Scott R Wilson Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 I fly with the Hilo, Hawaii Civil Air Patrol unit. Recently I got to participate in a couple of Air Defense exercises with F-22As from the Hawaii Air National Guard from Hickam AFB intercepting us out over the ocean south of Oahu. On my first flight last week, I was Mission Observer in our Cessna 182. I got these photos: Yesterday we flew another mission, and I was pilot while my friend Paul Hirst was Mission Observer. Paul has a much, much better camera. Here are three of his photos: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Cartwright Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 What a great experience, and nice photos! Thanks for posting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Congratulations on having the envy of probably 80% of ARC...and getting in a place some would give a months pay to be. Some guys have all the luck, some guys get all the pain, some guys get to do cool things and the rest of us just just watch in pain..... :D , The next time you get to do this would you mind inviting me , I will sit there with my hands on my legs and do nothing else, well beside have a SEG on my face...While on Holloman an errant pilot from Mexico, made a mistake and crossed into a very restricted airspace and got intercepted by two F-4's, which gave him such a scare he augured in totalling the Cessna 172 he was in, although he survived the crash I'm not sure he made it past the interrogations he suffered in the aftermath from both the US and Mexico, not counting the locals who got into the act. Added: I forgot to say thanx for the outstanding pix.... :thumbsup: Edited March 3, 2016 by #1 Greywolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Nice pictures, thanks for posting them. Did that F-22 driver actually slow down enough to fly formation with you, or just make a slow pass? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 (edited) Nice pictures, thanks for posting them. Did that F-22 driver actually slow down enough to fly formation with you, or just make a slow pass? Slow passes past us, then turn in front of us to indicate we should turn away. The exercise script had us ignoring him, continuing straight ahead as he made multiple passes. Paul took an excellent video of one pass but it's a large file. I'll have to figure out how to post it. Edited March 3, 2016 by Scott R Wilson Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 LOL at the AOA on the Raptor. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TaiidanTomcat Posted March 3, 2016 Share Posted March 3, 2016 Only time I'll ever get to see that is if I fly somewhere I shouldn't be JEalous Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share Posted March 3, 2016 Congratulations on having the envy of probably 80% of ARC...and getting in a place some would give a months pay to be. Some guys have all the luck, some guys get all the pain, some guys get to do cool things and the rest of us just just watch in pain..... :D/> , The next time you get to do this would you mind inviting me :whistle:/> , I will sit there with my hands on my legs and do nothing else, well beside have a SEG on my face...While on Holloman an errant pilot from Mexico, made a mistake and crossed into a very restricted airspace and got intercepted by two F-4's, which gave him such a scare he augured in totalling the Cessna 172 he was in, although he survived the crash I'm not sure he made it past the interrogations he suffered in the aftermath from both the US and Mexico, not counting the locals who got into the act. Added: I forgot to say thanx for the outstanding pix.... :thumbsup:/> :thumbsup:/> :thumbsup:/> I'm more envious of the Raptor pilots. It must be incredible to fly such an airplane! I think a lot of CAP units get to do these intercept exercises. I know the Appleton, Wisconsin CAP squadron did them with the Madison F-16s. You don't have to be a pilot to participate, non-pilots can fly as mission scanners or observers. It's a lot of fun, check out your closest CAP unit if you are interested. Free airplane rides and the chance to do good works in responding to disasters, what's not to like? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
parche Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Awesome pics. Thanks for posting. I loved my time in Civil Air Patrol. That AOA is like the Chinese intercepts of P-3s. I had an SH-60 try to stay in formation with my first submarine when we were running on the surface so he could take pictures. I was amazed by the AOA that he had to pull in a helo to travel slowly with us. I basically had it firewalled at a "screaming" 20 kts because I realized he was actually struggling with the slow speed and gusty wind. Cheers, Dave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice pictures, thanks for posting them. Did that F-22 driver actually slow down enough to fly formation with you, or just make a slow pass? Hopefully this link works. Paul Hirst's video: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=59D36E79E02D0609%21169&authkey=%21AGAqF85kjCGyCKU&ithint=video%2CMOV Quote Link to post Share on other sites
82Whitey51 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Great photos. Anyone know what that item is on the underside of the aircraft, mid fuselage? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) Great photos. Anyone know what that item is on the underside of the aircraft, mid fuselage? My guess is it's like those bolt-on thingies (technical term) the F-117 had to make it visible to radar, but I could be very wrong. I remember years ago somebody asking this same question in a thread somewhere (could have been here), but I don't remember whether the question was answered or not. Fantastic photos! Edited March 4, 2016 by TomcatFanatic123 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Great photos. Anyone know what that item is on the underside of the aircraft, mid fuselage? Manly gonads? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Manly gonads? :lol: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jinxter13 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) Hopefully this link works. Paul Hirst's video: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=59D36E79E02D0609%21169&authkey=%21AGAqF85kjCGyCKU&ithint=video%2CMOV Ok now I'm livid.....the audacity to show not the good time ya had, but the GREAT time ya had....have you no shame :D . BTW thanx for a really great video, not something planned just every day folks having a good time...I noticed the nose high attitude of the Raptor so it could hang beside you guys, any slower and he probably would have stalled...OH NO not the dreaded stall!!! :lol: Edited March 4, 2016 by #1 Greywolf Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Ok now I'm livid.....the audacity to show not the good time ya had, but the GREAT time ya had....have you no shame :crying2:/> :D/> . Nope, no shame at all. One thing I just remembered to mention, several times as the F-22 was coming up from behind we had a strange buzzing noise in our intercom. We figured it was his radar causing harmonics. It was almost like our own RHAW system. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vince Maddux Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice to see a fellow CAP member here. I'm a mission observer myself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott R Wilson Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share Posted March 4, 2016 Nice to see a fellow CAP member here. I'm a mission observer myself. Cool! Where is your squadron? Does your unit do Air Defense training sorties too? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cag_200 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 Some moment to remember .. Classy F-22 ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 LOL at the AOA on the Raptor. Need to take a screen grab of the Raptor thru the prop from the video, photoshop some HUD symbology & gun cross on it, and show how your mighty Cessna was able to get on the 6 of the -22 and claim a 'kill'.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Model-Junkie Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 My guess is it's like those bolt-on thingies (technical term) the F-117 had to make it visible to radar, but I could be very wrong. I remember years ago somebody asking this same question in a thread somewhere (could have been here), but I don't remember whether the question was answered or not. Fantastic photos! I believe they are luneburg lens radar reflectors Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hawkwrench Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 Nice to see a fellow CAP member here. I'm a mission observer myself. Man you CAP guys have all the aviation fun!!! Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mingwin Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 (edited) Great photos. Anyone know what that item is on the underside of the aircraft, mid fuselage? Luneburg lens device Edited March 5, 2016 by mingwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted March 5, 2016 Share Posted March 5, 2016 I believe they are luneburg lens radar reflectors Luneburg lens device Like I said, "bolt-on thingies" LOL :-D Seriously though, very interesting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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