F-16 Engine run, Iraq

AirlinePilot2008

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Published 2008-06-11

On deployment to Iraq, one of our block 30 F-16c models had a generator failure. The 60 KVA (main) generator was replaced and I had to run the jet to perform ops' checks. Enjoy!!

All Comments (21)

@TactileCoder 1 year ago

That's crazy how accurate the start sequences is in DCS. Everything seemed familiar to me.
@dixonqwerty 3 years ago

Same startup sequence as in my old Honda Civic.
@Dubanx 3 years ago

You know you've played too much DCS world when you see the fuel gauge and immediately know the plane has two wing tanks, but no centerline tank.
@spitfire4sergi 11 years ago

If I had to work on those things on the ground and have to watch other people fly them I would go insane.
@pspicer777 4 years ago

Man DCS is just getting better and better. The realism is off the chart.
@prosimulate 6 years ago

I wish my car made these sounds when I started up in the morning, hell I would happily wait through the warm up period. Kick ass machine!
@nahidhkurdi6740 5 years ago

Judging from the look of metalic components in particular where does the metal meet plastic and taking note of the multidisplay screens, this F16 has been in service for DECADES.
@Daniel-tv9tb 6 years ago

Amazing aircraft. All these years and still relevant! Thank you for posting.
@rakedos9057 4 years ago

Thanks you so much for the view! That's what you can call fan service. I like watching airplane videos looking backward, but watching the pilot POV or the startup sequence like this so near is way better :)
@FrLW68 5 years ago

Thanks for showing this. Last time I did an engine run, was in 2004 (315 sqn). I completely forgot the sequence.
@TTTupload 6 years ago

need washing
@ThaFuzzwood 2 years ago

14 years later. Vid never gets old :)
@ltsmum3316 8 years ago

OMG I want to touch all of those buttons!!
@feketekrisztian1897 6 years ago

Awesome engine sound and awesome video! Professional! My favorite F16 video.
@lebaillidessavoies3889 5 years ago

All the sand dust in this flight deck.... the aircraft must have spent years in desert environment.
@Saltee323 9 years ago

I could not be a crew chief. I would be too tempted to close the canopy and take that puppy off.
@GJPrimus 9 years ago

Im in F22 MX myself. Good to see another aircraft once and a while.
@NollieFlipX 6 months ago

This video absolutely did not get the love it deserves, that was so cool!
@DKW1975 4 months ago

I remember watching the ground crew doing these start-up tests when I was in Japan. I always wondered why they made so much noise before the engine started up. I loved being a hvac tech in the USAF. We got to see really cool stuff, like this, by just doing our job.
@Jacksonflax 1 year ago

God the desert conditions must've been hard on these things... That dust looks like it got fucking everywhere.