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Given the aircraft involved, this may have been part of the shooting for Devotion. I believe both aircraft were used in filming, with the L-39 serving as the video platform.

What do you think?????

The pull up in front of the L39.....is scary!!!!!!

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Yep, big nothing burger. Two aircraft flown by highly experienced pilots who knew what they were doing. The angle of the filmer gives the visual illusion that the Corsair passed directly in front of the L-39, but that was not the case. They had separation in multiple planes and were not in danger at all, imo. It's similar to the "opposing knife-edge" and/or "high bomb burst cross" maneuvers that the USAF Thunderbirds use. It looks dangerous and appears to be an imminent collision to the casual observer at a single vantage point. In reality it is highly controlled, briefed and de-conflicted in multiple planes. It looks spectacular, but is quite safe when done according to the brief. There are maneuvers that are way, way more dangerous, but this is not one of them.

Yep, big nothing burger. Two aircraft flown by highly experienced pilots who knew what they were doing. The angle of the filmer gives the visual illusion that the Corsair passed directly in front of the L-39, but that was not the case. They had separation in multiple planes and were not in danger at all, imo. It's similar to the "opposing knife-edge" and/or "high bomb burst cross" maneuvers that the USAF Thunderbirds use. It looks dangerous and appears to be an imminent collision to the casual observer at a single vantage point. In reality it is highly controlled, briefed and de-conflicted in multiple planes. It looks spectacular, but is quite safe when done according to the brief. There are maneuvers that are way, way more dangerous, but this is not one of them.

OD/NG wrote:
Yep, big nothing burger. Two aircraft flown by highly experienced pilots who knew what they were doing. The angle of the filmer gives the visual illusion that the Corsair passed directly in front of the L-39, but that was not the case. They had separation in multiple planes and were not in danger at all, imo. It's similar to the "opposing knife-edge" and/or "high bomb burst cross" maneuvers that the USAF Thunderbirds use. It looks dangerous and appears to be an imminent collision to the casual observer at a single vantage point. In reality it is highly controlled, briefed and de-conflicted in multiple planes. It looks spectacular, but is quite safe when done according to the brief. There are maneuvers that are way, way more dangerous, but this is not one of them.