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Flying to low close to power lines What Could Go Wrong?One of the craziest Viper demo by any PAF pilot
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Flying to low close to power lines What Could Go Wrong?One of the craziest Viper demo by any PAF pilot
Should relegate the hard demos to JF-17s. F-16s flight hours should be reserved for actual air defence.One of the craziest Viper demo by any PAF pilot
I believe it's an old video with W/C Azman Khalil at the controls while rehearsing of the air display.That looks like that he screwed up a bit. Either way they are no longer having OCs to fly the demos anymore. Not after last year's incident.
Should relegate the hard demos to JF-17s. F-16s flight hours should be reserved for actual air defence.
As the parade never took place last year so i never saved any videos but it may have been this .@Windjammer you may have the video of 1 of Thunder crazy rehearsal over Islamabad, from last year when a comment from the ground was passed like that's crazy stuff.
I agree . if at all they must be done really high in the sky.A definite display of courage and skills.
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These maneuvers are very risky especially at such low altitude and highly buildup areas. We Know very well what can go wrong. A simple flypast will do as far as the 23rd March parade is concerned.
If PAF really wants to create some excitement/buzz they should conduct such maneuvers in a safer envirnoment at a higer altitude, make some High-quality videos, and release them via social media.
If they want to increase people's engagement for the sake of PR & Recruitment then they should consider steps like increasing School/College trips to PAF bases or open Days at PAF bases for common folks.
As the parade never took place last year so i never saved any videos but it may have been this .
As we know that until now, all the Thunder Jocks have been senior pilots and they tend to push it to extremes.At 1:07 while completing the Cuban 8 he literally went at tree top level, that's way too risky.
I thought he almost crashed at the end. Probably lapse of misjudgment or error.i hope they get some decent people on camera this time :/
The following is a video which was shot hand held by myself, i managed to mostly keep the video stable and the subject (Viper) within frame, if an armature can do this with hand held without any gimble why can't PTV camera people with bloody expensive equipment can do a proper job
P.S last few seconds that Viper jockey went REALLY low and now after WC Noman incident it send shivers down my spine watching it, if i am not wrong it was one month before his Shahadat?
If they are experienced and being unsafe, it makes them just as unsafe as a junior pilot. Still with JF-17 public demos on March 23rd they have been displaying aggressively and safely. Chances are the camera position and angles give out other impressions.As we know that until now, all the Thunder Jocks have been senior pilots and they tend to push it to extremes.
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Just as it did in the above video.I thought he almost crashed at the end. Probably lapse of misjudgment or error.
If they are experienced and being unsafe, it makes them just as unsafe as a junior pilot. Still with JF-17 public demos on March 23rd they have been displaying aggressively and safely. Chances are the camera position and angles give out other impressions.
No the Viper almost crashed. It is clear in that posted video.Just as it did in the above video.
Well, regret to say, you seem to find faults in everything that PAF does so i guess that only leaves UAEAF with perfection.No the Viper almost crashed. It is clear in that posted video.
I would have the pucker factor going on in a simulator so I can’t imagine what his heart rate hit - must have been a more sweaty helmet after landing.I thought he almost crashed at the end. Probably lapse of misjudgment or error.
If they are experienced and being unsafe, it makes them just as unsafe as a junior pilot. Still with JF-17 public demos on March 23rd they have been displaying aggressively and safely. Chances are the camera position and angles give out other impressions.
I actually meant in the video. Did you not see the link where one of the members filmed it.Well, regret to say, you seem to find faults in everything that PAF does so i guess that only leaves UAEAF with perfection.
Absolutely. There is always a risk to it. In the 90s when PAF bases hosted air shows across the country, they'd have multiple Viper demos. Operational pilots often would perform the aerobatics twice a day.I would have the pucker factor going on in a simulator so I can’t imagine what his heart rate hit - must have been a more sweaty helmet after landing.
Goes back to the lack of demo pilot situation - even regional USAF has dedicated drivers on their demo(PACAF) who get 5+ flights in a much more controlled and less risky space than Viper demo or T-Birds.
Doesn’t mean its a bad pilot, just not trained for that performance. While it all looks cool and stuff like DCS has folks thinking that most can pull off the SA and maneuvering - what is lost is the sheer physical strain of it. One wrong head placement and you have arthritis in the neck for life or worse.