Unrestricted Climb: NASA Aerial Videographer Creates Front Row Seat to Thrilling Flights

[@mumblbeebee6546]

Nope, it never gets old, thanks to Lori and the other videographers for letting us share a little bit of the amazing world they experience!

[@oisiaa]

An aerial photographer working in flight test is one of the most incredible jobs out there. By definition you are taking pictures of the coolest things in existence while flying in the backseat of fast jets.

[@JaimieBaccus]

Awesome job Lori and all the Armstrong photographers and videographers. A great way to document and preserve the test history of NASA!!

[@nilsmoschl3591]

… this never gets old … nop - definitivly the best description for this work.

[@Indexium]

incredible work, seriously a dream job.

[@5thwallfilms704]

Gives me For All Mankind Vibes 🤟

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

Now there's a job I wish I had. As a Cinematographer,... you do AMAZING work Ms Losey, inspiring what many of us do on the ground for films and TV productions. That original shape F/A-18A, without all the hard points loaded up, there's just something perfect and gosh darned pretty to it's proportions. It looks 'correct'.

[@EchoesDistant]

The F-18 in NASA livery is maybe the prettiest aerial vehicle to date.

[@davidcope51]

Dream job! Great work.

[@dominicdahlheimer6861]

Chasing the total eclipse had to be awesome! Thank You NASA!

[@phlogistanjones2722]

That NEVER Gets Old Right. Nope. Peaceful Skies

[@chuckvanvleck9906]

Amazing shots.

[@counterfit5]

1:51 is skill

[@janjacobsen2815]

That must be the coolest job riding shotgun and taking pictures like that 💪💪💪

[@oisiaa]

No doubt. An aerial photographer working in flight test is the pinnacle of a cool flying job.

[@mehdijaghubi1098]

Stunning, very educative, a tremendously huge LIKE of Platinum!

[@mrwest5552]

Thank You Lori - Thank You NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center. 🇺🇸

[@jeffreysicular5119]

Double thumbs up Lori!

[@Flapman777]

2:34 Who’s flying that poke?

[@dougc78]

Wow!!

[@veritabletheropod]

@1:59 An F-106 Delta Dart if I'm not mistaken

[@robertkeddie]

... unpowered and being towed behind a C-141, if I remember correctly.

[@veritabletheropod]

@@robertkeddie Ah that's what the line is, great to see one in the air!

[@clocksurfer]

Awesome soundtrack aside, NASA deserves a HEALTHY budget each year. They make good use of it.

[@chris-C8]

That legacy Hornet at 1:34 has a little hump behind the canopy. I wonder what goodies are under that😉

[@jasondelaney6849]

What is that aircraft at 2:01?

[@BarryHoffman-g4o]

But, she is sitting in the back seat!

[@NewtonInDaHouseYo]

No scientific value. But looks like a fun job!

[@slade8212]

Many of those videos are of tests happening, and are studied in depth afterwards for analysis. Sometimes the aerial videography is a primary method of data collection. Sometimes it is for documentation or media purposes