Wings Over Randolph

Thu Nov 05, 2009 6:43 pm

For those coming they finally updated the list of statics:

http://www.randolph.af.mil/library/2009-randolphairshow/index.asp

It looks like all of the Ls and Os are going to be on the south ramp. The P-51 HJGB and P-38 GG will be just to the south of show center area.

Ryan

Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:30 pm

Ok...I'll bite..what the heck is a "Stratocaster" in airplane terms....

Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:07 pm

Got quite a treat as I was on 410 going to visit Mom in hospital. At a distant saw two warbirds in formation...far enough away not sure which...looks like one was Mustang..both going a bit south from International. Next two Aeroshell T-6s take off....hmmm.....then two more....headed toward RND....well not over yet.....next was a B-25....looked like Lone Star's but could be wrong. Bout that time I had to get off fwy...so not sure if there were anymore. Bet they had been playin at Lewis's hangar.

Thu Nov 05, 2009 8:32 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:At least the gear was down when she got back to the secret bunker.

Waldo One arrival??... :wink:

Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:27 pm

Well, I can now really say that I've gotten up close to HJGB!!!
Then my fellow flight instructor told me that he sees it in it's hangar all the time when he flies for another fellow.

VERY nice!

Ryan

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Sun Nov 08, 2009 8:30 pm

Oooooooh, NICE!! Go FASSSST MAke Noise!!!!!!!! more pics please!

Sun Nov 08, 2009 9:30 pm

Some more shots of HJGB...

And just for comparison - the "other" Mustang there.

Next post will have "other" aircraft...

Ryan

Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:06 pm

Thunderbird on the ramp on a morning that reminded me of pictures of England.

Always gotta love Glacier Girl!

I'm biased, but I think this was the best aircraft on the ramp...
here's a link to a video of it's arrival at Randolph: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt2mA_yNXz8

The L-4 from our squadron.

This is to show you that my camera really does stink. The few shots I do get that work out are the ones that just work out.

The special Randolph composite formation - not to be seen anywhere else!

And this is about the best I could do of the Collins jets - taken from about a half mile away in the performers food tent. We had some GREAT barbeque from a local chain and enjoyed chatting with Lady02Pilot and the F-22 Raptor guys over lunch. That was fun.

Ryan

Sun Nov 08, 2009 10:23 pm

Another Randolph AFB special - the T-6 composite heritage flight

Cargo Heritage Flight - too bad Brad couldn't come

C-17 and C-47 again.

Next are several shots of the Thunderbolt Heritage Flight.

A very special O-bird

And a few shots of the amazing Raptor demo.

Well, that's all from me for now. There's a possibility that my sisters will let me share some of their (vastly superior) shots.

Ryan

Mon Nov 09, 2009 1:06 am

Very nice Ryan..., thank you so much!!!!

Does not look very crowded!!!??? Twenty-five years ago, when I used to live there and attend these shows.., there was not room to walk!!!

Crowds thinned, huh?

Mon Nov 09, 2009 7:40 am

the330thbg wrote:Very nice Ryan..., thank you so much!!!!

Does not look very crowded!!!??? Twenty-five years ago, when I used to live there and attend these shows.., there was not room to walk!!!

Crowds thinned, huh?

I don't know about that. I think it was pretty crowded in the afternoon. The ramp is shaped like an L with the low, short part of the L being the south ramp where we got stuck. The long part of the L was the flight line and it aways looked crowded to me in the afternoon. Also, I think someone flubbed up with traffic preparations because I heard from three different friends of mine that there was literally a two-to-three hour wait to get in the gates from Pat Booker Road. I think what happened was that people waited to see if the fog would lift, then all rushed in around 11-12ish. Bad idea. Those that got there early had no issues.

Ryan

Mon Nov 09, 2009 10:14 am

yah, sounds like they moved the location.., most likely more room. Years ago it was on the East side, by the drive over the runway to the Golf Course. That entire tarmak was the only place with display aircraft. The T-birds would be parked across the other end.

Thanks again for posting.

Regards,

Stephen

Mon Nov 09, 2009 11:50 am

Thought it was all, but here are a few shots from the trip over:

We thought it was going to be about a 25 minute flight, but things got delayed, and we ended up landing during the extended waiver, after holding for maybe 30 minutes in formation! Quite an experience.

Ryan

Mon Nov 09, 2009 4:52 pm

Great shots Ryan! Hopefully I'll get down to SA soon w the 5. I love the landing video. Looks like an L-5 pilot could get 5 landings in on one approach :lol:

Kinda like when I landed the Cub at DFW, one pass down the runway and your current in landings.

Mon Nov 09, 2009 9:33 pm

I wasn't able to go warbirding two weekends in a row but I did see a two Tora a/c fly over this am. while working outside. Looked like Zeke or maybe an AT-6, and a Val. The fixed gear was distinctive. Both looked gray, the sky was gray, everything was gray. I heard the Pratts coming, stopped and looked for them. I ignored James and Wooby just watching them cruise past, low and slow. James joined me, asking what they were. Wooby just said, 'Huh'?

Thanks for the fly by, guys!