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Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Fri May 14, 2010 4:12 pm

What's the story on all the Randolph aircraft being at Alliance?

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Fri May 14, 2010 8:19 pm

It wasn't a warbird but it was driven by a Pratt. I was passing through some open flat farmland and spotted a yellow Air Tractor working a field in my diretion of trave.. There was almost no traffic so I slowed way down and watched as his direction of spraying parallelled my direction. I got a good close look and lowered the window to listen the R-985.
Going down to Pt. Lavaca, Tx. tomorrow for a fly-in. LSFM will have a few birds there for rides.

blue skies,

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Fri May 14, 2010 8:40 pm

Or maybe a 1340.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Fri May 14, 2010 9:16 pm

Flashonyrsix wrote:FHC flew the Storch today, and I saw what looked like a T-33 but couldn't see the colors so I'm not sure if it was Boeings.
Norm

The Inspector wrote:A very long nosed (ON-MARK) A-26 on R/H downwind for 34L @ KPAE, overall either silver or bare metal -


I didn't see any of those. I did see Tallahassee Lassie (with an RV strange formation photo shoot? ) , Val Halla, Impatient virgin, and grumpy.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Fri May 14, 2010 11:09 pm

262 you missed the storch about 2 o clock this afternoon and the three black hawks.

Norm

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Sat May 15, 2010 12:41 am

CAPFlyer wrote:What's the story on all the Randolph aircraft being at Alliance?


They come to town every once in a while on training flights and BBQ runs...So do the boys from Sheppard.

Ask Randy about the FBO girls at AFW? :wink: :wink:

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Sat May 15, 2010 3:36 pm

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Boeing Stearman, DeHavilland Tigermoth, and DeHavilland Chipmunk today, and the Westland Lysander ran up yesterday following it's annual inspection.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Sat May 15, 2010 3:46 pm

About 11:00 AM, I saw two USAF A-10 Warthogs on final to Addison Airport to attend the event at Cavanaugh Flight Museum this weekend. The second 'hog driver's call sign was "Swine 6-4" (heard it on the radio). Very appropriate! :D

Also landing at KADS a few minutes after the 'hogs was a sweeeeeeeet round-engined Cessna, either a 190 or 195.

About 2:30 PM, an AT-6 flew over my house. It looked like Cavanaugh's. I'm on their normal Flight Experience route.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Sat May 15, 2010 4:36 pm

Ztex wrote:
CAPFlyer wrote:What's the story on all the Randolph aircraft being at Alliance?


They come to town every once in a while on training flights and BBQ runs...So do the boys from Sheppard.


Thanks. Just kinda unusual to see that many aircraft at one non-military base at the same time. :)

Ask Randy about the FBO girls at AFW? :wink: :wink:


Don't need to ask. Have personal experience on that one. :)

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Sun May 16, 2010 7:38 pm

Five minutes ago a nice big white P-3 Orion with a flat round black radome under the forward fuselage just flew low over Yucca Valley heading east - was it at Chino?

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Sun May 16, 2010 8:17 pm

Saw a P-51 heading east towards KVPZ.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Sun May 16, 2010 9:58 pm

Saw a C-130 fuselage being trailered down the highway. It was complete from nose cone to tailcone.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Mon May 17, 2010 12:40 am

Warbirdguy: "Saw a P-51 heading east towards KVPZ."

Twas' me........returning Excaliber pilot from LOT to VPZ from our EAA flyin breakfast:
3x Blackhawks, 2x Mustangs, 3x Texans, 2x Stearmans,a Corsair, an Avenger, a T-28, numerous homebuilts, antiques and spamcans. Record crowd & pancake production.
VL

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spotting)

Mon May 17, 2010 9:45 am

3x Blackhawks, 2x Mustangs, 3x Texans, 2x Stearmans,a Corsair, an Avenger, a T-28, numerous homebuilts, antiques and spamcans. Record crowd & pancake production.
VL[/quote]

What he said, plus not flying but on display in a nearby hanger an Erickson S-64.

One of the mid morning fly bys.

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