andyman_1970 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 During my visit to the 2007 Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival I was very fortunate to meet and photograph the East Coast Super Hornet (aka the Rhino) Demonstration Team from Strike Fighter Squadron 106 based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. This is a portion of the gallery documenting the time I spent with the team and hopefully gives a “behind the scenes†look at the demo team as they prepare, fly and recover from the airshow demonstration they flew at the Cape Girardeau show. A BIG thanks goes out to the team that came to the Cape Girardeau show: LT John "TC" Desplinter LT Matt "SHILOC" Morton LT Stacy "Stigs" Foley LT Josh "JTITA" Hammond The maintenance crew for this show was: AO2 (AW/SW) Charles Hudson AT2 (AW) Larry Pitzer AN Christopher Rodriguez It was certainly a privilege to be able to spend time with the Rhino team and can’t thank them enough. Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Shiloc doing his preflight of Modex 216(BuNo 166658) for the Friday evening show. Taxing out for Friday night’s demo Shiloc and Jtita rotating at take off. Shiloc putting the g’s on. Gear up. Sunset Friday night on the ramp. Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 (edited) AN Christopher Rodriguez checking the nose gear prior to Saturday’s demo Saturday’s demo team Gladiator and War Party. TC and Shiloc go over the details of Saturday’s demo Jtita doing his preflight for Saturday’s demo. Start em up……… TC and Jtita taxing out for their demo. TC and Jtita doing their thing on Saturday. There's much more here Edited July 16, 2007 by andyman_1970 Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Andrew, excellent photo essay ! Thanks for sharing the pictures and story ! Gregg Link to post Share on other sites
slick95 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Thank you very much for sharing these photos and the story! SLICK Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks GreyGhost and slick, it was certainly a treat to get "backstage" treatment with the Rhino team. Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks Jeff I appreciate the comments. Link to post Share on other sites
CRASCA Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 WOW! Thanks for making my day. :D Outstanding shots and story. Thanks so much, Craig Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Stephens Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Wow Andy, great shooting !!! You did a super job; keep up the great work, and thanks for sharing!!! Mike Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 Thanks Craig and Mike, it's always nice to hear from you two. Craig, glad I could make your day, that's how I felt both days at that show..........I was like a kid in a candy store. Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Wow!! Cool, I had no idea Stigs was on the demo team. I'll be giving her a shout soon to harrass her! Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 She was fighting a cold that weekend and didn't fly any of the demos..........a little ammunition for when you harrass her. Link to post Share on other sites
usnavyam3 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 BOO E/F Just kidding. Good photos and nice to see some of us maintance folks in them too. Link to post Share on other sites
Midnight Storm Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 OH YEAH!!! :) Link to post Share on other sites
VFA-103guy Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 She was fighting a cold that weekend and didn't fly any of the demos..........a little ammunition for when you harrass her. That's the plan! Link to post Share on other sites
jai5w4 Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Very crisp shots. Thanks for sharing. Gotta love the green Missouri background too. :lol: -John Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressor Supporter Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Neat pics taken. Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 BRILLIANT SHOTS!!! Link to post Share on other sites
tomcatlover Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 Good work Andy. Link to post Share on other sites
Dan 88 Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Dude, GREAT shots!!!! Thanks for sharing, Andy. Daniel Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks everyone, the comments are ALWAYS appreciated, glad everyone enjoyed them. Link to post Share on other sites
mycole Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Andrew!!! Oh my was this a sweet thread!! Very nice, my friend, very nice indeed!! Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The flying shots are great and I REALLY like this one: Link to post Share on other sites
andyman_1970 Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Thanks David and Michael. The sunset shots were a bit of a "happy accident", I was playing around with the camera and flash during the Friday evening show. I was attempting to recreate Fuji's nighttime shot of the VFA-32 Rhino on the ramp at NAS Fallon. Link to post Share on other sites
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