Fighter pilot film (premiered 12/2/04 in DC) about teamwork, thrill of flight

Air Force Print News ^ | 12/3/04 | by Staff Sgt. C. Todd Lopez

[STARWISE]

Sounds like a must see. God Bless our airman and all our courageous troops. Lord, bring them safely home

[stainlessbanner]

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[STARWISE]

CHANTILLY, Va. -- Capt. John Stratton signs a movie poster at the premier of the new IMAX film "Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag." He served as the star of the film. The movie chronicles his experience as he participates in his first Red Flag exercise. The film made its premier Dec. 2 at the National Air and Space Museum here. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. James Varhegyi

[Riley]

I saw this advertised in the WaPo this weekend-- hope to go see it over at Udvar Hazy Annex next Saturday.

[Boundless]

> ... none of this in a fake cockpit in a studio ...

So how did they get the POV air shots?

IMAX cam in a custom hard-point pod?

Custom rig in the back seat of a 2-seater?

(IMAX cameras are not small, due to the huge
65mm negative format.)

[Professional Engineer]

Aim High!

[concentric circles]

Fighter Pilot - Photos, trailers, ads, information.

[El Gato]

Red Flag in IMAX format!! Will they pass out barf bags at the entrance to the theater? Expect lots of nausea and dizzyness.

I'll have to drive at least an hour to see it, but I will.

[El Gato]

Those are F-15E's. That's "my" LANTIRN Nav pod, on the third aircraft, just above the head of the pilot of the second aircarft. You can see the IR window of the Nav FLIR, which is just above the Terrain Following Radar radome of the nav pod. Under the other inlet you can see the targeting pod. It has a larger IR window and is gimbaled.

[Valin]

AIR FORCE we're the smart ones, send the officers out to fight.

[Ottofire]

Got to see them fly overhead whilst filming! It was a small AF jet, (C-21?) flying in and around the formation doing the filming.

BTW not all the filming was in Nevada. Some was filmed over Southern Idaho at the Saylor Creek Range. At least thats where I saw 'em.

[STARWISE]

Awesome!! Spectacular!! I just love military jetsssssss. Thanks so much for the link .. I've got to see this.

[Pukin Dog]

"There is no hot-dogging in the Air Force,"

This is true, because hot-dogging is reserved for the best. There is plenty of hot-dogging in the Navy.

[FlyingHellfish]

Go Gunfighters!!!

[dighton]

Anyone not thrilled by flight has given up on life.

bttt

[CholeraJoe]

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[Gunrunner2]

Hey. . .Navy hot doggers are allowed to hot-dog because they are in the middle of nowhere. . .nobody around to bit$h to their congressman about all that noise. Air Force, on the other hand, every time we take-off we generate a noise complaint. Off to Orlando for a week. . .darn work.

[SAMWolf]

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[snopercod]

I'd probabaly need a barf bag to watch this in I-Max.

[Aeronaut]