Flying down STAR WARS Canyon in a L-39 Fighter Jet!

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  • čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
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    What an epic mission! Come along and fly the Star Wars Canyon Run with a group of L-39 jet pilots during one of their formation and canyon flying training events.
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    Additional canyon footage from the ground courtesy John Massaro.
    Portions of ATC communication and the flight have been edited. This video is not instructional in any way. I am not a CFI. I am sharing my experience and thoughts about this flight and this should be taken as entertainment only. By sharing mistakes and accomplishments alike, hopefully the aviation community will benefit. Do not try this flight on your own.
    00:00 - Intro
    00:35 - At Mojave Main Title
    01:28 - What is SW Canyon?
    01:57 - Neo Intro
    02:25 - Warman
    02:53 - Safety Considerations
    03:53 - Scramble the Jets
    05:12 - Join our Group
    06:44 - Takeoff
    08:13 - Comms
    09:55 - Approaching Hold Point
    11:50 - Descent
    13:17 - Approaching the Canyon - Run Start
    14:11 - Always Have an Out
    14:53 - Canyon Run
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Komentáře • 83

  • @SoCalFlyingMonkey
    @SoCalFlyingMonkey  Před 9 měsíci +5

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  • @RH-ix9nf
    @RH-ix9nf Před měsícem +3

    When your instructor first flew the canyon in an F-100 you know he is the REAL DEAL! Amazing!

  • @MattyDeuce
    @MattyDeuce Před 9 měsíci +30

    Awesome video! I was one of the photographers out at that canyon that day. Cool to see it from this perspective.

    • @Hug_life
      @Hug_life Před 2 měsíci

      What days and times would you recommend going out there ??

  • @AV8RLUKE
    @AV8RLUKE Před 9 měsíci +15

    16:15 the older instructor pilot, "warman", did a barrel roll after the canyon run. that was nuts lmaooo

    • @thenikonjones
      @thenikonjones Před 5 měsíci +1

      I do it in the sim all the time! :)

  • @rickcratty6335
    @rickcratty6335 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Thanks guys, from an old vet.

  • @davepompea
    @davepompea Před 7 měsíci +1

    I've flown an L-39 and they are absolutely so fun to fly. While I've not done the Star Wars Canyon, I have flown the "Finger Lakes 100 ft Deck" run - in the Vandy 1.

  • @onebravotango
    @onebravotango Před 8 měsíci +1

    This seems like an exciting and adventurous aviation event, flying through Star Wars Canyon. Safety and situational awareness are paramount in such low-level flights.

  • @Convair_F-106
    @Convair_F-106 Před 9 měsíci +4

    excellent footage and editing! can't wait to do the canyon run myself!

  • @russell461
    @russell461 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Fantastic Neo & Warman !

  • @Chris11249
    @Chris11249 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Epic!! Great job guys everything was flown on-point! And 250kts always seems faster on video!

  • @skyepilotte11
    @skyepilotte11 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Very nice perspective on that canyon flight.

  • @jcchan7497
    @jcchan7497 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Awesome video, Great to see the amazing views in STAR WARS Canyon.

  • @thenikonjones
    @thenikonjones Před 5 měsíci

    Spent a day there in August of 2017. It was 117 degrees out there that day but was so worth it! I got some amazing photos of VFA-14 Super Hornets, VX-9 Growlers, 416th F-16D, Marine F/A-18Cs, a C-17 over the top and wrapped up with the F-15SA from Edwards!!! Will never forget it!

  • @bobthefrog4588
    @bobthefrog4588 Před 9 měsíci +4

    Amazing. Best video you have made. Hands down. Thank you.

    • @A1FAHx
      @A1FAHx Před 9 měsíci +1

      That’s affirmative! 😉👍

  • @six_twentythree
    @six_twentythree Před 9 měsíci

    Incredible video, I always look forward to your content!

  • @brianirby9595
    @brianirby9595 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Lots of great people in this video!

  • @STATUSDETAIL
    @STATUSDETAIL Před 6 měsíci

    This was super awesome to watch!!!

  • @aviationgroupie1433
    @aviationgroupie1433 Před 7 měsíci +1

    Fun video. Great editing.

  • @mavrick561
    @mavrick561 Před 9 měsíci

    Great video! That was really fun to watch. Thanks

  • @liquidintegrity
    @liquidintegrity Před 9 měsíci

    So so cool! Goosebumps here ❤❤

  • @FsxAv8r91
    @FsxAv8r91 Před 9 měsíci

    Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventure!

  • @user-dw9kh6dt8t
    @user-dw9kh6dt8t Před 6 měsíci

    Thank you for sharing that!

  • @LuftVFX
    @LuftVFX Před 9 měsíci +1

    Great Video!

  • @martinanidjar
    @martinanidjar Před 9 měsíci

    Beautiful!! Thank you

  • @baron1405
    @baron1405 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Looking at the title, I thought this was a joke and the video would be flying the family through the LAX corridor. Wow, was I amazed that this was more than even the title could express. Fantastic video! Epic!

  • @Flugabenteuer
    @Flugabenteuer Před 9 měsíci +5

    Grand Master Yoda of aviation videos you are 🙇‍♂️

  • @12romeo53
    @12romeo53 Před 9 měsíci

    Wow!!! Super great!
    Excellent cinematography!!!!
    Best Aviation Video Award 2023!

  • @robertlafnear7034
    @robertlafnear7034 Před 6 měsíci

    TAKE ME, TAKE ME !😁 ... Thats just so COOL !.

  • @teddydanh
    @teddydanh Před 9 měsíci +1

    Man this was great

  • @meow121.5
    @meow121.5 Před 9 měsíci

    love the shots of the pilot manipulating the stick

  • @jeremydwayne
    @jeremydwayne Před 9 měsíci

    Such an awesome video!

  • @markusp1788
    @markusp1788 Před 9 měsíci

    I love that the FAR's give enough flexibility to be able to do this stuff, when done safely.

  • @Ipadderx
    @Ipadderx Před 9 měsíci

    Best video of this type of flying. Wow!!

  • @BenLomov
    @BenLomov Před 9 měsíci

    GREAT VIDEO!!! Very well done!

  • @dakotafunnel5635
    @dakotafunnel5635 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Great footage! Eric, did you consider doing an extended intro similar to "Spaceballs" with the never ending L-39? Probably would add another 2-3 minutes of video time but would be hilarious! LOL

  • @ChrisFlies
    @ChrisFlies Před 9 měsíci +1

    Very cool flying, great editing and a dream job, just a shame you weren’t in the back seat!

  • @StripeTheFerret
    @StripeTheFerret Před 6 měsíci

    I see what you did there with the intro… Love it. I hate Star Wars but that was fire 🔥!

  • @geoffgreen2105
    @geoffgreen2105 Před 9 měsíci

    I can already hear Poppins saying "No."

  • @woody4041
    @woody4041 Před 8 měsíci

    Awesome video.
    I can't wait to get my private pilot license.

  • @83Westwind
    @83Westwind Před 9 měsíci +1

    Hey I was there :)

  • @Bubbyisagoodboy
    @Bubbyisagoodboy Před 8 měsíci

    awesome

  • @Jon.......
    @Jon....... Před 7 měsíci

    Why was the computer monitor / video screen for the safety brief blurred?

    • @SoCalFlyingMonkey
      @SoCalFlyingMonkey  Před 7 měsíci +1

      At the request of the event organizer so no one would try it on their own.

  • @Andrew-mz4ec
    @Andrew-mz4ec Před 8 měsíci

    FAB.

  • @av8or971
    @av8or971 Před 9 měsíci

    did you get a approval to run the Star Wars intro banner? lol.. anyways.. that looks like so much fun

  • @alexcampos9749
    @alexcampos9749 Před 9 měsíci +1

    This is so cool!

  • @phila3884
    @phila3884 Před 8 měsíci

    So what, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays to deconflict with military use?

    • @SoCalFlyingMonkey
      @SoCalFlyingMonkey  Před 7 měsíci

      Military isn’t allowed that low in the canyon anymore…

    • @phila3884
      @phila3884 Před 7 měsíci

      Interesting. I'm sure the accident had something to do with it.

  • @dusty_five_2
    @dusty_five_2 Před měsícem

  • @GabeRamirez15
    @GabeRamirez15 Před 9 měsíci

    Has the military started allowing below the rim runs into Star Wars Canyon after the F-18 crash? I thought those restrictions were still in place. Hope I'm wrong!!

    • @83Westwind
      @83Westwind Před 9 měsíci +1

      Military has a altitude cap

    • @speedbrake
      @speedbrake Před 9 měsíci +2

      Last I heard the military was limited to 1000 feet above the rim (maybe it's been lowered since then). This was a non-military flight so no military restrictions applied.

  • @FougaFrancois
    @FougaFrancois Před 4 měsíci

    Ruskov buggies flying down the canyon. 😂😚🤪

  • @joem1224
    @joem1224 Před 5 měsíci

    Evo was a hacker and now owns a jet?

  • @skybound.adventures
    @skybound.adventures Před 9 měsíci +1

    Really cool video. I'd love to sit in on a canyon run at some point. As always, great video, great story!

  • @m.l.s.2574
    @m.l.s.2574 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Any X-Wings in formation?

    • @chrisschack9716
      @chrisschack9716 Před 9 měsíci +1

      I'd hate to see the arguments about who gets to be Red 5...

  • @randallsemrau6911
    @randallsemrau6911 Před 2 měsíci

    The video was missing those nice, long shots of the canyon going by. Too much jumping around from one angle to another.

    • @SoCalFlyingMonkey
      @SoCalFlyingMonkey  Před 2 měsíci

      When you make a video for everyone to watch for free on CZcams you can include those shots! LOL

  • @owenjc9132
    @owenjc9132 Před 9 měsíci

    0:00 I don't know how I'm going to flying an L39 through my home

  • @heydonray
    @heydonray Před 8 měsíci

    WHY are you claiming that the L-39 is a “fighter jet”? It clearly is not. Oh that’s right, the lie sounds cooler and gets more clicks than “trainer jet”.

    • @SoCalFlyingMonkey
      @SoCalFlyingMonkey  Před 8 měsíci +3

      its a movie dude. relax. have some fun. (but also, the L39 did fly combat missions in a light attack role along with being used as a trainer. )

  • @Truth_Logic
    @Truth_Logic Před 8 měsíci

    Why are you all wearing masks?

    • @speedbrake
      @speedbrake Před 8 měsíci

      Warman wears one out of habit (Air Force). Other advantages: if you get smoke in the cockpit, you can turn on oxygen and continue to breathe; if you're pulling high G's you can use oxygen for increased G tolerance and better mental performance; if you have a depressurization event, you can remain conscious; and if you suffer a bird strike, the mask can cushion your face from direct impact from the bird.

    • @KuostA
      @KuostA Před 4 měsíci

      so is the oxygen always flowing, or only when u turn it on, or only when u draw in a breath, or how does ethat work? @@speedbrake

    • @speedbrake
      @speedbrake Před 4 měsíci

      @@KuostA Normally oxygen is only flowing when it's turned on, and when you're breathing in - that's what the regulator does. Similar to a scuba diving regulator. There's also an emergency setting where you can have it free flow, which might be useful in a situation like smoke in the cockpit. For the flight in this video, we didn't have oxygen turned on at all, because we didn't need it (we weren't flying high enough to need it). But Warman's microphone is in his mask, so he has to wear it to use his microphone.

  • @cageordie
    @cageordie Před 9 měsíci

    Can you make the subtitles optional? I deal with them by pushing them off the bottom of the screen. They are just a distraction. Swapping between the briefing and the flight, also may be great editing and production, but it just makes me skip the briefing. And in the end, it's like a modern action film, or an episode of top gear. There's so much cutting backwards and forwards and from inside to outside that there's no continuity. Sorry, great video production, but for me the final product sucks. I am sure you had a great day, but with the inline adverts and the broken timeline the overall effect for me is not a channel I would continue to follow. And as I watch the end... the too loud music? I'd rather hear the jet. Unsubscribed.

    • @SoCalFlyingMonkey
      @SoCalFlyingMonkey  Před 9 měsíci +2

      the cool thing about art is that it's subjective. I had a great time shooting and editing this. Sorry it didnt land for you, but also... not sorry at all. :)

    • @mikegreene4152
      @mikegreene4152 Před 8 měsíci +2

      Wow, even though all this content is free, you just can't please some people. Great video, please keep up the great work!