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Fighter Pilot Reviews Air Combat Scenes, from ‘Independence Day’ to ‘The Incredibles’ | Vanity Fair

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6 years ago

June 11, 2020

Former fighter pilot, Vincent ‘Jell-O’ Aiello, reviews fighter pilot scenes from movies including ‘The Incredibles,’ ‘True Lies,’ ‘Iron Eagle,’ ‘Independence Day’ and ‘Dunkirk’ and analyzes their probability, craft, and execution.

Vincent ‘Jell-O’ Aiello is a retired US Navy Fighter Pilot and former TOPGUN instructor. His wisdom of air combat comes from 25 years of service flying mainly the F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornet.

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Fighter Pilot Reviews Air Combat Scenes, from ‘Independence Day’ to ‘The Incredibles’ | Vanity Fair

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31 Comments

HeyItsMe

June 11, 2020 at 4:07 pm

Hey let’s be friends 2WkC

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F-14 Tomcat

June 11, 2020 at 4:13 pm

Not First but new

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Thangliana #

June 11, 2020 at 4:13 pm

So many semi-long flight scenes in movies yet you started off with the incredibles..a cartoon..

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- Saturn -Kun
  
  June 11, 2020 at 4:51 pm
  
  Start with the best
  
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- DanteRU0312
  
  June 11, 2020 at 4:53 pm
  
  You got a problem with cartoons?
  
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Thangliana #

June 11, 2020 at 4:39 pm

We need review on PearlHarbour

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Clay McCoy

June 11, 2020 at 4:51 pm

Idea: Fighter Pilot tries to land plane on NES game Top Gun…

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- art deco
  
  June 11, 2020 at 7:41 pm
  
  Clay McCoy
  That’s what I was thinking too.
  Fighter Pilots evaluate – through the years – video game fighter jets; big one being, landing in NES’s Top Gun.
  
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ULYSSES FARR

June 11, 2020 at 4:51 pm

Check out my music.

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Roman A.

June 11, 2020 at 4:58 pm

Some words in the subtitles are wrong. But that’s okay.

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Roman A.

June 11, 2020 at 5:12 pm

This was very interesting. Thank you sir.

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Augusto Crespo

June 11, 2020 at 5:13 pm

THIS IS HOW I SPEND MY QUARANTINE TIME. Having a professional dude fact-checking movies for kids.

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- Old Man Cali
  
  June 11, 2020 at 6:48 pm
  
  Lol this post is hilarious.
  
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Lumber Neck

June 11, 2020 at 5:23 pm

AYYYYY VINCENT AIELLO

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deanopain

June 11, 2020 at 5:30 pm

I like to think this guy rants about movies on his own and someone has just secretly recorded this.

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- Sharp Design
  
  June 11, 2020 at 6:31 pm
  
  So, he’s introducing himself to the wall..lol
  
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Evil Rezzident

June 11, 2020 at 5:44 pm

How in the world is behind enemy lines not on here? Just thinking of that scene trying to outrun the S.A.M. gives me goosebumps.

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- ndksou
  
  June 11, 2020 at 6:43 pm
  
  GQ did a similar “fighter pilot reacts” video and they covered Behind Enemy Lines already.
  
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thismeltingsnow

June 11, 2020 at 5:46 pm

I’m sorry I stopped watching after this idiot kept calling out the missiles in the Incredibles for not being realistic. First off, the missiles were made by Syndrome. Super villain and smart guy. Pretty sure the movie can get away with the logic that these missiles were designed to track objects, even alongside the aircraft. But most importantly…IT’S A CARTOON!!!!! ????????

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Caitlin Sullivan

June 11, 2020 at 5:48 pm

Now ask him how many innocent people he’s murdered

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- Jonathan Allard
  
  June 11, 2020 at 6:40 pm
  
  Ok Hippie.
  
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melvina628

June 11, 2020 at 6:14 pm

Do this video and the movies it discusses help our non-allies any?

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Calum Thatcher

June 11, 2020 at 6:21 pm

To be fair to the Dunkirk pilot landing rather than ditching it seems like most pilots did not survive ditching spitfires. Their engines are so heavy they sunk extremely quickly. Also despite appearances they glide very well so although the specific attitude in the film is not realistic the general premise of running out of fuel but still shooting down a dive bomber is not completely impossible.

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Nikki Capron

June 11, 2020 at 6:34 pm

My grandpa was on the aircraft carrier Valley Forge during WWII. I never got to hear his stories, but I love listening to others who have been on aircraft carriers! it makes me feel closer to my grandpa

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Old Man Cali

June 11, 2020 at 6:46 pm

If he has never seen a UFO then they don’t exist.

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Old Man Cali

June 11, 2020 at 6:51 pm

Bring this guy back. More, more. Hey how to become a pilot?

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HULL GRAFFITI

June 11, 2020 at 7:01 pm

love the way he gives Arnie more leeway than a cartoon….

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lomin8

June 11, 2020 at 7:27 pm

this video was amazingly educational and enjoyable, bring him back please!

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Sean McCadden

June 11, 2020 at 7:40 pm

I think True Lies really missed its opportunity in not having Arnold’s character say “Hasta La Vista Baby” when he fired the missile with the guy on it at the Helicopter ????

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Doug Sundin

June 11, 2020 at 7:42 pm

Clearly the alien ship was so big it had its own gravity and pulled ine the F-18, just like last jedi. Rian Johnson redeemed!!

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RR

June 11, 2020 at 7:53 pm

These are excellent videos and are the only reason I like this channel.

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