martin_sam_2000 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 I will have pictures by the weekend..but today was another first for me. with out any warning...an A-1 skyraider pulled onto our ramp!!!!! It was being ferried from France to somewhere in Alabama, tho I didn't get the details. I will be helping the pilot tomorrow with some minor house keeping before he flies it into the states..so I will have lots of pics!!! Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 (edited) Walking to the car after finishing up my grocery shopping, I hear noise, look up and what should I see but a couple of Vipers inbound to Vandenberg. Since I'm going through a frustration stage with my Viper build right now, I needed that. I'm assuming they were shooting touch-n-goes because I called my uncle and he said they had buzzed his house earlier in the day. Matter of fact, as I type this, I think I hear them again... Edited August 21, 2008 by TomcatFanatic123 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldog 09 Posted August 21, 2008 Share Posted August 21, 2008 A flight of 5 F-15E's come out of JRB Carswell here in Ft. Worth. Did not see what squadron or base they where from. Dave Fassett Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boscosticks Posted August 22, 2008 Share Posted August 22, 2008 i saw an SBD-3 Dauntless fly over the coast line over the weekend in California.. it was a beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Archangel Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I'm late with this but as I drove by the Sioux City Iowa airport on Tuesday I saw a C-123 and I think an Argosy parked near the Iowa Guards hangers on the airfield just sitting there in the sun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger15 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I saw a firebomber, a P-2 Neptune from Neptune Aviation to be exact, setting up at the airport. I also saw a firefighting Huey up there also. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hippy-Ed Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Been watching a KC-125 doing T&Gs at the Stockton airport the past couple of hours Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger15 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 A couple P-2 Neptunes (firebombers), a P-3 Orion (firebomber), a CH-47 Chinook oh and Barack Obama's 757. Joel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack-Swiss Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Yesterday was my last day in fribourg (CH) and went to Payerne airbase to try to see some good stuff like hornets and maybe some tigers and pumas and yeaaaah....guess what??? got there,start looking and the runway was closed due to pavement redoing (is that right???)...ohhh sheees,cant be possible!!!!! so i sadly got back home and packed up my stuff to come back here! then I went out to load my car and stuff and saw two hornets in "low pass" (more "visible pass" than low pass LOL) pulling their engine to great volumes....ahhhh!!!! the day wasnt wasted at all LOL LOL...they propably came from Sion since it re-opened tuesday to operational flight!!! so,sorry no pics (i was in payerne ith tripod and camera LOL) but next time I'll do some for you!!! Cheers guys.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antony robertson Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Didnt really see a lot today, but over last couple of days i've seen th RAF Red Arrows display team, and a single and twin seat Eurofighter typhoon, as well as numerous dash 8 q400's and embraer 195's Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hornet78 Posted August 27, 2008 Share Posted August 27, 2008 Well last shift I saw two harriers and a C-17 that brough in the secret sevice limos for VP chenny's visit today. Then on the way into work today I saw the stagin local for AF2 but I didn't get a chance to see the planebut i did get a look at a "Chopped" 747. Funny looking thing imagine a 747 shortened to ridiculus proportions and painted up in dark green colors with date palm trees and crossed simitars on the tail. I guess some middle eastern type is in town for something or another. Jim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
David Walker Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 A UH-60 Blackhawk over Denver. But with the democratic convention going on it wasn't much of a surprise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blackhawk7 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 A four-ship of F-111's making a lot of noise as they went past!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AX 365 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Not airplane related but I got a new company car today... 2008 Expedition Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Not airplane related but I got a new company car today... 2008 Expedition what..MORE new cars I still think the charger looks the best :) all joking aside..nice ride. I'll keep my eyes out for you on the roads Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sc_chris Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 KC-135R of the Iowa 185th ARW at about 500ft ducking under the low overcast directly over my house. Couldn't get the DSLR out fast enough..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JMan Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Not today but about a month ago I went to EAA, I'm sure some of you guys have heard about it. Saw a Viper, a Prowler, an Eagle, a Raptor and a Hornet. Ahhhhhh the sweet smell of jet fuel! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Armadillos Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Well while stood outside having a smoke (yes i know a dirty habit) a Nimrod MRA4 appeared out of the low and mirky cloud we seem as a nation to own here in the UK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Tavendale Posted August 29, 2008 Share Posted August 29, 2008 Couple of F-111C's practicing for tomorrow nights dump & burn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
phantom Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Went for my lunch break with a guy who used to be in 433 squadron. Went to the Toronto International airport saw 188703 take off. Then we drove round back in time for it to do a knife edge past as we were parking. So we park, the plane pulls in 30 feet away, Captain Mitchell hopes out of the plane, grabs a water bottle and comes over to chew the fat with us at the fence. Very nice of him, hardly looked winded or sweating at all, like he just finished a 15 minute commute, very freindly. (for an officer) Also saw, 188760, SW coded F-16s, a CP-140 and a herc from Niagara falls all take off. And now, lunch is over (went 5 minutes over ) and now I am back with the shinny happy faces. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
domvickery Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Couple of F-111C's practicing for tomorrow nights dump & burn quite a spectacle i remember seeing a night time dump & burn on australia day '07, a sight and sound i'll never forget!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Tavendale Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 quite a spectacle i remember seeing a night time dump & burn on australia day '07, a sight and sound i'll never forget!! Yeah, it's an awesome sight and sound!. We got lucky and had two showings on Saturday night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skyliner Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I saw the stagin local for AF2 but I didn't get a chance to see the planebut i did get a look at a "Chopped" 747. Funny looking thing imagine a 747 shortened to ridiculus proportions and painted up in dark green colors with date palm trees and crossed simitars on the tail. I guess some middle eastern type is in town for something or another.[trimmed] I'm guessing you saw a 747SP, or "Special Performance." Boeing took the 747-100 design, shortened it by forty-eight feet, increased the height of the vertical tail, made a few other miscellaneous changes, and ended up with the SP model, with vastly increased performance. It had a range of over 7,600 miles, and was the longest range airliner in regular service until the 747-400. Max cruise speed was a zippy Mach .92. The 747SP is not a modified former normal-size 747, it was a seperate design and build. A handful of US airlines have operated it in the past, such as Pan Am, Braniff, American, and United. They were used on ultra long-haul flights (for the time) like Dallas to Tokyo, San Francisco to Sydney, and so on. Many of those planes eventually made their way to the middle east, where they have proven popular with governments and private owners. It is a rare aircraft as well, with only 45 built and 16 still in service today. I remember passing by SFO when I was young and seeing United 747SP's sitting there. "That's funny," I thought, "That one sure looks shorter than those other 747s...?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trainer Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 USAF Thunderbirds, F/A-18F, and a C-47 in invasion stripes tuning up for the Great New England Air Show at Westover AFB :D Difficult getting any work done today with them buzzing around, but who's complaining? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
P-38 guy Posted September 6, 2008 Share Posted September 6, 2008 Had some Marine Cobra's and a Huey fly by. Though they might stop for fuel at the local airport so I drove out. No luck with them stopping but I did find this there. An S-61N N502SC s/n 61737. Looks to be an ex UK Coast Guard machine. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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