"Great Planes" series F-100 episode

Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:23 am

Anyone catch the F-100 episode in the "Great Planes" TV series? I know most here weren't impressed with previous episodes in this series, but I think this one was better.

Having a former Hun driver do a lot of the talking was a good idea I think. Someone that actually flew the airplane was a smart addition in my opinion. I was just a little disappointed that they didn't talk about the QF-100 drones at the end, other than that I think it was pretty good.

-Derek

Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:27 am

I caught the tail end........did they mention Misty FACs?
VL

Tue Jul 14, 2009 7:32 am

vlado wrote:I caught the tail end........did they mention Misty FACs?
VL

Yes did briefly within the last 15 mintues or so.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:36 am

I did catch that episode and was impressed by the 100's 65,000 sorties and over 95% operational readiness...,

One heII of an airplane and what amazing groundcrews they must have had as well to achieve that %!

W O W!

Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:26 am

I caught it and must say that it was a major improvement over the last season episodes. They got rid of the stupid MTV style edit cuts, flash effects, speeding up the footage etc....., they could have found a better looking Hun for the static and interview shots though.

Much better. Next new episode is the F-4.

Pete

Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:44 am

CH2Tdriver wrote:they could have found a better looking Hun for the static and interview shots though.

Ha, I thought the same thing Pete! Or at the very least cleaned her up a bit better, eh?

-Derek

Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:28 pm

I can't forgive them for the P-51 episode.

It started with the self-aggrandizing pilot/host saying "I've got a few hours on this baby myself..."

And after I had a seizure from all of the sped-up footage and quick cuts, they described how the Malcolm hood greatly increased visibility and pretty much saved the war (while showing footage of the D-model with the bubble canopy.)

Maybe one day they will get rid of their lazy writers and researchers.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 12:45 pm

I watch it for the unique movie clips and to watch em fly, their generalizing and faux paux can be a bit maddening. The quick edit cuts, loud music and "vintage" filters over the film clips are irritating, as well as throwing in clips of things that have nothing to do with what is being discussed and thus do not add to the thing at hand.

Tue Jul 14, 2009 2:12 pm

I agree this episode was much better. I watched it during the repeat late at night so I was pretty tired, but only noticed once where they used shots of an aircraft that didn't make sense at all.

Thu Jul 16, 2009 3:56 am

In New Zealand you can buy the "Great Planes" series on
DVD for about $6 each. I've collected many and would
rate the A-26, C-47, Catalina and Blackbird ones among
the best.
The B-36 episode features Alaskan cold weather ops
footage which was very informative.

Thu Jul 16, 2009 8:56 am

I caught this episode a few nights ago and I agree it was much better than the earlier ones. I was glad they let the Hun' pilot do the talking and not the host.

I also noticed the plane they were standing infront of had some lovely bird $H#* on it. :roll:

Too bad they couldnt have taken a bucket and some soapy water and rinsed the poor thing off first...

"The F-100 was awsome! So lets stand infront of one thats covered in poo"