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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by halberdier25 » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:15 pm

You sure it wasn't an Army -60 out of Ft Polk? The USAF doesn't have Blackhawks close to Louisiana. Florida is the closest, I think.

I've been watching H-3's fly by all day. I don't know why they're not out in Iowa supporting POTUS.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Honey Badger » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:42 pm

Maybe. Flew RIGHT over. Never had a chance to catch the markings.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Viper » Fri Aug 19, 2011 8:11 pm

USMC KC-130J callsign POD32 did 2 touch and goes after coming back from tactical airspace over Libya.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Venom » Sun Aug 21, 2011 11:25 pm

2 F-18's flew over my house heading south. Couldnt see to good but I was pretty sure I could see a Royal Canadian Air Force symbol on the nose. Most likely came over Lake Erie from Canada.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Neil » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:05 pm

UH-60 flew over earlier followed by another 5-10 minutes later. They had fueltanks on them, most likely came from Germany, no idea why. :shock:

[EDIT] Another two came over 2 hours ago.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Viper » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:41 pm

2 x USMC KC-130J callsign POD33 did an ILS approach and a flyby on runway 31 in formation, they continued to Libya after.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by iqmal_97 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 2:49 pm

1 unidentified jet aircraft flew over my school today. Engines not on full AB*. I'm not sure whether it was a Su-30MKM, a MiG-29N,a F/a-18D Hornet or even a non-AfterBurner Bae Hawk..

All I could hear was the roar of mighty jet engine nearly at rest. And twas AWESOME.

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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Honey Badger » Wed Aug 24, 2011 5:48 pm

EC-135 about an hour ago.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by halberdier25 » Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:33 pm

The polling place I was assigned to was right under the approach to 1R and 1C at KIAD, so I just sat there on my phone on FlightAware and checking out arrivals. I'm convinced I saw an Avanti, but FlightAware didn't show it.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Gennaro » Thu Aug 25, 2011 7:31 am

2 Su-30MK2s today.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Timmayx » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:19 pm

Chinook just outside the city centre. Apparently happens every couple of months. Fly in, land/pretend to land on some school fields, then go off again.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Viper » Thu Aug 25, 2011 10:52 pm

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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by red baron » Fri Aug 26, 2011 11:00 pm

Yesterday I saw two 737's RIGHT next to each other in the air taking off, then I saw them turning different directions, and a cessna coming in behind them. It was very odd. And then because of the hurricane situation on the east coast, they're going to evacuate a BUNCH of military aircraft to Louisville, so I'll be in for a good time ;)
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Seraphim » Sun Aug 28, 2011 2:06 pm

Bombcat and I just saw a C-17 Globemaster flying low over our apartment
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Venom » Sun Aug 28, 2011 9:48 pm

2 Loud F-4s flew over heading down to Burke I guess they wanted to get here early.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by halberdier25 » Sun Aug 28, 2011 10:22 pm

I'm very jealous. Anecdote: My friend's dad knows the commander of the 82nd down at Tyndal and got his fini-flight in a QF-4 immediately prior to his retirement ceremony there on the flightline. The friend is at the Academy and might get a flight over Spring Break.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Gennaro » Mon Aug 29, 2011 6:04 am

2 F-16As 1 F-16B.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Phoenix » Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:32 pm

SATURDAY: a Pair of typhoons going back and forth and back and forth...

Cool Views and fully armed.
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Danny » Mon Aug 29, 2011 7:25 pm

Phoenix wrote:SATURDAY: a Pair of typhoons going back and forth and back and forth...

Cool Views and fully armed.
They were escorting a Nigerian C-130 into Cambridge Airport. 8-)
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Re: Aircraft you spotted today

Post by Phoenix » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:03 pm

oh.
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