Tricia Helfer’s F-16 Fighting Falcon (aka Viper) Flight

Here it is folks, my flight with Viper Demo Team and Major Garret "Toro" Schmitz at Shaw Air Force Base from April 2021. Been busy and time flies but here is more of the full flight...an experience of a lifetime!! Be sure to check out the Viper Demo Team at an airshow near you. An experience not to be missed!
Huge thanks to Major Garret “Toro” Schmitz, Viper Demo Team, Shaw Air Force Base, and for making it happen, Steph Stricklen. Video edited by Brian D’Augustine.

[jeffreyhood]

Tricia Helfer is a absolute sweetheart in person as she is on screen, I met her at a convention and with her you see what you get a real genuine woman, I wish all of Hollywood could take her example, keep up that fantastic zest for life never loose your perspective 👏 (that's great a cyclon flying a viper)

[Primus]

Not only is it awesome that Tricia solo-pulled 9.2 g’s, but even more impressive is she never threw up! Considering how sweet she is, it is so hard to picture her as the cold-blooded agent on Burn Notice. Great acting!

[michaelmcclendon]

Just watched this video and you are awesome. I flew in an F-15B (passenger for an incentive ride) in 1982 when I was in the Air Force, and it was an experience I will never forget. You pulled 9.2Gs and that is amazing. Loved you as Alex Forrest in CHUCK. Great job Tricia.

[philsymons]

That was one of or the best if not the best celebrity flights i`ve seen, Tricia was an absolute beast !!

[yxeaviationphotog]

Somewhere, Katee Sackoff is watching this and Cylon is flying a Viper? What the actual frack?!". 😂

[jasonotoole]

Wow Tricia I am so jealous! Getting a flight in an F-16 has always been a dream of mine and I really enjoyed seeing the sheer joy in your eyes as you got to pull some of those maneuvers. It was great to share such an amazing experience with you through watching this video!👍👍👍

[JeffLemayOfficiel]

Couldn't watch the entire video without having a smile on my face the whole time 😄
You were too cute to watch having a blast!
You looked like a little girl about to ride her first pony 😄 ... you did a great job Tricia ... Like you even more than I did before 😁

[OZZIEMV]

I've always admired Tricia, she has now become one of my all time fav people. Stellar job as a backseat pilot.

[BBRAIN]

that reaction when you pulled over 9g :) That is a experience to never forget.

[AerospaceMatt]

Man, that’s awesome! (F-16s are my favorite fighters) Congrats on a successful and amazing flight!

[martok]

Looks like a blast, Tricia!
So say we all!❤🇺🇸

[STARAXEA]

Awesome! If another BSG gets made, you should be a Viper pilot! You now know what it feels like!! Excellent video!

[Universal_exports]

Hey Six became a Viper Driver! She seems like an absolute sweetheart from what I've seen in con interviews. I'm hoping she makes it one day to C2E2 here in Chicago.

[hpd]

She missed her calling! 9.3 G's...she's a born fighter pilot!!

[Elizabeth-gjqv]

GO VIPER You are one tough Lady Pilot From Commander Elizabeth Rose Herndon Good luck in the future from ME to you.

[peteh]

As former f16 avionics technician and getting a ride in march of 1993 I love watching other people getting a ride and Tricia is an awesome actress and seem like a very cool lady

[bsmfs]

Some serious G's and didnt pass out, definitely a Cylon :)

[robertgutheridge]

I am super impressed at how well she dealt with the high G force the average person black's out at 3-4 G.

[Marco.]

Amazing once in a lifetime experience ♥️

[williammatthews]

That must have been an incredible experience, and you rocked it.