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I spent 21 years in the Tail Hook Navy and always loved the F4 unfortunately I was never in a F4 Squadron, spent first 9 or 10 years with A7 Squadrons. Got into the Hornets when I was on the F/A-18 Fleet Introduction Team 1980. Spent from then till 1991 with F-18 Squadrons. I can remember the sound of those two J79 when a F4 would taxi by. Great Aircraft with a history that is just amazing.

i wasa crew chief on RF -4C at the 117th tactical Recon wing , Birminghamd Al . Air National Guard 1978

14 speed records, 1958 Collier Trophy, Bendix Trophy award on multiple airframes, The A-5, F-4, F104, and B58 were all known for one thing..."Now you see me, now you don't" speeds. Thank you guys for keeping her flying. I was born in the 60s and remember the the Thunderbirds flying the F-4 at airshows.

I was a weapons mechanic on F-4E 1978-1981 great memories

i went so fast in my F-4 U after a MIG in a dive i was peeling paint .

Yep, I got hooked on the sound and smell of F4 , so for the rest of my life I became a D7-8-9-10 Cat operator.😅😅

I like it! Can almost smell it thru the computer screen!

Them "Sam, can you make a brick fly?" "watch."

Was aF4j mechanic in the 70s USNavy what a trip down memory lane. Thanks

I'm familiar with a few jet engines........De Havilland Vampire, F86 Sabre, Mirage III, Mirage F1, Mig 23......would love to hear the Phantom.....

I'm not into DCS, the fact that you guys are working on a project like that is amazing. I wish you all the success in the world as you create! Merry Christmas to all you Phantom Phans!

Merry Christmas to you and yours

Happy holidays folks o7.

Whether you know it or not, you've answered a long-running question I've had about how guys get inside cockpit footage with the crew audio.

I saw a stencil on this plane. Was this plane actually flown by Robin Olds?

Great vid! 🎉

We had a homemade tester in our support. Guys would sign out headsets and cables and run a quick check before going out.. A little history; the big black clunky headset were XF3, field repairable. In the mid eighties, we started getting some lighter weight ones that ended up being XB3, disposable. I tried and couldn't fix them, then I submitted a form 1000 to make them repairable. Unfortunately, supply guys couldn't read blue tags and ended up throwing the examples I had away instead of shipping them to Rickenbacker.

You guys have an in with the DOD donations at GSA.gov that might provide more free equipment…Might get some late Christmas gifts 👍🏻🎅🏻👌🏻

It is a true military bureaucracy that the Air Force & Navy can not talk to each other 🤣🧐😝

Thank you for showing at 2:15 a Kurnass from the 69th Hammers. I had the privilege to maintain them in the early '90s. They had a long and lustrous service from 1969 through 1996. Nothing else sounded like a pair of J-79 thundering down the runway with a full payload.

There should be a headset with a chrome frame (unless it got misplaced). I know the mic has already been changed out.

Sure brings back memories. I loaded munitions on the F-4 in 67-68 in Thailand. Didn’t realize how much I loved the plane until they sent me back stateside to SAC. I never forgave them

Is there a way to lock the slats on the F4? I kinda like it more when the slats are in.

That mask and headset tester is a nice piece of gear! Electrical connections, and the associated connectors, always seemed like the most common form of failure for any sort of avionics. Maybe not a surprise, considering all of the handling and abuse that they tend to receive? Glad that you identified the location of your problem.

It makes me so happy to see the electronic elves out there leaving all kinds of presents for me to enjoy when I come down next week!! Nice work guys!!!

Wow. I thought this was a Verizon commercial... "CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW...????"😅

Really cool to meet new volunteers and see them doing stuff. The section with the comm jacks was actually interesting.

Merry Christmas! As always, thanks for sharing.

The face he makes at 11:32 when he says, "Im going to edit that out," is so funny, considering he, in fact did not edit it out

when i press the fire button it doesnt fiee the rockets, it fires the normal Starfing can someone help?

we just got the bolts off of the nose cone and got it to swing around i dont know if you have to do that in the states

how much would it cost for a 30-minute ride very interested??