Blame my WSO (part 1)
Follow along from the back seat of the F/A-18F Super Hornet during low level ingress to pop delivery of Mk-82 (500lb dumb bomb). I dug into my archives for this one. Sorry for the sloppy footage, blame my WSO. FYI, the bomb on the right side of the aircraft is released first.
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Thank you for not ruining this great footage with music!
Alex Bowman's subscription list has probably gone up 10 fold since Maverick was released...
Keep posting videos, Alex! These are so much fun to watch 😎My video feed is blowing up with F-18 videos and you're at the top. So many people are grateful for the work that the Navy does. My daughters hope to be Navy pilots like you and your teammates. These videos really empower them. Love it!
@MrSeamane
2 жыл бұрын
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Hi Alex Tinder Bowman. Once again thank you for these videos. I' m pleased with all this cascade of videos. Suddenly we have so many of them. I am a follower of you and your team.
Love your videos. I spent a lot of time on the ground with a radio talking to you all and watching the results. Is fantastic to see things from your side. All that fun and then back to take a shower and sleep in clean sheets... Must be nice 😂
I really enjoy the videos. I am a retired AOC and I love to see ordnance in action.
@100PercentAllAmericanMan
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you have you have read something similar to this before: I am sim flying with Digital Combat Simulator. Love to fail in the sim at what you do in real life!
@hudsondonnell444
2 жыл бұрын
I'm a retarded aviator, and I like to see AOC's having fun.
This is so cool
Really cool! Serious question... how do you guys compensate for the change in weight after dropping a heavy bomb, etc.? Is it like driving a car that's carrying a lot of weight? If you had to outmaneuver an enemy aircraft, would you prefer to drop all your bombs, payload, etc. before getting in a dogfight? Or can the F-18 maneuver with all that stuff on board?
@AlexBowman_Ventures
2 жыл бұрын
Lighter is better and carrying heavy ordinance is noticeable not only because of the weight, but because of the drag. So yes that is always a consideration.
Maverick, Jester is closing in fast. If you hit the brake, he'll fly right by you.
@MrSeamane
2 жыл бұрын
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@jacob-bell
2 жыл бұрын
He was 30 seconds off target, 5th gen fighters intercepted and shot him down
@donebert7410
2 жыл бұрын
You're gonna do WHAT!!!
@SyhaDan
2 жыл бұрын
Goose I've had enough of this shit, When I hit the brakes he'll fly right by
@JCrashB
Жыл бұрын
Negative, Ghostrider, the pants are full.
Thanks for the treat :)
The yellow on the tip reminded me of my time. I was on an ammunition supply ship and used to carry lots of those 500 pounders. One time we were in port loading bombs, one of the SN decided to sit on a bomb and smoke a cigarette. One of the Joe Navy GM chiefs saw him and chewed him out so he put the cigarette out on the bomb. It was funny. They aren't fused in transport so they're pretty stable as long as there's no leaks. They make a pretty good boom when they go off. 82kilograms of high explosives. Btw, smoking is strictly prohibited while on or offloading bombs.
@freerangekitties7657
Жыл бұрын
Smoking is bad for you
@ElMasChingon76
Жыл бұрын
IYAAYAS/IYAOYAS!!!
Are you going to do some extra interviews or breaking military aviation related informations like cwlemoine channel ?
Unbelievable stuff ❤️❤️🇺🇸
u sure living the life..
Is that concentric circle target thing that can be seen the same one used in Top Gun Maverick for their training runs?
@speckleddaddy
2 жыл бұрын
Didn’t see one here. But there are real targets like that in the weapons ranges that they train in
@MrSeamane
2 жыл бұрын
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@averyp.9315
Жыл бұрын
As a matter of fact on this very range is where they filmed the practice bomb drops in the movie.
Love your videos sir greetings from Turkey!
@berkyarukarslan2791
2 жыл бұрын
I always wanted to join the TurAF and become an F-16D pilot but I was not good enough to be selected for the Air Force Academy. So i couldn't make my dreams come true. 😅 Anyways i really enjoy the videos. Love from Mugla 🇹🇷🇺🇸
Please keep them coming Alex.
@MrSeamane
2 жыл бұрын
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Does the super hornet allow to have visual cues on the hud for these pop up attack, like the F-16 ? And I don’t mean just waypoints on the ground but more like visual cues that seem to be hanging in the sky, that are generally offset from the tgt waypoint ? (iP VRP , don’t remember exactly how they are called) but they kinda help with timings and altitudes. Edit : And when I mean hud, they probably can be seen through the HMCS as well, for all I know… (ps : I don’t think this is secret or classified, but if it is, sorry for asking and please disregard)
@rickykurniawann
2 жыл бұрын
opsec buddy, opsec.
@dunbar555
2 жыл бұрын
@@rickykurniawann : well, given that this is modelled in several high fidelity public combat flight simulators, i wouldnt think this is covered by opsec. it was more a of technical question.
@brunofagulha
2 жыл бұрын
With GPS era IP VRP is no longer needed or used. For pop-up attacks you can practice 30/30 pop up attacks (30ºleft, 30º up, roll in, attack).
@dunbar555
2 жыл бұрын
@@brunofagulha thanks. Wondered if the visual cues still were available in modern jets
@Aeronaut1975
2 жыл бұрын
@@rickykurniawann lol, the Brits have been using pull-up cues since the 80's, we call it "lofting".
Great video- NAS Fallon?
Is it always that turbulent when you get close to the desert floor?
Soooo how do I get a ride along in a fighter jet?
Is this NAS Fallon or somewhere else? Looks like Fallon sort of but I am not 100% sure. As a kid we'd be on the highway that goes through the Fallon area when driving to my grandparents in the summer and if we saw jets up we'd pull over and watch Navy jets blow the hell out of the mountain for a bit. Very cool!
Hi im french man..excuse for my english..so during your différent exercice of dogfight....have you fight versus rafale of french marine? and of course Who is thé Best thé f18 or rafale...stay safe
Saludos y bendiciones desde Argentina 😊🇦🇷💙💪
Nice!
"Uhh... Oh well, pickle."
Bad wizzo missing the drop!
Hey Tinder enjoying the latest videos. Quick question can you hear anything from the bomb explosion or just nothing,?
@On-Our-Radar-24News
2 жыл бұрын
No, you cant hear the ordinance go off.
@WhiteEagleTube
Жыл бұрын
@Military Enthusiast I usually stream over on Twitch/WhiteEagleProductions
Looks like the Wizzo got spun up to Oz!
Pickle's hot! Stand by. Comfort me. One mile! keep on trucking.
How long did you fly super hornets
Looks like Fallon?
Fallon?
Cheers from chile maan
Did you ever encounter any uaps?
cool
I built those Mk-82s for 20 years. Is that the range near Nellis?
@AlexBowman_Ventures
Жыл бұрын
Fallon
Nevada gun range?
So many Dos Gringos songs going through my head right now...
Where is this ?
Did you hit your target?
Wow 😮 Earth is round ⚪
Nevada? Is this east of Fallon? Is that US-50 you fly over with a couple of live bombs? I wonder what Joe Public would scream if they knew that? LOL!
@SpencerAK74M
Жыл бұрын
Wait, you mean to tell me that military aircraft with live ordnance fly over roads occasionally? The horror!! 😳🤔😆
All I can think of to say when I see any and all images/vids of our armed forces is THANK YOU SO FU-KING MUCH FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE FREE AND PROUD!!! Be safe and stay healthy!!! 🙇🏻♂️🙇🏻♂️🙇🏻♂️
@renascitur7051
Жыл бұрын
From no threats to your actual land or allies.
Is it normal to have very little chatter during a flight?
@wfoj21
2 жыл бұрын
yes, when the Pilot and WSO area mad at each other !
DCS is so cool!! 😂
Why is it called blame my WSO?
What does WSO stand for? Is it weapons system officer? or something else? Thanks for the ride!
@MrSeamane
2 жыл бұрын
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@AlexBowman_Ventures
2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Nailed it!
@jms0313
Жыл бұрын
A WSO is a guy not quite good enough to be a pilot
Was this at Fallon. Is your dad Mike Bowman?
Fly right by you... what do you mean fly right by you?
Backseaters…😂
Could you do a collab with the KZread channel Captain Joe?
Just one question when the plane just about to take off from aircraft carrier what does make it move from parking to the launcher? Is it automatic or computerized?
@MrSeamane
2 жыл бұрын
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@fossil6845
Жыл бұрын
the pilot applies a small amount of thrust. when the land gear is down the rudder pedals also turn the wheel, and in the case of really tight turns there is a pinky button on the control stick that allows the front wheel an incredible amount of motion. TLDR: when taxi on aircraft carriers the aircrafts own engine moves it about.
It was more stable in the IMAX version.
@MrSeamane
2 жыл бұрын
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Come on Goose, get that camera straight. Did you hit your head on the canopy or something?
Looks like fallon
Blame for....
Doesn’t your wizzo know about the stores page ? :P
damn war thunder gettin hella realistic
@renascitur7051
Жыл бұрын
It's dcs bro, smh
Blaming the wso doesn't seem right when top guns senior instructor said, "if something goes wrong it's your own fault" you owe the guys a case of beer now and you need to think about where you went wrong. 😜 jks, nice view!
@AlexBowman_Ventures
2 жыл бұрын
You’re right. I should have taken a better WSO. A WSO who could hold the camera steady during -0.5 to 6+Gs. jk I love all my backseat bros.
@t-dog8528
2 жыл бұрын
@@AlexBowman_Ventures 🤣🤣🤣 keep up the good work Al
@djsmith2871
Жыл бұрын
You had ONE JOB... ok maybe 2 or 3
Um we can clearly see there's no back seat 😂
wet salad officer
How does one get lucky enough to be a passenger in a fighter jet? I see famous people get to all the time but what about a cop ? Lol
Jesus Christ what the fuck
😘🥰🦋💓🦋😘🥰😘🦋💓💓🦋🦋😘😘🥰 you are a very nice beautiful and very intelligent boy .
Blame your boy for what? I’m asking having not watched what I assume is a part 2 that exists. Someone tell me what the deal here is. On a side note, had you been born with a somewhat decent head on your shoulders you’d gone USAF and not have to worry about luggin around dead weight behind you. Cheers 👍
@bird.9346
Жыл бұрын
Lmfao the passive aggressiveness between people in the American military
@alfredchurchill2328
Жыл бұрын
@@bird.9346 you made a couple assumptions there 😉
@jms0313
Жыл бұрын
USAF have WSO’s too
@alfredchurchill2328
Жыл бұрын
@@jms0313 in one aircraft. The f-15e. In the navy it’s common.
Talk to Goose about that lousy video.
Meh
You need a new graphics card, yours sucks. (sarcasm before anyone misses it)