MID-AIR REFUEL WITH USAF F-22 RAPTORS
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My name is Rod Jones. I'm a 5th generation farmer and KC-135 pilot in the Ohio Air National Guard.
I was Active Duty Air Force for 16 years and have been with the Ohio Air National Guard for 4 years.
If you, or anyone you know, may be be interested in military service, please send me an email and I will be happy to offer my thoughts/experiences from the past 20 years.
rod_jones29@yahoo.com
Thanks!
Refueling F22 s is already absolutely amazing and the cloud surfing and thunderstorm night shots made it even better. I thought I heard you guys on frequency a little while back while shooting approaches. As always thanks for not only serving this country but taking the time to bring us along too!
Thanks again for watching! Wasn't us shooting approaches though. Must've been another tanker.
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 No I was shooting approaches at KSGH
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Thank You for the Sharp salute, Colonel.
Nothing worse than a half-asses salute!
Another great video Son but then I’m the Mom🤣🤣The clouds are beautiful; the night shot with lightning… wow!! 🥰
Thanks Mom!
Great footage. This Aussie certainly enjoys watching you jet jockeys in action. Thanks a bunch.
My pleasure David!
I work in a warehouse on Tradeport. I appreciate the videos and enjoy watching the planes from my warehouse.
Thanks for commenting Stephen! Have a great day!
That shot skimming the cloud tops was awesome!
Yeah, I thought it was pretty cool too! I'm glad my camera was working at the moment!
Awesome awesome awesome video, clouds and Raptors, don’t get much better than that!👍👍👍👍👍👍
No it does not!
Raptors on a Buckeye ANG Tanker Boom?" OH HELL YES!! 'Merica! Great job Colonel!
Thanks Wolf!
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 back in '88, on a deployment exercise out of Plattsburgh, I rode in a 135 and watched our FB-111A's refuel.... that was very cool, but they aren't Raptors or a B-2... would love to see that in person!
You never fail to disappoint, another great video Rod. Awesome
Thank you Joe!
Another great video with the absolute best sky/cloud views!! Flying and farming is cool too! 😅👍🏻
Thanks! I figured you'd like the clouds!
Wow that's a awesome video. Tell Bugger he did a fine job landing. Thank you and your crew for doing what you do for America. Carl
Thanks Carl! I'll pass your words!
That was awesome! Love watching your videos! 🇺🇸 America
Thanks again Jon!
My dream was to fly f-16s and if I couldn't do that I wanted to fly the F-15E strike eagle but man I love the KC-135 as well watch my dad die of cancer at 18 I'm 39 now but I slipped into active addiction for 20 years got multiple years sober now❤❤❤❤❤ thank you for your service
Best of luck on your recovery!
Great video your doing things we would never get to see. Thanks for the entertainment.
It's my pleasure Don!
Rod, in today's GPS world, rendezvousing with the receiver must be fairly easy. Back in the day, it required a navigator and I guess a lot of planning, both on the tanker and receiver's part. In a future video, can you explain some of the mission planning details that go into a refueling mission. The signs of a real professional is they make something complex look easy. You and your crew's professionalism make the refuelings look easy, but there's a heck of a lot of training and planning that goes into these missions. Thanks!
Thanks for the comment Dave! Yes, GPS simplifies things greatly! I try to show you guys as much as I can without jeopardizing anyone's safety, but its probably best if I didn't go into specifics on how the rendezvous actually happens.
Never know who is watching......
Wild Watching lightning from above clouds
Yep! I'm glad I was able to get it on video!
The positioning of the refuel port on the F-22 brings it in very close!. I retired from PPG Aerospace, Sylmar, CA, (in 2010 and stopped "consulting" in 2013) who makes the canopies for the F-22.
How much does the canopy cost?
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 Was never privileged to see that information. Fluctuating price of gold sure made a difference, though! There is a surprising amount of gold used in the canopies!
Another excellent video, thanks! I'm going to show my age, but the flying scenes on the cloud tops looks right out of "Dr. Strangelove." Major Kong would be proud! The F-22 fuel receptacle location seems to be in the perfect spot, much less movement with its central location vs near the nose .
Dr. Strangelove is a classic!
Watched y'all go over east tn last evening on flightradar while i was checking traffic at KTYS. Flew over my house. God bless and save travels.
Cool!
Another great episode. Thanks for bringing along.
It's my pleasure!
Another awesome video. "Merica"
Thanks Dom!
Next time I get back home to Maumee, I'll def make an effort to come down and say hi. Last time I landed there was is the back seat of a 112th/180th T-33. My cousin, Col Boris Evanoff (then a Capt) let me ride along (I was Active Duty at the time). Always enjoy your Videos both farming and flying.
Stop by anytime! May put you to work though, haha!
Another Beautiful Video
Thank You
My pleasure!
Thank you sir, this was fantastic.
I appreciate the comment!
Fricking awesome!!!
Thanks again Ed!
Great job! 🇺🇸
THANKS!
Thank you for what you do and a great video!
It's my pleasure Gerald!
Thanks for watching!
Best one yet (flying). Comms make it.
Thanks for the feedback. Including the comms adds a layer of difficulty when editing, but I think it's worth it.
Outstanding !
Thank you!
Just plain BEAUTIFUL!
Thanks for watching Ron!
These are great videos!
Thanks Kelly!
Good job guys
Thanks for watching!
You were in my neck o the woods. I live just North of Eglin AFB.
We are doing there quite a bit. Pretty area you live in!
Love it!
Good!
Always a great video those jets a so awesome I’m still a a-10 fan but this is the next one lol thanks for sharing
The Hawg is still my favorite too!
America 🇺🇸🇺🇸
Loved serving. Allways loved riding in your KC's. Was in Georgia, Seymour Johnson and Keflavik . TDY was our job. Anywhere at a moments notice. GREAT JOB
Thanks for your service David!
Thanks Rod for providing us with these magnificent cloud pictures. I've seen the F-22's arriving myself at Leeuwarden and they are very pretty planes to watch. Keep it up!
I got to be honest.....I had to google where Leeuwarden is!
Thanks for watching! The Netherlands is a beautiful country!
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 I can imagine that :-) It's nicely tucked away in the northern part of our country where it's always windy and colder then the rest. Keep it up with these nice calm video's. We need those these days. If you're interested there is a vid of them on my channel, sadly they departed very quick again because of the insane bird status that period. Also a thumb up for having some ATC comms in the video.
Great video, always enjoy seeing the F-22. Thanks for all your hard work putting these videos out.
Thanks for watching Steven!
Awesome is a word that gets over used these days, but the video in this definitely qualifies. Always beautiful flying around T-storms (but definitely not IN them).
Yes....thunderstorms are cool to look at from a distance!
Another great video Clark! Thank you and your crew and not only that but the pilots you serve and all of the United States Armed Services! "Merica"! You are very much appreciated! See you in the next one! BTW you flew over very near where I live in lower Alabama. Have a great week!
Thanks for watching Ronnie.
You do the same!
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Hi Rod! Thanks for your service, sir, and thanks for your videos. How often do you fly a C-130? Can you please do a video showing a walkthrough and flying one? It’s my favorite aircraft because of its size and versatility.
On Saturday, my husband and I went to the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright Pat for advanced weather spotter training and spent the rest the day at the museum. It was the second time I’ve been there since sometime during 1994-1996. Back then it was just one building but now it’s four; it’ll take us a few days to walk through all of the buildings and do it justice. My husband and I will have to plan ahead and set aside some time to do it.
I was a Navigator on C-130s 20 years ago. That was prob the last time that I have been on one.
Generally speaking, once you are assigned to an aircraft, that will be the only airplane you fly, so I will prob never fly on a c-130 again.
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22 skidoo!
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Were those F-22's out of Eglin AFB, 33d Tactical Fighter Wing
I think they were from tyndall, not sure which unit though.
Moody also has some
Great video.What is your rank.
Lieutenant Colonel
Man I miss those night time thunderheads. When offloading, normally how much flying is you vs AP? Just wondering as some of those seem lengthy for formation flying. Appreciate it as well as your videos.
Long story short......currently speaking, all air refueling is with our autopilot OFF.
I would love to get the chance to meet you. Let me know when you will be here again and we'll try and get together to shake yer hand.
My comment was prob a little misleading haha. We are down your way a lot, but we usually don't land.
We just offload some fuel, turn around and come back to Ohio.
@@ohioflyingfarmer7050 If you know you are going to have plane problems and have to spend a couple hours on the ground, let me know.😀
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When are gloves required in the cockpit ?
Per our regs, they are never required to be worn. They must be "immediately available."
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How many hookups per refueling training sorties are allocated per pilot rainee ?
There is not a set number. Just depends on how quickly the student picks it up.
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