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Title: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Maverick on February 08, 2017, 04:24:58 PM
The Heritage flight qualifications are starting tomorrow here at Davis-Monthan AFB. I saw and heard several Mustangs yesterday and a couple F86's just landed a few minutes ago.

My ears will be happy  with the sound of Merlins, Packards, Allisons and some round engines as well as old time turbojets. There are usually at least one P47 and a T28 that also come by annually.
 
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Puma44 on February 08, 2017, 09:19:12 PM
See ya on the ramp!
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: nooby52 on February 09, 2017, 07:11:05 AM
Only a 15 hour drive for me. Or as they say in TX "just down I-10 a ways" (rolls eyes).  (native Texans can be so annoying sometimes) ;)
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: zxrex on February 09, 2017, 07:11:55 AM
How long does it last? I'll be out there the week of the 20th.
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Serenity on February 09, 2017, 09:34:50 AM
Only a 15 hour drive for me. Or as they say in TX "just down I-10 a ways" (rolls eyes).  (native Texans can be so annoying sometimes) ;)

LOL!!!
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Maverick on February 09, 2017, 11:19:57 AM
How long does it last? I'll be out there the week of the 20th.

They will be done by 1600 on Sunday. They allow for folks heading home to have some daylight left to make the trip. Besides the AF folks are NOT used to working weekends anyhow.
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: zxrex on February 09, 2017, 11:29:47 AM
Ahh..rgr. I was out there about this time 2 or 3 years ago.  There were a couple of F86s flying around the Intl airport.  Guessing that was what they were doing. Pretty cool!
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Vraciu on February 09, 2017, 11:17:18 PM
Only a 15 hour drive for me. Or as they say in TX "just down I-10 a ways" (rolls eyes).  (native Texans can be so annoying sometimes) ;)

I laugh at all the whiners from other states who complain about "long" drives.   Where I'm from the closest "big" city is five hours away.      :rofl
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: DaddyAce on February 09, 2017, 11:38:06 PM
I laugh at all the whiners from other states who complain about "long" drives.   Where I'm from the closest "big" city is five hours away.      :rofl

What size qualifies as a "big" city?
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Shuffler on February 10, 2017, 04:33:53 PM
Funny how things take a different perspective when you compare them.

Take a map of Europe and lay a same scale map of Texas over it. About five European countries fit in Texas at the same time. One being Germany.
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Vraciu on February 10, 2017, 04:53:08 PM
What size qualifies as a "big" city?

San Antonio.  #7 in the USA. 

You can downshift to Corpus Christi and that's still big to us. 
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: Puma44 on February 12, 2017, 01:01:17 PM
They will be done by 1600 on Sunday. They allow for folks heading home to have some daylight left to make the trip. Besides the AF folks are NOT used to working weekends anyhow.

Yes, true.  The USAF makes effficient use of its time, accomplishes tasks in four or five days, and can take the weekends off.   Grunts take seven or eight days to accomplish the same tasks.   :D  :salute
Title: Re: Pattern will be busy this weekend
Post by: colmbo on February 12, 2017, 08:11:03 PM
I laugh at all the whiners from other states who complain about "long" drives.   Where I'm from the closest "big" city is five hours away.      :rofl

Be seated.  You have nothing to say in this category. Here that city is a 5 hour flight!!