Want more of the F-14? Listen to our latest Behind the Wings Podcast episode with Mike Rabens, the President of the F-14 Tomcat Association. Rabens is a graduate of the Navy Fighter Weapons School, Top Gun, a commander on US Naval Test Pilot School, with more than 4,700 flight hours in 58 aircraft, and more than 700 carrier landings. behindthewings.transistor.fm/
@nimbusws59465 жыл бұрын
“I got to fly my dream jet and not kill anyone” I see this as an absolute win.
@chaos68394 жыл бұрын
I would absolutely love that!
@ronaldtartaglia44594 жыл бұрын
Nimbus Windstrider liberal.
@nimbusws59464 жыл бұрын
Ronald Tartaglia ?
@jamesmulligan74134 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldtartaglia4459 smh, imagine trying to insult someone because they see not killing as a win
@Angus_Gibson4 жыл бұрын
@@ronaldtartaglia4459 Fuck off
@Aeronaut19755 жыл бұрын
Saw the word "Tomcat" and clicked without even reading the rest of the sentence. Wasn't disappointed.
@neilo3165 жыл бұрын
As did i.
@darrylpotter82552 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@philips170t5 жыл бұрын
This fighter pilot is happy he didn’t kill anyone in his career. *Salute *
@webbster10144 жыл бұрын
o7
@melted_cheetah3 жыл бұрын
@jeffreymarchant40203 жыл бұрын
A hope all pilots never want to face...And I worked along side many that have said that...
@starfighter10432 жыл бұрын
@@jeffreymarchant4020 then why would you choose to be a fighter pilot w the notion of never having to use your vehicles capabilities....I mean I could get a few of em saying that they loved flying so much they wouldn't matter either way, but to choose a profession that your main duty is to protect your fellow coworkers by killing other people trying to kill them then you're in the wrong profession lol 😆 that'd be like an A10 warthog pilot saying I hope to never use my guns....like bruh that's what you there for
@nan16cd2 жыл бұрын
@@webbster1014 but y try to y try t
@GizGaz525 жыл бұрын
I can see why Lt. Webb became or was an instructor, he's able to verbally share not just the visceral experience, but the actual feel of flying this kind of machine. Thank you for taking me on this vicarious ride with you. WOW!
@gonietubenyc57414 жыл бұрын
Paul van Aspert instructors have to have combat experience ie dropping some nice ones lol but in all seriousness he would be a horrible instructor no offense to him Bc is rather have a pilot over head when I’m in trouble that was TOUGHT by an instructor that dropped danger close sorties (trying the pilot lingo) but if you catch my drift instructors need to be extremely experienced in combat Bc they support us infantry and 99% of the time there over our heads while we’re pinned down and an instructor that’s familiar with movements or how ir lights flash and he passes that information off we probably won’t get killed in a blue on blue (friendly fire situation)
@BobSmith-uu5kj2 жыл бұрын
What are you talking about. He would be a great instructor, he is not there to sort out the mess on the ground. He is there to teach to fly a fighter jet. He is very eloquent, love his job and how to describe procedures. He is actually overqualified to be a flight instructor. Most of the time flight instructor are not always those with the highest experience.
@Initial_Gopnik2 жыл бұрын
@@BobSmith-uu5kj dont worry about that old comment from a hater, he dont even know what hes talking about, Lt Webb was a civilian flight instructor a few years after high school, before he even signed up to fly for the military.
@johngilbert18932 жыл бұрын
@@gonietubenyc5741 iiip
@micsunday142 жыл бұрын
Yeah he really is a great story teller
@retiredmilitary50485 жыл бұрын
I remember, as a mechanic on the F-14, sitting underneath one of the engines in zone 3 afterburner, adjusting the fuel control with an Allen wrench. That rattled the molars out of my skull. Loved it!!! Thanks for the memories.
@Tommyjet184 жыл бұрын
Was this in a controlled environment or on the deck of a carrier before a cat launch?
@bobbycv643 жыл бұрын
how's this: I was an AZ2 and worked on Gas Turbines, that's right unheard of huh :-) Bobby Estey, not AD2, AZ2, USS Constellation CV64 - AIMD - IM2 - Jet Shop - 1980 - Did all the logistics for the Gas Turbines and got bored so my best friend had me working on Engines. Next thing you know, I was doing everything. Worked on J52, TF30, TF34 (that was the best), and a couple more. Test Cell and TRIMMING a TF30 with the ALLEN WRENCH and COMPRESSOR STALLS. First time you get one of those going, SCARED the hell out of me. Getting back to me, the first time AZs from the squadrons would come back to the Jet Shop to get the logbooks, they would freak out, what are you doing working on an Engine. The ADs from the Squadrons would come back to the Jet Shop, I would give them an overview / acceptance inspection. They would accept and find out I was an AZ, WHAT??? Yes, you need to talk to the AD for actual acceptance. After a couple times, they knew who I was and LOVED IT. YEP, AN AZ DOING AD WORK, LOL. They got use to it. Then here's the beauty. The AZs from the other squadrons started working on the engines in the squadrons, LOL. HECK, you are out on the water over 100 days, RIGHT???
@michaeljohn89052 жыл бұрын
Man I wish you lived around me is if you all day for stores.
@bobbycv64 Жыл бұрын
The word was TRIMMING. I remember those days, running a TF30 over my head and then the thing went into compressor stalls. SCARED THE .... out of me. USS CONSTELLATION (77-81) AIMD IM-2 - BTW, I was known as AD/Z - my actual rate was AZ2 and worked in Jet Shop, know all the stuff, became a AD2.
@thewhiteeazye2728 Жыл бұрын
Hell ya man. I was an AD on FA 18's and I know those motors aren't as big as the cats but man in high power you you could feel that shit in your bones and chest. I know exactly what you are saying
@GJ-qt2kk5 жыл бұрын
Just hearing this guy talk about carrier ops is stressing me out.
@KaDaJxClonE5 жыл бұрын
Made me write a note to myself that if I go military, to go airforce.
@GJ-qt2kk5 жыл бұрын
@@KaDaJxClonE Yeah for real, I still would do anything to sit in one of these fighters but now I feel like I know why it's such a hard place to get to.
@AT2Productions5 жыл бұрын
As a former maintainer that spent time on a couple carriers - his retelling brought me back and I kinda miss some parts of it. Want to know more? Come to my weekly livestream, Friday’s 8pm Eastern. Myself and a handful of other veterans get together to talk shop about these and many other topics. Bring your questions, and you’ll get some answers.
@RelaxSimmer5 жыл бұрын
And he didn't even mention about burble, and that's the wind disturbance at the back of the boat when you're just about to touchdown that can cause the aircraft to suddenly move up or down vertically cause of loss/gain of lift. Happens because of the tower on the carrier that's off to the right side and since the carrier is moving.
@bzilch854 жыл бұрын
Trying to land a multi million jet on a postage stamp that's rolling and pitching, all while try to hit an even smaller postage stamp to get stopped. I feel ill
@robv1414145 жыл бұрын
Would love to hear him talk about the F18 he flew and talk about the major differences between the F14 and F18. I could listen to his stories for hours.
@bearbergmann27825 жыл бұрын
Please get him back when you do the F18
@JohnJohnson-dj2dv5 жыл бұрын
The F/A-18C/D was a complete flop. I changed the face of Carrier Aviation forever. We never should have bought the 'baby' Hornet. The Rhino is a capable F/A platform.
@bobbycv643 жыл бұрын
@@bearbergmann2782 exactly, we all know the 14 was the King, however, would like to hear Lt Webb talk about the Prince :-) Lt Webb was great.
@bobbycv643 жыл бұрын
@robv141414 looks like AZ (the greatest State Ever). Yes, Lt Webb was amazing would like to here about the 18. I mentioned to someone else, F14 (The King) F18 (The Prince). Again, Lt Webb was fantastic in this interview, SO WAS MATTHEW :-)
@e.l.norton3 жыл бұрын
The differences are myriad. The Super Hornet is extremely forgiving, highly digital, and user-friendly. I spent some time talking with Dale Snodgrass years back and he painted a pretty stark comparison. By his estimation, you could take anyone off the street and have them solo the F-18 in less than 20 hours. Now, that's not employing ut as a weapon; just being able to fly it. I was flying bug smashers at the time, and his quote was, "You're working harder to fly that than you would the F-18." The computers take so much of the workload off the pilot, it's like two different worlds. The Tomcat however, being an analog jet, demands much, much more of its pilot by today's standards. It was the last of the muscle cars, really.
@TheAmazingCowpig5 жыл бұрын
That was the most vividly terrifying and stressful descriptions of carrier landings I've ever heard. Absolutely loved it.
@Make-Asylums-Great-Again5 жыл бұрын
TheAmazingCowpig relaxing
@ismoyont5 жыл бұрын
really exhausted just hear his story
@JamieKitchens62 жыл бұрын
This finally explains why I could never land on the carrier in Top Gun for the NES.
@stagrye2285 жыл бұрын
As a former Checkmate, I was having a great time going down memory line. '93 to '97. Thank you so very much.
@bobbycv643 жыл бұрын
VF211 and VF24 (NG - Wing 9) were our TOMCATs when I was in 20 years prior to you. BOTH HAD THEIR STUFF TOGETHER. Great Bunch of Guys, I was AIMD.
@taylorh.34843 жыл бұрын
Checkmate?
@user-hu8fn2jp5v2 жыл бұрын
@@taylorh.3484 squadron name
@foofghtr5 ай бұрын
I’m career Oceana 6th Fleet Tomcats starting at VF-101 RAG. Bravo Zulu shipmate! Been to Miramar for Top Gun and Fallon like I lost count. I miss the Nugget and Stockmans lol..🥴
@priyonjoni5 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this pilot’s stories for hours.
@heavyassaultcollectables17315 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the whole interview. 😁👌👍🤙
@losi5ivet29cc5 жыл бұрын
Much much better version. I was pretty disappointed with the first video not gonna lie. lol Glad you guys listened and redid the video :)
@DB-qg7hk2 жыл бұрын
I absolutely LOVE the pilot's description of how he at first felt like he was strapping himself onto the plane, but gradually begun to feel more and more like he was strapping the plane onto himself. That was really really cool!!!
@mikemcgown63622 жыл бұрын
It was always my dream to fly a fighter jet, but looking back, I was never ready for that. There is so much more involved with flying a fighter than most people realize. It's nothing like flying a commercial jet, which is complicated enough. I would love to spend an afternoon talking with an experienced pilot like you did Mathew. There is so much knowledge stored in his brain! He seems like a very personable guy, easy to talk with. Doesn't want to make you feel dumb for not knowing everything he knows. Give him bait for the next thought and off he goes! That's the kind of conversation I like. Great episode! Thanks for letting us tag along for the ride!
@karlchilders54205 жыл бұрын
Tell Spud that "Mongo" says hello, and miss hanging out with him on the boat.
@Mr.XJ.964 жыл бұрын
It aint got no Gas in it mmmmhhhmmmmm!!!!
@foofghtr5 ай бұрын
Who’d you piss off to get Mongo as a call sign lmao. You musta wore your cover inside the O Club with 100 people in there 😂
@karlchilders54205 ай бұрын
@@foofghtr no, it had to do with my fighting all the time.
@John52095 жыл бұрын
With pilots who trained like he did, no wonder the F14's kicked ass, worldwide!!! Well done US Navy. Salute from an Angolan war Vet.
@Yoda_NZ5 жыл бұрын
Best description of the pressure when carrier landing I have heard.
@gombarovits3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this. Lt Webb is a genius with words and storytelling. He made us feel what he felt. This is unique.
@indyjons3215 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt, my favorite fighter jet of all time.......
@shanedaley6236 Жыл бұрын
Same I think I love the wings on planes like this most of all only a few but so cool to look at
@mikes74468 ай бұрын
Iran agrees
@thestumaji6565 жыл бұрын
that titanium wing box is awesome, pain in the ass to fabricate but awesome about a week of non stop 24/7 machining. my uncle showed me one being machined when I was a kid.
@foofghtr5 ай бұрын
The engines are mounted with 2 bolts to the box beam and one dog bone that swung aft.
@sparkey67465 жыл бұрын
I stood on the O-9 level (Vultures Row) many a time during my 4 years on the Big E during the early 80's. Despite having an intellectual knowledge of how difficult a carrier landing was, these guys (and they were all men then) made it look routinely simple. The training was so good, and the procedures so complete that a very difficult and dangerous thing had an excellently low accident rate. Truly amazing when you analyze it.
@victormanuelpolanco9225 жыл бұрын
Richard is an amazing story teller. He doesn't just inform, he puts you right in the middle of the action with his passionate tone of voice, and the myriad subtleties he provides you with regarding the dangers surrounding an approach for landing in bad weather. Matthew, just too short an episode to really enjoy, yet thank you for providing this sequel to the first episode. Naval Aviators are a special breed of their own and sure at the very top, maybe beyond, of their aviation game.
@theshapeexists Жыл бұрын
Anytime i ever listen to one of these fighter pilots speak, you can hear the discipline and just how serious a person you have to be to be at that level. Every single one of them exudes a level of intensity that you don't see in average people.
@stratos25 жыл бұрын
Views this video while building a rc F-14
@RazgrizF145 жыл бұрын
You will have to post some vids when you are done
@Mr.XJ.964 жыл бұрын
Nice..Is it Edf or Turbine?
@Landshark9284 жыл бұрын
Such an impressive stories without acting 'cool', deep respect for mr Webb
@1spartacus1337 Жыл бұрын
The pilot told a good story but props to the host too for building rapport and moving with the right question to get us to the story. Well done Amat.
@rickmaddy31335 жыл бұрын
Excellent interview. Lt. Webb really expresses his experiences very well. Extra fun for me to watch this. During the 2nd half when they are standing on the wing of the F-14, you can see a bright yellowish-green hang glider hanging up behind the Tomcat sign. I donated that glider to the museum back in 1998. I haven't been back in a long time. Great to see it's still there.
@hondadude72 жыл бұрын
This is why Navy pilots are the best. I worked as a director on deck for 4 yrs and these guys made it look so easy when I was in the gulf. After a month of flying daily, these guys rarely boltered. Navy pilots are the best. As cat 3 director i mostly got F-18 on the USS Indy, but when I did get to put Tomcat on my cat it was such a thrill. "Burners on 3, stand clear the landing area". My favorite thing the AirBoss would announce on the flight deck speaker system.
@marbleman525 жыл бұрын
With Lt. Webb describing all of the variables of landing the F-14 ( or any plane ) on a pitching carrier deck and the precision required of pilot, it's just sounds impossible for a human pilot to do it. But they do, all the time. That tells you how much training these pilots have to do. It's amazing..!! I was in a Navy squadron, VAQ-33 out of N.A.S. Norfolk, from 71-75. Some of us were at Miramar for war exercises when the first operational F-14's came in. I was a 'plane captain' ( close to the Air Force Crew Chief ) for our ERA-3B Skywarrior aircraft and was out at the fuel pits waiting for our planes to return from exercises when the 14's flew in. The fuel pits are just off the taxiways, so they are real close to the runways. Our fuel pits were on the touchdown end of the runway. I was out there and saw these gorgeous planes coming in for landing. They had the wings fully swept forward...20 degrees Lt. Webb said...? and they just seemed to be floating in the air and going so slow..!! They touched down so lightly that the tires didn't smoke at all. But what astounded me was how soon they turned off the main runway and onto a taxiway. I swear that it looked like way less than 100 yards...50 yards perhaps... from touchdown to turn-off. I was amazed..!! Our A-3's took many times that length, and that's with using a drag chute, and they kinda disappeared way off down the runway, that's how far down they went. Yea, what a memory...I loved it..!! Our squadron also shared the hangar with the Tom Cat folks. and no...I never saw Cruise..LOL..!! I went to Miramar many times for exercises and always enjoyed it.
@metalbendr12962 жыл бұрын
After many years of cussing pilots out as a maintainer standing on the flight deck of many different aircraft carriers, I now have a new respect for them.
@prodigal_no_more6 ай бұрын
my stepfather was in the Navy and refueled airplanes at Miramar then after that at Port Hueneme. He took me to see the F-4’s. It was an amazing thing to see them taking off in the late 60s. I did not have enough of a fascination with them that I became a pilot.
@ephraim27935 жыл бұрын
Nothing but Respect.
@yopacific2 жыл бұрын
Nothing sounds like an F-14 at an air show……ferocious.
@Tonkotsu2k105 жыл бұрын
It's neat seeing a Tomcat driver who obviously geeks out about being a Tomcat Driver.
@Josh-hr5mc5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I didn't even realize we had the continued version. I was one of the ones who requested more from his interview. This is a great video. He has so much to tell
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
Glad you found it! We try our best to listen to what our viewers want. Seems like the more detail, the better!
@r107560sl Жыл бұрын
I can listen to Webb's stories all day long without getting tired.
@kormiii1 Жыл бұрын
true
@RazgrizF145 жыл бұрын
Was an Air Traffic Controller on the USS Constellation when VF-2 Bounty Hunters made their last deployment in the Tomcat. I went up to Vultures row as much as I could to watch these beautiful planes takeoff, land, and from time to time make high speed passes beside the ship. Best day was when we did the airshow at sea during the tiger cruise coming back from deployment and the Tomcat did a supersonic pass 60 feet above the water, most badass sight I have even seen in my life!!!!!!!
@miguelnascimento46472 жыл бұрын
Probably, the must simple and clear took about F-14 ever.. Wonderful.. That pilot is, really, a true tomcat pilot No words. Video, simply , wonderful..!!
@geezer6525 жыл бұрын
Early '70s, Tyndal AFB first time I saw an F14. Still got a Grumman "Anytime Baby" Tomcat sticker.
@geezer6525 жыл бұрын
@Donny Baumann - Good catch Donny. My bad , should have said Grumman not McDonald.
@geezer6525 жыл бұрын
@Donny Baumann If I am not sadly mistaken, there was an F15 at that airshow too.
@bodazaphfa4 жыл бұрын
Nothing like standing 3-feet away from a Delta during high-power in full augmentation (GE-110 “afterburner “).
@danieljones20165 жыл бұрын
finally a long video! i really appreciate the content you guys are putting out. I feel you cut some of the videos a little short tho! could listen to you ramble on about different planes and their quirks and features for ages!
@相馬光好5 жыл бұрын
Yes, I have been waiting for the extended version. Such a pleasure having Lt. Webb talk us through every bit of the Tomcat.
@SinisterGerbils5 жыл бұрын
“You’ve lost that lovin’ feeling”
@VroodenTheGreat9 ай бұрын
ha ha, "Tactical grade tennis court" I fly this in VR and I look back all the time, and that was the best description of what it looks like that I've ever heard.
@martynpatrick84352 жыл бұрын
What a guy, I could listen to him all day, Thank you, brilliant interview.
@homefront31625 жыл бұрын
My Dad worked for Grumman and designed ECM Radar Systems.... He was a Former F-4 Pilot, When he got cancer the Pt Mugu Commander arrainged a flight for him! (in an F-14) he died shortly therafter
@marccosdecesaro5 жыл бұрын
F-14 it's more crazy than i first thought
@TheRainmanBachelor5 жыл бұрын
YES! This made my night! :)
@endlessdrive84215 жыл бұрын
If there's one thing you don't realize about an F-14 until you see it, is just how big of a plane it is.
@EchelonNine4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, I always forget just how big planes really are, also nice profile pic
@judefernandez827 Жыл бұрын
Just imagine having 20:or 30 of these massive aircraft on the John C Stennis
@bennettroofing325914 күн бұрын
I’m REALLY curious if I was at the same parade Lt. Webb referenced at the beginning…I grew up in LaPorte, IN and one year, one of the two F-14’s that did the 4th of July parade flyover was a graduate of LaPorte High School. After the traditional single pass over the parade route, he circled back around and did two more passes. But on the third pass, he kicked in his afterburners and pulled into a power climb right over the courthouse!!! Most AMAZING flyover EVER ❤❤❤
@jake2213b5 жыл бұрын
I just love how you find people who have flown in a aircraft. Up in Dayton they never have anyone but guilds to do a talk about the aircraft.
@seanc.53105 жыл бұрын
This is much better than short version of this video previously released
@gatgat42025 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this full version !!!!!
@nunyabusiness8962 жыл бұрын
The F-14 Tomcat will always be the best looking fighter jet ever.
@Rogge732 жыл бұрын
Richard seems like a super nice and cool guy!
@bobbycv643 жыл бұрын
Lt. Webb and Matthew Burchette, SO AWESOME and totally professional. I was USN AVIATION, USS CONSTELLATION CV-64 AIMD Jet Shop and knew a lot about the TOMCAT. Matthew, your questions, respect, presentation, SO GREAT. Matthew, your entire attitude was WOW!!! I was actually raised in NORTHGLENN, the next time I visit CO, I hope you are still there. YOU WERE GREAT. LT WEBB, typical Naval Officer. The BEST OF THE BEST. He was both PROFESSIONAL and had those side stories that would make you laugh. LT WEBB, if I ever meet you. You will have a 100% PROPER SALUTE. I am very proud of my Naval Service and Officers like Lt Webb are what make the US Navy, SUPER GREAT. Bobby Estey
@rictablet85455 жыл бұрын
Best Wings Over Rockies video!
@Area-51td3vq2 жыл бұрын
Damm! This aircraft demanded your precise attention. Hats off and thank you to the men and women past and present who served.✌️🇺🇸🇺🇸
@God_is_in_the_details5 жыл бұрын
a low-key “got accepted” but the last-percentile abilities of these guys means it’s a huge deal and you are in a very exclusive zone
@WarReport.5 жыл бұрын
I would be so sad to be the guys chosen for transports
@SomeRandomYouTuber_3 жыл бұрын
Movies: behind the scenes Planes: behind the wings
@zs6jce5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for Longer Format. Love it.
@SkyroofNova725 жыл бұрын
It's massive in person. Pictures don't do the Tomcat justice...
@wasabinator2 жыл бұрын
This guy is an absolute legend.
@erickrcisneros5 жыл бұрын
I could listen to these stories for quite a while!
@DJFK7775 жыл бұрын
This man is amazing and so was this interview! Thank you so much Wings!
@Pau_Pau95 жыл бұрын
One of the most intense interview I have ever seen..
@Reepicheep-12 жыл бұрын
FINALLY: someone mentions fuel consumption rate. 20k lbs in 8 min at full-burner. I'd LOVE to see what a Cat could do with modern engines with thrust vectoring, supercruise, etc., plus modern computers & software controlling everything.
@Soundtracks925 жыл бұрын
I've been able to visit 3 Tomcats at museums so far, and they're absolutely stunning! I saw an F-14A on the USS Hornet museum, an F-14A at the Pima Air & Space museum, and an F-14D Super Tomcat at McClellan. I recently just bought Speed and Angels on blu-ray, and it's the most amazing documentary I've ever seen about the Tomcat :) I'm also currently building a 1/32 scale model of an F-14D based on the VX-9 Vampires squadron
@FlightSimHistorian5 жыл бұрын
Noble Six Come to Fort Worth, TX. We have the longest serving USN Tomcat on display. Nicknamed “Christine”. Started out as an A-model (IIRC), then made into a D later in its service life.
@Soundtracks925 жыл бұрын
@@FlightSimHistorian I'm actually gonna visit Texas in a few months! :) I'll try to swing by the museum. Never gets old seeing more Tomcats!
@FlightSimHistorian5 жыл бұрын
Noble Six while you’re there, you might as well also visit the Vintage Flying Museum, home to a number of rare airworthy warbirds. You might even run into me there.
@Soundtracks925 жыл бұрын
@@FlightSimHistorian sounds awesome!
@marcuscummings6025 жыл бұрын
My dad served on a carrier in Vietnam and I had no idea how complicated it was to operate on one. This is the best educational video I’ve ever seen.
@rrrseajay3 жыл бұрын
Best episode
@onurozuvar62994 жыл бұрын
Pilots language is trully facinating
@joncox97192 жыл бұрын
I see my old Alma Mater the Rocky Mountain Helicopter Alouette III behind the Tomcat! What a work horse in the fledgling EMS Helicopter field back in the day! Slow but steady!
@GenJackOneill5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for uploading the full episode! This is a great watch!
@TeachAManToAngle4 жыл бұрын
Keep doing the regular edits while us nerds will keep watching these long cuts. Thanks for the good content.
@gaelan2k95 жыл бұрын
That was fantastic thanks for the extended footage
@n7565j5 жыл бұрын
We've got a Tomcat here in KHKY, Hickory NC. I actually got to see it flown in, amazing A/C!!! My daughter (was 8 at the time), took me to the HKY airshow back in the early 00's and the Navy had a Tomcat there from the Roosevelt.... He did an afterburner circle around the airport that NO ONE who attended that show will ever forget :-) Seeing those blue flames with all those shock cones was AWESOME!!! Thank you both for this interview, EXCELLENT!!! :-)
@all.day.day-dreamer2 жыл бұрын
First time I think for me that a pilot has ever explained his first ride in one of these that captured the real experience of how powerful and awe inspiring one of these aircraft were. Nice job.
@kurtlengel16505 жыл бұрын
This brought back some great memories. Worked on these beautiful jets as an AT during the first gulf war, this thing is in my mind still the greatest air superiority fighter. I know I'm biased, but oh well. Wish someone would spend some time talking with the guys that worked on these things. Sure, the pilots get all the Hollywood glory, but without us tweaking the systems it wouldn't happen. That said, props and serious respect to those stick jockeys, the ones I knew were the greatest guys I have ever had the honor to know.
@georgeakin27775 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but as a fellow 'tron chaser' I think that Matthew might have a hard time tracking interest to a guy in a cherry-picker showing where to replace an ALR-45 quadrant receiver... as they say in baseball, 'chicks dig the longball'... pilots are Aaron Judge, us greenshirts are clubhouse attendants.
@s0nnyburnett5 жыл бұрын
Now this is solid gold. Just a raw knowledge dump with no distractions, feels so good man you have no idea how refreshing it is.
@JaxRwld5 жыл бұрын
Awesome, Thank You! I could listen to TomCat pilots all day.
@someperson251005 жыл бұрын
man, that bit with landing on the carrier... alittle too vivid, makes me think he's been through that =)
@tylermckinnon46975 жыл бұрын
i can't wait for the new top gun
@doobsnack5 жыл бұрын
You know what else is amazing? You. Thanks!
@alexanderlovato49025 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting the whole interview!!! I watched the original one about 5 times already!
@Cornography19965 жыл бұрын
YES! Very detailed videos like this are the best. Please consider making all the videos like this one in the future. Again, thank you for a great video and an amazing interview!
@Wings_Museum5 жыл бұрын
We are getting so many positive comments about the longer format! We'll see what we can do about making this more of the norm.
@markvincentcocjin5 жыл бұрын
"...you won't retire, and despite your best efforts you refuse to die," Harris scowls. "You should be at least a two-star admiral by now. Yet here you are..."
@MrCarlitosway7135 жыл бұрын
F-14= Nostalgia Best fighter jet ever. Wish they would make a newer version.
@Aaron-wq3jz5 жыл бұрын
To expensive
@prof2yousmithe4445 жыл бұрын
This was one of your best episodes!!!! Awesome!!!!
@johngroberts9525 жыл бұрын
Can’t get that level of detail from anywhere else. Thanks!!
@jurrrus5 жыл бұрын
That was the shortest half an hour on youtube :O I was really surprised when the video ended. Also rediscovering my love for this plane which started when I got a book from my grandfather about it when I was maybe 6 or 7. Amazing!
@paulborne64575 жыл бұрын
This was great. Really like the in-depth format. 👍 Plus, he's a great interview subject. Had to listen fast!
@patricknicolucci89602 жыл бұрын
My cousin was a F14 pilot call sign Wild man (Brian Wild) of The Bedevilers squadron, in 1991 Gulf war as a scud finder. The phoenix system could attack multiple targets at 125 miles away. Boron and titanium swept wing fighter there was a A+ version double the thurst and 9G version. an amazing aircraft.
@dimiferr25 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting, this guy make me feel like flying this beast, he tell details from catapult and the flying deck like no ever hear, very nice 👍👍
@thomaslier69063 жыл бұрын
For me, the F-14 Tomcat was most beautiful jet ever built...👋 greetings from Germany
@randyberetta62772 жыл бұрын
💥⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐💥
@MrTPF15 жыл бұрын
Awesome video! Navy pilots definitely earn their flight pay!
@ronsmith92514 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate you guys posting this.
@edmondmkasian61735 жыл бұрын
Most beautiful aircraft ever made Also a12 & sr71 are handsome
@Optimaloptimus5 жыл бұрын
In my opinion the SR-71 and A-12 look more beautiful and sexier than the Tomcat. Hell I prefer the look of the F-8 Crusader over the Tomcat. I see where you come from though.
@223frankthetank5 жыл бұрын
long awaited, i've been super excited for this to come out
@TruckingToPlease5 ай бұрын
Loved our Alphas at VF-154 out of Atsugi Japan. Only forward deployed F-14 command after the VF-21 Free Lancers decommed next door.