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

[RareBear]

Inspector,

I've been following these 3 aircraft since they were built in Taiwan in 2005. They still look terrific on a long straight-in approach.

Walt

[C VEICH]

I saw two - count 'em, 2 - F4 Phantoms in trailing formation over Armand Bayou (Clear Lake Texas area) today, appeared headed for Ellington. Two Phantoms, really?

I'd like to know what's up with that. Adversary training aircraft?

Heritage flight birds headed home from Heritage Flight training at DM if I'm not mistaken.

[The Inspector]

Inspector,

I've been following these 3 aircraft since they were built in Taiwan in 2005. They still look terrific on a long straight-in approach.

Walt

And, since they aren't restricted by a cabin full of seats, I've seen some pretty inspired aerial maneuvering from them going out of KPAE. It kind of freaks you out at first to see something that big zipping around like a 185.
I watched the AN-225 CONDOR do a mind blowing 360 circuit of the field @ Abottsford B.C. right out of liftoff at about 500 ft altitude. I believe there's a youtube video of that, and it's muy impressivo to watch a milion pounds doing that.

[StudeDave]

An all white UH-60 headed East over the house out of NAS Whidbey Island, no visible markings, no nuthin'

Sounds like I need to make a phone call and see what I can find out about that one, eh?
One of my old NAVY buddys works for NAS Whidbey SAR.


Wednesday saw P-51 "Val Halla" making some sweet noise in the Whatcom County skys. Later the same day- ConAir had one of their Convairs (one day I'll learn to tell them apart) and somebody's CL-215 (?) doing their standard big circles in the air over my house. The CL-215 was odd in that it was solid grey. I've never seen one like that before.

Yesterday a T-6 buzzed Meadowmist (the little grass strip near my house) a few times.

Spring is coming to the Pacific NorthWest!!!

[AmericanSoldier15u]

one of my unit's old UH-60Ls after repaint headed for US Army Egypt assignment. love the colors!

[The Inspector]

one of my unit's old UH-60Ls after repaint headed for US Army Egypt assignment. love the colors!

Now that's an eye catcher scheme

[Pogo]

I saw two - count 'em, 2 - F4 Phantoms in trailing formation over Armand Bayou (Clear Lake Texas area) today, appeared headed for Ellington. Two Phantoms, really?

I'd like to know what's up with that. Adversary training aircraft?

Heritage flight birds headed home from Heritage Flight training at DM if I'm not mistaken.

Yep, I believe that's yer answer - check the recent Heritage Flight thread (wish I had time to link you to it, sorry).

[airnutz]

Caught an A-26 up north of Ellington a coupla times this afternoon, I didn't get a good look at it but it sounded GREAT! Guns For Hire?

[67N20]

Caught an A-26 up north of Ellington a coupla times this afternoon, I didn't get a good look at it but it sounded GREAT! Guns For Hire?

Heard something also, couldn't spot it thru the trees, figured it was Betty's Dream, glad you spotted what it really was.

[cwmc]

Rod Lewis's B-25 flew today a couple of times at Chino.
Chris...

[K5DH]

One of 5-State Helicopters' ever-busy Sikorsky S-58T's flew by my office in north Dallas yesterday about noon, headed westbound.

[kalamazookid]

I saw something loud, twin-engine and fast heading SE over Asheville today. Didn't get a good look at it unfortunately. Any ideas? "Spirit of North Carolina" maybe?

[ChrisK48]

T-33A N939NA landing at Luke AFB near Phoenix for CJAA convention.

[The Inspector]

Quite likely the last one flying inside the U.S. , an AVRO 748 'Budgie' cruisin' over Mt. Vernon around noon today heading North @ about 2500 ft. I think there is one belonging to a Canadian Mining Co. that is transient out of KBFI to TGWN.

[BAJ]

The HARS PBY-6A Catalina "Felix" taking off from Albion Park NSW heading for the Canberra Airshow, together with HARS ex RAAF Caribou A4-210, and HARS Ex RAAF A64-94 Dakota, and last but not least the HARS Super Constellation.