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Quoting Dc1030guy (Reply 1): Believable, and cool, but just really stupid! |
Quoting Usnseallt82 (Reply 3): And the blacked out part of the helmet was probably because these guys are still active duty. You wouldn't want the identities of active duty fighter pilots to be released like that. |
Quoting JeffSFO (Reply 5): I've seen names of active duty pilots on the newscasts before. |
Quoting Usnseallt82 (Reply 6): It just depends. The names you see in the media reports or on television shows are usually ones that have been authorized for release. This could have been an official video and those names may not have been authorized for release. Also, its not uncommon for squadrons to put together inspirational videos for other pilots and to recruit pilots in training for their specific airframe. This could have been an authorized video to make for the squadron, but not for release outside of the military. This would explain the blacked out helmets. However, while there's always the chance that they were screwing around, the video quality seems like it was done for a reason. Plus, this happens quite a bit, so it really wouldn't be considered screwing around since these low-level training flights a part of training routines. |
Quoting JeffSFO (Reply 5): Also, they appear to be French military aircraft so I guess may depends on what regulations exist there. |
Quoting JeffSFO (Reply 5): I've seen names of active duty pilots on the newscasts before. Could his helmet have been blacked out because the filming was unauthorized, i.e., they were having a bit of fun by getting it on home video? Also, they appear to be French military aircraft so I guess may depends on what regulations exist there. |
Quoting Bsergonomics (Reply 11): They are not 'blacked out' for any security reasons. A military helmet has two visors: one tinted and one clear. |
Quoting MD11Engineer (Reply 17): AFIAK, German Luftwaffe Tornado pilots fly down to 100 ft AGL over land during training in Canada (Goose Bay). But this is what the Tornado has been designed for, to fly really low under Soviet air defense radar. |