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Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Fri May 17, 2013 11:34 am

The Inspector wrote:What I'll guess was Bill Anders SVN marked T-28 (can't think of another local one heading North towards KBLI) just pulled me out of a post dinner 20 minute long 'blink'. Yard work and it's sunny and warm are to blame! :lol:

I didn't get a good enough look to confirm, but I also heard the sound of a radials yesterday.
One was a T-6, the other was something bigger. I figured it was the SkyRaider.
I guess I figured wrong...

About the same distance from where I heard all that ruckus, but in the opposite direction, this happened~

http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/05/16/3012755/pilot-walks-away-from-small-plane.html

B'Ham Herald- always on the ball- showed up much later then KIROtv, but they had it- which surprised me!!!
I've seen this bird buzzin' 'round in the past, but I guess it'll be a bit before I see it again.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Fri May 17, 2013 1:22 pm

Lots to see Saturday May 18th @ KPAE, both FHC and HFF are putting stuff up during the day for Aviation Day including a new to me C-45 from HFF.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Fri May 17, 2013 4:02 pm

The Inspector wrote:Lots to see Saturday May 18th @ KPAE, both FHC and HFF are putting stuff up during the day for Aviation Day including a new to me C-45 from HFF.


There will be other stuff there as well~

I'd bet that the T6/SNJ that just buzzed my place on a beeline staight South was headed there.
We've got a bit of weather in the area, so I couldn't tell for sure- looked to be yellow?

I 'think' I heard that HFC will also be there making a pass or two.
Being that it's their regular fly day at BLI, I am not too sure of that...

I 'know' there will be some 'Pre-War' Studebakers there as part of some sort of car show.
But I do not know at what location they can be seen- I have heard two different stories.


There's even a chance I will be there, but I am un-sure at this time.
If I do make it- I will be driving my '57 Studebaker wagon... :shock:

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Fri May 17, 2013 4:29 pm

A SOCOM Chinook orbited my back yard yesterday evening. Ours is the only yard in a large open area that is mowed down, and I assumed they needed to put down and ours looked like the best spot to the crew.
I had a really nasty turn in a 47 on active duty and I'm not a fan of them. I won't climb into one at an airshow on statis display. Still, I got to admit it would've been cool to have a Chinook land in my back yard and I was a little let down when it veered and went on its way. I would have, of course, taken a bunch of photos had it landed, as nobody would have believed it otherwise.
No idea why it was loitering over my yard like that.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Fri May 17, 2013 6:09 pm

MIG-29 - F-5 B formation, AN124, Erickson Sky crane, P-51 B - T-6 formation, Sky raider escorted by two T-6's. Airshow season starts this weekend here in the North West!

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Sat May 18, 2013 7:15 am

Yesterday:

8 F-18s
P-40
T-6

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Sun May 19, 2013 8:13 pm

P-51B, Spit IXe, Hurricane XIIa, A6M3-22, B-25D, A-1, T-6/SNJ/Harvard x 3, Navion x 3, Bearcat, Tigercat, An-124, UH-1, Skycrane, 747 x 2, 787 x 3, 777 x 2.

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Sun May 19, 2013 9:00 pm

Saturday on Addison, TX

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Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Mon May 20, 2013 10:06 am

FIFI in Birmingham, Al. :drink3:

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Mon May 20, 2013 2:43 pm

FIFI, SBD, C-45, LT-6, & PT-26 CAF Birds On The EPPS Ramp KPDK Atlanta. :D More expected later. 8)& Biplane Rides Over Atlanta SNJ doing rides out of KPDK.
Robbie

05/21/13, Add a couple more, Cavanaugh P-51D Brat III arrived last evening, & CAF Rednose P-51D just pulled in. 8)

CAF Airpower History Tour here in Atlanta until Thursday 05/23/13. :drink3:

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Wed May 22, 2013 1:21 pm

Just North of Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Monday, I swear I saw a P-51 doing some circuits. There was something strange about the engine noise and looked up.

I mean to say, there was nothing wrong with the engine, but a strange timbre to the engine made me look up, realizing it wasn't the sound of the usual Cessna :-)

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Thu May 23, 2013 12:47 pm

B-29 "FIFI", P-51D "Brat III", & C-45 "Bucket Of Bolts" just departed Atlanta KPDK for Concord NC Rgnl KJQF. :D
8)

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Thu May 23, 2013 7:30 pm

Just an orange heel-e-kopter.

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Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Thu May 23, 2013 8:55 pm

Robbie Stuart wrote:B-29 "FIFI", P-51D "Brat III", & C-45 "Bucket Of Bolts" just departed Atlanta KPDK for Concord NC Rgnl KJQF. :D
8)

Yup, they flew over my house in South Carolina on the way. Out in the yard, hey, what's that sound, look up and there they were. Seen the B-29 5 times now including twice in the air and it never stops taking my breath away. Brat was doing some tight formation as well.
Tom Bowers

Re: What airplane did you see flying today?(airplane spottin

Thu May 23, 2013 10:48 pm

I saw one of those Heel-e-Kopters Tuesday during all the rains and a light colored T-6 today low headed West bound due to the fine weather we had today...
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