usa and we have control of the northern most border for the americas .. usa doesnt protect us we protect them .... is the proper way round ...

[@dorianlindberg1662]

Trust me, if it came down to it in a real war we could produce some sick shit too. We Canadians just don't see the point in continued military conflict when there are more substantial problems to deal with right now.

[@0623kaboom]

think again ... Canada protects the americans on the longest border they have ... that is the Canadina air force NOT the USAF .. americans STOP at the 49th parallel and only cross when INVITED ... as for cant make our own that is from 1959 when Deifenbaker signed the bomarc missile contract he also signed away the countries right to design and build its own fighter since the arrow was better than sr71 ... (it was armed the sr71 wasnt) ... and yes better and otherwise equal to with the ps13 engine according to all the calculations ... and to this day not a single plane has matched the specification the arrow was designed to NOT the f35 (all 3) not the f22 not the f18 not even the f16 ... and no the arrow was never a prototype it was a full production built aircraft with 37 on the floor and 6 flyable and 5 flew ... and those were beating calculations by 5% on the weaker heavier and less efficient P&W j75's with the ps13 expected to do 15% better than them and more ... . even better as of Feb 20th 2022 it will be 63 years since the arrow was cancelled and march it will be 63 years since the 15 arrow engineers saved the sr71 from the scrap heap before it could be produced ... thats right .... American flight is due to Canadian engineers ... and NO fighter flying today can say they didnt take something from the arrow as it has 15 of the firsts including wide spread titnaium and alloy use ... and thats 5 years BEFORE the sr71 could figure out how to use titanium effectively ... before march 59 the sr71 was swept wing after it was delta winged and flyable ... thats a program saved by canadian injun newity ... not american

[@americaisacontinent.]

Drop the Royal and keep it Canadian.. Canadian Air Force.. For a free and independent Canada..

[@sweiland75]

Are you even Canadian? Canada is free and independent.

[@americaisacontinent.]

@@sweiland75 It seems you are not!!

[@dorianlindberg1662]

@@americaisacontinent. We are part of the Commonwealth which means that our old ties keep us together, but Canada is indeed an independent country, even though our forces do swear allegiance to the royalty(in this case the Queen god bless her). We have in the past decided not to join the British despite this, the best first example would be ww2 where we held off for 8 days until we declared war on Germany as well.

[@MandoMTL]

Defeated by balloons.

[@araifaza1705]

wdym?

[@sexyboy0690]

Why ..canadian jet look so old..american have f-18 too..but dont look like us ??

[@fazerainscat6483]

Americans have super hornets (newer, improved f18s). Canada just has hornets

[@lorenz777]

Because Canada doesn’t care about our security and purchase Used Australian surplus jets that are 30 years old + lol

[@dorianlindberg1662]

@@fazerainscat6483 The gov is still deciding on the next 4.5 jet to buy...

[@0623kaboom]

well lets see 1970's plane ... 2018 footage ... only 40 years old and still flying and still capable and yes faster than their american counterparts as well .. canadians updated the engines a BUNCH .... the old story of an american fighter pilot ejecting uot of a plane before take off is true because he didnt understand canadians like strong engines not weak stuff

[@lorenz777]

Suppressing my opinion and comment weirdo

[@minhokim766]

They look ridiculous

[@randy7068]

They brought 2 because they most likely only have 2 that can fly. Our current fighters are useless and so out of date that we cannot participate in NATO exercises.We are losing our pilots to the airlines who pay more. If the F-35's ever arrive it will be an unfunded, unequipped shit show. Most of our tanks don't work, and our Navy is a disgrace. Why not just give up and let the Russians go anywhere they want. We will just stand on shore and throw rocks. I am from a military family and our soldiers, airmen, and sailors deserve 1000 % better and government after government plays the USA will come to our rescue card. If trouble starts, trump won't help us. It is imperative that we stand on our own 2 feet now.