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Offline Rob52240

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Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« on: November 30, 2011, 11:58:45 AM »
This isn't new but it was a cool moment.  We had a flyover a few seasons back at a Hawkeye football game.  Too bad the health and safety brigade cried their flight privileges away and they'll never be allowed to fly military planes again.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MN-pX4KtpLA

The bronze statue is Nile Kinnick, who died in his F4F after winning the Heisman.
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2011, 12:52:44 PM »
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2011, 03:39:12 PM »
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2011, 04:06:19 PM »
wings taken away for that, lame, they can't have trust in their pilots to not kill innocent people?  :huh



Edit correct me if i'm wrong but why exactly was it taken away from them
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2011, 04:16:09 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on November 30, 2011, 03:39:12 PM
This one is even better..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eueh-q-LG6s&feature=related


I wish everyone could see a fly by like that at least 1 time a year, just so we know they are out there watching over us. It's one thing to see or hear a jet at 35,000 feet..but a fly by like that your heart cant help but know your being cared for.

And i love the blue angels because they not only represent the best america has to offer,but also the best THEY have to offer.  :salute

God help any nation that comes in contact with any members of the blue's.
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2011, 05:10:46 PM »
Great fly bys. Oh, that reminds me, I still need to upload my Wings Over Houston 2911 video to youtube(1 gb video of the F-18 and F-16)
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2011, 08:18:22 PM »
Quote from: M0nkey_Man on November 30, 2011, 05:10:46 PM
Great fly bys. Oh, that reminds me, I still need to upload my Wings Over Houston 2911 video to youtube(1 gb video of the F-18 and F-16)

2911?? Yous from the futia???  :O

I need to find my footage from the Blue Angels air show at Jacksonville NAS this past month...
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2011, 09:49:56 PM »
Quote from: Wildcat1 on November 30, 2011, 08:18:22 PM
2911?? Yous from the futia???  :O

I need to find my footage from the Blue Angels air show at Jacksonville NAS this past month...
crap, too tired to worry about it
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2011, 10:01:57 PM »
That's why they are called "rules" and not "really good ideas".
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2011, 10:03:24 PM »
The hell did they do wrong?
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #10 on: November 30, 2011, 10:17:52 PM »
I think the minimum alt. for that would be 1000 feet above tallest object in fly-by path. Can't find the article about it.
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2011, 10:18:50 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on November 30, 2011, 03:39:12 PM
This one is even better..............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eueh-q-LG6s&feature=related

Best flyby ever....

1974 near Fort Yukon, Alaska.  We'd been using an O-2 FAC to practice close air support with a couple of F4E Phantoms.  The FAC advised the jets were low fuel, could only make one more pass.  The Lt suggested a "pass on the friendlies" meaning Fort Yukon village...let the locals get a peek.  Somewhere that got confused and we see lead roll in and dive toward us.  We're on this little knoll....maybe at best 75' above surrounding terrain.  We have this GP Medium tent set up to show movies in at night and HQ Platoon and my platoon (weapons) had our hootches all around the area.

When lead bottoms out in his dive we are looking DOWN on the top of his Phantom.  Uh Oh.  He comes blasting up the hill and as he passes overhead he pitches up and does two rolls as he climbs away. Pretty awesome looking up the tailpipe of a Phantom in burner.  About then the GP medium and most of our hootches went flying into the air from his jetwash.  Two came over pretty high, probably 50 feet or so.

It was pretty funny watching my buddy explain to the A/V guy about the busted projector. (The tent ridge pole had 10-ringed it when the tent came down)

The only way to beat that low pass would be to hit the ground.
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #12 on: December 01, 2011, 03:39:56 AM »
Brilliant F4 story, it reminds of an airshow flypast back in eighties here in Ireland. It was held at a horse racing track near Dublin. It was well supported by the USAFE who sent F15s, F111s and a Jolly Green and an RF4C. I was on the grandstand overlooking the finish line and commentary box. After a couple of ordinary passes high and low speed. It culminated in a high alpha low speed full afterburner, very low pass. I was looking down on it. As it passed the commentary box they occupants visibly ducked. Afterwards the commentator told us they had felt the heat of the burner as the Phantom passed them. I'd well believe it. It wasn't the lowest every pass I saw at an airshow at that racetrack. But it was the lowest military jet. I think I have a photo somewhere. Must dig it out.
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #13 on: December 01, 2011, 04:07:34 AM »
A few years ago I camped on an island in the middle of Lake Texoma on 4th of July weekend. Early Sunday morning 2 Navy T45 Goshawks decided to play follow the leader over the lake. They got well below 1000ft and put on a heck of a show for about 10 minutes.
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Re: Never allowed to fly gov't planes again
« Reply #14 on: December 01, 2011, 09:06:30 AM »
Nascar had a B52 do a fly-by as the last line of the star spangled banner was being sung and it was so loud that everybody stopped paying attention to the flag and just looked around saying "Damn!...that is loud!"
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