East Coast vs. West coast warbirds

[Nathan]

haha I can just see how this thread might go.

I guess I should throw in the Midwest warbirds too. Would you consider Texas a part of the Midwest?


Seriously, if you had to rival the east coast, midwest, and west coast...which would you pick?


IMHO it seems the East coast has more of a European feel to it. With many Spitfires and Hurricanes in the area. And more USAAF aircraft. While it seems the West Coast got more P-51s, USN warbirds, ect.

[n5151ts]

[RyanShort1]

I guess I should throw in the Midwest warbirds too. Would you consider Texas a part of the Midwest?

No, it's either on it's own, or part of the South

Ryan

[jlittle2]

Nathan, do you know how big a hornets nest this thread is going to rustle up ??

East, West South, TEXAS.....oh man get ready with your flame thrower !

[JBrawner]

id have to agree with ryan on this one.. texas should be in a category of its own. so midwest, east, west and TEXAS! oh im a little bias on this one having been born and raised here...... no jokes about " the only things......"

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

What about South Philly?

[muddyboots]

The five regions are Northeastern Southeastern, Southwestern, Northwestern and Flyover I mean Midwest.

Texas is southwest.

THere ar eother ways to break it up of course, but this is the most common.

You COULD doEast Southern and western but you'd have to split the airs. When I do this I run a line down the mississippi, everything west of it is Western. South of West Virginina is Southern, and North of Virginia is North. But it sort of sucks taht way.

[rwdfresno]

id have to agree with ryan on this one.. texas should be in a category of its own. so midwest, east, west and TEXAS! oh im a little bias on this one having been born and raised here...... no jokes about " the only things......"

...I don't see any horns.


Ryan

[JDK]

Not a lot of warbirds in Western Australia, so I'll stick with the East Coast warbirds, thanks.

[BigGrey]

Nathan, how about changing the slant just a bit on this.
What airport in the country/world are you most likely to see warbirds fly on a daily basis? I know the high fuel prices might of slowed the operations down a wee bit.

I say Chino for one.

Les

[gary1954]

I say Chino for two

[Steve S]

Texas- by far is the place to be for variety and of course nothing nicer than what you will find coming and going at Galveston Scholes (GLS) home of LSFM>

Just look at the stats -
Home of CAF and many of their most well known squadrons including Tora and our friends working on the restoration of Texas Raiders
LSFM in Galveston
Cavanaugh outside of Dallas
Chuckie and the Vintage Flying Museum Guys in Forth Worth
Alway something going on with the folks in San Antonio not to mentione the home of Glacier girl and several Bearcats. ( I wonder if TEXAS has the most Bearcats of any of the state betweem LSFM, HP and Mr. Lewis)
3 B-17's within its borders (one of which is the nicest flying of course- you decide which one)
The amazing work comign out of Ezell aviation- can't wait to see that Red Bull P38.
The best darn BBQ, Pecan Pie, Chilli in the world


Texas, as the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the US Flag, due to its former Nation status should be a category all its own. Anyone that has been there know's it aint like nothing nowhere else. I have lived in New Mexico- the epitimy of the Southwest - and it nothing like TX

Steve

[RyanShort1]

Texas, as the only state that is allowed to fly its flag at the same height as the US Flag, due to its former Nation status should be a category all its own. Anyone that has been there know's it aint like nothing nowhere else.

Hate to say it, but I've been told that other states can fly their flags at the same height as well, it just seems we're the most likely to do so - with pride.

As far as the second statement goes - you're right. There are a lot of beautiful places around the country, and I've been to some of them, but there's no place like home, even with the heat and such troubles as we have.

Ryan

[vg-photo]

I would go with west coast. One because I live here, but within easy driving distance from me are three airports that I can think of where you will see all kinds of vintage and warbird aircraft on a consistent, if not daily basis. I work in Camarillo and see at least one warbird every day. T-6s, T-28s, B-25, CJs to name a few. Van Nuys is home to a number of warbirds, including the Condors, and those guys fly a LOT. Chino is a warbird mecca if you live out west. Those are just three that I can think of off the top of my head.

The other thing about that for me is the weather. I have done air-to-air shoots in December and January in open cockpits and never dealt with frostbite or even got very cold, if at all. The mild winters make for more time to fly.

That being said, I have to get to TOM one of these days.

[jlittle2]

Colorado is not doing so badly in the warbird arena....Centennial (for a GA airport) has it's own little air force put together. (5) T-6's, (1) P-51, (1) Sea Fury, (1) B-25H.

This does not include the new group in Colorado Springs (which I can't wait to see), Then Bill's Spitfire and another T-6 in Ft Collins for paint....

For a little old cow town, I think we are doing OK.