Centennial of Naval Aviation Kick Off San Diego

[joe dirt]

If you are staying in P.B. I would suggest one of these places...they are both on (or above) the water and a short walk from anywhere in P.B. you'd want to go. The gaslamp is great, but a little pricier.
http://www.crystalpier.com/
http://www.beachcottages.com/

 

[bunk22]

I was trying to get on a T-45C cross country for it but ended up being on the stand-by list. Bummer.

 

[KBayDog]

Alright, I'll start it:

Anyone for an AW throwdown that weekend?

 

[xj220]

I'll be on the P-3 crew that does the flyby during the airshow. Don't know what else is planned though.

 

[KBayDog]

Cool. I'll be watching the airshow, beer(s) in hand, and looking for an AW San Dog beerfest afterwards.

 

[MIDNJAC]

Alright, I'll start it:

Anyone for an AW throwdown that weekend?

I'll be at a friend's house on Coronado, beers in hand for the flyby(s), so anywhere in stumbling distance is good for me

 

[MIDNJAC]

I'll be on the P-3 crew that does the flyby during the airshow. Don't know what else is planned though.

NICE! That'll be a story for the grandkids

 

[phrogdriver]

I'm in on that action.

I'm more of a t-shirt and shorts guy, myself, so my vote is for PB. I went Downtown last weekend, and hangovers cost 50% less if you buy them in PB.

Plus, the whole, not being able to hear yourself think, not being able to sit down, and waiting 30 minutes to buy a $10 drink is way overrated.

 

[MIDNJAC]

I'm more of a t-shirt and shorts guy, myself, so my vote is for PB. I went Downtown last weekend, and hangovers cost 50% less if you buy them in PB.

Plus, the whole, not being able to hear yourself think, not being able to sit down, and waiting 30 minutes to buy a $10 drink is way overrated.

Completely agree........gaslamp is for cubicle bound homos who need to prove themselves with the green

 

[BusyBee604]

Flyby

I'll be on the P-3 crew that does the flyby during the airshow. Don't know what else is planned though.

xj220 Inasmuch as you are in the flyby, can you tell us if Pt. Loma would be a good view of the event?

The Boys want to take me to see it, but I am "mobility challenged" (Oh screw the PC, I'm the f'in crippled ol' NA, wearing dirty, holed ol' overcoat, with gold wings pinned on, dog peeing on my ankle, selling short biplane rides for $10 at a raunchy, broken down airfield---from a cartoon in Preflight a half-century ago).:slaphappy

So as Coronado/NORIS & the MIDWAY Museum will be a traffic nightmare, we were trying to scope out an uncrowded view place.

If you find a place for us AWers to meet, post it here & we'll let you buy us a beer with your PER DIEM!!!:icon_smil
Hugs, BzB
P.S. Got some hilarious sea stories about P-3 & A-4 interaction in the '60s , 70s!

 

[HooverPilot]

I just gave up my spot flying in the 40+ plane form. It woulda been awesome, but it's my daughters birthday.

 

[MaxRU]

I'll be providing spinning back up. Oh the glory....

 

[HuggyU2]

I'll be there. Biggest flyover in the US since WWII is not something I want to miss.

 

[zippy]

I'll be on the P-3 crew that does the flyby during the airshow. Don't know what else is planned though.

Chips light followed by 3-engine transit to Whidbey

 

[xj220]

Haha, don't joke about that. Honestly, I don't know what to expect with this airshow or what the best views are going to be, sorry. We really don't know what's going on either (typical). The last I heard is that we'll fly out of Whidbey, hold until they need us, and then we do our flyby and go back. Shouldn't be too hard but I'd kind of like to land and check it out, too. Either way, I'm pretty excited.