Excellent footage Dafydd, this was certainly was the icing on the cake from the trip across the pond, it must have been challenging shooting in to that sun.

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Darren,it was a fun trip! The mornings up until 12 o clock it was great but there was no other hill we could of hopped onto after to get any light advantage after that. Other locations are across the river with no bridges or east access to.

that c-17 got some crazy power to weight ratio when its empty

Top video Dafydd, those Globemasters are impressive.

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks nico, it was great to see it go so low 👌

That Fouga Magister looks wicked! I’d love to own one if I had license to fly it and money to keep it up. I’d love to have a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and Northrop T-38C Talon too.

Another fantastic video, Daffyd!!!!!!!!

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks John 👍

Many thanks for showing us this. You’ve done all the hard slog, we can enjoy this in comfort with tea or beer lol. Superb capture, great audio too 👍

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, it was a fun walk to get up to the location with the usual perils of the Californian countryside. Thank for watching 👍 Daf

I did some construction work on cold lake bombing range during operation maple flag one year. (I'm a crane operator) I had fighters dodging my boom in the air they were flying under 100 ft at tree top level and I'm pretty sure super sonic. I had a Hercules fly so low with a door open I could read the decals and see the guy waving at me. Was a cool month to be out there during.

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

That must of been fun! ✈️👌

@Turvok

8 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips fun and memorable.. Scared the crap out of me more times than I expected cause you don't hear them coming.. Or just a bit of a whistle just before they get to you and then a roar. They did some dog fighting too. But it was high up in the air and hard to see. The after burners during that were surprisingly loud for their distance though! Definitely going to remember it.

Nice day for it! Super video as always Dafydd nice to see the AV8B’s, and the C17 always looks awesome down low!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Charles, a real treat to catch them low. 👍

Great work!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks Steve 👍

Those black FA-18s look pretty sinister. Fantastic video as always.

Always fantastic work Dafydd as usual. Thank you for sharing

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Franklin. Always appreciated 👍

Beutiful aerial photos...Great detail...thx

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks

Another powerful ten minutes !! Thanks DP

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 👍

This is the single best video with all of military aircraft...and the pilots posed for your cameras! How cool is that ! 😎

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks! It was fun filming. 👍

@timmiller7589

8 ай бұрын

Beautiful art as always Dafydd! Thank you for sharing the incredible views of our aircraft ✅

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

@@timmiller7589 thanks for watching Tim. Appreciated 👍

fantastic as always. Love the shot of the globemaster and the sheer size of it at 6:21 ish. Just huge!! Shows how fast you are also moving to capture everything on that not so safe looking perch. Again fantastic.

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Thanks David the globemaster was a real treat. ✈️😍👍

Very nice Daf you make it look soooo easy 😱😂 those stills are amazing 👌👏👏✈️🇺🇲 ATB Andy

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Andy, it was fun out there 🇺🇸👍

Calling a Marine Harrier a Navy one could be dangerous. :)

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Well done for noticing 🎓. It’s assigned to a navy squadron 👍 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX-31

Howdy Big D! Great shots! Makes you feel good knowing all of the Angels protecting us from above!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks Stuart. ✈️🇺🇸👍

Another really nice video -- I absolutely LOVE the stills!!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Glad you like them Ernie. Thanks for watching

Outstanding!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly

That was really awesome. Thank you so much. Looks like you had an awesome trip.

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks John! It was a fun trip ✈️🇺🇸👍

Awesome as always.

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Stunning 😍

AWESOME footage and images. Photographing with you is at the top of my bucket list. We must connect next year.

This is such a brilliant and awesome footage 😊

@DafyddPhillips

5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@douglas_brighty_tan127

5 ай бұрын

You are most welcome sir !! 😎😎@@DafyddPhillips

9:02 The money shot. Nice work as always Daffyd, thanks for sharing. Williamtown RAAF Airshow Nov.18 over my hometown beaches will be my first chance to watch (and hear!) F-35s in person. You could say I'm fired up!✌🇦🇺

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks Pete and appreciate you watching. Enjoy Williamstown airshow, the F35 will be amazing! Hope you enjoy its display! I hope to get over to Brisbane for river fire sometime, it looks great!

Hopefully the CO counted all the F-35s after this exercise, in case any had gone missing?

@XteoX21

9 ай бұрын

No worries the auto pilot works great on the F35's. The transponders well....😅

@emailcrissi

8 ай бұрын

haha

Are you in aperture priority? I always enjoy seeing your work. Inspires me to do my aviation photography

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

No I’m in shutter priority mode on the canon (tv). Many thanks and Appreciate you watching and reaching out. 👍

Royal photos and videos of the USA Aircraft

Outstanding as usual! Do pilots ever reach out to you to get a print of their flyby?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks, yes pilots do occasionally get in touch for high res copies of their flights in the low fly. Thanks for watching 👍

@miloskoutsky5834

8 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillipsuiuuuu😅

Can't beat seeing a Harrier in the air!

That Boeing AV-8B Harrier II+ belongs to the United States Marine Corps. If this is VX-9 “Vampires” or VX-31 “Dust Devils” they are a joint Navy/Marine Corps Squadron from NAWS China Lake, California. Awesome video mate!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks!, yes I was a bit confused myself knowing that the f-18s they fly are marked U.S. navy and the AV8’s marines. Appreciate you watching 👍

@Tuglife912

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips absolutely! I love all of your videos and watch them often. Thanks for taking your personal time to make and upload such awesome content. Have a blessed day! Cheers! 🇺🇸 🇬🇧

stunning . Great work

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks

What a back drop!, nice array of aircraft as well, nice to see the RAF out too. Need some C17s low level over here.

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Karl, yes the occasional c-17 low in the Mach loop would be a treat 👌🤠

Could watch these all day! Especially if someone with the callsign RaZZ pulls through

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks!!, Would of been great to have him drop by. He paid us a visit in Huntington beach ✈️👌 kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqqFt9mmgJPLiKg.htmlsi=wQYRZHaSSyYe1Omn

@Cars-N-Jets

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillipsYeah! I've met him a few times. He's also from my state so… He loves interacting with the fans I know that from his hometown show. Which I didn't expect to meet him at. Then I saw him at Oshkosh twice :)

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

@@Cars-N-Jets he’s a talented pilot without any doubt 👌

The Single shot of the Harrier was a thing of beauty. Amazing video, Cheers 👍🍻👍

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks, it’s a rare beast these days. 👍

Great Stuff, as ever Dafydd...nice to see the comparison of the wing size & geometrey of F-35 version. 👍🏻

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks Peter! The C model is significantly bigger. Hope your keeping well ? Daf

@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips Yes it looks more beefy. Am good thanks, hope u are well?

That’s some serious hardware getting ready to kick ass, somebody is gonna have a bad day, it will leave a mark.

This is absolut incredible :)

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Thank you.

Incredible video👌🔥

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks Isaac.

Love your work! Went out to Father Crowley's Point before it was closed down after the accident. Where did you get these shots? I imagine it is the Sequoia National Forest part of R-2508.

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Many thanks, yes in that area north of lake isabella. Father Crowley was a great canyon and miss the place.

@eravelo

8 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips I want some if my ashes scattered there one dsy

Fantastic work as always Dafydd! Having the settings on the stills is appreciated as well. A great collection of don't mess with me badassery on display! What camera and lens are you using that gives 420mm?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks Steve!, I use a canon 1dx2 and 300mm Len’s with a 1.4 converter which gives 420mm. Appreciate you watching 👍

@steveegbert7429

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips Thanks Dafydd. I didn't even think about the 300 plus converter combo. That is a sweet lens for sure.

very nice!!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Love the C17!

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

It was a great surprise.

Great stuff DP. glad that you were able to make it to Sidewinder while you were over here. I have a Uniden Bearcat BC125At radio, can you recommend a better radio for air traffic and do you have your radio in scan mode or do you use a discrete channel at Sidewinder ? Thanks

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Jeff, really miss Star Wars canyon but great to get to other parts of the sidewinder. I used the uniden 3500xlt, It was scanning some air to airs and then had the low level channel with the bleep on when they called in to point alpha. I have a friend who sets it up for me and works great!!

@jeff9104

9 ай бұрын

Thanks DP I'll check it out@@DafyddPhillips

*Súper Harriers 😍*

Fantastic footage

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching Stephen. Appreciated. 👍

@stephenhill560

8 ай бұрын

What part of the states were you in

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

@@stephenhill560 I’m in the Eastern sierras California.

@stephenhill560

8 ай бұрын

Sounds fantastic. Have a great time

Cool

A lil' correction: AV-8B, US Marines. So love seeing the Harrier still in operation with the Marines.

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the correction. It’s a little confusing as the jet flies with VX-31 which is an US navy squadron. I think I may get taken to bits over this one 🤠. Thanks for watching 👍

I saw a Fouga Magister a couple of weeks ago at a New Mexico fly-in. They use them for jet pilot training. Unfortunately no passenger rides, only qualified pilots allowed.

Unbelievable pictures, 🇺🇸

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thank you

Great footage Dafydd. I was out at this exact spot last week and got similar traffic. Did you happen to run into a british couple up the mountain?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Daniel!, My friend Michael and his wife where there last week, Think they are there for a fortnight.

@danielchristensen5618

8 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips Yes thats them!

@danielchristensen5618

8 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillipsDoes he have social media?

What focal length is your video recorder at?

I didn't think there were any Fouga's (1960's French trainer) still airworthy! - - Probably a stupid question, but what is that tube on top of your hand-held camera's big lens?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

There’s still a few flying two of which regularly fly this area. On top of my lens is my video camera Thanks for watching 👍

@hamshackleton

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips As they are in the States,there's not much chance of my seeing them here, in Cheshire, then! 🙂

I knew eventually They'd find a replacement for Rainbow (Starwars) Canyon. Pilots l o v e their pictures taken.

I still need to make a trip there. Which waypoint is this?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

This is between point alpha and bravo on the sidewinder. It’s a case of finding a safe route up to a suitable level. I’d travel with a companion as the slopes can be dangerously steep. Good luck!

Why is the civilian aircraft included in this training exercise? Is it used for transporting top brass?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

It’s a privately owned jet from an aerodrome nearby and regularly drops into the low fly structure. Unsure of the rules and formalities but am sure it’s permitted. Thanks for watching

Fantastic- Where is this in CA...?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thank uou, this is in the eastern sierras. 👍

@hankgs

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips like East of Bishop? South ? Near Deep Springs...?

Top Gun

How can a pilot get in touch with the photographer to get pictures of his fly by? And where was this?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

The pilots just seem to find us on social media for photos. It’s in the sidewinder in California.

Is this in California? I’m a photographer from the Bay Area with family ties to the military. I’d love to shoot pictures here.

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Yes it’s on the eastern sierras region.

Is this USA version of Britain's mach loop?

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Something similar 👍

0:04 Which lens and body?

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

Canon 1dx2 and 300mm f2.8

@dafydd next week axalp Suisse?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

I’ll be there !! 🇨🇭✈️👌

Sign = HI MOM 😆

@angeltripps915

8 ай бұрын

What kind of scanner or military radio was that you were using

@DafyddPhillips

8 ай бұрын

I use a uniden 3500 xlt.

Where exactly is the sidewinder?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

The sidewinder is an area that covers the eastern Sierras and Death Valley. It’s a huge area.

@trickyp8012

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips Thank you so much!

HI. D. How Are you friend. Beautiful ❤️

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

All good here! Thanks gore watching 👍

@Patty.29675

9 ай бұрын

AWESOME. Thank you Brah. Love as Always.Godbless STAY SAFE

1:55 No RAF markings?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

It’s has the RAF roundel on top of the wing. 👍

Way cool, except for the four engine transport (C-17) that advertises your fighter planes...

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Many thanks, he was a very welcome visitor who I had to include ✈️👍

🇺🇲 USA Eagle

USA 🇺🇲 Wolf

i wonder who that legacy Hornet belongs to.

Fly Navy 👍

วิทยุสื่อสารตอบโต้คำสั่งเสียงสตาร์ดเครื่องยนต์

This looks like North Wales not the US.

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

In a heat wave 🌞🤠

@twocyclediesel1280

8 ай бұрын

You’re kidding, right?

Amazing American air power and superiority , this is a beautiful thing

カメラ技術、最高ですね‼︎

Great stuff! Looks like I missed you by a few days. Curious…which type of camera do you use for video?

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

Thanks Brian, I mount a Sony fdr-ax53 on to my dslr Lens as you can see in the beginning of the video. Appreciate you watching.

@brianmanig

9 ай бұрын

@@DafyddPhillips thanks for that! great footage as always. Looks like you had some awesome traffic as well.

@DafyddPhillips

9 ай бұрын

No worries, I was made up just to get the C-17 that low! Vandy was great to catch also.