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AIRSHOW!!
Ricci.Wright
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One of the perks of my office is having a window that faces west towards the airport and seeing all the military aircraft flying low as they pass directly over the building while doing touch and goes. Just now a gorgeous Lockheed C130 Hercules in gleaming white and orange Coast Guard livery is here. A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon anti submarine plane shows up frequently as do a pair of U.S Marine Harriers. It brightens up my day.
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There’s a good chance a friend of mine is on that Poseidon. Small world. We’re armed to the teeth here with F22s and they like to launch for intercepts. You know something’s up when the windows start shaking and you see the jet trails going nearly vertical outta here toward the DEWIZ.
V-22 Ospreys here. Nap of the earth up our holler, then touch and go's at the very small rural airport about 5-6 straight miles, or about 7-8 if you follow the road.
The Airport Managers Son is a V-22 Pilot. Not sure where they are coming from, but they are here fairly regular.
My house sits under one of the flight takeoff patterns for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base F15 E strike Eagle base . Seeing them is an everyday thing . See some of just about everything that the government flies thru the year .
This little beauty was out in the lake Saturday. Pops must have ordered a swim call. He and his son were up on the wing, as mom and a couple of daughters were swimming around her.
Grumman Goose. Less than 350
were built 70+ years ago. Incredible that some have survived.
Brad Steele
Ken I was one of the 1st guys to do a HALO jump from one. Cool aircraft I am glad they got the bugs worked out of them.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18886/watch-this-f-22-raptor-execute-a-mind-blowing-inverted-summersault-at-altitude
The other show is right over my house. We live about 10 miles from the end of the runway for another reserve base with C-5a's that are doing touch and go's all the time. The c-5a's are quieter now with the new engines. With the old engines could not have a phone conversation with them going over with the windows open.
This guy had the gaul to do laps over the farm Saturday. Blue and yellow paint job with "GO ARMY" painted on the bottom of the wings.