【音声解説付】岐阜基地 アメリカ軍海兵隊のF/A-18 帰投の模様を完全解説！ USMC VMFA-312 F/A-18C Flight Video at Gifu Air Base, Japan

This video includes audio commentary. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Gifu Air Base Air Show was held on November 17, 2024. The ground display aircraft at the show was an F/A-18C fighter jet sporting a special livery from the U.S. Marine Corps' 312th Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-312), which was visiting Japan on a UDP (Unit Deployment Program) from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture. The pilot, a cool guy with a great sense of service, was also popular. I filmed the aircraft returning to Iwakuni Air Base at the end of the festival. I was lucky to witness the F/A-18 fighter jet's engine start-up at the Gifu Air Base Air Show, a rare sight even at recent Iwakuni Air Base Friendship Day events. This time, we'll be presenting the extended version with audio commentary. [Filming Equipment] Panasonic HC-WZXF1M 00:00 Opening 0:41 Canopy opening 1:44 Pre-takeoff briefing 2:26 Removing covers and safety pins from aircraft and missiles 4:12 Stowing covers 6:03 Installing the action camera on the canopy 6:35 Loading luggage into the cockpit 7:19 Remove wheel chocks 7:54 Stow the F/A-18's built-in ladder 8:44 Put on G-suit 10:43 Put on helmet 11:25 Enter cockpit 13:00 Remove helmet visor cover 14:03 Take photos and videos with smartphone 14:49 Play rock-paper-scissors with ground personnel 15:18 Put on helmet again 16:35 Connect G-suit hose to cockpit 16:43 Put on harness (seat belt) 17:22 Lower helmet visor 18:03 Start No. 1 engine 19:56 Start No. 2 engine and close canopy 22:16 Begin taxiing (taxi out) 23:31 After takeoff, a quick left turn led to the downwind leg*. 24:32 Turning to base (turning to base leg*). 24:48 First low approach, medium-speed pass followed by a right turn. 25:23 Second low approach, high-speed pass and high rate of climb, leaving Gifu Air Base for the return journey to MCAS Iwakuni. *What are downwind and base legs? If you're interested, try searching for "traffic pattern." The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gifu Air Base (RJNG) Air Festival was held on November 17, 2024. As a ground display aircraft at the air festival, a specially painted F/A-18C fighter jet of the 312th Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA-312) from the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, which is currently in Japan on a UDP (Unit Deployment Plan), flew in. The pilot was a cool guy with a great spirit of service and was very popular. At the end of the base festival, I photographed the scene as they were returning to Iwakuni Air Base. I was lucky enough to see the engine start scene of an F/A-18 fighter jet at the Gifu Air Base Air Festival, which has not been seen very often, even at the recent Iwakuni Air Base Friendship Day. This time, I will introduce the longer version with commentary. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)