A-10 Demo Gator Narrates

I REALLY wish I’d have made different career choices when I was young.

Love the ground crew precision and the final handshake and hug. Those young men deserve to be very proud.

This is hands down THE best in cockpit ride along and narration ever! I immensely enjoyed this... Gator was cool as a breeze! Thank you A-10 demo team and USAF!!

As a 35-year retired USAF Chief, that was one of the best aerial presentations I've seen ...Well Done !!! Fly, Fight and Win !!!

This is one of the most remarkable military aircraft videos that I've ever seen. 👍👍

I was a ECM tech on A-10’s in Alaska and Louisiana 86 - 92. Loved working on them and watching them fly daily.

I was on the very first A-10 East coast Demo team way back in 1978 with the 355th TFS out of Myrtle Beach. Looks the same even after 44 years....

Certainly one of the greatest military aircraft, and the pilot was a fantastic narrator, and pilot too.

I'm an F-15 maintainer and have been for over 20 years, active duty and civilian contractor. I never got to work on A-10s but everyone I ever talked with who did absolutely loved that aircraft. An awesome piece of hardware and not nearly enough of them were produced. Great ride along video. I thoroughly enjoyed. BTW, my name was painted on the side of a couple of F-15s while I was active duty. As a dedicated crew chief, I was supposed to get a ride but it never happened. I'm still pissed off about it, 30 years hence.

BEST DEMO with narration Ive ever seen. Well done fellas! I was an egress troop back in the day, that seat looks so familiar. Miss those days! Keep the wind over the wings Gator and thank you Sir!

Thanks for the demo ride from the son of an A-10 Program Engineer/Designer...who's recently buried just 2-3 miles from the birthplace of the Warthog (Fairchild Republic Farmingdale, New York). Growing up in Farmingdale as a kid I remember the first day my Dad started the program right up to the day the first prototype was loaded on a C5 for testing out west. I remember the weekends he had to work when they were facing design issues...the loss of one of the first A-10s and its test pilot at the Paris airshow...and all the dinner table family conversations, about how they always wanted to cancel the program...lots of memories....thanks again for the demo ride.

In USAF pilot training, during taxi, we could NOT lift the canopy...and I'm here to tell you it REALLY gets hot. The sweat starts dripping in your eyes and with the visor on your helmet down...nothing you can do about it but blink....OFTEN. What a GREAT presentation. I could feel every G he was pulling...OWE!

I was privileged to maintain these aircraft at DMAFB in the late 70s with the A-10A.

Never seen an A10 demo! Stoked!! Absolutely amazing!!! LOVED the walkthrough on a demo of my favorite jet in history! Thankyou for your service !

Absolutely love the A-10. Growing up an Air Force Brat I was around aircraft constantly and spent 10 of my first 18 years in Germany (4 years and 6 years). My favorite part as far as aircraft was 1979-81 when my father was stationed at Sembach AB while I was in Junior High. There seemed to always be a squadron of A-10's forward deployed from their base in the UK and they were constantly flying. Went in the Army after college and was still immensely glad to see them overhead knowing these old, tough birds were in our inventory. This was the best flight narration I have ever heard. Gator is a heck of a pilot. I have to say though, the really special people are the ground crew and maintainers that keep these old planes airworthy and safe!

I’m so thankful for such a generous talk-through, no dumbed-down BS, such a pleasure! The A-10 is a living embodiment of “form follows function, no poseur fluff”. Perfect audio mix (speaking as a film pro)… I really miss the Gs, have been too long for me, work eats all the fun non-creative stuff I used to do.

just made my day, DCS and ED - all I need now is the action for hand signals in VR lol

shadow on the ground during the 360 at 24 mins with the silence brought a tear to my eye. Seeing the sheer speed in comparison to ground

A10's saved my life, They have always been one of my favorite aircraft!

This is the very best pilot demo I've seen to date. Every single step in the execution beginning with the huddle with the flight crew to a step-by-step schooling on how to fly the A-10. They call the A-10 the warthog but almost everybody who is an aviation enthusiast sees the beauty of flying this plane, just look at the cockpit view.

I loved every minute of this video! It's like he's just going for a casual drive somewhere, just casually taxiing down the runway with the canopy up. The A10 looks so much smaller than i Imagined, I feel like he was in total command of that plane and we got a peek at what different things you must pay attention to and pre planning. He flies like it's second nature and I loved every minute of it.

A pity the Wright brothers cannot see what they started not that long ago. Thank you for sharing your expertise and flying skills. Greetings from Tasmania Australia 👍🇦🇺🦘

An honor and a privilege to fly with you, sir! Thank you for the awesome ride!! Much love too to the ground crews and Air Boss. Great show!

It comforting to know classy professionals guys like this are and have been protecting our freedom .

A-10....one of the greatest aircraft ever built !

Tidbits of technical info were wonderful, thank you! A-10 Specs; (given as): Empty Wt. 24,959 Lb Aerobatic Wt. 30,384 Wing Area 506ft^2 Wing Loading 60 lb/ft^2 Limit Load: 7-1/3 g Ultimate Load 11g. Maneuvering speed (from video): "285" in Knots. 285 x (6076/3600) = 481.01666...ft/sec. Dynamic Pressure (q): 0.5*(481.0666^2)* 0.0023772... (q) = 275 275/7.333...g = 37.5 60lb^ft2 wing loading divided by 37.5 = 1.60 Maximum lift coefficient of the A-10 airfoil at high speed: 1.60 60/1.60 is of course 37.5, if (q)=37.5 then Velocity = 177.62 ft/sec. Stall Speed** = 105.24 KTAS. Rotation speed given by Pilot as "110". **(if airfoil generates similar lift coefficient at lower Reynolds and mach numbers). Bingo. Everything checks out. This is how you can waste time better than doing crossword puzzles.

One of my most favorite air frames. Absolute beasts when it comes to close air support!!! Thank you A-10 pilots from a former 2D ANGLICO radio operator and forward observer.

The A10 is one of the most badass planes ever!

Thank you for uploading this. I love the A10

This is such an awesome aircraft. It's one of my favorite military planes and military aircraft, periodt! I spent four peacetime years in the army but only got to see this plane in action ONE time, during a training exercise, and BOY, what a piece of machinery it is! Most videos and discussions about this plane revolve around its durability and its gun. its agility and maneuverability are hardly ever talked about but I'm here to tell you it's something to behold. I don't know how on earth the pilots that fly this plane deal with the G-forces this thing pulls, but my hats go off to them. They deserve so much credit for their skills because they make this plane look like a butterfly in the sky. God bless 'em!

This is without doubt the BEST in cockpit aerobatic demonstration and commentary by a pilot "Gator" that I have ever watched. Amazingly cool and professional, the pilot is a credit to the USAF and not forgetting the ground crew who make up the team. Well done, brilliant.

I’ve met “Gator” at his demo in Georgia back in October 2021. Absolutely awesome guy, great pilot, a crowd favorite.

Spent many hours just watching A10's doing live firing exercises over Donna Nook Beach in Lincolnshire England. As soon as we heard the. BBRŔTTT, we made our way to watch. Also low flying exercises over the Lincolnshire Wolds, my house was one of the highest in that area, maybe used as a turning point as they are low and close. LOVED IT ALL.

Excellent!!! Thanks for the Ride Along video.

I love the little details like making sure there were no loose items in the cockpit before raising the canopy on the taxi in. A seemingly minor thing that could ruin your day in a hurry.

Fantastic job Haden, there is a lot going on in the cockpit on that Sunday morning drive. The A-10 Demo Team killed it again, ATTACK

Amazingly whisper quiet once the cockpit is buttoned up. The Major made it look all so simple and easy, I was lulled into a relaxed state - the only way to fly. Thanks for the video.

One of the best aerial demonstrations on KZhead. Great camera placement and editing. And ground crew 3rd person perspective shots.

Holy cirkey, what an introduction to your channel. Tremendous video; more of this please, and thank you.

Brilliant, what a special privilege to listen to “Gator” narrate from start to finish. I felt like I was a back seater with Gator in the A-10. Absolutely loved this style of sharing this experience. Thanks heaps “Gator” . Please do more of this kind videos.

Incredible. Great crew, all of them. Thank you all for your service!

Gator and the crew made it look possible to fly low and fast and show the effects the g forces have on a pilot!! Thanks very much folks!!

Ah Gator you’re the man. Thanks so much for this awesome awesome video. I will see A10s in my dreams all week.

This was a pleasure to watch, thank you.

Really shows how much effort it takes to pull off a great, well-flown and well-organized demo flight. Amazing work, Gator!

I had chills almost the entire video. Excellent work producing it! The skill and professionalism of the pilot and ground crew come through loud and clear. Thank you for your service!

Impressive and interesting. What an aircraft & tremendous flying skill.

I’m 5 months late to the party with this video! Another fantastic demo flight . When I used to watch the A10 demos out of Bentwaters and Woodbridge some 30 plus years ago I could never have dreamed back then of seeing this kind of in cockpit footage we almost take for granted now. Incidentally, both of the jets featured in this video were serving in the 81st TFW 30 plus years ago and I remember seeing them both . 181 was the Wing CC jet for a time at Bentwaters and 962 was with the 91st TFS ‘Blue Streaks’ out of nearby Woodbridge. Many thanks Erik for posting this epic video 😎👍🏻

GREAT Video - realistic behind the scenes perspective. I have been air-boss for several years for a major show - technically perfect demo video on all counts JR

Thank you ever so much for this video! Ever since I've watched the Air Show in Vidalia, Ga I've always wanted to see it up close but never got the chance.

A-10 is hands down my favorite aircraft, whenever we had an A-10 on station we always felt cool as a cucumber walking around. This was an amazing in flight narration, hope to see the A-10 demo team here in Seattle one of these days at sea fair or one of our may other airshows! Thanks for the flight!

Thanks for sharing!! That is AWWWWESOME!! All of it, from Gator's verbal walk through to the ground crew performance!

Best demo ride along video I have come across. The A10 is my favorite jet and loved watching the whole process of the demo. Well done!

So good, one of the best I've seen, actually, probably the best I 've ever seen!

One of the best flying commentary I have ever seen! Thank you so much!

That portion during the start up when you followed what the pilot was doing on the outside of the jet was amazing! Such a cool video

Excellent video - this pilot is phenomenal - how he explains everything so regular people can understand. LOVE IT! Thank you! ❤ God bless our military & Veterans. Thank you for your service! 🇺🇲 ❤ 🙏

Thé very BEST video ride I've seen ! Amazing narration and views. Loved watching the ground crew as well. Thank you for sharing !

The pilots drill is precisely what he should be doing as a safe airman. Looks like a lot of work but it will save his life someday.

As you guys from across the pond would say, outstanding! Great narration and explanation of the manoeuvres performed, including appreciation for the entire team involved, no egotistical “hoopla” just an excellent aviator - thanks for posting 🤘😉👍🇬🇧

Best ride-along ever. Thanks Gator for a great experience.

Amazing flying and narrative! Thank you for your service!

A genuine nice guy and a great pilot! I salute you sir!

Met Capt. Fullam @ KYIP last year. He does a great demo and is also great to talk to about the A-10. Attack!

Major Air Force veteran. I was very impressed with flying. Thank you for dhoeing America's the best flying in A10. I sslute you and your team

Back in 1980, I was at Lackland AFB. Brand new almost Airman. I watched a training film on the A-10. From that moment on I was hooked. No other aircraft can do what the A-10 can do. This video is the best one bar none! I actually felt my stomach in my throat a few times. LOL. Best seat in the house! Narration, video, and the crew were top notch. 22 yrs and a heck of a ride! So many awesome memories.

Thanks for the ride along Gator. I've seen the show from the ground many times and I have the 175 Airwing of the MD NG based just east of me. One of the coolest planes in Air Force inventory! Thanks for your service, Major. Stay safe up there!

That was truly the very best live commentary ever. Awesome job. I am jealous.

That was really well put together. I loved every second!

Oh, I enjoyed the pre flight almost as much as the flight. EXCELLENCE!!!!!!!

I’ve waited forever for this one. Didn’t disappoint whatsoever. Thanks!

Amazing. Simply amazing. Thanks for taking us along.

As a kid in the 1980s I grew up close to the RAF Holbeach range where the A-10s out of RAF Bentwaters used to train. Saw (and heard!) plenty of A-10s from the outside, but so awesome to see the pilot's perspective - much more physically demanding that I'd have guessed. Slick demo and amazing ground crew teamwork. Thanks for the insight!

Best demo video I've ever seen. Congrats, Team. From an old F4 driver...:-)

One of the best in flight aviation videos that I have ever seen. Love the narration without lame music in the background. Thank you for doing this !

Good job showing what the A10 Demo team is all About! I was on the team in the early 90s post first gulf War. And people really loved seeing the A10. Hardly anyone knew what it was prior to the war. Miss all guys that was on the team!!

Thank you Eric and the A-10 display team, I was mesmerised for 45 minutes. This is probably the best air display footage I have ever seen, and very informative as well, even if 'Betty' didn't always like it!

Beautiful! Thanks for letting us fly along, in spirit!

So awesome, such a sweet bird, good flying, and an inspiration. thanks for the ride along!!

Thanks for all your service,an for a great demonstration an the A10 IS GREAT AIRFRAME THANK YOU SO MUCH

Excellent video! This really gives you a fine perspective of what takes place during an air demonstration. Kudos to the videographer. Well done!

So cool to see this perspective. I had the privilege and pleasure of working with this amazing team while they were North of the border at the CFB Borden Airshow. BZ to the whole team.

Gator was my SERE evasion partner. Awesome dude!

As an infantryman, God bless all A-10 pilots. Cheers and a happy BRRRRRT to you ;p

Beautiful airplane. The A-10 rocks.

My bad ass parents put A10 thunderbolt II wallpaper in my bedroom as a kid in the 80’s ,..it was A10’s doing ground attack and dog fighting Migs ,..I’d daydream for hours looking at the most awesome wallpaper ever ,..as a single dad of awesome daughters now I don’t think they’d appreciate the same wallpaper like I did although my oldest is is JROTC and she’s loving it so maybe?

Best ride ever in my all time favorite aircraft!!! Thank you so much for the ride along.

Never forget the first time I saw an A10, I was stationed in FRG it was midday and all of a sudden, I heard the scream of the A10 engines as the pilot came down the Kitzingen airfield at low altitude and disappeared. Everyone that was inside of the buildings came out to see what had just flown overhead.

What a brilliant video, and such awesome quality well done Erik.

You don't have to be the fastest to be the baddest! The warthog has always been my favorite and, indestructibly, it still is! Thanks for your service and great video, sir.

That was a great job on the video Erik, fun to see what goes on inside the aircraft.

I love the a10, it was flown wonderfully. Excellent job. Very cool to see the way an airshow works

Lovely.. Thankyou, Pilot Fullam and all_ 👍🏼👍🏼

You made that look so easy! Thank you for the insight! Amazing!

I like the cadence and professional body gestures of the personnel. Thank for sharing.

This is by far one of the bad azz video I have seen it puts you in the seat where the action is thanks Gator you are an awesome pilot.

Holy shirt..... excellent video, .... Amazing airplane and excellent flying... Heavy breathing there I would have passed out or had an aneurism by now....

Nothing less than I would expect from a professional. Thank you Major that was excellent

We need this man to do our DCS voice training Again Thank you Erik for your amazing videos!

Thanks for taking us on the ride. One of my favorite aircraft. They all are designed for a certain purpose.