Hey gang...The "Blues" are coming to Kaneohe Bay next
week.....so, here's some great footage to get you ready. The pilot is
not smiling when he is pulling G's. He is gritting his teeth and is
holding his breath and tensing his upper body in order to insure the blood
does not rush from the head to the toes and cause a G loss of consciousness
(GLOC). So, in effect this is a breathing maneuver he is doing to
prevent GLOC - notice how he'll momentarily relax, take a breath and go
right back into that maneuver. Staying in formation while upside down
(others right side up) is very, very difficult. Also, notice on the
rejoins the closure speed he uses to minimize the amount of time it takes to
rejoin - of course they do this every day but it is still an
art....enjoy.