{"id":60360,"date":"2025-07-28T20:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=60360"},"modified":"2025-08-04T23:33:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:33:07","slug":"the-skill-of-the-spanish-pilot-of-an-ef-18m-fighter-jet-in-front-of-a-flock-of-birds-in-gijon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2025\/07\/28\/the-skill-of-the-spanish-pilot-of-an-ef-18m-fighter-jet-in-front-of-a-flock-of-birds-in-gijon\/","title":{"rendered":"The skill of the Spanish pilot of an EF-18M fighter jet in front of a flock of birds in Gij\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, the Spanish city of Gij\u00f3n, in Asturias, hosted the 19th edition of its popular air festival.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/12\/07\/the-qra-service-of-the-spanish-air-force-the-system-that-protects-spains-airspace\/\">The QRA service of the Spanish Air Force, the system that protects Spain's airspace<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2024\/10\/17\/the-pre-flight-check-and-cockpit-of-a-spanish-ef-18bm-fighter-explained-by-its-pilot\/\">The pre-flight check and cockpit of a Spanish EF-18BM fighter explained by its pilot<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>Unlike other years, this edition has generated a lot of news in Spanish and foreign media due to <strong>what happened to an EF-18M fighter of the 12th Wing of the Air Force, specifically the C.15-60 (12-18)<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2019\/07\/31\/la-fuerza-aerea-lituana-saludo-la-actuacion-de-un-ef-18m-espanol-con-el-y-viva-espana\/\">an aircraft that we already saw here in 2019 in an exhibition at the \u0160iauliai Air Base, in Lithuania<\/a>, which was highly applauded by the public.<\/p>\n<div class=\"foto_piedefoto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54684894851_7dd221f478_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54684894851_c3678d0a46_c.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"piedefoto\">The EF-18M C.15-60 (12-18) during a display in 2019 at \u0160iauliai Air Base, Lithuania (Photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=2358116991173612&set=a.1692638067721511\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olga Ivanova<\/a>).<\/div>\n<p>The Spanish Air Force published this video today from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/spotting_daanii.pl\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@spotting_daanii.pl<\/a> showing what happened. As the aircraft flew very close to Muro de San Lorenzo Beach, <strong>the EF-18M <em>\"performed an evasive maneuver after detecting a flock of birds in its path.<\/strong> This action is part of the usual protocol to preserve both the integrity of the pilot and the safety of the public,\"<\/em> says the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EjercitoAire\/status\/1949849932875153478\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spanish Air Force<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"665\">\n<p lang=\"es\" dir=\"ltr\">Muchos nos hab\u00e9is estado preguntando, por eso, en este hilo, os contamos qu\u00e9 pas\u00f3 durante el festival a\u00e9reo de Gij\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Hilo \ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oyY2ZNESEA\">pic.twitter.com\/oyY2ZNESEA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ej\u00e9rcito del Aire y del Espacio (@EjercitoAire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EjercitoAire\/status\/1949849926852034974?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 28, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the images, we see that <strong>the plane made a sharp right turn to avoid the flock of birds<\/strong>, recovering in time and then turning left to avoid the beach. <strong>This prevented a possible break in the cockpit canopy or one of the birds from entering an engine<\/strong>, which could have had adverse consequences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"foto_piedefoto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54685136908_29a072415e_o.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54685136908_f3b1e86f27_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; border:0px;\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"piedefoto\">El EF-18M C.15-60 (12-18) durante la exhibici\u00f3n de ayer en el Festival A\u00e9reo de Gij\u00f3n (Foto: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1132523448900593&set=a.548958193923791\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel P\u00e9rez \/ Festival Aereo Internacional De Gij\u00f3n<\/a>).<\/div>\n<p>The Spanish Air Force adds: <em>\"Our aviators are trained to react in milliseconds to any unforeseen event. In this case, <strong>the pilot acted with exemplary speed and professionalism, avoiding a possible impact without compromising the display<\/strong>. Safety is, and will continue to be, our top priority at every air demonstration. Thank you to all attendees for their enthusiasm and trust.\"<\/em> <strong>In this other video by David L\u00e1zaro you can see the skillful evasive maneuver performed by the EF-18M:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"F-18 Festival a\u00e9reo Gij\u00f3n 2025\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g2bKLAK-JaQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In response to some comments being made on social media, <strong>it must be clarified that this maneuver was not due to recklessness or pilot error.<\/strong> The acrobatics that fighter jets perform during air shows are planned in great detail, and there is no room for improvisation or the pilot's whims. <strong>What we see in these images is the performance of a highly professional in the face of an unforeseen circumstance<\/strong>, in which this Spanish pilot demonstrated his experience and great skill. My congratulations to this pilot. As a Spaniard, I am proud to have such well-trained personnel in the Spanish Air Force.<\/p>\n<p>---<\/p>\n<p><small>Main photo: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1432922233526004&set=a.396671690484402\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aviacijos Baz\u0117<\/a>. The EF-18M C.15-60 (12-18) during a display in 2019 at \u0160iauliai Air Base, Lithuania. <\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last weekend, the Spanish city of Gij\u00f3n, in Asturias, hosted the 19th edition of its popular air festival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[19534,11546],"tags":[3546,1954,5482,1028,1239,7281,11462,11875],"class_list":["post-60360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-defense-portada-eng","category-military-aviation","tag-ala-12","tag-asturias","tag-festival-aereo-de-gijon","tag-gijon","tag-mcdonnell-douglas-ef-18-hornet","tag-mcdonnell-douglas-fa-18-hornet","tag-spain","tag-spanish-air-force"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60360"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60360\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}