Chet Magnum

Still here! I've just been very busy doing other stuff. The balance of my work/life has become more of a work=life situation for the foreseeable future. At least I get to take some photos every now and then.

Here's my recent effort.

Back at making my actual content soon!

#YouTube #photography

Got something cool to hook up to my camera. Basically, it's an interface that allows my camera lens to see through night vision.

For a few reasons, I can't get it to mount properly, but I can get it to about 75% effectiveness.

I'll have to buy my own soon.

#photography #night #nikon

What are your opinions?

I know this is old news at this point, but I did want to talk about the F-47. I'm a huge fan of the fact that America has finally joined the Canard Club, but I'm uncertain as to why the wings are so dihedral. I don't know what advantage that would have on a 6th gen.

#aviation #f47 #fighter

Hell yeah! We take 36 views. It's a bit of a weird topic, so there's no expectation that this video would blow the rest out of the water.

I at least had a lot of fun making it, and I got to make a lot of jokes that I don't get to make with the usual topics.

#history #pngtuber #YouTube #videoessay

YouTube video by Chet Magnum The Voyage of the Half-Safe

It's finally out! This was supposed to be a ten minute video, but I decided to add an additional 17 minutes as a bonus.

Let me regal you with the tale of the little jeep that crossed the world!

youtu.be/vmI_1zF8eWY

#history #YouTube #animation #Australia #jeep

Got some long term travel coming up, and I would prefer to be able to continue creating content. So, I ended up getting a new mic that doesn't require a crazy audio setup

Hell of a microphone for a USB mic.

#pngtuber #audio

Sorry for the radio silence!

That was easily the hardest script I've ever written. Onward to video production!

#pngtuber #YouTube #warhistory #history

I'm not going to lie, I saw the "Niagra Falls" on the tail, and I wondered if that was going to catch your eye, lol.

Like many man-children, I have a top ten list of my favorite fighter jets. The Phantom isn't on it. However, it might be the only figure jet that's able to put this big off a smile on my face whenever I see one. Quite a good-looking silhouette, and certainly one of a kind.

#warhistory #aviation

You've earned it! Your videos are fantastic.

I blinked, and I broke 260!
We're climbing up!

#YouTube #pngtuber #warhistory

YouTube video by Chet Magnum Battle Damage Episode 2

Second episode for this short-form series is out! I'm more of a long-form guy, but I do have fun making these.

youtube.com/shorts/T_GYM...

#warhistory #aviation #ww2 #pngtuber

Haven't done an afterburner appreciation post in a while.

This is from EAA 2024. The Viper was hauling ass on a low pass, and I managed to snag this shot of the ground crew.

#eaa #Viper #afterburner #photography #airshow #airforce

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I love the color choice.

More like "Niagara Phalls"

The RB15s are weird and intimidating to learn in comparison to everything else the Viggen can use. I used the RB04 for the longest time until I noticed that the 15 has some serious range.

I'm actually a huge fan of Mavericks and the antiship missiles. I've actually done a few successful SEAD missions with the Mavericks.

Also, I found the RB15 antiship missile to be really cool once I figured it out. It uses up to 8 waypoints.

I got pretty fast at setting them up in the computer. Binding it to your numpad is a must.

Otherwise, you can label markers on the F10 map with comments like "b3" or "m2", and then load that specific data cartridge using the kneeboard.

Makes it a lot faster.

I have not. I've heard great things about it.

Thank you! It was a lucky shot, for sure. He was going just below Mach 1 on that pass.

I wonder if I could sneak some Noctua fans in there...

No video progress tonight, but some upcoming travel forced me to get a laptop so I can keep making content. It's a fantastic computer, but it needed some upgrades.

It's a bit overkill, but it's actually a bit faster than my primary computer after the upgrade!

Also, it did spark at me. A bit spooky

I want to play DCS more. I was having a lot of fun with Enigma's Cold War Server, but life got busy.

Even outside a multiplayer setting, I had a lot of fun doing preplanned strikes with the Viggen.

Kill!

It's... beautiful...

Getting back into voiceover work for some fun on top of the usual YouTube projects. The specific scene for this audition called for the character to sound "distraught." Boy, did I ever have just the thing to get me in that headspace.

#Voiceover #CastingCallClub #CastingCall #VoiceActing

It's back when I was still new. Gotta try new styles eventually.

It didn't turn out good, lol. First time doing something like that. Thankfully, there wasn't a commission on the line.