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Offline davidpt40

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Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« on: December 23, 2019, 05:15:05 PM »
For some reason Blue Angel #7 has been at Louisville International (Standiford Field) for over a week.  Anyone know why?

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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2019, 05:41:36 PM »
For some reason Blue Angel #7 has been at Louisville International (Standiford Field) for over a week.  Anyone know why?

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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #2 on: December 23, 2019, 06:03:45 PM »
The show it was going to was cancelled.

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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #3 on: December 23, 2019, 06:24:17 PM »
It appears it was just in Kingsville TX preparing logistics for next year's show.  This particular aircraft is a two-seater.  Neither of the pilots are from here.  If anything, the plane must be down for maintenance.  There are no shows in this area for 2020.  It's simply parked at a C-130 air national guard unit. 

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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #4 on: December 23, 2019, 06:41:29 PM »
My bad. That show was last month.

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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2019, 07:32:58 PM »
It’s Boeing’s Fault (tm).
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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2019, 07:41:16 AM »
Starliner didn't help Boeing's reputation, I wonder if the CEO was already on his way out or if that was the last straw.

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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #7 on: December 25, 2019, 08:47:28 AM »
Starliner didn't help Boeing's reputation, I wonder if the CEO was already on his way out or if that was the last straw.

He really blew it with the PR side of things.  I think this is a "reset" signal to everyone.   I'm sure he walked away with a small fortune for his trouble.
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Re: Blue Angel 7 has been at Louisville International for a week
« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2019, 05:39:14 PM »
Turns out the plane has hydraulic problems.