Flying with the Air Force in a T-38C Talon
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- The 560th Flying Training Squadron practice a 4-ship formation flight over southeast Texas. The 560th is based at Joint Base San Antonio Randolph. On the 23rd and 24th the squadron will host the 45th Freedom Flyer reunion and honor some Vietnam War POW pilots and navigators who soar once more! Look out for the bird! Thanks to Staff Sgt Thomas Smith from the 3rd Combat Camera Squadron for shooting this from the backseat.
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Oh, to be be young again and fly these wonderful aircraft. Young bucks, cherish every movement, for someday they will only be memories.
I live on the Northside and have seen these flights over our house. Impressive as hell and makes me feel proud
5:54 close call. Beyond that, Nice day for a flight!!! Aim High 🇺🇸
He never saw it. He was only looking at the flight to the right. Hopefully lead knew about it as a minimum and kept the flight out of it's way.
Perspective: I used to fly Talons out of KDLF (Del Rio, TX). We would shoot approaches at Randolph. It's a 3-hour drive to San Antonio by car, 15 minutes in the jet. You can get a lot done in this aircraft in the span of an hour or two.
I was a chamber tech at Del Rio. 1977 to 79.
"You can get a lot done in this aircraft in the span of an hour or two" ... One Hour, No Sweat ... Two Hours, Fuel can get Kinda Skoshi ... Bart, 14th Flying Training Wing, Columbus AFB Class73-06 ...
86th FTS 1984-1988, back when LTCOL’s Wendrock, Alexander, Brandon, Loser.
Something about the lines on this aircraft make it a beauty.
I really enjoyed that. I flew T-38s with the 560th for four years in the late 80s. It was some of the most fun flying I ever did.
What did u enjoy the most about this aircraft ?
Why did you fly them so long? I thought they were just used to train pilots.
@@abergethirty he could of been an instructor pilot at Randolph Air Force Base. I was a crew chief on the T-38 1981 to 1983 awesome airplane to work on.
@@abergethirty He was an instructor pilot.
Allen .Berge He must’ve been FAIP’d
I had my last ride in a -38 one week before I graduated from UPT..Apr ‘91, Class 91-07 at Laughlin...awesome airplane and still remember it well...
T-38 for life... Hopefully, i will own one someday.
What a coincidence running across this video. I was an Air Traffic Controller at Cam Rahn Bay RVN from Jan 1969 to Jan 1970. There was an F-4 wing there and it was the 12th TFW with three squadrons comprised of the 57th, 58th and the 59th TFS. After Viet Nam "closed" in 1975, the 12 TFW was moved to Randolph AFB and became the 12 FTW with the 557th, 558th and the 559 FTS. After I got out of the Air Force in 1971 and returned to Tennessee I graduated from University of Tennessee (go Vols), I went back into the Air Force and went to Pilot Training in 1973 at Laughlin AFB in Del Rio Texas. After doing my time as a FAIP (first assigment instructor pilot), I went to Randolph as an IP and flew out of Randolph in the T-37. What a coincidence working the 12TFW at Cam Ranh Bay RVN as an air traffic controller in the control tower and later flying in the 12th FTW and the 559 FTS! Can anybody remember the steps for the single spin recovery in the T-37...throttles idle, rudder and ailerons neutral....stick abruptly full aft and hold...ets....etc..at the age of 77, I can still recite those steps since I was a T-37 spin pilot with the 12th FTW Stan Eval....It was so enjoyable writing this comment and reliving those glorious days. God Bless all of you.
Thank you for your service sir. You were flying over my head.
Great story!!! And Go Vols!!!!
I grew up in Lubbock Texas when Reese was alive. Id dpend hours sitting at the end of the runway watching these planes take off. Sure do miss it.
I went for a T-37 ride at Reese in July of 87 when I was in ROTC. Flew in a C-130 from Dover to TX, went for a ride, and flew back. Something I'll never forget.
I graduated from Reese in April 1987. Lubbock was a great town and Reese was a nice base. Can't believe it's gone now.
I was a crew chief prior to the T38's and had worked on RF4-C's (Mountain Home AFB), and F4-D's (Udorn RTAB). Sent to Williams AFB to work on T-38's (1969-71). What a sweet plane as far as maintenance. Became a row chief, 7 planes with 5 other airmen to preflight etc. Had a run up taxi license which I loved. Not really fond of running up on a trim pad for engine check out with plane chained down and hit afterburner. But did it a few times and something I will never forget. I was a E-5 and getting to ending my enlistment. Base commander retiring so parade in order. I got asked if I would like to fly in the back seat for the fly by. Hell yaaa! So I have .8 hrs in the back seat. The pilot (major as I remember) ask me if I had a run up license, responded I did. He said good, the engine gauges are yours. We were # 4 on a right echelon formation and he would be busy keeping the helmets on the other 3 lined up. What a way to end my enlistment. That pilot giving me info as we were flying and making them understandable to me made it that much more memorable. T-38 great plane
Great vid, Wow very close call for a "Bird strike" @5:52
Thanks for not adding music.
Thank you for posting the video. I graduated from UPT at Columbus AFB, MS in October 1970. The T-38 was relatively new back then - brand new when you consider it's still flying 50 years later! Time stood still in watching the video, down to constantly adjusting the mirrors :-) It was all so familiar. It was a feeling like no other.
I graduated from Vance AFB , Oct 1973
I was there from '69 - '72! My step-dad was promoted and transferred there from Williams AFB. Maybe you knew him? Col Arno J Poggi; he was the Chief of Maintenance.
I read a book a book about UPT in the 11th and 12 grade back in 74 and 75. a book about tigers ( student pilots ) an one brother was in the class. I think that was when the T-38 Talon was on the Thunderbirds Team must of been a real kick in the a... to fly thanks.
I flew the T-38 in 1983 UPT out of Reese AFB. Good memories!
My last flight in the T-38 was in October 1972, at Reese AFB, TX.....sweet airplane, nice video
I was stationed at Reese from 1966-1968. Worked in the GCA unit as a radar maintenance person. Loved watching the T 38's taking off from the center runway. The radar unit was only 500 ft from the centerline of the runway so we could see everything. Also enjoyed F-4's coming in on ferry flights. They would ask the tower for clearance to come in fast for a show and we all loved it.
Class 69-05 at Reese and T-38 instructor at Laughlin and a few years later at Vance. Oh how I miss the thrills.
69-05 at Moody.
Doing a barrel roll while maintaining a specific altitude has got to be a pretty tricky operation, requiring constant, incremental, and smooth input from the pilot. Hats off to you, fellas. And T-38s are just too, too sexy, one of the most gorgeous aircraft of all time.
I'm not sure if this plane has helped him or if it even has flight assist and autopilot but if it does my solution would be to use the autopilot for altitude mode.
I don't know if rolling with disengage the autopilot or not
Now THIS was one of the BEST cockpit views I've seen on TH-cam!!! Also, the video quality was GREAT!!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾👍🏾❤💯
I remember reading in a USAF recruiting booklet a description of the T-38, "The Sports Car of the Air Force." Nothing like seeing one flying for the first time over Lackland during basic, and our TI asked if anyone could identify it. I was the only trainee that could.
Brings back memories of my F-4 ride I got in Myrtle Beach in the mid-80's. Seymour Johnson AFB shut the runway down for 3 months for resurfacing. They sent all the F-4 "Wild Weasels" down to Myrtle Beach AFB during that time.
Nice flight! thanks for sharing!
My dad worked at Northrop when they were building these planes. A production of over a thousand planes, half of which are still in the air today. Not bad for a sixty year old plane.
stevebrannon69 soon to be replaced so sad😭
@@jacksoncude9824 what are they replacing em with?
Awesome video! Nothing like riding along sucking up the power and beauty of jet flight. Thanks for sharing with us your day job!
wow !! here we go again . feel like been up even if just sitting at watch thank you for share.
i have seen a lot of aviation videos and this is the best i have seen for giving you a feel of being in the airplane
Back in the early 80's, in the AF, my buddy worked the flight simulators for the F-4's. He worked midnight and I work 2nd shift.
Worked out very well for me. I would get off work and go fly an hour or more almost every night. I would bet I had more time in the F4 sim then most lieutenants.
Kinda weird thing though, every time I was finished for the night, had to run to pee!!
Thanks for sharing!
Outstanding. One of the sexiest jets ever.
I agree!
My dad worked on the t-38 jet engines at Holloman AFB when the f-117 were stationed there.
WOW ! Thanks for ride along USAF Training Wing.
That was such a bad ass video!!!!!!! Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :--) Makes me want to fly in one so bad.... I hope my Son flies someday, he's aiming for the Airforce Academy!
Aim high!
What a thrill! Thanks for flying over Randolph! I know that beautiful base like the back of my hand.
Got about 30 hours solo in a T-38. A dream come true.
Randolph AFB. 4 years in 85 til 88 89. I watched all the time. Loved these. They flew mainly these trainers. T-37 and t38s the t 38s were my fave but both amazing crafts for their time.
Definitely my favorite jet. My second favorite is the F-14. Great video!!!
T38 and F14 are my favorite aircraft as well!!!
You never forget flying the white rocket. Columbus MS 75-08
Craig 75-04! Lackland OTS, loooong time ago
Thumbs up. Great vid.
I flew at Reece, Awesome Base, 1970. Lubbock was a super, super place to live. Great people.
Best year in my life.
One Sunday afternoon in 1980 while I was in UPT at Willie, 5 of us in class 80-06 went to see the second Star Wars movie in Scottsdale. The next day I had my first solo to the areas. On that day, Luke Skywalker in his X-wing would’ve had a hard time keeping up with this sweet machine. Other posters mentioned time standing still watching this video and I can confirm that.
So Awesome. Reminds me of getting my bike out to ride with the other buddies. They were always faster but I kept up. LOL
Great video!🤘
Cool video. Couldn’t help but notice the pilot when they were in close formation. He was 100% focused on the plane off his starboard. He never once looked ahead to where his plane was going. It obviously takes some real trust to fly in close formation like this!
Ugh thank you so much for posting this. Made me feel like I was actually there. I’m 17 and I’d give my life to fly one of these.
Good luck to you! I did it, you can too!
@@geofslagle410 thank you v much! I’ve gotten much closer over the last two years.
Being prepared to give your life is part of the deal! 😀 So you're part way there. Hope you get there!
Nice Flight Skipper! Wasn't a Thunderbird or Blue Angel experience... It was AWESOME though!
THANKS for the ride in the old bird!
Good Job!
Very cool! God speed and blue skies!
I get to fly an incentive flight in a T-38 tomorrow, and I can't wait to see what this is like in person!
Amazing line up the video with magnificent view a feeling of being inside in the cabin. Impressive 360º turn maneuver.🌏🌖😊👍👌
Awesome!
Thanks for posting
This would be fun !! These planes are the Hot Rods of trainers.
This looks so fun
120 hours in the White Rocket in UPT at Laughlin AFB Class 69-05 (Grad. Feb.'69) - Great seeing it's still flying 50 years later ---- "Andy" A.
47th SPS, '88-'92. Great assignment.
wow! I got to watch again
In the day - 1971 - we did our takeoffs in burner. In my first takeoff, I did not get caught up until 10,000 feet. I learned to rip up the gear quickly or overspeed them. I flew the A model, but even this C was built in 1969. Four ship in front with this one taking video. He isxin route formation. Now he is below and aft. He is joining after one peeled. In tight but I miss the White Rocket and the star, which was my reference. Over the field again at what looks like ~2000 feet. On long final, nice touchdown with aerobraking.
What a joy!
That must be one of the best feelings in the world 🤟
Awesome.. cool plane 👍
I also loved talon...Laughlin...what a plane!! Sierra Hotel Best to all USAF aviators...
These guys choose the right carrier!!
I wanted to fly those and be a pilot in the Airforce but wasn’t smart enough in my books. See kids, that’s why arithmetic and schooling is so important to ya. Go U.S. Airforce go!
Keep your grades up and know each state gets 2 nominations for the U. S. Air Force Academy. I owned a Cessna 177 and that was my fun flying!
I did get to fly it but I had a great public school. You may have been a great pilot but too many talented people miss the chance because we don't have the political will to support good public schools. Hope you're doing well!
Me too 😢
There was an air show at Dyess AFB, Texas in 1968. I saw a T-38 come in low over the field, stand on its tail, cut in afterburners and go straight up until it disappeared. Then the was this white dot, way up in the sky, when it leveled out.
Gorgeous little Northrops!!!!!!!!!!!
The T38 really accelerates quickly on Takeoff roll!!
Super quick on a cold day. I did a single ship takeoff with an instructor in the backseat in the winter of '87. Once you broke ground, you had a cadence to get the aircraft cleaned up and would call out, "Two good engines, two positive climbs, gear coming up (slap up the gear handle), flaps coming up (flip up the flap lever) and you were good. The overspeed limit on the gear and flaps was 240 knots as I recall. On this morning, I got to start saying two positive climbs when the instructor started screaming at me "Clean her up, clean her up!" We were accelerating far faster than normal with rich, cold air and I came close to over-speeding the gear and flaps.
Damn... I miss that so much!
TH-cam is wise. They knew I was watching 4 of them do touch n goes at TUL yesterday. Now I think about it, I'm pretty sure I pulled up a video curious about the way they land. It's fun seeing them and the f 16s that are actually out of Tulsa when they are training..
Vance class 82-08. Some of the best flying I ever did!
Imagine the feeling. That's crazy...
I miss seeing them where I live doing low level nav. Used to make their turn over the bridge.
We had a few of these a Dyess while I was stationed there in the 80's. I guess the B-1b pilots flew them to get flight time? They were always buzzing around the base. This was great, thank you so much for sharing.
I was a KC-135 navigator at Dyess from '92 to '94. The B-1 and KC-135 co-pilots flew the 38s to develop their airmanship and judgment. The program was called ACE (Accelerated Co-pilot Enhancement).
The co-pilots in my squadron LOVED the 38 ACE program, such that some of them would get a little sad when they upgraded to aircraft commander. ACE gave them the keys to an afterburning jet, and a government fuel card to boot!
On more than one occasion, our ops officer had to remind a co-pilot that the KC-135 was their primary weapons system LOL...
Whenever I see T-38's in formation I get the theme song to Roger Ramjet in my head.
Awesome
At 5:35, he's coming in over the Randolph golf course. I've played hundreds of rounds there, as a dependent of a T-39 pilot there from 1972-75. I also worked as a waiter at the Officer's Club as a 16-18 year old. I loved Randolph. Oh, and the front nine is primarily on his port side, back nine on starboard. And on this trajectory, he'll fly right over the O-Club. (If you notice the pool just off his starboard side, that's where the O-Club is.
Would love to take a hop in one of these!
A fellow ANG recruiter got a ride in an F-106 of the 144th FIW in Fresno when they were flying the Darts. Color me envious.
Thanks for the view!
Whoo what a cool airplane this is love to fly it some day
that was the first plane i crewed after tech school. back in 1969 at Laredo AFB.
Thank you for protecting us Sir!👍🏼👍🏼
'Willie' 72-03 graduate. IMHO, current flight instructor's should be much more proficient in formation! I was a T-37 FAIP and flew #3 in all four ship flights for class graduations. Capt Chuck Debellevue flew with me during one graduation fly by. He performed a perfect #3 turning rejoin! That was 50 years ago and I dearly miss those days!
Was there in 74-01 Raindance. Roger Locher (3 Migs) was in our class. Debellevue was a class or two after us. Great time at Willie..
Yes, at 5:54 the bird goes by right above his canopy. WOW!!!
UPT 80-04 CAFB, then 4 years flying operational 1980-84, then non-volunteer for a controlled-tour non-operational ATC Exchange tour T-38A. PIT then T-38A Instructor Pilot at Laughlin in Del Rio-by -the-sea in 86th FTS 1984-1989 ( I-Flight, N-Flight, O-Flight, L-Flight(for about a week), K-Flight, then L-Flight. Assistant Flight Commander, Flight Commander, T-38 X-C SOF, Wing SOF, Faculty Board member, Assistant Section Commander. Loved the jet. Loved the student flying. But Air Training Command...not so much. Could write a book.
I flew the T-38 A out of Craig AFB, Selma Alabama in the late 1960's.
Class 69-03 at Craig.
Before the first lunar landing on July 20, 1969, Buzz Aldrin used to fly the T-38 so many times, back and forth from Huston to the Cape that on many occasions he had to look at his compass just to remember where he was going. Source: Rocket Men by Craig Nelson.
Craig Nelson was in a brief TV series early 80s set in the early 60s just before JFK Murder. Where he portraits an Air Force Pilot. In one if my fav scenes from the show. He is in a T 38 Jet soaring thru the sky. At one point he begins to rock the plane side to side. Seemingly sky dancing. I've always thought that was so cool. Wished it was something I could have done.
Yes, NASA flew modified T-38’s that had heated wing leading edges and inlets. They would stop in Willy all the time. One day I was at Vandenberg AFB with student on a cross country out and back. We hit the head in base ops before heading out to the jet when a guy comes in the latrine where a G-Suit over blue jeans and cowboy boots. On climb out of Vandenberg the NASA T-38 comes on departure freq hollering minimum fuel on departure and wanting direct Houston as I recall. Departure gave him a vector and coordinated his request with center. Nice to have that NASA call sign.
T-38 Talon crew chief at Randolph from ‘81 -‘85. Nice base.
GREAT base. I had the privilege to grow up there. First class everything.
Carlos Baquero, Do you rember CMSGT. Bobby Younts? He retired in 86.
Did they ever resurface the East runway? Johnson tore it up with AF-1 when he was President. It was rough on the 38's. (1980's)
Videos like this make me want to compete for rated and go pilot. At the same time though, I have my heart set on going up for STO and it hurts
My Uncle Vilas was the LT. Colonel that pilots were sent to who were failing flight school. The talon was his preferred aircraft.
too much kool in those jets ..keep it up people
Class 68-H Randolph AFB. TX
To the other AF pilots out there, did his final seem a bit flat? I ask because I dinged for dragging in my final approaches more then once while going through T-38s. Perspective might have been off with the camera view.
This plane is a year older than I am . the Ec 135a I crewed on is sitting at Davis Mothin , this plane is still flying.
I was an IP in this aircraft from 1970 till 1974 at Web AFB, TX.
I miss flying that jet.
Looking for the visual cues for formation position with this new paint scheme. Wingtip on the paint line looks about right.
My last assignment in the Air Force after Vietnam(65-66); 3510th FTS at Randolph 1966-1967. Great memories---------------------
Anyone from Moody 69-72? I was a crew chief, got a back seat ride....real honor!
If I can someday afford one, I'll buy it! Class of 69-03 Craig Air Force Base, Selma, Alabama.
Hi Ted. 71-05 at Craig. There are about 7 privately owned T-38s in the U.S.
@@daveriley6310 Wow! How can I learn more? And thanks!
@@daveriley6310 Where?
@@tedjajer6883 "There are seven privately owned T-38s in the U.S. Boeing owns two T-38s, which it uses as chase planes. Thornton Corporation owns two T-38s and three F-5s and the National Test Pilot School owns one T-38. In addition, two others are in private ownership." From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northrop_T-38_Talon
I inquired about one almost 20 years ago which was for sale at Sun 'n Fun. I'll tell you the story sometime over a brew. Fair skies and tailwinds, my friend.
I see these plane fly all day perk of living on base i guess RAFB FOR LIFE.
We used to land these in formation in UPT (80s'). Anyone know if that's still part of the syllabus?
After that crash a few years ago I believe they took it out of the syllabus.
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i graguated from Reese AFB Texas in 1973 i am from saudi arabia air force i went back home started flying F5 E for 4 years then flying the lightning for 2 years untel the fighter was retired and was replaced by the penavia tornado i have floan it for 6 years then at last the Eagle F15 for 9 years..
Abo Naser I grew up and still live just south of the approach end of 35 center at Reese. Loved it when the base was still open
Abo, I was a T-38 IP at Williams AFB in Arizona 1973-1976. My last student was a Saudi Arabia AF pilot by the name of Ali Hrib or Harib. Maybe you knew him?
Are they retiring the venerable Talon? What a great looking aerospace vehicle, brought to you by the Little Johnny Toilet Seat Manufacturing Company.
These planes were based at Shepard Air force Base in the 60s. Jet fighter pilots were trained there.
They regularly fly between Randolph and Shepherd.
All still true today.
I’m at Sheppard right now. Yep they’re still here soaring!
heh-cool... ome of these I'm assuming out of edwards buzzed my mountain this morning. felt the breeze. scared the pants off me.....lmao
My goal is to go into the Air force and fly jets, hopefully one day I can fly a T-38
The AF will be training in a new jet soon, the T-7A Red Hawk. You might miss the T-38C.