How do you land an F-16 at Night
02-15-2008, 03:05 PM
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F-16 NIGHT LANDING AT ASPEN
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW FIRST
This is an F-16 on a visual landing to Aspen , Colorado at night.
The right half of the view is the pilot's normal visual path to the
runway during darkness---in other words totally black.
The left side of the screen is the Forward Looking Infrared which paints
the heat signature of the outside terrain for pilots so we can see at night as though it
were daytime ..
You have to love FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) Technology...But it
takes all the FUN out of Night VFR (Visual Flight Rules)
Left side - FLIR Landing system presentation.
Right Side - View out of the cockpit.
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW FIRST
This is an F-16 on a visual landing to Aspen , Colorado at night.
The right half of the view is the pilot's normal visual path to the
runway during darkness---in other words totally black.
The left side of the screen is the Forward Looking Infrared which paints
the heat signature of the outside terrain for pilots so we can see at night as though it
were daytime ..
You have to love FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) Technology...But it
takes all the FUN out of Night VFR (Visual Flight Rules)
Left side - FLIR Landing system presentation.
Right Side - View out of the cockpit.
02-15-2008, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nickolas_g' post='531921' date='Feb 15 2008, 07:05 PM
F-16 NIGHT LANDING AT ASPEN
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW FIRST
This is an F-16 on a visual landing to Aspen , Colorado at night.
The right half of the view is the pilot's normal visual path to the
runway during darkness---in other words totally black.
The left side of the screen is the Forward Looking Infrared which paints
the heat signature of the outside terrain for pilots so we can see at night as though it
were daytime ..
You have to love FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) Technology...But it
takes all the FUN out of Night VFR (Visual Flight Rules)
Left side - FLIR Landing system presentation.
Right Side - View out of the cockpit.
PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION BELOW FIRST
This is an F-16 on a visual landing to Aspen , Colorado at night.
The right half of the view is the pilot's normal visual path to the
runway during darkness---in other words totally black.
The left side of the screen is the Forward Looking Infrared which paints
the heat signature of the outside terrain for pilots so we can see at night as though it
were daytime ..
You have to love FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) Technology...But it
takes all the FUN out of Night VFR (Visual Flight Rules)
Left side - FLIR Landing system presentation.
Right Side - View out of the cockpit.
Would it be a warning instead?
02-17-2008, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MiamiPhill' post='531964' date='Feb 15 2008, 09:42 PM
Nick does the voice calling off the altitude change if the landing gear is up and the approach speed is faster?.........e.g. a low fly by.
Would it be a warning instead?
Would it be a warning instead?
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Are you sure that's an F-16 HUD?
Sounds like there is a co-pilot speaking to the pilot. F-16 is a single seater...
Sounds like there is a co-pilot speaking to the pilot. F-16 is a single seater...
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Boy, that looks like fun, though NOT as much fun as takeoff must be!
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Originally Posted by kearflex' post='532716' date='Feb 18 2008, 12:58 PM
Are you sure that's an F-16 HUD?
Sounds like there is a co-pilot speaking to the pilot. F-16 is a single seater...
Sounds like there is a co-pilot speaking to the pilot. F-16 is a single seater...
02-18-2008, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='532726' date='Feb 18 2008, 01:15 PM
The F-16 comes either as a single-seater or a two-seater...
Forgot about the trainer 16's...
02-18-2008, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by kearflex' post='532734' date='Feb 18 2008, 01:24 PM
Ahhh yes...
Forgot about the trainer 16's...
Forgot about the trainer 16's...
