@aaron8862006 The box around the airspeed and altitude are present when the HUD is in normal mode (lots of other stuff displayed too). The Demo and most other missions are flown in REJ 1 (reject 1) which removes a lot of HUD clutter, non mission neccessary info. During the demo the HUD is put back in Normal mode during the High Speed Pass so Mach (M) will be displayed, don't want to break windows!!!!
I could watch this all day long! Thanks for posting. I've always wondered, do you have any written reference for the order of the maneuvers, or is it all by memory? Also, do you recall the radio being much of a distraction during the demo?
Hey, I understand I'm about 9 years late but I thought I'd ask anyway. Is there any reason you landed with such low AoA? It seemed like you aimed to hit more towards the bottom than the middle of the AoA bracket.
@@WhiskyRomeo2 wow, thanks for the quick reply. I hope you don't mind some follow-up questions. Would pilots tend to fly lower AoA on shore in general? A Swiss Hornet pilot once told me that flying it a bit below 8.1° makes the glideslope a lot more stable, i.e. you wouldn't need to fiddle around with the throttle as much. Can you confirm that? Also, do you flare the Hornet with the stick or the throttle?
M. Heppler Well we were supposed to fly every landing like we were landing on the boat, on speed AOA with centered ball on the lens (glideslope) all the way to touchdown. But smacking the runway at 500 fpm vertical speed gets old, so I would always try to flare on smooth with stick mostly when landing on shore.
@@WhiskyRomeo2 great thanks. Gotta say, as a current glider and hopefully future jet pilot it's good to see you're still enjoying circling thermals even after flying fast movers. All the best to you!
Excellent! Again, awesome demo WR. Thanks for lettin us watch you wring out the bug!
Btw, the alpha indicator is pure gold. I wish more GA planes had it, it would really help student pilots understand its practical application.
Thanks alot WR!
@WhiskyRomeo2 - Awesome, thanks!
@aaron8862006 The box around the airspeed and altitude are present when the HUD is in normal mode (lots of other stuff displayed too). The Demo and most other missions are flown in REJ 1 (reject 1) which removes a lot of HUD clutter, non mission neccessary info. During the demo the HUD is put back in Normal mode during the High Speed Pass so Mach (M) will be displayed, don't want to break windows!!!!
@Nappi91 Atsugi NAS in Japan. I no longer fly Hornets, only 737's and sailplanes.
I could watch this all day long! Thanks for posting. I've always wondered, do you have any written reference for the order of the maneuvers, or is it all by memory? Also, do you recall the radio being much of a distraction during the demo?
Quick question if I may... what causes the box around the airspeed indication to appear and disappear?
Where is this at and do you still fly the hornet?
Hey, I understand I'm about 9 years late but I thought I'd ask anyway. Is there any reason you landed with such low AoA? It seemed like you aimed to hit more towards the bottom than the middle of the AoA bracket.
Precise AOA control is only really necessary when landing on the boat. After an air show routine I liked to roll it on smooth.
@@WhiskyRomeo2 wow, thanks for the quick reply. I hope you don't mind some follow-up questions. Would pilots tend to fly lower AoA on shore in general? A Swiss Hornet pilot once told me that flying it a bit below 8.1° makes the glideslope a lot more stable, i.e. you wouldn't need to fiddle around with the throttle as much. Can you confirm that? Also, do you flare the Hornet with the stick or the throttle?
M. Heppler
Well we were supposed to fly every landing like we were landing on the boat, on speed AOA with centered ball on the lens (glideslope) all the way to touchdown. But smacking the runway at 500 fpm vertical speed gets old, so I would always try to flare on smooth with stick mostly when landing on shore.
@@WhiskyRomeo2 great thanks. Gotta say, as a current glider and hopefully future jet pilot it's good to see you're still enjoying circling thermals even after flying fast movers. All the best to you!