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aerojock
 Post subject: F1 Flyby?
PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:20 pm 
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I saw a P-38, P-51 and F-16 fly over my house today. I don't know of any airshows this weekend and thought they might be practicing for a flyby at the F1 race on Sunday. Anybody know what was going on?

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 Post subject: Re: F1 Flyby?
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They flew over the track a few times at a couple thousand feet altitude, unannounced, so presumably a practice run for Sunday. Appeared to be Glacier Girl and La Pistolera.
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 Post subject: Re: F1 Flyby?
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:00 am 
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Hopefully they will show it on tv>
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:20 am 
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aerojock wrote:
Hopefully they will show it on tv>

And that would depend completely on Bernie who owns F-1 TV as well as the series, that's why Bob, David, and Steve are some times caught out since they are commenting on a satellite feed to report the races and I don't recall ever seeing shots of a flyover on the direct broadcast, they did run footage of an ETHID Scarebus A-340-600 @ I think, Dubai but it came from another source and SPEED used it.

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The AIRBUS was probably at ABU DHABI, i was there amazing race!!! :)
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That's not a F-1 flyby -

THIS is a F-1 flyby...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_KrNNebzU

:lol:

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Could be Dan Friedkin in the P-38 too.


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JDK wrote:
That's not a F-1 flyby -

THIS is a F-1 flyby...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wa_KrNNebzU

:lol:



Chuck Norris was a Ramp Boss too? :lol:

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From the Air Force Heritage Flight Foundation Facebook page

"The wait is almost over! We can't wait to kick off the 2012 Formula One Grand Prix with a Heritage Flight TODAY at 1:00 PM CST. The crowd at the new Circuit of The Americas track in Austin, TX is in for a treat! Capt Garrett Dover will be in the F-16, with Dan Friedkin and Tom Gregory (of Lone Star Flight Museum) in P-51 Mustangs on his wing and Steve Hinton (of Planes of Fame Air Museum) in the P-38 Lightning to top it off!"

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Mike
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Nice shot of it on Speed's coverage - 2 P-51s, P-38 and F-16
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Saw it on Sky's F1 channel in the UK.
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