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

Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:56 am

Airlift48 wrote:My one friend remarked, "Well there's something you don't see everyday",and we looked up and there it was!

Ah, you've got more than one friend KK...if you paid em lately.

How's things?

Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:37 pm

Just saw John Sessions Waco UPF-7

Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:00 pm

There was a B-52 in the pattern at Carswell a couple of hours ago. It was nice to see one working at such a historic former SAC base......

Scott

Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:28 pm

There were TWO B-52's in the pattern at Carswell today!

Here's one.

And this came in as well...

Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:49 pm

What the &^%$ is that? Halloween already? Boy the airlines will do ANYTHING now to get passengers :lol:

Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:51 pm

walking home for lunch today in downtown Manhattan.., i heard a distinctive drone.., then another one and another one and another one.., there were no less than six warbirds (T-6-ish) could not see precisely what they were from the distance, that were scooting up the Hudson by Battery Park.

Very cool sight.., they were all line up like little ducks!

Anyone know what is going on this weekend up here?

Regards,

S Smisek

Fri Sep 25, 2009 12:59 pm

the330thbg wrote:walking home for lunch today in downtown Manhattan.., i heard a distinctive drone.., then another one and another one and another one.., there were no less than six warbirds (T-6-ish) could not see precisely what they were from the distance, that were scooting up the Hudson by Battery Park.

Very cool sight.., they were all line up like little ducks!

Anyone know what is going on this weekend up here?

Regards,

S Smisek

There is an airshow in West Milford NJ this weekend. Maybe they will be there.

http://www.greenwoodlakeairshow.com/

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:04 pm

aaha!!!!

Eureka!!!!

You are spot on! That's them allright!

Thanks!!!!

They were all easily under 1000' AGL while cruising up the Hudson.., so between all the buildings I could only catch a glimpse here and there.., but I heard em!

Fri Sep 25, 2009 1:11 pm

C-130, KC-135 in pattern for MacDill, nothing unusual except their flight path was a bit closer than usual, think they were dodging a T-Storm....guess they wanted an uneventful flight! Fairly steep bank on the 135 rolling in on final, don't usually see their topsides like I saw on this one!

Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:30 pm

Skyraider, Mustang, Stearman and a couple of T-6's; all headed for the warbird doings at Paine Field

And several Navions headed likewise...

Fri Sep 25, 2009 9:57 pm

the330thbg wrote:walking home for lunch today in downtown Manhattan.., i heard a distinctive drone.., then another one and another one and another one.., there were no less than six warbirds (T-6-ish) could not see precisely what they were from the distance, that were scooting up the Hudson by Battery Park.

Very cool sight.., they were all line up like little ducks!

Anyone know what is going on this weekend up here?

Regards,

S Smisek

Heard and saw them pass just east of Trenton Robbinsville....looked like they were headed your way.

Fri Sep 25, 2009 10:18 pm

The was a L-5 flying around Bonney Lake , Washington, near Seattle around 11:30 AM this morning while I was loading the car for the trip home. Because of the time and the position of the sun, (Hun in the Sun), the first sighting was a little trickey but he came around from the other direction and there was no problem seeing it. Might be part of the collection at the Olympia airport as it is not all that far away. Maybe someone else is familiar with this craft. It was painted as a military liason aircraft.
mike13

Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:11 pm

Saw this B25 over College Station @ 3:27 this afternoon-was it there for a flyby for the Aggie/UAB football game? Who's is it?

is it?

Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:53 pm

Doolitles Raiders - LSFM

Sun Sep 27, 2009 10:42 pm

Today on a local out of Ellington - Houston. Shooting approaches at Scholes-Galveston and later at Ellington.

Collings Foundation Skyhawk. Gumby flying.