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  • Former U.S. Air Force fighter pilot Christine "Grinder" Mau examines some flying and dogfighting scenes from popular movies and television shows, and determines how accurate they really are. Could Iron Man actually outclass an F-22? As seen in 'Dunkirk,' what kind of a challenge does glare actually pose? Does 'The Incredibles' get pilot language right?
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  • @matiascandia4946
    @matiascandia4946 Před 3 lety +560

    Imagine casually being able to say you used to fly strike eagles. Mad respect.

    • @pigeonbardum9628
      @pigeonbardum9628 Před 3 lety +30

      @@malus1426 I dont see any logic in that... isnt women who VOLUNTEER instead of being drafted even MORE braver? Please explain your non logical comment.

    • @pigeonbardum9628
      @pigeonbardum9628 Před 3 lety +7

      @@malus1426 yeah actually sorry for calling your comment non logical, i guess you have a point. But I respect the woman who volunteered. But you do have a point about all the equality stuff.

    • @idrisnewton4552
      @idrisnewton4552 Před 3 lety +15

      @@pigeonbardum9628 don't apologize, you had it right in the first response

    • @pigeonbardum9628
      @pigeonbardum9628 Před 3 lety +1

      @@idrisnewton4552 oh ok

    • @grewgf7324
      @grewgf7324 Před 3 lety

      @@pigeonbardum9628 hahaha youre so sweet

  • @CraigGood
    @CraigGood Před 3 lety +1902

    There was a character in early versions of The Incredibles who flew that jet. His scratch dialogue was performed by our purchasing agent at Pixar, DJ Jennings, who had been an Air Traffic Controller in an earlier life. That's why the lingo is correct. The story changed and Helen got to fly the plane herself.

    • @MAandS
      @MAandS Před 3 lety +181

      These are the gems I search the CZcams comments for.

    • @dogwalker666
      @dogwalker666 Před 3 lety +22

      Great to know thanks.

    • @queenentp5w68
      @queenentp5w68 Před 3 lety +36

      The pilot's name was Snug Porter.

    • @dogwalker666
      @dogwalker666 Před 3 lety +11

      @@queenentp5w68 oh copyright problem with that name. Snug make pillows and quilts lol.

    • @yoodleyoda6228
      @yoodleyoda6228 Před 3 lety +2

      Your so brilliant! Lol

  • @hudsonr.218
    @hudsonr.218 Před 3 lety +1312

    "Civilian aircraft don't have afterburner"
    Laughs in Concorde

    • @PunksloveTrumpys
      @PunksloveTrumpys Před 3 lety +69

      Good man! I just said it too, still the only civilian aircraft to have them. RIP Concorde (1967-2003)

    • @JoshuaTootell
      @JoshuaTootell Před 3 lety +125

      Considering that they are grounded forever...I still think it holds true.

    • @dsdy1205
      @dsdy1205 Před 3 lety +38

      Laughs in Garrett Falcon 20

    • @totallynotafed8786
      @totallynotafed8786 Před 3 lety +5

      @@dsdy1205 beat me to it

    • @drewmaus8879
      @drewmaus8879 Před 3 lety +9

      that ain't no Concorde though

  • @thomasg7864
    @thomasg7864 Před 3 lety +335

    She was a guest speaker at my school last year, amazing woman, very good at what she did and what she does now. She showed all the girls that they can be fighter pilots too, and really explained the way she got to fly. If i ever get a chance to hear her speak again ill definitely take it.

    • @mguarin912
      @mguarin912 Před 2 lety +9

      @@tzackaria7 you are such a moron it’s laughable.

    • @dhrvb
      @dhrvb Před 2 lety +5

      @@tzackaria7 and how do YOU know that ? Did you have the training are is your experience with planes the ones you got for your 6th anniversary?

    • @lrbaumard
      @lrbaumard Před 2 lety +1

      @@tzackaria7 lol stupidest thing i've read on the internet today. Congrats

    • @lordinquisitorstefanauster846
      @lordinquisitorstefanauster846 Před 2 lety

      Guys stop replying to the troll and just report them for hate speech.

    • @poikazal
      @poikazal Před 2 lety +2

      @@tzackaria7 there's some truth here.

  • @RayW808
    @RayW808 Před 3 lety +3160

    So the most accurate movie, The Incredibles lol

    • @jeffbailey9764
      @jeffbailey9764 Před 3 lety +23

      Yup!

    • @grayman735
      @grayman735 Před 3 lety +21

      Yes 🤣

    • @aaronseet2738
      @aaronseet2738 Před 3 lety +32

      Afterburner civilian plane. Yay.

    • @blake9908
      @blake9908 Před 3 lety +76

      @@aaronseet2738 To be fair, it was probably some secret military aircraft. I figure that due to the RWR and the like.

    • @Fyrmer
      @Fyrmer Před 3 lety +33

      I believe there was a deleted scene that stated it was a custom aircraft an old friend of hers had built for her to use in her superhero career.

  • @antmills6097
    @antmills6097 Před 3 lety +493

    Her love for Top Gun is awesome, let’s face it there must be so many real pilots that were inspired by that movie..

    • @BrightBlueJim
      @BrightBlueJim Před 3 lety +59

      The U.S. Navy provided all of the assistance they could on Top Gun, knowing what a powerful recruiting tool it would be.

    • @gorzkawodka
      @gorzkawodka Před 2 lety +8

      I had the same dream when I first saw that movie :)

    • @13christbane
      @13christbane Před 2 lety +5

      excellent flight scenes garbage movie

    • @emr1d341
      @emr1d341 Před 2 lety +6

      @@BrightBlueJim Numbers in recruiting offices hiked after '86

    • @tlamprosser1994
      @tlamprosser1994 Před 2 lety +21

      When Grinder was a SAM Aggressor at Nellis, Top Gun was used in some of our instructional classes. She is a great person and a good boss!

  • @Mububban23
    @Mububban23 Před 2 lety +32

    Holly Hunter did a great job voice acting that scene in Incredibles, her tangible sense of parental panic when her children are being threatened was so well portrayed. She's trying to remain calm and professional but someone is going to kill her babies and she's on the ragged edge of losing it. So well done.

  • @bigbitehood1353
    @bigbitehood1353 Před 3 lety +45

    "I used to fly Strike Eagles..." you just became my new favorite lady

  • @Bildam1
    @Bildam1 Před 3 lety +1739

    When an animated movie makes more sense and is more realistic than a Michael Bay movie.

    • @nedthomas6563
      @nedthomas6563 Před 3 lety +78

      Implying that Micheal Bay movies aren’t basically animated movies at this point....

    • @queenentp5w68
      @queenentp5w68 Před 3 lety +22

      @@nedthomas6563 Michael Bay movies use more cgi than Avatar.

    • @migcap7356
      @migcap7356 Před 3 lety +2

      I don't watch Michael Bay movies but this ERB is the best thoughts of MB...
      czcams.com/video/BsthuKUESCg/video.html

    • @vikj1255
      @vikj1255 Před 3 lety +11

      Michael Bay movies make zero sense.

    • @migcap7356
      @migcap7356 Před 3 lety +6

      @@vikj1255 I know, you know... Watching his movies only kills brain cells, & gives you hearing loss... He's just in it for the 'mf'n' money...

  • @codexone2194
    @codexone2194 Před 3 lety +708

    On another fighter pilot reaction someone said in regards to the heat seeking missiles: "Those missiles are not rabid dogs. They will not chase you to kingdom come."
    I had to laugh so hard 🤣😂

    • @DoggoWillink
      @DoggoWillink Před 3 lety +29

      Yeah, and they also travel at like Mach 3+, so they’d catch the plane very quickly.

    • @dampsok
      @dampsok Před 3 lety +8

      The term for a missile who has it's own ability to track a target independently of the launch platform is called "going pitbull" so it would be at least colloquially accurate.

    • @itspersiangulfmoron.repeat2242
      @itspersiangulfmoron.repeat2242 Před 3 lety +10

      @@dampsok That's called "mad dog". "Pitbull" is when the aircraft tells the missile to track which target.

    • @orlock20
      @orlock20 Před 3 lety +11

      @@DoggoWillink Yeah it won't make sense for a missile to speed up to just get up behind an aircraft and then slow down to match the aircraft's speed.

    • @sce2aux464
      @sce2aux464 Před 3 lety

      They'll just send you there.

  • @rickbreze7469
    @rickbreze7469 Před 3 lety +16

    I spent twenty years in the Air Force as an aircraft engine mechanic. Much respect Christine, Salute.

  • @Heyitdave
    @Heyitdave Před 3 lety +38

    I love how she thoroughly enjoys watching the incredible bit.

  • @Deathmastertx
    @Deathmastertx Před 3 lety +736

    "I used to fly Strike Eagles so that made me a little sad."
    Awww. Also props. Strike Eagles are badass.

    • @scarecrow108productions7
      @scarecrow108productions7 Před 3 lety +8

      having seen her react to R2B, it was gold. And yeah, F-15E/K ftw!!

    • @davidmathes6730
      @davidmathes6730 Před 3 lety +1

      They don't Tokyo drift lol Japanese haha

    • @davidmathes6730
      @davidmathes6730 Před 3 lety +7

      She has tons of lil funny cut scenes in her videos that take hours and hours to collect the perfect ones.

    • @shrub9558
      @shrub9558 Před 3 lety

      @@davidmathes6730 8 8 8

    • @sohailsayeed9361
      @sohailsayeed9361 Před 3 lety +4

      As a person who works closely to Aircraft, seeing a bird go down is never easy.

  • @webeducation
    @webeducation Před 3 lety +123

    "She's able to maneuver this airplane like no commercial jet I've ever seen" - said with almost a straight face - had me rolling.

  • @michaelcoats9154
    @michaelcoats9154 Před 3 lety +27

    I worked with her at Lakenheath. Such a cool and respected pilot!

    • @TheRealSlimSteve
      @TheRealSlimSteve Před 2 lety +2

      Live close to Lakenheath. Nice to know she would have enjoyed the area here. And obvs an amazing pilot!

    • @derwindhund116
      @derwindhund116 Před 2 lety

      At least I now know who woke me up in Peterborough, after a night shift, those F15s would shake the house lol.
      Can't beat the sound of freedom.

  • @patrickhammond8400
    @patrickhammond8400 Před 3 lety +45

    This is an absolutely fabulous breakdown! She obviously has the goods to back up all of her comments and observations. Thanks for sharing the scoop Christine!

  • @DataCab1e
    @DataCab1e Před 3 lety +565

    Helen's callsign of IG99 was a reference to Brad Bird's first film, The Iron Giant, released in '99.

    • @queenentp5w68
      @queenentp5w68 Před 3 lety +20

      Seeing the Iron Giant in Ready Player One was epic!

    • @ke6ziu
      @ke6ziu Před 3 lety +1

      @@queenentp5w68 what about the RX-78 Gundam? So was that!

    • @Orcaben1
      @Orcaben1 Před 3 lety

      mad, thanks for that!

    • @user-oq2rk7ep8f
      @user-oq2rk7ep8f Před 3 lety

      Whoa!

    • @vintagehomeelectronicrepai1826
      @vintagehomeelectronicrepai1826 Před 3 lety +1

      Woah, nice trivia tidbit! Isn't Iron Giant also Vin Diesel's first film as well? I still swear Tim Allen does the voice of the FBI agent.......

  • @ashleighburton7273
    @ashleighburton7273 Před 3 lety +340

    Oh my gosh, I knew I recognized her! I was Aircrew Life Support for the 333rd FS at SJAFB. She was always so nice...and I remember all my male co workers had a crush on her. 😆

    • @markmayfield2228
      @markmayfield2228 Před 3 lety +22

      That is very cool. I often look at these videos to see if I recognize someone in them. But, she made me feel really old. I was in my senior year of HS when TG came out, and joined the Navy in 90.

    • @tedwojtasik8781
      @tedwojtasik8781 Před 3 lety +17

      Yeah, she's hot. Hubba hubba :-)

    • @jimmylim5015
      @jimmylim5015 Před 2 lety +3

      Hello fellow veteran, unfortunately I was never stationed on a fighter base-only the usual transport planes C130, C-17, KC10, KC135s

    • @procactus9109
      @procactus9109 Před 2 lety +1

      Did she have all them face twitches and other things going on with the face ?

    • @TheHitman5c
      @TheHitman5c Před 2 lety +10

      A female fighter pilot? Uh yes please.

  • @rogerfournier3284
    @rogerfournier3284 Před 3 lety +3

    I WAS A COOK IN THE U.S. NAVY...BEFORE I JOINED U.S. NAVY. I WAS A NAVIGATOR(IPERP) SAILING SLOOPS. I RESPECT YOUR JET-FIGHTER TRAINING...ALSO VFR CESSNA 172 PILOT! YEAH! I "GET IT!"

  • @Mcgregor854
    @Mcgregor854 Před 2 lety +3

    This is so great, I spent 22yrs. in the Air Force as a maintenance officer/engineer on the F-15, F-16, and F-22. I had several back seat rides and spent a lot of time and effort around fighter pilots. "Grinder" is a hero of mine and listening to her in this piece is so cool. BTW, I have two daughters, one of which is a maintenance officer on F-35s.

  • @MoviesUnderTheSurface
    @MoviesUnderTheSurface Před 3 lety +121

    6:43 India Golf Niner Niner stands for Iron Giant 1999, as in The Iron Giant, written and directed by the same writer/director as The Incredibles, came out in 1999.

    • @JebHoge
      @JebHoge Před 3 lety +1

      I was wondering about that.

  • @dpellek74
    @dpellek74 Před 3 lety +433

    This lady is awesome and her explanations of these scenes are awesome. Great job grinder

    • @hopegold883
      @hopegold883 Před 3 lety +3

      A gem

    • @Skyprince27
      @Skyprince27 Před 3 lety

      #GirlsRock

    • @il-2forsale57
      @il-2forsale57 Před 3 lety +2

      She is really ugly

    • @nihaalsandim9986
      @nihaalsandim9986 Před 3 lety +19

      @@il-2forsale57 u probably look like a toad in real life . Also her looks aren't important her information provided by her is

    • @MidnightRobotics
      @MidnightRobotics Před 3 lety +8

      @il-2 for sale lmao, “sisk my legs”??? Shut your dumbass up

  • @anthonysandefur2667
    @anthonysandefur2667 Před 2 lety +4

    My foster father flew F-16's when the nick name Long Dart was coined. Before he became my foster father he was my J.R.O.T.C. instructor. Every first year class had to watch Top Gun, it was, in his opinion, the most realistic representation of fighter aircraft in the movies. As she mentions, you never take your mask off, but most movies DO tend to disregard this. I love all of the critiques she gives on every movie. Reminds me of what he did in class to debunk how the movies show flight.

  • @jackielinde7568
    @jackielinde7568 Před 2 lety +9

    Christine Mau: "I used to fly strike eagles."
    Me: How much time did you spend at Luke?

  • @airtexaco
    @airtexaco Před 3 lety +67

    Having a radar warning receiver seems like an awesome idea. Until you become a crew member on a C-130... At which point you start to wonder if you really want to know..

    • @koori3085
      @koori3085 Před 2 lety +1

      If you're the crew chief and have some Reynolds wrap and signal flares, it might be worth it to hang out the ramp... Totally get the sentiment though!

  • @SteveGouldinSpain
    @SteveGouldinSpain Před 3 lety +336

    My dad was an aircraft engineer during WW2. He said one day a returnng pilot, a Polish fellah, called him over and said to check the air-intake in the undercarriage of his Hurricane as he'd done a spot of low flying. When dad had a look it was full of cabbages!

    • @dirtypure2023
      @dirtypure2023 Před 3 lety +16

      lol I love it, but that was certainly a bit of exaggeration right?

    • @phil6715
      @phil6715 Před 3 lety +11

      I smell bs

    • @karelpgbr
      @karelpgbr Před 3 lety +4

      Bruh, great story

    • @SteveGouldinSpain
      @SteveGouldinSpain Před 3 lety +45

      @@dirtypure2023 maybe the guy was pranking my dad, who knows! Funny story though!

    • @davidh6300
      @davidh6300 Před 3 lety +1

      How apt!

  • @supaoranges1086
    @supaoranges1086 Před 2 lety +1

    I love the way she carries herself, confident and certain. All the necessary traits of an amazing Aviator.

  • @billmerryman5270
    @billmerryman5270 Před 2 lety +6

    In this video: Calm, confident and friendly. Gives us her insight on movies
    In real life: Calm, confident and deadly. Controls one of the most complicated and effective weapons on earth and goes by the name "Grinder".
    Thank you for your service, Ma'am!

  • @FinalGamerJames
    @FinalGamerJames Před 3 lety +74

    I absolutely love she just straight-up admitted "yeah Top Gun made me wanna be a fighter pilot" and I just gotta respect that. Love it, very good vid, can't wait for more Technique Critique!

    • @stanpotter7764
      @stanpotter7764 Před 3 lety

      That would have only been embarrassing had shot not made pilot.

  • @olliversdad8447
    @olliversdad8447 Před 3 lety +52

    I too love Too Gun when it came out and I was in 6th grade. However, once I became a naval aviator, I flew F14 and F18. I realized how unreal Top Gun was. But thanks to Hollywood, the navy tricked me into serving a good career as a naval aviator. Now I just fly a big 777 bus. Missed those days sitting in the front seat of my Tomcat.

    • @frankbizzoco1954
      @frankbizzoco1954 Před 3 lety +1

      Jump into DCS World, and get yourself a F-14B! It is my second favorite aircraft behind the F-4. I am very envious you got to fly the Tomcat, it is a beautiful plane. Thanks for your service!

    • @michag4337
      @michag4337 Před 3 lety +4

      I feel like most of the military, especially the high skill jobs involve some level of "and that's how hollywood tricked me into joining the military..."

    • @slimmccoy8863
      @slimmccoy8863 Před rokem

      @@michag4337 A lot of the aircraft maintenance career fields, when I was in, have "glamorous" sounding titles.
      Who would not want to be a "Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Specialist"? Until you find out that most of your day is spent kicking tires and pumping gas. Nothing but love for you, Crew Chief 😀

  • @c1moore
    @c1moore Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for the insight, and your service. Love to hear more!!

  • @SaturnVII
    @SaturnVII Před 3 lety +20

    Dunkirk's aviation is spot on. In fact that movie at times is so realistic that it becomes too much and can be a bit drab.
    But I did like it.

  • @erinboes9139
    @erinboes9139 Před 3 lety +104

    Aww, I love the big grin on her face while she is watching The Incredibles.

    • @joesmith6060
      @joesmith6060 Před 3 lety +1

      We all know that pilot stuff is the side story in top gun

  • @TheCJUN
    @TheCJUN Před 3 lety +281

    The music in Top Gun elevates the movie above all the others.

    • @splytlyckety
      @splytlyckety Před 3 lety +7

      What about the dogfight scenes with no cgi crap

    • @shepherdlavellen3301
      @shepherdlavellen3301 Před 3 lety +9

      @@splytlyckety Dunkirk doesn't have CGI either, also, RIOs in Top Gun are pretty much high speed cheerleaders

    • @patrickorourke41
      @patrickorourke41 Před 3 lety +14

      anytime I’m driving to San Diego, I have to play “Danger Zone” when I’m near Mirimar😎

    • @txm100
      @txm100 Před 3 lety

      @@splytlyckety But with trainer aircraft that are called MiGs 🤣

    • @splytlyckety
      @splytlyckety Před 3 lety +1

      @@txm100 they are not training aircraft those are f5e tiger

  • @AllenVanDerLaan
    @AllenVanDerLaan Před 3 lety +143

    I am a huge proponent of women in the military, anyone against the practice is a chauvinist.
    No TDLN will be disclosed:
    My squad had our butts pulled out of a jam by a female A10 driver and wing out of Bagram one afternoon. The driver was as cool as a cucumber while she made her runs and went into the fight without hesitation. They also stuck around to make sure that we were clear and underway before they RTB. Were it not for her, and her wing's actions that day we most likely would not have made it out in one piece. Massive props.
    I recently found out that this same driver now flies F-35's.

    • @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi
      @Steve211Ucdhihifvshi Před 3 lety +7

      Thats so awesome a female a10 pilot jeeesus take my money

    • @salvatoretessio4932
      @salvatoretessio4932 Před 3 lety +8

      You must be talking about combat roles and not the military as a whole. If they can do the job, that is GREAT, but undoubtedly the military will make it so that standards will be lowered and the military will soften the environment and that is unacceptable. If not, then AWESOME. Badass Fighter pilots, EOD techs, certain combat arms MOS's are one thing, but special operations are not just bravery and skill but another thing - because that pushing past your limits in such physical and mental struggle is also teamwork strengthened and fueled by brotherhood and most women don't want that despite liberals pushing for it.

    • @liammay7756
      @liammay7756 Před 3 lety +25

      @@salvatoretessio4932 they put them where they excell, just like everyone else. Don't be an armchair douchebag.

    • @TacComControl
      @TacComControl Před 3 lety +11

      Chauvanists: "YOU CAN'T HAVE WOMEN FLYING PLANES IN THE MILITARY!!!"
      That driver: "Haha warthog go brrr"

    • @salvatoretessio4932
      @salvatoretessio4932 Před 3 lety

      @@TacComControl Nice to know you have respect for military servicemen who risk their lives driving across IED infested roads 😂. A lot of young kids join and go into the most intense environments. Yes immaturity and using humor is definitely visible for some people, but if that's where your issue is rather than seeing the success of our military... I dont know, bud 🤷‍♂️😂🤣 No one is saying no woman should ever be in a combat or in an aviator's role because it is beyond obvious some have, its just that the standards are made to keep up with the standards of war and should be the same for everyone who wants to perform that same job. Unfortunately, the military has surprised us and shown how willing it is to opposing equal opportunity in favor of equal outcome.

  • @History45096
    @History45096 Před 3 lety +1

    This was the best one of these I have ever seen.

  • @TheKiman2
    @TheKiman2 Před 3 lety +5

    Man, I wish they added the X-Wing Fighter Death Star attack at the end!

  • @theKOmorita
    @theKOmorita Před 3 lety +13

    6:40 "Stuff like this doesn't fly" grounded by the Grinder!
    love it

  • @BrooksWachtel
    @BrooksWachtel Před 3 lety +133

    Christine Mau did wonderful commentary. I was one of the co-creators of the History Channel series DogFights and would loved to have had her doing commentary on the series.

    • @carrion-fairy
      @carrion-fairy Před 2 lety +1

      I just discovered that series since it's being uploaded to CZcams, I love watching them!

    • @ericpercival102
      @ericpercival102 Před 2 lety +1

      I was just going to reference dogfights lol .. no way would i ever question her, but when she said se wouldn't recommend going vertical, i was going to say she must mean now because i have seen every DogFights episode and Japanese pilots used that a lot against the wild cat and even in Korea and Vietnam it was used depending on the aircraft .. excellent series

    • @seanmelville1675
      @seanmelville1675 Před 2 lety +1

      We need a revival of DogFights please! Maybe with some Commonwealth and Soviet WWII stuff this time around.

  • @Newport70
    @Newport70 Před 2 lety +1

    This was fantastic analysis. I would love to see more!

  • @grfaudio
    @grfaudio Před 3 lety +6

    Wow. Such a pleasure to watch this. So knowledgeable and many movies I’ve watched for enjoyment. Hats off to the consultants for the Incredibles.

  • @manishbhat8570
    @manishbhat8570 Před 3 lety +50

    After watching all the other clips of WW2 era aircraft, you gotta appreciate how much Dunkirk got right.

    • @michaeldorosh5047
      @michaeldorosh5047 Před 3 lety +1

      Except for the Fantasy Island ending where the Spitfire without fuel shoots down a German plane.

    • @steveday6671
      @steveday6671 Před 3 lety

      but ofc it's not a patch on the 1969 Battle of Britain :) for thrills or realistic feel :)

    • @iforgot87872
      @iforgot87872 Před 3 lety

      Steve Day I actually found battle of britain super boring and Dunkirk super thrilling tbh. But it was really cool how many real planes they used in BoB

  • @shawng7902
    @shawng7902 Před 3 lety +99

    When " The Incredibles" is the most accurate film on the list lmao.

  • @chrisdalman849
    @chrisdalman849 Před 2 lety

    Love the break downs, and this is one of the better vids. NIce job

  • @drewmaus8879
    @drewmaus8879 Před 3 lety +8

    "You should always stay far behind an enemy aircraft to avoid hitting it" *Laughs in War Thunder*

  • @imafraidjumitebeinagang
    @imafraidjumitebeinagang Před 3 lety +216

    We all know that pilot stuff is the side story in top gun

    • @mushin111
      @mushin111 Před 3 lety +42

      True, it's a beautiful love story at heart. A tale of forbidden love between our heroes Mav and Goose.

    • @Mooza1
      @Mooza1 Před 3 lety +23

      I thought it was the love story between Mav and Iceman.

    • @chimpinaneckbrace
      @chimpinaneckbrace Před 3 lety +27

      The plot is really about shirtless beach vollyball.

    • @erikhjortsater5461
      @erikhjortsater5461 Před 3 lety +5

      @@chimpinaneckbrace motorcycles

    • @michaelrice500
      @michaelrice500 Před 3 lety +5

      I always thought it was a beach volleyball movie.

  • @rrrfrdd4497
    @rrrfrdd4497 Před 3 lety +18

    Just found out that The Incredibles is even more incredible.

  • @pahouseholder
    @pahouseholder Před 3 lety +2

    Grinder, amazing.

  • @westnilesnipes
    @westnilesnipes Před 3 lety +235

    She has a pretty dope name, “Grinder”.

    • @cassiespencer6134
      @cassiespencer6134 Před 3 lety +39

      One is given their callsign by others and it's typically a play on ones name or a personality trait for example. It can also be as a result of having dome something notable/memorable, be it good or not so good. Therefore, knowing the story behind ones callsign is often amusing.

    • @Lightally16
      @Lightally16 Před 3 lety +20

      More often than not, callsigns are due to some embarrassing action. 'Free Willy' might be self explanatory, but 'Lamb' might not be so straightforward. The rules I've heard is that your fellow pilots assign you the name, and you probably won't like it.

    • @9999AWC
      @9999AWC Před 3 lety +34

      @@cassiespencer6134 When I was in the Royal Canadian Air Cadets (similar to the Civil Air Patrol), one of my squadron mates who got his glider license on a scholarship course got the "callsign" Two Bags, because he puked twice on his first glider flight on the course XD

    • @davidbentley6399
      @davidbentley6399 Před 3 lety +10

      Maybe she likes Cannibal Corpse!?!?

    • @fnglert
      @fnglert Před 3 lety +24

      Became a lot less dope when Grindr came out.

  • @no_El_Collo
    @no_El_Collo Před 3 lety +60

    Hah! You go Grinder! I flew with her back in the day. I know someone famous!!

  • @josephgoolsby9221
    @josephgoolsby9221 Před 3 lety +3

    Good job I enjoyed your video, and thank you for your service.

  • @LexiK1820
    @LexiK1820 Před 2 lety

    I loved this. Please do it again!

  • @divereric
    @divereric Před 3 lety +33

    Thank you ma’am. I was a plane captain (not an actual captain) for F/A-18A fighter jets. It’s always nice to continue to gain knowledge in the military aviation field.

  • @stillnocouch
    @stillnocouch Před 3 lety +10

    She’s awesome at explaining stuff !
    Well done !

  • @Anthro006
    @Anthro006 Před 3 lety

    Dang! Outstanding breakdowns and assessments! I would sign up for this pilot's classes in a heartbeat!!!

  • @cinedelasestrellas
    @cinedelasestrellas Před 2 lety +51

    “Coffin corner” is something you’d think more of in a plane like a U2 or an SR-71 where you’d be at extreme altitudes. If you make a plot of an airplane’s stall speed against its critical Mach number (speed above which the plane may break up under aerodynamic stress, sort of like Vne), the stall speed will increase while critical Mach will decrease such that at a certain altitude, they will intersect. This is the called the coffin corner because it very dangerous to operate your plane there, where flying a little faster will break your plane apart, and a little slower will cause a stall, which could cause your plane’s nose to drop or even enter a spin where, because you are so close to critical Mach speed, could also break up your plane.

    • @redlinedeath
      @redlinedeath Před 2 lety +4

      This is why I started going through the comments, I had a very basic understanding of coffin corner. I thought I had read something about this during the Pearlan II 76,000ft record flights, but going back now, I can't find it. Very interesting though!

    • @GlennC789
      @GlennC789 Před 2 lety +4

      That's what I thought they were referring to as well. I've heard U2 and SR-71 pilots talk about how at those extreme altitudes the planes are almost impossible to fly, and it is possible to find a situation where there simply isn't enough air to keep them aerodynamically stable. I'm not sure about the part where the plane will break down under aerodynamic stress, because the higher you go, and the thinner the air, the less stress the airframe would be subjected to.

    • @itisthesusie1754
      @itisthesusie1754 Před rokem

      I said it first! I did! I did! :)

  • @FingeringThings
    @FingeringThings Před 3 lety +42

    I love this series so much

  • @josepirl1
    @josepirl1 Před 3 lety +39

    For the fighter lady:
    In commercial or subsonic aircraft "coffin corner" references an altitude where either increasing or decreasing your airspeed, you'll stall, so you must be always below that altitude.

    • @markclawrie007
      @markclawrie007 Před 3 lety +6

      This is an awesome video, but I was surprised she hadn't heard of that

    • @fabrikator-generalakhilley6896
      @fabrikator-generalakhilley6896 Před 3 lety +12

      @@markclawrie007 Prop-planes and Jets(Especially Military) are basically different-planets at this point so it isn't that surprising. It's almost like comparing fixed- to rotary-wing aviation.

    • @condor2378
      @condor2378 Před 3 lety +1

      @@fabrikator-generalakhilley6896 physics doesn't care what you're flying. Every fixed wing aircraft will have coffin corner limits.

    • @gibbcharron3469
      @gibbcharron3469 Před 3 lety +12

      @@condor2378 Da, but that doesn't mean the lingo's the same.

    • @condor2378
      @condor2378 Před 3 lety +2

      @@gibbcharron3469 but it is.

  • @hww2022
    @hww2022 Před 2 lety

    This is amazing insight. These are brilliant videos

  • @victorduffany7723
    @victorduffany7723 Před 3 lety

    I really enjoyed that. Loved learning some stuff I never knew.

  • @migcap7356
    @migcap7356 Před 3 lety +16

    “Grinder” Great breakdown o these movies, you killed me w/ "I think I was in 4th grade..."
    I was an 3rd yr AFROTC in college when TopGun came out.... I agree, being an Eagle Driver was some of best times of my life...
    RTB killed me because I probably would have lost my wings because I might/would have shot that MIG after shooting down my element, or clean shot before reaching Seoul. Command in that movie was nonsensical..
    As a former Ego Driver, you don't shoot down my wingman and LIVE!!!
    p.s. I enjoyed watching F-15's Tokyo drift around buildings🤣🤣🤣

    • @Peter_Cordes
      @Peter_Cordes Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/Kq51XkCDBb8/video.html - Mover Ruins Movies covered Return to Base. (He's a former F-16 / F-18 driver). He said the same thing: "dude's blowing up your city: shoot him." And yeah, earlier than that he was saying the guy's obviously hostile, they should be shooting him *before* he gets to a major city.
      CZcams comments there said something about the filmmakers maybe trying to make a political point about the US being in control of command decisions for the South Korean military. So apparently command being idiots and not authorizing shootdown of the hostile was something the movie was doing on purpose. But exaggerating to the point of nonsense it seemed.

  • @RO-fz9uq
    @RO-fz9uq Před 3 lety +3

    Wow this was amazing. Well done to her, so knowledgeable. I love these episodes!!!

  • @Rob-di6sv
    @Rob-di6sv Před 3 lety +4

    Great breakdowns always good to see a talented lady.

  • @sylvesterwilliams9531
    @sylvesterwilliams9531 Před 3 lety +1

    I love this woman. Very intelligent and experienced

  • @sohilronagh286
    @sohilronagh286 Před 3 lety +41

    Loved this episode Wired! Christine "Grinder" Mau is amazing (and super cool!) her explanations of all the aeronautics manoeuvres and in the most professional and tactful way crushing all the movie directors and the writers’ script errors. I could sit and listen to Grinder explaining all such things the whole day! I don't know if she has kids yet, but she would make the coolest mom ever!

    • @aidandoss5561
      @aidandoss5561 Před 2 lety +2

      she does have kids, i’m actually dating her daughter lol, and i can confirm that she’s one of the coolest moms out there

    • @janzojanzo9059
      @janzojanzo9059 Před rokem +2

      @@aidandoss5561 woah. Pictures or it did not happen. 😁😆

  • @thetruthseeker6668
    @thetruthseeker6668 Před 3 lety +5

    Thank you ma'am.. my respect.... the tone alone of your voice tells the experience of an expert...

  • @BlountForce
    @BlountForce Před 3 lety +2

    This was very enjoyable to watch

  • @daleyamamoto7625
    @daleyamamoto7625 Před 3 lety

    Very informative video. i also didn't know about a lot of these other movies that fighter planes in them.

  • @EdSmith7464
    @EdSmith7464 Před 3 lety +105

    3:53 Thank you! In almost every single modern film, we see 1940s pilots simply opting out to wear their masks attached. Maybe it's a creative liberty to show the actor's face, I don't know. But it is terribly unrealistic.

    • @pilot4sale
      @pilot4sale Před 3 lety +10

      Sure in unpressurized cabins (circa ww2) although I disagree with her blanket statement. We put our masks down all the time and can still communicate (pressurized cockpit)

    • @kratosmiller2503
      @kratosmiller2503 Před 3 lety +3

      Yep so unrealistic, I guess that why they are called Movies

    • @shepherdlavellen3301
      @shepherdlavellen3301 Před 3 lety +1

      @@pilot4sale what do you fly?

    • @pilot4sale
      @pilot4sale Před 3 lety +6

      @@shepherdlavellen3301 T6 instructor. About as close as you can get to a ww2 fighter design with a jet engine and pressurized cockpit

    • @beaubenraw
      @beaubenraw Před 3 lety +10

      @@pilot4sale I reckon the noise in a wartime Spitfire with a huge V-12 sitting in front of you with essentially straight pipes coming off each header might be slightly louder than a turbine engine.

  • @bmay8818
    @bmay8818 Před 3 lety +13

    I was at a scenic turnout in Death Valley when a fighter flew through the canyon. I can totally understand the kids in that clip covering their ears; that thing was LOUD!
    On another trip through DV, a fighter flew overhead so close that I could see the pilot, and they did the wing wave thing at me!

    • @knightlife98
      @knightlife98 Před 3 lety

      Is Death Valley the same place as "Star Wars Canyon?"

    • @bmay8818
      @bmay8818 Před 3 lety +1

      @@knightlife98 I don't think so, but maybe?

    • @ttaibe
      @ttaibe Před 3 lety +1

      awesome!

    • @spamfilter32
      @spamfilter32 Před 3 lety +1

      @@ttaibe Death Valley is the hottest place on earth (that isn't a lava flow)

    • @andyfletcher3561
      @andyfletcher3561 Před 2 lety +1

      @@knightlife98 It's where Twenty Nine Palms Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center is located.

  • @MarkAnderson-vg5vq
    @MarkAnderson-vg5vq Před 2 lety

    Very informative, excellent breakdown .

  • @guimontag451
    @guimontag451 Před 3 lety

    Great video, to the point !!! I just loved it !!! Thank you again

  • @nickllama5296
    @nickllama5296 Před 3 lety +6

    I especially like how in Return to Base, every time they are turning, they've got their afterburners on. Afterburner = more thrust = larger turn radius. So literally the opposite of what you'd want to be doing in a turn. But hey, LOOKATTHECOOLFLAMES!!!

    • @andyfletcher3561
      @andyfletcher3561 Před 2 lety +1

      Never be as cool as an SR-71 taking off at dusk or dawn though. I've seen that more times than any man has a right to, and it never gets old.

  • @hoonaynay
    @hoonaynay Před 3 lety +3

    this may have been my favorite one of the break down series

  • @matthewwhittington7722

    Thank you so much! Such great info!

  • @fro16883
    @fro16883 Před 2 lety

    Miss Grinder, you where awesome. thank you for agreeing to be filmed for this ^_^

  • @sjllee2588
    @sjllee2588 Před 3 lety +10

    Wow. Just wow. Incredibly nice video explanation.

  • @DwarfElvishDiplomacy
    @DwarfElvishDiplomacy Před 3 lety +13

    She is kind of forgetting that Aerial Warfare used to be much different in WW2 , Hammerhead manouvers where much more effective as most combatants where much more inexperienced, the Bf109 and Spitfires where very different planes and engagement heights, speed and distances where totally incomparible to modern dogfights

    • @Kimjongil-pu6rk
      @Kimjongil-pu6rk Před 3 lety +7

      Thanks for explaining this, not fighter pilot.

    • @AcceptYourDeath
      @AcceptYourDeath Před 3 lety +5

      @@Kimjongil-pu6rk
      No he has a point, many WW2 aces were known to prefer stall fights. One in particular was a japanese zero pilot which would get pretty much all his kills by stalling out US fighters and going for a hammerhead. Untill one day a young pilot which was given a improved aircraft as they usally had simply catched him.
      It is certainly a do or die maneuver, but indeed also many nations had hopefully undertrained inexperienced pilots later in the war falling for such things.

    • @9999AWC
      @9999AWC Před 3 lety +1

      @@Kimjongil-pu6rk By the end of the war, the Luftwaffe and Japan has barely any experienced pilots left, with new pilots being sent to the front lines with barely 40 hours of flight time under their belt (for comparison, I got my PPL at 72h in 3 months, and just got my CPL at 268h 3 years later).

    • @jeffbailey9764
      @jeffbailey9764 Před 3 lety +2

      Not surprising modern day fighter pilots aren't taught tactics, techniques and procedures for fighting against 60+ year old acft.

  • @HamidShibataBennett
    @HamidShibataBennett Před 3 lety

    I so enjoyed this, Grinder. Pappy was Army Air Corps, re-enlisting days after Pearl Harbor. He served 30 years in the Air Force. The P-51 Mustang was always his favorite.

  • @programr101
    @programr101 Před 2 lety

    i enjoyed her insight on these clips!

  • @gotindrachenhart
    @gotindrachenhart Před 3 lety +3

    Best review piece yet Wired! I'd love to see Grinder do an interview with the DCS squad Grim Reapers!

  • @robtech341
    @robtech341 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for your service! Well done!

  • @williamowings6857
    @williamowings6857 Před 2 lety

    Thanks... it was genuinely intresting to me.

  • @scarecrow108productions7
    @scarecrow108productions7 Před 3 lety +110

    Christine Mau, as in....Christine Mau....aka.the first ever female F-35 Pilot, *THE Christine "Grinder" Mau?!*

  • @lukeuseforce
    @lukeuseforce Před 3 lety +19

    Oh ffs. You’ve missed the most iconic flight scene ever. Top gun buzzing the tower

  • @buddydog1956
    @buddydog1956 Před 3 lety

    thoroughly enjoyed your take / analysis on these Hollywood clips....thanks~

  • @seancrandall1291
    @seancrandall1291 Před 2 lety +1

    Literally every single person who saw Top Gun in 1986 wanted to be a fighter pilot (including my brother and me). I'm now a patent attorney with zero military experience. My brother washed out of Airborne when he injured his ankle on a jump. He's now an ER doctor. The fact that Grinder actually found her way not just into a cockpit, but into fighter aircraft (especially since women couldn't even fly combat aircraft until the 90s) means that she's something special.

  • @reedr7142
    @reedr7142 Před 3 lety +8

    Thank you for crushing Hollywood's disregard for reality via its overuse of drama in these films!
    Love how the animated film gets the most props.

  • @christopherbarthlow4369
    @christopherbarthlow4369 Před 3 lety +7

    I used to live near Camp David and saw a Piper Cub being intercepted by a fighter jet. It was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen.

  • @Kaiserland111
    @Kaiserland111 Před 3 lety +3

    Loved this episode. This lady is GOLD!

  • @mattfiretrainer3412
    @mattfiretrainer3412 Před 3 lety +1

    Excellent video. Clearly explained by a subject matter expert

  • @zetamafia911
    @zetamafia911 Před 3 lety +71

    They've broken down that Behind Enemy Lines scenes so many times Lol

    • @ericbrown1101
      @ericbrown1101 Před 3 lety

      Loved that scene in Behind Enemy Lines. Great movie.

  • @Henoik
    @Henoik Před 3 lety +11

    Top Gun:
    "I got him, Bingo!"
    Aight guys, let's RTB.. We're bingo

  • @rabbitsfoot8
    @rabbitsfoot8 Před rokem

    fascinating breakdown of behind enemy lines...ty

  • @steven-nb6rt
    @steven-nb6rt Před 3 lety

    Great narration Christine!!

  • @curiousman1672
    @curiousman1672 Před 3 lety +19

    Really fun video. So many of us out there can't imagine doing what you've done. Greatest and most sincere thanks for your service. MSJ

    • @chivalryalive
      @chivalryalive Před 2 lety

      Many, many thanks! --It's because of people like you that I, and my family, sleep well each night... Because we know that YOU are here to protect us! 🙂 Thank you, again.

  • @tscott7483
    @tscott7483 Před 3 lety +7

    She seems like such a badass. Loved her breakdown.

  • @oberstul1941
    @oberstul1941 Před rokem

    One of my favorite expert reacts videos; such an awesome no-nonsense lady with a lot of knowledge; the thing that drove me crazy, though, was the constant editing and cutting of her portrait: close, far, near-close, far again and so on. Cheers!

  • @carloc352
    @carloc352 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you ma’am for the explanations... and for resisting bursting into laughter while watching those movies 😁

  • @allen9975
    @allen9975 Před 3 lety +4

    She explain everything perfectly