Everyone trying to go fast. Then along comes an An-2 at a stately pace! :D

@regionalflyer

3 ай бұрын

While honking it's horn 😂

@mikoriad

3 ай бұрын

That AN-2 was maxed out. It probably felt like it from inside.

What fun!!! Also - the F-5 and F-20 were the coolest looking fighter aircraft ever!

Respect for adding trainhorns to a plane

@WestCoastWheelman

2 ай бұрын

I thought you were joking but no, they actually did that 😂

There’s always something crazy about looking *down* at a flying aircraft

Very cool - loved the sound of the radial An-2 engine and its hooter.

Now that Reno and Red Bull are gone the L39 gang needs something fun to do.

Ohh my that looks so fun it is like the Nüburgring in the air!

Stunning photography!! Keeping focused and on the jets has to be as difficult as imaginable.

This really reminds me how much I miss the old days... Back when military fighters flew this route. Now, I think civilian aircraft are cool dont get me wrong, (I love the occaisional F-5) but nothing beats the F-18s, F-15s, F-16s, and F-35s that flew by around 300-500knts. I heard the sidewinder route is similar in some ways, I just haven't seen much info about it. Anyway, great video Erik! I love the content.

@ErikJohnston

2 ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you liked it

Antonov AN-2….awww…bless his heart!

Damn that Lancair looks like it’s missing half of each wing

It is still closed off to the military. 1500' agl restriction in place.

Holy tree top skimming Toledo! That looks like a blast! Great video!

Good to see it back open and those participating enjoy it. Looks like a good place for a EA-330.

Around 1964/65 I was horseback with two friends in the Superstition Mountains, it was rainy, heavily overcast, clouds hung below the mountain ridges….a 104 jet fighter (I believe it was ) dropped into the canyon out of the clouds, very loud,we could see the pilots face. I was conscious of the enormous contrast in transportation modes….it was amazing. The pilot kicked in the afterburners and straight up through the clouds and gone, even out of hearing….Ten minutes later he was back for a repeat ! Very risky ! I doubt that was authorized….At the time there were German pilots training at a base south of those mountains, It may have been one , they crashed quite often it seemed. 👍🏻

That Lancair sounds nice

That Lancair was crankin’ and bankin’!

@toodlepop

2 ай бұрын

that lancair was getting it. it was one of the faster looking of the group.

@guaporeturns9472

24 күн бұрын

Weirdly small wings

Cool catches!

To quote Ron White, the An-2 is flying at the speed of smell.

Eric 💯💯. The best was the CJ+3

Good stuff, Erik! Thumbs up.

@ErikJohnston

2 ай бұрын

Thanks my friend! Hope you’re doing well!!

Que buena grabación para un gran video. Un saludo.

That was a pretty cool collection. Bet it was twice as good in person.

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

It was awesome!

@bradok3695

3 ай бұрын

@@ErikJohnston Thanks for always sharing!!

Just a dinky little Ukrainian Antonov AN-2 taking Star Wars Canyon with a horn. LOL

What kind of airspace goes through Star Wars canyon? If it's class E or G can't civilians go through it at anytime? What agency said they couldn't?

Nice!!!

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

nice shots

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

Thanks!

It doesn't look all that long of a 'canyon run'. Is there more of it behind the ridge they drop in over? The AN-2 will probably still be flying long after the rest are aged out airframes and grounded,.. And the Citation looked to be the most fun.

That gray T-38 had wingtip stations as if it could mount sidewinder missiles!! I did not know T-38’s could be armed? 🤔🤔🤔🤔

@bk1165

3 ай бұрын

It's not a T-38, it's an F-5

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

Thank you, that’s why I put the graphic title with the pilot name and aircraft type.

L-39s and T-38s always please the eyes. Visually my favourite jet trainers, right behind the Su-27UB. Can't beat the sexy look of the Flanker 😊 That An-2 was a really cool surprise, too. Looks like a relic from the past, but it's a fascinating airframe. Good stuff. Any plans on visiting the Mach Loop in the UK any time soon?

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

I’d love to go to the Mach Loop, but don’t have any plans as of yet. But man that would be awesome

@GT-mn3bx

2 ай бұрын

Ever hike up into Sidewinder or out to Eureka dunes area? That's not far from here.

So I maxed out the playback speed for the AN2 and waited…

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

Haha, that’s funny!!

Sweet. Worth 20 Likes.

Did that AN-2 have a horn? 😄

@ErikJohnston

2 ай бұрын

Haha, yes

How often do the hornets and other military traffic send it through the canyon still ?

Mustang at them … mustang for my money

I want to go to this valley！

@suspicionofdeceit

3 ай бұрын

There’s one in the UK that’s even better.

@Representative-Assistant

3 ай бұрын

@@suspicionofdeceit I would like to go there someday too

The airplane starting at 3:51 looks like an old twin-seat F-5B Freedom Fighter, with its shorter nose and smaller LERX than an F-5F Tiger II.

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

It is an F-5

So it reopened for civilian aviation only?

Does the antanov have a horn? 😮 fav was the citation

@air-headedaviator1805

3 ай бұрын

I didn’t know a Citation could cut up like that 😮‍💨

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

Yeah the Antanov had a train horn. We made sure to text him and have him blare it while flying through.

I used to bullseye prairie dogs in my L-39 back home. They’re not much smaller than womp rats.

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

Haha

How do you know when to go? I'd love to see this in real life.

@MagicalBacon

3 ай бұрын

I was wondering the same thing! It’s quite the drive for me but it’s still something I’d like to see!

@ErikJohnston

3 ай бұрын

Look up the Airman lagoon Foundation, I think they may have a schedule on their site.

@regionalflyer

3 ай бұрын

Thank you! @@ErikJohnston

😎

Mach loop.

2 meters?.... I used to Bullseye womp rats in my T16 back home and they're no bigger than 2 meters