Nice interview, Fahad ! Your Dad, was my first squadron commander in 1968, No 19 squadron , flying f-86 ! I have very fond memories and remember him as a very able and professional commander ! RIP Sir !!
@@fahadmasood1111 OMG ! I’m so sorry that I had been misinformed…. At the same time I’m happy that Hatmi saab is well! Please do give him my best wishes and prayers for his health and happiness!
I actually saw one of the PAF Mirages over Karachi while visiting last week! Great to see this. Will have to go to the air museum when I go back next time, looks pretty amazing from the outside.
Great conclusion to a cracking interview. Very interesting what Sonny said about the stability of delta winged types such as the Mirage III/5. Many of us were led to believe such wings gave a very bad gust response. It just goes to show it pays to listen to pilots who've actually flown these types. Readers are leaders. Nice line to quote there.
Yes... I also believe tailless delta planforms have been utilized in various means to achieve ends of high instantaneous turn rate especially by Dassault Mirages till date but sustained with canards and leading edge flaps is the go-to solution from slow speed maneuvering
I used to work near Masroor airbase in Karachi, and it was so loud in the morning beacuse of these mirages coming to land at base that we have to go inside to hold meetings.Outside meeting was not an option, but it was a great sight to watch.
J-10CE is the latest in jet to bore holes in the skies of south Asia... shows a lot of potential because of its high-end avionic packages... on the other hand, Mirages are old skool... but they still slash and dash very well!
@@matthayward7889 PAF Mirage low flying: th-cam.com/video/0SXHKLD_TCg/w-d-xo.html Also this is the take of Fahad Masood on J10CE of PAF: th-cam.com/video/vgct79XcjXw/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/p9ajfm2OdV8/w-d-xo.html
I used too look for incoming jets from our balcony when ever i heard the the thundering sound of jet engine from kilometres away ,the jets landing in PAF Base Masroor in karachi city ( which is home of Mirages ,i think now JF-17 as well,i saw lot's of Mirages going for landing while gears down from kilometres away from run way,wow these jets are beast ..
14:21 that was interesting because of delta wing design every mirage or delta wing design jet pilot would love to fly the upgrade that delta with canards wing come up with like Rafael, Eurofighter Typhoon and J10C offer
As mentioned before... 4.5 gen aircrafts offer a lot more than maneuverability... now it is a matter of employment rather than 'seat of the pants' flying and dogfighting
The comment on J-10c is quite interesting as its a design who's in's and outs are known only by the Chinese or now by the Pakistani's. PAF was looking at that air craft for quite some time and now they have that bird in their hand. Being PAF, surely they must have a wider role for it as they are a bit of low on cash. We have quite a lot of knowledge on Western types, but the Chinese types are shrouded in mystery. There was one of F-7 (Mig-21 copy). One article on Jf-17(Block 1) with Huskit. The data set is too low on the Chinese types. J-10c in PAF have been seen in two camo's. One is A2A standard PAF grey camo and the other is the jungle green Mirage type camo. It will be interesting to know about those and the experience of the pilots on them. Also now there are Korean Jets that have won a contract in Malaysia. Find out some one who can share his experience on that as well. We would also like to hear any IAF pilot experiences with the Tejas. How is it compared to the aircraft its intended to replace. BVR and VR experiences in it. In the end, its exciting to hear about the aircrafts that are in the niche areas of the far furlong air forces. Especially where they are a bit of cash strapped and come up with innovative ideas and strategies.
Nice interview, Fahad ! Your Dad, was my first squadron commander in 1968, No 19 squadron , flying f-86 ! I have very fond memories and remember him as a very able and professional commander ! RIP Sir !!
Firstly, Humbly proud of my lineage... Great to hear sir Tahir but he is alive and well... Stay safe and manage all risks possible
May be confusing with someone else though
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OMG ! I’m so sorry that I had been misinformed…. At the same time I’m happy that Hatmi saab is well! Please do give him my best wishes and prayers for his health and happiness!
@@tatoloco4 Sir! Believe you have a different 'Masood'
@tatoloco4 Sir
He was Masood hatmi sb, he had a brother Saad Hatmi, Masood hatmi sb's son is Fuad Hatmi
I actually saw one of the PAF Mirages over Karachi while visiting last week! Great to see this. Will have to go to the air museum when I go back next time, looks pretty amazing from the outside.
Karachi is an excellent city for aviators and avgeeks... especially if you wanna spot Mirages
Greetings. From where have you visited?
Great conclusion to a cracking interview. Very interesting what Sonny said about the stability of delta winged types such as the Mirage III/5. Many of us were led to believe such wings gave a very bad gust response. It just goes to show it pays to listen to pilots who've actually flown these types.
Readers are leaders. Nice line to quote there.
Yes... I also believe tailless delta planforms have been utilized in various means to achieve ends of high instantaneous turn rate especially by Dassault Mirages till date but sustained with canards and leading edge flaps is the go-to solution from slow speed maneuvering
I would have thought the same thing about gust response. I guess it depends on wing loading and maybe heavier Mirages (5s?) are better that way?
I used to work near Masroor airbase in Karachi, and it was so loud in the morning beacuse of these mirages coming to land at base that we have to go inside to hold meetings.Outside meeting was not an option, but it was a great sight to watch.
Fantastic interview, I didn’t realise how capable the Mirage was at low level, and interesting choice that Fahad would choose to fly a J-10
Cheers Matt
J-10CE is the latest in jet to bore holes in the skies of south Asia... shows a lot of potential because of its high-end avionic packages... on the other hand, Mirages are old skool... but they still slash and dash very well!
@@fahadmasood1111 thank you! There isn’t much accurate information about the J-10 out there, so I’m always interested in hearing more about it.
@@matthayward7889 PAF Mirage low flying:
th-cam.com/video/0SXHKLD_TCg/w-d-xo.html
Also this is the take of Fahad Masood on J10CE of PAF:
th-cam.com/video/vgct79XcjXw/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/p9ajfm2OdV8/w-d-xo.html
Great interview of a PAF pilot. Talked some good sense. well-done.
Sense is not very common nowadays... yes... I believe he did well!
Well detailed interview, thoroughly enjoyed ..keep it up Fahad
Good "job aircrew interview"
Thank you.
I used too look for incoming jets from our balcony when ever i heard the the thundering sound of jet engine from kilometres away ,the jets landing in PAF Base Masroor in karachi city ( which is home of Mirages ,i think now JF-17 as well,i saw lot's of Mirages going for landing while gears down from kilometres away from run way,wow these jets are beast ..
Beast is correct... they are pure IRON! ;-)
I love u shaheen named fahad ibne masood.love from lalian distt chiniot punjab pakistan.may u live long!
14:21 that was interesting because of delta wing design every mirage or delta wing design jet pilot would love to fly the upgrade that delta with canards wing come up with like Rafael, Eurofighter Typhoon and J10C offer
As mentioned before... 4.5 gen aircrafts offer a lot more than maneuverability... now it is a matter of employment rather than 'seat of the pants' flying and dogfighting
The comment on J-10c is quite interesting as its a design who's in's and outs are known only by the Chinese or now by the Pakistani's. PAF was looking at that air craft for quite some time and now they have that bird in their hand. Being PAF, surely they must have a wider role for it as they are a bit of low on cash.
We have quite a lot of knowledge on Western types, but the Chinese types are shrouded in mystery. There was one of F-7 (Mig-21 copy). One article on Jf-17(Block 1) with Huskit. The data set is too low on the Chinese types.
J-10c in PAF have been seen in two camo's. One is A2A standard PAF grey camo and the other is the jungle green Mirage type camo. It will be interesting to know about those and the experience of the pilots on them.
Also now there are Korean Jets that have won a contract in Malaysia. Find out some one who can share his experience on that as well.
We would also like to hear any IAF pilot experiences with the Tejas. How is it compared to the aircraft its intended to replace. BVR and VR experiences in it.
In the end, its exciting to hear about the aircrafts that are in the niche areas of the far furlong air forces. Especially where they are a bit of cash strapped and come up with innovative ideas and strategies.
Its a new jet... it will be exploited to its max capabilities with due time... and then exposed to the world... but IT WILL SHOW SOON!
And greatest minds are act in silence
The major left early not sure why ? 1850 hours on all types means about 15/16 years of service ? Good interview
To gain other experiences in life, I believe
@@fahadmasood1111 so airline commercial I assume ?
Has he flown all versions of the 5 and where was he based ? And what weapons did they have ?
the interview states he has flown III & V versions of it... and that is what the PAF holds till date, I beleive
@@fahadmasood1111 😁😃
Mirage Yoda - Tell us about the Nuclear role and the Mirage.
Some secrets should remain secrets!
Or as he said... he can tell us but then he would have to kill us! ;-)
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Enjoyable
Yes... I believe so too... very informative and knowledgeable
Who is his father ?
Just 1800 hrs??? So he had a white wing