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I have personally executed a 3.5G maneuver before (shocking my flight instructor), feeling was out of this world. Cant imagine 9Gs. 20 years ago I had the opportunity to watch the F16 #thunderbirds perform at East Coast Park in Singapore as part of the AirForce FEP (Flying Experience Programme). The stunts were so spectacular that all other aerial displays after that left me wanting more. At East Coast Park, they would fly low just above the trees and shock us with sonic booms each time they suddenly appeared just above our heads. They would do their high speed clockwork passes within 1m of each other just in front of us; we didnt even have to lift our heads. Their slow speed control with the jet at about 60degree inclines just above the water line had us pilot trainees in cold sweat, any slower and the jet would lose control and crash. It almost tempted me to sign on as a RSAF pilot. Unfortunately I had other plans.
Posted on: Mon, 05 May 2014 11:20:01 +0000

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