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

Fri Aug 13, 2010 5:49 am

Was fishing south of Charlottesville...very desolate lake, nobody else there...enjoying the awesome quietness...when off to my right I heard what sounded like the sky being ripped apart...two F-15s in full afterburner, hugging the ground, no more than 150 agl, down in the valleys between the mountains...followed by a third! Scared the bejeezus out of me! Loved seeing them...even if they did momentarily break up the silence...a wonderful break indeed! Went back to lounging on the lakeside...hoping to see more Eagles :P

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

Sat Aug 14, 2010 6:40 pm

Saw 2 Grumman F7Fs in formation about 1,000' AGL over Lackland AFB today! :D

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

Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:14 pm

8/14...CAF MN Wing open house at Fleming Field..."Miss Mitchell", Harvard, and PT-22 airborne. Now if I could just get my new hi-tech cell phone to hand over the pics. :oops:

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

Sat Aug 14, 2010 9:11 pm

Pair of Stearmans this morning.

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

Sun Aug 15, 2010 3:26 pm

Corsair, T-28, two T-6s, Stinson Gullwing, 1932 Waco UBA, two Stearmans and a Globe Swift.

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

Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:47 pm

A few minutes of fairly tame F6F & Zero at Santa Paula airshow..

The rest of the experience was more akin to a SnowCone & Shaved Ice Vendors Convention. We left about noon...

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

Sun Aug 22, 2010 5:55 am

Grob Egrett II flew into Glasgow yesterday. A little bit out of the ordinary for these parts! Strange aircraft, lovely noise!! At least someone got a pic of it (not me!)

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Grob-D-500-Egrett/1764271/&sid=29858bbb485e9a81785c875efc7af550

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

Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:17 am

Yesterday:

T-6 and Super Decathlon formation
5 other T-6s
Sea Fury
two T-28s
Stearman

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

Sun Aug 22, 2010 6:58 am

I was TDY onboard NAS Pensacola this past week. My classroom got a good shaking several times from, and I was lucky enough for a classroom break to come to see, the Blue Angels doing their show practice on Wednesday and Thursday. Thursday the #7 Hornet was flying. It came directly overhead and low a couple of times. Someone was in the back seat, so I don't know if it was a special practice for a special person or what.

Friday had a lot of flying activity during the day. During our lunch break there was an E-6 Mercury doing a touch and go or six. Also seen flying were: T-34C, T-39, T-45, C-12.

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

Sun Aug 22, 2010 4:58 pm

No pictures, but... Stearman, Robinson R-22 or 44, another bi-plane, some general GA stuff... and what I'm pretty sure was a Mustang departing from KDKB today. It was hard to tell while still driving safely, and my passenger wasn't quick to grab the wheel so I could stare. Nice departure btw.

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

Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:10 pm

and what I'm pretty sure was a Mustang departing from KDKB today.

(Yes, it was.) :wink:
VL

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

Sun Aug 22, 2010 9:32 pm

davidbray wrote:No pictures, but... Stearman, Robinson R-22 or 44, another bi-plane, some general GA stuff... and what I'm pretty sure was a Mustang departing from KDKB today. It was hard to tell while still driving safely, and my passenger wasn't quick to grab the wheel so I could stare. Nice departure btw.


and my passenger wasn't quick to grab the wheel

Good call, I always use the curb if available.... :wink:

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

Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:16 am

vlado wrote:and what I'm pretty sure was a Mustang departing from KDKB today.

(Yes, it was.) :wink:
VL


After thinking about it for a bit I figured it must have been you since it turned ESE after departure... have any corn?

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

Mon Aug 23, 2010 7:01 pm

Interesting weekend up at the Spirit of Flight Center in Erie, CO.
Saw lots of nice aircraft.
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