For the first time ever, go inside the cockpit with the U.S. Air Force’s legendary flight squadron, The Thunderbirds, and witness the unprecedented training, peril, and personal sacrifice it takes to push the limits of aviation as a member of one America’s most revered demonstration teams. Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds, Only On Netflix May 23.
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00:00Six jets flying 18 inches apart,
00:04nearly at the speed of sound.
00:07You are microseconds of lag
00:10from a life-threatening situation.
00:19The Thunderbirds of the United States Air Force's display team.
00:23And they're demonstrating to airshows all across the world.
00:27They are already the best combat pilots the Air Force has to offer.
00:31But air demonstration is a completely different animal.
00:36We're always under a little bit of, like, the I'm-gonna-die factor.
00:43The pilots on this team put absolute trust in me as the formation leader.
00:50I'm in charge of the training for the teams.
00:52If it's a bad flight, it's only on me.
00:55We have three new pilots joining the team this year.
00:58They told me the rules.
01:00Y'all hit the ground.
01:07The high bomb burst is one of the most dangerous things we do.
01:11It's nostalgic because the high bomb burst was our last fatal accident.
01:15As a newbie, there is immense amount of pressure to get this right.
01:22He's behind. Come on, catch up.
01:26His rejoin angle is off.
01:29Come on!
01:31We're gonna pick apart everything that went wrong.
01:33And it's gonna feel like you're getting crushed.
01:38I keep over-rolling on the top.
01:41It's the most frustrating thing I've ever done.
01:43You don't wanna be the reason the team fails.
01:46Pull up, pull up.
01:47You have to keep making the same mistake.
01:51Over and over and over again until it clicks.
01:56It's not just me putting myself in danger.
02:00It's now doing that with a young family that is starting to understand that risk.
02:05The wingmen don't know where the ground and the sky are.
02:12They only know where Astro is.
02:14If you don't have blind trust, this show will not work.
02:20We can't just be good.
02:22We have to be extraordinary.
02:25Thunderbirds!
02:26Light trust!
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