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

K5DH · **Posted:** Thu Jan 14, 2010 10:12 am

Pogo wrote:

What's a 'Super' DC-3, I wonder?

Also known as a C-117.

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2304

Not actually flying but...... N30LX/DragonStar/Gulfstream is on the ramp at VNY

Clifford Bossie · **Posted:** Fri Jan 15, 2010 6:53 pm

Several F-22s shooting approaches at El Paso International!

octane130 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:23 pm

Jeff Harris flight testing a new Merlin engine in Jack Croul's P-51D.

Holedigger · **Posted:** Sat Jan 16, 2010 9:31 pm

Does hearing count? Low overhead and grey today, bet heard several USCG C-130s Southbound out of Clearwater St Pete. Haiti bound I am assuming.

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:26 pm

Saw this today down at Ellington (sorry, it's not flying):

Mandatory flying content:

brucev · **Posted:** Fri Jan 22, 2010 10:55 pm

is that a Stewart S51?

can you add some details about that particular replica?

oz rb fan · **Joined:** Fri Dec 17, 2004 8:33 am **Posts:** 474

i saw a silver tiger moth at point cook aerodrome

Randy Haskin · **Posted:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 9:06 am

brucev wrote:

is that a Stewart S51?

can you add some details about that particular replica?

Yes, it is.

I unfortunately don't know anything about it! It's something we spied while driving past the hangar. Very nice workmanship on it!

Canso42 · **Posted:** Sat Jan 23, 2010 6:57 pm

How about this- today, 1:30 pm. CST I was outside and heard what sounded like a cross between a big helo and a big tractor with a bad muffler. I spotted the helo coming past my house, real low too, and got a real clear look at a Russian Mil-8! I live about an hour WNW of Houston and we're on the military flight path between Ft. Hood in Killeen and Ellington AFB in Houston. We see Blackhawks and Apaches frequently, Hueys and Cobras once in a while and the occaisional Sugar Hook. This was something else! I got a clear look and then went straight to a reference book and verified it. OD green and no markings except maybe a serial #.
Any of you Houston WIXers spot this thing?

ZRX61 · **Joined:** Tue Jun 14, 2005 10:16 am **Posts:** 2304

Well this is a weird one...
I live directly under the pattern at Plant 42, was over at my neighbors place earlier today & we both clearly heard *something* take off going like a bat outta hell. VERY loud, clear blue sky, the pair of us standing there scanning the sky & neither of us saw a darn thing. It went RIGHT over us :shock:

It's pretty much open desert from our front yards to the end of the runway so it wasn't obscured by any buildings... WTF???

bluehawk15 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:55 pm

A friend reported that he saw a B-17 depart Austin Bergstrom today. Also possibly an orange and white T-6. Anybody know which -17 it was?

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 25, 2010 11:33 pm

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Ryan

RickH · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:17 pm

At EFD today,

USCG Dauphin, FAA King Air, USAF Gulf Stream, WB-57, NASA T38, F4D ( on jacks ? ), and last but not least, UH-1E !

airnutz · **Posted:** Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:55 pm

Good timing Rick! I saw WB-57 landing and about 15 minutes later after I renewed my drivers license, I saw the Huey landing.

And then a T-38 landing as well.

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