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

[Pogo]

See you at WOH, Kurt.

I won't be there, Doug -- gotta go out of town and miss the whole thing. Can ya believe it?? And me, with a brand spankin' new dSLR and telephoto zoom. I was just getting ready to make Spooky look like a bum, too.............

[67N20]

I saw a B-17 go over. I thought it's probably T-Bird. Then it came back over, and I got out the binocs to be sure. Yup, T-Bird. Then another B-17 flew over. I knew who that was, but went ahead and took a look since I had the big eyes in my hand, and it sure was purdy to watch good old Raiders go rumbling past. I love it that spotting -- and hearing -- a B-17 flying isn't any particularly rare thing around here, but I don't reckon there are too many places in the world where you gotta double check to see WHICH B-17 it is. And then some days you get both of them! Life is sweet!

(Must me Press Day at Ellington, getting ready for WOH. I'll be out of town, so who cares....... )

Yes, it was Media Day. In addition to the 2 B-17s, there was a Stearman, a PT-19, a couple of AT-6s, three or four Tora birds, the SB2C Helldiver, and the Doolittle Raiders B-25 flying. Also there but not flying was Galveston Gal.

[RyanShort1]

Does something I was in close formation with (er, inside) count? We saw a gust front approaching while we were up this evening in the Cub.



Ryan

[the330thbg]

boy.., time to put her down and NOW!!!!!

[Cubs]

O.k. it was not flying but, it was moving. Going down I-81 outside of Roanoke, VA was a helicopter on a flatbed truck. The vehicles occupied both lanes of the interstate and poking along. That was the report I got, I did not see it. Painted in desert tan. Best I can figure it was a Sea King. Anybody got more information.

[andyman64]

ok well i live in niagara so this is not an uncommon sight but the cwhm lancaster flew right over the house but the the thing that you can really hear coming and is quite a sight to see is the piaggio avanti that flys into niagara distric every once in a while!

[The Inspector]

The AVANTI has a very 'distinctive' sound doesn't it? sort of like an electric razor plugged into 220V

[RyanShort1]

I saw a really pretty Cessna taking off this morning.

Ryan

[ZRX61]

Got a B2 Bomber doing circuits & bumps here right now, buzzed my house 5 times so far

[kalamazookid]

A yellow T-6 and an OH-6 in a sharp civilian paint scheme.

[K5DH]

Ol' 927 just flew over the house on a bee-line from Addison to Denton, lookin' real pretty and makin' plenty of that sweet, sweet sound!!!

Just the pick-me-up I needed after a long day at work and a long commute home!

[pjpahs]

I seen the E.A.A. Ford Tri-motor from the outside on the tarmac and the inside at 1200 feet. Lovely plane , takes off in 800 feet according to the guy sitting across the aisle. They were in northern Indiana selling flights till wednesday at the Porter county airport. 70$ is a good deal and goes for a great cause. Don't forget to buy something from the E.A.A. trinket trailer. One more plane from the bucket list. So far B-17, B-24, B-29, now Ford Tri-motor.

[Ztex]

The shine of Air Force One!

[steve dickey]

Very cool! Was that at DFW or Carswell?
How did you know it was coming?

[Ztex]

Steve,
AF1 landed at Love Field....and as to timing....they arrived around 15 minutes after the TFR began...hint hint