Experiences With Jets

[DeathValleyDazed]

Thought I’d start this thread so we can share our experiences with military jets or other military or civilian aircraft.

Great idea David. My heading home from my last trip to DEVA December 2021 I stopped in Beatty for the express purpose of tracking down Dave, a retired Nevada Highway Patrol trooper whom I had met previously. He shares wild jet stories from his years out in the area and I wanted to get them video recorded and posted on YouTube, but he was out of town on that day. I'll try again my next trip through. 

Three years ago I hiked north from Panamint Springs Resort to the mouth of Rainbow Canyon in the off chance I'd score some jet flights exiting or entering the canyon and lucked out getting both. In spite of poor camera skills and a low end Canon Powershot camera I managed to get some fun (at least for me) footage. I had not seen corkscrew and straight up maneuvers before. 


I had forgotten about filming from Lookout Mountain west of Rainbow Canyon as the jets flew by me screaming eastward into The Danger Zone of the canyon. It was midday summer 120 degrees so not the best lighting with the sun washing out the color quite a bit. The ideal is earlier in the morning in the Fall, Winter or Spring when the sun is lower on the south horizon thus lighting up the jets as they sparkle in the light. 



Also, once on top of little Lake Mountain where you park to hike out the Panamint Dunes and to the Big Four Mine I was thrilled to get buzzed by some large gray military aircraft heading south from north after screaming over South Pass captured in this video, more towards the end of this compilation which also includes video of the jets zooming down Rainbow Canyon from its north rim line. So that means I've captured video of the jets from North, East, South, and West.