Single Engine intercepted by F-16’s over my house.

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chicagoderp@reddit

The "low wing" has not been intercepted, it's a P-51 and a flight display.

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Sordsman@reddit

I think the aircraft on the far right is a F-35. Makes this reasoning much more plausible.

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ThisIsPickles@reddit

Also, if it was an intercept, one would be way behind to shoot the small plane down if they try anything.

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causal_friday@reddit

What sort of thing can you even try in a small plane? "He's done it. He pooped himself and is crying at the same time." "Shoot him down."

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A single engine aircraft full of fuel can still explode and release a lot of energy. Or it could even have a bomb on board, who knows. There are Temporary Flight Restrictions (TFRs) put in place for crowded sporting events and when high ranking government officials (POTUS, VP etc) come into town with this exact type of scenario in mind. Or just to prevent some idiot private pilot from accidentally crashing into a sensitive area

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MaddingtonBear@reddit

A Piper Warrior carries 50 gallons of fuel and weighs 2,550 pounds. An F-350 Super Duty carries 48 gallons of fuel and weighs 7,500 pounds. We've built an entire security infrastructure around restricting one and ignoring the other.

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inaccurateTempedesc@reddit

Trying to evade is my best guess.

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Flame_Eraser@reddit

I love my PA28 fighter, but even I know that evade maneuvers would last about 3, 2, booooooooM

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PM_ME_PA25_PHOTOS@reddit

In the PA28 you are definitely going to want to take it to the one circle fight and just keep jamming the WEZ

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inaccurateTempedesc@reddit

The thing is, cartel pilots either don't know or don't care.

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ap0r@reddit

Well nothing on the scale of 9/11 of course, but imagine crashing it on an outdoor event full of people. Yikes.

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zanzibarman@reddit

> imagine crashing it on an outdoor event full of people [kinda morbid list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_air_show_accidents_and_incidents_in_the_21st_century)

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LastSprinkles@reddit

I'm imagining now the PA28 pilot leaning out the window and shooting with a revolver whilst yelling yeeehaaaw.

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aequitssaint@reddit

And literally dropping bombs by hand over the side.

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Stay-At-Home-Jedi@reddit

Dodge *THIS*

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Landing_Sports@reddit

[The classic movie scene from "McBain"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWjLe5ap3FQ) [Iron Eagle 3: Aces only overdid this..](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQewKKBF_lA)

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RowAwayJim91@reddit

IE3 is at least more believable hahaha. A bullet from a handgun passing through an F5 canopy 😂

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Landing_Sports@reddit

The F5 does not have any armored glass, as a lightweight design. There are a number of crashes after birdstriks on the canopy on the record.. (not that anybody would realistically hit such a shot)

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KiwifromtheTron@reddit

Never seen a Pa28 go that fast lol

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Several-Instance-444@reddit

A PA-24 could probably do it.

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c0mbat_cessna@reddit

"you feeling lucky today, punk?"

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AncientCantaloupe872@reddit

The Greeley cowboys

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Stay-At-Home-Jedi@reddit

Dishes *THIS*

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curving_edge@reddit

This isn’t true. In many intercepts at least in the US the intention is to divert the aircraft from some type of restricted airspace not to shoot them down. The diversion is usually escorted to a nearby field to land and met with law enforcement depending on the airspace that was entered. Even in the DC district airspace where they have ground based air defense the first response isn’t shooting someone down for, usually mistakenly, entering restricted airspace.

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ThisIsPickles@reddit

Oh I absolutely agree with this. But if you dont follow the F16 off your wing and turn away from the white house or the pentagon or whatever it is you are doing that requires an F16 to come check you out you bet your firt earned dollar that there is a second one you dont see that will take you down before you get a chance to get to do something really stupid. That's not to say that their intention is to shoot you down upon initial contact. But they will be ready to if they have to.

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aeroxan@reddit

That would seem to be the reason for TFRs to cover a pretty large area. Lots of time and distance to intercept and divert a plane before needing to do something more drastic.

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gonzorizzo@reddit

Not if they were trying to warn the plane before shooting it down.

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ThisIsPickles@reddit

One gets put off your wing where you can see it, a second is behind. This is how intercepts work.

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Kim_Jong_Unsen@reddit

I think you’re right

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brez@reddit

Sounds like a Merlin..

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kainedbutable1987@reddit

Best sounding engine ever

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radioactivepiloted@reddit

https://www.reddit.com/r/airplanes/comments/13c2yg3/f22_f35_and_p51_flying_in_a_rare_formation_at/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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LiveData3916@reddit

Fuck was just about the share this link too. Lol

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radioactivepiloted@reddit

I had to scan the thread to make sure nobody else did! I literally saw it maybe thirty seconds before this thread. Cool vid!

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RowAwayJim91@reddit

Lol “heritage flight” was my first thought!

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gromm93@reddit

How can you even tell? it just looks like a blur to me. Even when OP zooms in, the most detail you can make out is that it could be a Piper Comanche or a P-39.

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chicagoderp@reddit

I can tell because I knew about the flight happening before it happened 😂. They flew over my house and they were going way too fast for most GA aircraft. I’d imagine most military jets would struggle to cruise around in formation at 130-140 knots.

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thekraken27@reddit

Yeah pretty sure this is just a p-51 an a-10 an f-22 and an f-35 this is your standard “fly over” thoroughfare for large events.

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N546RV@reddit

The second Viper off to the side of the formation is probably an observer/photographer, with this being a training/photo flight.

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

I was using “intercepted” loosely. Didn’t notice that it’s an F-35. How can you tell the difference between an F22 and a 35 from an angle like that?

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ForecastYeti@reddit

How can you tell a crv from a pilot, or a husky from a German Shepard. Ya just kinda do

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ljthefa@reddit

Well a pilot will tell you they're a pilot so no need to guess.

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Sherman_4814@reddit

This guy Hondas

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Fishman95@reddit

F22 has two engines

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I_AM_Squirrel_King@reddit

F-22 has two engines, F-35 only has one.

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n_s_y@reddit

It's ok to say you were mistaken. There's no shame in being wrong.

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FencerPTS@reddit

Don't. Use it correctly. Phraseology is important.

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Both_Coast3017@reddit

The F35 is fatter and smaller than the F22.

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

Good to know!

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wreckem09@reddit

Dat booty. Amy has a phat ass.

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EricP51@reddit

Yeah it went right over my house. 2 F16s 1 F35 and 1 P51

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MrDerr212@reddit

P51, F-16C and the F-35

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stankdick2047@reddit

Heritage Flight

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jtshinn@reddit

I mean, it was intercepted.

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ChemicalCockroachty@reddit

One would be way behind to shoot the small plane down if they try anything.

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LurkyTheLurkerson@reddit

Bot. Stole portion of comment from u/Thisispickles Reported.

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WastedKleenex@reddit

Lol

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Ok_Rich_9010@reddit

good 🦅 eye

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Wiseassgamgee@reddit

Thought I heard the sound of that radial!

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EFISCompMon69@reddit

It's a V12 Merlin..

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Wiseassgamgee@reddit

😆😆 right! My mind is gone today I guess.

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lonememe@reddit

Thanks for posting this! I am used to hearing them go overhead my house but they were HAULING ass today and I honestly thought “geeze I wonder if they’re actually after something”. It was several orders of magnitude louder than usual. I opened ForeFlight to see if there were any TFRs around that I could see a civ plane in but didn’t see any, and of course the MIL jets aren’t showing up on FF. I wonder if it was practice or lost comms or something more. Maybe they squawked 7500 for a free escort!

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

I looked for TFR’s as well. My brother sent me the video and asked what the deal was but after rewatching it does look like some sort of heritage, formation flight. Btw, what flight school do you fly out of at CFO?

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lonememe@reddit

I’m in the “club” at Front Range Flight School. You get out there at all?

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

I did some training at Alliance. Most of my flying is in a TBM7, and PA-32 both based on the field.

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lonememe@reddit

Oh sweet! I love flying out there, even if I’m 15 minutes down the road from BJC. I used to be closer and have been considering making the switch but I need more hours to avoid a prolonged checkout. Lmk if you ever want to meet up for some Mexican there or need someone to split some gas in those for fun! Cheers!

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Responsible-Cherry-4@reddit

Dope view

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g8rnuk@reddit

He probably squawked the 7500 cheat code for military jet formation flight.

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realbigamonsta@reddit

The thing that makes my head hurt is the F16 is about as old as I am- (1970s designed) and the p51 is as old as my dad is (1940s) and I don’t know the F35 history. The F16 is still a very modern plane and the staple of many militaries while the p51 was essentially obsolete in 15-20 yrs. What an amazing design for the F16, and F15 also. (I know there’s been a ton of upgrades..)

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BrownRice35@reddit

Also a f35

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vio212@reddit

Anyone hear that sound and immediately drop what you’re doing and run outside to try and spot the fighters? Or am I a weirdo? Or both?

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FJWagg@reddit

That was me; I told a coworker on a call I had to go. I went from the basement to the back porch as fast as I could. I got one crappy photos of three spots in the sky.

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cosmotropist@reddit

Only about 40 times a year. I live a block from an outer marker for YYC and over the years have seen a lot of interesting birds, topped by a Lancaster coming in on three engines. Had been going to a local airshow, made the urgent diversion and stayed weeks for repairs.

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Mrchittychad@reddit

Heritage flight

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TruthImpressive7253@reddit

A bit of overkill me thinks…

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BoeingTech@reddit

It's the usaf heritage flight

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ImPohtatohish@reddit

See I knew squawking 7500 was the cheat code to fly formation with f16s. Haha

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mastah-yoda@reddit

Ultimate power move: Slow down to stall speed

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jpfeif29@reddit

\*Starts slow flight and watches F-16s fall out of sky

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beastpilot@reddit

This actually happened: https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/12/06/f-16-improperly-intercepted-civilian-aircraft-crashing-louisiana-new-report-says.html

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teamcoltra@reddit

Am I reading it correct that he meant to flip the flaps switch... didn't... his plane was approaching stall (but didn't even stall) and then instead of trying to solve the problem he just ejected as a first response?

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Turbulent__Reveal@reddit

Below ejection minimums you’re trained to eject immediately. You’ve already exceeded the guarantees of your seat. But he shouldn’t have had trouble at slow speeds in the first place…

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shimakaze_kun@reddit

Someone should put an F-16 kill mark on N255DP, the (involuntarily) involved GA aircraft. The [mishap report](https://www.afjag.af.mil/Portals/77/AIB-Reports/2022/23%20March%202022%20ACC%20F-16%20Mishap%20Beauregard%20Parish%20LA,%20AIB%20Report%20for%20Public%20Release.pdf) redacted the identity of the involved GA aircraft...except for Figure 5 on page 8. I checked the flight history for N255DP on flightradar24 (because they had a free trial option that went that far back) and N255DP indeed was flying at the time of the F-16 accident (whose pilot successfully ejected with minor injuries). While there's a gap in N255DP's position data from 15:12 to 16:09 UTC, (accident happens at 15:58UTC ) its recorded positions before/after this are consistent with what's described in the mishap report.

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ShinySideUp666@reddit

Not on my hand-receipt. \*shrugs\*

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Chairboy@reddit

In accordance with the prophecies, [Simpsons Did It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY-pdk_FWh0&t=17s)

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matlabSorcerer@reddit

North Carolina mentioned https://i.imgur.com/wVdfQmx.jpg

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Amnov@reddit

My people

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lonememe@reddit

Was looking for this. Thanks for doing the lords work.

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ThisIsPickles@reddit

They'll just do circles around your ass.

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jpfeif29@reddit

Jokes on them I’m into that

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CarminSanDiego@reddit

He said “around”. Not “in”

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jpfeif29@reddit

Yeah?

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bobbarkersbigmic@reddit

Around can be just as fun.

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Joeyjackhammer@reddit

Just teasing at that point

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SleepyAviator@reddit

First post I read today and that's enough reddit for the day.

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badlukk@reddit

Prude

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Missthenorthwoods@reddit

Intercepts have a trailing plane with the target in its sights.

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GreatRamen@reddit

God I love the look of the F-35.

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slacker0@reddit

f-35 is hideous ...

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GreatRamen@reddit

No u.

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kayagold@reddit

Formation flying over colorado. They flew over boulder too.

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captainC00Mbucket@reddit

Not an interception, still cool though

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Top_Investment_4599@reddit

Heritage flight.

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Neither_March_5313@reddit

Someone busted the TRF!

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Cool-Radish-1132@reddit

i simp over f-16 and f-15

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Ava_Aviatrix@reddit

Saw this in broomfield at Rocky Mountain airport

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thtrtechie@reddit

That’s not an intercept, it’s a flyover, possibly even a heritage flight. The low wing piston you’re referring to looks like a P-51 and the far right jet is an F-35, with the others being 2 f-16s. This fits a PR, photo, or flyover mission given the mixed eras of aircraft.

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

Yes I realized that upon further review. Using intercept loosely because as a pilot that’s what the video looked like upon first glance.

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Rough_Function_9570@reddit

Hmmm... As a pilot, you're actually supposed to know what intercepts look like... And they look nothing like this.

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Fauropitotto@reddit

Have you never gone to an airshow where they do this?

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slyskyflyby@reddit

As a pilot... it doesn't look like an intercept to me haha

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SamSamTheDingDongMan@reddit

What are you talking about??? I regularly get intercepted and intercept other 172s on final. ATC even tells me what number I am to intercept!

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hutchman3@reddit

Yeah but he has six flairs so…I think we know who wins that battle

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thtrtechie@reddit

The FAA literally publishes exactly what an intercept would look like should you be intercepting. Something tells me if you were a pilot you’d have seen that while studying.

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subusta@reddit

Lol

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whitedoodleturd@reddit

Ok buddy

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electromage@reddit

All single-engine too.

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AlexanderDaOK@reddit

Engage in slow flight and watch them struggle to keep up

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Old_Emergency_8064@reddit

Fake and gay.

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89inerEcho@reddit

That third F-16 sure looks a lot like an F-22.

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Initial-Conclusion-3@reddit

Serious question for when a *real* intercepting occurs: If an F-16 intercepts a 172, isn't there a danger of wake turbulence for the 172? In the AIM they mentioned how to communicate with the interceptor and follow its instructions, but I don't recall anything about whether the interceptor will fly in a proper position relative to wind and the target so that it doesn't cause the target to suffer, say, a flip over.

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mrbubbles916@reddit

There might be an issue if the jet is directly in front and slightly above the 172. But intercepts start out on the left wing. So no way wake turbulence is an issue there. If the 172 fails to respond to a few passes of the F-16 then they will generally perform a cross in front of the 172 to try and wake you up. Wake turbulence *may* be an issue in that case but it's not that big of a deal at altitude. It could be anything from a simple bump to a second or 2 of loss of control but once you are through the wake it's back to normal Wake turbulence is more of an issue close to the ground when landing. Losing control near the ground is what can cause accidents (obviously).

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bane_undone@reddit

Air show

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https://www.reddit.com/r/airplanes/comments/13c2yg3/f22_f35_and_p51_flying_in_a_rare_formation_at/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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PolloSabroso@reddit

They also call this a “heritage flight” so there could have been an air show nearby

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StonkDreamer@reddit

Life hack: squawk 7500 for a free airshow

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ExpensiveCategory854@reddit

3 fighters on a single engine intercept? Nah.

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MrDerr212@reddit

This was colorado with a heritage flight

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Shot-Bodybuilder-125@reddit

It’s one of the current USAF heritage flights with 2 F16, 1 F35 and one P51.

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Ramio-J@reddit

Squak 7700!

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Karnov_with_wings@reddit

The neat thing is that if this was filmed in landscape mode like it should have been, you could see the whole formation in the frame. Instead we got this.

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randytc18@reddit

They flew all over Denver today. 2 f16s, p51, and f35s. COANG

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Muuvie@reddit

Y'all saw the heritage flight for what it was right off the bat. I was over here tryin to figure out how a light single engine GA plane is booking it that fast with fighters like it's no big deal.

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fysite@reddit

i WaS uSiNg iNtErCepT LoOsElY

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Wingnut150@reddit

Ummmmm, no. That's a heritage flyby, gotta be an airshow somewhere. Why aren't you at it?

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StrikeEagle784@reddit

Definitely a violation of defense airspace.

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16rscruton@reddit

I’m visiting Colorado! Is that near boulder? I saw it too

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DjQball@reddit

No, Lowry (former) AFB is on the east side of Denver. Maybe 50-65 min drive.

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ATribeCalledCorbin@reddit

No, they went right over downtown Boulder

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DjQball@reddit

Sweet! More spotting for more people! I'm sad I missed it.

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ATribeCalledCorbin@reddit

One P51 and another plane flew over together from the north, then about an hour later the house started to rumble a bit. Sadly I didn’t get to see the jets. Used to often in denver though

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DjQball@reddit

I live right under the 35L/R approaches for KAPA. it’s lovely. We get buzzed by planes from Buckley all the time.

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16rscruton@reddit

I’m certain I saw them. Based on Ads-B exchange they flew all over

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DjQball@reddit

It's possible. It's only 5-10 min away by flying, and apparently they were all the way down in Colorado Springs for a flyover at the air force academy.

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rieboldt@reddit

OP = idiot w/ low SA

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Pilot0350@reddit

I'm hoping the title's a joke but yeah, it's probably not

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qrpc@reddit

The Air Force regularly does practice intercepts with Civil Air Patrol planes acting as the target.

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veloace@reddit

As someone in CAP, I WISH this was CAP in the video, because then it would mean we have P-51s in our fleet.

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qrpc@reddit

I didn't mean to suggest this was CAP... the low wing alone made that pretty clear. But seeing an "intercept" doesn't necessarily mean someone busted a TFR.

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Gascan36@reddit

Heritage flight

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mwb60@reddit

This was over Boulder, Colorado, and it was incredibly loud! I ran outside but didn’t get to see them. Bummer!

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notaneggspert@reddit

All planes already identified but here's a [still from the video anyways](https://i.imgur.com/vQME0YB.jpeg)

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ThePenIslands@reddit

"Rate my solo, guys" /s. 😂

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Smooth-Basis1805@reddit

Looks like a Phantom, Mustang, Hornet and 35. Not an intercept. Looks like an airshow. I’m jealous.

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draca101@reddit

Hey OP I’m fairly certain those are the same aircraft that flew in the at Langley joint base’s “Air Power over Hampton Roads” this past weekend.

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Misophonic4000@reddit

Is this a joke post?

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GryphonGuitar@reddit

Well it's not a cub because they send helicopters after those. 70kias is not within the flight envelope of a Viper!

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FlyByPC@reddit

> 70kias is not within the flight envelope of a Viper! 70kias would also be hauling, for a Cub, but this is apparently a P-51 which can fly alongside a F-16 just fine, as long as the F-16 is cooperating.

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Chonjae@reddit

The pilot of the old prop plane is like "I'm gonna hit the brakes, he'll fly right by"

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Boandlkramer109@reddit

Not intercepted, it was a planned event. P51 Stang Evil used to be a Colorado ANG airplane before it was bought after service and owned privately. This was for the 100th Anniversary of Colorado Military Aviation history with the Air Force and ANG. 2 F-16s 1 F-35 and a P51.

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iodizedpepper@reddit

That’s the ballsiest single engine I ever heard 🤣 definitly a P51 and others for a heritage fly by.

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schnurskii@reddit

saw that earlier!! just looks like a air show display to me

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hutchman3@reddit

I thought this was a joke. That’s pretty clearly a P-51 heritage flight. Awesome nonetheless

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Minute_View9395@reddit

Are you anywhere near McEntire ANG? They have a 51 with them rn

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just_an_ordinary_guy@reddit

The intercept I saw over my house like a week after 9/11 was something. 3 F-16s and they were really bullying the guy. Actually forced him down in a field if I remember correctly. It was wild. I can't find a news article about it, but it was over southern York county, pa. That pilot fucked up and was probably shitting his pants.

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DaKevster@reddit

Interesting interview of one of the F-16 pilots out of Buckley flying air cover over the area on 9/11, protecting Cheyenne Mtn, and almost shooting down pilot flying into Rocky Mountain Regional up near Denver. https://youtu.be/SHQMa2jt9Bc

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

I would be too!

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zryder94@reddit

Are they doing a heritage flight flyover at the academy graduation this year?

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Geery31@reddit

Heritage display, god I love Reddit

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Legiorino@reddit

“Hey, leave that little guy alone!”

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zioncurtainrefugee@reddit

It's amazing that even with the extreme noise of three fighter jets, the sweet unmistakable sound of the Merlin just stands right out.

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Most_Equivalent2491@reddit

Legacy Flight

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Sharklar_deep@reddit

2 F-16’s and an F-35

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

Yes realized that after posting.

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n_s_y@reddit

You mean after people told you?

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ConfuzzledFalcon@reddit

I see 4 single-engine planes here.

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ArscenicThePoison@reddit

They just flew over the Academy a few hours ago. That’s what they were doing

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spiffy956@reddit

Oh that poor Merlin engine on the P-51, it's probably screaming in WEP.

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Own-Study-4594@reddit

Its a “heritage flight”

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AsLovelyAsLaika@reddit

Someone did an oopsies

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FencerPTS@reddit

Only OP for starting this thread.

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PA-44@reddit

That was a P-51 out of KBJC with them!

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PUBspotter@reddit

The 140th Wing (COANG F-16 Wing, among other things) just did a change of command, wouldn't surprise me if they did a flyby.

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avgas3@reddit

OP do you live near Denver? I think i might have seen this earlier today.

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turdferguson919@reddit

This just flew over me in Aurora!!

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XxJustadudexX@reddit

CFIs HATE HIM! See how to get a free F-16 escort with this one SIMPLE trick! Transponder: 7500

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Skudedarude@reddit

He didn't say thank you to his FIS after leaving his frequency. Fully deserved.

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

Absolutely justified.

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Reknava@reddit

Lemme guess Colorado

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

How’d you know? My caption? 😂

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eagleace21@reddit

Was this this morning? I think I heard these 16s flying overhead near Florissant.

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

Yes at just before 10:30am this morning.

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Twarrior913@reddit

Wow look at that piston outrun those F-16’s!

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

😂

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LeadBamboozler@reddit

F16 stall warning must be going crazy

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

Absolutely 😂

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refinedtwist925@reddit

Goose…I feel the need….the need…To shoot down a 172….

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Accomplished_Cod_950@reddit (OP)

😂

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Both_Coast3017@reddit

*Dont think, just do* Proceeds to attempt recreating the TGM F14 v SU57 scene

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cirroc0@reddit

*Suprised pikachu face when squeezing PTT does not activate hidden 20mm gatling that was supposed to be nestled under the exhaust gas/cabin heat exchanger...*

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Bystander5432@reddit

They used the "fly in formation with f16s" cheat code.

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ElPayador@reddit

7500 In The Box

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Guysmiley777@reddit

Could be an oopsie airspace intrusion or it could be Civil Air Patrol being the "practice target" for doing interception training with the F-16 squadron.

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