He bought the beers; all of them.
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He bought the beers; all of them.
...the LANDS of the free...
Timing with a spotter is the key...typically using PRC radio.
Sucks when you have some one like Christine Augileras singing and the anthem is sung with so many warbles you got no idea how long it will go on for....
Timing with a spotter is the key...typically using PRC radio.
Sucks when you have some one like Christine Augileras singing and the anthem is sung with so many warbles you got no idea how long it will go on for....
Man, can you imagine trying to time a flyover if Jimi Hendrix was doing the anthem?
anyone know what squadron were they from?
The singers are held to a time limit that you know already. If the singer is singing too fast, then a dude tells them to slow it down. You plan your route so you can make corrections as required while listening to your spotter. And there is nothing like doing an event, landing, going to the VIP box at said event, and drinking like a rock star. :icon_smil
Brett, all of your damn talk about SafeCo and other stuff from home is making me miss it. Stop (just kidding, I love it ... I need it)
could it have been 21?
for Marines ... one way of coordinating a flyover is to know the event coordinator and have him/her fill out the appropriate FAA & HQ MC paperwork, and get approval from your boss.
another method is to get Frag'd by higher to do a flyover or static display ... this usually occurs when a retired somebody of high rank calls his old bro, who's also of high rank and still on active duty, who then tells somebody of lower rank who's stuck as a Wing FragO to task a Group to do said flyover/static display. it works its way down the chain of command until a squadron gets stuck doing the Frag.
another method is to check out the "Community Relations" link on usmc.mil (it's located about halfway down the left side of the page). click on that link then click on the "Eligible Events in Your State" link on the left side of that page. On that page click on "Eligible Aviation Requests" ... then choose a state and event. Navy has something similar here
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This is the least hassle for you. Trying to get one approved takes time and patience. I planned and led one for Naval Academy flyover in late summer 1991. I am not an attendee of the boat school, but was happy to do it and our XO trusted me to get the timing right. We were supposed to appear our a formation of plebes and their parents for an event marking conclusion of their Plebe summer. THis would have been class of 95. Since we were in Tomcats, the trick is to orbit far enough away so you are not heard, but plan the accel out of holding and arrival time right on the money. I prefer to be a few miles away over a recognizable point with plenty of distance to adjust the time inbound. This was pre GPS so I had an annotated chart and a watch to work with just like it was a low level.
We manned up 4 Tomcats and the plan was to orbit as a division, but hit the "target" as two sections in an opposed weave in burner. We had enough USNA grads to fill every cockpit (I graduated from U of MD right up the road which was amusing to me; not a serious rival in anything except Lacrosse and chasing local females). We had a former sqaudronmate in the crowd (he generated request for us specifically) on a radio so comms were excellent. The commandant was to be on podium to speak so our performance would be very visible if we didn't nail. We had all just come from Desert Storm and hitting TOT was second nature, but I only guaranteed hitting it on the minute. Apparently, we hit it right to the second which really impressed the heavies and crowd as did the surprise second section (they were in a courtyard type setting so our approach was masked). I fully subscribe to saying ("I'd rather be lucky then good"). It was getting towards twilight so the burners were really impressive from the ground; hopefully we motivated a few folks to survive their next four years and go aviation, if not Tomcats.
Chapter II
A few years ago, my DC based company would buy tickets to a USNA football game and host a tailgater as a seasonal party event. We were sitting in the stadium which is open on either end. We were fairly high up and had a great view of a single VF-2 F-14D as it executed a flyover. As it roared past, I was looking level at the cockpit eyeball to eyeball so they were below the stadium walls. The sound, visual imapct and thrill were one of the most impressive things I can remember. I did worry someone would put them on report, but nothing came of it as the crowd was likely sympathetic.
^^ elaborate... what happened?