USAF Thunderbirds Cockpit Communications High Show 2019-08-21 Atlantic City NJ USA

USAF Thunderbirds High Show Demonstration at "Thunder Over the Boardwalk" at Atlantic City, New Jersey "A Salute to Those that Serve" With pilot radio comms.
Production notes:
Video:
-iPhone 6S
Audio:
-iPhone, external mic with wind cover
-Olympus WS-801 stereo voice recorder
-Custom fabricated 30db patch/combiner stereo cable
-(2)Icom R-6 Reciever(s)
-Yaesu FT-60
-Portable AM/FM radio
Post Production:
-iMovie
-Audacity

[@AAFC733]

11:05 and the entire video---makes me proud as a USAF vet who has seen thrm in action at a 11/84 Air Show "Augmentee." Crowd Control of Traffic detail outside the base. I drew Flight Line duty right where you saw the maneuvers right above you. Lead pilot, a Major, was swamped for autographs in front of me. And this Thunderbird lead pilot addessed me in respectful terms that I won't forget.

[@AAFC733]

Go, badass Thunderbirds. Ex-USAF here, and I've seen the 'Birds up close at Norton AFB's November Air Shows.

[@juliannegallo6816]

Breathtaking views and maneuvers. Thank you so much.❤❤❤

[@gazza2933]

The F16 is a big aeroplane to manoeuvre in aerobatic flying. The Thunderbirds do this incredibly well! I am not American but I have seen their display in my own country. Great video! 👍

[@deeremeyer1749]

F-16s are very compact, lightweight fighters.

[@AviationFreak1]

Love these videos

[@mikemurrell5386]

Interesting comm techniques between the TB and the Blues. I find them so different. Nice vid. Thanks.

[@johnsherred4530]

I’ve seen both the thunderbirds and the blue Angels,they put on good show

[@fabrzflamethrwr1772]

Amazing seagull show...

[@Deady2012]

Thanks for sharing! Amazing listening to how the lead pilot co-ordinates the show. I've only ever heard Red 1. Great show!

[@luvtherays60]

Blues fly a tighter show.....congrats Michele on Lead Solo slot

[@gregory46236]

2:13 instant goose bumps

[@slbrick56]

Wow.

[@logancowan8756]

What frequency did they use? At the Great Tennessee Airshow I had their startup frequency but they changed. Thx-N4LLC

[@stevemullins2187]

Ginger Summers is right on the money. The "singsong cadence" is said in the same precise way every time to build trust and predictability. Having watched a LOT of Blue Angel and Thunderbird videos, they literally move the flight controls on individual words. I'm not crazy about THIS boss's call style; I've heard better, but he is communicating confidence, as they all must. Agreed that the the Blues are tighter.

[@oldlineaviation2830]

Thats because we all are used to Boss Bartlett.

[@stevemullins2187]

Boss Bartlett WAS good, wasn't he? That was a GREAT four part series about them, A Year in the Life, which I watched multiple times and cannot now find on YT. Maybe it's only for sale now.

[@oldlineaviation2830]

@@stevemullins2187 A Year in the Life pops up every so often on here. I'll tell you, his cadence and their attention to detail in the pre-flight brief, has helped me tremendously with my flying.

[@stevemullins2187]

@@oldlineaviation2830 Thank you, sir!

[@Justsomegamergamingandstuff]

The Thunderbirds are funny

[@nws9140]

What scanner do you use?

[@kb2ob]

Icom IC-R6, I list other equipment used in the video description. Thanks for asking.:)

[@MrFloppyHare]

This was with Michelle "Mace" Curran as the opposing solo (#6), right?

[@kb2ob]

Yes, and I’m still hopeful to see her lead solo at Atlantic City end of August this year -it hasn’t been cancelled YET

[@MrFloppyHare]

@@kb2ob I hope for you, you do get the chance. - Must suck, it only being a two year tour, and so many shows being cancelled in your second year.....

[@maxvfpv316]

I have a Bearcat 125 scanner, would i be able to pick up the pilot comms? What freq do they talk on?

[@kb2ob]

You should be able to pick up their Uniform channel (last check 235.250Mhz AM mode) used by solos during shows. You probably CANT pick up their Victor channel (last check 141.175Mhz AM mode) on the 125, since the specs show it will receive that frequency, but only in NFM mode, not AM mode. I used 2 radios to record this, as they’re often talking at the same time.

[@alanrolfhus5810]

How did you get the comms and the video in one?

[@kb2ob]

I mix a new sound track combining the video’s audio and recorded comms audio using Audacity, then import the sound track into a movie editor to make the final video. Great question.

[@kgraebes88]

how do you record the comms? do you need a certain type of radio and with a computer?

[@Coop22]

Interesting call on the Cloverloop opener. Typically not something you wanna hear over the top of a loop.

[@Poluxiens]

StarFox reference?

[@thejerseyspotter5362]

What channel did you scan them on?

[@kb2ob]

Victor1 was 141.175 and Uniform1 235.250

[@guymcgivney4311]

Can these planes fly over a crowd in excess of Mach 1.5? Or would the sound or shockwave be too much?

[@GrizBear63]

They don't fly over Mach at the airshows. usually .95 Mach is the highest speed they perform.

[@seancarter2455]

They jets are nice they look like bby Dino byrds

[@thejerseyspotter5362]

What app or radio did you use for this?

[@kb2ob]

I used iMovie (Mac) for final production. Most zooms were done in iMovie. The cockpit audio was recorded separately, and ducked into the audio using Audacity. Radios and equipment used are in the description notes.

[@thejerseyspotter5362]

kb2ob I was actually there as Civil Air Patrol

[@kb2ob]

The Jersey Spotter That’s AWESOME! Thank you!

[@jonathandaniel7424]

@@thejerseyspotter5362 Interesting, how are CAP spotters used for air shows?

[@thejerseyspotter5362]

@@jonathandaniel7424 For AC Airshow we just were closing the VIP entrances and recruiting.

[@branev3753]

I wonder why he pulled out of that knife edge pass so soon.

[@paulmiller4150]

Cuda Tube most likely birds, keep in mind, this is a beach show and the team explained it to me because I had VIP passes to this show and I had the comm headset and it was due to birds

[@BobbiesHobbies]

@@paulmiller4150 The real reason was that she didn't pull up enough before entering the maneuver so she lost altitude....but alright

[@normadavey119]

LORD HAVE MERCY!!!!! THEY NEED SINGING LESSONS!!!@

[@SimbaC2007]

why are they like humming saying burners nowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww 23:10

[@wiplashsmile]

You've ruined the T-Birds for me! They sound like a bunch'a booger eating, door knob lickers... I blame the Teletubbies and Barney the F'n dinosaur.

[@Hidden33357]

What 😂

[@gokaired4973]

@@Hidden33357 srsly that comment was dumb as fuck...

[@gregory46236]

You're a complete idiot

[@marku1278]

I think he doesn't know that radio comms sound like that at every display team

[@wiplashsmile]

@@marku1278 Yeah, I've heard the Blue Angels. They sound like fart knockers too...