GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
Well, that beats me for the frustration factor!Hercules doing circuits at our local base...battery was flat on my camera..
What aircraft did you spot today
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Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
That's not nice Dave.
BikerBabe
Senior Master Sergeant
The danish white-and-red DC-3 was doing some flying yesterday (sunday), and my camera was locked in the pannier on the beemer...*growls*...typical! Hmpf!
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pbfoot
1st Lieutenant
harvards flew over my house, didn't think to grab camera until too late
STRATFORD - People looking skyward over Stratford's airport Sunday morning will see two vintage Harvard Mark IV trainers roar past in formation. The trailing aircraft will peel away in a classic missing man flypast.
The salute is for Gil Ruston, killed in a crash in his Harvard Mark IV, 40 years ago to the day during an air show.
Riding in the first yellow plane will be Dean Ruston, 48, who arranged the tribute to his father. In the backseat of the second plane will be his 17-year-old son Gil, named for the grandfather he never got to meet.
They'll take off from Tillsonburg airport with two members of the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association and fly over Stratford Municipal Airport at 11 a.m.
"It's hard to say how emotional it will be until I actually get in and see that big red radial engine start up and barf out the black smoke and taxi down the runway and lift off," said Ruston, who lives in Toronto.
He hopes his son comes away with a sense of the passion his grandfather had for flying.
"He's pretty stoked."
Gil Ruston was raised in nearby Wartburg but by 1971 was living in Georgetown with his wife and their three children. The recreational flyer was a partner in an RV dealership in Hamilton.
He bought the decommissioned RCAF trainer in 1967 and a year later put together a Harvard aerobatics team. He and three other team members were the opening act of the ceremony for the new 4,000-foot runway at Stratford's airport known back then as the Festival City Air Park.
Ruston said the probe into the crash determined his father took evasive action to avoid another Harvard that entered his path after experiencing "undesirable yaw" but wasn't able to recover from the rolling dive.
Investigators were able to view an 8-mm film of the crash, shot by the late stuntman Lucky Lott.
"From the video, if he had another 20 feet he would have made it, he would have been able to pull out," Ruston said.
Stratford Beacon Herald
STRATFORD - People looking skyward over Stratford's airport Sunday morning will see two vintage Harvard Mark IV trainers roar past in formation. The trailing aircraft will peel away in a classic missing man flypast.
The salute is for Gil Ruston, killed in a crash in his Harvard Mark IV, 40 years ago to the day during an air show.
Riding in the first yellow plane will be Dean Ruston, 48, who arranged the tribute to his father. In the backseat of the second plane will be his 17-year-old son Gil, named for the grandfather he never got to meet.
They'll take off from Tillsonburg airport with two members of the Canadian Harvard Aircraft Association and fly over Stratford Municipal Airport at 11 a.m.
"It's hard to say how emotional it will be until I actually get in and see that big red radial engine start up and barf out the black smoke and taxi down the runway and lift off," said Ruston, who lives in Toronto.
He hopes his son comes away with a sense of the passion his grandfather had for flying.
"He's pretty stoked."
Gil Ruston was raised in nearby Wartburg but by 1971 was living in Georgetown with his wife and their three children. The recreational flyer was a partner in an RV dealership in Hamilton.
He bought the decommissioned RCAF trainer in 1967 and a year later put together a Harvard aerobatics team. He and three other team members were the opening act of the ceremony for the new 4,000-foot runway at Stratford's airport known back then as the Festival City Air Park.
Ruston said the probe into the crash determined his father took evasive action to avoid another Harvard that entered his path after experiencing "undesirable yaw" but wasn't able to recover from the rolling dive.
Investigators were able to view an 8-mm film of the crash, shot by the late stuntman Lucky Lott.
"From the video, if he had another 20 feet he would have made it, he would have been able to pull out," Ruston said.
Stratford Beacon Herald
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
A Piaggio-180 flew over the house this afternoon. I knew what it was before I saw it. The props sound like they are turning a million mph.
ccheese
Member In Perpetuity
With NAS Oceana six miles to the east of me and NAS Norfolk about twelve miles to the NW of me, I see lots of aircraft.
Mostly F/A-18's, or the Lear VIP jets. Once in awhile a C-130. Lots of choppers,too. Instead of the helo's flying a direct
route to or from Oceana, they parallel US-264 to US-64. I think this is flying IFR (I Follow Roads).
Charles
Mostly F/A-18's, or the Lear VIP jets. Once in awhile a C-130. Lots of choppers,too. Instead of the helo's flying a direct
route to or from Oceana, they parallel US-264 to US-64. I think this is flying IFR (I Follow Roads).
Charles
evangilder
"Shooter"
No mistaking the sound of the P-180, Aaron. I hear them all the time. They have a bunch of them at AvantAir in Camarillo, so they fly right over us. We typically get an F-18 or 2 on Tuesday or Thursday nights passing between China Lake and Pt. Mugu. I swear they know where my house is, the always seem to light the burners right over my house. I love it!
Two Canadair water-bombers, plus another pair or air-tractors (deployed as water bombers), putting out the fire some 3-4km from where I live. Happened couple of days before.
Actually, those are the most frequent planes to see here, if we discount passenger planes from-to Split airport.
Actually, those are the most frequent planes to see here, if we discount passenger planes from-to Split airport.
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
This one is now based here at the Highlands Airport in Abingdon. Someone with way to much money I guess. A very interesting craft to say the least.
Two F-16s flew over the shop yesterday at a pretty good clip and they were high enough to be leaving a constant contrail.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
There was what looked like a F6F Hellcat heading south this morning, about 10 A.M.
Didn't have my camera handy though :/
Didn't have my camera handy though :/
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pbfoot
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I believe it was 2 Tornados formating with tanker , they were low and I only caught a quick peak and the fools didn't even make a circuit
Couple weekends ago I was sitting with family in the restaurant at Centennial airport and just watching the planes fly while having a real good lunch. First a T6 takes off and does a bunch of low fly byes ala Top Gun, then a P-51 sets up to take off and man does it sound good as it goes down the runway and lifts off, loved it.
wheelsup_cavu
1st Sergeant
B-17 at Planes of Fame on Saturday.
Wheels
Wheels
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
An AH-64 Apache flew over the shop this morning and this afternoon the KC-135 and C-5 refueling gig did a pass.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Here's one I DIDN'T see but wish I did. This baby landed in my home town last week, picked up a load and buggered off again while I was at work. World's heaviest airplane lands in Calgary - Calgary - CBC News
World's heaviest airplane lands in Calgary - Calgary - CBC News
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
WHATTA PISSER Andy! I'd of been upset to.
Thorlifter
Captain
I saw two A-10's fly right over my head today. Yesterday I saw three. I guess I found one good thing about being in Tucson.
