Behind the Scenes: Air Force Crew Chief Prepping F-16 for Launch
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 พ.ค. 2017
- Behind every Air Force aircraft, there is a crew of committed, dedicated, and hardworking Airmen. This is a video of Airman 1st Class Joe Pearson preparing an F-16 for Launch During a NATO exercise in Albacete, Spain. At Hill Air Force Base, Utah, airmen from the active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing work side by side. Pearson is an active duty F-16 crew chief dedicated to a Reserve fighter jet.
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Best actual prepping I've seen!
This guy seems so professional man. Steady and efficient.
That's a lot of work and a big responsibility. Great vid.
Pilots fly the machine but these guys are the real "aircraft owners"... so pilots must treat their planes with care.
youreale he’s not the owner of the plane, the USAF is.
@@moitoi4064 shut up . You know what he means. He is saying the crew chief does most of the work and without the crew chiefs the pilots couldn't do their job
@@plusmagnificent I know exactly what he means, so STFU.
@@moitoi4064 are you an Airmen?
@@moitoi4064 Uh.. you know what he means. And crew chiefs are kinda legit the owners of their jets in that sense. They get the final say on if the jet flies or not, they maintain it, they house it in their hangar, etc.
I currently work on this jet, that’s insane, good 88-0466; the history these things have been through
I was in a crew chief billet for 6 months at Hickam AFB in the ANG assigned to a KC-135 in 2000....it was taking a long time to get a school date and I felt in a way all they were were part order clerks on the flight line....I had a friend in CE and he told me about the 4 month building school so I switched and I did love the school, but in the end I should have stayed with the KC-135 and the ANG unit there.....but I am still blessed..........retired in 2017 as TSgt and got my retired id card and pension at 60.....
It is an honor and a pleasure of mine to say that I've meet this young man!
Outstanding
What a Film ! Great ! 4K
Totally sweet jet great video a job well done..thank you so much
But does he volunteer enough?
It depends my airmen boyfriend does this he works full time on the base and has a part time job
not all heroes have caps
Cool video
OUTSTANDING young airman F 16 Crew chief. Getting jet ready for flight 👍😎. Hill AFB ?? Utah...?? Thank you for your service ..⭐⭐⭐. Rock on
Pretty sure that's Holloman AFB, has AETC on the stab
2:59, that camera exit maneuver though.....
Bad ass guy walks behind the ear ripping volume of the turbine.
Professional 100% Salute
No fire guard? Things have changed a bit in the last thirty years...
Super
MY MAN VERY GOOD
I'm not usaf but anyway this vid make me missing my duty days..
Where was the fire guard through all of this?
It's good to see a job presented as is, not exaggerated just the meat of it.
one of the best enlisted jobs in the air force is a crew chief on the heavy set aircrafts, you travel like crazy around the world
Best is fighters
Hi pilot officer how are you
Persiapan yang sempurna sebelum peluncuran
If anyone ever questions how big a jet is, in particular, the F-16... just tell em the air intake is about the width of a person.
THM SGR lmfao
double, there's a bar in the middle. You have to slink past it without touching it.
It's definitely not the width of a person unless you're like 4 feet tall
@@danielraul1989 We had one engine troop who was a TIGHT fit getting past the inlet strut.
Self and and another motor toad determined by experiment that two peoples posteriors can block the intake to hotbox the troop doing a fan inspection. This is especially deadly after a night of soju and kimchee.... Just another day on the line.
My dad worked on f16s
When did you start pulling the Aim-9 seeker head cover before engine start? And since when does a pilot hit JFS start before establishing communications and the crewchief tells him the area is clear?
@@DChuaZE Much better idea, probably due to one going down an intake somewhere.
I watched from too far to stop it when a forms binder got sucked off the intake lip at Pope and turned to confetti by the fan and scoped engines after other FOD but never saw missile accessories consumed.
Vallet parking at its best
How come you never show crew chiefs , like the one that passes out tools
Yolanda Rodriguez 😂😂😂
Wtf..?
What job is this
Crew Chief
انا عارف انك جاى
So we don't connect the G-Suit anymore?
Dapper Dann we definitely still connect the hose and the straps. This dude must be a 3 level
Crew chief life is insane, mad respect to you guys. Thank you.
@@traceywhite30 Actually, a lot of bases are training crew chiefs to not connect the G suit or strap in the pilot anymore unless they specifically request assistance. Also, whether you're a 1 level or a 7 level launching, procedure is exactly the same.
@@mars7612 Ummmmm ok... Firstly, the "must be a 3 level" comment was a joke. I've crewed my whole career, and as 2A373 myself, I think I'm aware of launch procedures. Thanks. Also, this comment was 4 years ago so what bases are training crew chiefs to do "now" isn't relevant. Thanks again for your for input though, buddy.
Brookies all over the world!!
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Aim 9 cover gets removed prior start
Did not strap pilot
Sloppy next marshaller
4/10
Your mother never hugged u
Current crew Chief,
Aim9 is most likely a dud used for home base training sorties, gets removed before pilot gets to the spot.
The proceed signal can pretty much be done in any variation as long as the message is clear.
I’ve literally never seen someone strap a pilot in, its always done by the pilot.
Why are you so angry?
Per T.O., aim 9 -21 gets removed prior to aircrew steps.
If I were to try and strap one of my pilots in he would laugh and tell me to fuck off
The kid's marshalling wasnt bad
BRAAPSFORCTHULHU sounds like a hater if you ask me
@@tehClew I served from 80-00. The missile is called a CATM, for Captive Air Training Missile. At least until I retired, the cover was never removed from the seeker head until the engine was running. Crewchiefs back in the day almost always strapped a pilot's parachute straps.
Pogs
lol we're all pogs, but those pogs have one job, help get a grunt back home. Quicker we can sign off, quicker we can fix it, the quicker you stop being pinned down and start casevac. If we do it right, you come home, if we fuck up, the guys working the chow hall, they're also mortuary services. I prefer my services guys making steaks, so I'll bust my ass getting that 16 in the air so when a grunt prays for rain, he gets it. And after I shower from all oil, fuel, grease and bird guts, maybe there's a nice well earned steak. And if we do meet, beer is still on me cause I'm happy your retarded ass made it home to call me a pog.
@@danielraul1989 Well said man, couldn't have said it better myself.
@@danielraul1989 poggers