A True Bruh Moment for the Thunderbirds

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 05/15/2020 at 18:34 • Filed to: Bruh, Bruh moment, USAF, United States Air Force, Air Force, Thunderbirds, Los Angeles, Aviation, Planelopnik

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The solo pilots should stay solo

Credit to @geofffox on Twitter

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ttyymmnn > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 18:49

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Thunderbird 5 isn’t used to flying rightside up.

ClassicDatsunDebate > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 18:50

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“Damn did I leave the keys in the ca.....OH SHIT”

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 18:52

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He also shot down Malaysia what did they ever do to him?

WilliamsSW > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 18:57

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“No your other left”

Nibby > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:08

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coqui70 > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:10

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Aaahh ... aaaahhhh ... AAAHHHCHOO! s hits hitshit !##$@% allergies!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:14

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Yes, but he splashed Denmark , Norway, and Finland, you should be happy

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:22

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I gather that little wing flick from the plane front left before things went sketchy had something to do with it... something about busting up the airflow?

Chariotoflove > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:23

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Nah, he was just reaching for his cup holder.

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 05/15/2020 at 19:24

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Thunderbird 1 twitched first, maybe a gust of wind. Thunderbird 3 reacted, but held his position (mostly), Thunderbird (whatever) on the right overreacted. He may have also looked away for a second and then saw a canopy full of wingtip when he looked back and then just noped it out of there. 

WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 19:29

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Yeah looked like the point dude straightened up, then the 2 to the left of him, then the guy to immediate right, thus causing far right dude to decide discretion was the better part of not dying.  

Urambo Tauro > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:30

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T ex ting, probably

For Sweden > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/15/2020 at 19:30

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Yes, those are justified

ttyymmnn > WasGTIthenGTOthenNOVAnowbacktoGTI 05/15/2020 at 19:31

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Think about what For Sweden posted: The solo pilots should stay solo. The diamond four in the center, who always fly together, handled it quite well and stayed mostly in formation. The solo guys usually fly solo (duh) and do high speed passes. The one of the left eased out some, the guy on the right got the hell out of Dodge. 

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:31

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Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 19:32

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I’d like to hear the crew chatter at that moment. Like WTF?

facw > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 19:43

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Honestly, probably the right call. If there’s a chance everything is going to shit, better to get out of the way, both to avoid danger and to give more room for everyone else to maneuver if needed. It’s not like they can’t reform quickly once it’s all sorted.

ttyymmnn > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/15/2020 at 19:43

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There may have been no chatter at all. No time for it. 

ttyymmnn > Urambo Tauro 05/15/2020 at 19:44

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Talk, Text, Crash

ttyymmnn > facw 05/15/2020 at 19:45

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Oh, I’m not faulting the guy. Hell, they probably train for that. But I think it is telling that the diamond stayed mostly intact , while the solos got out of it.

facw > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 19:49

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I mean it probably makes sense move more cautiously in the middle, since you’ve got people you can hit all around. The pilots on the side have plenty of room to increase their spacing.

NKato > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 19:51

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On the radio, the Angels are constantly listening to the leader and what he’s doing/about to do, so they can react appropriately. I would expect it to be the same for the T-Birds.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 20:16

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Oh, I’d only be listening for a word or two.

Spaceball-Two > ttyymmnn 05/15/2020 at 21:07

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You think they’re switching pilots out per city? This seems more rapid city per city than even the air show circuit. Then again it is just fly overs with no maneuvers.

ttyymmnn > Spaceball-Two 05/15/2020 at 21:22

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The team is the team, so same guys. Yes, they’re just flying mostly straight, but there’s also a lot of travel time and refueling. So it can still be tiring. 

Tristan > For Sweden 05/15/2020 at 23:00

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As a 14 year Air Force veteran, I'd just like to say: the Thunderbirds can't hold a candle to the Blue Angels.

Chariotoflove > facw 05/15/2020 at 23:09

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Better to have an abundance of caution.  I agree.