@@JetJerod Good morning and greetings from Germany. I have also been sent from Diesel Thunder. Awesome work you are doing in keeping these old jets flying.
Great vids man. To this day I still occasionally have the Sanford and Sons theme pop up in my head when I fly. Thanks for that.. (only Jared knows what I mean…😅)
Hey man! I just found your channel, and I’m already a big fan! I’ll be starting my journey to a license in the next few months. Aviation is a huge passion of mine and has been since I was a little kid. I actually work at GE Aerospace in the Cincinnati area, so I get to work on jet engines everyday! I have to ask…is there any noticeable difference between engines made by different manufacturers? Obviously your favorite engines are GE engines, clearly, but do you have a preference or a second favorite? Very cool channel, can’t wait for the next video!
@@jimiraybeckton 🤣 thanks and congrats on starting the training! I love them all! If it’s running good and reliable, I don’t care what the data plate says 😀 most of these older US birds we fly have Pratts in them, British stuff typically has a RR (Bristol/Siddeley), Russian stuff has Tumansky (or RR Nene derivative such as the Klimov). Love them all if they’re working correctly!
@@barrymccockiner6641 3000 pounds or about 450 gallons…yes, we need gas money. One of the biggest hurdles to the operation of these beauties is fuel cost.
Hello, i just subscriebed. Very nice information about the drag chute. Why do you have the drag chute? Some jets have them, some don't. Are the normal wheel brakes not enough, or is it there to minimise the wear on the wheel brakes?
@@patrikstrandquist1875 hi, thank you! Drag chutes are pretty common on the older heavier/faster fighters for sure, even some modern fighters/bombers still have them. They’re very useful for helping save brakes, also in the event of having abort a takeoff (as you can imagine, you’re much heavier on takeoff than landing), it’s quite an effective tool to make the operation a bit safer. Brakes are good and on a long enough runway, you can use them alone. We’re also equipped with an emergency hook so that we can catch a cable as well. 3 solid ways to get this beast stopped! The MiG21 we fly also has a drag chute, so does our MiG17 (which we don’t really use on that aircraft).
Diesel Thunder send me here ✌
@@PaddyPatrone awesome, thank you!!! He’s great!
@@JetJerod Good morning and greetings from Germany. I have also been sent from Diesel Thunder. Awesome work you are doing in keeping these old jets flying.
@@jr0815_aka_gulredrel thank you so much!
Answers a lot of questions about the operation of the F100!
@@flyingwithking thanks! Hope to answer more as we operate it more!
Drag chute story hour sounds like something I'd bring the kids to.
Yoooo you’ve got a new subscriber! I love aviation and can now say I was here early before your channel got popular!
@@Real_UnholySins thank you!! I appreciate that!
Great vids man. To this day I still occasionally have the Sanford and Sons theme pop up in my head when I fly. Thanks for that.. (only Jared knows what I mean…😅)
@@theaviatorswifeshusband1657 ha! I think about that a lot myself then it reminds me of us flying 🤣🤣
Hey man! I just found your channel, and I’m already a big fan! I’ll be starting my journey to a license in the next few months. Aviation is a huge passion of mine and has been since I was a little kid. I actually work at GE Aerospace in the Cincinnati area, so I get to work on jet engines everyday! I have to ask…is there any noticeable difference between engines made by different manufacturers? Obviously your favorite engines are GE engines, clearly, but do you have a preference or a second favorite?
Very cool channel, can’t wait for the next video!
@@jimiraybeckton 🤣 thanks and congrats on starting the training! I love them all! If it’s running good and reliable, I don’t care what the data plate says 😀 most of these older US birds we fly have Pratts in them, British stuff typically has a RR (Bristol/Siddeley), Russian stuff has Tumansky (or RR Nene derivative such as the Klimov). Love them all if they’re working correctly!
@@JetJerod understood haha. Trustworthy thrust is trustworthy thrust!
How much fuel did she burn on the flight last week?
@@barrymccockiner6641 3000 pounds or about 450 gallons…yes, we need gas money. One of the biggest hurdles to the operation of these beauties is fuel cost.
@@JetJerod Understood, as soon as I heard civilian afterburner, I knew it would be going fast, but 3000 pounds is better than I was expecting.
Add me on the newby list too,.....Air Force vet here........
@@williamsmith286 thank you so much!
Hello, i just subscriebed. Very nice information about the drag chute. Why do you have the drag chute? Some jets have them, some don't. Are the normal wheel brakes not enough, or is it there to minimise the wear on the wheel brakes?
@@patrikstrandquist1875 hi, thank you! Drag chutes are pretty common on the older heavier/faster fighters for sure, even some modern fighters/bombers still have them. They’re very useful for helping save brakes, also in the event of having abort a takeoff (as you can imagine, you’re much heavier on takeoff than landing), it’s quite an effective tool to make the operation a bit safer. Brakes are good and on a long enough runway, you can use them alone. We’re also equipped with an emergency hook so that we can catch a cable as well. 3 solid ways to get this beast stopped! The MiG21 we fly also has a drag chute, so does our MiG17 (which we don’t really use on that aircraft).
@@JetJerod Interesting about the drag chute limitation. I don't recall any limitations with the F-4 even with no flap landings. Great presentation.