“And the sad news is that the proficiency of the Russian pilots is such that this is much more dangerous than it looks,” Deptula told Task & Purpose. “They don’t get the kind of flying time that would even attempt to make something like this more normalized.
Are you kidding me. After more than two years of war with Urk, he does not think they get very must flying time. Sounds like he is stuck in 1980 mentality.
Do you think that F-16 pilot had a wingman, or escorting the Russian plane solo?
In either case, it seem to me like the F-16 pilot, either with onboard sensors, or via advisement from ground radar, should have been aware of that SU-35 long before it got close enough to make one shit in ones pants.
And that speaks both to failure of onboard and ground sensors. Looks like ground tracking would have known about the SU-35 before it got anywhere near F-16.
Not just ground tracking but the F-16 has plenty of tracking and other stuff that should have seen the other aircraft long before the pilot could visibly see it.
I like the comments from the USAF about this, "This was completely unprofessional flying by the Russians"
Lol, it was par for the course, having a bit of fun with another countries air force. Any fly boys on here will tell you the same.
How dare they not play by the rules. I would be willing to bet that there are plenty of videos we don't know about there the opposite happened.
How did he not know he was there?
That was my question too. Pilot didn't seem to know that he was there/ wasn't expecting anything to be there.
It sounds like a woman driver...so it makes sense.
That’s not appropriate. Also, you don’t drive planes. You fly them.
Pretty sure women drive planes and men fly them was his point, lol.
You drive them on the ground. You can drive them into the ground too, which technically happens after you fly them "to" the ground.
Joke went over your head faster than a SU-35
I did not know the SU-35 was STEALTH! Flew right up behind the F-16. If it were a war scenerio, the SU-35 would have take out both of those F-16s.
One was F-16, the other plane on left was Russian Tu-95 bomber.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/russia-su-35-norad-f-16-unsafe-incident/
Tit for tat.
NATO continuing to drop missiles inside of Russia is bound to provoke a response or two.
DEI hire piloting the other plane?
And Airforce spox says:
“And the sad news is that the proficiency of the Russian pilots is such that this is much more dangerous than it looks,” Deptula told Task & Purpose. “They don’t get the kind of flying time that would even attempt to make something like this more normalized.
Are you kidding me. After more than two years of war with Urk, he does not think they get very must flying time. Sounds like he is stuck in 1980 mentality.
Funny how the line " I want some butts" stated by Air Boss Johnson in the movie has a whole different meaning today.
Still not rooting for Ukraine. But this demonstrates biden and Harris weakness.
The F-16 pilot not knowing there was an incoming plane is pure incompetence.
Should have immediately done a missile lock on the other fighter.
Do you think that F-16 pilot had a wingman, or escorting the Russian plane solo?
In either case, it seem to me like the F-16 pilot, either with onboard sensors, or via advisement from ground radar, should have been aware of that SU-35 long before it got close enough to make one shit in ones pants.
I don't think I've ever seen a single fighter respond to a military aircraft violating or coming very close to violating US airspace.
Not saying that it has never happened but from what I've been told by USAF members, it's always at least two that go up.
And if the pilot had bothered to turn on all of their equipment, they would have known that enemy plane was in the area long before they could see it.
And that speaks both to failure of onboard and ground sensors. Looks like ground tracking would have known about the SU-35 before it got anywhere near F-16.
Not just ground tracking but the F-16 has plenty of tracking and other stuff that should have seen the other aircraft long before the pilot could visibly see it.
wow
It would be easier to take the Russians seriously, if their pilots weren't always doing dumb shit like this.
LOL, and you think this kind of thing does not go both ways.