Miramar Air Show

[phrogpilot73]

Lady Ace 09. Very nice.

Although I guess the LAST one out of Vietnam is still on active duty in 164... Swift 22...

 

[HH-60H]

And also because of this:

picture of dinosaur​

The aircraft that lifted the American Ambassador from the embassy in Saigon is still on active duty in 774...

Is that in Norfolk? If not, I have seen one painted like it at NS Norfolk.

 

[phrogpilot73]

Is that in Norfolk? If not, I have seen one painted like it at NS Norfolk.

Yup. HMM-774 Wild Geese are based out of NAS Norfolk... I'm looking forward to flying her... And be nice - she's sensitive about her age...

 

[Gatordev]

And also because of this:

The aircraft that lifted the American Ambassador from the embassy in Saigon is still on active duty in 774...

So are all those straps and cables on there to hold it together so it doesn't fall apart?



I keed, I keed.

 

[KBayDog]

So are all those straps and cables on there to hold it together so it doesn't fall apart?

So sayeth the -60B bubba.

Pot, meet Kettle.

 

[skim]

Hey Virus,
I saw you walking around, I remember cause I was thinking "what the hell does that shirt say??"
My wife just recognized you too, she said 'oh I remember seeing him pose with some girl taking his picture."
small world...

 

[invertedflyer]

Back to the MAGTF Demo. If you saw the LAVs out front during the armored assault... those guys were crewman from my unit (A Co. 4th LAR). They moved pretty quick down that runway!

 

[Gatordev]

So sayeth the -60B bubba.

Pot, meet Kettle.

Hey, I'm a child of the '80's, and so is my aircraft. It's not your retro, bell-bottomed, non-shower taking, hippie-loving type of airframe.

 

[KBayDog]

Hey, I'm a child of the '80's, and so is my aircraft. It's not your retro, bell-bottomed, non-shower taking, hippie-loving type of airframe.

You must be describing this era:

Speaking of which, LAMPS-boy, what is HSL-37's nickname again?

Anyway, back to the MAGTF Demo. Does anybody have good pics of the Phrog Pass in Review?

 

[skidkid]

Does anybody have good pics of the Phrog Pass in Review?

Just a mental picture of poorly flown formation and countless superfluous radio transmissions.
smiles as appropriate

 

[theblakeness]

Here are some action shots of the Phrogs during the demo. the last one is the pass in review.

I had to compress these a bit.

 

[KBayDog]

Just a mental picture of poorly flown formation and countless superfluous radio transmissions.
smiles as appropriate

...and landing in the wrong zone, yadda yadda yadda.

Skid, you would have loved the AH-1 JDAM demo on Saturday. The pyro was set up for the fast-movers, but since the wx wouldn't let them play, the Cobra strike created a wall of fire ~1000' long and 200' high.

Even the Snake drivers were laughing.

 

[skidkid]

Yeah I got the flaming Napalm gun of death one year at Miramar when the WX stopped the jets from playing. The event coordinator kept telling us to reattack there was more pyro they had to detonate.
I think the next day ORM was thrown out the window and the jets played regardless of briefed weather mins.

 

[KBayDog]

I think the next day ORM was thrown out the window and the jets played regardless of briefed weather mins.

They were not happy about Saturday.

Fortunately (for the fixed wing players), Sunday's wx cooperated and they got to do their thing.

 

[KnightNArmor]

And while all you jokers were enjoying or actually flying in the airshow (KBay...if you call that flying...)

I was keeping the world safe for democracy as the squadron duty....


yet again...