Well, this fly-by was made by a pilot who has an almost legendary status in the F-14 community. Sadly, I have no idea what his name is . Anyway, the guy, standing widespread, with his arms behind his back, is actually and admiral . He told that in an interview, the location of which, sadly, I can´t remember. He also told another funny story. He was the first student pilot to perform carrier quals with the Tomcat, so the navy decided that as a reward, he would be able to pick up a brand new aircraft from the Grumman factory in NJ(don´t know all the details). He came and picked it up at Grumman. His father was working there and was extremely proud of his son. They had to fly the jet to some NAS (don´t remember the name)near San Diego and had to refuel on the way. So they land at Luke AFB and an Air Force general himself walks up to the aircraft to greet them. Imagine the surprise as two ensigns climb down the ladder and salute him . At the time there was increasing rivalry present between the USAF and the USN over the F-14/F-15 issue. So after receiving the take-off clearance, he engaged the afterburners and took off on a step angle, the entire base watching. When at 20.000 feet, they were still above the runway, so the controller asks about their aircraft type and the RIO replies:"We´re an Eagle eater!"
DEATH FROM ABOVE!
Edited by - Phoenix on 04/13/2001 15:09:38