USAF Fighter Pilot on NEGATIVE-G's (Don't do it) and Flying Upside Down

As fighter pilots, we go upside down all the time. However, we rarely maneuver the jet so that objects float, or “fall-up.” When we turn, we start by rolling in the direction we want to go, and then we pull back on the stick. This means the G-Force is straight down and into the seat. At our peak of 9G’s, it feels like a car is parked on your chest, and, while it’s extremely difficult to withstand, everything falls in the same direction as it does on the ground. Even when we go upside down, we’re applying back-stick pressure and maintaining positive-G.

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[galadato]

"Dont do it" ok thanks for the tip when I fly on my fighter jet.

[FlywithMagnar]

A friend of mine was preparing a practice flight for an aerobatic competition and asked me if I wanted to join him. Sure, why not? I like aerobatics. After two outside loops with -4.5 G, I looked like Dracula for the next seven days.

[MichelobKUltra]

“Anything more than 3G’s is not gonna be an enjoyable experience”

Me on a 5G phone: “are you sure about that?”

[LTTUSA]

I have on many occasions experienced i’m guessing at least -2 G’s and up to possibly 6 G’s while sitting on the toilet.
I have come close to G Loc. I try to utilize AGSM in these situations but sometimes it sneaks up on me while I am totally focused on completing the maneuver. A key indicator that I am in trouble is my hearing will begin to echo and I will start hearing “Highway To The Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins. Fortunately these maneuvers usually go off without a hitch but when they don’t, I might need to scrub the mission at the first sign of a hangup.

Thank you for your service and taking the time to make these videos 🇺🇸

[djsuxrz]

Love that Redbull pour demo... loved the fact that it's a banned flight substance while flying. Ironically humorous.

[olivialambert]

I remember seeing a video of an airshow pilot of a stunt plane who pulled sustained negative g in his routine through an inverted loop. He described it as an extremely unpleasant experience. I forgot most of the specifics, but painful was certainly on the list of things to expect. It's a lot easier in the games, that's for sure.

[zakleclaire]

"Bruises on your brain probably aren't a good thing" I mean, when you put it like that, I think I'd rather get g-lock and and pass out rather than have a stroke or a bruised brain.

[AnnisAdventures]

I went on my first flight with a pilot who heard I’d never been on a small plane before. Mid flight he asked me if I knew what negative Gs were. I said I didn’t and then he asked if I throw up easily. I said no, and he tipped the nose of the plane down and I made a really weird noise as the butterflies started. I also got to do some gentle turns. It was a fun flight and now I’m going to complete college with the goal of being a pilot.

[km]

Hasard, you are amazing. I asked you for this content, and you delivered. Thank you so much.

[zapb]

Man, when my dad showed me an outside loop in the aerobatic biplane we had (-4 to -5 G I think, though only for a few moments) and I was just like nope! that hurts, don't need to do that again. Positive G or regular inverted stuff I had no problem with. He was a Tomcat guy and like you said, he always said there was really no reason to do negative G stuff in that airplane, but for whatever reason he got a kick out of it in his. You're really informative and this is a great video.

[ashokiimc]

Lots of aircrafts can’t fly negative G for very long. The Tomcat could fly negative G for 10 seconds with afterburner, 20 seconds at mil power(mil power is full throttle without afterburner)

[joewilliams]

This was great. Yesterday I did some aerobatic training in a P51 a friend has. I’ve been up about five times now. It is a D model with controls in back. I love it. I am 71 so it affects me more than you young dudes. I’ve been pulling almost 4+ in various maneuvers and that’s about all I can handle, but getting better. I just love it. Of course the Mustang is a brilliant Aircraft. Not a jet, I realize....but truly a lot of fun. I enjoyed your explanations.

[scorpgaming]

Love your video's my dream was to be a fighter pilot but life unfortunately led me in a different direction. It's excellent to get information from a real world fighter pilot and respect what you do!

[IceNein]

One of the things that surprised me when I first started playing DCS was the fact that you have little "dive" (but actually climb) authority when inverted, but when you think about it from a physics standpoint it makes perfect sense. If you're flying level inverted, you are already "diving" at 2G, because in normal level flight your airframe is producing 1G of lift, so in order to counteract that you have to overcome the aircraft's natural 1G of lift, and then add on another 1G to stay level.

[prjgrudge]

Reminds me of the Ted Harduvel crash. His F-16 crashed due to wire chafing and he lost basic instruments while drifting into a cloud bank and didn’t realize he was flying upside down.

[loose-arrow-garage]

From my experience when I got an F-16 back seat ride if you're not conditioned and accustomed to it, pulling 9G's is actually quite painful. Negative G's usually make you puke!

[Xphinity]

Honestly, this is the first video I have seen for your channel but you are very concise and can describe things so well with minimal verbiage. Nothing short of what I would expect from fighter pilots. One of the most elite minds of the military in my opinion. Instant sub !

[helixentertainment]

4:15 that transition scared the crap out of me, I thought it was a plane flying out of the clouds towards the other plane, haha.

[Riderking]

Hasard you're amazing. It's great to see you in moustache .

[katechon-qdcl]

The "RED BULL POUR OUT SCENE" tells everything about what's going on high there.

Thanks for the upload👍