Happy Christmas Eve folks.
I thought I’d pass along to you a video we found deep in the Military.com archives. Give it a look before you cut out early today from the grind.
This is rare archival footage of preliminary flight evaluations for the US Naval Academy class of 1982. We did some video forensics here and we’re pretty sure we’re seeing Midshipman 4th Class Edward Carroll’s very first go at becoming a Naval Aviator.
We need some more eyeballs on this thing to be sure, so give it a very close look and let us know if you think this is the man himself.
Whoever it is, darn nice flying, though!
Merry Christmas everyone…
– Christian
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And exactly WHO is Edward Carroll? No disrespect intended here, as I'm sure he was a very fine fellow, but you speak of him as if he were someone famous, so maybe you can explain that…
He's not famous, Max . . . infamous really . . .
He was my flight instructor in flight school! He is really the best there was until he lost his wife three years ago. Never been the same since!
Shit Hot!!!
is this some kind of joke? There were no Navy people at all forgive me if I'm missing the point but that wasnt anything about fligth evals
No it was a flight evaluation. Behind all the pomp is the acid test, flying drunk. You ace it if youre sober by the time you get out of the plane, i think.
Did it surprise you? Pilots have to be ready for anything, ANYTHING.
Imagine, ol wang ming ling spikes yer eggnog with some weapons grade booze and all you have for your getaway is a small plane. What would YOU do? Huh?
I thought maybe he put the wrong video up they were talking about that guy like they knew him I'm not a pilot I wouldnt know
We have been punk'd . Thought it may have been Afgan AF pilot , but no. Good flying tho'
Damn, that's some impressive flying!
That was some awesome out of control in control flying
Must be the Flyin' Farmers son, hero of airshows of years gone by…
Looks like Clark Griswald's cousin Eddy who later popularized the expression 'Up YOUR's!"
"Shitter's full !!!"
that was fuuuuuuuny i don't care who you are
The pilot is Kyle Franklin of Franklin's Flying Circus.
http://www.franklinairshow.com/index.htm
That was WAY TOO MUCH FUN! My kids loved it!
Thanks,
Bill Chunko
feh, let's see him do it in an f18…or even a stearman. After 4 double rye on the rocks I wouldn't try it on FSX, much less with a real one…
who is it? thats easy, it's Charlie Varrick aka Walter Mathau, from the movie of the same name "Charlie Varrick" check it out