Flying a jet fighter is already a truly remarkable experience. Some push their luck – and chance – to fly in formation, such as display pilots. Formation flying is one of the toughest things a pilot can do as he has to master his aircraft as well as managing his close environment – i.e. the other aircrafts, and to top it up, fighting the G force. This is difficult enough and many fatal accidents have proved this point. For many of us, pilots belonging to the Thunderbirds, The Red Arrows or any other display team are truly the “crème de la crème”, the best of the fighter pilots.

Being a pilot, I always look at the instruments – it’s a quick shot every second or so to make sure all is fine. So I was truly amazed when I stumbled upon this video. It shows a Russian display pilot, flying the Mig 29 in formation. What is surprising about the video is that he never looks at the instruments. He just stares at his wingman, to his right. This is truly amazing. The guy must feel his aircraft so well that he knows how to push or pull the throttle and still keeping in line in formation. And the pilot is so focused that he barely blinks. I am very impressed! Check it out, this is surprising.