New Alaska intercept footage highlights Russia's pilot problem
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- On September 23, 2024 a group of U.S. Air Force F-16s were scrambled to intercept two Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers escorted by two Su-35s. Once they arrived, the American F-16s got a first-hand look at why Russian fighter pilots are often described as "unsafe and unprofessional."
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Remember when Turkey shot down a Russian jet and there was no war, Pepperidge Farms remembers.
I was just thinking about that. It wasn't just the plane being shot down, there were two crew who ejected, one was shot and killed as he parachuted down and the other was beaten to death by people on the ground.
@@richardw3052 один пилот был подло убит при спуска на парашюте, а другого эвакуировали на вертолëте спецназовцы
@@richardw3052 nice
@@англер😂 Sucks to suck, huh ivanski?
i don't say this often in the modern day, but i respect Turkey for that (also yes i know they like to have their country's name spelled differently but when their government stops being jerks and/or cut ties with ruzzia i will learn to spell it "properly")
"Russia will jump straight to the "Find Out" phase" lolz
@@BusesAreFatCars Against the 23rd ranked military. Not the top one.
@@IloveDoubleD Okay, so it won't. Great.
Drop the warmongering trash talk. It just makes Americans sound dumb.
@@BusesAreFatCars You're confused. He's not talking about a country with 1/13 the air force and even older aircraft that Russia still cannot gain air superiority over after 2.5 years. He's talking about the USA who's individual branches occupy 3 of the top 4 largest air forces in the world, and by huge margins. In addition to being a generation ahead in technology.
@@delos2279 Oh, they'll start another war, will they?
When was the last time they won a war?
When was the last time it had a positive outcome? Or did US warmongering just create enormous consequences for everyone involved?
America is just a bully that smashes up other people's nations then goes home and says "Mission Accomplished!"
My continent is filled with the consequences of your warmongering.
Which continent? The fact that one would have to ask shows just what a scourge the American military is to the modern world.
?The US infringing on Russian airspace and sovereignty, is the Fu
“Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't.” Margaret Thatcher
"Any King who has to say "I'm the King" is no King at all" ;~)
@@pegasusted2504 “any toilet not stolen is a toilet wasted” -Russian proverb
@@hollister2320 So that's what Russian soldiers are doing in Kursk right now!
Got it!
This quote is very spot on. Seems like every week Russia threatens nuclear war. Bullies threaten and bluster. Professionals don't say a word.
@@mjk9388exactly right. It's like the obviously small guy at a bar trying to pick fights with everyone then threatening them with gun when they stand up against them.
Iran’s navy did that with a sea mine. It damaged one of our ships. They entered the find out phase of their training. In a standard work day, 8 hours. They lost 50% of their navy.
We gave them a "PROPORTIONAL RESPONSE".
@@THE-X-ForceTemper, Temper
@@sirdewd2197 Quack Bang .. Out 🦆
DON’T TOUCH MY BOATS!!!!!!!
@@THE-X-Force love the chubby electron guy
This is how Russia lost an aircraft in Turkey.
It was from passing through Turkish airspace while an F16 was watching. I think it had reentered Syrian airspace by the time the missile struck, which forced the pilots to eject over rebel territory, which didn't end well for them.
they were asking for it and they got it.
He is humiliating the F16 here 💀
And they wonder why they don't have air superiority over Ukraine.
Against a Country with effectively no Air Force
You need to find some actual news. You've clearly been listening to propaganda.
Well they actually do have air superiority over fighters. They don't have it over IAD simply because the West keeps sending them new ones. Without Western intervention this war would have been over summer 2022.
to be a failure, be like russia:
- lose a navy to a country with no navy
- lose air superiority to a country with technically no air force
- get into a +10 year long siege against a neighboring country whose military has been - getting scraps from the barrels of smaller, "less powerful" (in russia media standards) countries
- threaten to use nukes against your neighboring country that became the poorest and - most mine-fielded country on earth due to your own prowess that you previously guaranteed their border's security and got nukes from
- forgot that you got northern and western neighbors who you fought literally the same type of wars against in your previous incarnations of yourself, who are becoming very well tired of your cock and bull story menagerie
to be a failure, be like russia:
- lose a navy to a country with no navy
- lose air superiority to a country with technically no air force
- get into a +10 year long siege against a neighboring country whose military has been - getting scraps from the barrels of smaller, "less powerful" (in russia media standards) countries
- threaten to use nukes against your neighboring country that became the poorest and - most mine-fielded country on earth due to your own prowess that you previously guaranteed their border's security and got nukes from
- forgot that you got northern and western neighbors who you fought literally the same type of wars against in your previous incarnations of yourself, who are becoming very well tired of your cock and bull story menagerie
The Chinese are the same. Their ships and aircraft are just as unprofessional. They’ve done dangerous things like shining laser lights into pilot’s eyes, dumping chaff in front of planes, etc. Very dangerous and unprofessional.
It's not unprofessional, it's policy. Authoritarians only respect somebody who stands up to them. Otherwise you're considered weak and decadent. It's their policy to continue pushing, because as far as they're concerned, we will back down. And that just means that they think they can then take the next step. They see us deter ourselves at every turn, so they test us, we fail, and they invade some other place. Or they have us back down from something we're doing. They don't consider it strength, for us being the adults in the room. They consider it submissive and weak. And decadent
@@BBme Are you fucking illiterate? Genuine question, this barely counts as English.
@brucelee4357 have any videos to share that show Americans doing it? Surely Russia and China would put them up if they have such footage?
@@BBme your handler needs to train you better lmao your whataboutisms need to at least be related to the topic
@BBme so you're comparing, unprofessional behaviour which is dangerous for both parties in international airspace, to a self inflicted counter insurgency campaign.
Apples and coconuts much?😂😂
"Too close for missiles switching to guns". Thanks for talking about this so quickly.
Definitely doesn’t want to talk about Israel massively escalating the war in the Middle East.
That was a lot more than “unprofessional.”
@@Justanotherconsumer Irrelevant to the topic at hand.
That's not how it appears here 💀
I saw ruskie comments saying:
"If an american did this, they would be called brave and strong."
False. American pilots would simply never do this. It's by the book or weapons free, not a lot of inbetween. Respectfully.
This is a golden puppy barking at a fully grown pitbull then running off.
_if_ an american pilot did it, the whole ordeal would be condemned by every western military just the same, including the us. there wouldn't be excuses, but an immediate announcement of investigation and a congress immediately ready to grill.
there's nothing brave or strong about recklessly endangering yourself for the pure sake of showmanship.
Both sides have nukes btw. Bad analogy
If a western pilot did this they would be grounded and Russia would throw a fit
Su-27 in Syria : *why so Syrious*
American pilot shit in his pants and called Russian unprofessional. This maneuver of SU 35 required the highest level of professionalism.
It's good to see US aviators treating their equipment like weapons platforms, not toys.
The Russian pilots think they’re a Maverick when in reality they’re not even a Pony.
A good retrospective of Russian misbehavior, Alex. Thanks.
Russian pilots have 200 hours across all platforms? Wow! Compare that to the US , you must have at least 250 before you can qualify for a civilian commercial license and 1500 for an ATP.
This might explain Aeroflot, or how ever it is spelled, history of pilot error crashes.
I'm surprised that the Russkis have any planes to spare for these shenanigans after their losses in Ukraine.
One thing is for sure, if they try a ground war somewhere, they sure as hell aren't gonna have enough tanks to support infantry. hehe
@@RandoPolitics you think Russians support tanks with infantry? HAHAHA thats too smart for them lol. and they sure will have a good time in a air war with their 5 planes that are probably left :)
This sort of ignorance was amusing and excusable at the start of the war. Now it's responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands.
I'm surprised they have pilots. They've been losing a lot of their best trained pilots to that useless war.
That's because the losses aren't actually occurring as we've been instructed to think and believe by the msm. You'd think that this video, and many others, would have enlightened you to this fact. And then there is also the fact that Zelenskyy is constantly begging for more and more money and weapons. You'd think that that level of desperation would have been a clue.
I don't get these people. They are the 2nd best military in ukraine, but they keep screwing with us like they're tough and capable. They exist because we allow them to.
At this point…Russia is officially the guy that doesn’t learn to fight cuz he “sees red”. And Ukraine is the fist fight he decided to pick
Technically now the second best military in Russia 😂
Did Wagner get redeployed out of Russia?
Explain the joke: Wagner the PMC was the best army in Russia until the Ukrainians arrived.
Seriously, it's lie after lie. Claiming their Kinzhal was something it wasn't, can't make more than what.... 6 "next gen" fighters, and even those won't come into airspace anywhere near the border.... talk a lot, but show nothing. Getting into a war with someone vastly unprepared and still losing it somehow? What happened to "3 days to Kyiv", lol. It's embarrassing, and they know it. This whole thing has shown us just how weak they are, and no amount of damage control in the media can fix that.
They exist because even though their military sucks, they have lots and lots of nuclear warheads, and only a fraction of them have to function.
They watched Top Gun and thought that's how pilots are supposed to act.
Don't get me wrong, I love the movies, but realistically Maverick would have had his wings taken away.
Maverick would have been tossed in the Brig several times over for just his stunts in training. Then given the boot out of the USN. Having met USMC pilots, I can guarantee that they take this sort of stuff far more seriously than most think.
That's right Ice... (brushes shoulder) ... MAN. I AM dangerous.
@@EL_DUDERIN0 gets on his old Kawasaki GPz 900s.
You'll not see him fighting a SU-27, they're the most unhinged.
@@HanSolo__ 🤣
Russia will crow as if this proves their superiority or whatever weak excuse they wanna make up, and here I'm thinking, wow, you guys could spare 2 SU-35's off the front in Ukraine? Don't you guys need them there? You're not exactly convincing anyone you're the superiority military there, hahahah! Guess those Ukrainian F-16's scared them away.
Edit: I'm happy everyone else is making the same damn joke, haha!
Even India won't buy Su-35s
"Even"? As far as I know we don't have a requirement of that. Any thing idk about what that "even" means?
@@JayKumar-mr2oh lol. you heard it right
so much for the DEI murica
@@theblacksun2355 what does that mean?
No one can buy Russian anything due to threats of sanctions so…..
They don't need it since they've got the su-30mki which is made in their territory
Don't tug on Superman's cape. An experienced pilot in even an older F-16 is more than a handful for a rookie in an SU-35, especially at the knife lighting range that this even occurred at.
Yeah lmao he put himself right in the vipers engagement envelope with low energy 😂😂😂 smoothbrain ahh Russians.
Don't poke the _American_ bear.
@@Utubesuperstar Must have been so frustrating for the Viper driver... like cat watching a bird just outside the widow.
Except US has few experienced pilots and I'm not sure why you assume rookie in Su-35 especially on such deployment. I seem to recall recent discussion in US media about flying hours going unacceptably low compared to 90s.
Repeat after me: "In my attempt to avoid the jet wash from the irratically flown Russian jet, I deployed several rounds from my cannon which, at a later time, came into contact with certain surfaces on the Russian jet. It is unclear if this contributed to the jet's apparent adjustment of its flight level to that of the sea floor, something I was just made aware of."
Good one. "I was guns hot and got startled when your guy went by. A finger-jerk reaction. Is he OK?"
US pilots fly almost exclusively with the master arm switch off, even in combat, only setting it to the arm position when they are going to employ a weapon and then it is right back to the off position. This is to prevent the very thing you are mentioning just in case the pilot squeezes the trigger in a panic. For air-to-air the master arm switch only goes on when an engagement begins or they are cleared hot, and then right back off when the situation abates.
Moskal trolls are going nuts in the replies, lol
Where? I see 0 vodka fueled rants
@@Max2k2se I recommend Specsavers
@@Max2k2se Took them a few hours to find out, but the Vatniks swarmed in, as usual.
So funny, Russian air force MIA over Ukraine, but playing tough guys off Alaska..
Ukraine, until recently, had largest and most dense Air Defence network in the world (of Soviet making) and Russia/Soviet Union never waged strategic air campaign. And so far, RuAF is not MIA - otherwise, Ukraine wouldn't be slowly pushed back and whine about deliveries of Air Defence. Those UMPKs, such as they are, are not self-propelled.
I worked at Eielson AFB for the aggressor 16s. Makes me proud to see them after all these years
I read a story yesterday about this F-16 Aggressor squadron and how half of the planes still have the Russian paint schemes on them and they are using some of those on these sorts of intercept missions. It must be odd for these Russian pilots to see an F-16 painted in the same style as your fighter escorts roll up next to your own plane. And a bit scary for them knowing who those pilots are and what they train for and why those planes are painted like that. Those aggressor squadron pilots are very skilled.
I work in the ECM field. I was reading an article in one of our journals talking about how the radar jammer in the SU-35 jams its own radar! Apparently there is zero collaboration between the companies making the 2 systems. Sounds like they are about as capable as the pilots.
Is this an ECM pod or integrated into the airframe?
@@gmradio2436 It sounded like airframe
@@classicjetsims So the Russians have integrated ECM, still need ECM pods, and still blind themselves?
Normally I'd call BS on something like this, but it sounds like the most Russian thing ever.
Idk how the masterarm switch got flipped on and the guns trigger pulled as the 35 went through the HUD?!
Its also wierd that the AIM9X on the port wing locked onto the other 35, and yoinked the 35 right out of the sky!!
To quote Goose, "I hate it when it does that."
Weird how the two Bears just exploded for no reason.
in your dreams
China is doing the same in Asia. S. Korea had to send F-35's to intercept Chinese planes as it got too close to S. Korean air space.
Flying near another country's airspace or flying like an idiot?
Both?
@@gmradio2436Both
They do it on purpose. Where's high cover? The Chinese did that with the P-3, and they got a treasure of intelligence while sacrificing their pilot.
💁 I always say " F...k around and find out!"
I grew up in Alaska as the military dependent in which my father was on these sorties on a regular basis, and can vouch for the fact that these antics go on every single day from Russia and have never stopped, and has plenty of 35 mm pictures to prove it.
I don't think they're being more aggressive or less aggressive today, it's possibly more pronounced now that more people have access to cell phones and GoPro's.
FYI- Back in the day, it was not uncommon for Russian aircraft to be well within our 100 mile border, flying with their bombers or tankers and of course a couple fighter wingman… So none of this surprises me whatsoever! 💁💁💁
That's a pretty dangerous game to be playing as a pilot. Especially when the Find Out part could be an impromptu dunk into the Bering Sea in September. That's a bad place for a swim.
I was just talking about this incident to my spouse jut minutes before you posted this video. You know back during the peak Cold War years the Russians knew not to even wiggle funny as they approached the Alaskan ADIZ.
A factor, depending on era, was F-106's or RCAF F-101B's scrambling for a meet-n-greet with Genies (nuke rocket) on board. The Russians were quite respectful of the Genie. It's one thing to shoot done a single plane, another when you can take out an entire element with one shot.
Half of the seat time of the US Air Force pilots? You mean 15-25% with a good wind. They have less than half of the hours of the Polish pilots. Some have the same hours but not per year but rather overall. Entire career hours. 😆
I’m wondering if half their training footage is watching Top Gun
And the Russian was probably drunk.....😂😮😮😮
Now THAT would be an interesting scenario. Russian fighter pilot 'intercepts' a NATO fighter over open water, collides and has to eject. NATO SAR helo arrives and plucks him out of the water. Pilot fails drugs/alcohol tests in hospital. NATO has a field day protraying russian pilots as a bunch of clueless and incompetent drunks. Oops.
A lot of them really do swig vodka before climbing into the cockpit.
@@Emlizardo stereotypes are often grounded in reality, it's a nation that suffers from systemic and multi-generational fetal alcohol syndrome
2 shots vodka mandatory before takeoff, look at pre-flight checklist
They can't afford vodka these days. Their pilots are working odd jobs to make ends meet.
If you want to be a pilot in the USAF, USMC or USN, each branch requires a ~10 year commitment. The USMC and USN require 8 years AFTER flight training, so the total still ends up being right around 10. It could be a little shorter if you're doing rotary wing, and I'm not sure about the US Army, but this video is mostly fighter pilots. But figure if you're a college student in the neighborhood of 23-24 years old, by the time you finish your first commitment as a pilot, you'll be in your 30s and will have ~3000 flight hours under your belt if you're a fighter pilot. If you're a bomber or transport pilot, it could be double that.
The amount of time and training along with the associated expense in fueling and maintaining aircraft is not a small investment. To say American military pilots are the best in the world is not an understatement or an idle boast. Russians do not get nearly this investment in their air force or pilots. That explains why they are engaging in this kind of stupidity with aircraft they can't afford to replace.
If MQ-9 drones suddenly started employing self-protection measures for proximity violations, I'll be the Russian pilots would be far less likely to engage in that kind of buffoonery.
Nobody gets that kind of flight time anymore that I'm aware of. A twenty year guy might get 3000 hours in tactical jets. I suppose transports and bombers get more. Don't know. You don't stay in the cockpit forever in most cases. In the USMC you'll do three to four years in a squadron and then some other job for several years. So, normally only in a squadron about half of your career. A lot of guys will do a training command tour to rack up hours then jump to the airlines.
Yep, automatic self-protection measures is a great idea. I've been thinking that would be a great idea. "Oops, sorry, Ivan, we never really know what thing is going to do."
If the Russians think they're such fantastic pilots why don't they fly over Ukraine?
So Russian aviation flies over Ukraine every day and every night. Every day Russian aviation bombs the Ukrainian army with hundreds of FAB bombs with UMPK modules. Every day and every night they bomb. Or have you not heard about this? Well, then you can ask your miraculously surviving American mercenaries how many bombs were flying at them every day. Or you can read Ukrainian news, for example, for today. And then you will find out that today alone Russian aviation carried out at least 10 airstrikes on the city of Zaporozhye, and at least 5 strikes on the city of Sumy. Yes, even some of your American channels talked about this. Maybe you just live in an information vacuum, guy???
why you f16 will never come to frontline britboi?
So Russian aviation flies over Ukraine every day and every night. Every day Russian aviation bombs the Ukrainian army with hundreds of FAB bombs with UMPK modules. Every day and every night air strikes are carried out along the entire front line. Or have you not heard about this? Well, then you can ask your miraculously surviving American mercenaries how many bombs were flying at them every day. Or you can read the Ukrainian news, for example, for today. And then you will find out that today alone Russian aviation carried out at least 10 air strikes on the city of Zaporozhye, and at least 5 strikes on the city of Sumy. Yes, even some of your American channels talked about this. Maybe you just live in an information vacuum?
They lost too many SU-34s to Patriots.
@@avrolancasteraircraft5446 How many of those missiles were launched from Russia? This isn't telling me anything other than you have a strong bias.
Russia’s behaviors in incidents like this is a great example of how feeble their military is
China does the same. Both are symptoms of an inferiority complex. Americans speak softly but carry a big stick. Russians and Chinese do the complete opposite.
Feeble like the Americans running away from Kabul replacing the Taliban with the Taliban.
Boris probably had too much to vodka for breakfast and was feeling invincible on his way to becoming invisible when an Amram120c flies up his tail pipe.
Okay. Why didn't that happen then?
These comments are filled with nonsense and trash talk. Much like the channel content.
Remember Russia was running out of tanks, out of missiles, didn't have enough fuel to train it's pilots?
Remember how all of that was wrong and Alex just carried on as if he had been right? I remember.
Nah, at that range it would be guns or maybe an AIM-9 once the Su-35 started to extend away. Missiles have a minimum distance they need to travel before they arm to keep from damaging the plane that fired them. 20mm cannon rounds are ready to rock as soon as they leave the barrel, so they are preferable in ultra-close range engagements.
@@BusesAreFatCars bot says what?
@@sadlerbw9 Another genius who can't even fathom someone disagreeing with them unless they're a "bot"
Yet you're too uninformed to even know what a "bot" is.
It's an automated program that posts on social media. Which there is far more evidence for you, with your limited vocabulary and low IQ takes, being than myself.
When you start shouting "bot" at anything other than spam, you've shown you have no argument and don't know what you're talking about.
@@sadlerbw9 Well you're lucky it wasn't F-35 planes then.
The F-35 still cannot fire it's main gun without ripping apart the chassis of the plane. They've never fixed it.
Did you know that? If not then maybe you should spend more time learning and less time shouting "bot" at people you disagree with.
Maybe we’re too leanent with the word unprofessional and start calling them hostile actions. Then start treating them as so. We all know how weak Russia’s military actually is. So can we stop looking like scared children on the playground?🤷🏼♂️
The Russians are trying to bait us into a response. They do it in Canadian Skies with the RCAF too. Cause an incident and give them cause to do whatever it is they are trying to justify to their populace.
Exactly. While they are unprofessional, this is their mindset and is done on purpose. They are literally thumping their chest and almost hoping for an incident. I don't like it when we sit back and call it simply unprofessional. It's intentionally hostile provoking action.
Ah yes, nukes don't exist at all...
@@BusesAreFatCars Yes they are, but everyone loses if they are used by either side.
@@BusesAreFatCars given the state of the Russian military it's being cast into doubt if they are even still functional. Also any use of nuclear weapons is a MAD scenario where Russia looses more than the west and USA do.
They are just trying to show us Russian bravery. It comes straight out of the VODKA bottle. 😅
I have to go and apologize to Mr. Ward Carrol now because when he posted this unsafe intercept I though he was just having a DCS joke.
Has he apologised for pushing the "Ghost Of Kyiv" as real yet?
I immediately unsubscribed after he started promoting fantasies.
@@BusesAreFatCars Does a Russobot getting ratioed on the internet make a sound?
Does it matter?
@@DriveCarToBar No, they're so small you have to use a microscope to see them. And even then, no one cares what they think
It's not just the Russkie pilots but also their warships that do the same thing, often causing near collisions. And it's not just the Russkies, but the CCP PLAN and PLANAF as well. The most infamous incident involved the collision with a P-3 that had to emergency-land in Hainan (the PLANAF died--he was feted like a great hero and medalled up, of course) that took place while Bush Jr. was president a couple of decades ago, before Emperor Xi started his reign, and it's only gotten worse after Xi, with daily harassment of Taiwan by warplanes and ships. PLANAF's new favorite activity seems to involve firing off flares in front of other nation's aircraft. In the last year or so PLAN has been routinely playing bumper ships with the Filipinos, damaging not only ships but injuring multiple Filipino sailors.
"The find-out phase." That's a hard jab, dude.👍
Russia about to FAFO
Suuuure. Bucko
@@user-ki4llalm6kr cry harder orc 🤡
Those russian pilots must be drinking too much vodka before flying! Like yikes this was uncomfortably too close for comfort.
Commies nyet
They stopped using vodka for coolant in airplanes with tu22. So at least they stopped drinking AND flying...
Russian pilots do drink before flying.
That was whole point, you know?
you don't want to show off your capabilities to the enemy. It's a major reason why the west is very conservative in engagements. Why show the enemy what you can do? NATO pilots are not allowed to demonstrate capabilities that would be used in a real engagement.
"the find out phase..." LMAO!!!!
Amazing Alex, simply amazing!
That's Max Verstappen
Or his dad, Jos Vercrashen.
Don't forget untrained and unlikely to reach old age
There are no old bold... indeed.
Why do we continue to use words like unsafe and unprofessional? When will we recognize what is really happening? Russia is fighting a war in the grey zone. It is where they live.
That's all they really have.... false almost everything, and getting embarrassed on the world stage. "Grey zone" is about the only place they CAN live in, because anybody else BUT a professional would've sent him down to the drink. They wanna play, but only for the sake of getting other support. They know they can't hang. Very apparent.
Remember, China hit an EP-3 pulling a stunt like this.
Is it possible, besides all the problems, some of their pilots are drunk?
It's beyond certain.
If they were Soviet pilots, no, they had to be sober to fly. Russia flight requirements might not be so strict.
The Russians have a lot of emotions regarding US involvement in Ukraine. They can’t retaliate, nor could they. This is the extent that they can express their frustration. In that context, it’s rather pitiful.
I think what the US has done to the Middle East in the name of "democracy" is considerably more pitiful.
Europe also is still paying the price for what you people have done.
@@BusesAreFatCarscope
Thats exactly why your favorite corrupt MIC politicians are too afraid to greenlight long range strikes right? 😂
@@BusesAreFatCars, yeah, that's nothing to do with the topic of this video. Your strawman argument isn't gonna work.
@@BusesAreFatCars Did the US even pretend their actions in the Middle East were for Democracy?
That line is usually reserved for their BS in Central and South America.
They've taken the piss in ukraine to see how far they can push
I think we are too worried about Russia. This intercept is unacceptable. Weapons loose.
No, that is not how we do things. US and NATO don't play like Russia, N.Korea, or China.
So I know this is extreme but given Russia's increasing provocations, what if our pilots were given the permission to "paint" those fighters just to get their attention and let them know we got your number if you pull that 💩 again. Just a thought and probably why no one would let me make that call😄
Their behavior may be endorsed just so they can gather intelligence by whatever response they can provoke the US fighter pilots to do.
The pilot would probably panic and result in an accident.
The long term effects would probably weaken US air power. An intimidation factor would be reduced as US air doctrine became more Russian. More boast and threats than actions and consequence.
That Alaska camo scheme on the f-16 is sick!!!
The second dumbest course of action after pulling a near-miss stunt was placing the Su-35 within an "gimme" firing solution of the F-16. So, it's two strikes against the Russian pilot.
F-16 pilot: Russian aircraft. What are your intentions?
TU-95 Bear pilot: I am a Russian Military aircraft conducting lawful military activities outside national airspace. I am operating with due regard....
SU-35 pilot: "Leeee Rooooyyy Jenkins!"
I can't think of a good place to have a mid-air collision and eject from a fighter jet... But I can think of few places WORSE to have one than The Bering Sea/Straight.
US civilian Commercial pilots need 250hrs just to get their license.
190 hrs. Under part 141
Russia can do it because of their allies. This is why it is so important to limit CCPs capabilities.
Moving manufacturing from that communist regime would do the trick. The shift is happening already.
Couldn't the US fighter pilot do a radar lock as though they are about to fire a air to air missiles just to get the Russian pilot's attention?
I was thinking the same. Damn stupid for a fighter pilot to put himself in an F16’s 12:00 o’clock.
Why would you think that they don't have a radar lock? I don't know how these F-16s are equipped, but newer radars are difficult to tell that they are even turned on.
With as close as the SU35 was, that's either a gun kill or an AIM-9X Sidewinder coming to escort the Russian pilot to heaven. That's how you know this isn't a serious encounter. The Russian showing his big hot twin engines to an F-16 for a perfect rear aspect shot would get him killed in a heartbeat.
The F-16 may not have had his radar on at that point or was just getting data from datalink, but at that range, it doesn't matter. The AIM-9 will have no trouble finding the engines at that range, and an AMRAAM would lock on with its own seeker almost immediately. Crossing the nose of an F16 at that range and as slow as they were moving is a deathwish if you're actually in combat.
My guess is that they are directed to make zero provocations. No point risking nuclear war over Russian douchebaggery.
That would be an escalation of the situation. That is not something that the US does normally, and not for something this routine.
They'd stop being aggressive and unprofessional if some AIM-9's started flying their way.
what do you expect. their rules are different.
Rules???😂😂😂😂
Isn't it called "thumping" when they purposely put jetwash in front of American aircraft?
I have seen many videos of Russian bombers flying near Alaskan airspace but never with a fighter escort. Is it common to see Su-35s there these days?
I think that the Russian pilots are instructed to behave like this by their superiors and not by their egos, but I could be wrong.
The Russian that got the Medal for downing the American drone also got the cost of the scratches on his Flanker deducted from his miserable paycheck...
You give them too much credit. Anyone flying a russian aircraft that isnt in the process of defecting to the west is incompetent by default.
My guess this was a ramming attempt, the pilot just misjudged it😂
Professionalism is probably somewhere in them, it's just a bit blanketed in their bloodstream by other spirits.
Let's go, new sandboxx vid just dropped
Russian pilots watched TOP GUN to many times...
The problem with these incidents is not a lack of professionalism, but a lack of respect.
As I’m sure someone has already commented: “Too close for missiles, switching to guns.”
The last time I was this early, Russia didn’t yet make the stupidest decision in its modern history
The 'Hawaii Operation' was probably a worse decision. Pretty much everyone involved with the decision knew it was an extremely dangerous gamble at best.
Not sure what you mean. RU is steaming rolling NATO backed ukr faster than the U.S. can say "rules based order" while invading iraq
@@IconoclastX '3 Days to Kyiv' and almost 3 years later they are losing territory in their own country...
@@IconoclastX lol
@@IconoclastX Buddy your "3 day special military operation" has nearly reached 3 years. Sit the fuck down
Its time for the US to teach these immature, so-called aviators a thing or two. FAFO.
Try driving a car in Russia!!! That will seriously shorten your lifespan...
I am pretty sure that the kid was licking his lips today. IYKYK :)
for someone who is extensively well versed in aviation and technology, you are incredibly dense in regard to Russian pilots motivation and intentions.
Explain. In detail.
I saw that video yesterday on another channel, and I assumed it was DCS fake.
Unsafe, yes. Unprofessional, I don't think so. Culturally Russia uses intimidation. It makes sense to me that Russian pilots would do the same. The 20 year old racing in a mustang is a partially correct analogy, but it leaves out that his superiors are likely telling the 20 year old to "f--k" around, hence it's all purposeful. Even if they lose a jet and crew, it will not change their attitude and actions for than a couple months.
Correct. My Polish wife, who spent her childhood under Communism, says the very same thing. With Russians, it's all about intimidation, bluster and lies. They genuinely don't care and truly believe in their own superiority. This bell-end carried out this manoeuvre, knowing that there wouldn't be any repercussions whether it led to an accident or not.
I think unprofessional is the perfect word for it. If Russian leaders want to be respected on the world stage rather than be treated like a rogue nation they need to grow up and stop these immature strong-arm tactics.
@@likwidchris It's all in perspective. From the US perspective, it's woefully unprofessional. From the Russian perspective, it's business as usual.
@@likwidchris Which world? The "International community" that makes up around 1 billion people. Essentially "The West" or the rest of the world, referred to as the "Global South" or "Global Majority"
They are very well respected by the global majority.
The "International community" is actively harming it's own people, pushing wars left and right and corrupting it's youth. The global majority has very serious problems of it's own, though they're not pushing their values on the rest of the world.
Fine, we swap the "unprofessinal" to "childish and immature" for russian pilots. They think thy are the one with the biggest muscles in the room and little dont they know everybody else could knock them down.
I love the paint on the AK Vipers…so cool.
This objectively shows a risky situation, and unprofessionalism & Aggressive manoeuver from the Russian SU35. But lack of professionalism is Valid for Both Pilot Crew after review !!! it is not normal for the F-16 to only react after getting crossed. He should be aware of the Situation, and of the aggresive Su manoeuver, from direct sight, his sensor & his wingman.
i was thinking the same thing. the fact that f16 pilot was so relaxed that he allowed himself to be jump-scared like this is unacceptable.
“And not only that, but Russian fighter pilots regularly arrive at their combat units…”
“Drunk” immediately popped into my head.
Well, I think we all know that Russia is a paper tiger at this point in the Ukraine war. Russia is definitely not what it used to be.
That teenage reckless driving analogy was perfect. Him and his friends might think he's cool but the dude can't drive to save his life.
They are ready to die for mother Russia but no one wants die for uncle Sam that makes them very dangerous
SU35 has Nissan Altima w temp tags energy😂
Got to admit, those Flankers are beautiful jets
They are great at style over substance.
@@Danny-bd1ch It's telling that China bought a license to manufacture them and promptly dumped the Russian engines, Russian missiles and guidance and most of the avionics.
If I were an American pilot, I'd be much more concerned with a Chinese Flanker than a Russian one.
We don't have the money to be good but we can be dangerous!
“Unsafe and unprofessional”? Well, definitely not conservative, but that comment harbors a certain amount of jealous whining as well.
That has nothing to do with conservatism or jealousy but a basic understanding of protocol and air safety.
You forgot he was blasting techno on that pass! Untz Untz Untz !
I didn't read all 847 comments, so if this is redundant, oh well.
Besides unprofessional, it was plain stupid, considering the Russian, while hot dogging, put himself within weapons range. He would've been safer and just as effective just smoothly taking up a position off the starboard wing of the Bear.
Perhaps they are being directed to provoke an incident?
5:43 "This is not the behaviour of an F1 driver"...err... Have you seen Max Verstappen, George Russell, or that French guy who caught fire drive???😂
At this point they should be called "Debris fields in waiting".
oh... that closing remark!
I'll argue that US pilots 'staying professional' - doing little, when the Russians do this is better. Similar to someone acting out to get attention and all you do is ignore, and keep doing what you are there to do. 'Anyone' can throw a fake punch to make you flinch, but not truely reacting, shows that you are the one in control.
Quite the opposite, they doing it intentionally. They don't have independent mind and only follow orders. A provocation is their assignment.
China and Russia do this too much, we need to protect our Pilots and change the policy on this! 🇨🇦Canadian pilots need more resources to help the US so we can protect our own airspace
In LA traffic folks do this similar thing thinking it'll scare the driver they're cutting off. Like to report No One is scared.
Russian pilot training consists of a Betamax loop of the first 15 minutes of the OG Top Gun
We didn't have the internet in the Cold War, however some of us had front row seats on US Navy ships at sea when the Soviets came in to look at us. Very much the smaller guy trying to make a show about teasing and messing with the big bully, just to demonstrate that they could. They liked to annoy us and make us work to respond to whatever they were doing.
Quite frankly, all the close encounters I observed were quite respectable and predictable. Soviet sailors and airmen would wave to us and we'd wave back. Nearing the end of the Cold War, no need for us expendables to act like assholes to each other because old farts in government told us we were 'enemies'. That's why the scene in the original Top Gun movie where Mav and Goose go inverted and take a Polaroid picture of the Soviet pilot, was so amusing to us.
Russia’s pathetic,Ukraine’s showing the world