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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  • @cambodianriverpig7613
    @cambodianriverpig76132 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for not ruining this great footage with music!

  • @ScienceChap
    @ScienceChap2 жыл бұрын

    Alex Bowman's subscription list has probably gone up 10 fold since Maverick was released...

  • @stricktown614
    @stricktown6142 жыл бұрын

    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

    @MrSeamane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out A-10 Thunderbolt II kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuY3JaKZ5O4irA.html

  • @mdc734
    @mdc7342 жыл бұрын

    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.

  • @InformalGreeting
    @InformalGreeting2 жыл бұрын

    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 😂

  • @100PercentAllAmericanMan
    @100PercentAllAmericanMan2 жыл бұрын

    I really enjoy the videos. I am a retired AOC and I love to see ordnance in action.

  • @100PercentAllAmericanMan

    @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

    @hudsondonnell444

    2 жыл бұрын

    I'm a retarded aviator, and I like to see AOC's having fun.

  • @Porouss
    @Porouss2 жыл бұрын

    This is so cool

  • @LPM147
    @LPM1472 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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.

  • @gio957
    @gio9572 жыл бұрын

    Maverick, Jester is closing in fast. If you hit the brake, he'll fly right by you.

  • @MrSeamane

    @MrSeamane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out the A10 kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuY3JaKZ5O4irA.html

  • @jacob-bell

    @jacob-bell

    2 жыл бұрын

    He was 30 seconds off target, 5th gen fighters intercepted and shot him down

  • @donebert7410

    @donebert7410

    2 жыл бұрын

    You're gonna do WHAT!!!

  • @SyhaDan

    @SyhaDan

    2 жыл бұрын

    Goose I've had enough of this shit, When I hit the brakes he'll fly right by

  • @JCrashB

    @JCrashB

    Жыл бұрын

    Negative, Ghostrider, the pants are full.

  • @Anuj-1
    @Anuj-12 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the treat :)

  • @randyscrafts8575
    @randyscrafts85752 жыл бұрын

    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

    @freerangekitties7657

    Жыл бұрын

    Smoking is bad for you

  • @ElMasChingon76

    @ElMasChingon76

    Жыл бұрын

    IYAAYAS/IYAOYAS!!!

  • @Fox-One1937
    @Fox-One19372 жыл бұрын

    Are you going to do some extra interviews or breaking military aviation related informations like cwlemoine channel ?

  • @lindseyc9434
    @lindseyc9434 Жыл бұрын

    Unbelievable stuff ❤️❤️🇺🇸

  • @burhan999
    @burhan9992 жыл бұрын

    u sure living the life..

  • @Mike_Costello
    @Mike_Costello2 жыл бұрын

    Is that concentric circle target thing that can be seen the same one used in Top Gun Maverick for their training runs?

  • @speckleddaddy

    @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

    @MrSeamane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out A-10 Thunderbolt II kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuY3JaKZ5O4irA.html

  • @averyp.9315

    @averyp.9315

    Жыл бұрын

    As a matter of fact on this very range is where they filmed the practice bomb drops in the movie.

  • @berkyarukarslan2791
    @berkyarukarslan27912 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos sir greetings from Turkey!

  • @berkyarukarslan2791

    @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 🇹🇷🇺🇸

  • @Helibeaver
    @Helibeaver2 жыл бұрын

    Please keep them coming Alex.

  • @MrSeamane

    @MrSeamane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out A-10 Thunderbolt II kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuY3JaKZ5O4irA.html

  • @dunbar555
    @dunbar5552 жыл бұрын

    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

    @rickykurniawann

    2 жыл бұрын

    opsec buddy, opsec.

  • @dunbar555

    @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

    @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

    @dunbar555

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brunofagulha thanks. Wondered if the visual cues still were available in modern jets

  • @Aeronaut1975

    @Aeronaut1975

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rickykurniawann lol, the Brits have been using pull-up cues since the 80's, we call it "lofting".

  • @bgw9906
    @bgw99062 жыл бұрын

    Great video- NAS Fallon?

  • @bullheadbrewco.5750
    @bullheadbrewco.5750 Жыл бұрын

    Is it always that turbulent when you get close to the desert floor?

  • @tioswift3676
    @tioswift36762 жыл бұрын

    Soooo how do I get a ride along in a fighter jet?

  • @meRyanP
    @meRyanP2 жыл бұрын

    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!

  • @davidtool9869
    @davidtool9869 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @Lautaro_FF
    @Lautaro_FF Жыл бұрын

    Saludos y bendiciones desde Argentina 😊🇦🇷💙💪

  • @Pricklyhedgehog72
    @Pricklyhedgehog722 жыл бұрын

    Nice!

  • @aiosquadron
    @aiosquadron Жыл бұрын

    "Uhh... Oh well, pickle."

  • @ericfletcher8454
    @ericfletcher84542 жыл бұрын

    Bad wizzo missing the drop!

  • @WhiteEagleTube
    @WhiteEagleTube2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Tinder enjoying the latest videos. Quick question can you hear anything from the bomb explosion or just nothing,?

  • @On-Our-Radar-24News

    @On-Our-Radar-24News

    2 жыл бұрын

    No, you cant hear the ordinance go off.

  • @WhiteEagleTube

    @WhiteEagleTube

    Жыл бұрын

    @Military Enthusiast I usually stream over on Twitch/WhiteEagleProductions

  • @hudsondonnell444
    @hudsondonnell4442 жыл бұрын

    Looks like the Wizzo got spun up to Oz!

  • @Anarchist86ed
    @Anarchist86ed2 жыл бұрын

    Pickle's hot! Stand by. Comfort me. One mile! keep on trucking.

  • @Chavylifts
    @Chavylifts Жыл бұрын

    How long did you fly super hornets

  • @Ripper669
    @Ripper669 Жыл бұрын

    Looks like Fallon?

  • @Burlyhawk
    @Burlyhawk2 жыл бұрын

    Fallon?

  • @gonzalosanchez7125
    @gonzalosanchez71252 жыл бұрын

    Cheers from chile maan

  • @bryantbridgewaters7177
    @bryantbridgewaters71772 жыл бұрын

    Did you ever encounter any uaps?

  • @btc-btc-net
    @btc-btc-net2 жыл бұрын

    cool

  • @erivera9313
    @erivera9313 Жыл бұрын

    I built those Mk-82s for 20 years. Is that the range near Nellis?

  • @AlexBowman_Ventures

    @AlexBowman_Ventures

    Жыл бұрын

    Fallon

  • @beewrangler81
    @beewrangler81 Жыл бұрын

    Nevada gun range?

  • @Rufus6540
    @Rufus65402 жыл бұрын

    So many Dos Gringos songs going through my head right now...

  • @jf5336
    @jf53362 жыл бұрын

    Where is this ?

  • @beckymc6178
    @beckymc6178 Жыл бұрын

    Did you hit your target?

  • @1minutecomicswalahollywood648
    @1minutecomicswalahollywood6482 жыл бұрын

    Wow 😮 Earth is round ⚪

  • @cageordie
    @cageordie Жыл бұрын

    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

    @SpencerAK74M

    Жыл бұрын

    Wait, you mean to tell me that military aircraft with live ordnance fly over roads occasionally? The horror!! 😳🤔😆

  • @zonkerr76
    @zonkerr76 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @renascitur7051

    Жыл бұрын

    From no threats to your actual land or allies.

  • @hjalti0000
    @hjalti00002 жыл бұрын

    Is it normal to have very little chatter during a flight?

  • @wfoj21

    @wfoj21

    2 жыл бұрын

    yes, when the Pilot and WSO area mad at each other !

  • @carltheflpatriot69
    @carltheflpatriot692 жыл бұрын

    DCS is so cool!! 😂

  • @davidgill3356
    @davidgill3356 Жыл бұрын

    Why is it called blame my WSO?

  • @eddybedder2865
    @eddybedder28652 жыл бұрын

    What does WSO stand for? Is it weapons system officer? or something else? Thanks for the ride!

  • @MrSeamane

    @MrSeamane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out A-10 Thunderbolt II kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuY3JaKZ5O4irA.html

  • @AlexBowman_Ventures

    @AlexBowman_Ventures

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes! Nailed it!

  • @jms0313

    @jms0313

    Жыл бұрын

    A WSO is a guy not quite good enough to be a pilot

  • @dennispetretti3384
    @dennispetretti3384 Жыл бұрын

    Was this at Fallon. Is your dad Mike Bowman?

  • @450ktm520
    @450ktm520 Жыл бұрын

    Fly right by you... what do you mean fly right by you?

  • @g-man2228
    @g-man22282 жыл бұрын

    Backseaters…😂

  • @ALWResearchTeam
    @ALWResearchTeam Жыл бұрын

    Could you do a collab with the KZread channel Captain Joe?

  • @icommentdiabetessoyouwillb8432
    @icommentdiabetessoyouwillb84322 жыл бұрын

    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

    @MrSeamane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out air fighter A-10 Thunderbolt II kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuY3JaKZ5O4irA.html

  • @fossil6845

    @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.

  • @Lion_McLionhead
    @Lion_McLionhead2 жыл бұрын

    It was more stable in the IMAX version.

  • @MrSeamane

    @MrSeamane

    2 жыл бұрын

    Check out A-10 Thunderbolt II kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJuY3JaKZ5O4irA.html

  • @andresilvasophisma
    @andresilvasophisma2 жыл бұрын

    Come on Goose, get that camera straight. Did you hit your head on the canopy or something?

  • @Navy6438
    @Navy6438 Жыл бұрын

    Looks like fallon

  • @_baller
    @_baller Жыл бұрын

    Blame for....

  • @dunbar555
    @dunbar5552 жыл бұрын

    Doesn’t your wizzo know about the stores page ? :P

  • @legend1863
    @legend1863 Жыл бұрын

    damn war thunder gettin hella realistic

  • @renascitur7051

    @renascitur7051

    Жыл бұрын

    It's dcs bro, smh

  • @t-dog8528
    @t-dog85282 жыл бұрын

    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

    @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

    @t-dog8528

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AlexBowman_Ventures 🤣🤣🤣 keep up the good work Al

  • @djsmith2871

    @djsmith2871

    Жыл бұрын

    You had ONE JOB... ok maybe 2 or 3

  • @HamSandwich277
    @HamSandwich277 Жыл бұрын

    Um we can clearly see there's no back seat 😂

  • @Alex_bkr10
    @Alex_bkr10 Жыл бұрын

    wet salad officer

  • @arvelle4
    @arvelle4 Жыл бұрын

    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

  • @CenobiteBeldar
    @CenobiteBeldar Жыл бұрын

    Jesus Christ what the fuck

  • @vivianaisabelacunasanhueza8848
    @vivianaisabelacunasanhueza8848 Жыл бұрын

    😘🥰🦋💓🦋😘🥰😘🦋💓💓🦋🦋😘😘🥰 you are a very nice beautiful and very intelligent boy .

  • @alfredchurchill2328
    @alfredchurchill2328 Жыл бұрын

    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

    @bird.9346

    Жыл бұрын

    Lmfao the passive aggressiveness between people in the American military

  • @alfredchurchill2328

    @alfredchurchill2328

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bird.9346 you made a couple assumptions there 😉

  • @jms0313

    @jms0313

    Жыл бұрын

    USAF have WSO’s too

  • @alfredchurchill2328

    @alfredchurchill2328

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jms0313 in one aircraft. The f-15e. In the navy it’s common.

  • @tim7402
    @tim7402 Жыл бұрын

    Talk to Goose about that lousy video.

  • @ericfermin8347
    @ericfermin8347 Жыл бұрын

    Meh

  • @ChmodX
    @ChmodX Жыл бұрын

    You need a new graphics card, yours sucks. (sarcasm before anyone misses it)