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@jonnyj.

3 ай бұрын

You should try flying the F-15E against jamming targets like this. It would be cool to see the radar performance, plus its been a LONG time since its been on the channel :D

@johnnyd9992

3 ай бұрын

ty for flyin the canadian colours

@numberyellow

3 ай бұрын

NGAD vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns and missles plzkthx SU-57 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns only plzkthx

@hoilst265

3 ай бұрын

Can you please, at least once, pull that big black and yellow "CANOPY JETT" lever on the left? Dammit, I've been wanting you to do that for ages.

@numberyellow

3 ай бұрын

@@hoilst265 🤣

*shoots down Flanker in Canadian F-18* “Sorry about that bud…” GS getting into character 😂

@hauptmanndosman

3 ай бұрын

Well he is actually Canadian

@justinkostelecky6201

3 ай бұрын

@@hauptmanndosman did not know that! Checks out then lol

@deep-fry

3 ай бұрын

Our CCP-admiring PM JT will not be happy 🤣

@yowie0889

3 ай бұрын

"That ought to just aboot do it."

@JesusFriedChrist

3 ай бұрын

@@yowie0889*aboat It’s called Canadian Raising. OA not OO. The Scottish say aboot. We’re not Scots eh.

Briefly look away from my monitor, look back, "Why is he defending upwards?" GS like 2 seconds later: "A little bit disorienting sometimes, just cuz the ocean is blue, the sky is blue . . . " Me: "huh, so it is . . . "

@Soul97HH

3 ай бұрын

I was, in the same moment, thinking the abolute same :D

@Joseph-Colin-EXP

3 ай бұрын

Ditto, looked and thought he was upside-down

@ExarchGaming

3 ай бұрын

pilots have died due to the phenomonon, you really gotta fly by instrument in that situation.

@Blind_Hawk

3 ай бұрын

I thought the clouds were the ground...

"sorry about that, bud" Yeah, we know, you're in the Canadian Hornet.

That F-18 rockin the "All Dressed" skin.

@MikeRoberts1964

3 ай бұрын

More like the "Ketchup Chips" skin.

You should have strafed those four fighters are lined up nice and neat. It would have been a whole lot easier than fighting them in the air.

@GrowlingSidewinder

3 ай бұрын

lol they had short range IR down there I didn’t want to take the chance

"...which are 2000 pounders." yep. its GS

I love that you're posting the missions now too.

4:20 - Jeeze, you weren't kidding! In my head I was going, "Why is GS heading up?! Those missiles will get him for sure!" I think that's the first time that's happened to me watching one of your videos.

@jaxondacey9705

3 ай бұрын

Exact same thing happed to me. I was sitting there thinking, how is he gaining speed while going up at that weight?😅😅

at 4:19 lowkey thought that you were inverted, almost made me sick when I realized you weren't

Ya.... the Royal Canadian Red Baron is in the skys again. lol Really admire that skin ;)

As a Canadian and former avionics technician in a CF-18 squadron I always appreciate anything Hornet. So, thanks! Even more crazy, in terms of Canada/China, would be something like what happened last October in 2023. You know, a Canadian Aurora patrol aircraft (P-3 Orion) off the coast of China gets intercepted by Chinese J-10, two-seaters, very distinctive canards, fuel probe, and PL-8 missiles. Tail number 64358 and I'm not kidding. Seriously, that J-10 was 10 to 20 feet from the wingtips of the Aurora where you could actually read the tail number. Now, of course, in typical GS style... Canadian patrol aircraft get intercepted by Chinese J-10. And hiding under a Chinese transport, well, you know, all of a sudden missiles are fired. WTF? Mission accomplished, lol.

As a Canadian, makes me happy to see this aircraft...thanks GS

Good lookin aircraft. It’d be rad to see the CDN Govt snap up some F-15 EX to go with our order of F-35s and get them decked out with that beauty of a paint scheme

@djf817

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, it actually serves our NORAD requirements far better than the F35.

@LeonAust

3 ай бұрын

Take the F-15EX out of NORAD protection and you have one vulnerable 4.5 gen aircraft. F-35A is way more superior aircraft.@@djf817

@RobTheTip

3 ай бұрын

I'd rather they get rid of the F-35 contract and grab the F-15 EX

@SwordOfApollo

3 ай бұрын

It's a shame the F-35s will never look like that. The RAM wouldn't like it... Also a shame that Canada's population is about the same as California's alone. Otherwise we might get to see a couple supercarriers with giant maple leaves on their decks.

@traviswalker8933

3 ай бұрын

​@@SwordOfApollo because the F-35 is not supposed to wear bright liveries due to stealth reasons.

Woo Canadian colours! I saw that paint up close, was pretty stellar in person

Loving the f18 in general

Loving the recent hornet stuff. It's quite nice having a bit of everything in these multi-role videos. Good stuff GS, have a good one!

Love that livery on the Hornet. Cool video, GS. Keep'em coming!

JUST when you were talking about it being disorienting I thought you were upside down but you weren't xD

Really grooving on the F/A-18C model. Still learning the avionics packages but aircraft is a really slick. Thanks GS for all you do here !!

Great video! Really like the red arrow too. Very helpful. Thanks GS!

Great paint job on our Demo Hornet.

I figured that some of those SAMs wouldn’t burn water well enough to launch 😂

How cool that Canadian F18 look with the blue of the sky and the ocean shooting it's missiles.

Thank you so much for including mission downloads!!!

Thank you GS For posting the mission download I was the one who suggested it in discord ♥

Thx for the mission downloads, I really like that.

Huge respect to Growling Sidewinder for working hard and uploading pretty much everyday, I really enjoy the content

Love that you post the mission link as well on most missions now. That's always the thing that makes me take some breakes off DCS. Creating missions is just so clunky without 3D, and setting up the ai...

Thank you for showing off this RCAF skin again! One of the best-looking planes in DCS!

It really looks great wearing the maple leaf 🍁

Thanks for posting the missions

Great video and thanks for the download!

Mission download links are awesome brother. Thank you

I was so disoriented until GS started talking about it 😂

love the hornet content! KEEP IT UP :D

well just blew like 400 bucks getting a T.flight hotas one, some pedals, and desk mounts.... absolutely loving it still learning the f18 but holy smokes is this a step up from vtol VR don't get me wrong that game is great but the graphics and full fidelity cockpit on this game in a vr headset is absolutely mind blowing to me. love watching your vids GS!🤣🤣🤣

Hope the F-35 becomes more fleshed out especially the cockpit and features based on public information. Needs more love on this channel for this kind of operations.

If it’s Canadian it’s technically a cf-18, not an f/a-18c. Though basically the same thing. Great vid.

@BrimHawk

3 ай бұрын

Actually, it is a CF-188 Hornet.

@originalmin

3 ай бұрын

True, but Canada did pick up a few of Australia's legacy hornets

That red paint is outstanding.

Great job and thanks for sharing GS

@GrowlingSidewinder

3 ай бұрын

thank YOU for watching man.

Love the paint scheme on this hornet.

I like that you have your anti-collision lights on, just to give them a fighting chance ; )

Love the vid! More A-10 content tho?

Love the look of that Jet!

Looks good!

Time to postpone my studies for another 15 minutes, thanks GS!

The DF-21 is an anti-ship ballistic missile. You were correct on each. It has since been developed into a couple other variants, but its original purpose was anti-shipping.

Good video. Beautiful aircraft.

My man really said "sorry bud" in a Canadian plane 😂 kill me now 🤣

You know the Canadian Air Force is getting low on aircraft when they send out the airshow painted birds.... so better be careful flying that one - its likely 1/2 their total air force!

Do you have a vid on your track ir profile? You are the reason why i am playing dcs nowdays aswell but i kinda struggle with my trackir would be dope if you would share your preset , non the less i do love the vids , keep up the great work man 🤙🏻

@GrowlingSidewinder

3 ай бұрын

hello, I uploaded my trackir profile a long time ago but I dug it up for you, if you ever lose it, its in the community section of my channel, but you have to scroll down a lot. That being said, make sure you have precision mode on when using this profile. Download here: drive.google.com/file/d/1dNcSHNmpSfH0jZ-Y5yNRK-sPY_Rh7DAW/view

Aircraft color skin package as well was a cool addition

Awesome video.

Nice video my guy keep it up bro

These mission videos are the best

Very cool paint scheme, keeping it classy like you northern neighbors do!

Great mission

Good day and hello excellent work on this one

"sorry about that bud" 😂

Right on

Hi GS, wouldn't the radar detect the HARM and avoid it by switching off?

I really like these missions

Whenever you fly that beautifully painted Canadian F-18 you should refer to yourself as "Red Leader." :P

2 things, how do you determine your loadout for these missions and do they panic when they see its you?

Great vid! Why were your missiles more effective than the flankers? You both shot within the MAR. Is it due to human vs computer or the actual technology of the missiles? Just curious.

@GrowlingSidewinder

3 ай бұрын

hello, I actually was not in the mar, I was 1 mile outside of it. So when I went cold I survived, he did not, he chose to notch it, which he failed, and died for his mistake, if he went cold he probably would also have survived.

@gavinwagner1766

3 ай бұрын

Oh ok. Makes sense now. I'm a novice at all of this and don't know the nuances. Love your vids and how you explain everything!

Where can I find a video of your background in flying? Just curious and thought about it while binge watching the adventures of the two morons last night 😂😂😂 love the channel!!

the little hornet that could!

BLUD NEVER DISSAPOINTS US

Could you try a mission similar to the one you did with the F-16 recenly but with the hornet? I do believe in the merits of multi role aircraft, so i'd be interesting to see how a different multi-role plane does in that scenario

We need more of these videos vs modern sams

I still don't know how a lawn chair can be such a threat.

Hold this AMRAAM my dude. lol.

Could you do F-35C vs Legacy or Super Hornet, US Navy Old vs New?

Yay Canadian content!

Those J11’s on the ground looked like they needed a JDAM

Those Temu T-11B are tricky.

I love this mission

Requesting Su-57 vs J-20.

Looked like some staffing targets you left.

Hey bud, what about a video of different navy jets doing night landings on the carrier in poor weather conditions?? That could be fun

Knock knock!!! Who's there? Big Red. I have 3 packages for you.

Does GS stream? (Via twitch or here on KZread for examples)

@Mike_Romeo

3 ай бұрын

He doesnt

The Tim Horton’s 60th anniversary edition hornet

your Canadian social credit def took a hit with this one

That skin is gorgeous.

RCAF celebrates it's 100th anniversary this year! Go RCAF!!

Out of curiosity, what skins are available on the F/A-18? When i was in the Marine Corps, I went Mirmar to see the Blue Angels for the second time. One display, there was one F/A-18 that and a MARPAT in shades and tints of gray with EGA's throughout the paint job. Thought it was one of the best paint jobs there that day. Anyways, if there's a skin in DCS like that, I'd like to see it on a F/A-18 some time in a mission.

@Mike_Romeo

3 ай бұрын

There are plenty of skin + tons of community made ones

gorgeous Canadian colors

I thought you were up side down until you mentioned how disoriented it can be 😂

Hi GS, could you set up a Su-34 ground attack mission inside a Patriot envelope without AWACS? I just want to see if you can defend after dropping the payload. You know what situation I'm referring to, it's pretty... weird.

Could you or anyone answer about how long it took you to be able to fly these at-least average ability.

@therocinante3443

3 ай бұрын

It doesn't take that long to learn the basics of flying. To get good can take a while, nut it's a journey that's worth it.

How do you get the aim 120 Ds?

Good practice, what about for the 79th time, do a boss fight between a MiG-29/Su-27 vs Su-57 Felon?

Could you do a mission like this in a rafale? You have only ever flown it in a dogfight and I’d like to see how it performs using fox 3’s

Canuck here! Is the CF 18 skin available for download?

In this video and others, GS has used JDAMS. Are they better than Mavericks? Are Mavericks not a thing anymore? They were so great in Falcon 3.0 and 4.0

The legacy Hornet is a beast.

I’d like to see you try the mission they did in top gun maverick.

@GrowlingSidewinder >>> Great video...👍