Matt Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Anyone else live where they're doing this? Last week it was a flight of 7 F35s and 7 F16s led by a KC135 refueling tanker. Today it was a B25, B17, and C47. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Crappie Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 We've had a lot of C130 and quite a few Black Hawk Helo's flying over the last week but nothing like those formations. Pretty cool to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 9, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 9, 2020 8 hours ago, Matt said: Anyone else live where they're doing this? Last week it was a flight of 7 F35s and 7 F16s led by a KC135 refueling tanker. Today it was a B25, B17, and C47. None here but that is pretty damn cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Good size Air National guard here so, I see and hear plenty of military planes and choppers. I still try to identify them by sound if I can. Our July air show here every year is huge. Probably cancelled now though. Imbeciles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 9, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 9, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Good size Air National guard here so, I see and hear plenty of military planes and choppers. I still try to identify them by sound if I can. Our July air show here every year is huge. Probably cancelled now though. Imbeciles. We see the occasional Blackhawk as Camp Grayling is near by....massive Guard Base and Bombing Range. Also used to see F16's out of Battle Creek (I think) ripping over the lake...so badass. One summer we even had a few A10 sightings...movement for sure. Edited May 9, 2020 by Jimmy Snacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just now, Jimmy Snacks said: We see the occasional Blackhawk as Camp Grayling is near by....massive Guard Base and Bombing Range. Also used to see F16's out of Battle Creek ripping over the lake...so badass. One summer we even had a few A10 sightings...movement for sure. During the air show here, for about a week those fly boys can cruise below the normal hard deck and hit their afterburners. It shakes the house and scares the shit out of the dogs and cats. LOL! Fuckers! I know they are up their laughing about it. Some around here get really upset about it. I just laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 9, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 9, 2020 When I was a kid in the mid 70's we lived out on the South Arm of Lake Charlevoix and every once in awhile we would get a booming window rattler....loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 31 minutes ago, Zambroski said: Good size Air National guard here so, I see and hear plenty of military planes and choppers. I still try to identify them by sound if I can. Our July air show here every year is huge. Probably cancelled now though. Imbeciles. They've been launching the National Guard 2 - 3 times a day all week. They blast by our hangers full afterburner, one plane every 5 seconds. Can't hear a fucking thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 20 minutes ago, Zambroski said: During the air show here, for about a week those fly boys can cruise below the normal hard deck and hit their afterburners. It shakes the house and scares the shit out of the dogs and cats. LOL! Fuckers! I know they are up their laughing about it. Some around here get really upset about it. I just laugh. The airshows are cool the 3 days leading up to it. It's practice time so a free show for all of us before the show, plus we get free parking and free airshow when we have our company picknick on airshow day. It's a nice little perc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Member Stephen Hawking Posted May 9, 2020 Gold Member Share Posted May 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, Zambroski said: During the air show here, for about a week those fly boys can cruise below the normal hard deck and hit their afterburners. It shakes the house and scares the shit out of the dogs and cats. LOL! Fuckers! I know they are up their laughing about it. Some around here get really upset about it. I just laugh. I remember as a kid my grandmother lived near a SAC base full of B-52s, shit would vibrate off shelves when they flew in or out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 9, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 9, 2020 Just now, Stephen Hawking said: I remember as a kid my grandmother lived near a SAC base full of B-52s, shit would vibrate off shelves when they flew in or out. When I was at NMU in Marquette we would see B 52's out of KI Sawyer...impressive birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F3600 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 The money in that top picture. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 No planes,but there has been a black sedan parked across the street from my house a lot? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Fireball 440 said: The airshows are cool the 3 days leading up to it. It's practice time so a free show for all of us before the show, plus we get free parking and free airshow when we have our company picknick on airshow day. It's a nice little perc. yup, i work on an old AFB and we've had several airshows that scared the shit out of me when they came over our building from behind and just popped out at low altitude. we also have the first of the new tankers at our ANG facility there, not sure thye are operational yet as the amount of flying seems down, we also get some squadrons as they ferry overseas off and on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 9, 2020 Author Share Posted May 9, 2020 Used to get B52s on low altitude maneuvers over NE WI too from the base in the UP. That was always crazy to see when you were out on a quiet lake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zambroski Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I think if somebody hasn’t been to a good military air show, they should go at least once. Even if you are a worthless, pacifist fucking hippy, you’d appreciate what we have developed. Then, think of it being lethally armed with technology even greater! Whew!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Danger Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I have seen the Blue Angles and I have seen the Thunderbirds but I am not sure I have heard of them flying together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecat Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 Been fly fishing all alone, wading in a remote section of Maine stream and heard a strange whistle sound behind me....Then boom overhead, 2 jets wing tip to wing tip flying low lever maneuvers over the mountains very low. Scared the crap out of me. Glad I was wearing my depends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted May 9, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted May 9, 2020 13 minutes ago, Carlos Danger said: I have seen the Blue Angles and I have seen the Thunderbirds but I am not sure I have heard of them flying together. Yeah that is very cool...hopefully they keep doing it after this shit has passed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skidude600 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 24 minutes ago, Mainecat said: Been fly fishing all alone, wading in a remote section of Maine stream and heard a strange whistle sound behind me....Then boom overhead, 2 jets wing tip to wing tip flying low lever maneuvers over the mountains very low. Scared the crap out of me. Glad I was wearing my depends. Pfffft. You say that like it's not a normal occurrence for you......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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