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REALLY Low Flying (Video)

Awesome video clips of military aircraft flying far too low for comfort.

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  1. Vincent, from Plasti says

    September 13, 2009 at 07:15

    Nice video…

    If you look at a French VFR chart, you'll see lot of restricted / danger areas looking like corridors. They are used for low flying and entering them when active sounds like a very bad idea.

    The description text includes something like "even if the pilot sees another aircraft, there is not enough time to allow for an avoidance maneuver". Glups.

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  2. Sylvia says

    September 15, 2009 at 12:04

    Jeez. I'm torn between "Awesome!" and "OMG!"I can't believe he flew upside down under a bridge!!!

    I was flying on the Scottish coast at 2,400 feet when a military jet sped under me. Definitely, by the time I saw him it was way too late to do anything about it.

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    • Matthew Stibbe says

      September 15, 2009 at 12:27

      Military jets are a big issue in Scotland and northern England. They move so fast and fly so low that it can be very alarming. I've had a couple of encounters – luckily all operating on a radar service so separation was assured but seeing two Tornados thunder past you always has a bit of shock and awe!

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  3. Pat Flannigan says

    September 17, 2009 at 06:05

    On the one hand: AWESOME!!!

    But on the other, I am reminded of the great Bob Hoover's statement: "it's not about how close to the ground you can get, it's about how precisely you can fly the airplane"

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  4. john says

    March 19, 2010 at 14:04

    …And then there was that squaddie who got his head chopped off by a Hercs propeller when he stood on top of the lorry while the RAF was showing off…. Did not do the pilot's career much good either.

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