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

Holedigger · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:41 pm

Hey! That beast looks familiar, but a much better shot than i got. I am in the middle of uploading about 4gig of pics from the Webelo Crossover event now, and when I get through them I will compare, but that looks like it!. At about 5 miles out from the threshold, he was somewhat high and moving pretty fast! An interesting configuration that got my attention.

Roger Cain · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 1:51 pm

Because of it's configuration, it's the fastest small business turboprop on the market.

bdk · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 1:16 am **Posts:** 11319

Seafury1 wrote:

A couple flew over, these are the actual aircraft, however, I do not have a photo of the Israeli DC-3 that was doing a Type Rating;

I think that may have also been Gen. Lyons. I understand he has three now.

BrianB · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:17 pm

Not a warbird..... but a warbird pilot wannabe. I was reading the Sunday paper a few minutes ago when a V tail Bonanza starts doing low passes over the Santa Clarita Valley. On the second pass he is obviously showing off for someone on the ground and starts pulling a tight turn. As I watch the bank angle increase to over 60 deg I start to worry...... then the nose goes down, the wings waggle and he recovers from an obvious accelerated stall at about 300 feet. All about 1000 feet from my back deck..... I thought that I was about to witness my 3rd fatal crash.

airnutz · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 5:44 pm

Nothing worthy of mention today, but last Sunday I caught LSFM's Thunderbird out cruising a coupla times in
the afternoon.

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 6:42 pm

Couln't find this blog last week. Saw P-51 Miss Marlynn at Hondo getting somebody current.

gale_dono · **Joined:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 2:32 pm **Posts:** 328

Went up to the Boardwalk Hobbyshop, and since it was on the way I stopped at Lunken on the way back. First I tried parking up by the golfcourse area, but didn't see anything but this, which I'm going to make a WAG was a KAL 747:

Then I tried sitting up on the trail up past the terminal, but it was just too cold, and also I was kinda worried about being arrested by the TSA or something. Anyway, on the way back I saw this, and pulled over into an empty parking lot to get pictures:

Can't quite tell what it is yet...

Getting Warmer

Buzz numbers, but the N-Number is too small!

Blasted powerlines!
Anyway, some research once I got back came up with Navion N4045K

Finally, as I left the dorm to go to dinner, this flew by just as I opened the door:

It looks Aero Commander-ish to me, but I couldn't find any of them on FlightAware, and I couldn't read his N# either. C'est la vie.

Holedigger · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 8:05 pm

The new one for me, a Piaggio

and a plain ol Herk!!

Seafury1 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:35 pm

Steves Mustang ...... again,

Then ......... He's back!

And this dude showed up......

Heard a twin Beech

Seafury1 · **Posted:** Sun Mar 01, 2009 9:37 pm

bdk wrote:

Seafury1 wrote:

A couple flew over, these are the actual aircraft, however, I do not have a photo of the Israeli DC-3 that was doing a Type Rating;

I think that may have also been Gen. Lyons. I understand he has three now.

Yeah it came from the same batch ours did, I don't know hoe many there were but a couple were supposedly D-Day ships, do you know anything about them?

Bluedharma · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 1:17 am

What I saw today... (this morning.)

Not a warbird... but not something you see fly over your house everyday.
Antanov-124

Holedigger · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 7:12 am

Now THAT'S a BIG BIRD! But isn't Big Bird Yellow! :wink:

JBrawner · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 3:33 pm

caught this one after recip overhaul class from the parking lot at school leaving Carswell(or jrb whatever its called this week). there was two but i missed the lead as i was trying to get my camera out of my bag.

Ztex · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:54 pm

Those BUFF's have been around quite a bit lately...

Last Wednesday

Holedigger · **Posted:** Mon Mar 02, 2009 5:57 pm

265,000 Pounds of Diplomacy!

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